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Soundboard 8.8 - Deep and rich lows, and nicely detailed highs are the hallmarks of what I consider to be one of the better 1980 shows the band performed. -
Soundboard 9.0 - Crunchy and clear, with super duper guitar tone right up in your face. Spectacular but sometimes so much power all occupying the middle frequency makes you want more low end, so add it with Equalizer and you are good to go mate. -
Audience 9.2 - This one deserves a high rating for not only having great sound quality (with some minor taper adjustment in the beginning) but also because, quite simply, this gig is off the charts cool. Plant makes reference to "the vibes" during the show and it's just obvious that the crowd knows they are witnessing something magic, and the best part is - so does the band. When they realize they are all four "in the zone", the show takes off to levels unprecedented heretofore. A stellar No Quarter and perhaps the best Dazed and Confused of the whole tour...you get that and more. One tiny blemish, during the end of The Rain Song, an equipment malfunction destroys what would have been the penultimate version, and Plant himself recognized the disaster. To me, it's not a deal breaker at all, it lasts a couple seconds, but I understand Plant's frustration completely. Get this now! -
Soundboard 8.9 -
Audience 9.3 - Superb recording of a band firing on all cylinders. -
Audience 8.8 - Really crisp and vibrant -
Soundboard 9.0 -
Studio Quality 9.7 Kind of a classic amongst the collectors due to its great song flow and high level playing and jamming. -
Volume 1 - Audience 8.6 - Oxford (March 9, 1982) (All three shows are some of the best of the early 80’s recordings). -
Pro Made non factory pressed compact discs housed in 2 pocket gate fold jacket with full laser printed graphics front, back, inside, discs, and spine. -
Pro Made non factory pressed compact discs housed in 2 pocket gate fold jacket with full laser printed graphics front, back, inside, discs, and spine. -
Pro Made non factory pressed compact disc housed in single pocket gate fold jacket with full laser printed graphics front, back, inside, discs, and spine. -
1980 Volume 1 Disc One Tracks 1-19 26-Mar 1980, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 1. -Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 2. -intros- Nanook Rubs It vamp 3. -Teenage Wind 4. -Harder Than Your Husband 5. -Bamboozled by Love 6. -Pick Me I'm Clean 7. -Society Pages 8. -I'm A Beautiful Guy 9. -Beauty Knows No Pain 10. -Charlie's Enormous Mouth 11. -Any Downers? 12. -Conehead 13. -Easy Meat 14. -Mudd Club 15. -The Meek 16. -Heavenly Bank Account 17. -Suicide Chump 18. -Jumbo Go Away 19. -If Only She Woulda Disc Two (Tracks 1-3 Vancouver cont'd) Tracks 4-16 Fieldhouse Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 04-22-1980 01. -I Don't Want To Get Drafted 02. -Joe's Garage 03. -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee 04. -Crowd noise 05. -Chunga's Revenge 06. -Keep it Greasey 07. -Outside Now 08. -City of Tiny Lights 09. -A Pound for a Brown 10. -encore break 11. -Dancin' Fool 12. -Bobby Brown 13. -Black Napkins 14. -encore break 15. -Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 16. -The Illinois Enema Bandit Disc Three Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 06 08 1980 01. -Chunga's Revenge 02. -Keep It Greasey 03. -Outside Now 04. -City Of Tiny Lites 05. -A Pound For A Brown 06. -Cosmik Debris 07. -You Didn't Try To Call Me 08. -I Ain't Got No Heart 09. -Love Of My Life 10. -You Are What You Is 11. -Easy Meat 12. -Mudd Club 13. -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 14. -Heavenly Bank Account Disc Four Tracks 1-13 Dortmund cont'd, Tracks 14-16 Nantes 01. -Suicide Chump 02. -Jumbo Go Away 03. -If Only She Woulda 04. -I Don't Wanna Get Drafted 05. -Joe's Garage 06. -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee 07. -encore break (Zugabe !!...) 08. -Dancin' Fool 09. -Bobby Brown 10. -Ms. Pinky 11. -encore break #2 (Zugabe !!...) 12. -Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 13. -The Illinois Enema Bandit (incl. Return Of The Son of Zugabe !!...) 