FM Broadcast 9.3 - This recording is a little hot, it’s slightly overloaded mainly in the upper mid to high band to the point of slight sizzle on the cymbals…but because it’s so clean overall, with good mid and low end, that seems to be mitigated as the ears adjust. So, it’s great, yes a fine FM broadcast, but in the pantheon of FM broadcasts maybe the engineer got a little excited…OR maybe it’s not the case but more a situation where, when taping from a radio source, you sometimes get artifacts (might be static interference, might be signal compression, might be a whole range of things) and here you have some in the form of slightly overloaded high end.  Don’t let it dissuade you though…it’s still great stuff.

Marillion The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY. 02.10.1987 Disc 1 01 The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra) 02 Slàinte Mhath 03 Assassing 04 White Russian 05 Incubus 06 Sugar Mice 07 Fugazi 08 Hotel Hobbies 09 Warm Wet Circles 10 That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw) Disc 2 11 Misplaced Childhood (Part 1) 12 radio 13 The Last Straw 14 Incommunicado 15 radio 16 Garden Party 17 Market Square Heroes (incl. “My Generation” and “Let´s Twist Again”) 18 radio

Pinkpop 1984 Soundboard 9.6 - Excellent, crystal clear and surely one helluva great performance make this probably a must have for fans.

Dublin 1985 Audience 8.8 - A really good and spacey recording loaded with crowd ambience, as guitars and synths float just overhead. Drums sound pretty tight here, and vocals are perhaps the most prominent next to keys. Good one!

MARILLION 1984/85 Disc 1 Pinkpop Geleen, Netherlands 11 June 1984 01- Intro - Punch & Judy 02- Assassing 03- Script For A Jesters Tear 04- Jigsaw 05- Incubus 06- Cinderella Search 07- Fugazi 08- Garden Party 09- Market Square Heroes Disc 2 SFX Centre Dublin, Ireland 4 Sep 1985 1 -Emerald Lies intro 2 -Script For A Jester's Tear 3 -Incubus 4 -Chelsea Monday 5 -The Web 6 -Market Square Heroes 7 -Pseudo Silk Kimono 8 -Kayleigh 9 -Lavender 10 -Bitter Suite Disc 3 1 -Bitter Suite cont - Heart Of Lothian 2 -Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) 3 -Lords Of The Backstage 4 -Blind Curve 5 -Blind Curve cont 6 -Childhoods End? 7 -White Feather 8 -Fugazi 9 -Forgotten Sons

Audience 9.3 - Excellent, clean, and good concert hall vibe on this one. It’s Japan, and the crowd has a penchant to clap during some songs but the recording mitigates it to the point you barely even notice. My guess is that the mics were raised over the crowd in order to achieve that.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Festival Hall Osaka, JP January 18, 1977 01- Workin' For MCA 02- I Ain't The One 03- Saturday Night Special 04- Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 05- That Smell 06- Travelin' Man 07- Ain't No Good Life 08- Gimme Three Steps 09- Call Me The Breeze 10- T For Texas 11- Sweet Home Alabama 12- Free Bird Lineup: Ronnie Van Zant - Lead Vocals Gary Rossington - Guitar Allen Collins - Guitar Steve Gaines - Guitar Leon Wilkeson - Bass Billy Powell - Piano Artimus Pyle - Drums Cassie Gaines - Backing Vocals Leslie Hawkins - Backing Vocals Jojo Billingsley - Backing Vocals

Radio Broadcast 9.2 - Great gig here, in really nice quality with just very minor underlying signal noise (so you know it’s a radio broadcast). But the show itself is a barn burner!

