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Audience 7.5 A famous show, billed as “Electric Magic”, the band put on a marathon concert which is contained on these three discs…in average quality. That’s it. Legendary gig, great performance, average recording. Listen to Since I’ve Been Loving You, it will give you chills. Collectors will need this…historically huge. Led Zeppelin Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK November 20, 1971 Disc 1 01. Introduction 02. Immigrant Song 03. Heartbreaker 04. Black Dog 05. Since I've Been Loving You 06. Rock And Roll 07. Stairway To Heaven Disc 2 01. MC 02. Going To California 03. That's The Way 04. Tangerine 05. Dazed And Confused 06. What Is And What Should Never Be 07. Celebration Day Disc 3 01. MC 02. Moby Dick 03. Whole Lotta Love -
Soundboard 9.2 - Again we find Lou and company blazing his way across Europe and leaning on some old, and some new…but mostly older tunes which always work well because there is so much room for the band to stretch out. Good stuff here. Lou Reed Saint-Etienne, France April 16, 1977 Disc 1 01 -Sweet Jane 02 -I'm Waiting For The Man 03 -Rock 'n Roll Heart 04 -Heroin 05 -Rock n Roll 06 -Walk On The Wild Side 07 -How do You Think It Feels 08 -Lisa Says 09 -Vicious Disc 2 10 -Coney Island Baby 11 -Berlin 12 -White Light White Heat 13 -Lady Day 14 -Oh Jim 15 -Satellite Of Love 16 -Kicks Disc 3 Vienna, AUSTRIA April 20, 1977 01 - Sweet Jane 02 - I'm Waiting For My Man 03 - Rock'n'Roll Heart 04 - Heroin 05 - Rock'n'Roll 06 - Walk On The Wild Side 07 - How Do You Think It Feels DISC Four 01 - Banging On My Drum 02 - Lisa Says 03 - Vicious 04 - Coney Island Baby 05 - Berlin 06 - White Light/White Heat 07 - Sister Ray THE BAND: LOU REED, vocals & guitar JEFFREY ROSS, guitar MICHAEL FONFARA, keyboards BRUCE YAW, bass MARTY FOGEL, sax MICHAEL SUCHORSKY, drums -
Truly somewhat of an oddball release, this album stems from a long lost rehearsal session by a bunch of stoned South African teenagers in the late 60's. Not much was even known about them, not even at the time as the band never gigged or recorded a legitimate album. Still, the music reverberates with manic acid rock intensity. You've been warned! -
Audience 8.7 - This recording is better than it has a right to be, after all it is in a big stadium, early 70’s so the gear, if it doesn’t weigh 80 pounds, has to be cheap crap…but, dang it this sounds cool! Granted, instrument separation isn’t great (it is good enough), and it isn’t super close up, but all that still does not detract from how stompin’ this is. Great fun! Humble Pie Orlando Sports Stadium Orlando, FL. 12-16-1972 1. -Tuning Up - Intro 2. -Up Your Sleeve 3. -C'mon Everybody 4. -Honky Tonk Women 5. -I Wonder 6. -Hallelujah I Love Her So 7. -I Don't Need No Doctor 8. -Hot 'N Nasty 9. -Roadrunner -
Studio Quality 9.5 - I am thankful for this because it has further taught me to appreciate and respect Clapton’s musicality, and his desire to remain true to himself first and foremost. If you listen to this music without preconditions you realize it’s pretty good and if the man’s name was not Eric Clapton, you’d be thinking this guy should be much bigger. Eric Clapton No Reason To Cry Sessions Shangri-la Studios Malibu, CA, March 1976 Disc 1 01. Sign Language 02. All Our Past Time 03. Country Jail 04. Carnival 05. Tried To Make The Devil Mad 06. Won’t Somebody Tell Me 07. Big River 08. Right Now 09. Right Now 10. It’s Eric’s Birthday 11. Adios Mi Corazon 12. The Water Is Wide 13. Idiot Wind 14. Carnival To Rio Disc 2 01. Who Do You Love? 02. Stormy Monday 03. What Would I Do #1 04. What Would I Do #2 05. What Would I Do #3 06. Hard Times 07. Tenho Sede 08. Steppin’ Out 09. Jam #1 10. Jam #2 -
Audience 9.4 - Before you write off the late 80’s Eric Clapton, you REALLY need to look deeper for a minute. This performance, and this recording, clearly demonstrates the reason why one should examine the totality of an artist’s career, particularly if said artist was as prolific and talented as Mr. Clapton. The edgy, electrified sound of Clapton’s Cream days is gone and that is ok so long as you still get the TALENT, and many of Clapton’s performances (at least on tape) sometimes lacked the elements that you would have hoped for, despite his undeniable songwriting prowess…it was the PLAYING of the guitar, and the sound of said guitar, that we craved. Here, along with his pal Mark Knopfler, all of that is delivered and the audio quality does the whole thing justice because it is excellent. I think playing with Mark elevated Eric’s game. Hearing them do “Money For Nothing” together was cool, and Mark decided to sing in his own “bluesy” way in deference to Eric. Sweet! Eric Clapton feat. Mark Knopfler Irvine Meadows Laguna Hills, CA September 23, 1988 Disc 1 01 Crossroads 02 White Room 03 I Shot The Sheriff 04 Lay Down Sally 05 Wonderful Tonight 06 Tearing Us Apart 07 After Midnight 08 Can’t Find My Way Home Disc 2 09 Badge 10 Same Old Blues 11 Band Introductions 12 Cocaine 13 Layla 14 Money For Nothing 15 Sunshine Of Your Love Eric Clapton – guitar Mark Knopfler – guitar Alan Clark – keyboards Nathan East – bass Steve Ferrone – drums Jody Linscott – percussion Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Tessa Niles – backing vocals -