14. -Chunga's Revenge 15. -Keep It Greasey 16. -Outside Now Disc Five Tracks 1-12 06 14 1980 - Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France Tracks 13-14 Geneva 01. -City Of Tiny Lights 02. -Pound For A Brown 03. -Cosmik Debris 04. -You Didn't Try To Call Me 05. -Ain't Got No Heart 06. -Love of My Life 07. -You Are What You Is 08. -Easy Meat 09. -Mudd Club 10. -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 11. -Joe's Garage 12. -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee 13. -Chunga's Revenge 14. -Keep It Greasey Disc Six 06 21 1980, Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland 01 -Outside Now 02 -City Of Tiny Lights 03 -A Pound For A Brown 04. -Cosmik Debris 05. -You Didn't Try To Call Me 06. -Ain't Got No Heart 07. -Love Of My Life 08. -You Are What You Is 09. -fade-out 10. -fade-in 11. -Easy Meat 12. -Mudd Club 13. -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 14. -Joe's Garage 15. -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee Disc Seven Tracks 1-11 Geneva Cont'd Tracks 12-23 Johnson Gymasium, UNM Albuquerque, NM 1980 10 12 01. -Applause 02. -1st Encore 03. -Dancin' Fool 04. -Bobby Brown 05. -Miss Pinky 06. -2nd Encore 07. -Stick It Out 08. -Applause 09. -3rd Encore 10. -I Don't Wanna Get Drafted 11. -The Illinois Enema Bandit 12. -Crowd Noise 13. -Chunga's Revenge 14. -Tell Me You Love Me 15. -Cosmik Debris 16. -Keep It Greasey 17. -Tinseltown Rebellion 18 -Tune Up Meltdown 19. -Drowning Witch 20. -Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me 21. -Pick Me I'm Clean 22. -Dead Girls Of London 23. -Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously Disc Eight Tracks 1-20 Albuquerque cont'd 01. -City Of Tiny Lights 02. -The Dangerous Kitchen 03. -You Didn't Try To Call Me 04. -I Ain't Got No Heart 05. -The Torture Never Stops 06. -Flakes 07. -Magic Fingers 08. -Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 09. -I'm So Cute 10. -The Blue Light 11. -Encore Break ~ JCB Introduction 12. -Harder Than Your Husband 13. -Bamboozled By Love 14. -Encore Break #2 15. -Joe's Garage 16. -Dancin' Fool 17. -Encore Break #3 18. -Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 19. -Stick It Out Disc Nine Track 1 Albuquerque cont'd Tracks 2-12, 11 10 1980 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 01. -The Illinois Enema Bandit 02. -Flakes 03. -Magic Fingers 04. -Stick It Out 05. -Cosmik Debris 06. -Keep It Greasey 07. -Tinseltown Rebellion 08. -Dead Girls Of London 09. -Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously 10. -City Of Tiny Lights 11. -I Ain't Got No Heart 12. -The Torture Never Stops (w/Heavy Duty Judy) 13. -Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 14. -I'm So Cute Disc 10 Tracks 1-7 06 11 1980 Palais des Sports, Paris, France Tracks 8-11, RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY 04 26 1980 Tracks 12-15 06 26 1980 Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany 01. -Cosmik Debris 02. -You Didn't Try To Call Me 03. -I Ain't Got No Heart 04. -Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 05. -The Illinois Enema Bandit 06. -Stick It Out 07. -Nite Owl 08. -Fountain Of Love -Rite Of Spring 09. -Love Of My Life 10. -Filthy Habits 11. -Chatter 12. -Ms Pinky 13. -Stick It Out 14. -I Don't Wanna Get Drafted 15. -The Illinois Enema Bandit -
This set comprises all of the various volumes that initially sold as individual single discs. The set was known as the "Birth of..." series and that includes the "Birth of Unborn Songs" volume. Vol. 1 "Birth of Drowning Witch" Vol. 2 "Birth of Easy Meat" Vol. 3 "Birth of I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" Vol. 4 "Birth of I'm A Beautiful Guy" Vol. 5 "Birth of Let's Move To Cleveland" Vol. 6 "Birth of Mudd Club" Vol. 7 "Birth of Pick Me I'm Clean" Vol. 8 "Birth of Sinister Footwear" Vol. 9 "Birth of What's New In Baltimore" Vol. 10 "Birth of Unborn Songs" -
Soundboard 9.4 - Brilliant! -
Prolific San Antonio progressive hard rock band responsible for carrying the torch for over 45 years. This is the only known complete live recording of them, you'll hear a mix of originals and prog rock covers played to perfection. -