Jethro Tull UNICEF Benefit Show Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA November 16, 1979 Disc 1 01 - Intro [1:59] 02 - Dark Ages [8:06] 03 - Home [2:50] 04 - Orion [5:13] 05 - Wond'ring Aloud [2:01] 06 - Dun Ringill [2:33] 07 - Elegy [3:59] 08 - Something's On The Move [4:58] 09 - Aqualung [7:53] 10 - Ian Thanks Crowd for UNICEF Gig [0:56] 11 - King Henry's Madrigal - Drum Solo  [6:24] 12 - Heavy Horses [6:16] 13 - One Brown Mouse [3:56] Disc 2 14 - No Lullaby [4:16] 15 - Flute Solo (incl GRYMG-Kelpie-Bouree)  [7:03] 16 - Songs From The Wood [3:50] 17 - Ian Introduces the Band [1:46] 18 - Jams O'Donnell's Jigs [3:45] 19 - Thick As A Brick [7:45] 20 - Too Old To Rock'N'Roll - Cross-Eyed Mary [2:59] 21 - Minstrel In The Gallery  [3:11] 22 - Locomotive Breath - Dambusters March - Hard-Headed English General - Minstrel In The Gallery (reprise) [7:01] 23 - Interview with JT - BBC Lively Arts Doc 1979 [15:56]

Studio Quality 9.3 - Is this actually the album/albums that George wanted to be released posthumously?  Probably not, but certainly they are based on the idea he had for his “Leg End” finale. Good stuff and interesting to listen to!  BTW the text on the back cover is rather difficult to read so best to use this information and save yourself from the squinty-eyes!

George Harrison Legend Of A Leg End Vol 2 Dark Horse Anthology 1942 - 2001

Disc 1 01.It Don't Come Easy    (Starkey) Demo 02.Interview    (George Harrison Section) George Talks About The Concert For Bangla Desh 03.Bangla Desh    (Harrison) Live 04.Deep Blue    (Harrison) Alternate Mix 05.You    (Harrison) Outtake 06.Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (Harrison) Rough Mix 1972 07.Sue Me Sue You Blues (Harrison) Demo 08.Miss O'Dell    (Harrison) Alternate Version 09.Dark Horse    (Harrison) Demo 10.I Don't Care Anymore    (Harrison) Alternate Take 1974 11.Ding Dong Ding Dong    (Harrison) Demo 12.Hari's On Tour (Express)    (Harrison) Landover, Capital Centre - Evening Show, 13 Dec 1974 13.For You Blue    (Harrison) Landover, Capital Centre - Afternoon Show, 13 Dec 1974 14.The Pirate Song    (Harrison/Idle) TV, Rutland Weekend Television, 13 Dec 1975 15.Go Your Own Way    (Alexander) Home Recording 17 Nov 1976 16.Here Comes The Sun    (Harrison) TV, Saturday Night Live, 18 Nov 1976 17.Homeward Bound    (Simon) TV, Saturday Night Live, 18 Nov 1976 18.Mo    (Harrison) Mo Ostin Tribute 1977 ()This song was released on a very limited 1994 set called "Mo's Songs") 19.Sat Singing    (Harrison) Mar 1980 20.Flying Hour    (Harrison) Mar 1978 21.Life Itself    (Harrison) Demo 22.Tears Of The World    (Harrison) 1978 Disc 2 01.Dream Away    (Harrison) Alternate Mix, Film Soundtrack 02.I Don't Want To Do It    (Dylan) Porky's Revenge! OST 1985 03.Abandoned Love    (Dylan) Demo 04.Shanghai Surprise    (Harrison) Promo 45 Mix 05.While My Guitar Gently Weeps    (Harrison) London, Prince's Trust, 6 Jun 1987 06.Interview    (George Harrison Section) Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Interview, 20 Jan 1988 07.I Saw Her Standing There    (Lennon/McCartney) New York, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, 20 Jan 1988 08.Rockline Medley 1 - Drive My Car / Here Comes The Sun / The Bells of Rymney / Mr Tambourine Man / Take Me As I Am / Here Comes The Sun, 10 Feb 1988 09.Rockline Medley 2 - That's All right (Mama) / Let It Be Me / Something / Every Grain Of Sand, 10 Feb 1988 10.Maxine    (Harrison) Outtake 11.Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea    (Koehler/Arlen) TV, Channel 4, Mr Roadrunner 12.If Not For You    (Dylan) New York, Bobfest, 16 Oct 1992 13.Ride Rajbun    (Harrison/Harrison) From The Bunbury Tails, with Dhani Harrison & Ravi Shankar 14.Here Comes Emerson    (Harrison) TV, SBT, Gente Que Brilha, 31 Oct 1996 15.All Things Must Pass    (Harrison) TV, VH-1 - George Harrison & Ravi Shankar: Yin & Yang, 14 May 1997 16.Prabhuji    (Shankar) TV, VH1, Yin & Yang, 14 May 1997 17.Your True Love    (Perkins) Carl Perkins Memorial Service, Jackson, Tennessee, 23 Jan 1998 18.All Things Must Pass EPK 2000 19.Horse To The Water    (Harrison/Harrison) Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues 2002 20.When We Was Fab    (Harrison/Lynne) Extended Version, Reverse End