Audience 8.4 - They should call this tape “Noise In The Attic” ha ha! Actually, I am being very tough here, it’s a bright tape, it favors high end but is not too screechy…I just need more low end personally. That being said – vocals are in the front here, followed by Joe Perry, so that is crucial to this being a worthwhile listen. Taper has to hide his gear once or twice, so you occasionally hear the inside of his coat. Not too many 1975 period tapes out there, I am thankful for this one…you will be too, especially when the coast is clear and taper brings the mic back out (makes for a really refreshing audio moment!). Aerosmith Hara Arena Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. May 24, 1975 1. -toys in the attic 2. -S.O.S. (too bad) 3. -somebody 4. -sweet emotion 5. -lord of the thighs 6. -dream on 7. -walk this way 8. -no more, no more 9. -write me 10. -same old song and dance 11. -train kept a rollin' (with drum solo) -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 - All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol. 4 1. Searchin' ("Swan Mix" 09-67 Mayfair Recording Studio, NYC) 2. Lady Godiva's Operation (Mono Mix, 09-67 Mayfair NYC) 3. The Gift (Wembley 6-06-93) 4. Run Run Run (Hilltop Rock Festival, Ringe, NH. 8-02-69) 5. What Goes On (Live 1968) 6. Guess I'm Falling In Love (NYC 04-67) 7. A Short Lived Torture Of Cacophony (NYC 1965) 8. Black Angels Death Song (Bataclan Club, Paris 1-29-72) 9. The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group Of All (Bataclan 72) 10. A Distant Mirror -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 - All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol.3 1. Sweet Sister Ray (La Cave, Cleveland, OH. 4-30-68) 2. Sister Ray (Boston Tea Party 3-15-69) 3. Hey Mr. Rain (Wembley Arena, London 6-6-93) 4. Heroin (La Cave, Cleveland, OH. 4-30-68) -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol.2 1. Nothing Song (Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus 66) 2. Venus Heroin (NYC December 1965) 3. Chic Mystique (Delmonico's Hotel, NYC 1-08-66) 4. Train 'Round The Bend - Oh! Sweet Nuthin' (Decond Fret, Philly, PA. May 1970) -
Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 - All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol.1 Valleydale Ballroom Columbus, OH. 11-04-66 Last Track Poor Richard's Club Chicago, IL. 6-23-66 1. Melody Laughter 2. Femme Fatale 3. Venus In Furs 4. Black Angels Death Song 5. All Tomorrow's Parties 6. Waiting For The Man 7. Heroin 8. Run Run Run 9. Poor Richard's -
Audience 8.9 - A slight improvement over the 1st night recording, but only by the narrowest margin. I do hear more keys, but they tend to “blast” a bit here. It’s not a bad thing, it gives this whole thing a special vibe. Velvet Underground End Of Cole Ave. Dallas, Texas 10/19/69 DISC ONE 01. I'm Waiting For The Man 02. It's Just Too Much 03. I'll Be Your Mirror 04. Some Kinda Love 05. Femme Fatale 06. Beginning To See The Light 07. I'm Set Free 08. Afterhours 09. I'm Sticking With You 10. One Of These Days 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Ocean 13. What Goes On 14. Heroin DISC TWO 01. Sister Ray (October 18, 1969) 02. Lisa Says (Unknown Live) 03. Rock'n' Roll (Unknown Live) 04. Blue Velvet Jazz Jam (Unknown Live) -
Audience 8.8 - A very decent recording for the vintage. Small club atmosphere permeates which gives this recording the legendary status it deserves. A New York underground band that somehow won over the Texas crowd. Amazing! Velvet Underground The First Night End Of Cole Ave. October 18, 1969 Dallas, TX. CD 1 1-01 It's Just Too Much 1-02 Waiting For The Man 1-03 I Can't Stand It 1-04 I'm Set Free 1-05 Beginning To See The Light 1-06 Ocean 1-07 Venus In Furs 1-08 What Goes On 1-09 Heroin 1-10 I'll Be Your Mirror 1-11 Femme Fatale CD 2 2-01 Pale Blue Eyes 2-02 Candy Says 2-03 Jesus 2-04 Story Of My Life 2-05 I Found A Reason 2-06 Sunday Morning 2-07 Afterhours acetate demos, late 1969 2-08 Countess Of Hong Kong 2-09 Ride Into The Sun 2-10 Real Good Time Together 2-11 I Found A Reason 19.October 1969 2-12 Sister Ray 19.10.1969 2-13 End Cole Ave Jam 19.10.1969 -
Audience 8.8 - It’s hard to express exactly what makes a particular recording or gig special, mainly because it is all very subjective. But, I have been collecting music since 1982, so I feel I have earned some credibility ha ha! So let me tell you why this one is special. Placed right in front of the main P.A. speakers, this sound is brutal. Sure, the first 45 seconds are a mess, but it gets better, and man, is this a rocking good time! The sound is ferocious, threatening at any moment to destroy the tape completely, but it doesn’t. It’s hot, it’s loud, but it’s also very real, as if happening at the very moment you are hearing it. The Who in 1970, in Detroit (Rock City!), playing Tommy (and other great tracks) in front of an appreciative audience (without incident!). Everyone sounds great here, and you have a front row seat. MAGIC! The Who Cobo Arena Detroit, MI. 1970-07-05 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Heaven & Hell 03. I Can't Explain 04. Water 05. I Don't Even Know Myself 06. Young Man Blues 07. Overture 08. It's a Boy 09. 1921 10. Amazing Journey 11. Underture 12. Sparks 13. Eyesight to the Blind Disc 2 14. Christmas 15. The Acid Queen 16. Pinball Wizard 17. Do You Think it's Alright 18. Fiddle About 19. Tommy Can You Hear Me 20. There's a Doctor 21. Go to the Mirror 22. Smash the Mirror 23. Miracle Cure 24. I'm Free 25. Tommy's Holiday Camp 26. We're Not Gonna Take It 27. Summertime Blues 28. Shakin' All Over 29. My Generation -
