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Audience 8.8 - A nicely atmospheric tape that is very clear, with pretty decent instrument separation and emphasis on vocals so you hear every lyric. Nothing is drowned out in this mix! Fabulous tape! ELO Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA. August 26, 1978 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Standing In The Rain 3. Night In The City 4. Turn To Stone 5. Can't Get It Out Of My Head 6. Cello Solo 7. Tightrope 8. Telephone Line 9. Rockaria Disc 2 1. Violin Solo 2. Strange Magic 3. Mr. Blue Sky 4. Sweet Talkin' Woman 5. Evil Woman 6. Do Ya 7. Livin' Thing 8. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 9. Roll Over Beethoven -
Audience 9.2 - This is a very well done Audience recording from very close to the stage. The music is clear and bright, and the mix of all instruments is really great too. I particularly think the drums sound very real, percussive, and just drive this performance in a very non “laid back” sort of way. Guitar has a lively tone, and as a bonus you get a finally that features Carlos Santana. Eric Clapton Frost Amphitheatre - Stanford University Palo Alto, CA 1975-08-09 (Saturday) Disc 1 d1t01 - Layla d1t02 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door d1t03 - Tell the Truth d1t04 - Can't Find My Way Home d1t05 - Key to the Highway d1t06 - Carnival d1t07 - Take Me Down to the Riverside d1t08 - Badge Disc 2 d2t01 - Better Make it Through Today d2t12 - Blues Power d2t13 - Ramblin' On My Mind d2t14 - Let it Rain d2t15 - band intros d2t16 - Eyesight to the Blind with Carlos Santana -
Audience 9.0 - Total vibe, it’s all captured marvelously in this priceless tape. Clean, close, balanced…which is great because this is one of those gigs you are glad someone taped. Get this one! NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota October 15th, 1978 THE BAND Neil Young vocals guitar piano harmonica Frank Sampedro guitar keyboards vocals Billy Talbot bass vocals Ralph Molina drums vocals Disc 1 1 -Sugar Mountain 2 -I Am A Child 3 -Comes A Time 4 -Already One 5 -After The Gold Rush 6 -Thrasher 7 -My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) 8 -When You Dance I Can Really Love 9 -The Loner 10 -Welfare Mothers 11 -Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown Disc 2 12 -The Needle And The Damage Done 13 -Lotta Love 14 -Sedan Delivery 15 -Powderfinger 16 -Cortez The Killer 17 -Cinnamon Girl 18 -Like A Hurricane 19 -Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) 20 -Tonight's The Night -
Audience 8.9 - This tape comes from the vault of renowned taper Mike Millard so you know it is gonna be good – and it is. Atmosphere, and dynamics, although not quite to the degree as some of his other works that originated out of the Forum…it is the venue itself that changes certain characteristics. Led Zeppelin Sports Arena San Diego, CA June 19, 1977 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 The Song Remains The Same 03 Sick Again 04 Nobody's Fault But Mine 05 In My Time Of Dying 06 Since I've Been Loving You 07 No Quarter Disc 2 08 Ten Years Gone 09 The Battle Of Evermore 10 Going To California 11 Mystery Train 12 Black Country Woman 13 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 14 White Summer Disc 3 15 Kashmir 16 Guitar Solo 17 Achilles Last Stand 18 Stairway To Heaven 19 Whole Lotta Love 20 Rock And Roll -
Soundboard 8.9 - Mixed for television broadcast, the sound is a little better than your average videotape source audio in that it is not nearly as compressed sounding. Vocals are mixed hotter than normal but not too bad, some occasional channel disturbances that last seconds and are resolved and are few and far between so overall this is a real good one. Ted Nugent Hammersmith Odeon London, England March 5, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Stranglehold 02. -Just What The Doctor Ordered 03. -Free For All 04. -Snakeskin Cowboys 05. -Cat Scratch Fever 06. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang 07. -Dog Eat Dog Disc 2 08. -Stormtroopin' 09. -Hibernation 10. -Motor City Madhouse 11. -Where Have You Been All My Life 12. -Sweet Sally 13. -Turn It Up -