Studio Quality 9.3 - Is this actually the album/albums that George wanted to be released posthumously?  Probably not, but certainly they are based on the idea he had for his “Leg End” finale. Good stuff and interesting to listen to!  BTW the text on the back cover is rather difficult to read so best to use this information and save yourself from the squinty-eyes!

George Harrison Legend Of A Leg End Vol. 1

Disc 1 01. Beginning of a legend 02. Take Good Care Of My Baby (Decca audition) 03. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Decca audition) 04. About the Beatles future (interview) 05. Do You Want To Know A Secret (alternate take) 06. Roll Over Beethoven (studio live) 07. About song writing (interview) 08. Don't Bother Me (alternate take) 09. Talking Guitar Blues 10. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (soundtrack from the movie) 11. You Know What To Do (demo) 12. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (live) 13. I Need You (soundtrack from the movie) 14. You Like Me Too Much (mono acetate) 15. "Think For Yourself" sessions 16. Think For Yourself (alternate mix) 17. George sings for Germany 18. If I Needed Someone (live) 19. Taxman (take 11) 20. George meets sitar 21. Love You To (mono) 22. I Want To Tell You (mono) 23. Ravi Shankar - "Within You Without You" session 24. Only A Northern Song (alternate mix) 25. Blue Jay Way (alternate take) 26. The Inner Light (instrumental) 27. Piggies (demo) 28. Circles (demo) 29. Sour Milk Sea (demo) 30. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (acoustic demo) 31. About "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (interview) 32. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (edit version) Disc 2 01. Not Guilty (outtake) 02. It's All Too Much (remix) 03. All Things Must Pass ("Get Back" session) 04. For You Blue (Glyn Johns mix) 05. Old Brown Shoe (demo) 06. About "Something" (interview) 07. Something (take 37) 08. I Me Mine (alternate version) 09. Going solo 10. If Not For You (demo) 11. Going To Nowhere (demo) 12. Cosmic Empire (demo) 13. I Live For You (outtake) 14. Dehra Dun (outtake) 15. Om Hare Om (Gopala Krishna) (outtake) 16. Going Down To Golder's Green (outtake) 17. Get Back 18. My Sweet Lord 19. Beware Of Darkness 20. Awaiting On You All 21. Isn't It A Pity 22. What Is Life

Studio Quality 9.5 - The average rating here in the mid 9.0’s because except for the occasional minor hiss, this material consists of professionally recorded, live in studio sessions. Good to have it all in a well constructed collection like this.

