Bambi Kino - Live at NDR Radio 90,3, Hamburg August 16, 2010

The city of Hamburg, Germany, oversaw a unique jubilee, so four American guys had to sit in. Bambi Kino from New York, a band especially put together to celebrate The Beatles' career start in Hamburg in August 1960, did four shows at the famous Indra Musikklub beginning on August 17, 2010 - exactly fifty years after the Beatles' first gig there and the first day they were using this band name.
Of course it was a must-see event for those in the city who are interested in music history at least a little. The day before Hamburg radio station NDR 90,3 recorded an inhouse show (see the still on top from a short report on NDR TV) and brodcasted it on August 17 between 9 and 10 p.m., at the same time when Bambi Kino's great four hour (!) live show of three sets and dozens of rare two minute songs like "Red Sails In The Sunset", "Lend Me Your Comb", "Shimmy Shake", "Leave My Kitten Alone" and "Hallelujah I Love Her So" was running at the incredibly sweaty, sold-out Indra (see the setlist here). This show was recorded by German TV station WDR Cologne for arte television and was aired on August 29 (the 44th anniversary of The Beatles' last live show in SF by the way) and September 2/3 - well, 90 minutes from the whole set.
Here's a complete 44 minute web-based recording of Bambi Kino's radio broadcast taped the day before the event at the Indra. They seem to have played more - the TV report used a snippet of "Ask Me Why" not transmitted by the radio. Also, the mixing engineer obviously forgot to use some reverb for the singers' microphone, so they sound a little dry, but it's fun anyway.
Oh, and you definitely should buy Bambi Kino's fantastic single "Some Other Guy/Falling In Love Again". Available on vinyl - and in mono if you want - from Hamburg-based label Tapete Records (or as a digital three-track EP from Amazon and others). Latest news: The official live album of the August 19 show is finally released now and can be bought here.

Tracks

1. A Taste Of Honey
2. Bad Boy
   
3. Besame Mucho
4. Mister Moonlight
5. Red Sails In The Sunset
   
6. Long Tall Sally
   
7. Honey Don't
8. Sure To Fall
9. Ain't She Sweet
10. That's Alright Mama
11. Till There Was You
12. Clarabella
13. Crying Waiting Hoping
14. Memphis, Tennessee
15. Matchbox
16. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
17. Shakin' All Over
18. I Saw Her Standing There

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