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FM Broadcast 9.1 - Low gen source, almost no tape hiss present and it’s got a nice round, fat sound. Heart Memorial Coliseum Greenville, SC 11.18.83 Master analog recording from broadcast on WNEW-FM 1.-Sleep Alone 2.-Blue Guitar 3.-City's Burning 4.-Crazy On You 5.-Jealousy 6.-Love Mistake 7.-Johnny Moon 8.-Mistral Wind 9.-Straight On 10.-Even It Up 11.-Bebe le Strange 12.-How Can I Refuse 13.-Allies 14.-Barracuda 15.-Magic Man -
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:- Shinkicker
- Do you read me
- I wonder who
- Secret agent
- Cloak and dagger
- Tattoo'd lady
- Out On The Western Plain
- Too Much alcohol
- Goin to my hometown
- Shadow play
- All around man / Medley
- Moonchild
- Overnight bag
- Bought and sold
- Sea cruise
- Bullfrog blues
- Messin' With The Kid
- Just a little bit
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FM Broadcast 8.8 - Decent if a little compressed, but it’s from a period that I don’t see a whole lot of recordings from. Rory Gallagher 1976-11-18 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA with filler from 1974-04-04 Civic Centre, San Diego, CA Rory Gallagher - Guitars/Vocals Gerry McAvoy - Bass Lou Martin - Piano/Keyboards Rod De'Ath - Pots & Pans Disc 1 (L.A. 1976): 1. Introduction 2. Moonchild 3. Secret Agent 4. Calling Card 5. I Take What I Want/Watch Your Step 6. Bought & Sold 7. Out On The Western Plain 8. Do You Read Me 9. Souped Up Ford/Want-Ad Blues Disc 2 (San Diego 1974): 1. Hands Off 2. Bullfrog Blues 3. Early In The Morning 4. A Million Miles Away 5. In Your Town (cut) -
Soundboard 8.9 - This is not the same Clapton of the ’74 comeback tour, this is much more cohesive, much better playing. Eric Clapton Houston, Texas November 13, 1976 Disc 1 1 -Introduction 2 -Hello Old Friend 3 -Sign Language 4 -Little Queenie 5 -Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6 -Tell The Truth 7 -Love Me Please 8 -All Our Past Times Disc 2 1 -Double Trouble 2 -Blues Power 3 -One Night 4 -Badge 5 -Layla 6 -I Shot the Sheriff -
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 9.4 - This to me is what keeps me in the game. When I thought I had every 79 show (my favorite period) and this comes along…and….it…smokes…everything! Maybe not a perfect score in the audio dept. which by the way it is excellent (a little pegging of the meters when the band is in full on rage but it’s minor, a minor issue) but it delivers in just about every possible way. Frank’s playing is off the charts and his tone is evil. He sounds relaxed, and satisfied – all is going well. Maybe he forgot about this gig a day or two later, but I can’t get the CD out of my player (and not because it is stuck!). This just rules. Period. Frank Zappa 1979-03-26 Hannover, Germany Eilenriedhalle Disc 1 01. Persona Non Grata 09:37 02. Dead Girls Of London 02:27 03. I Ain't Got No Heart 02:05 04. Brown Shoes Don't Make It 06:57 05. Cosmik Debris 03:56 06. Tryin' To Grow A Chin 03:21 07. City Of Tiny Lites 10:07 08. Dancin' Fool 03:15 09. Easy Meat 04:25 10. Jumbo Go Away 04:57 Disc 2 11. Andy 05:18 12. Inca Roads 09:23 13. Florentine Pogen 05:08 14. Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 04:20 15. Keep It Greasey 03:23 16. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 03:21 17. King Kong 17:08 Encore: 18. Montana 05:10 19. Dirty Love 04:14 ________ 01:48:32 -
Studio Quality 8.8 - Some tape hiss present, but the quality is there, makes for an interesting listen to hear a pre-final production version of these songs. When the gloss is removed it sounds like it could have been recorded in the mid ‘70’s. Rolling Stones Tattoo You Sessions Studio Outtakes Track List: Hang Fire (1) Black Limousine(1) Aint No Use In Crying Slave Waiting On A Friend Black Limousine(2) Neighbours Claudine Goin' Mad Worried About You/Heaven Tops Aint No Use In Crying(2) Start Me Up Hang Fire(2) Hang Fire(3) -
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 -
Audience 9.3/Soundboard 9.5 - Both audios are excellent, the audience source on Bonn is bright and very clear, and features plenty of dynamics supplied by the band. Golden Earring 17. September 1989 Römerbad an der Nordbrücke Bonn, Germany Tracklist Total Playtime 79:10 Disc 1 01.- Announcement - Just like Vince Taylor 02.- Sleepwalking 03.- She Flies On Strange Wings 04.- Too Much Woman 05.- Turn The World Around 06.- Heartbeat 07.- Weekend Love 08.- Long Blond Animal 09.- When The Lady Smiles 10.- They Dance 11.- Can Do That 12.- Instrumental 13.- Radar Love incl. Drum solo Disc 2 Encore 14.- Twilight Zone BONUS: Veronica's Popnacht, Maaspoort Sports And Events Center, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 10-08-82 15. No for An Answer 16. Heartbeat 17. Save Your Skin 18. Future 19. Twilight Zone 20. The Devil Made Me Do It 21. Radar Love -