All Soundboard - All Excellent (4 Shows) -
We got this tape years ago when it was submitted by a customer of ours who thought we would be interested in it. He was from Ohio, and told me he was friendly with the guys in this band. He managed to get their demo recording and sent it on behalf of the band. That was around 1986, and the recordings dated around 1983. That was the last I heard about it. Decades later, I rediscovered the tape and decided it was time. Heavy and complex, the first track of their demo tape was 45 minutes long! As you can imagine, there were no labels that took them on...except me of course! -
Soundboard 9.3 - Crisp, wonderful recording and mix. -
Soundboard 9.2 - Very direct and forceful sounding, but a touch harsh I would say. Still I am being picky, it’s a damn good one!Alice Cooper The Forum Inglewood, CA, USA May 11, 197301 Hello Hooray (2:37) 02 Billion Dollar Babies (4:25) 03 Elected (2:30) 04 I'm Eighteen (4:31) 05 Raped And Freezin' (3:30) 06 No More Mr Nice Guy (3:19) 07 My Stars (8:09) 08 Unfinished Sweet (5:50) 09 Night On Bald Mountain I (Interlude) (2:17) 10 Sick Things (3:24) 11 Dead Babies (3:05) 12 I Love The Dead (6:57) 13 Night On Bald Mountain II (Interlude) (1:22) 14 School's Out (12:46) 15 Under My Wheels (5:28) 16 God Bless America Outro (2:51)Vincent Furnier (Alice Cooper) - Lead Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Neal Smith - Drums, Backing Vocals Mick Mashbir - Lead Guitar Bob Dolin - Keyboards -
Audience 7.3 - A rip-roaring, over the top onslaught of greasy rock and roll captured painfully close to the PA. Sounds like this may be lifted from vinyl, and there’s tape noise artifacts present. But, all that taken into account, this is still a very good time and not painful on the ears despite the volume (I think someone attempted to remaster this but it can use one more time). -
Pro 9.0 - Both are excellent, bright, snappy recordings. Goes without saying if you don’t have this you should get it! -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Crisp and airy, with hardly any complaints but if I were to do so, I would have toned down the guitars actually as I found sometimes they were actually too up front…some people would prefer that though. A great one no matter. -
Hard blues rock band formed in 1975 in Houston, TX. Featured vocalist BB. Watson who left Houston to pursue a career in Nashville as a C&W singer. He had some fleeting success, eventually came back to Houston and worked with Michael Knust (Fever Tree) and Keith York (Albatross, Rare Breed) for a stint and also attempted to reunite the Rare Breed (those sessions contained on this CD). Rare Breed also featured the guitar of Robert Hampton before he joined Hooker. These are all the known recordings. -
Disc 1 & 2 - Audience 8.6 Disc 3 - Audience 8.9 Great sound mix here and frequency range ... you can crank this one! -
Aud 8.5 and PRO RADIO 9.6 - The Brisbane is a raucous, loud, crashing kind of show/recording that gives one a sense of sitting on the side of the stage and watching them. The BBC material is awesome! -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - Once you get past the first song which has some channel dropouts, it’s all systems go full tilt boogie for reals. This is just flat out awesome! -
Audience 9.7 - Incredible sound! Massive drums, tight and solid bass, spacious keys...damn this could come out officially. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA August 14, 1977 Disc 1 01 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 02 Hoedown 03 Tarkus 04 Take a Pebble 05 Piano Concerto No 1 1st Movement 06 Take A Pebble 07 C'est La Vie 08 Lucky Man 09 Knife-Edge Disc 2 10 Pictures At An Exhibition 11 Still…You Turn Me On 12 Tank 13 Nutrocker 14 Pirates 15 Fanfare For The Common Man - Rondo -