Audience 9.0 - This is a heroic taping accomplishment, to be able to get virtually all of the performers in really nice quality, it’s an effort to be admired. While lacking super-definition, it does have good dynamics and clarity overall, it’s not thin, and it is not muddy. It’s pretty darn good! Operation Rock N' Roll Deer Creek Music Center Noblesville, IN. August 6, 1991 Dangerous Toys - Metal Church - Motorhead - Alice Cooper - Judas Priest Disc 1 Dangerous Toys 01. -Sport'n A Woody 02. -Sticks And Stones 03. -Sugar Leather & The Nail 04. -Line 'Em Up 05. -Gimme No Lip 06. -Scared 07. -Teas'n Pleas'n Metal Church 01. -The Human Factor 02. -Start The Fire 03. -In Mourning 04. -Fake Healer 05. -Badlands 06. -Date With Poverty Disc 2 Motorhead 01. -I'll Be Your Sister 02. -Traitor 03. -I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care) 04. -The One To Sing The Blues 05. -Going To Brazil 06. -Love Me Forever 07. -Angel City 08. -Killed By Death 09. -Ace Of Spades Disc 3 Alice Cooper 01. -Under My Wheels 02. -Trash 03. -No More Mr. Nice Guy 04. -Billion Dollar Babies 05. -Love's A Loaded Gun 06. -Bed Of Nails 07. -Eighteen 08. -Instrumental Jam 09. -Sick Things 10. -Feed My Frankenstein 11. -Cold Ethyl 12. -Only Women Bleed 13. -Poison 14. -Go To Hell 15. -School's Out 16. -Hey Stoopid 17. -Outro Disc 4 Judas Priest 01. Hell Bent For Leather 02. Heading Out To The Highway 03. The Hellion-Electric Eye 04. All Guns Blazing 05. Metal Gods 06. Some Heads Are Going To Roll 07. The Ripper 08. Night Prowler 09. Touch Of Evil 10. Painkiller 11. The Green Manalishi 12. Breaking The Law 13. Living After Midnight 14. You Got Another Thing Comin' -
Central Park 1971 Audience 8.6 - The limitations of this tape are mainly the over-riding level of tape his present, although it’s been re-mastered to the degree that much was removed without sacrificing highs. The actual recording is not bad, and even with some hiss, the tape does not sound like it is multiple gens down. Highs are good, lows are present, mix is not terrible (guitars are somewhat low, but this is a live mix situation and not the taping). Copenhagen 1972 Audience 8.8 - A very clear tape with an emphasis on high end crispness (not brittle or irritating, just very clear in the high end), mix favors vocals, drums, then keys and guitars in the same range. An enjoyable tape! STEPPENWOLF Live 1971-72 Disc 1 CENTRAL PARK, MANHATTAN, NYC USA AUGUST 9TH 1971 01. -INTRO - TUNING 02. -RIDE WITH ME 03. -40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS 04. -SHACKLES AND CHAINS 05. -FROM HERE TO THERE EVENTUALLY 06. -SNOWBLIND FRIEND 07. -FOR LADIES ONLY 08. -THE PUSHER 09. -MAGIC CARPET RIDE 10. -MONSTER - SUICIDE - AMERICA 11. -BORN TO BE WILD John Kay - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Jerry Edmonton - drums, backing vocals Goldy McJohn - keyboards, backing vocals George Biondo - bass, co-lead vocals Kent Henry - lead guitar, slide guitar Disc 2 Falkoner Theater Copenhagen, Denmark September 22, 1972 01. -Sookie, Sookie 02. -Ride With Me 03. -Foggy Mental Breakdown 04. -Tighten Up Your Wig 05. -Ball Crusher 06. -Shackles And Chains 07. -Monster 08. -The Pusher 09. -Magic Carpet Ride 10. -Born To Be Wild 11. -Real Compared To What 12. -I’m Moving On Line-up: John Kay - guitar, harmonica, vocals Kent Henry - guitar George Biondo - bass ,vocals Goldie McJohn - keyboards Jerry Edmonton - drums, vocals Tracks 11 & 12 supporting act John Kay Band: John Kay - guitar, vocals Kent Henry - guitar George Biondo -bass Hugh Sullivan - keyboards Pentti 'Whitey' Glan - drumS -
Audience 9.5 - Unbelievably awesome! Strap yourself in and get ready to hear just how insanely good a well done audience recording can be. This recording also includes a couple of songs by the opening act Climax Blues Band. Edgar Winter Group Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA October 14, 1975 + Two Bonus Tracks from Climax Blues Band's opening set Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Let's Do It Together Again 03 Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo 04 Cool Dance 05 Shuffle Low 06 Devil With The Blue Dress On 07 Don't Ever Say Goodbye 08 Frankenstein Disc 2 09 Just Another Punk 10 Free Ride 11 Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll 12 Tobacco Road 13 Undercover Man 14 Goin' To New York (Climax Blues Band Opening) 15 All The Time In The World (Climax Blues Band Opening) -
Radio/TV Broadcasts 9.4 - I have learned to trust most Prince titles now, generally speaking there is great care taken to preserve the fidelity, to obtain master sources, and to package appropriately. That seems only fitting when dealing with an artists’ of Prince’s caliber…and I mean that most sincere. The list of contents for this title is extremely long and extensive and I did not write it up. I do have an image that I am willing to email if you need to see the track listing. It does show the contents in detail. My apologies, but trust me this is a great title and all the info is on the artwork. -
Audience 8.8/9.3 - So, you know how huge the O2 Arena is, right? Well it sounds like a huge arena, but aside from the large mega stadium ambience, this is not that bad at all. It’s what you call “immersive” because you really can imagine yourself there. The audio quality itself is very good, as far as the tonality and levels, etc. The “live mix” is typical of an event like this, tons of atmosphere, party vibe (with about 15,000 of your closest friends), and Prince as always delivering the goods. The after show audio is extremely well done, sounding quite intimate and very warm. Prince Main Show, The O2, London, UK 2007-08-17 Disc 1 01 UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame video intro 02 1999 03 Take Me With U 04 Guitar 05 Shhh 06 Musicology 07 Play That Funky Music 08 Satisfied 09 Cream 10 U Got The Look 11 7 12 Come Together Disc 2 01 Little Red Corvette 02 Diamonds + Pearls 03 The Beautiful Ones 04 Raspberry Beret 05 Soft & Wet 06 Sign O The Times 07 Pop Life 08 She's always in my hair 09 Alphabet St 10 I Wanna Be Your Lover 11 When Doves Cry 12 Erotic City 13 I Wanna Be Your Lover (reprise) 14 If I Was Your Girlfriend 15 Black Sweat 16 Kiss 17 Purple Rain 18 Audience 19 Let's Go Crazy 20 I Feel For You 21 Controversy Disc 3 NPG Jazz set + Mya 01 Band Intro 02 Instrumental Jam 03 Get Up Stand Up 04 Shake Everything you got 05 Love is a losing game intro 06 Tell me something good 07 Uptown Up 08 Love is a losing game 09 Crazy 10 Unknown 11 Free 12 Sophisticated Lady -
