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Audience 9.1 - Excellent fidelity, good and punchy with tight bass and airy vocals. -
Audience 8.7 - Pretty decent with the only gripe being a lack of stereo sound separation but don’t let that deter you. This is a decent, powerful recording. -
Audience 9.4 - If you can’t get into this rollicking, electric southern fried punk and roll then you aren’t alive. This kicks total ass! Great sound quality and great atmosphere combined with a band that was unfairly ignored by the media at a time when new music and new attitudes were flourishing. I can listen to this all day…Fantastic! X Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, CA November 1, 1985 01 Love Shack 02 We’re Having Much More Fun 03 Los Angeles 04 White Girl 05 I’ll Stand Up For You 06 The Hungry Wolf 07 Year 1 08 Burning House Of Love 09 Supercharged 10 The New World 11 Around My Heart 12 In This House I Call Home 13 Because I Do 14 Blue Spark 15 My Goodness 16 Breathless 17 Beyond And Back 18 We’re Desperate 19 Wild Thing 20 Johnny Hit And Run Paulene 21 What’s Wrong With Me? 22 Soul Kitchen 23 Poor Girl -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - This tape sounds a bit old and word but the music that it contains is pretty well “out there” and I can only imagine how many trips have been taken with this band playing in the background in the late 60’s. Xhol Caravan Studio 2 Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Köln, Germany 1969 01 -Improvisation Pt.1 02 -Announcer 03 -Improvisation Pt.2 Tim Belbe - tenor saxophone Hansi Fischer - alto saxophone, flute Klaus Briest - bass Skip van Wyck - drums Öcki Brevern - organ -
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FM Broadcast 9.4 - Excellent atmosphere (better than a pure, dry soundboard) and the band, what can I say, just great as always. -
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Soundboard 8.8 - This recording, while being very clear and obviously recorded for a broadcast, is somewhat dated sounding…in a really good way. It sounds like a relic lost in time, but the band is good and tight. It’s the beginning of the 80’s, and their sound would soon get more FM friendly, here it’s still got that “proto metal” edge to it. -
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Soundboard 9.3 - Takes a minute to get a mix, but then it’s off to the races. Interesting to hear this very early period of the band. Very much a good o’l fashioned American hard rock band. -
SDBRD 9.4 /Audience 8.1/Audience 8.8/Audience 8.3 - A comprehensive collection but not everything is represented here, but I would say the more complete recordings are…and so, well, what you get is a pretty mixed bag. The good stuff is very good, and the not so good stuff is…not so good. What does it mean? Should I get this 4 disc set? Yes you should if you care anything at all about this seminal band. There just isn’t a whole lot of live “bootleg” recordings because they predate the era of the taper – not to say there aren’t tapes from 1967-1968 because there are, but not nearly as plentiful or as good as tapes that were made subsequently. That being said, I still found myself listening to everything in this set because you can’t argue the fact that hearing Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page before they were rock gods is immensely interesting. The Yardbirds "The Anthology 66-68" Disc 1 Stockholm, Sweden (Featuring Jimmy Page) April 1967 01 -Shapes Of Things 02 -Heart Full Of Soul 03 -Mr. You're A Better Man Than I 04 -You Go Your Way 05 -Over Under Sideways Down 06 -Little Games 07 -My Baby 08 -I'm A Man Unknown Location 1966 (Featuring Jeff Beck) 09 -Shapes Of Things 10 -For Your Love 11 -Hang On Sloopy Disc 2 Civic Center Santa Monica, CA July 22, 1967 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 05 -My Baby 06 -Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine 07 -Smile On Me 08 -I'm A Man 09 -Over Under Sideways Down Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH April 25, 1968 10 -Train Kept A Rollin' 11 -You're A Better Man Than I 12 -Heartful of Soul 13 -Dazed & Confused 14 -White Summer 15 -I'm A Man Disc 3 The Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA, USA July 25 or 26, 1967 First Set 1. -Intro 2. -Train Kept A-Rollin' 3. -You're A Better Man Than I 4. -Heart Full Of Soul 5. -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 6. -My Baby 3:08 7. -Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I‘ll Go Mine) 8. -Shapes Of Thing Second Set 9. -Smokestack Lightning 10. -Bye Bye Bird 11. -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12. -Smile On Me 13. -Glimpses 14. -I Ain‘t Done Wrong 15. -Over Under Sideways Down Disc 4 Shrine Exposition Hall Los Angeles, CA May 31, 1968 00 -Intro 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -Dazed & Confused 05 -Shapes of Things 06 -I'm A Man 07 -White Summer 08 -Smokestack Lightning 09 -I'm Waiting For The Man 10 -Bye Bye Bird 11 -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12 -Drinking Muddy Water 13 -New York City Blues 14 -I Wish You Would 15 -Hey Gyp -