Peoria 1970 Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent in all the ways you need it to be including the fact that it is from a period of time when the band was being rocketed to fame and the playing is at such a high level of intensity every night. This night is no exception. Nice to have the rarely played “It Better End Soon” on here. Seattle 1972 Audience 8.5 - A complete show in above average quality that collectors are going to savor. The sound quality is fine but for some crowded action right in the middle causing a lack of clarity (not muddy, bid difference!) but the EQ is good (balanced) and the sonic level is very high but not distorted which makes for an electric kind of tape. Chicago 1973 Audience 8.7 -This tape has some of that big hall echo on vocals but I like how clear it is otherwise. It is one of those tapes that allow you to get a good sense of what it probably sounded like there. Chicago Touring With Terry Disc 1 Robertson Memorial Field House Bradley University, Peoria, IL May 9, 1970 1. -Introduction 2. -25 or 6 to 4 3. -Beginnings 4. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon 5. -Free Form Intro 6. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 7. -It Better End Soon Disc 2 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA. 1972-07-24 01. Intro 02. Beginnings 03. Now That You've Gone 04. Lowdown 05. A Hit By Varase 06. Poem For The People 07. State Of The Union 08. Saturday In The Park 09. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 10. Dialogue, Pt. 1 11. Dialogue, Pt. 2 Disc 2 18. In The Country 19. All Is Well 20. A Song For Richard And His Friends 21. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Freeform Intro 22. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 23. Questions 67 And 68 24. 25 or 6 To 4 Encore 25. I'm A Man 26. Free Disc 3 Chicago Stadium Chicago, Il. 08/09/73 01 -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 02 -Feelin' Stronger Every Day 03 -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 04 -Im A Man - Free 05 -What's This World Coming To -
Audience 8.8 - A surprisingly good tape here, with pretty much everything you require including really great atmosphere. The flaws have mainly to do with the ability of the equipment to supply bandwidth, which basically translates into depth or dynamics, which are present but maybe not to the degree you prefer. It’s certainly worthy of your investigation though, and will not be a one and done show. SUPERTRAMP Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, USA 05 May 1979 CD 1 - 76:53 1. School (5:53) 2. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 1 (4:26) 3. Ain’t Nobody But Me - part 2 (1:09) 4. Take The Long Way Home (5:32) 5. Goodbye Stranger (6:21) 6. Breakfast In America (3:24) 7. Oh Darling (4:28) 8. Hide In Your Shell (7:43) 9. From Now On (6:22) 10. Child Of Vision (6:52) 11. Even In The Quietest Moments (5:24) 12. A Soapbox Opera (4:39) 13. Asylum (6:53) 14. Downstream (3:29) 15. Give A Little Bit (4:18) CD 2 - 55:54 1. Bloody Well Right (6:58) 2. Dreamer (3:24) 3. Rudy (6:41) 4. The Logical Song (5:13) 5. Another Man’s Woman/band intro (8:52) 6. Fool’s Overture (11:16) 7. Two Of Us/Crime Of The Century (8:11) 8. Sister Moonshine (5:19) Rick Davies - Keyboards & Vocals Roger Hodgson - Guitars, Keyboards & Vocals Bob Siebenberg - Drums John Helliwell - Sax & Vocals Dougie Thomson - Bass -
Audience 9.5 - Listening to this recording made me think for a second I was listening to classic Gabriel era sans Peter Gabriel (he’s backstage nursing cold) ha ha! What I mean is, the performance and setlist is reminiscent of an earlier time because the band seem to be playing the songs as if for the first time. It’s just great to hear – and the sound quality is top shelf. Genesis The Forum Inglewood, CA April 17, 1978 Disc 1 01 Eleventh Earl of Mar 02 In The Cage 03 Burning Rope 04 Ripples 05 Deep In The Motherlode 06 The Fountain Of Salmacis 07 Down And Out 08 One For The Vine 09 Squonk Disc 2 10 Say It's Alright Joe 11 The Lady Lies 12 The Story Of Romeo & Juliet 13 Cinema Show 14 Afterglow 15 Follow You, Follow Me 16 Dance On A Volcano 17 Drum Duet 18 Los Endos 19 I Know What I Like -