Faces BBC Collection

Disc 1 Radio BBC1 'John Peel's Sunday Concert' - 13 May 1971, London, Paris Theatre Broadcast date: 23 May 1971 27 You're My Girl 28 Cut Across Shorty 29 Love In Vain 30 Bad 'n' Ruin 31 It's All Over Now 32 Had Me A Real Good Time 33 (I Know) I'm Losing You) Radio BBC1 'Sounds Of The 70s' - 28 September 1971, London, Maida Vale, Studio #4, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 06 October 1971, 22 December 1971, 22 September 1975, 12 September 1981, 24 June 1982 34 Stay With Me 35 Miss Judy's Farm 36 Maggie May Disc 2 Sounds For Saturday (TV) - 1971-10-26 London 37 Three Button Hand Me Down 38 Maybe I'm Amazed 39 I Want To Be Loved 40 Miss Judy's Farm 41 Love In Vain 42 Stay With Me 43 (I Know) I'm Losing You

Studio Quality 9.5 - The average rating here in the mid 9.0’s because except for the occasional minor hiss, this material consists of professionally recorded, live in studio sessions. Good to have it all in a well constructed collection like this.

Faces BBC Collection Disc 1 Radio BBC1 'Top Gear' 09. March 1970, London, Paris Theatre, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 28 March 1970, 06 June 1970 01 Pineapple And The Monkey 02 Shake, Shudder, Shiver Radio BBC1 'Dave Lee Travis' - 10. March 1970, London, Camden Theatre, Host: Dave Lee Travis Broadcast date: 15 March 1970 03 Three Button Hand Me Down 04 Flying 05 Wicked Messenger Radio BBC1 'John Peel's Sunday Concert' - 25 June 1970, London, Paris Theatre Broadcast date: 05 July 1970 06 You're My Girl 07 Wicked Messenger 08 Devotion 09 It's All Over Now 10 I Feel So Good Radio BBC1 'Top Gear' - 15 September 1970, London, Maida Vale, Studio #4, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 19 September 1970, 19 December 1970, 21 August 1971, 26 September 1972, 11 July 1977 11 Had Me A Real Good Time 12 Around The Plynth-Gasoline Alley 13 Country Comfort Disc 2 Marquee Club - 07 December 1970 : 14 Devotion (1970.12.07 Marquee) 15 You’re My Girl (1970.12.07 Marquee) 16 Flying (1970.12.07 Marquee) 17 Too Much Woman (1970.12.07 Marquee) 18 Maybe I’m Amazed (1970.12.07 Marquee) 19 Gasoline Alley (1970.12.07 Marquee) 20 Around The Plynth (1970.12.07 Marquee) 21 Away In A Manger (Maida Vale Studio 08.12.1970 - Broadcast : Boxing day 26.12.1970) 22 Bad 'n' Ruin (1971.04.19 BBC Disco 2) Radio BBC1 'Sounds Of The 70`s - 20. April 1971: , London, Kensington House, Studio T1, Host: Bob Harris Broadcast date: 03 May 1971 23 Had Me A Real Good Time 24 Love In Vain 25 Oh Lord I'm Browned Off 26 Maybe I'm Amazed

New York 1968 Soundboard 8.7/8.5 - This is a strange old tape, don’t get me wrong I am very happy to get to hear it, but it is a tale of two tapes…to my ears. It’s starts off, the first few tracks, as a relatively “clean” board feed, perhaps an AM radio live broadcast even, because it has that sound to it – like if you were listening to a radio broadcast with headphones (and took the headphones off slightly). Then, the tape changes to what I have to believe is another source, and one that is considerably more raucous and menacing. I can’t even say for sure the second part is a board, might be, but my guess is an on stage reel to reel recording (possibly done by John Sinclair?). It’s ok for what it is, both “sources” are welcomed into my personal collection since there’s so little of the live five out there.

Hollywood 1971 Audience 8.6 - Despite the lowish rating, this is very listenable. The main issue for me, and hence the low quality rating, is the drop off in the vocals. It’s not out front of the mix enough, but then, guitar (and bass) is the highlight so maybe that’s not so bad!  Overall, I think if you love this band, this old tape is going to make you happy. One may wonder if a modern re-mastering would help this show come to life and the short answer is “maybe”, because it sounds like this one is already teetering on the edge of the bandwidth and to attempt sonic shenanigans might push it off the cliff.  I’d like to hear an expert give it a try though.

