Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: The TLG Collection

Posted on Nov 3, 2009

Dave Stewart (keyboards) and Barbara Gaskin (vocals) are English musicians who have been working together since 1981, when their first single ‘It’s My Party’ reached number one in the UK. Since then they have built a reputation for creating intelligent pop music. The duo release their music on their own independent Broken Records label and occasionally perform live concerts.

Prior to playing at Tokyo’s TLG club in 2001 Dave & Barbara compiled and mastered a personal selection of rare and unreleased tracks.

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Yes “The Lost Broadcasts” DVD released

Posted on Oct 30, 2009

“The Lost Broadcasts”, a DVD now available from Voiceprint, contains early television appearances of the Yes band between 1969 and 1971 with the band showcasing tracks from their first three albums. Among the rarities here are unseen takes as well as footage that has not been seen or properly presented since they were filmed around 40 years ago. The DVD consists primarily of live performances in both black & white and color, and provides a fascinating view of the band from their formative stages through their breakthrough with “The Yes Album”.

2008 was an important year for Yes. It was the year in which the band celebrated its fortieth anniversary. The band, still led by founder Chris Squire, toured America with the latest line up to bear the name of this rather special band of musicians. 2008 was also important for another reason, as towards the end of the year, whilst looking for footage for an entirely different project, a researcher unearthed the footage that is now included on this DVD

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