Audience 8.6 - A lively and loud tape, with great atmosphere, in that you get the hall acoustics without unnecessary boominess or echo, just the right amount to give you that sense of being there. That makes for a unique listening experience because this show does not sound like the next show or the one before, the playing and arrangements are going to be different but so is the venue and acoustics. As long as the recording is good, and this one is pretty darn good, you will enjoy the show. Frank Zappa Spectrum Theater Philadelphia PA Nov 3 1975 Frank Zappa Napoleon Murphy Brock Roy Estrada Andre Lewis Terry Bozzio Norma Bell 111:08 Disc 1 01. Stinkfoot 9:53 02. Dirty Love 3:29 03. How Could I Be Such A Fool? 4:03 04. I Ain't Got No Heart 2:25 05. I'm Not Satisfied 1:53 06. Black Napkins 9:00 07. Advance Romance 10:11 08. Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 3:47 09. The Illinois Enema Bandit 8:24 10. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy 6:07 11. Lonely Little Girl 2:33 Disc 2 12. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 2:02 13. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? 1:01 14. Chunga's Revenge 19:59 15. Zoot Allures 7:46 16. Camarillo Brillo 3:45 17. Muffin Man 4:15 18. Any Downers?>rap 7:41 19. San Ber'dino 6:14 -
Audience 8.5 - Despite being a clean recording (probably from a master), this is captured from possibly middle of venue meaning it does sound a little distant (vocals are the giveaway). At times, it sounds like the tapers try to adjust their position and the sound gets fuller, although the music is still kind of blended together and you don’t get distinct guitar notes, even though you get the overall impact of guitar – now solos are a different thing, because those seem to soar above it all and are actually much clearer and more present in the mix. Frank Zappa 19820508 Drammen, Norway Drammenshallen Disc 1 01. -Tuning 02:01 02. -Treacherous Cretins 04:47 03. -Band Introductions 00:56 04. -Society Pages 02:30 05. -I'm A Beautiful Guy 01:52 06. -Beauty Knows No Pain 02:48 07. -Charlie's Enormous Mouth 03:34 08. -Fine Girl 03:11 09. -City Of Tiny Lites 09:22 10. -Harder Than Your Husband 02:35 11. -Bamboozled By Love 06:24 12. -Let's Move To Cleveland 05:58 13. -Tinsel Town Rebellion 04:19 14. -Sinister Footwear 07:53 Disc 2 15. -Stevie's Spanking 07:18 16. -Cocaine Decisions 04:00 17. -Nig Biz 05:24 18. -Disco Boy 03:08 19. -Teenage Wind 02:34 20. -Truck Driver Divorce 05:32 21. -Tell Me You Love Me 01:37 22. -crowd noise 01:50 23. -banter 00:47 24. -Strictly Genteel 06:16 25. -crowd noise 01:43 26. -banter 00:36 27. -No No Cherry 01:55 28. -The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 03:33 29. -crowd noise 01:12 30. -banter 00:39 31. -Bobby Brown 02:41 32. -Zomby Woof 04:58 ________ 01:53:53 -
Audience 9.3 - This recording has excellent timbre, it’s pleasing to the ears with a great balance of low and high, the highs are very articulate, impressively so. It’s a very very good recording and will be enjoyed immensely. Frank Zappa 6-May 1988, Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, West Germany Frank Zappa's Band: Paul Carman - alto saxophone Bruce Fowler - trombone Walt Fowler - trumpet Mike Keneally - guitar, keyboards, vocals Ed Mann - percussion Robert Martin - keyboards, vocals Kurt McGettrick - baritone saxophone Scott Thunes - bass Chad Wackerman - drums Ike Willis - guitar, vocals Albert Wing - tenor saxophone Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals Setlist: Disc 1 00 Taper Intro [0:24] 01 Black Page #2 [9:24] 02 Mr. Green Genes [3:46] 03 Florentine Pogen [7:18] 04 Andy [5:53] 05 Inca Roads [9:17] 06 Eat That Question [1:53] 07 Black Napkins [7:50] 08 Sharleena [8:09] 09 Dupree's Paradise [4:14] 10 Let's Move To Cleveland [9:36] 11 Ain't Got No Heart [1:59] 12 Find Her Finer [2:43] Disc 2 13 Big Swifty [14:21] 14 Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up [3:14] 15 Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [10:25] 16 Stairway To Heaven [10:02] 17 The Torture Never Stops Medley [20:01] 18 I Am The Walrus [3:51] 19 The Illinois Enema Bandit [9:40] 20 Bolero [6:21] Total time 150.21 min -
Audience 9.6 - Hallelujah! This is just sublime, you get not only a band that sounds completely in lock step with each other (and I mean where even the improvs sound fluid and effortless), but also Frank being on top of his game. His tone, his attack, his feedback, his sound on the tape it’s just a really exceptional capture and performance to elevate this tape to MUST HAVE status. The 88 tour had its share of sleepers, but this is not one of those, by all standards this has to be considered one of the best nights. Frank Zappa 1988-05-08 Wien, Austria Stadthalle Set 1: 01. tuning 00:50 * 02. The Black Page 06:56 03. band introductions 01:15 04. Ain't Got No Heart 01:58 05. Packard Goose medley 07:21 06. Any Kind Of Pain 05:26 07. Cosmik Debris 04:36 08. Inca Roads 08:34 09. Advance Romance 06:39 10. Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 08:44 11. Bamboozled By Love 05:39 12. Bolero 05:44 ________ 01:03:42 Set 2: 01. Eat That Question 02:08 02. Black Napkins 09:09 03. More Trouble Every Day 05:50 04. Penguin In Bondage 04:56 05. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 07:37 06. Peaches En Regalia 02:49 07. Stairway To Heaven 09:18 08. Sharleena 08:24 09. Montana 04:05 10. City Of Tiny Lites 08:23 11. Whipping Post 07:32 ________ 01:10:11 ________ 02:13:53