Packaged in a delux large-format case, this unique collection of rare live recordings celebrates not just the genius of Red Peters but also a vibrant period in Dublin’s musical story. CD1 features Red Peters in acoustic and electric band settings, recorded at The Meeting Place, Dorset Street; Slattery’s, Capel Street; Harcourt Hotel, Harcourt Street; Purty Loft, Dun Laoghaire. CD2 is an hour-long RTE Radio Special on Red Peters from 1981, presented by PJ Curtis. A 44-page lavishly illustrated booklet contains stories and memories of Red and his time as the ‘Guvnor’ of Dublin Blues from musicians and friends including: Fran Breen, Chris Meehan, PJ Curtis, Kevin Conneff, Gerry Doyle, Ed Deane, Pat Farrell, Johnny Moynihan and Matt Walsh.
“This CD is amazing and my favorite record of 2014 … well done to everyone involved“ Luka Bloom
“Red Peters once sang “I had my breakfast in Mississippi and my dinner in Tipperary Town”. A proud Tipperary Town man, Red was Dublin’s leading blues singer through the 70’s and 80’s. This family-released memorial double CD is a gem.“ Christy Moore
“Beautiful packaging – a masterpiece” Niall Toner, Roots Freeway RTE1
Price: € 20.00 plus postage
CD1
1. Relax Your Mind
2. Baby It Must Be Love
Red Peters (Vocal), Gerry Doyle, Johnny Norris (Guitars)
RTE Radio Centre, 1981
3. Don’t Think Twice
The Magic Cana Band: Red Peters (Vocal),
Alec Finn, Johnny Morris, Niall Fennell
Recorded in Slattery’s Pub, Capel Street, 1968
4. 99 Years (And One Dark Day)
5. Ain’t No More Cane
6. Guilty
7. Stealin’
8. Nobody Knows You
Red Peters (Vocal), Gerry Doyle, Johnny Norris (Guitars)
Cassette recording by Ray Murphy, The Meeting Place, Dorset Street, 1984
9. Caldonia
10. City of New Orleans
11. Like A Road Leading Home
Red Peters (Vocal), Pat Farrell (Vocal/Guitar),
James Delaney (Keyboards), Declan McNeilis (Bass)
Noel Bridgeman (drums)
Recorded live by Dan Fitzgerald, Harcourt Hotel, Harcourt Street, 1986
12. The Danger Zone
13. I Ain’t Superstitious
14. It’s Not The Spotlight
Red Peters (Vocal), Jimmy Faulkner (guitar), Pat Farrell (guitar),
Paul Byrne (bass), Fran Breen (drums)
Recorded live by Paul Thomas, The Purty Loft, Dun Laoghaire, 1988
(Organ overdubs on tracks 12 and 13 – James Delaney)
15. Jelly Roll Baker
16. Sick And Tired
17. Tomorrow Night
Red Peters (Vocal), James Delaney (keyboard), Pat Farrell (guitar)
Recorded live, 1989
Note: the sound quality of these remastered live recordings can vary due to their source material. They have been selected and preserved because of the significance and individual quality of the performances.
CD2
1. Introduction – Baby It Must Be Love
2. Interview – Southbound Train
3. Interview – Battle Is Over
4. Interview – You Got It
5. Interview – Like A Road Leading Home
6. Interview – (I’ll never) Live In Vain
7. Interview – Who Will The Next Fool Be
8. Interview – Relax Your Mind
9. Interview – Meet Me In The Morning
10. Interview – Same Old Blues
11. Interview – Like A Road Leading Home
Presenter: PJ Curtis Producer: Julian Vignoles
Recorded at the RTE Radio Centre, Donnybrook, Sound Supervision: Anton Timoney
(Transmitted on “The Red Peters Story”, RTE Radio 2, 8/7/1981 Courtesy of RTE Libraries and Archives).
Red Peters (Vocal), Gerry Doyle, Johnny Norris (Guitars): Tracks 1,2, 8.
The Mystery Train Band, featuring: Red Peters (vocal), Joe Staunton and Pat Farrell (guitars), Davy Gaynor (drums), Bernard Fuller (bass), John L Sullivan and Bernard Rice (tenor & baritone Saxes): Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.