Audience 9.0 - Tape starts off funky, but quickly gets sorted and becomes quite excellent. Clear, with some nice atmosphere and decent dynamics (not overwhelming but nice). GENESIS Messezentrum Halle A Nuremberg, Germany March 27, 1975 Disc 1 1.1 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:12 1.2 Fly On A Windshield 2:38 1.3 Broadway Melody Of 1974 2:16 1.4 Cuckoo Cocoon 2:25 1.5 In The Cage 7:58 1.6 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 3:08 1.7 Back In NYC 6:09 1.8 Hairless Heart 2:46 1.9 Counting Out Time 3:43 1.10 The Carpet Crawlers 5:46 1.11 The Chamber Of 32 Doors 5:39 1.12 Lilywhite Lilith 3:01 1.13 The Waiting Room 8:06 1.14 Anyway 3:32 1.15 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 2:37 Disc 2 2.1 The Lamia 8:43 2.2 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 3:20 2.3 The Colony Of Slippermen 9:02 2.4 Ravine 1:26 2.5 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 3:30 2.6 Riding The Scree 4:19 2.7 In The Rapids 2:29 2.8 it 4:15 2.9 The Musical Box story 3:39 2.10 The Musical Box (cuts off) 1:44 Peter Gabriel: vocals, flute Phil Collins: drums, percussion, vocals Steve Hackett: guitars Tony Banks: keyboards Michael Rutherford: bass, bass pedals, 12-string guitar -
Audience 8.7 - This tape is surprisingly clear, it is not super dynamic but it is nice and clear. It’s almost like a REALLY good AM radio broadcast. It has a narrow sound field, but it is comfortable there, and comfortable to your ears. Phil sounds like he’s singing right next to you, pretty cool. Genesis Dane County Coliseum Madison, WI. 1977-02-09 Disc 1 01. SQUONK 02. ONE FOR THE VINE 03. ROBBERY ASSUALT AND BATTERY 04. YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY 05. FIRTH OF FIFTH 06. CARPET CRAWL 07. IN THAT QUIET EARTH 08. AFTERGLOW Disc 2 09. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE 10. 11th EARL OF MAR 11. SUPPERS READY 12. DANCE ON A VOLCANO-DRUM DUET - LOS ENDOS 13. LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY - MUSICAL BOX -
SDBRD/AUD Disc 1 SDBRD 9.2 excellent material that features some later (’78) performances but seems mostly to be 1974. Unfortunately the tapes were not adequately annotated. Disc 2 Audience 8.8 A very decent tape that has a great live energy to it. I almost prefer this over the board tape, it just captures more of the mania happening on stage at a SAHB concert. Disc 3 Audience 8.5 The recording seems to emanate from a more distant point from the stage and as such lacks the power and punch your ears crave, but it is not a muddy recording, you can hear the band well enough, just not much in the way of dynamics or power. SAHB Compilation Disc 1 This is Radio Sahb 1974-1978 1. Vambo 2. Sgt. Fury 3. Framed 4. Dance To The Music 5. Faith Healer 6. Next 7. Sgt. Fury 8. Zal Tuning 9. The Hot City Symphony Pt.1 - Vambo 10. The Hot City Symphony Pt.2 - The Man In The Jar 11. Gang Bang 12. Anthem 13. Faith Healer 14. Action Strasse 15. Midnight Moses 16. Rock And Rool 17. Tribute Disc 2 Stockholm, Sweden 1974 1. Faith Healer 2. Midnight Moses 3. Sgt. Fury 4. Framed 5. Long Hair Music 6. Giddy Up A Ding Dong 7. Dance To The Music Ragnarok Festival, Norway 1974 8. Midnight Moses 9. Framed Disc 3 Manchester, UK. October 16, 1974 1. Fanfare 2. Faith Healer 3. Midnight Moses 4. Next 5. Sgt. Fury 6. Vambo 7. The Man In The Jar 8. River Of Love 9. School's Out 10. The Impossible Dream 11. Framed 12. Anthem 13. Gang Bang Disc 4 Bonus Rare Video! Ragnarok Festival, Norway 1974 1. Midnight Moses 2. Framed -
Soundboard 9.3 - OK, let me explain why the high rating here. Technically speaking, the actual audio quality is more like 8.8 to be honest…but this tape is so MUCH more than that and deserves a super high rating because of it. Let me explain: First of all, the audio is good enough to get excellent separation of instruments, that allows you to hear the detail of the guitar and drums, with a driving keyboard and clear vocals…and that is important because a certain new vocalist is hoping to impress in front of a London audience – and he does, they ALL do in a major way especially Blackmore. See, Richie is one of those guitarists that really goes for it, and sometimes it works and sometimes he is probably not inspired as much so it falls a little flat…not here! He’s simply brilliant and when I hear him like this I remember to include him on my all time greatest guitarists list ha ha! This rating is for the spectacular event this gig is, and how happy we should be to hear it clearly. DEEP PURPLE Hammermith Odeon, London, May 9, 1974 CD 1: 1. -Burn 2. -Might Just Take Your Life 3. -Lay Down Stay Down 4. -Mistreated 5. -Smoke On The Water CD 2 1. -Space Truckin’ 2. -Going Down 3. -Richie Blackmore interview David Coverdale - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Jon Lord - keyboards Glen Hughes - bass Ian Paice - drums -