Pro TV Studio 8.7 - A good live recording with atmosphere, it sounds slightly dated but has the ability to transport you to the time and place…I think that when a recording can do that, it overcomes some of the limitations that may be present. This recording does lack a little bit of middle band clarity. Yes Amsterdam Concert Hall Netherlands 1972 (Last track - Hollywood Bowl 1975) 1. I've Seen All Good People 2. Heart Of The Sunrise 3. Rick Wakeman Solo 4. Long Distance Runaround 5. Yours Is No Disgrace 6. The Gates Of Delirium -
Audience 9.2 - A big and warm sound here, with excellent clarity and dynamics. The music at full blast gets just a bit of overload (not distortion, but just a sense of the wall of sound thing) all in all it is safe to say this one is highly recommended. Yes December 01, 1974 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Disc 1: 1.01 Firebird Suite (2.47) 1.02 Sound Chaser (9.45) 1.03 Close To The Edge (20.20) 1.04 To Be Over (9.39) 1.05 The Gates Of Delirium (22.17) 1.06 And You And I (9.20) Disc 2: 2.01 Ritual (24.54) 2.02 Roundabout (9.02) -
Audience 8.7 - Good and clear! -
CD 1 - Audience 8.7 - Good and clear! - (also listed by itself) CD 2 - Also contains other materials from 1971 -
Audience 9.4 - Lively, crisp, detailed sound make this a MUST have for this tour. -
Audience 8.4 - A really good capture all things considered. At moments it gets very immersive. -
Audience 8.3 - Not too bad, with some telltale big hall boom (not that much) and maybe recorded from somewhere in the middle of the hall. It’s a welcome tape though, not that many decent 76 shows to choose from. -
Audience 9.2 - Sweet “in the pocket” sound makes this a great listen! -
Audience 8.8 - Very nice and clear, with a great low end presence and warm atmosphere. Absolutely lovely to listen to and besides that it’s from a relatively poorly documented tour. Very worthwhile! -
Audience 7.7 - Somewhat compressed sound translating into a murky type mix, but sonically it is not offensive just not very detailed. There’s also some tape noise present. The selling point of course is that this is a very adventurous, musically speaking, set. Long long tracks with much bravado and brilliance. Worth it for that alone! -
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Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Well, this is one unique sounding recording for a radio broadcast. When I first began to listen I thought this was an open mic style thing but when the guitar kicked in I knew it was probably a live mixed open mic/close mic job. The engineer battles to get a decent mix but it doesn’t reach the levels of what you’d expect of a professional broadcast recording. Does that mean it is bad? No, it’s decent sounding for all intents and purposes…but it certainly could have been a lot better. That said, it’s a great performance by the band. I was introduced to the music of Yes not by the ubiquitous Close To The Edge but from the album Tormato, which they are touring here, and in particular by the song “Don’t Kill The Whale” which I love to this day and which is performed here. Yes International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 September 1978 Disc 1 1.01 -WKQX Intro (0:06) 1.02 -Young Person's Guide - Close Encounters Intro (4:07) 1.03 -Siberian Khatru (10:13) 1.04 -Heart Of The Sunrise (11:09) 1.05 -Future Times - Rejoice (7:04) 1.06 -Circus Of Heaven (5:12) 1.07 -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround- The Fish - Perpetual Change - Soon (25:42) Disc 2 2.01 -Don't Kill The Whale (4:32) 2.02 -Madrigal (0:51) 2.03 -The Clap (4:47) 2.04 -Starship Trooper (10:15) 2.05 -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom (7:57) 2.06 -Madrigal (1:13) 2.07 -Rick Wakeman Solo (5:31) 2.08 -Awaken (16:11) 2.09 -I've Seen All Good People (8:13) 2.10 -Roundabout (8:51) 2.11 -WKQX outro (1:02) Jon Anderson - vocals, guitar, harp Steve Howe - guitars Chris Squire - bass quitars Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums -
Soundboard 9.5 - Fantastic, sparkling, brilliance! Right up there with the Cleveland show from 1978. -
Soundboard 9.8 - Exceptional sound and performance make this not only a must have, but a desert island disc! -
Audience 8.6 - Steve Howe guitar is prominent in the mix, which I am fine with. -
Audience 8.4 - Good solid punch, a well defined mid band and decent highs. A keeper! -
