Pro Studio and Pro Live All four volumes are excellent start to finish and even though songs do appear on other releases, there are inevitably always some gems that turn up on these well produced comps that you don’t find elsewhere. I think this one is well worth the effort, and you can cherry pick the volumes or go all in, save some money, and by getting the complete set you get the cool track sheet that does not come with each volume separately. Rolling Stones - The First Decade CD 1: 1. Diddley Daddy [02:42] 2. Road Runner [03:05] 3. Bright Lights, Big City [02:27] 4. I Want To Be Loved [02:04] 5. Baby What's Wrong [03:28] 6. Memphis, Tennessee [02:21] 7. Roll Over Beethoven [02:19] 8. Mr Spector And Mr Pitney Came Too [02:47] 9. Route 66 [02:43] 10. Cops And Robbers [03:57] 11. You Better Move On [02:57] 12. Mona [02:53] 13. High-Heel Sneakers [03:00] 14. Stewed And Keefed [04:08] 15. Tell Me Baby [01:57] 16. Down in the Bottom [02:44] 17. I've Been Loving You Too Long [02:54] 18. Mercy, Mercy [02:51] 19. Cry To Me [03:09] 20. Fanny Mae [02:14] 21. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [03:49] 22. Looking Tired [02:14] 23. Con Le Mie Lacrime [02:45] 24. Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind [02:29] 25. Paint It Black [02:18] 26. Cosmic Christmas [00:32] CD 2: 1. Family [03:49] 2. Memo From Turner [02:47] 3. Give Me A Hamburger To Go (aka Stuck Out Alone) [03:22] 4. Downtown Suzie [03:50] 5. Blood Red Wine [05:26] 6. Dear Doctor [03:33] 7. You Got The Silver [02:53] 8. Loving Cup [06:37] 9. I'm Going Down [03:06] 10. Honky Tonk Women [03:03] 11. You Gotta Move [02:35] 12. Brown Sugar [04:06] 13. Cocksucker Blues [03:32] 14. All Down The Line [04:17] 15. Shine A Light [04:13] 16. Shake Your Hips [04:17] 17. Travelling Man [05:59] 18. 32-20 Blues [01:50] 19. Criss Cross (aka Save Me) [01:32] 20. Silver Train [04:00] CD 3: 1. Mother's Little Helper [02:45] 2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [05:04] 3. You Can't Always Get What You Want [04:32] 4. I'm Yours And I'm Hers [02:24] 5. Mercy, Mercy [02:48] 6. Love In Vain [04:36] 7. Stray Cat Blues [03:35] 8. Loving Cup [05:16] 9. Honky Tonk Women [03:11] 10. Prodigal Son [03:30] 11. I'm Free [05:12] 12. Midnight Rambler [07:32] 13. Gimme Shelter [04:05] 14. Sympathy For The Devil [06:16] 15. Under My Thumb [04:01] 16. The Sun Is Shining [06:13] CD 4: 1. Dead Flowers [03:57] 2. Love In Vain [06:24] 3. Bitch [04:31] 4. Little Queenie [04:41] 5. Brown Sugar [04:17] 6. Street Fighting Man [04:53] 7. Let It Rock [02:50] 8. Midnight Rambler [11:08] 9. Rocks Off [03:46] 10. Sweet Virginia [04:20] 11. Star Star [04:39] 12. Dancing With Mr.D [04:28] 13. All Down The Line [03:46] 14. Rip This Joint [02:03] 15. Tumbling Dice [04:48] 16. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) [05:03] 1963-03-11: IBC Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 1 ( CD 1 ) Track: 2 ( CD 1 ) Track: 3 ( CD 1 ) Track: 4 ( CD 1 ) Track: 5 ( CD 1 ) • 1963-09-23: Saturday Club, London, UK, Radio performance Track: 6 ( CD 1 ) Track: 7 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-02-04: Regent Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 8 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-03-19: Camden Theatre, London, UK, Live Concert Track: 9 ( CD 1 ) Track: 10 ( CD 1 ) Track: 11 ( CD 1 ) Track: 12 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, Studio Session Track: 13 ( CD 1 ) Track: 15 ( CD 1 ) Track: 16 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-06-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, Studio Session Track: 14 ( CD 1 ) • 1965-05-12: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, Studio Session Track: 17 ( CD 1 ) • 1965-08-20: 'Sarturday Club' BBC, London, UK, Radio performance Track: 18 ( CD 1 ) Track: 19 ( CD 1 ) Track: 20 ( CD 1 ) Track: 21 ( CD 1 ) • 1965-12-03: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, Studio Session Track: 22 ( CD 1 ) • 1966-03-15: IBC Studios, Portland Place, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 23 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-06-29: Regent Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 24 ( CD 1 ) • 1966-09-11: 'Ed Sullivan Show' CBS TV Studio, New York City, NY, TV appearance Track: 25 ( CD 1 ) • 1967-07-02: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 26 ( CD 1 ) • 1968-05-13: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 1 ( CD 2 ) Track: 3 ( CD 2 ) Track: 4 ( CD 2 ) Track: 5 ( CD 2 ) Track: 6 ( CD 2 ) • 1968-11-17: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 2 ( CD 2 ) • 1969-02-10: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 7 ( CD 2 ) Track: 10 ( CD 2 ) • 1969-06-10: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 8 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-06-16: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 9 ( CD 2 ) Track: 14 ( CD 2 ) Track: 15 ( CD 2 ) Track: 16 ( CD 2 ) • 1969-12-02: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Florence, AL, Studio Session Track: 11 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-12-18: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 12 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-05-09: RS Mobile Recording Studio, Stargroves, UK, Studio Session Track: 13 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-10-17: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 17 ( CD 2 ) • 1972-06-23: Sumet-Burnet Recording Studio, Dallas, TX, Rehearsal Track: 18 ( CD 2 ) • 1972-11-25: Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica, Studio Session Track: 19 ( CD 2 ) Track: 20 ( CD 2 ) • 1966-07-28: Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, Live Concert Track: 1 ( CD 3 ) Track: 2 ( CD 3 ) • 1968-12-10: Intertel Studios, London, UK, Rehearsal Track: 3 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-07-05: Hyde Park, London, UK, Live Concert Track: 4 ( CD 3 ) Track: 5 ( CD 3 ) Track: 6 ( CD 3 ) Track: 7 ( CD 3 ) Track: 8 ( CD 3 ) Track: 9 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-11-09: Oakland Coliseum (1st show), Oakland, CA, Live Concert Track: 10 ( CD 3 ) Track: 11 ( CD 3 ) Track: 12 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-11-09: Oakland Coliseum (2nd show), Oakland, CA, Live Concert Track: 13 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-12-06: Altamont Speedway, Livermore, CA, Live Concert Track: 14 ( CD 3 ) Track: 15 ( CD 3 ) Track: 16 ( CD 3 ) • 1971-03-13: University Of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Live Concert Track: 1 ( CD 4 ) Track: 2 ( CD 4 ) Track: 3 ( CD 4 ) Track: 4 ( CD 4 ) Track: 5 ( CD 4 ) Track: 6 ( CD 4 ) Track: 7 ( CD 4 ) • 1972-07-21: Spectrum Sports Arena (2nd show), Philadelphia, PA, Live Concert Track: 8 ( CD 4 ) • 1972-07-21: Spectrum Sports Arena (1st show), Philadelphia, PA, Live Concert Track: 9 ( CD 4 ) • 1972-07-26: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, Live Concert Track: 10 ( CD 4 ) • 1973-09-13: City Hall (1st show), Newcastle, UK, Live Concert Track: 11 ( CD 4 ) Track: 12 ( CD 4 ) • 1973-10-17: Forest Nationale (1st show), Brussels, Belgium, Live Concert Track: 13 ( CD 4 ) Track: 14 ( CD 4 ) Track: 15 ( CD 4 ) • 1973-09-09: Empire Pool Wembley, London, UK, Live Concert Track: 16 ( CD 4 )

