Darwin's Island
A Collection of Live Audio

 

Track Listing & Information


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Joe Ely
The Paradise, Boston, MA
1992 OCT 15

Disc 01: [46:35]
01. Pins And Needles
02. Highways And Heartaches
03. The Road Goes On Forever
04. Dallas
05. Letter To L.A.
06. band intro
07. Me And Billy The Kid
08. song intro
09. She Collected
10. Whenever Kindness Fails

Disc 02: [39:24]
01. Me And My Guitar
02. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
03. Settle For Love
04. Every Night About This Time
05. Fingernails
06. Honky Tonk Masquerade

Total Time: [85:59]

Joe Ely: guitar, vocals
Ian Moore: guitar, vocals
Reese Wynans: piano
Jimmy Pettit: bass, vocals
David McLarty: drums

Recording Source & Lineage Unknown



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Joe Ely
The Paradise, Boston, MA
1993 MAY 16

Disc 01: [58:21]
01. The Road Goes On Forever
02. Highways And Heartaches
03. If You Were A Bluebird
04. Boxcars
05. Road Hawg
06. Every Night About This Time
07. Are You Listening Lucky?
08. Pins And Needles
09. Me And Billy The Kid
10. Whenever Kindness Fails
11. Dallas
12. For Your Love
13. band intro

Disc 02: [38:47]
01. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
02. Settle For Love
03. Rock Salt And Nails
04. My Eyes Got Lucky
05. Fingernails
06. Cool Rockin' Loretta

Total Time: [97:08]

Joe Ely: guitar, vocals
David Holt: guitar, vocal
Glenn Fukunaga: bass
Davis McLarty: drums

Recording Source & Lineage unknown



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Joe Ely
Antone's Austin, TX
1998 MAR 25

Disc 01: [77:58]
01. The Road Goes On Forever
02. Working For The Man
03. Gallo Del Cielo
04. Ranches And Rivers
05. Behind The Bamboo Shade
06. Nacho Mama
07. A Thousand Miles From Home
08. Letter To Laredo
09. Roll Again
10. Queen Of Heaven
11. Up On The Ridge
12. Me And Billy The Kid
13. My Eyes Got Lucky
14. Are you Listening Lucky?

Disc 02: [23:52]
01. Sister Soak The Beans
02. Boxcars
03. Road Hawg
04. Dallas
05. For Your Love
06. Oh Boy

Total Time: [101:50]

Joe Ely: guitar, vocals
Jesse 'Guitar' Taylor: guitar
Lloyd Maines: steel guitar
Joel Guzman: accordion
Gary Herman: bass
Donald Lindley: drums

Recording Source & Lineage Unknown



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Joe Ely
Gruene Hall, New Braaunfels, TX
2018 FEB 10

Disc 01: [49:04]
01. I Had My Hopes Up High
02. She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
03. Dallas
04. When The Nights Are Cold
05. The Road Goes On Forever
06. BBQ & Foam
07. Magdalene
08. All Just To Get To You
09. Wishing For You
10. Borderless Love -> band intro
11. Boxcars

Disc 02: [36:46]
01. Streets Of Sin
02. Well All Right
03. Johnny's Blues
04. Cool Rockin' Loretta
05. Fingernails
06. encore break
07. Live Forever
08. White Freightliner Blues

Total Time: [85:50]

Edirol R09-HR -> Lineage Unknown



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Joe Ely
Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX
2018 AUG 03

01. I Had My Hopes Up High
02. She Never Spoke Spanish to Me
03. Dallas
04. Magdalene
05. The Road Goes On Forever
06. Johnny's Blues
07. talk
08. Live Forever
09. Cool Rockin' Loretta

Time: [41:30]

Joe Ely: acoustic guitar, vocals
David Holt: electric guitar
Jimmy Petit: bass
Ned Masky: drums

Zoom H4n -> CEP -> CD Wave Editor -> TLH -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
Ponty Bone Memorial Celebrartion
Antone's, Austin, TX
2018 JUL 29

01. Down On The Drag
02. Where Is My Love
03. Dallas
04. crowd
05. She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
06. Are You Listening Lucky

Time: [20:01]

Schoeps MK4 -> Sony PCM-M10 -> CDWAV -> TLH -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
1998 JUN 23