MC5 - Flyin' With The Five New York 1968 Unknown Location Disc 1 1. -Teenage Lust 2. -It's A Man's Man World 3. -Black To Comm 4. -Ramblin' Rose 5. -Kick Out The Jams 6. -Come Together 7. -Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa 8. -Born Under A Bad Sign 9. -Shakin' All Over 10. -I Want You Right Now Disc 2 Hollywood, CA. Unknown Location Sept. 9th, 1971 1. Sister Anne 2. Baby Won't Ya 3. I Want You Right Now 4. Tonight 5. Looking At You 6. Ramblin' Rose 7. Kick Out The Jams 8. Black To Comm

Soundboard 9.8 - This is a new phenomenon in the modern era of bootlegs. The producers have taken the soundboard from this legendary show and given it an AI powered multi-band compression re-mastering and it’s night and day. Not only that but also a meticulous editing to present what SHOULD have been officially released to the public and if I were Jimmy, well, I would steal this and package it and sell it ha ha! It’s that good.

LED ZEPPELIN THE GOAT GARDEN TAPES MADISON SQUARE GARDEN July 28, 1973 DISC ONE 01. Introduction 02. Rock And Roll 03. Celebration Day 04. Black Dog 05. Over The Hills And Far Away 06. Misty Mountain Hop 07. Since I've Been Loving You 08. No Quarter 09. The Song Remains The Same 10. The rain song DISC TWO 01. Dazed And Confused 02. Stairway To Heaven 03. Moby Dick DISC THREE 01. Heartbreaker 02. Whole Lotta Love 03. The Ocean

Audience 8.8 - Previously available as a single track, Watcher Of The Skies was merely a taste of a tantalizing recording that has now been painstakingly restored from the original master cassette and it reveals much more than collectors could have imagined. A really good tape it is, with a nice intimate clarity (relative to the overall mix) of vocals, and a satisfying “thwack” of the drums…I found myself mesmerized by this show and especially a sparkling rendition of “Supper’s Ready”.

Genesis Great Hall, York University York, England, UK February 21st, 1973 01 -Watcher of the Skies 02 -The Musical Box 03 -Get 'Em Out By Friday 04 -Supper's Ready 05 -The Return Of The Giant Hogweed 06 -The Knife

Soundboard 9.4 - First of all, this is a guitar fest, and definitely seems a harder rockin’ affair than what one might expect…notwithstanding the more acoustic songs…those seem to rock too! I suppose that is what happens when you have guys like Mick Taylor and Ian MacLagen in the band!

Bob Dylan St James' Park Newcastle, UK 5th July 1984 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Highway 61 Revisited 3. Jokerman 4. All Along the Watchtower 5. Just Like a Woman 6. Maggie's Farm 7. I and I 8. License to Kill 9. I've Got To Use My Imagination 10. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 11. Tangled Up in Blue 12. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 13. Simple Twist of Fate 14. Masters of War 15. Ballad of a Thin Man Disc 2 1. Enough Is Enough 2. Every Grain of Sand 3. Like a Rolling Stone 4. Mr. Tambourine Man 5. Girl From the North Country 6. It Ain't Me, Babe 7. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (with Carlos Santana) 8. Tombstone Blues (with Carlos Santana) 9. Blowin' in the Wind (with Carlos Santana) 10. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (with Carlos Santana) 11. The Times They Are A-Changin' (with Carlos Santana) Bob Dylan - guitral, vocal Mick Taylor - guitar Ian MacLagan - keyboards Gregg Sutton - bass Colin Allen - drums

Soundboard 9.5 - Somewhat controversial, this tour declared to the world that Bob Dylan would not be owned by a corporation, a label, any entity of this earth…so yeah, when you have something to prove you come out swinging. This stuff is actually some of his best stuff, even if there’s that unmistakable gospel and soul influence, it’s still very much Bob Dylan music. Excellent sound, but if I had to be hyper critical of anything it would be my own personal desire for louder lead guitars.