Soundboard 9.5 - So I haven’t kept up with this band since Steve Morse joined. I’ve always loved them, but they just fell off my radar. It was with great pleasure that I reacquainted myself with them as I reviewed this show. It’s multi-layered, multi-dimensional music with some resemblance to the old band if Ritchie traded places with his Southern fried twin brother!  I mean, it works, don’t get me wrong – but it can fool you because it’s not Ritchie’s band by any stretch. I like this one maybe a little better to be honest. This is a “deeper” Deep Purple actually, and the orchestra behind them makes it that much more interesting, if sometimes a little bit “cabaret” but it still rocks when it has to and the guitar work by Morse is impeccable. Spektrum Arena, Oslo, Norway December 13th, 2011 Featuring Neue Philharmonie Orchestra Disc 1

1. Orchestra Intro
2. Highway Star
3. Hard Lovin' Man
4. Maybe I'm A Leo
5. Strange Kind Of Woman
6. Rapture Of The Deep
7. Woman From Tokyo
8. Contact Lost - Steve Morse Solo
9. When A Blind Man Cries
10. The Well Dressed Guitar
11. The Mule (w/Ian Paice Solo)

Disc 2

1. Lazy
2. No One Came
3. Don Airey Solo
4. Perfect Strangers
5. Space Truckin'
6. Smoke On The Water
7. Going Down
8. Hush
9. Bass Solo
10. Black Night