Audience 8.4 - So, first the good news. This recording is much better than the Dublin ’83 show. Why is that significant? Because there are precious few live recordings of any kind of quality highlighting this short lived period with Gillan. I don’t know about you, but I think this material and the sound of the band during this time period is just awesome. I really would have loved more of this…but alas it was not meant to be. The downside is that the recording is mainly from Geezer’s side of the stage, so you are going to get an earful of Geezer, and that is not a deal breaker but what sucks is that Tony sounds weak in comparison. Another upside? You can hear Ian Gillan over the wall of sound, and therein lies the main reason why this tape deserves a listen. Will it get repeated plays? Probably not…but I was happy to be able to get another chance to hear Ian Gillan live with Black Sabbath and I am better for it. BLACK SABBATH Pavillon Des Sports Del Champel Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland September 25th 1983 THE BAND Ian Gillan vocals Tony Iommi guitar Geezer Butler bass Bev Bevan drums Geoff Nicholls keyboards Disc 1 1 -Supertzar 2 -Children of the Grave 3 -Hot Line 4 -War Pigs 5 -Born Again 6 -Supernaut 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Rock N Roll Doctor 9 -Disturbing the Priest Disc 2 10 -Iron Man 11 -The Dark 12 -Zero the Hero 13 -Heaven and Hell 14 -Iommi Solo 15 -Digital Bitch 16 -Black Sabbath 17 -Smoke On the Water 18 -Paranoid -
Audience 8.8 - A fine tape by all accounts, and that is nice because this show is legendary. You can’t help but marvel at the performance, especially the final three songs clocking in at over 45 minutes! Purple Rain Tour Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles 23rd February 1985 Disc 1 01. CONTROVERSY 5'25 02. LET'S GO CRAZY 6'28 03. DELIRIOUS 2'51 04. 1999 5'35 05. LITTLE RED CORVETTE 4'02 06. TAKE ME WITH U 5'57 07. 4 THE TEARS IN YOUR EYES 2'31 08. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 3'53 09. A CASE OF YOU 1'25 10. FREE 2'01 11. RASPBERRY BERET 3'08 12. DO ME, BABY 2'00 13. IRRESISTIBLE BITCH 5'22 14. TEMPTATION 3'56 15. LET'S PRETEND WE'RE MARRIED 1'23 16. INTERNATIONAL LOVER 3'40 17. GOD 9'40 Disc 2 01. COMPUTER BLUE 4'28 02. DARLING NIKKI 4'43 03. THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 5'18 04. WHEN DOVES CRY 8'38 05. I WOULD DIE 4 U 3'22 06. BABY I'M A STAR (Including ICE CREAM CASTLES - PARTYUP) 18'28 07. AMERICA 14'46 08. PURPLE RAIN 19'56 -
John Miles Boston 1977 Audience 9.0 - A very well captured document, in fact the entire evening was recorded making for one very special listening experience. Talk about a time capsule! Sound is excellent, putting you right up close and hearing pretty much every nuance of the music. Lovely! Gary Wright Boston 1977 Audience 9.0 - Excellent audio features a great atmosphere and decent, warm, and inviting tones of sound wafting overhead and funneling into your brain. Includes opening act and headlining act, great job by taper! Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Boston 1977 Audience 9.0 - The headlining act for the evening, they did not disappoint! A great capture here, pulls you right into the action, you hear every note in detail…a night to remember! An Evening At The Music Hall 1977 Disc 1 JOHN MILES Music Hall Boston Mass April 2nd 1977 1 -Intro 2 -House on the Hill 3 -Pull the Damm Thing Down 4 -Stand Up (and Give Me a Reason) 5 -Music 6 -High Flyer 7 -Slow Down THE BAND John Miles lead vocals keyboards guitar Bob Marshall bass Barry Black drums Gary Moberley keyboards Disc 2 GARY WRIGHT Music Hall Boston Mass April 2nd 1977 1 -Tune Up 2 -My Love Is Alive 3 -Water Sign 4 -Better By You Better Than Me 5 -Light Of Smiles 6 -She's Her Own Victim 7 -Time Machine 8 -I Don't Know 9 -Phantom Rider 10 -Blind Feeling 11 -Dream Weaver 12 -Are You Weeping 13 -Can't Find The Judge 14 -I'm Alright THE BAND Gary Wright Vocals Keyboards Peter Reilich Moog Bass Richard Baker Keyboards Art Wood Drums Hiroshi Upshur Piano Clavinet Betty Sweet Vocals Lorna Wright Vocals Disc 3 MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND Music Hall Boston Mass April 2nd 1977 1 -Waiter There's A Yawn In My Ear 2 -On The Road To Babylon 3 -Spirit In The Night 4 -Father By Day, Father By Night 5 -Captain Bobby Stout 6 -Blinded By The Light 7 -Instrumental 8 -Drum Solo 9 -Drums and Keyboards 10 -Mighty Quinn THE BAND Chris Hamlet Thompson lead vocals rhythm guitar Manfred Mann keyboards backing vocals Dave Flett lead guitar Colin Pattenden bass Chris Slade drums backing vocals -
Audience 9.2 - A lovely sound, it’s warm and close and very articulate. There’s some interesting spacial characteristics, almost 3D-like. Bowie on this tour paid homage to his back catalog, I would say comprehensively and complimentary. Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, CA. 5-26-1990 Disc 1- Space Oddity
- Changes
- TVC 15
- Rebel Rebel
- Ashes To Ashes
- Fashion
- Life On Mars
- Blue Jean
- Let's Dance
- Pretty Pink Rose
- Stay
- Sound And Vision
- Ziggy Stardust
- China Girl
- Station To Station
- Young Americans
- Suffragette City
- Fame
- Heroes
- Panic In Detroit
- The Jean Genie
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Audience 8.4 - The quality of the audio is very good, being taped on what sounds like something better than a realistic recorder, but it is somewhat distant from the stage, and consequently a lack of sharpness. So, sound is good on your ears, but maybe sounds like what you would have heard if you were sitting in the upper deck at the Garden. That being said, Bowie is CLEARLY heard as are guitar leads, so it makes for an overall nice experience and worth grabbing. DAVID BOWIE Madison Square Garden New York, NY. July 20, 1974 THE BAND David Bowie vocals Michael Kamen electric piano Moog synthesizer oboe Earl Slick guitar Mike Garson piano mellotron David Sanborn alto saxophone flute Richard Grando baritone saxophone flute Herbie Flowers bass Tony Newman drums Pablo Rosario percussion Gui Andrisano backing vocals Warren Peace backing vocals Disc 1 1 -1984 2 -Rebel Rebel 3 -Moonage Daydream 4 -Sweet Thing 5 -Changes 6 -Suffragette City 7 -Aladdin Sane 8 -All The Young Dudes 9 -Cracked Actor 10 -When You Rock'n'Roll With Me 11 -Watch That Man Disc 2 12 -Knock On Wood 13 -Space Oddity 14 -Future Legend 15 -Diamond Dogs 16 -Panic In Detroit 17 -Big Brother 18 -Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family 19 -Time 20 -The Width Of A Circle 21 -Jean Genie 22 -Rock'n'Roll Suicide -
