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Audience 8.4 - Technically speaking, there would be people that would argue with this rating but you have to account for ENERGY and VIBE and this recording bristles with swagger, sweat, and INTENSITY. -
Audience 7.5 - Not especially great, however if you are collecting you may want to snag this if you don’t have it yet. You do hear the music, it’s not a hot mess, it’s just simply an average sounding audience show. -
Audience 7.0 - Perhaps the only known live recording of this band. Well worth having! -
Soundboard 8.8 - A slightly aged sounding tape that received a much needed EQ and level boost recently that lifted it a full point higher ratings-wise. If you like Chicago you should like this band too. -
Audience 8.2 - A good recording that gives you the whole show in clear, decent quality with maybe the only real flaw being a sort of pushed back guitar but it is there and you can get just about everything in the mix. Enjoyable! -
Soundboard 9.7 -
Soundboard 9.2 - What more can one ask? Heavenly bliss. -
Audience 7.2 - A very desirable early Maiden show because it is one of the better sounding audience recordings. Very few early Maiden shows are well recorded. This one suffers from lack of bottom end but it is rather clear and thus it is sought out by collectors. -
Audience 5.0 - Low fi, but so few good recordings from the early days. The lead work is the clearest sound on this, vocals non-existent. Can appreciate the dual guitars on this even though it is low-fi. -
Audience 7.0 - It is one of the better early Audience recordings. Nice and clear, lots of small club atmosphere. Not too bad ! -
Audience 6.3 - There is music here, buried under time and dust. Understanding that we have a limited number of pre-Bruce era tapes, and that most of those sound horrid, it is suggested one must hunt down the ones that have been mastered like this one. -
Audience 6.0 - Poor recording but it’s all we have. For collectors only. -
Audience 7.0 - Kind of like the Rainbow show, it is clear and one of the other decent early shows from an audience source. Again, not much bottom end here, but you can hear all instruments clearly. -
Volume One: Audience 7.4 - Thankful for these Japanese tapers who had the best gear at the time. Reasonably clear if a little squashed, it nevertheless is way better than 85% of the early Maiden audience recordings. -
Volume Two: Audience 7.6 - Just a touch better than Volume one, suffers from the same limitations but has a slightly more open sound. -
Volume Three: Audience 8.4 - This is best of the tour by far. A great early audience recording it’s clear and open sounding. Yes! -
Iron Maiden - Tour of Japan 1982: (complete set) Volume One: Audience 7.4 - Thankful for these Japanese tapers who had the best gear at the time. Reasonably clear if a little squashed, it nevertheless is way better than 85% of the early Maiden audience recordings. Volume Two: Audience 7.6 - Just a touch better than Volume one, suffers from the same limitations but has a slightly more open sound. Volume Three: Audience 8.4 - This is best of the tour by far. A great early audience recording...it’s clear and open sounding. Yes! -
Audiece 7.0 - Loud and noisy, but Maiden fans know all too well the kind of lo-fi muddy sound most of the early recordings suffer from, that’s why this is welcome. It is not nearly as horrid as most, in fact in places this is actually pretty decent. You do get a great feel of the hall, and the energy level, and even though it is a tad crunchy you do get most of the band. -
Demos 1980: Pro recording 8.2 - Some generations down, loss of bandwidth, but this is just fine and a welcomed bit of Iron Maiden history. Live Friday Rock Show Broadcast 1979: Pro recordings 9.4 - Crisp and bright, excellent! -
Audience 7.0 - Indispensable for the Iron Maiden collector. Is it perfect? No, far from it. This is one of the earliest recorded gigs that you can possibly HEAR. -
Soundboard 9.6 - Darn is this great! ... the mix let’s you hear the lead work in fine detail. -
Volume 1 - Audience 8.6 - Oxford (March 9, 1982) (All three shows are some of the best of the early 80’s recordings). -
Volume 2: Audience 8.4 - London (May 26, 1983) (All three shows are some of the best of the early 80’s recordings). -
Volume 3: Audience 8.2 - Ipswich (September 18, 1984) (All three shows are some of the best of the early 80’s recordings). -
Volume 1,2,3: Oxford (3-9-82) / London (5-26-83) / Ipswich (9-18-84) All three shows are some of the best of the early 80’s recordings. -
Audience 8.7 - It’s hard to screw up a recording when you have good equipment and decent seats, unless you fall asleep and drop the recorder on the floor. This crew didn’t, and the results are very good to the ears. -
Audience 8.9 - Taper was seated 15 rows back so this recording gets you a good clear image of the event. Being an outdoor venue, there is occasional “wind” effect that does not really bother. A solid capture! -
Ital Prog Fest 1972: Volume 1 -
Italy Prog Fest 1972: Volume 2 -
Italy Prog Fest 1972: Volume 3 -
Italy Prog Fest 1972: Volume 1,2,3 Audience 7.5 - The stuff that dreams are made of! How long I have waited for something like this to materialize. I mean, I have been listening to and collecting these bands for ages and now I get to hear a full on multi-artist concert experience by all of the era’s top artists at the zenith of the prog rock movement. How cool is that? What a set this is too! The quality of presentation equals the unquestionable importance of this as a document of an important time for rock music. Thank you to whoever recorded this, and thank you to whoever packaged the recording like this. -
Audience 8.8 - Sounds like a pro recording to me. A little remastering would have this officially releasable. -
Audience 7.3 - The sound field just won’t open up no matter how much you hope it will. However, this tape holds some rewards if you hang in there, there’s enough head room to sweeten the sound with Equalizer, so it does need a little boost on the highs – the mids and lows are all there and are not super well defined nor are they too boomy or muddy. There’s some muddiness but it is not a deal breaker. This is a good historic artifact. -
Audience 7.7 - Some muddiness, but historically nothing short of astonishing! -
Volume 1: BBC 1971-1978 - Pro Studio 9.8 From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Volume 2: BBC 1971-1978 – Pro Studio 9.8 From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Volume 3: BBC 1971-1978 – Pro Studio 9.8 From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Volume 1,2,3: BBC 1971-1978 – Pro Studio 9.8 (each Volume is individually housed in its separate gate-fold cover). From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Audience 8.7 - A fascinating live document that showcases some amazing talents paired with Jack’s keen sense of songcraft on a night where all cylinders are firing. A great way to begin exploring the post Cream Jack Bruce if you have not done so already. The bonus material on disc 2 is equally fascinating, offering a sneak peak into the inner workings of Jack’s mind. Everyone can get into this power-packed set! -
Audience 7.2 - A reasonable rating and better at times. -
First Show: Audience 7.3 / Second Show: Audience 7.9 - This one is much clearer, but both shows are going to be good for those who appreciate the pre-Deep Purple Tommy Bolin. -
Radio Broadcast 8.3 - Somewhat hissy but MUCH better than the version that circulated before. Someone remastered this, thank goodness because it’s great but needed some work. -
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Audience 8.5 -
Soundboard 8.8 - Very cool when you listen to these ’66 shows because to my ears this music really was the heart and soul of the hippie free love movement. Just incredible stuff. -
Audience 8.6 - A solid large hall recording. -
Audience 9.2 - A lot of dynamics and presence on this tape. -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Very nice, with only maybe a little bit of that typical analog tape compression keeping anything from soaring too high. Anyway, it is delightful and sure to please.