Mahavishnu Orchestra - Live at Yale University - October 28, 1973

[tranemonk]

Does anybody know anything about this? The band? The label?

https://www.importcds.com/live-at-yale-university-october-28-1973/630428090224

[jazzbo]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBXQfnqIGtBD17lbGdvF9zg

https://livejazzlounge.com/1970s/2021/08/09/mahavishnu-orchestra-new-haven-october-1973/

Edited December 31, 2024 by jazzbo

[rostasi]

They've been around for about 30 years. Started by an aerospace engineer into classic rock.
That release is on Spotify if anyone cares to listen.
Excellent time to see them live!

[felser]

41 minutes ago, tranemonk said:

Does anybody know anything about this? The band? The label?

From the picture, that's the original McLaughlin/Goodman/Hammer/Laird/Cobham lineup.  I'm not sure when that configuration broke up.

[rostasi]

McLaughlin seemed to have various groups around that time.
I saw him about a month before that Yale gig and Carlos Santana and Larry Young were in the band.

[barnaba.siegel]

It's Renneissance Records, they have released Berkeley 1972 gig last year and it's on official McLaughlin's profile: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-I5bSFuMw7/

Through so many years there was absolutely nothing officially released from the archives besides Montreux 1974/1984 and expanded 1973 gig on Columbia Collection. On the other hand, there were dozens of pirate CD's - the one above looks exactly like one of them (really bad cover, really bad font), but it seems they get along with John somehow.

 

On 12/31/2024 at 4:22 PM, felser said:

From the picture, that's the original McLaughlin/Goodman/Hammer/Laird/Cobham lineup.  I'm not sure when that configuration broke up.

Exactly on December 31st 1973. 

On 12/31/2024 at 4:34 PM, rostasi said:

McLaughlin seemed to have various groups around that time.
I saw him about a month before that Yale gig and Carlos Santana and Larry Young were in the band.

He was fully devoted to MO at that time, touring with his band days and nights. Band with Santana was made purely for several gigs.
 

Edited Friday at 12:17 PM by barnaba.siegel

[mjzee]

I saw a show on this tour - Barton Hall, Cornell.  They were hot.