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Audience 7.8 – 8.5 - Why the variable rating? Because the music was excessively loud and during extreme sections of music, there is distortion right in the middle frequency. What does this mean? Well, before the re-master it meant that you could not hear what was going on except for quieter passages (which incidentally sound great, and there is a lot of it since this was a band that played complex, dynamic music) but thankfully now a lot of that has been mitigated. It is still cluttered a bit when at full volume (really gives you an idea of how loud this show must have been) but MUCH better and easier on the ears now. Is it worth it? I would say probably yes, but I know most prog enthusiasts are also critical of audio fidelity so there’s that. For me, I still got into this one, knowing the improvement made to the tape allowed me to give it a chance and I am glad I did. Triumvirat Palace Theatre Providence, RI 12 October 1974 01 Illusions on a Double Dimple - Flashback - Schooldays - Triangle - Illusions - Dimplicity - Last Dance 02 Mister Ten Percent - Maze - Dawning - Bad Deal - Roundabout - Lucky Girl - Million Dollars Personnel: Jürgen Fritz: piano, synthesizers Helmut Köllen: bass, acoustic guitars, vocals Hans Bathelt: drums and percussion -
Soundboard 9.3 - Fantastic! Now I was not familiar with this band, but I must say, it’s pretty good musically with emphasis on their white-hot lead guitarist. The songs aren’t anything super duper, and their singer isn’t sensational either, but in combination all this works together to become a little more than the individual parts. I like this guitar! I already made that point but it’s worth repeating. Coney Hatch Agora Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio, USA September 8th, 1982 FM Broadcast Recording Track List: 01 - We Got The Night 02 - Stand Up 03 - You Ain't Got Me 04 - Your Kinda Love 05 - Victim Of Rock 06 - Too Far Gone 07 - Devil's Deck 08 - I Saw The Light 09 - I'll Do The Talkin' 10 - Marcais 11 - Dreamland 12 - Monkey Bars 13 - Love Poison 14 - Hey Operator 15 - No Sleep Tonight -
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 8.5 - The thing with this tape is that it’s great on both ends…but in the middle it is kind of undefined. The sound begins to gell and battle itself for presence right in the middle frequency, but at the same time, when the frenzied battles end, like during quieter passages for instance, the sound is right in the pocket. It’s like the equipment wasn’t ready for the volume, but it still captures the sound in a pleasing to the ear frequency so you aren’t put off by the mix, you just strain a little to make out the details. And, the details are important in this line up because the twin guitar work at times is spectacular. I am critical of the mix for that reason, I want to hear every lick – but overall the consensus here is that this is a tape not to be missed. Pat Travers Band Warnors Theatre, Fresno, CA November 15, 1978 Band: Pat Travers - vocals, guitar Pat Thrall - guitar Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass Tommy Aldridge - drums Total Time = 39:37 01 Rock 'n' Roll Susie 02 Hooked On Music 03 Need Love 04 Gettin' Better 05 Heat In The Street 06 Hammerhead (incl. Drum Solo) -
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 8.6 - A surprisingly good recording, given what had to be less than ideal conditions – small nightclub, primitive gear, etc. But they pulled it off, and captured what one might think of as Roxy Music’s “rookie card” since it is like their 2nd gig of their first US tour. Very very cool! The Whisky West Hollywood, CA December 18, 1972 01 The Bob (Medley) 02 Would You Believe? 03 Ladytron 04 2HB 05 The Bogus Man 06 If There Is Something 07 Re-Make/Re-Model 08 Virginia Plain -