Audience 9.4 - This is what you want in a recording made from the audience. It has to be done on excellent equipment, and it has to be in a good spot. This is that, and more. It’s the kind of recording that makes you realize what you missed out on. Bowie at the Fabulous Forum in 1978, and here it is in 2021! David Bowie The Forum Los Angeles, CA April 4, 1978 Disc 1 01 Warszawa 02 Heroes 03 What In The World 04 Be My Wife 05 Jean Genie 06 Blackout 07 Sense of Doubt 08 Speed of Life 09 Breaking Glass 10 Beauty and the Beast 11 Fame 12 Five Years Disc 2 13 Soul Love 14 Star 15 Hang on to Yourself 16 Ziggy Stardust 17 Suffragette City 18 Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide 19 Art Decade 20 Station to Station 21 Stay 22 TVC15 23 Rebel Rebel -
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Frank Zappa "A Collection Of Assorted Concerts 1968-1988" Disc 1 Worcester, UK. Oct 1968 w/ Don Cherry (*). Most likely a mix of two different shows possibly 3-Oct. 1968 and 5-Jun 1969. 1. -Improvisation (including It Can't Happen Here) 2. -Help I'm A Rock - Transylvania Boogie 3. -Improvisation 4. -King Kong 5. -Improvisation 6. -In The Sky 7. -String Quartet (including Oh No - Transylvania Boogie) 8. -Improvisation * 9. -String Quartet (including Transylvania Boogie) Disc 2 November 6, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco 01 -Palladin and Hey Boy 02 -Call Any Vegetable 03 -The Sanzini Brothers 04 -Penis Dimension 05 -The Sanzini Brothers 06 -Little House I Used To Live In 07 -Mudshark (with Dr. John references) 08 -Holiday In Berlin 09 -Cruising For Burgers 10 -Easy Meat 11 -Daddy Daddy Daddy 12 -Do You Like My New Car 13 -Happy Together 14 -Who Are The Brain Police Disc 3 Folkets Hus Stockholm, Sweden November 19, 1971 01. -Call Any Vegetable 02. -Any Way The Wind Blows 03. -Magdalena 04. -Dog Breath 05. -Sofa Suite 06. -A Pound For A Brown Disc 4 Kurhalle, Wien, Austria September 11, 1974 Early show 1. -Tush Tush Tush 2. -Tune Up 3. -Stinkfoot 4. -Inca Roads 5. -Approximate 6. -Cosmik Debris 7. -Florentine Pogen 8. -Penguin In Bondage 9. -T'Mershi Duween 10. -Dog Meat 11. -Montana 12. -Tush Tush Tush Disc 5 07. -Sleeping In A Jar 08. -Wonderful Wino 09. -Sharleena 10. -Cruising For Burgers 11. -Mud Shark 12. -Latex Solar Beef 13. -Willie The Pimp 14. -Do You Like My New Car? 15. -Happy Together 16. -I Wanna Hold Your Hand Disc 6 Civic Center Hartford, CT 1977 10 17 1. -City of Tiny Lites 2. -A Pound for a Brown on the Bus 3. -Flakes 4. -Big Leg Emma 5. -Envelopes 6. -Disco Boy 7. -I Promise Not to Come in Your Mouth 8. -Wild Love Disc 7 9. -Titties 'n Beer 10. -The Black Page #2 11. -Jones Crusher 12. -Broken Hearts Are for Assholes 13. -Punky's Whips 14. -Dinah-Moe Humm 15. -Camarillo Brillo 16. -Muffin Man 17. -Bobby Brown 18. -Black Napkins Disc 8 Palace Theater, Los Angeles, CA. July 22, 1984 1. -Intro 2. -Black Page #2 3. -Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 4. -Dumb All Over 5. -The Evil Prince 6. -Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 7. -Advance Romance 8. -He's So Gay 9. -Bobby Brown 10. -Keep It Greasey 11. -Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 12. -Carol You Fool Disc 9 13. -Dangerous Kitchen 14. -Chana In The Bushwop 15. -Let's Move To Cleveland 16. -Don't Be A Lawyer 17. -Stick It Out 18. -Truck Driver Divorce 19. -In France 20. -Chunga's Revenge 21. -Improvisation - Chunga's Revenge (Reprise) Disc 10 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA February 19, 1988 1. -Sound Check - Frank Speaks 2. -The Black Page 3. -Who Needs The Peace Corps 4. -I Left My Heart In San Francisco 5. -Dickie's Such An Asshole 6. -When The Lie's So Big 7. -Planet Of The Baritone Women 8. -Any Kind Of Pain 9. -Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk 10. -Sofa 11. -City Of Tiny Lites 12. -A Pound For A Brown On The Bus Disc 11 13. -The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley 14. -Oh No 15. -Lumpy Gravy 16. -Bacon Fat 17. -Stolen Moments (q: The Black Page) 18. -Trouble Every Day 19. -Penguin In Bondage 20. -Advance Romance 21. -Stairway To Heaven 22. -Strictly Genteel -
Soundboard 9.8 - If you like the Faces, then you’d probably love this. Say what you will of the late 70’s Rod Stewart, and I know the image will be of those horrible TV commercials advertising his solo records, but wait a second before you dismiss this – it SMOKES! Yes, it’s great. Really Really great. Rod Stewart BBC Rock Hour Pre-Fm reels Broadcast in March 1977 Olympia Theatre, London, England December 24th 1976 Disc 1 01) Intro/ Three Time Loser 02) You Wear It Well 03) Big Bayou 04) Tonight's the Night 05) Wild Side of Life 06) This Old Heart of Mine 07) Sweet Little Rock and Roller 08) I Don't Want To Talk About It/Outro Disc 2 01) Intro/ The Killing of Georgie 02) Maggie May 03) Get Back 04) I'm Losing You (I Know)/ Drum Solo 05) Sailing 06) Stay With Me/Outro -