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This set was assembled with both the hardcore collector and casual collector in mind. The variety of material that will appeal to longtime Yes collectors is the immediate standout feature, aside from the beautiful design of the canister itself. Now, let this be the one and only disclaimer: The inclusion of the Dallas 1972 show, even though it may be considered below the high standards set by collectors of this venerable progressive rock band, was too important to not acknowledge here because, as you know, we lost Alan White not that long ago and the Dallas '72 gig was his first with the band. It's also kind of interesting to hear how well he did with only a couple of days to learn the challenging material. The rest of the set is an excellent combination of stuff guaranteed to keep you interested throughout the entire set. Highlights include the new to circulation Providence 1976 which is an excellent sounding tape, and the demos/alternates from Time And A Word. NOTE: PLEASE ALLOW 2-3 DAYS BEFORE SHIPPING YES DECADES 1970-1980 Disc 1 Time And A Word Demos 01. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed #1 02. Then #1 03. Everydays #1 04. Sweet Dreams 05. The Prophet 06. Clear Days #1 07. Astral Traveller #1 08. Time And A Word #1 09. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed #2 10. Then #2 11. Everydays #2 12. Time And A Word #3 13. Dear Father 14. Clear Days #2 15. Astral Traveller #2 16. Time And A Word #2 Disc 2 Yale BOWL New Haven, Connecticut 1971-07-24 1. -YOURS IS NO DISGRACE 2. -YOUR MOVE - I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE 3. -CLAP - CLASSICAL GAS 4. -PERPETUAL CHANGE Incl.Drum Solo New York City, NY. November 24, 1971 5. -Firebird Suite 6. -Roundabout 7. -I've Seen All Good People 8. -The Clap 9. -Wakeman Solo 10. -Long Distance Runaround 11. -The Fish Disc 3 New York Cont'd 1. -Perpetual Change 2. -Yours Is No Disgrace San Bernardino, Ca. March 17, 1972 03. -Firebird Suite 04. -Roundabout 05. -Heart Of The Sunrise 06. -The Clap 07. -Perpetual Change 08. -I've Seen All Good People Disc 4 Memorial Auditorium Dallas, Texas July 30, 1972 (1st show with Alan White) 1. -Firebird Suite 2. -Siberian Khatru 3. -Heart Of The Sunrise 4. -I've Seen All Good People 5. -Mood For A Day 6. -America 7. -And You & I 8. -Wakeman solo Disc 5 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany April 14th, 1974 01 -Firebird Suite 02 -Siberian Khatru 03 -And You And I 04 -Close To The Edge 05 -The Revealing Science of God Disc 6 Ludwigshafen Cont'd 06 -The Ancient 07 -The Ritual 08 -Roundabout 09 -Starship Trooper Disc 7 Mecca Arena Milwaukee, WI 1976-08-16 01 -Apocalypse 02 -Siberian Khatru 03 -Sound Chaser 04 -I've Seen All Good People 05 -Jon's Rambling Introduction of "The Gates of Delirium" 06 -The Gates of Delirium Disc 8 Milwaukee Cont'd 07 -Long Distance Runaround 08 -Moraz Solo 09 -Steve Howe Solo: On Wings Of Gold ~ The Clap 10 -Jon Anderson Harp Solo 11 -Jon's Rambling Introduction of "Heart of the Sunrise" 12 -Heart of the Sunrise 13 -Jon Thanks the Tour Personnel and Introduces "Ritual" 14 -Ritual 15 -Roundabout Disc 9 Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island June 10, 1976 01. -Intro – Apocalypse 02. -Siberian Khatru 03. -Sound Chaser 04. -I've Seen All Good People 05. -Gates Of Delirium 06. -Long Distance Runaround 07. -Patrick Moraz Solo 08. -Clap (Steve Howe Solo) Disc 10 Providence Cont'd 09. -Jon Anderson Solo 10. -Heart Of the Sunrise 11. -Ritual 12. -Roundabout 13. -Starship Trooper Disc 11 Jon Anderson in London Royal Albert Hall December 1, 1980 1. -Yes medley part 1 2. -Rejoice 3. -Yes medley part 2 4. -Some Are Born 5. -Nostalgia 6. -Petrushka 7. -Far Away In Bagdad - Bird Song - One More Time 8. -Hear It 9. -Take Your Time 10. -Song Of Seven -
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Audience 7.8 - A little tape noise comes through, but the music has frequency intact giving it a pretty good overall sound field – maybe slightly compressed and not pinpoint accurate with the separation but one can get into this show. It is a “fine” audience capture. -
Audience 8.6 - This is a very fine recording that has recently surfaced, a tour that had the band displaying their absolute mastery of the ultra complex progressive rock extravaganzas that sometimes took up nearly the entire side of an LP. Audiences back then were fully engaged with such performances, unlike today.
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Audience 7.8 - Interesting recording, seems like it was done from the keyboard side of the stage for sure as they come through clear and loud, followed by guitar. The rhythm section is somewhat indistinct and vocals, while pretty front and center too, are fighting for the space that the keyboards occupy causing a bandwidth battle. What you have is a fight to control the mid-band range, so while I think this recording is good and clear, it’s too much happening in the middle. One thing you may also notice, the feeling you might get is that this is still the 70’s, even though it is the end of the decade, the music and atmosphere here is still firmly planted in the 70’s. -
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Audience 8.9 - A worthy addition to any Yes fan’s collection! The selling point? A band absolutely firing on all cylinders, and a great “live” sounding tape!