Audience 9.6 - Very well done, with loads of beautifully full drums and bass that do not boom and do not drown out any other instrument. Keys are nicely placed in the mix and at times seem to surround you. Excellent and highly recommended! ELP Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA. August 11, 1977 Disc 1 1. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 2. Hoedown 3. Tarkus 4. Take A Pebble 5. Piano Concerto No.1 - 1st Movement 6. Take A Pebble 7. C'est La Vie 8. Knife Edge 9. Pictures At An Exhibition Disc 2 10. Still...You Turn Me On 11. Lucky Man 12. Tank 13. Nutrocker 14. Pirates 15. Fanfare For The Common Man - Rondo -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Overall, fantastic! TANGERINE DREAM Rarities '70s-'80s Disc 1 1. Ultima Thule Part 1 3:27 "Ultima Thule" German 7", 1971 2. Ultima Thule Part 2 4:22 "Ultima Thule" German 7", 1971 3. Oszillator Planet Concert 8:13 "Ossiach Live" LP, 1971 4. Overture 10:53 "V" sampler LP, 1975 5. Stratosfear (single version) 4:15 "Stratosfear" 7", 1976 6. The Big Sleep In Search Of Hades (single version) 3:24 "Stratosfear" 7", 1976 7. Monolight (single version) 3:10 "Encore" UK 7", 1977 8. Baryll Blue 7:16 "'70-'80" box set, 1980 9. Chimes And Chains 4:42 "'70-'80" box set, 1980 10. Haunted Heights 6:06 "'70-'80" box set, 1980 11. Dr. Destructo (extended version) 4:21 "Dr. Destructo" US promo 12", 1981 12. Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe 3:50 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 13. Flock 2:27 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 14. Katja 2:52 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 15. Speed 2:34 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 Disc 2 1. Daydream 4:37 "Daydream" German 7", 1983 2. Moorland 3:57 "Daydream" German 7", 1983 3. Music Tracks 1 thru 8 11:58 "Risky Business - The Audio Movie Kit" US promo LP, 1983 4. The Dream Is Aways The Same (original LP version) 2:28 "Risky Business" LP, 1984 5. Love On A Real Train (original LP version) 2:18 "Risky Business" LP, 1984 6. Warsaw In The Sun (single version) 3:54 "Warsaw In The Sun" 7", 1984 7. Warsaw In The Sun Part 1 4:52 "Warsaw In The Sun" 12", 1984 8. Warsaw In The Sun Part 2 3:03 "Warsaw In The Sun" 12", 1984 9. Streethawk (single version) 3:03 "Streethawk" US 12", 1985 10. Horns Of Doom 5:41 KLEM "Jubileum" Dutch cassette, 1986 11. Dolphin Smile 5:02 "Dolphin Dance" US 12", 1986 12. A Time For Heroes (single version) 4:12 "A Time For Heroes" US CD5, 1987 13. A Time For Heroes (extended version) 6:03 "A Time For Heroes" US CD5, 1987 14. Tyger (single version) 4:27 "Tyger" 7", 1987 15. House Of The Rising Sun 4:40 Reflex Magazine flexidisc, 1989 16. Alexander Square (extended version) 6:16 "Alexander Square" German CD5, 1989 17. Lost Tale 3:26 KLEM "Electronische Muziek 1989" Dutch CD, 1989 -
Audience 9.4 - Absolutely fantastic tape! This gives you everything and more, including some intangible aspects that people ought not to disregard, and that is atmosphere. What was it like at the show? I want that immersive experience, and I want a clear sounding tape, and I am willing to forgive the lack of some dynamics in exchange for that - but here you don't have to make that sacrifice because this recording is VERY dynamic! I love the meaty drums, and vocals are soaring above and very clear. Guitar is MONSTEROUS too, and mixed properly. This is almost a must have, actually it is good enough to be a top 5 at least for the Tony Martin era. Black Sabbath 1989-06-14 Agora Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio 01 The Gates Of Hell 02 Headless Cross 03 Neon Knights 04 Children Of The Sea 05 The Mob Rules 06 When Death Calls 07 War Pigs 08 Guitar Solo 09 Die Young 10 Black Sabbath 11 Devil And Daughter 12 Iron Man 13 Children Of The Grave 14 Heaven And Hell 15 Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.8 - Spectacular in every way. Very energetic, not dull or compressed. Everything sort of jumps right out at you with this recording. The mix is spot on. PAT BENATAR The Bottom Line New York City 1980-11-10 01. I Need A Lover 02. Treat Me Right 03. Out Of Touch 04. My Clone Sleeps Alone 05. Little Paradise 06. I'm Gonna Follow You 07. We Live For Love 08. Hit Me With Your Best Shot 09. In The Heat Of The Night 10. You Better Run 11. Heartbreaker 12. No You Don't 13. Hell Is For Children 14. Just Like Me