Ry Cooder
July 7, 1974 · Record Plant Sausalito
Ry Cooder's Paradise & Lunch had landed that spring on Reprise, drawing on gospel, blues, and pre-war Americana with a production clarity that set it apart from most of what else was on the radio. It was his third album, the one that began to build his reputation as something more than a session guitarist, and he brought it to the Record Plant on July 7, 1974. The thirteen-track broadcast runs deep into his catalog rather than staying close to the new record, giving KSAN listeners a fuller picture of where his sound was headed.
- Type
- Live Broadcast
- Date Recorded
- July 7, 1974
- Date Broadcast
- July 7, 1974
KSAN 95 FM broadcast, Record Plant Sausalito, 7/07/1974. CENSUS 2026-05-31: Verified. Type: FM Broadcast (Pre-FM master, excellent stereo). Promoting his 3rd LP 'Paradise & Lunch.' Best free source: Internet Archive (Recording URL); also Wolfgang's (URL2), YouTube (cjHyrO-RVaw), Last.fm. Full setlist (13 tracks, matches Apple Music count): Police Dog Blues / FDR In Trinidad / If Walls Could Talk / Tamp 'Em Up Solid / Ax Sweet Mama / Billy The Kid / Vigilante Man / How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times & Live / Tattler / Comin' In On A Wing & A Prayer / Alimony / Teardrops Will Fall / I'm A Pilgrim. Personnel (per Pre-FM master notes): Ry Cooder (guitars, vocals, mandolin), Russ Titelman (bass), Jim Keltner (drums/perc), Milt Holland (perc), Bobby King + Gene Mumford + Cliff Givens (backing vocals). NOTE: Wolfgang's blurb instead lists Jim Dickinson (bass) and Keltner only — lineup discrepancy between sources; the fuller Paradise & Lunch touring lineup is better supported. COMMERCIAL CIRCULATION: grey-market remaster 'The Record Plant session… July 7, 1974' (Last.fm/Amazon/Apple Music) and u see nofficial CD 'Broadcast From The Plant' (Discogs master 1143526, 57 min) — both bootleg-tier, not official label releases. DATE CONFLICT RESOLVED toward 1974-07-07: all release/recording metadata agree on 7/7/74. etree Beanstalk listing '1974-07-23' is catalog scatter. Row date 07-07 retained. ARTICLE: see Articles table (Published).
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