Disc 01: [47:31]
01. intro
02. Gallo Del Cielo
03. Ranches And Rivers
04. The Roofing Story
05. Working For The Man
06. Behind The Bamboo Shade
07. Twistin' In The Wind
08. I'm A Thousand Miles From Home
09. Letter To Laredo

Disc 02. [43:24]
01. Gangster Of Love
02. I've Been Fooled Again
03. My Eyes Got Lucky
04. Are You Listening Lucky?
05. Oh Boy
Encore:
06. Whenever Kindness Fails
07. ??
08. ??
09. Fingernails -> Buddy Brown's Blues -> Fingernails

Total Time: [90:55]

Joe Ely: guitar, vocals
Jesse Taylor: guitar, vocals
Teye: guitar
Gary Herman: bass
Donald Lindley: drums

Sony ECM 909 -> Sony TCD D6 -> Nakamichi CD7A -> Korg MR2000 -> AudioGate -> Har-Bal -> iZotope Rx6 Advanced -> Audiogate Aqua -> TLH -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
Tramps, New York, NY
1995 OCT 11

Disc 01: [58:13]
01. Gallo Del Cielo
02. Ranches And Rivers
03. Saint Valentine
04. Bocxars
05. Letter To Laredo
06. Road Goes On Forever
07. On A Night Like Tonight
08. Run Presiosa
09. All Just To Get To You
10. Me And Billy The Kid
11. Road Hawg

Disc 02: [49:08]
01. Dallas
02. Gangster Of Love
03. Hard Livin'
04. Cool Rockin' Loretta
05. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
06. Settle For Love
07. I'm A Thousand Miles From Home
08. Oh Boy
09. Pins And Needles

Total Time: [107:21]

Unknown Audience Source -> Cassette -> BBE -> Audacity -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
Downtown Lake City, Lake City, CO
2006 SEP 23

01. intro
02. Dry Land Farm
03. Up On The Ridge
04. All Just To Get To You
05. Row Of Dominoes
06. If You Were A Bluebird
07. All That You Need
08. The Road Goes On Forever
09. Streets Of Sin
10. Me And Billy The Kid
11. If I Could Teach My Chihuahua To Sing
12. Boxcars
13. Live Forever
14. Gallo Del Ceilo
15. Gimme A Ride To Heaven

Time: [67:51]

Joe Ely: vocals, guitars
David Holt: guitars

Recording Source Unknown -> CDR -> EAC -> TLH -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
Furst Rock, St. Louis, MO
1990 FEB 08

Disc 01: [46:53] - Set 1
01. Bocxcars -> Misc. (Soundcheck)
02. Lord Of The Highway
03. Silver City
04. Me And Billy The Kid
05. Behind The Bamboo Shade
06. My Baby Thinks She's French
07. Row Of Dominoes
08. For Your Love
09. Dallas
10. Honky Tonk Masquerade
11. Gimme A Ride To Heaven

Disc 02: [69:32] - Set 2
01. Had My Hopes Up High
02. She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
03. Boxcars (aborted)
04. Boxcars
05. Bluebird
06. Jazz Street
07. Wishin' For You
08. Letter To LA
09. Hard Livin'
10. Fingernails
11. Suckin' A Big Bottle Of Gin
12. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
13. A Satisfied Mind
14. Blowin' Down This Road
15. Rich Man, Poor Boy
16. West Texas Waltz
17. talk

Total Time: [116:25]

Mini-ZM mics -> Sony D6C Cassette Master -> ? -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
1989 JAN 27

Disc 01: [45:16]
01. I Had My Hopes Up High
02. Me & Billy The Kid
03. Are You Listening Lucky
04. One Good Reason
05. Put A Lock On My Heart
06. Spanish Love Song
07. Lord Of The Highway
08. Road Hawg
09. Letter To L.A.

Disc 02: [39:12]
01. Row Of Dominoes (start cut)
02. For Your Love
03. Loretta
04. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
05. Fingernails
06. My Eyes Got Lucky
07. Got Hammered Last Night
08. Oh Boy

Total Time: [84:28]

Nakamichi CM300 -> Sony TCD5M -> Master Cassettes -> ?



