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George Harrison All Things Must Pass Sessions Studio Quality 9.6 - All volumes are excellent. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Sessions Volume 3 01. Nowhere To Go - Thanksgiving Session, November 1968, with Bob Dylan 02. Nowhere To Go - demo 03. Pete Drake's Talking Steel Guitar - outtake, Early Mono Remix 04. Pete Drake's Talking Steel Guitar - outtake, 1982 stereo remix 05. Plug Me In - RS1 06. Plug Me In - RS2 07. Run Of The Mill - Acoustic demo, 1970 08. Run Of The Mill - Basic tracks with scratch vocal 09. Run Of The Mill - Vocal and keyboard overdubs onto basic tracks 10. Run Of The Mill - Horn overdubs onto basic tracks 11. Run Of The Mill - RS1, False Start 12. Run Of The Mill - RS2 13. Tell Me What Has Happened To You - Acoustic demo 14. Wah Wah - (demo) 15. Wah Wah - Take 3, Backing tracks, Early stereo remix 16. Wah Wah - Take 3, Backing tracks, RS1) 17. What Is Life - Backing tracks with guide vocal 18. What Is Life - Guitar and piano overdubs onto backing tracks 19. What Is Life - Horn overdub onto backing tracks 20. What Is Life - Backing tracks, Take 25, RS1 21. What Is Life - Early stereo remix 22. Window, Window - Acoustic demo, 1970 -
Studio 9.4 - Whenever I hear the word "acetate" I instantly think of poor quality, scratchy, noisy antique sound recordings but not these! Great stuff. George Harrison All Things Must Pass - The Apple Acetates Disc 1 01 Hear Me Lord (Outtake) 02 Let It Down (RS1) 03 Awaiting On You All (RS1) 04 Run Of The Mill (RS1 False Start, RS2) 05 Art Of Dying (RS9 Take 26) 06 What Is Life (RS1 Take 25) 07 Isn't It A Pity 08 Isn't It A Pity (Version 2 RS1) 09 Behing That Locked Door (RS1) 10 All Things Must Pass 11 I Live For You (RS1) 12 Beware Of Darkness (RS1) 13 Down To The River (RS1) 14 I'll Still Love You Disc 2 01 Plug Me In (RS1) 02 Plug Me In (RS2) 03 Wah Wah (RS1, Take 3) 04 My Sweet Lord (RS1) 05 I Dig Love (Take 10 RS1/RS2) 06 If Not For You (RS1) 07 The Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (RS1) 08 Out Of The Blue 09 It's Johnny's Birthday 10 Plug Me In 11 I Remember Jeep 12 Thanks For The Pepperoni -
CD 1 Audience 8.8 - A very good, bright, well balanced recording. Most welcomed because for me, it’s this time period (actually 1970-73) of the band I like the most. CD 2 Audience 8.1 - A somewhat flat, and a little bit muffled recording. I can still hear everything, it lacks dynamic range, but I did not find it annoyingly so, just when compared to disc 1 this one sounds lifeless. Gentle Giant Tour of Italy 1972 Disc One Bologna February 2, 1972 1. Intro 2. Alucard 3. Funny Ways 4. Nothing At All 5. Plain Truth 6. The Queen Disc Two Rome Feb. 1972 1. Alucard 2. Funny Ways 3. Nothing At All 4. Plain Truth -
CD 1,2, 3, and 5 Audience 8.7-9.0 and CD 4 Soundboard 9.3 - Solid audience tapes used for the bulk of this set, most are not much more than a half point difference in ratings with the final disc being the best. All are good representations of the live Gentle Giant during these touring years. Gentle Giant Live Collection 1971-1977 Disc 1 Vienna, Austria Stadhalle 09-05-1971 01 -Alucard (06:41) 02 -Funny Ways (07:59) 03 -Plain Truth (09:59) Vienna, Austria Konserthaus 01-24-1972 04 -Nothing At All (11:09) 05 -Plain Truth (09:58) 06 -The Queen - Austrian Anthem (02:35) Disc 2 Montréal, Québec, CANADA Centre Sportif de l'Universite de Montréal 10-07-1972 01. Prologue (07:01) 02. Alucard (07:43) 03. Funny Ways (08:34) 04. Nothing At All (13:03) 05. Plain Truth (12:33) 06. Peel The Paint (03:59) Disc 3 VICENZA, ITALY PALAZZO DELLO SPORT JANUARY 5, 1973 01 - Announcer Introduction 01:05 02 - Prologue 06:06 03 - Alucard 07:48 04 - Funny Ways 09:45 05 - The Advent of Panurge 07:03 06 - Nothing At All 13:49 07 - Plain Truth 14:21 Disc 4 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL 1976-07-07 01. On Reflection 06:42 02. So Sincere - Drum Solo 11:25 03. The Boys In The Band - Knots - The Advent Of Panurge 21:34 04. Interview 7:11 05. The Runaway - Experience 9:48 Heidelberg, Germany Stadthalle Heidelberg 10-05-1977 06. Free Hand 07. On Reflection Disc 5 Heidelberg, Germany Stadthalle Heidelberg 10-05-1977 01. I'm Turning Around 02. Just The Same 08. Playing The Game 09. Memories Of Old Days 10. Bet'cha Thought We Couldn't Do It 11. Intro To Funny Ways 12. Funny Ways 13. The Face - Violin Solo 14. Five Man Drum Bash - So Sincere (excerpt) 15. For Nobody 16. Band Intros 17. Excerpts From Octopus -
Aud 8.3 - Surprisingly clear, at full volume there’s maybe some crowding as drums fight for attention in the mix, but basically what you have here is a great idea of what an early 70’s GG concert would have sounded like. Realistic, and the band is just so good, more rocking and less quirky maybe. -
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Audience 7.5 - A tape that struggles to get better, like you keep expecting it to suddenly open up because it isn’t bad once the taper gets his levels set. It maybe hovers too close to the bottom, but you get the sounds of everything on stage, maybe vocals a little behind the mix but so what? It’s Gentle Giant, you want the music parts mainly. I think fans can appreciate this early gig. -
Audience 9.0 - This band is certainly an acquired taste for many, but every ear can agree to the quality of this recording. Airy but right there in a very comfortable mid range with very detailed high end and a smooth, round bass. Terrific! -
Audience 8.8 - Previously available as a single track, Watcher Of The Skies was merely a taste of a tantalizing recording that has now been painstakingly restored from the original master cassette and it reveals much more than collectors could have imagined. A really good tape it is, with a nice intimate clarity (relative to the overall mix) of vocals, and a satisfying “thwack” of the drums…I found myself mesmerized by this show and especially a sparkling rendition of “Supper’s Ready”.Genesis Great Hall, York University York, England, UK February 21st, 1973 01 -Watcher of the Skies 02 -The Musical Box 03 -Get 'Em Out By Friday 04 -Supper's Ready 05 -The Return Of The Giant Hogweed 06 -The Knife
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Soundboard 9.0 - A good one, although not as full bodied as you would expect but I’m being picky. -
Soundboard 9.7 - A good, bright sounding board and not completely lifeless and flat. -
Soundboard 9.6 - Just fantastic! I have to believe this was recorded for possible future official release, it’s just that good. -
Audience 8.4 - Certainly a keeper here, a well recorded, and clean tape of the fledgling Genesis touring behind their first LP. Fascinating document! -
Audience 8.3 - Not a common tape, the sound holds up well throughout, so taper knew what he was doing. -
Audience 8.5 - A touch of tape saturation but pretty powerful sounding and the drums sound great! -
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Audience 9.2 - Just wonderful audience capture that really does a fine job of getting the entire audio spectrum including solid punchy lows and well defined mids and highs. Very well done!