MIG have announced the release of classic Rockpalast performances from Roger McGuinn, John Cale, Michael Schenker and UFO, all are set to hit stores on Rocktober 26th. Rockpalast is a world renowned German television series that began airing in 1974 on the German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Translated into English as "Rock Palace" the television series still airs today.
Over the years countless artists and bands have appeared on the show and now MIG is pleased to present four memorable performances from some of Rock's most iconic bands and musicians. All of the recordings will be available in CD and DVD format, with the exception of the John Cale release which has a Double CD, Double DVD and an LP version and the Roger Mcguinn release which is available only on DVD.
Roger Mcguinn's Thunderbyrd - West Coast Legends Vol.4: Roger Mcguinn was one of the first artists that took the stage on the very first night of ROCKPALAST that took place in the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany on July 23 and 24 of 1977.
With his band Thunderbyrd (a tribute to Bob Dylans's Rolling Thunder Review) that included Rick Vito on guitar, Greg Thomas on drums and Charlie Harrison on bass and vocals, MCGUINN celebrated his musical history, including BYRD'S classics such as: "Turn Turn Turn", "Mr. Tambourine Man", and "Eight Miles High".
John Cale & Band - Live At Rockpalast DISC 1: Recorded at Grugahalle in Essen, Germany on October 13, 1984 Cale starts off his set with the classic "Autobiography" this concert features John Cale at his very best. The performance includes songs such as "Caribbean Sunset", "Fear is a Man's Best Friend", "Paris 1919" and a breathtaking version of the Velvet Underground classic "Waiting for the Man" Supported by David Lichtenstein on drums, Andy Heermans on bass, and David Young on guitar, this performance remains to this day one of the most spectacular concerts in the history of Rockpalast
DISC 2: In sharp contrast to the first performance, you can see and hear Cale's solo performance recorded the year before on March 6th at the Zeche Bochum. Here you will find the more introverted JOHN CALE: A man with his guitar and piano performing his all-time classics.
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - HARD ROCK LEGENDS VOL.2: Michael Schenker has always been an artist who never made false compromises. Even when he was the guitarist in world famous bands such as The Scorpions and UFO his unique style soon became the trademark sound at the time for each of these bands. By the end of the Seventies, the typical confines of being in a band began to limit Schenker more and more. So he took the next logistical step in his career and left UFO to form his own band, The Michael Schenker Group.
Filmed on January 24, 1981 at the Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany, this concert presents the first MSG album almost in its entirety (and almost in the same running order) including the two greatest songs Schenker created with UFO: "Doctor Doctor" and "Rock Bottom" After more than 20 years this intense hard rock document finally is available to all fans in perfect quality.
UFO - Hard Rock Legends Vol.1: From the first notes of "Lettin' Go" you can hear an experienced band celebrating a compact, homogenic, and straight forward performance. UFO took to the stage on November 29, 1980 at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. During this show they tore through their hits including: "Lights Out", "Too Hot to Handle", "Only You Can Rock Me", "Cherry" as well as a magnificent cover of Elvis Presely's "Mystery Train". Ending the night with a breathtaking encore which included "Rock Bottom" and "Doctor Doctor", this concert remains a stunning document of the power and perfection of one of the greatest hard rock bands that have ever existed