Audience 8.3 - I find these early club dates fascinating. It sounds closer to Taste than anything he was doing on subsequent tours. The guitar work is more off the cuff, edgier maybe. This recording features a pretty clear and up-front guitar, with vocals next and kick drum following. It’s good, a little hiss present, but to have tapes like this to hear the early period Rory post-Taste is most welcome. RORY GALLAGHER The Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH September 8, 1972 Remastered by PR CD 1: 1. Laudromat 2. Used To Be 3. I Should've Learnt My Lesson 4. Messin' With The Kid 5. You'll Be Mine 6. Pistol Slapper Blues 7. I Don't Know Where I'm Going 8. In Your Town 9. I Could've Had Religion CD 2: 1. Don't Mess With My Baby 2. Goin' To My Hometown 3. Bullfrog blues 4. It Takes Time 5. Messin' With The Kid - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, September 3, 1973

Audience 8.2 - The selling point here are the rarely played songs, including Overnight Bag which I don’t think I have even heard ever played live before. RORY GALLAGHER Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway, October 29, 1978 CD 1:

1. Shinkicker
2. Do you read me
3. I wonder who
4. Secret agent
5. Cloak and dagger
6. Tattoo'd lady
7. Out On The Western Plain
8. Too Much alcohol
9. Goin to my hometown

CD 2:

1. Shadow play
2. All around man / Medley
3. Moonchild
4. Overnight bag
5. Bought and sold
6. Sea cruise
7. Bullfrog blues
8. Messin' With The Kid
9. Just a little bit

Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy – bass Ted McKenna - drums

Soundboard 8.8 - The mix gets a little cluttered up at times, guitars being rather hot in this mix but I guess that is what you would prefer. The first disc is all BB King, the second disc is when Eric comes on to join for the remainder of the set. Eric Clapton with B.B. King 1979-04-19, Atlanta, Georgia [SBD] Atlanta, Georgia April 19, 1979 Soundboard Disc 1: Caledonia Sweet Little Angel Jam Don't Answer the Door You're Mean Why I Sing the Blues Outside Help Made Your Move Too Soon Disc 2: I'm Not Me Without You Thrill is Gone Hold On (*) unknown (*) Jam 1 (*) Jam 2 (*) Comments: (*) with Eric Clapton and Diana Ross.

Audience 9.0 - I like the sound of this recording, it’s got a very nice and smooth bass which is pretty articulate, and the instruments in general are in perfect harmony with each other, you would be hard pressed to get a better mix even through the board. It’s also a historic concert, for the obvious reasons, and hearing it knowing what happened later, it adds another dimension. A great one! 04-12-1971 Montreux Casino, Switzerland 1. Intro, 2. Peaches En Regalia, 3. Tears Began To Fall, She Painted Up Her Face, Half A Dozen Provocative Squats, 4. Call Any Vegetable, 5. Anyway The Wind Blows, 6. Magdalena, Dog Breath, 7. Sofa Suite, 8. Pound For A Brown, Sleeping In A Jar, 9. Wonderful Wino, Sharleena, Cruisin' For Burgers, 10.King Kong (interrupted by fire) 11.FIRE!

Audience 8.4 - The Roundhouse in London was not the ideal place to make a stealth recording, and this one barely wins the struggle between room and distance to present a surprising, clear picture of a very early Dire Straits show. Songs “Me And My Friends” and “Real Girl” would be dropped from the set soon after this show, so having a tape like this should be considered important to the collector. Dire Straits: Roundhouse, London, England, 1978-01-29 Opening act for Talking Heads! 01 Southbound Again 02 Six-Blade Knife 03 Eastbound Train 04 Down To The Waterline 05 In The Gallery 06 Water Of Love 07 Setting Me Up 08 Real Girl 09 Me And My Friends 10 Sultans Of Swing 11 Wild West End (Real Girl and Me And My Friends are rare, unreleased, non-album songs!)

Audience 8.6 - This recording is very warm, although it does not have really defined highs so that may be what keeps this from an excellent rating although I must say it is a great listen, I think most people will really get into this one. Pink Floyd - 1972-11-12 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany Set List: Disc 1: 01. -Speak To Me 0:47 02. -Breathe 2:50 03. -On The Run 6:11 04. -Time 5:58 05. -Breathe (reprise) 1:05 06. -The Great Gig In The Sky 4:35 07. -Money 6:20 08. -Us And Them 7:41 09. -Any Colour You Like 6:02 10. -Brain Damage 3:46 11. -Eclipse 0:58 Disc 2: 01. -One Of These Days 8:13 02. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 13:03 03. -Echoes 23:53 04. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 12:03 Total: 103:33