Audience 8.5 - What this tape represents is an almost uncanny time warp back in time, the sound that the taper captured is amazing – the mix and separation of instruments is what damages an otherwise exceptional sounding tape. With that being said, it’s got a lot to appreciate regardless of the actual music contained herein. For instance, once the soundman dials the mix in better, the music does sound MUCH better and guitar rises slightly higher up front making for a more enjoyable listening experience. The sound of this tape is good, with a punchy upper midrange but not uncomfortable, and roaring “low end” and I say that because while bass is not well defined, it certainly is present in the lower frequencies here. This tape will grow on you, and I promise once you start, and get past the first song (where the live mix is getting dialed in), you’ll find yourself more and more sucked in to it. Robin Trower Long Island Arena, Commack, NY November 19th 1976 THE BAND Robin Trower guitar James Dewar vocals Bill Lordan drums Rustee Allen bass SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -Same Rain Falls 3 -Lady Love 4 -Bridge Of Sighs 5 -Caledonia 6 -The Fool And Me 7 -Long Misty Days 8 -Too Rolling Stoned 9 -Daydream 10 -Day Of The Eagle 11 -Little Bit Of Sympathy 12 -Messin' The Blues 13 -Rock Me Baby 14 -Goodnight -
Soundboard 9.5 - Crisp, intimate, warm, inviting sound. It’s like, I don’t know, being there or something (cliché but true). Al DiMeola El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 17, 1977 1. -Mediterreanean sundance 3:58 (3:49) 2. -flight over Rio 7:28 (7:11) 3. -midnight tango 7:57 (7:39) 4. -percussion and drum solos 6:58 (6:42) 5. -elegant gypsy 12:29 (12:01) 6. -band introductions 2:10 (2:05) 7. -the wizard 11:45 (11:18) 8. -race with the devil on the Spanish highway 10:23 (9:57) Al DiMeola- guitar Stu Goldberg- keyboards Eddie Colon- timbales and percussion Lee Pastora- congas Eric McCann- bass Chuck Burgi- drums -
Ultrasonic Studios 1969 Pro Studio 9.4 - Excellent stuff, I’d never heard this one before and I was pleasantly surprised to finally hear such pristine unofficial tracks by this great band. Tucson 1972 Audience 8.7 - A rambly, jambly sounding tape that allows you to hear every instrument with emphasis on drums, vocals and keyboards believe it or not…in such a way that sucks you right into it almost as if it were at a revival meeting. Yes, there’s a tiny amount of overload here (understandable) but I gotta tell you, this is a very, very exciting recording. Memphis 1972 Soundboard 9.7 - Scintillating stuff! Razor sharp guitar, pounding drums, and beautiful bass all interwoven and mixed for maximum clarity and separation of instruments. They were smart to allow some bleed from the audience to give this tape plenty of electric live atmosphere. SUPERB! CACTUS "Bringing The Boogie 1969-1972" Disc 1 Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA Tuesday, 23 December 1969 Tuesday, 10 February 1970 01 Peace on Earth [0:33] 02 Feel So Good [4:41] 03 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover [8:27] 04 vamp [0:41] 05 Bro. Bill [5:35] 06 Help Me [6:25] 07 Oleo jam [4:17] 08 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover riff [0:50] 09 Let Me Swim #1 [2:26] 10 Rumblin' Man (instrumental; intercut w/ Wipeout) [5:32] 11 Let Me Swim #2 [3:11] 12 Let Me Swim #3 [6:24] 13 Parchman Farm [2:36] Band line-up: Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica Jim McCarty - guitar Tim Bogert - bass Carmine Appice - drums Disc 2 Tucson, Arizona March 13th 1972 01. -Parchman Farm 02. -Long Tall Sally 03. -The Last Clean Shirt {Bro. Bill} 04. -Seven Nights {Includes bass solo, guitar solo, and drum solo} 05. -Bringing Me Down 06. -Oleo {Includes bass solo} 07. -Let Me Swim {Includes Boogie On} 08. -Rock & Roll Fever 09. -Whiskey & Wine Line-up: Peter French - vocals Werner Fritzchings - guitar Duane Hitchings - keyboards Tim Bogert - bass, vocals Carmine Appice - drums, vocals Disc 3 Ellis Auditorium Memphis, TN, USA December 19, 1971 01. Long Tall Sally 12:16 02. Bag Drag 03:10 03. Evil 16:11 04. Parchman's Farm 06:21 05. Alaska 03:56 06. Oleo 11:19 Disc 4 Memphis cont'd 07. No Need to Worry 20:18 08. Let Me Swim' 04:58 09. Big Mama Boogie 15:30 10. Heebie Jeebies > Money > Hound Dog > What I'd Say 17:03 Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica Jim McCarty - guitar Tim Bogert - bass, vocals Carmine Appice - drums, vocals -
Lakeland 1980 Soundboard 9.3 - So it’s the early 1980’s and I have to be honest but I would not have given Prince a chance. But, listening to these recordings today I hear real drums, crunchy guitars with an almost psychedelic tone, and confident rhythm section all belting out some decent funk and pop (although I don’t quite hear the precedent to superstardom). Interesting in hindsight. Columbia 1980 Soundboard 9.3 - Early period Prince already showing so much confidence on the live stage. Excellent sound! PRINCE 1980 Disc 1 Live at Civic Center Arena Lakeland, FL 8 March 1980 Line-up: Prince (vox, guitar) Bobby Z. (drums) André Cymone (bass) Dez Dickerson (guitar) Matt Fink (keyboards) Gayle Chapman (keyboards) 01. Boogie intro (instr.) incl. Jingle Bells (a.k.a. One Horse Open Sleigh) [James Lord Pierpont] (instr., short) 02. Soft And Wet 03. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 04. Still Waiting 05. Bambi 06. Band introduction 07. Sexy Dancer 08. Just As Long As We’re Together 09. I Wanna Be Your Lover Disc 2 Live at Carolina Coliseum Columbia, NC 16 March 1980 Line-up: Prince (vox, guitar) Bobby Z. (drums) André Cymone (bass) Dez Dickerson (guitar) Matt Fink (keyboards) Gayle Chapman (keyboards) 01. Boogie intro (instr.) incl. Jingle Bells (a.k.a. One Horse Open Sleigh) [James Lord Pierpont] (instr., short) 02. Soft And Wet 03. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 04. Still Waiting 05. Band introduction 06. Sexy Dancer 07. I Wanna Be Your Lover -
