Own a piece of Rock and Roll History….

On March 4, 1977, looking for an unprepossessing venue to record in, The Rolling Stones played the first of two performances at the El Mocambo club in Toronto, Canada (the second one occurring on March 5, 1977), billing themselves pseudonymously as "The Cockroaches". It was their first live club date in 14 years. Their opening act was Canadian rockers April Wine of Montreal. The Stones show was recorded and released as one side (Side 3) of the double album Love You Live. April Wine took advantage of the high-tech remote recording equipment brought in by the Stones to record their own show for a live album as well. A standalone live album of these Stones performances, entitled El Mocambo 1977, was released in 2022.

The SAE 2400 amplifier # 47 being offered for sale here is one of two identical power amps in use at the El Mocambo tavern in 1977 to power the main “house” loudspeakers that delivered the classic small club performance by Mick and the boys.

One amp. is now in my own audio stack and you can be the owner of SN: 24-00047.

This amazing power amp has been through the rock and roll wars and can be heard “kicking it” on live recordings produced at the El Mocambo during Mike Baird and Tom Kristenbrun’s ownership years 1972 and 1986…

·         April Wine — Live at the El Mocambo (1977)

• Elvis Costello — Live at the El Mocambo (1978)
• The Cars — 14th September 1978 El Mocambo Toronto
• MacLean & MacLean — MacLean & MacLean Suck Their Way to the Top (1980)
• The Whiskey Howl Big Band — Live at the El Mocambo (1981)
• Downchild Blues Band — But I'm On The Guest List (1982)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble — Live at the El Mocambo (1983)
• Sheriff — Live at El Mocambo (1983)

 

The El Mocambo presented many other well known and some very famous acts during its heyday….

Including jazz artists Grover Washington Jr., Charles Mingus, and Al Di Meola, and rock acts such as U2, Switchfoot, Moxy, Elvis Costello, Average White Band, The Ramones, John Cougar Mellencamp, Duran Duran, Dream Theater, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble,  Eek A Mouse, Durutti Column, Snakefinger, Bo Diddley, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Blondie, The Cars, Meat Loaf, Jimi Hendrix, Half Japanese, Queens of the Stone Age, Bon Jovi, Teenage Head,  Sum 41,

To prepare #47 for sale I had the amp fully cleaned, checked out, tested and tweaked to factory specs by expert technician Syd Beaumont at Ideal Innovations. (see the attached $687.13 invoice for services)… you can call Syd to discuss if you like. I also installed a new VU meter.

Bottom line… # 47 is ready to continue its long musical career as part of your setup.