Them 1979-??-??
They Used to be Them, Various, Various
Set 1
BRONCO (w/Kenny McDowell) - 1979 BBC Television
(TV>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 25:27)
1. Barrytown (4:21)
2. Run For Your Life (4:53)
3. The Musician (5:07)
4. Easy Money (3:43)
5. Smoke From A Distant Fire (3:21)
6. Where Can We Go? (4:02)
KENNY MCDOWELL - "Songs From The Shed" (demos)
(studio>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 53:31)
7. Music (3:58)
8. Barrytown (3:09)
9. The Musician (4:39)
10. Run For Your Life (4:47)
11. Love Dealer (4:33)
12. Best Of Make Believe (3:42)
13. Hard Road (4:45)
14. Trouble In Paradise (5:41)
15. I'm Goin' Home (4:36)
16. In Transit (5:43)
17. Hold On (3:32)
18. Touch Junkie (4:17)
(TV>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 25:27)
1. Barrytown (4:21)
2. Run For Your Life (4:53)
3. The Musician (5:07)
4. Easy Money (3:43)
5. Smoke From A Distant Fire (3:21)
6. Where Can We Go? (4:02)
KENNY MCDOWELL - "Songs From The Shed" (demos)
(studio>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 53:31)
7. Music (3:58)
8. Barrytown (3:09)
9. The Musician (4:39)
10. Run For Your Life (4:47)
11. Love Dealer (4:33)
12. Best Of Make Believe (3:42)
13. Hard Road (4:45)
14. Trouble In Paradise (5:41)
15. I'm Goin' Home (4:36)
16. In Transit (5:43)
17. Hold On (3:32)
18. Touch Junkie (4:17)
Set 2
LIGHT (w/Jim Armstrong) - 1979 Pound Club, Belfast, N. Ireland
(aud>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 93:04 total)
1. Shine Your Light --fade-in (4:56)
2. "Dealin'" (?) (4:41)
3. Layla (3:14)
4. I've Been Working (12:26)
5. Hey Joe (9:11)
6. Purple Haze / band introductions (10:31)
7. Free Bird (6:23)
8. Wide Open (4:28)
9. Small Matter (7:49)
(aud>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 93:04 total)
1. Shine Your Light --fade-in (4:56)
2. "Dealin'" (?) (4:41)
3. Layla (3:14)
4. I've Been Working (12:26)
5. Hey Joe (9:11)
6. Purple Haze / band introductions (10:31)
7. Free Bird (6:23)
8. Wide Open (4:28)
9. Small Matter (7:49)
Set 3
LIGHT (w/Jim Armstrong) - 1979 Pound Club, Belfast, N. Ireland
(aud>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 93:04 total)
1. unknown song title (5:42)
2. Castles In The Sand (4:41)
3. For Your Love (6:33)
4. Stormy Monday (7:45)
5. Rocky Mountain Way --fade-out (4:28)
SK'BOO (w/Jim Armstrong & Kenny McDowell) - Demos @1990s
(studio>acetate>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 14:02)
6. "With God's Peace In Mind" (?) (6:53)
7. Hard Road (4:22)
8. Music (2:47)
THEM (post-Van Morrison) - 1967 KRLA Radio Studio, Los Angeles CA
"Open Session" w/John Carpenter
(radio>gen3-Analog>CDr; 12:35)
9. Interview with Them (12:35)
(Kenny McDowell, Jim Armstrong,
Alan Henderson, Ray Elliott & Dave Harvey)
(aud>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 93:04 total)
1. unknown song title (5:42)
2. Castles In The Sand (4:41)
3. For Your Love (6:33)
4. Stormy Monday (7:45)
5. Rocky Mountain Way --fade-out (4:28)
SK'BOO (w/Jim Armstrong & Kenny McDowell) - Demos @1990s
(studio>acetate>low-gen-Analog>CDr; 14:02)
6. "With God's Peace In Mind" (?) (6:53)
7. Hard Road (4:22)
8. Music (2:47)
THEM (post-Van Morrison) - 1967 KRLA Radio Studio, Los Angeles CA
"Open Session" w/John Carpenter
(radio>gen3-Analog>CDr; 12:35)
9. Interview with Them (12:35)
(Kenny McDowell, Jim Armstrong,
Alan Henderson, Ray Elliott & Dave Harvey)
Comment
CHANCE'S NOTES:
Kenny McDowell was the vocalist for The Mad Lads in Belfast in 1965 when they were the support band for Them at the Maritime Hotel. When Van Morrison departed Them in late 1966, McDowell took over as vocalist. Jim Armstrong was the guitarist for the Belfast
showband The Melotones (while working a day job in a bank). In September 1965 he became the lead guitarist for Them, replacing Joe Boni (who had replaced original lead guitarist Billy Harrison). For a discography of post-Van Morrison Them albums, see: http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/van/discography/ixl-themalbums.html#part2
Of the bands (aside from Them) represented here--Bronco, Light and Sk'boo--only Sk'boo has ever recorded, an extremely rare EP released in the late 1970s.
Currently, Kenny McDowell is performing in Ireland as part of the Kenny McDowell/Ronnie Greer Blues Band, which released a small-label CD in 2003 called "Live At The Island". There is a 2004 interview with Kenny McDowell (by Trevor Hodgett) at:
http://nimusic.com/showMagazineArticle.asp?id=33
Jim Armstrong is currently performing as part of The Jim Armstrong Band: http://www.jimarmstrongband.com
There is an informative article on Them (with and without Van
Morrison), which features excerpts from an interview with Jim
Armstrong, at http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/irishfolktradandblue_txt.php
Special thanks to The New Guy for cleaning, tailoring & torrenting. Tape>CDr transfers, notes & tree administration by dcat. Tapes courtesy of GA in Belfast & KPS. An Archival Group Project, October 2005: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/archivalgroup/
Kenny McDowell was the vocalist for The Mad Lads in Belfast in 1965 when they were the support band for Them at the Maritime Hotel. When Van Morrison departed Them in late 1966, McDowell took over as vocalist. Jim Armstrong was the guitarist for the Belfast
showband The Melotones (while working a day job in a bank). In September 1965 he became the lead guitarist for Them, replacing Joe Boni (who had replaced original lead guitarist Billy Harrison). For a discography of post-Van Morrison Them albums, see: http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/van/discography/ixl-themalbums.html#part2
Of the bands (aside from Them) represented here--Bronco, Light and Sk'boo--only Sk'boo has ever recorded, an extremely rare EP released in the late 1970s.
Currently, Kenny McDowell is performing in Ireland as part of the Kenny McDowell/Ronnie Greer Blues Band, which released a small-label CD in 2003 called "Live At The Island". There is a 2004 interview with Kenny McDowell (by Trevor Hodgett) at:
http://nimusic.com/showMagazineArticle.asp?id=33
Jim Armstrong is currently performing as part of The Jim Armstrong Band: http://www.jimarmstrongband.com
There is an informative article on Them (with and without Van
Morrison), which features excerpts from an interview with Jim
Armstrong, at http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/irishfolktradandblue_txt.php
Special thanks to The New Guy for cleaning, tailoring & torrenting. Tape>CDr transfers, notes & tree administration by dcat. Tapes courtesy of GA in Belfast & KPS. An Archival Group Project, October 2005: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/archivalgroup/
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