You Know Who... Waltzes with the Boogie Woogie Flu

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Photo by Richard E. Aaron

One week later and I still feel and sound like shit. I thought I was getting better, but then…
 
In any event, I powered through and there were some nice gems in there today. Def Leppard covering CCR is something I never thought I would hear. Metallica covering Queen was much better than I thought it would be.
 
The highlight of the show, I think, is the complete live recording of the debut performance of “Purple Rain.” Captured during a benefit concert for the Minnesota Dance Theatre at the First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis, this recording served as the basic track to the version that appeared, after some editing and overdubs, in the film and its soundtrack. It is almost five minutes longer than the officially released version. I did the best I could in the time allowed to fix some issued with the source tape. It is definitely worth a listen.
 
Click here to check it out:
LIC Radio 8/3/2026
   
 
Weather Report
“Boogie Woogie Waltz”
(Josef Zawinul)
Festival de Jazz de Châteauvallon, Ollioules, FR, 8/26/73
Studio version released on Sweetnighter  (Columbia, 1973)
 
 
Led Zeppelin
“Sick Again”
(Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
From Physical Graffiti  (Swan Song, 1975)
 
 
Flamin’ Groovies
“Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”
(Johnny Vincent, Huey "Piano" Smith)
From Supersnazz  (Epic, 1969)       
Originally recorded by Huey “Piano” Smith; released as single A-side (Ace, 1957)
 
 
Elvis Presley
"Suspicious Minds”
(Mark James)
International Hotel Showroom, Las Vegas, NV, 8/3/69
Studio version released as single A-side (RCA Victor, 1969)
Originally recorded by Mark James; released as single A-side (Scepter, 1968)
Ann Wilson of Heart
Photo by Michael Putland


Heart
“Heartless”
(Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson)
Night Gallery, Waukegan, IL, 8/3/76
Studio version released on Magazine  (Mushroom, 1977)
 
 
Blondie
“X Offender”
(Gary Valentine, Deborah Harry)
El Mocambo, Toronto, ON, 8/3/78
Studio version released on Blondie  (Private Stock, 1976)
 
 
Def Leppard
“Travelin' Band”*
(John Fogerty)
The Kingdome, Seattle, WA, 8/3/83
Originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival; released on Cosmo’s Factory  (Fantasy, 1970)
 
*Includes tease of “Rock and Roll” by Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant).
 
 
Prince and the Revolution
"Let’s Go Crazy"
(Prince)
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 8/3/83
Official version released on Purple Rain  (Warner Bros., 1984)
 
 
Todd Rundgren
“Feel It”
(Todd Rundgren, The Tubes, Lorie Welnick)
The Living Room, Providence, RI, 3/8/89
Studio version released on Nearly Human  (Warner Bros., 1989)
First recorded by The Tubes; released on Love Bomb  (Capitol, 1985)
 
 
Los Lobos

Los Lobos
“I Walk Alone”
(David K. Hidalgo and Louie F. Pérez, Jr.)
Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, 8/3/94
Studio version released on The Neighborhood  (Slash, 1990)
 
 
Traffic
“Medicated Goo”
(Steve Winwood, Jimmy Miller)
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, 8/3/94
Studio version released on Last Exit  (Island/United Artists, 1969)
 
 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
“You Got Lucky”
(Tom Petty, Mike Campbell)
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, 8/3/99
Studio version released on Long After Dark  (Backstreet, 1982)
 
 
War
“Why Can’t We Be Friends?”
(War, Jerry Goldstein)
From Why Can’t We Be Friends?  (United Artists, 1975)
 
 
Earth, Wind & Fire
“Evil”
(Philip Bailey, Maurice White)
California Jam, Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA, 4/6/74
Studio version released on Head to the Sky  (Columbia, 1973)
 
Earth,Wind & Fire

 
Metallica
“Stone Cold Crazy”
(Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon)
Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 11/24/98
Originally recorded by Queen; released on Sheer Heart Attack  (EMI/Elektra, 1974)
 
 
Collective Soul   
“Shine”
(Ed Roland)
Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI, 7/4/99
Studio version released on Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid  (Rising Storm, 1993)
 
 
Prince and the Revolution
“Purple Rain”
(Prince)
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 8/3/83
Official version released on Purple Rain  (Warner Bros., 1984)

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