Audience 9.0 - Great atmosphere and a nice, warm, detailed recording to sink into. Very good set list, the band sounds as good as ever. JETHRO TULL Boston Garden Boston MA. March 28th 1977 THE BAND Ian Anderson Vocals Skin Flute Acoustic Guitar Martin Barre Electric Guitar Marimba John Evan Piano Organ Accordion Synthesizers Barrie Barlow Drums Bells Glockenspiel David Palmer Portative Pipe Organ Harpsichord Saxophone Synthesizers John Glascock Bass Guitar SETLIST SET 1 1 -Intro 2 -Wondr'ing Aloud 3 -Skating Away 4 -Jack-In-The-Green 5 -Thick As A Brick 6 -Songs From The Wood 7 -Instrumental Jam - Drum Solo 8 -To Cry You A Song 9 -A New Day Yesterday 10 -Flute solo with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée 11 -Living In The Past 12 -A New Day Yesterday (reprise) SET 2 13 -Velvet Green 14 -Hunting Girl 15 -Too Old To Rock'N'Roll 16 -Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 17 -Minstrel In The Gallery 18 -Cross-Eyed Mary 19 -Aqualung 20 -Guitar Solo 21 -Wind-Up 22 -Back Door Angels 23 -Wind-Up (repise) 24 -Locomotive Breath 25 -Land Of The Hope And Glory 26 -Back Door Angels (reprise) -
Audience 9.1 - Recorded with equipment that sounds like it was well beyond the standard consumer grade stuff. Nice and warm, capturing the band close, with some nice detail, and the atmosphere is palpable. I mean, quite literally this recording is a time machine – you seem to be physically transported to 1974, to this small venue in Boston (actually Cambridge, a suburb of Boston). Very nice! VAN MORRISON & THE CALEDONIA SOUL ORCHESTRA Harvard Square Theatre Cambridge, Ma. USA March 14, 1974 Early Show 5:30pm Disc One 48:07 First Set - Acoustic 01. -Ballerina 02. -Astral Weeks 03. -Streets Of Arklow 04. -Madame George 05. -Brown-Eyed Girl Second Set - Electric 06. -Ain't Nothin' You Can Do 07. -These Dreams Of You 08. -Warm Love 09. -I Believe To My Soul 10. -What's Up Crazy Pup 11. -I've Been Working Disc Two 43:20 01. -Moondance 02. -The Funky Hinkle 03. -Domino 04. -Caldonia 05. -Caravan 06. -Gloria 07. -Cypress Avenue David Hayes - bass Van Morrison - vocals, guitar, sax, harmonica Jim Rothermel - sax, flute Dahaud Shaar - drums James Trumbo - keyboards Ralph Wash - guitar -
Audience 8.4 - This is a classic example of the modern benefits of collecting music in the 21st Century: A tape that a decade ago would have been considered for completists only is now, after careful re-mastering. a worthwhile listen. In comparing the original version, I find this one raises the rating a full half point at least. Behold, there is music here! ELP Palazzo Dello Sport Genova, Italy June 15, 1972 Disc 1 1. Tarkus 2. The Endless Enigma 3. Take A Pebble 4. Lucky Man Disc 2 5. Piano Improvisations - Take A Pebble 6. Pictures At An Exhibition 7. Rondo - America -
This is the follow up album to the recent reissue of Ruff Mix, the band's official studio offering released in 1975. Culled from the band's personal archives, the music was saved from destruction (literally the master tapes burned in a fire and barely survived) and remixed to present a picture of the band just prior to recording Ruff Mix, and then a few years after its release. The CD features late guitarist Richard Heath (Oz Knozz, Lady Killer, Lic) on side 1 and Rick Wheeler on side 2. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Pinpoint precision, that is how I describe this one. The band, the songs, the mix, the tone…so what I am saying is “it’s a good one”. Pine Knob, MI. July 26, 1978 Disc 1- Song For America
- Point Of Know Return
- Paradox
- Journey From Mariabronn
- Mysteries And Mayhem
