Audience 9.4 - I love these tapes that make you feel you are in very small area with the band, like sitting at a little table having a cocktail as the band plays just feet in front of you. That is what this tape feels like, and the separation of instruments is delicious, with your ear hearing this show as if you were right there (meaning there is a stereo separation going on, a real one).  So buckle up, because you are going to feel as though your actually at this show, it’s that good.

Frank Zappa Dortmund, Germany 5 May 1988 Disc 1 01. Instruments Check (1:07) 02. Intro (1:08) 03. The Black Page #2 (7:03) 04. Band Introductions (2:00) 05. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:08) 06. Alien Orifice (4:23) 07. Who Needs The Peace Corps (2:47) 08. I Left My Heart In San Francisco (0:36) 09. Outside Now (7:10) 10. Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (7:59) 11. Bamboozled By Love (5:26) 12. Zoot Allures (6:25) 13. Cosmik Debris (4:51) 14. Stolen Moments (10:10) 15. Stick Together (1:54) Disc 2 16. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (3:38) 17. Willie The Pimp (2:58) 18. Montana (4:05) 19. City Of Tiny Lights (10:07) 20. Pound For A Brown (11:30) 21. Cruising For Burgers (9:19) 22. Instruments Check (0:25) 23. Dancin' Fool (3:29) 24. Whippin' Post (5:47) 25. I Am The Walrus (3:46) 26. Strictly Genteel (6:25) 27. Watermelon In Easter Hay (5:43)

Studio Quality 9.8 – Superb collection of tracks that will 100% most definitely entertain you and will get multiple spins on the player. Great stuff!

The Bangles Doll Revolution Early Mixes, Alternate Versions and Demos 1. -Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s A Doll Revolution) - Early Mix 2. -Grateful – Early Mix 3. -Something That You Said – Early Mix 4. -The Good Son (Song For A Good Son) - Early Mix 5. -I Will Take Care Of You – Early Mix 6. -Stealing Rosemary – Early Mix 7. -The Rain Song – Continental Drifters Demo December 1992 8. -Ask Me No Questions – Kindred Spirit (Acapella Version) 9. -Nickel Romeo – Crash Wisdom, Genghis Cantina, Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 1994 10. -Ride The Ride – The Bangles, Acoustic Version, House Of Blues, September 23, 2000 11. -Mixed Messages – Continental Drifters, New Brunswick, New Jersey July 8, 2001 12. -Here Right Now – The Bangles, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany, April 8, 2003 13. -Between The Two – The Bangles, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany, April 8, 2003 14. -Single By Choice – The Bangles, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland, April 14, 2003 15. -Lost At Sea – The Bangles, The Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA, October 17, 2003 16. -Something That You Said – Susanna Hoffs Unreleased Solo Version 17. -Grateful - – Susanna Hoffs Unreleased Solo Version 18. -Happily Ever Laughter – The Bangles, Unreleased Demo 19. -My Town – The Bangles, Non-album track released by A.O.L 20. -Tear Off Your Own Head -Susanna Hoffs and Michael Steele Demo

Audience 8.8 - This is a “power” show, meaning the sound coming at you when you play this (hopefully on a decent system) is very forceful, like you really get a sense of the massive volume and power of a band in their prime. That being said, it is a different power than, say, a heavy metal band in that the sound itself is balanced to the degree you get good instrument separation. The other thing I like about this tape is the stereo pan, it’s nice when you are able to get a sense of the event in a more tangible way and this tape does deliver that effect. So, while not as clear as maybe the Radio City Music Hall show (for another example of a ’73 Aud), this recording delivers the goods and should be acquired.

Pink Floyd Maple Leaf Garden Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 11, 1973 Disc 1 01 -Echoes 02 -Obscured By Clouds 03 -When You're In 04 -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 05 -Cafeul With That Axe, Eugene Disc 2 01 -Speak To Me 02 -Breathe 03 -On The Run 04 -Time - Breathe (Reprise) 05 -The Great Gig In The Sky 06 -Money 07 -Us And Them 08 -Any Colour You Like 09 -Brain Damage 10 -Eclipse 11 -One Of These Days

Audience 8.8 - Two sources exist for this show, this being Source #1 and a good step up from the other source. This one sounds fuller, with a rich, deep bass response (at the expense maybe of the mid/high of guitar) and also seems maybe a touch closer to the stage, so less of the boominess which is not detracting at all here even though it is obviously a large stadium.

Pink Floyd The Arms Of Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition Park Vancouver, Canada April 8th, 1975 source #1 Disc 1 1.Raving And Drooling 2. You Gotta Be Crazy 3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1-5 4. Have A Cigar, Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9 Disc 2 5. Speak To Me 6. Breathe 7. On The Run 8. Time 9. Breathe (Reprise) 10. The Great Gig In The Sky 11. Money 12. Us And Them 13. Any Colour You Like 14. Brain Damage 15. Eclipse Disc 3 16. audience 17. Echoes

Soundboard 9.0 - Many people who collect this band’s live recorded works would probably all agree that the 80-81 period is the least favorite, but maybe that is because they never heard this one. This is new to circulation, and it is not without flaws (a few songs fade in, and it is a touch on the “hot” side) but I think it delivers where it counts. I particularly found the drums to be emphasized in a good way, you can feel them, and therefore it lends a heavier feel to the songs, including the seldom played songs they were showcasing from the latest album.