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Joe Ely
Fitzgerald's, Berwyn, IL
1990 FEB 10

Disc 01: [55:35]
01. Lord Of The Highway
02. She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
03. Jazz Street
04. Me & Billy The Kid
05. Drivin' Man
06. If You Were A Bluebird
07. My Baby Thinks She's French
08. Dallas
09. Roadhawg
10. Honky Tonk Masquerade
11. Gimme A Ride To Heaven
12. Had My Hopes Up High
13. Behind The Bamboo Shade
14. Rich Man, Poor Boy

Disc 02: [35:53]
01. Row Of Dominoes
02. For Your Love
03. Wishin' For You
04. BBQ & Foam
05. Dig All Night
06. Treat Me Like A Saturday Night
07. Musta Notta Gotta lotta
08. Fingernails

Total Time: [91:28]

Audience -> ? -> CDR -> EAC -> TLH -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
KPIG FM, Watsonville, CA
2000 JUN 11

01. All Just To Get To You
02. Gallo Del Ciello
03. Ranches And Rivers
04. Up On The Ridge
05. Bamboo Shade
06. I'm A Thousand Miles From Home
07. Me And Billy The Kid
08. My Eyes Got Lucky
09. Smack Dab In The Middle
10. Cool Rockin' Loretta
11. Oh Boy

Time: [68:16]

Joe Ely: guitar, vocals
Teye: guitar
Gary Herman: bass
Michael Viegas: drums

Recording Source & Lineage Unknown



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Joe Ely
McCabes Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA
1988 FEB 05

01. I Had My Hopes Up High
02. Me And Billy The Kid
03. Silver City
04. Standin' At A Big Hotel
05. She Never Spoke Spasnish To Me
06. Gimme A Ride To Heaven
07. Crazy Lemon
08. If You Were A Bluebird
09. Rock Salt And Nails
10. Drivin' To The Poorhouse In A Limousine
11. For Your Love (start cut)
12. Dig All Night
13. Wishin' For You w/ Jimmie Dale Gilmore
14. Give Me Flowers While I'm Living w/ Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Time: [57:32]

Nakamichi CM300 -> Sony TCD-5M -> ??



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Joe Ely
The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
1998 JUN 25

Disc 01: [75:19]
01. All Just To Get To You
02. Up On The Ridge
03. Gallo del Cielo
04. Ranches And Rivers
05. You're Workin' For The Man
06. Behind The Bamboo Shade
07. Twistin' In The Wind
08. It's A Little Like Love
09. Teye Solo -> Letter To Laredo
10. Gangster Of Love (start cut)
11. One O'Clock In The Morning
12. Me And Billy The Kid
13. My Eyes Got Lucky

Disc 02: [35:38]
01. For Your Love
02. Oh Boy
03. I'm A Thousand Miles Away
04. Queen Of Heaven
05. The Road Goes On Forever
06. Fingernails

Total Time: [110:57]

Marcsounds -> Sony TCD-D100 -> ??



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Joe Ely
The Omni, Oakland, CA
1988 FEB 06

01. intro
02. Are You Listening Lucky
03. Don't Put A Lock On My Heart
04. Boxcars
05. Road Hawg
06. Lord Of The Highway
07. Letter To L.A.
08. Me And Billy The Kid
09. If You Were A Bluebird
10. No Rope Daisy-O -> My Baby Thinks She's French
11. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
12. Fingernails
13. Everybody Got Hammered
14. Not Fade Away -> Who Do You Love -> Hey Bo Diddley -> Not Fade Away
15. Johnny's Blues
16. I Ain't Got No Home

Total Time: [79:27]

FM Recording -> Lineage Unknown



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Joe Ely
Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
1987 SEP 12

01. intro
02. Drivin' To The Poorhouse
03. Put A Lock On My Heart
04. Me And Billy The Kid
05. Boxcars
06. Dallas
07. Are you Listening Lucky
08. Letter To LA
09. Lord Of The Highway
10. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
11. Fingernails
12. Not Fade Away

Time: [61:14]

Nakamichi CM300 -> Sony TCD5M -> ???



