• Soundboard 8.7 - This is a pro recording but what hurts it is the upper end frequencies, they seem a bit shrill to me. Now, the good news is that you can EQ this and since the highs are so present, you won’t lose them with any EQ’ing. So I think this tape is a sound engineer’s dream.
  • Soundboard 8.8 - A good live radio broadcast with emphasis on the guitar where it should be of course. Sound ranges towards treble and that gives guitar lots of bite, however everything else is right there.
  • Audience 8.5 - A good and clear tape that stays pretty much in the center channel, without a bunch of dynamics but also no distractions either. It’s a solid capture of a great period for Johnny Winter.
  • Audience 7.4 - Consider this a big upgrade to whatever was previously circulating. From original master cassette tape, the sound is focused on guitar primarily, with everything else being somewhat unclear or just not as distinct in the mix. I would call this average, but I am happy to have an upgrade to what was once very much below average. Besides, it’s classic Johnny Winter And – perhaps many people’s favorite line up.
  • Audience 9.7 - If you were previously unaware of this tape, get ready for a supersonic blast of low down and dirty twin guitar American Blues Rock and Roll like you won’t believe. I don’t know how it can much better than this, I mean, it’s like you’re sitting right in front of the stage. (please be aware there is a very loud whistle blast after Boney Maroney...you've been warned!) JOHNNY WINTER City Park Stadium New Orleans, LA 1975-06-07 01-Tuning > Intro > Rock And Roll People (7:23) 02-Roll With Me (6:45) 03-Boney Maronie (6:59) 04-Sweet Papa John (15:54) 05-Jumpin Jack Flash (7:49) 06-It's All Over Now > band intros (4:30) Johnny Winter - guitar & vocals Randy Jo Hobbs - bass & vocals Floyd Radford - rhythm guitar Richard Hughes - drums 1st act on a triple bill with Suzie "Naked Under Leather" Quatro & Alice Cooper - 21,274 record outdoor attendance in New Orleans, $166,432 record box office receipts  
  • Soundboard/Audience - Excellent throughout. Features on track with Joe Paris, Stephen Stills, Buddy Miles, Janis Joplin; each at various locations.
  • Audience 7.4 - 7.7 - Varies because most of the show is pretty decent coming from a master cassette tape, but towards the end it decreases just a little bit and makes me think taper had to relocate or something. I believe this show was recorded a little later than the official live album recordings.
  • Soundboard 9.6 - Smoking hot a MUST have!
  • Audience 9.2 - Amazing recording! Not that it is perfect, in fact, the audio mix is off, but it is off in a spectacular way.  So, it’s basically guitar, I mean, plugged directly into your brain and proceeding to torch your brain cells until they are dry spots on the carpet. Yeah, it’s like that, but don’t worry if you do not hear vocals perfectly, or bass is too low, or drums are not pounding because while all that is here, it is predominately the Johnny Winter and his hypnotizing psychedelic blues at maximum volume show. Johnny Winter Mile High Stadium Denver, Co 6-28-69 Denver Pop Festival 01 Rollin & a Tumblin 02 Help Me 03 Leland Mississippi Blues 04 Mean Town Blues 05 Goin Down Slow 06 It's My Own Fault  
  • Audience 8.4 - Surprisingly good, knowing just how few good audience tapers are from this period of the early Johnny Winter And. Now, the tape does show signs of age, mainly with some light hiss present and occasionally the volume decreases but not in a really annoying way at all. This is some fiery playing and a pretty clear, and sometimes dynamic tape.
  • Pro FM Broadcast 8.8 - Sounds like the band is right at the top of their game, with Johnny inspired and ripping out one superb lead after another flawlessly.
  • Audience 8.4 - This is a very rare glimpse at a short lived incarnation of Johnny Winter’s band, mainly the addition of his brother Edgar.  So it’s an interesting tape, sounds VERY close to the main P.A. system and consequently has some upper mid crowding which makes for a strange mixture of a tape that is both clear and bright, and overcrowded in the upper mid band. It’s good sounding but does not give you much separation of instruments. For collectors this has to be considered a very important tape though.