Allman Brothers Band Bell Auditorium Augusta, GA 11/18/1981 Disc 1 1. Jessica 2. Can't Take It With You 3. Straight From The Heart 4. Blue Sky 5. Leavin' 6. Crazy Love 7. Things You Used To Do 8. Midnight Rider 9. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed 10. Need Your Love So Bad 11. Melissa Disc 2 12. Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) 13. One Way Out 14. Southbound 15. The Judgement 16. Statesboro Blues 17. Whipping Post

Audience 9.1 - A fascinating document! Well, for one thing, it has that visceral, thump to your chest power and immediacy while you are immersed in the pit with your bros…but the crowd only makes this better. Such amazing atmosphere! The other thing is that this is NOT your mid 70’s blues guitar pub rock – it is much more along the punk/grunge aesthetic in how Rory is playing and his tone. Sure, he plays a lot of blues, but it does not come across the same as it did in ’74…it comes across as music that can breathe new life into what could be considered a dated musical form.

Rory Gallagher Inselwiese Dinkelsbühl, Germany 05. Juli 1986 Disc 1 01. -Ansage - Moonchild        8:03 02. -Shinkicker            6:39 03. -I wonder who        12:22 04. -Nadine            9:34 05. -Bad Penny            9:08 06. -Seven Days - I'm Ready    12:03 07. -Tattoo'd Lady        8:46 08. -A Million Miles Away    8:42 Disc 2 09. -Follow Me            7:01 10. -Out On The Western Plain    6:39 11. -Walkin Blues        7:06 12. -Rollin & Tumblin        5:43 13. -Big Guns            7:48 14. -I'm A Man            2:58 15. -Messin With The Kid      8:39 16. -Bullfrog Blues        6:37 17. -Seven Days - I'm Ready    10:22 18. -Follow Me            5:32

Audience 8.6 – 8.8  - All of the recordings here are good to very good audience recordings made on obviously portable tape recorders with limited capacity to hold the bandwidth needed for a loud, intense rock group. That being said, the tapes have gone through processing that allows more music information to come through, less tape hiss and background gunk, so you get to actually hear and decipher well what can only be described as groundbreaking experimental rock/jazz/prog by the band that wrote the book on it. Amazing power and finesse on display, and to reiterate my point on sound quality – this collection of live KC is still fundamentally indispensable to any self-proclaimed prog rock aficionado. King Crimson UK 1971 Disc 1 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, UK. 1971 Sept. 10 1. Good Evening - Mellotron Tuning 2. Pictures Of a City 3. Cirkus 4. Formentera Lady - The Sailor's Tale 5. The Letters 6. Cadence And Cascade 7. Ladies of the Road 8. Groon Disc 2 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, UK. 1971 Sept. 10 3. 21st Century Schizoid Man 4. Mars Weeley Festival Clacton, UK. 1971 AUG. 28 5. Pictures Of A City 6. The Letters 7. The Devil's Triangle Preston Public Hall 1971 Oct. 9 8. Pictures Of A City Disc 3 Preston Public Hall 1971 Oct. 9 1. Cirkus 2. Formentera Lady - The Sailor's Tale 3. The Letters 4. Cadence And Cascade 5. Ladies of the Road 6. Groon 7. 21st Century Schizoid Man 8. The Devil's Triangle Disc 4 Town Hall Watford, UK. 15 July 1971 01 -RF Announcement 02 -Pictures of a City 03 -Formentera Lady 04 -The Sailor's Tale 05 -Tune Up & Announcement 06 -Cirkus 07 -The Letters 08 -Cadence and Cascade Disc 5 09 -Improv A Peacemaking Stint Unrolls 10 -RF Announcement 11 -Lady of the Dancing Water 12 -RF Announcement 13 -Ladies of the Road 14 -RF Announcement 15 -21st Century Schizoid Man 16 -The Devil's Triangle BONUS 17. -LARKS TONGUE IN ASPIC II Robert Fripp - Guitar Boz Burrell - Bass, Vocals Ian Wallace - Drums, Backing Vocals Mel Collins - Saxes, Flute Peter Sinfield - Word, Illumintaions

Seattle 1977 Audience 9.3 - Captured in a smaller venue you get a great sense of the proximity, and the space surrounding taper as bits of chatter and background noises lend ambience. A great recording!

Upper Darby 1980 FM Broadcast 9.5 - This is from a KBFH reel so yeah, it’s fantastic.

Seattle 2000 Soundboard 9.6 - A board tape that manages to allow some of the room to seep into the mix so it’s a bit livelier and manages to convince the ear it is not Memorex…or is it?

Warren Zevon The Ultimate Live 1977-2000 Disc 1 Pacific Alliance "We Don't Need Nuclear Power" Benefit Concert Paramount Theater Seattle, WA February 5, 1977 01 -Introduction 02 -Frank And Jesse James 03 -Hasten Down The Wind 04 -Backs Turned Looking Down The Path 05 -Carmelita 06 -Mohammed's Radio 07 -Excitable Boy 08 -I'll Sleep When I'm Dead The Tower Theatre Upper Darby, PA April 22nd 1980 09 -Intro 10 -Play It All Night Long 11 -Johnny Strikes Up The Band 12 -Excitable Boy 13 -Gorilla You're A Desperado 14 -Werewolves Of London 15 -Jeannie Needs A Shooter 16 -Wild Age 17 -Certain Girl 18 -Unknown Title 19 -K.B.F.H. Outro Disc 2 Moore Theater Seattle, WA. April 22nd, 2000 1 -Werewolves Of London 2 -Excitable Boy 3 -Seminole Bingo 4 -For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer 5 -Don't Let Us Get Sick 6 -Poor Poor Pitiful Me 7 -My Shit's Fucked Up 8 -Porcelain Monkey 9 -Detox Mansion 10 -Lawyers, Guns & Money