Soundboard 9.5 - Very nice one, in all respects including a good hard rocking mix. LOU REED Cinema Centre Concert Auditorium (aka the Regent Theatre) Albury, New South Wales Australia 1 November 1977 SOUNDBOARD RECORDING 1. -stage announcement 2. -Sweet Jane 3. -Rock And Roll Heart 4. -I Wanna Be Black 5. -Rock And Roll - You Keep Me Hanging On 6. -Walk On The Wild Side 7. -Shooting Star 8. -Satellite Of Love 9. -Coney Island Baby 10. -Banging On My Drum --------------- Lou Reed: vocals, guitar Michael Fonfara: keyboards Stuart Heinrich: guitar Richard Fliegler: guitar Bruce Yaw: bass Michael Suchorsky: drums Joanne Kamerin: backing vocals --------------- -
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 - This is your standard “decent” sounding 70’s audience tape. It does not offer a wide dynamic range, although it is pretty clear and you hear every instrument and vocals above all of it in good clarity (important when it comes to Free where vocals are a huge component). Nothing about this tape offends the ears sonically speaking. It could be argued by this time Free was sounding maybe a little tired, but that is subjective. FREE New York May 6, 1972 Live In New York '72 1. Be My Friend 2. Travellin' Man 3. Hold On 4. Little Bit Of Love 5. Heavy Load 6. Mr. Big - false start 7. Mr. Big 8. All Right Now 9. Crossroads 10. The Hunter 11. Fire And Water Paul Rodgers - vocals Paul Kossoff - guitar Andy Fraser - bass Simon Kirke - drums -
Audience 8.1 - Not only is this incredibly important in the Maiden’s history but it’s also very listenable too. That is gotta qualify as a rarity! The band is on another level, I am 100% sure that this gig was important for all of them especially for Bruce being it was his first gig with them. GREAT playing by all I mean really great! IRON MAIDEN 1981-10-26 Palasport Bologna, Italy 1st Concert With BRUCE DICKINSON !! 1. The Ides Of March 2. SANCTUARY 3. PURGATORY 4. WRATHCHILD 5. THE TWILIGHT ZONE 6. REMEMBER TOMORROW 7. GENGHIS KHAN 8. KILLERS 9. ANOTHER LIFE incl.Drum Solo 10. INNOCENT EXILE 11. RUNNING FREE 12. MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 13. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 14. IRON MAIDEN 15. TRANSYLVANIA incl.Guitar Solo 16. DRIFTER 17. PROWLER 18. I GOT THE FIRE* *MONTROSE cover Musicians; BRUCE DICKINSON- Vocals DAVE MURRAY- Guitar ADRIAN SMITH- Guitar STEVE HARRIS- Bass CLIVE BURR- Drums -
Radio Broadcast 8.0 - Not a vibrant, clear document but the amazing thing is that you can hear the band playing over the crowd! That was not typically the case around this time. Stuff like this is important when put into its proper context, this is the birth of modern rock and roll actually. The Rolling Stones 1966 Australian Tour Commemorative Auditorium Showgrounds Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Friday February 18th, 1966 (1st Show) 2UW Radio Broadcast Recording 01. Stones Arrival At Sydney Airport 16th February 1966 #1 (Soundtrack From UK TV Report) 02. Stones Arrival At Sydney Airport 16th February 1966 #2 (Ward Austin 2UW Report - Cuts out / then 2UW Ward Austin Stones Interview - Start of interview missing) 03. Ward Austin Introduction 04. Mercy Mercy 05. She Said Yeah 06. Play With Fire 07. Not Fade Away 08. The Spider And The Fly 09. That's How Strong My Love Is 10. Get Off Of My Cloud 11. 19th Nervous Breakdown 12. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction Line-up: Mick Jagger : Vocals, Tambourine Brian Jones ; Guitar, Organ, Harmonica, Backing Vocals Keith Richard : Guitar. Backing Vocals Bill Wyman : Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Charlie Watts : Drums -