- Lamplight Symphony
- The Wall
- Lonely Street
- Dust In The Wind
- Miracles Out Of Nowhere
- Portrait (He Knew)
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Sparks Of The Tempest
- Bringing It Back
- Magnum Opus
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Audience 8.4 - A very rare tape here, new to circulation and not bad, but not great either. What is the downside? Recorded towards the back of the hall, and some consistent tape noise that crowds the middle a little. The upside? It’s actually not bad sounding for all that was against it, you get used to it and after a few minutes you realize it’s very listenable. The crowd is pretty rowdy, I heard fireworks going off at one point – and they really love their Kinks in Cape Cod. I like this for the collectors, they will appreciate it. The Kinks Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA July 2, 1977 Band line-up Ray Davies – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1964–1997) Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1964–1997) John Gosling – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (1970–1978) Mick Avory – drums, percussion (1964–1984) Andy Pyle – bass (1976–1978) Pamela Travis - backing vocals (1977) Claire Hamill - backing vocals (1977) Total Time = 01:28:12 Disc 1 01 One of the Survivors 02 Rush Hour Blues 03 Tired of Waiting 04 Set Me Free 05 Sunny Afternoon 06 Well Respected Man 07 Death of a Clown 08 All Day & All of the Night 09 Slum Kids 10 Life On The Road* Disc 2 11 Stormy Sky* (end cuts) 12 Life Goes On* 13 School Days 14 The Hard Way 15 Education 16 Full Moon 17 Banana Boat Song 18 Lola 19 You Really Got Me 20 Jukebox Music -
Audience 8.9 - This is a most excellent effort to capture what had to be an insanely loud concert on non-professional equipment. A massive sound is on display and you can get a much better sense of what the keyboard player Steve Knight brought to the table. All praise to the taper! MOUNTAIN Academy Of Music New York City, NY, USA 14 December 1971 Mountain: Leslie West - guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi - bass, vocals Corky Laing - drums Steve Knight - keyboards Disc 1 1. Intro > 3:46 2. Never In My Life 4:49 3. Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:43 4. Crossroader 7:16 5. Nantucket Sleighride 17:38 Runtime: 39:13 Disc 2 5. Leslie West Guitar Solo > Roll Over Beethoven 18:04 6. Dreams Of Milk And Honey > Dream Sequence 17:33 7. Silver Paper 10:35 8. Mississippi Queen 7:48 Runtime: 53:59 Total Runtime: 1:33:12 -
Audience 8.6 - It’s hard to figure out why there are few ’75 and ’76 period recordings of The Kinks. Perhaps it is due to the confusion among their fan base as to the new direction the band were going in with the big stage productions and “concept” albums. Looking back, one can now appreciate the artistic “stretch” going on as I am sure it became quite tedious having to bang out those mid ‘60’s chart toppers one after the other, even though they still throw in one or two. That being said, this is quite a nice find! A complete show, well recorded, and well performed. The Kinks McAlister Auditorium @ Tulane University New Orleans, LA February 20, 1976 Band line-up (personnel : May 1970 - November 1976) Ray Davies - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Davies - lead guitar, backup vocals John Dalton - bass guitar, backup vocals Mick Avory - drums, percussion John Gosling - keyboards Total Time = 01:38:29 Disc 1 01 Everybody's A Star 02 Rush Hour Blues 03 Lola 04 Waterloo Sunset 05 You Really Got Me 06 Banana Boat Song 07 All Day And All Of The Night 08 Alcohol 09 Celluloid Heroes -- intermission -- 10 Schooldays 11 Flash's Schooldays 12 Story Of Preservation Disc 2 13 Jack The Idiot Dunce 14 Education 15 The First Time We Fall In Love 16 I'm In Disgrace 17 Headmaster 18 The First Time We Fall In Love (Reprise) 19 The Hard Way 20 The Last Assembly 21 No More Looking Back 22 Finale -- tape break @ 0:26 -- 23 Money Talks Opening Act: The Pretty Things