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Joe Ely
Town Pump, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1990 FEB 20

Disc 01: [37:13] - Set 1
01. Lord Of The Highway (fades in)
02. talk & tuning
03. Behind The Bamboo Shade
04. talk & tuning
05. Me & Billy The Kid
06. talk & tuning
07. Silver City
08. talk & tuning
09. My Baby Thinks She's French
10. Row Of Dominoes
11. talk & tuning
12. For Your Love
13. talk & tuning
14. If You Were A Bluebird
15. talk & tuning
16. Gimme A Ride To Heaven

Disc 02: [43:58] - Set 2
01. I Had My Hopes Up High (fades in)
02. She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
03. Jazz Street
04. Treat Me Like A Saturday Night
05. Dallas
06. Boxcars
07. talk & tuning
08. Indian Cowboy
09. talk & tuning
10. I Keep Gettin' Paid The Same
11. Not Fade Away
12. talk & tuning
13. A Satisfied Mind
14. Fingernails (fades out)

Total Time: [81:11]

Joe Ely: guitar, vocals

Sony AM/FM Stereo Cassette-Corder WM-F46 -> Master Cassette -> Nakamichi LX-5 -> Sound Forge Pro -> iZotope RX6 Advanced -> CDWav -> iZotope MBIT+ -> TLH -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
Rockefeller's, Houston, TX
1992 JAN 28

Disc 01: [60:31]
01. Standin' At The Big Hotel
02. talk
03. My Baby Thinks She's French
04. talk
05. Indian Cowboy
06. My Eyes Got Lucky
07. If You Were A Bluebird
08. Boxcars
09. The Road Goes On Forever
10. Treat Me Like A Saturday Night
11. Me And Billy The Kid
12. Behind The Bamboo Shade
13. She Collected
14. Rock Salt And Nails

Disc 02: [31:34]
01. For Your Love
02. Dallas
03. Hard Lvin'
04. Wishin' For You
05. Gimme A Ride To Heaven Boy
06. Where Is My Love
07. Road Hawg

Total Time: [92:05]

Soundboard -> DAT -> PCM -> PCM601esd -> Marantz PMD661 -> Neundo -> -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
Babylonia, Ponderano, Italy
1998 OCT 31

Disc 01: [65:09]
01. All Just To Get To You
02. Up On The Ridge
03. Gallo Del Cielo
04. Ranches And Rivers
05. Workin' For The Man
06. Whenever Kindness Fails
07. Behind The Bamboo Shade
08. Queen Of Heaven
09. Letter To Laredo
10. Sensation
11. She Wants To Sell My Monkey
12. Gangster Of Love

Disc 02: [46:52]
01. 4 O'Clock In The Morning
02. Road Hawg
03. Me And Billy The Kid
04. Cool Rockin' Loretta
05. I'm A Thousand Miles From Home
06. My Eyes Got Lucky
07. Oh Boy!

Total Time: [112:01]

Audience Recording -> Unknown Equipment -> CDR -> EAC -> TLH -> FLAC



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Joe Ely
Piazza Della Misura, Forli, Italy
2007 JUL 26

Disc 01: [75:33]
01. intro
02. Up On The Ridge
03. I'm A Thousand Miles From Home
04. Bluebird
05. She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
06. Run Preciosa
07. Ranches And Rivers
08. Silver City
09. Treat Me Like A Saturday Night
10. Santa Rosa -> St. Augustine
11. Streets Of Sin
12. For Your Love
13. Letter To Laredo
14. Saint Valentine
15. Gallo Del Cielo

Disc 02: [22:07]
01. Live Forever
02. White Freightliner Blues
03. Letter To L.A.
04. I Ain't Been Here Long

Total Time: [97:40]

Recording Source & Lineage Unknown



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Joe Ely
Harpo's Cabaret, Victoria, BC, Canada
1992 NOV 24

Disc 01: [69:50]
01. The Road Goes On Forever
02. Highways And Heartaches
03. Boxcars
04. If You Were A Bluebird
05. (Don't Put A) Lock On My Heart
06. Sleepless In Love
07. Road Hawg
08. Letter To L.A.
09. band intros ->talk
10. Me And Billy The Kid
11. Boogie Woogie Piano Instrumental
12. Me And My Guitar *

Disc 02: [32:30]
01. Dallas
02. Every Night About This Time
03. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
04. Settle For Love
05. Fingernails ->
06. Buddy Brown (fades out)
Encore:
07. talk
08. Not Fade Away

Total Time: [102:20]

Joe Ely: lead cocals, guitar
Ian Moore: lead guitar, backing vocals, * lead vocals
Reese Wynans: keyboards
Jimmy Pettit: bass
David McLarty: drums

Sony AM/FM CassetteCorder WM-F46 -> Master Cassettes -> Akai GXC-730D -> Sound Forge Pro -> iZotope RX7 Advanced -> CDWav -> iZotope MBIT+ -> TLH -> FLAC