Audience 8.2 - From tape source not LP, this recording has some tape hiss present, but it’s not overwhelming the music. Music sometimes seems a little muddy but then clears up a little then returns to a little muddy. It’s not bad though, it’s much better than most of the multi gen STP tour audience tapes out there. THE ROLLING STONES 1973-09-26 Festhalle Bern, Switzerland Setlist 1. BROWN SUGAR 2. GIMME SHELTER 3. HAPPY+ 4. TUMBLING DICE 5. STAR FUCKER 6. DANCING WITH MR.D 7. ANGIE 8. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WAHT YOU WANT 9. MIDNIGHT RAMBLER 10. HONKY TONK WOMEN 11. ALL DOWN THE LINE 12. RIP THIS JOINT 13. JUMPING JACK FLASH 14. STREET FIGHTING MAN Musicians; MICK JAGGER- Vocals/Harmonica KEITH RICHARDS- Guitars/Backing Vocals & Lead Vocals on+ MICK TAYLOR- Guitars BILL WYMAN- Bass CHARLIE WATTS- Drums BILLY PRESTON- Piano/Organ/Clavinet STEVE MADAIO- Trumpet/Fluglehorn BOBBY KEYS- Saxophone MANUEL KELLOUGH- Percussion(on some shows on thsi tour) MARSHALL CHESS- Tamborine(on "Street Fighting Man"){on some shows on thsi tour} -
Pro Studio and Pro Live CD 4: 1. Dead Flowers [03:57] 2. Love In Vain [06:24] 3. Bitch [04:31] 4. Little Queenie [04:41] 5. Brown Sugar [04:17] 6. Street Fighting Man [04:53] 7. Let It Rock [02:50] 8. Midnight Rambler [11:08] 9. Rocks Off [03:46] 10. Sweet Virginia [04:20] 11. Star Star [04:39] 12. Dancing With Mr.D [04:28] 13. All Down The Line [03:46] 14. Rip This Joint [02:03] 15. Tumbling Dice [04:48] 16. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) [05:03] • 1971-03-13: University Of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Live Concert Track: 1 ( CD 4 ) Track: 2 ( CD 4 ) Track: 3 ( CD 4 ) Track: 4 ( CD 4 ) Track: 5 ( CD 4 ) Track: 6 ( CD 4 ) Track: 7 ( CD 4 ) • 1972-07-21: Spectrum Sports Arena (2nd show), Philadelphia, PA, Live Concert Track: 8 ( CD 4 ) • 1972-07-21: Spectrum Sports Arena (1st show), Philadelphia, PA, Live Concert Track: 9 ( CD 4 ) • 1972-07-26: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, Live Concert Track: 10 ( CD 4 ) • 1973-09-13: City Hall (1st show), Newcastle, UK, Live Concert Track: 11 ( CD 4 ) Track: 12 ( CD 4 ) • 1973-10-17: Forest Nationale (1st show), Brussels, Belgium, Live Concert Track: 13 ( CD 4 ) Track: 14 ( CD 4 ) Track: 15 ( CD 4 ) • 1973-09-09: Empire Pool Wembley, London, UK, Live Concert Track: 16 ( CD 4 ) -
CD 3: 1. Mother's Little Helper [02:45] 2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [05:04] 3. You Can't Always Get What You Want [04:32] 4. I'm Yours And I'm Hers [02:24] 5. Mercy, Mercy [02:48] 6. Love In Vain [04:36] 7. Stray Cat Blues [03:35] 8. Loving Cup [05:16] 9. Honky Tonk Women [03:11] 10. Prodigal Son [03:30] 11. I'm Free [05:12] 12. Midnight Rambler [07:32] 13. Gimme Shelter [04:05] 14. Sympathy For The Devil [06:16] 15. Under My Thumb [04:01] 16. The Sun Is Shining [06:13] • 1966-07-28: Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, Live Concert Track: 1 ( CD 3 ) Track: 2 ( CD 3 ) • 1968-12-10: Intertel Studios, London, UK, Rehearsal Track: 3 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-07-05: Hyde Park, London, UK, Live Concert Track: 4 ( CD 3 ) Track: 5 ( CD 3 ) Track: 6 ( CD 3 ) Track: 7 ( CD 3 ) Track: 8 ( CD 3 ) Track: 9 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-11-09: Oakland Coliseum (1st show), Oakland, CA, Live Concert Track: 10 ( CD 3 ) Track: 11 ( CD 3 ) Track: 12 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-11-09: Oakland Coliseum (2nd show), Oakland, CA, Live Concert Track: 13 ( CD 3 ) • 1969-12-06: Altamont Speedway, Livermore, CA, Live Concert Track: 14 ( CD 3 ) Track: 15 ( CD 3 ) Track: 16 ( CD 3 ) -
