Originally emerging from the remnants of 60s beat heroes, The Small Faces, Humble Pie formed in 1969 when guitarist and vocalist Steve Marriott joined forces with Peter Frampton, drummer Jerry Shirley and bassist Greg Ridley, and signed to Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate label. After two albums for Immediate, Humble Pie switched to A&M Records, and began their ascent to conquering the theatres, then arenas of North America, culminating in 1972’s double live “Performance: Rockin’ The Filmore”. Frampton would leave to pursue a highly successful solo career, to be replaced by Clem Clempson, and it was this line-up that was captured at the Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago on 22nd September 1972, whilst touring to promote that year’s “Smokin’” opus, from which ‘Hot ‘n’ Nasty’ and ‘C’mon Everybody’ were taken. With the band’s growing worldwide reputation, the band toured Japan, playing the Shibuya Kokaido in Tokyo on 16th May 1973, whilst promoting their “Eat It” album, from which Ray Charles’ ‘I Believe To My Soul’ was featured, and with a set that ended with a rip-roaring take of the Staple Singers’ ‘Oh La-De-Da’. There’s no doubting that the 70s saw some unmissable bills, and the show held at Charlton Athletic Football Ground on 18th May 1974 was no exception, where Humble Pie guested alongside Lou Reed and Bad Company at a concert headlined by The Who. Kicking off with the Small Faces’ debut classic ‘Whatcha Gonna Do About It’, Humble Pie were at the peak of their live powers before a capacity crowd, including ‘Thunderbox’, the title track from that year’s new LP, in their set. CD Three ends with four songs recorded at Finbury Park’s legendary Rainbow Theatre, on 6th June 1974. As well as plenty of rare memorabilia, the booklet features an essay from Malcolm Dome based on new interviews with Pie drummer, Jerry Shirley. Whilst every effort has been made to produce the best possible audio, limitations in the material drawn from various, non-standard, and unoffical sources means that the quality may not be up to the standard usually expected. All tracks have been included for their historical importance, and to present an alternative anthology of Humble Pie live on stage from 1972-1974.
Track List: DISC ONE: ARIE CROWN THEATRE, CHICAGO 22ND SEPTEMBER 1972 1. INTRODUCTION 2. UP OUR SLEEVE 3. C’MON EVERYBODY 4. HONKY TONK WOMEN 5. I WONDER 6. HALLELUJAH (I LOVE HER SO) 7. I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR 8. HOT ‘N’ NASTY 9. FOUR DAY CREEP SHIBUYA KOKAIDO TOKYO 16TH MAY 1973 (PART 1) 10. UP OUR SLEEVE 11. TOKYO JAM 12. C’MON EVERYBODY
DISC TWO: SHIBUYA KOKAIDO TOKYO 16TH MAY 1973 (PART 2) 1. HONKY TONK WOMEN 2. STEVE’S LITTLE JAM 3. I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL 4. 30 DAYS IN THE HOLE 5. ROAD RUNNER 6. HALLELUJAH (I LOVE HER SO) 7. I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR 8. HOT ‘N’ NASTY 9. OH LA-DE-DA
DISC THREE: CHARLTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL GROUND 18TH MAY 1974 1. INTRODUCTION 2. WHATCHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT 3. THUNDERBOX 4. SWEET PEACE AND TIME 5. 30 DAYS IN THE HOLE 6. LET ME BEYOUR LOVEMAKER 7. C’MON EVERYBODY – I WANT A LITTLE GIRL 8. I DON’T NEED NO DOCTOR RAINBOW THEATRE, LONDON 6TH JUNE 1974 9. THUNDERBOX 10. 30 DAYS IN THE HOLE 11. SWEET PEACE AND TIME 12. C’MON EVERYBODY