The Pleasure Barons were a "super" group comprised of Country Dick Montana, Mojo Nixon, and Dave Alvin. With a wide range of guests including John Doe occasionally. The put out one album and toured twice in 1989 and 1993. It's big band Las Vegas revue style show. Performing their own songs and choice covers.
This is not my recording. I got this in a CDRs for cassettes trade from someone calling themselves Turtle Music in the early aughts. I've been on a cassette digitizing kick lately and I saw this Pleasure Barons soundboard from 1989 in the box and I pulled it out and put it in the to be transferred pile.
Months later I went to play it and the tape broke off the spindle. I opened it up and discovered that the tape leader had just broken off of the spindle thank goodness. So I carefully reconnected the tape back to the spindle and it played perfectly. Sound is really nice too.
It's just labeled as a SBD but it feels a little more produced than just a board feed. I can't find any information about this show online. In the middle there is a skit with Country Dick performing a wedding ceremony between Mojo and an unknown lucky lady. It sounds like it's from TV based on the bummer at the end and then there is part of an interview with Mojo. Then it is back to the show.
I was working on this when I heard the news that Mojo had passed. I was just going to split it up for myself since someone had already posted it to the LMA. That one wasn't tracked out properly so i figured what the hell I might as well post it too. RIP Mojo.
The Pleasure Barons
Vancouver Canada
1989-02-25
Recorded: ?
Transfered and Presented: SxPxDxCx
Recieved in trade from: Turtle Music
Source: SBD? > Cassette > Cassette gen?
Transfer: cassette > PT-649D > AAE-9 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (91:45.65)
01 Gin Guzzlin Frenzy
02 Amos Moses (Jerry Reed)
03 Jesus At McDonalds
04 Burnin Love (Elvis)
05 Big Ideas
06 Power of My Love (Elvis)
07 Jackson (Johnny Cash)
08 Beat Generation
09 Louisiana Lip Lock
10 Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant
11 - TV Video wedding skit -
12 - Mojo Nixon interview -
13 Blue Boy
14 If I Can Hold
15 Death Train
16 I Wanted You To Know
17 Legalize It
18 Green Acres
19 Take A Letter Maria
20 Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley)
21 - band intros -
22 Elvis Is Everywhere
