Alvin Lee

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come. They also witnessed the final, drugged out performance of Jimi Hendrix in England just two weeks before he would meet a tragic death. When it all was over, the fans view of rock and roll was never the same.

This documentary on rock 'n' roll groupies, including the infamous Plaster Casters, features performances (musical) by such bands as Ten Years After, Terry Reid, Spooky Tooth, and Cat Mother.

After Alvin Lee’s death in March of 2013, Rainman Records released The Last Show, a fine recording of Lee’s final on stage performance in May of 2012. Due to the excellence of that recording, I looked forward to hearing the recent Rainman release, British Live Performance Series. It captures Ten Years After (TYA) recorded live in 1990 at “Studio 8” television in Nottingham, England. 1 Let’s Shake It Up 2 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 3 Slow Blues in C 4 Hobbit 5 Love Like A Man 6 Johnny B. Goode 7 Bad Blood 8 Victim of Circumstance 9 I Can’t Keep From Crying Sometime 10 I’m Going Home 11 Sweet Little Sixteen

Track listing: Love Like a Man I May Be Wrong But I Won’t Be Wrong Always Good Morning Little School Girl Help Me Woodchoppers Ball Slow Blues I’m Going Home

Recorded during the event "Night of the Guitars" at Hammersmith Odeon in London on Nov. 26, 1988. 1. Pete Haycock: Dr. Brown I Presume (4:39) 2. Steve Hunter: The Idler (5:23) 3. Randy California: Groove Thing (5:06) 4. Robby Krieger: Roadhouse Blues (6:57) 5. Wishbone Ash: In The Skin (7:36) 6. Leslie West: Imaginary Western (6:18) 7. Steve Howe: Sharp On Attack (3:18) 8. Alvin Lee: No Limit (4:56) 9. Lee, West, Turner, Hunter: Whole Lotta Shakin' (8:20) 10. Steve Hunter: Black Cat (4:46) 11. Pete Haycock: Lucienne (6:55) 12. Randy California: Hey Joe (5:45) 13. Robby Krieger: Strut A Various (6:08) 14. Wishbone Ash: The King Will Come (8:30) 15. Leslie West: Never In My Life (5:31) 16. Steve Howe: The Clap (5:57) 17. Alvin Lee: Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (6:30) 18. Howe, Powell, California, Haycock, Krieger: All Along The Watchtower (6:44)

One of rock's most explosive and innovative guitarists, Alvin Lee, set the music alight as founding member of the seminal band, Ten Years After. This special edition of Rockpalast spotlights the artists' new project, Alvin Lee's Ten Year's Later providing indisputable evidence that the talented axesmith is still capable of delivering spellbinding fretboard mastery that routinely leaves audience members in awe-struck admiration. Tracks: ------- 1. Gonna Turn You On 2. Help Me 3. Ain't Nothing Shaking 4. Hey Joe 5. I'm Going Home 6. Chao Choo Mama 7. Rip It Up