  • Audience 7.8 - A large hall sound, but cleanly captured. Kind of sounds like you are there – tons of atmosphere without boominess. Pleasant!
  • Studio and Live 8.7 – 9.9 - A beautiful collection of recordings featuring the three original members (Tommy Shannon, Uncle John Turner, Johnny Winter) during various time periods over the decades. Most notable are the inclusion of some very rare 1969 studio sessions, and reunion material taken from Willie Nelson’s Arlyn Studios back in 1992. This material is outstanding and has yet to be officially released. Johnny Winter "Back Together Again 69-92" Disc 1 Johnny Winter with Edgar Winter Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, CA 1970-03-07 01 -Mean Town Blues 02 -Talk To Your Daughter 03 -Mean Mistreater 04 -Johnny B.Goode 05 -Tobacco Road 06 -Drum Solo including a bit from "Frankenstein" 07 -Tell The Truth Band: Johnny Winter-Guitar,Vocals Edgar Winter-Sax,Electric Piano,vocals Uncle John Turner-drums Tommy Shannon-Bass Disc 2 The Nashville Sessions 1969 Recorded at "The Warehouse" studio Nashville, TN. 1969 1. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 1) 2. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 3) 3. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 5) 4. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 6) 5. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 7) 6. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 8) 7. -I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Take 15) Texas Gunslingers Sessions 1992 Arlyn Studios 1992 Austin, TX. 8. -Little Red Rooster 9. -Mother-In-Law Blues 10.-Shoulder Holster 11.-Shoulder Holster (Remix) 12.-Bandido (Greg Main on guitars) 13.-Parchman Farm (Greg Main guitars) 14. -Lo Down Situation (Greg Main guitars)  
  • CD 1&2 SDBRD/AUD Matrix 9.3 CD 2&3 Soundboard 9.5 - A great overview of John’s music contained herein. I admit I wasn’t too knowledgeable of his stuff, I knew his name (he is from Houston, he was just one of our locals) and had numerous chances to see him live…but sadly never did. I should have. This music is pretty basic, but will remind you a bit of Bob Dylan, and will entertain you endlessly with the lyrical wit and story-telling nature of the songs. A bright star, really, a shame that we lost him recently. John Prine 2/22/79 Rainbow Theatre Denver, CO Disc I:
    1. -Spanish Pipedream
    2. -Often Is A Word I Seldom Use
    3. -Fish And Whistle
    4. -Angel From Montgomery
    5. -Crooked Piece Of Time
    6. -Blue Umbrella
    7. -Illegal Smile
    8. -Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone
    9. -The Bottomless Lake
    10. -Dear Abby
    11. -Sam Stone
    12. -That's The Way The World Goes Round
    13. -There She Goes
    14. -I Had A Dream
    Disc 2
    1. -Living In The Future
    2. -Iron Ore Betty
    3. -Hello In There
    4. -Paradise
    5. -Please Don't Bury Me
    6. -Onomatopoeia
    7. -Sailin' Around
    8. -Mexican Home
    9. -Sweet Revenge
    10. -Souvenirs
    11. -Saigon
    Disc 3 Rockefellers Houston TX Feb 6 1984 Early Show: 1 -Please Don't Bury Me 2 -Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow) 3 -Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 4 -The Oldest Baby In The World 5 -Fish And Whistle 6 -Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness 7 -Billy The Bum 8 -Illegal Smile 9 -How Lucky 10 -Iron Ore Betty 11 -Aimless Love 12 -Sam Stone 13 -I Had A Dream 14 -There She Goes 15 -Hello In There 16 -Paradise Set II Late Show: 17 -Just Wanna Be With You 18 Common Sense 19 -Spanish Pipedream Disc 4 1 -Far From Me 2 -Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness 3 -Fish And Whistle 4 -Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 5 -Unwed Fathers 6 -Illegal Smile 7 -Dear Abby 8 -Souvenirs 9 -That's The Way The World Goes 'round 10 -Old Betty 11 -People Puttin' People Down 12 -Aw Heck 13 -Bottomless Lake 14 -Talk 15 -Sam Stone 16 -One Red Rose 17 -Please Don't Bury Me 18 -Sailin' Around 19 -Hello In There 20 -A Boy Like Me

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