Bob Dylan Massey Hall Toronto, Canada 4/20/1980 Disc 1 1. If I’ve Got My Ticket Lord 2. Hold On 3. The Rainbow Sign 4. Show Me The Way Lord 5. Freedom At The Wall 6. This Train Is Bound For Glory 7. Gotta Serve Somebody 8. I Believe In You 9. When He Returns 10. Ain’t Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody 11. Cover Down Break Through 12. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 13. Precious Angel (Partial) 14. Slow Train Disc 2 15. Stranger In The City 16. Walk Around Heaven All Day 17. Do Right To Me Baby 18. Gospel Sermon 19. Solid Rock 20. Saving Grace 21. Saved 22. What Can I Do For You 23. In The Garden 24. First encore: 25. Band Introductions 26. Are You Ready? 27. Pressing On

Soundboard 9.6 - A great sounding board because it incorporates the crowd, meaning that the engineer set up an ambient mic and those kinds of recordings are overall better than straight into the board line recordings.

Björk The Warehouse Toronto, Canada 7/8/95 1. -Army Of Me 2. -The Modern Things 3. -Human Behaviour 4. -Isobel 5. -Venus As A Boy 6. -Possibly Maybe 7. -I Go Humble 8. -Hyperballad 9. -Enjoy 10. -I Miss You 11. -Crying 12. -It's Oh So Quiet 13. -Big Time Sensuality 14. -Aeroplane * 15. -I Miss You ** * "Later Show", London, 1995 ** "The White Room", London, 1995

Audience 9.6 - Both shows in this set are phenomenal. I love the close, very intimate feel of the venues and the capture being so good for both shows…a joy to listen to this! Jaco Pastorius 55 Grand New York City, NY June 19, 1983 Disc 1 01 Intro - Amerika 02 Dania 03 Soul Intro - The Chicken 04 Bass Solo 05 New Reggae - I Shot The Sheriff 06 Drum Solo 07 Beaver Patrol Disc 2 08 Promised Land 09 Dania (Reprise) 10 Continuum 11 Funky Broadway Jam 12 Donna Lee 13 Bass Solo 14 Teen Town 15 Fannie Mae Jaco Pastorius: bs Kenwood Dennard: dr Don Alias: perc Delmar Brown: kbd, voc Ron Tooley: tp Alex Foster: as, ss, ts Mike Stern: gtr Disc 3 Pier 84 New York City, NY July 29, 1983 01 Dania (False Start) 02 Dania 03 Bass Improv 04 Soul Intro - The Chicken 06 New Reggae 07 Teen Town 08 Sophisticated Lady 09 Fannie Mae Delmar Brown: keyboards, vcls Mike Stern: guitar Jaco Pastorius: bass Don Alias: percussion Kenwood Dennard: drums Ron Tooley: trumpet Alex Foster: tenor sax, soprano clarinet Toots Thielemans: harmonica featured on tracks 8 and 9

Audience 9.3 - The great thing about this performer is that his sound and style is timeless – it might as well be 1976 because after listening to his shows from the 70’s, I can’t tell much difference between then and this 1990 show. The show sounds great, it is rich and full bodied with an especially beautiful drum sound and bass is meaty without being overbearing although it sometimes shakes your speakers!

Jean-Luc Ponty Greek Theatre Los Angeles, Ca August 17, 1990 Disc 1 01 Imaginary Voyage Part 1 02 Infinite Pursuit 03 Cosmic Messenger 04 I Only Feel Good With You 05 Nostalgic Lady 06 Tender Memories 07 In The Fast Lane 08 Eulogy To Oscar Romero 09 Stay With Me 10 Spring Episode Disc 2 11 Don't Let The World Pass You By 12 Band Introduction 13 A Taste For Passion 14 Pastoral Harmony 15 The Story Teller 16 Faith In You 17 The Amazon Forest 18 After The Storm 19 A Journey's End 20 Far From Beaten Paths