here is the info file from Dime
Derek and the Dominos
Speed Freaks – Mid Valley 300 – Aud 2
St. Louis, Mo.
November 27, 1970Track List:
1. Layla
2. Roll it Over
3. Blues Power
4. Stormy Monday
5. Got to Get Better in a Little While
6. Nobody Knows You
7. Tell the Truth
8. Let it RainAudience>?>Original silvers>EAC>You
My comments:
Unlike Geetarz, I actually prefer this Mid Valley release over the original. It took me a long time to find this show but it was worth the wait. This is one of the few times Layla was played live and what a version. Even though there is only one guitar it sounds very full and EC really blows the roof off with his solo…one of my favourite Layla solos. The sound quality has been rated as aud 2 by Mid Valley or Geetarz but as a -4/6 by some EC collectors……imho its pretty decent compared to some of the other Dominos shows but what it might lack in sound quality it more than makes up for in a brillant performance. A great, rare and must have show for any Dominos fans.Geetarz Comments:
A Mid Valley remaster and release of an otherwise very rare (and previously hoarded) recording. It’s rare to say this, but in the case of this recording we prefer the original, unremastered audience recording. But this is a matter of personal preference, listen to both and form your own opinion!
What is the ultimate point of music? Why should plunking on a guitar, beating on some drums, or tickling the ivories on a piano have any value to society? The answer is that music – good music – is about communication, and the best music
is about that connection between the members of a band, and between the band and the audience, in a symbiotic, organic mix that is more of the sum of its parts.But for some sad, pathetic people, music isn’t about communication, or learning, or making connections with other fans. It’s about trying to add some perceived value to their empty lives by "collecting" items that other people don’t have, in a self-delusional attempt to somehow add self worth that otherwise eludes them.
For years the recording of the Dominos’ St. Louis show was buried in the vaults of these self-anointed "collectors" who would only discuss it privately, and guarded it carefully, only granting entry into that circle of apathy if one would agree not to share the recording with other fans.
The sorry thing is that many people agree to those terms in order to hear something they might enjoy, all the while not realizing they are in the process striking a faustian bargain that will begin the process of removing the joy of being a fan, which has its true roots in shared experience.
In some circles there is a strong anti-bootleg sentiment, and this is of course rooted in the ideal that music should be freely shared and traded, enjoyed by all. Although this idea is sound, it’s a utopian goal that doesn’t take the self appointed "collectors" into account. If it weren’t for some of the bootleg labels – and the fact that everyone, ultimately, has a price – there are so many recordings that would never see the light of day and would otherwise be hidden away for all time.
From the Liner Notes:
"This show must rank amongst the best out there and deserves to be heard by all fans. Remember, it’s only music folks, and it’s meant to be shared!"
Many thanks to the wonderful crew at Mid Valley for rescuing this rare performance
from the clutches of the small-minded "collectors" and releasing it so that the *true* fans can enjoy the music!