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    FRANK ZAPPA – I Am The Clouds – Munchen 1988 (2CD)

    Original price was: $30.00.Current price is: $23.49.
    Audio - Excellent! - Rudi-Diem-Halle, Munchen, Germany (May 9, 1988) This is the third of 4 shows recorded in Germany during the 1988 Tour. The sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) as well as each individual show is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase all 4 shows together as a complete set for a slight savings.
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    FRANK ZAPPA – I Am The Clouds – Wurzburg 1988 (2CD)

    Original price was: $30.00.Current price is: $23.49.
    Audio - Excellent! - Carl-Diem Halle, Wurzburg, Germany (April 22, 1988) This is the second of 4 shows recorded in Germany during the 1988 Tour. The sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) as well as each individual show is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase all 4 shows together as a complete set for a slight savings.
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    FRANK ZAPPA – I Am The Clouds – Cologne 1988 (2CD)

    Original price was: $30.00.Current price is: $23.49.
    Audio - Excellent! - Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany (April 14, 1988) This is the first of 4 shows recorded in Germany during the 1988 Tour. The sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) as well as each individual show is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase all 4 shows together as a complete set for a slight savings.
  • Aud 7.6 - decent all around without a lot of dynamics but strong
  • Radio Broadcast 8.3-9.0  - Very old, and quite rare source material means a little analog degradation in the earlier broadcast but gets much better for the rest of the material.
  • Audience 8.6 - This is a very fine recording that has recently surfaced, a tour that had the band displaying their absolute mastery of the ultra complex progressive rock extravaganzas that sometimes took up nearly the entire side of an LP.  Audiences back then were fully engaged with such performances, unlike today.

  • Soundboard 8.7 - A tape that is a little hissy, and some of the instruments are low in the mix (vocals) but, on the bright side, the guitar is pumped way up (and sounds killer), and the band is in a GREAT mood!
  • Soundboard 9.1 - The source used for this CD is a DAT tape made from a direct transfer of Joey Molland’s tapes of the show. Whether that means it is the same as what else is out there, I do not know, but it is possible that the radio station did their own recording for broadcast and other releases use the FM broadcast. This is not that!  The sound quality is uneven at times while the levels are adjusted but after that it’s smooth sailing.
  • 2 Shows: CD 1 - Audience 8.3 - A very good, reasonably clear tape that does not showcase a wide dynamic range but doesn’t really need to, I mean to say, it’s an historic artifact that most fans and collectors of Love/Arthur Lee will be very happy to hear. CD 2 - Audience 8.1 - This tape starts off kind of rough but gradually gets better until it gets to a consistency that you can appreciate for what it is. It does not take much of the show before it gets better which is a relief because it is a good, strong show. Disc 3 is a video CD (MP4 file) of 6 minutes, very Rare, never before seen b/w video footage of Love a few days before the show on disc one.
  • FM Broadcast 9.2 - This was a real revelation for me because I had not known much about this band other than “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”. I find them to be similar in a lot of ways to maybe Marshall Tucker Band and Allman Brothers, where perhaps if Allmans were Southern Comfort then CDB would be Jack Daniels.  This period of the band features Billy Cox (Hendrix/Band of Gypsys) on bass too, which I never knew about either (I would have lost on Jeopardy).
  • All video in this collection is pro shot. Disc 1 is all excellent quality. Disc 2 is more uneven, all watchable but not as crisp and perfect as the first disc.
  • Audience 8.9 - A little bit of tape noise comes through on quieter passages but this is a very strong recording for the vintage. I’d like to know what the taper used for this.
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    BLACK CROWES – Houston 1991 (1CD)

    Original price was: $16.49.Current price is: $15.49.
    Audience 8.5 - A significant evening for the band as they headline their first show, just after being booted from ZZ Top tour. Sounds fine, taper does maneuver at times and the movement is picked up on the sensitive mic, but overall this is very listenable if not overly dynamic. Good to have it, a very important show in Black Crowes history.
  • Audience 8.7 - Pieced together from a few different sources, we finally get a pretty good representation of the events of the day which, now together with the rare footage included in this set, reveal a pretty incredible artifact for collectors.
  • 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!
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    HENRY COW – Rock In Opposition Festival UK 78 + France 75 (2CD)

    Original price was: $23.49.Current price is: $21.49.
    Audience 9,6 and Audience 8.4 - The UK 78 material is fantastic! Vibrant and dynamic, should be released officially.

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