Pro Studio and Pro Live CD 2: 1. Family [03:49] 2. Memo From Turner [02:47] 3. Give Me A Hamburger To Go (aka Stuck Out Alone) [03:22] 4. Downtown Suzie [03:50] 5. Blood Red Wine [05:26] 6. Dear Doctor [03:33] 7. You Got The Silver [02:53] 8. Loving Cup [06:37] 9. I'm Going Down [03:06] 10. Honky Tonk Women [03:03] 11. You Gotta Move [02:35] 12. Brown Sugar [04:06] 13. Cocksucker Blues [03:32] 14. All Down The Line [04:17] 15. Shine A Light [04:13] 16. Shake Your Hips [04:17] 17. Travelling Man [05:59] 18. 32-20 Blues [01:50] 19. Criss Cross (aka Save Me) [01:32] 20. Silver Train [04:00] • 1968-05-13: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 1 ( CD 2 ) Track: 3 ( CD 2 ) Track: 4 ( CD 2 ) Track: 5 ( CD 2 ) Track: 6 ( CD 2 ) • 1968-11-17: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 2 ( CD 2 ) • 1969-02-10: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 7 ( CD 2 ) Track: 10 ( CD 2 ) • 1969-06-10: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 8 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-06-16: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 9 ( CD 2 ) Track: 14 ( CD 2 ) Track: 15 ( CD 2 ) Track: 16 ( CD 2 ) • 1969-12-02: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Florence, AL, Studio Session Track: 11 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-12-18: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 12 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-05-09: RS Mobile Recording Studio, Stargroves, UK, Studio Session Track: 13 ( CD 2 ) • 1970-10-17: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 17 ( CD 2 ) • 1972-06-23: Sumet-Burnet Recording Studio, Dallas, TX, Rehearsal Track: 18 ( CD 2 ) • 1972-11-25: Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica, Studio Session Track: 19 ( CD 2 ) Track: 20 ( CD 2 ) -
Pro Studio and Pro Live CD 1: 1. Diddley Daddy [02:42] 2. Road Runner [03:05] 3. Bright Lights, Big City [02:27] 4. I Want To Be Loved [02:04] 5. Baby What's Wrong [03:28] 6. Memphis, Tennessee [02:21] 7. Roll Over Beethoven [02:19] 8. Mr Spector And Mr Pitney Came Too [02:47] 9. Route 66 [02:43] 10. Cops And Robbers [03:57] 11. You Better Move On [02:57] 12. Mona [02:53] 13. High-Heel Sneakers [03:00] 14. Stewed And Keefed [04:08] 15. Tell Me Baby [01:57] 16. Down in the Bottom [02:44] 17. I've Been Loving You Too Long [02:54] 18. Mercy, Mercy [02:51] 19. Cry To Me [03:09] 20. Fanny Mae [02:14] 21. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [03:49] 22. Looking Tired [02:14] 23. Con Le Mie Lacrime [02:45] 24. Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind [02:29] 25. Paint It Black [02:18] 26. Cosmic Christmas [00:32] 1963-03-11: IBC Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 1 ( CD 1 ) Track: 2 ( CD 1 ) Track: 3 ( CD 1 ) Track: 4 ( CD 1 ) Track: 5 ( CD 1 ) • 1963-09-23: Saturday Club, London, UK, Radio performance Track: 6 ( CD 1 ) Track: 7 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-02-04: Regent Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 8 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-03-19: Camden Theatre, London, UK, Live Concert Track: 9 ( CD 1 ) Track: 10 ( CD 1 ) Track: 11 ( CD 1 ) Track: 12 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-06-11: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, Studio Session Track: 13 ( CD 1 ) Track: 15 ( CD 1 ) Track: 16 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-06-10: Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, Studio Session Track: 14 ( CD 1 ) • 1965-05-12: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, Studio Session Track: 17 ( CD 1 ) • 1965-08-20: 'Sarturday Club' BBC, London, UK, Radio performance Track: 18 ( CD 1 ) Track: 19 ( CD 1 ) Track: 20 ( CD 1 ) Track: 21 ( CD 1 ) • 1965-12-03: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, Studio Session Track: 22 ( CD 1 ) • 1966-03-15: IBC Studios, Portland Place, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 23 ( CD 1 ) • 1964-06-29: Regent Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 24 ( CD 1 ) • 1966-09-11: 'Ed Sullivan Show' CBS TV Studio, New York City, NY, TV appearance Track: 25 ( CD 1 ) • 1967-07-02: Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Studio Session Track: 26 ( CD 1 )