New York 1981 Soundboard 9.3 - Great early period Prince! Paris 1981 Soundboard 9.3 - Another very good board tape from early touring Prince, doing his thing on the “club” tour of 1981. Prince 1981 CD1 Dirty Mind Club Tour - The Ritz, New York : 22nd March 1981 01. DO IT ALL NIGHT 4'23 02. WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD ? 6'00 03. GOTTA BROKEN HEART AGAIN 3'48 04. BROKEN 2'35 05. WHEN YOU WERE MINE 4'16 06. GOTTA STOP (MESSIN' ABOUT) 4'27 07. SEXY DANCER 5'22 08. SISTER 1'38 09. I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER 3'29 10. HEAD 13'32 11. STILL WAITING 6'41 CD2 Dirty Mind Club Tour - Theatre Le Palace, Paris : 4th June 1981 (am) 01. DO IT ALL NIGHT 3'53 02. WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD ? 6'41 03. GOTTA BROKEN HEART AGAIN 3'50 04. JACK U OFF 4'07 05. WHEN YOU WERE MINE 4'50 06. GOTTA STOP (MESSIN' ABOUT) 4'45 07. SEXY DANCER 5'36 08. SISTER 1'49 09. STILL WAITING 5'31 10. PARTY UP 7'51 11. DIRTY MIND 4'23 12. UPTOWN 5'44 -
Soundboard 9.6 - Another near perfect one from you-know-who and this time guest appearance by Miles Davis. I did hear some minor static interference with Prince’s guitar pedal during some solos, nothing that would probably even be noticed by most people. Prince w/ Miles Davis (track #8 ) 12-31-87 Paisley Park Studios Minneapolis, MN This New Years Eve show was a benefit for the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless 01: Hot Thing 02: If I Was Your Girlfriend 03: Let's Go Crazy 04: When Doves Cry 05: Purple Rain 06: 1999 07: U Got That Look 08: It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night > Six > Miles solo > Housequake > Chain of Fools > Cold Sweat > Take the A Train > Housequake > Funky Man > Land of 1000 Dances > Piano jam > Alphabet Sweat > Cold Sweat > Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee > Housequake > It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night -
Audience 9.2 - A really quality recording for the time. Some audience chatter before songs, overall very respectful. Good atmosphere, heavy vibe, great performance. Hard to not want this one featured prominently in the collection. Pink Floyd Grosser Stadthalle Offenbach am Main, Germany 26 February 1971 Disc 1 01 Astronomy Domine 02 Green Is the Colour 03 Careful with That Axe, Eugene 04 Embryo 05 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 06 Cymbaline Disc 2 07 A Saucerful of Secrets 08 Atom Heart Mother 09 Audience 10 Atom Heart Mother (Reprise) 11 Pink Blues 50th Anniversary transfer from 1st gen tape -
Stoke 1974 Audience 8.4 - A loud tape with a touch of stadium boom, but not anything that approaches irritation. It sounds like it’s in stereo, I hear guitar in one channel and bass in the other which is kinda cool. The instruments are all clearly discernible here making for a tape that sits on the upper side of very good. Tulsa 1975 Audience 8.7 - A tape that has a good, snappy live sound and a pretty good mix for the ears. The music is delivered to you through a tight mid-range and a snare drum that hovers over everything making it instantly delightful. I rather do like this one! Orange, France 1975 Audience 8.8 - A fine tape, one that really has good separation of instruments, and very decent dynamics. When the guitar solos, the sound seems to glide above you, so that kind of effect and atmosphere puts this show into a category I call “Repeat Listening” because you will go to it again. Amsterdam 1976 Audience 8.8 - Brassy, but enough mid and bottom to smooth that out nicely. A touch of cymbal sizzle but again there’s enough of all other frequencies here that not any one stands out in an annoying fashion. This is a well-balanced tape with some real life in it. Bad Company "Tour Diary 1974-1976" Band line-up Paul Rodgers - vocals Simon Kirke - drums Mick Ralphs - guitar Boz Burrell - bass Disc 1 Victoria Hall Hanley, England Dec. 17, 1974 01 Deal With The Preacher 02 Rock Steady 03 Little Miss Fortune 04 Ready For Love 05 Feel Like Makin' Love 06 Shooting Star 07 Seagull 08 Bad Company 09 Easy On My Soul 10 Good Lovin' Gone Bad 11 Movin On 12 Can't Get Enough 13 Can I Get A Witness Disc 2 Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK June 8, 1975 01 Deal With the Preacher 02 Rock Steady 03 Little Miss Fortune 04 Ready for Love 05 Wild Fire Woman 06 Feel Like Makin' Love 07 Shooting Star 08 Easy On My Soul 09 Movin' On 10 Good Lovin' Gone Bad 11 Bad Company Disc 3 Theatre Antique, Orange, France August 15, 1975 01 -Intro - Deal With the Preacher 02 -Rock Steady 03 -Little Miss Fortune 04 -Ready For Love 05 -Wild Fire Woman 06 -Feel Like Makin' Love 07 -Shooting Star 08 -Easy On My Soul 09 -Movin' On 10 -Good Lovin' Gone Bad 11 -Bad Company Disc 4 Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands February 11, 1976 01 Live For The Music 02 Deal With The Preacher 03 Ready For Love 04 Wild Fire Woman 05 Sweet Little Sister 06 Youngblood 07 Simple Man 08 Good Lovin' Gone Bad 09 Rock Steady 10 Feel Like Makin' Love 11 Honey Child 12 Can't Get Enough -
Stockholm 1983 Audience 9.3 - Sourced from the original vinyl release of this incredible show, the audio is top shelf, and you really can’t tell it is from vinyl it is a great rip! Awesome. Montreal 1984 - Audience 8.6 A real curiosity this one is…and, well, I don’t know what to say. It’s authentic, I mean, it’s really Ozzy in his most staggeringly real persona (drunk off his ass). He can be forgiven, after all it is an after party at a club in Montreal, I’d be drunk too! Ozzy Osbourne "Adventures On The Road 1983-1984" Disc 1 December 6th 1983 Draken Stockholm, Sweden "Bark at the Moon" Tour 01 -Intro 02 -I Don't Know 03 -Mr. Crowley 04 -Rock 'n' Roll Rebel 05 -Bark at the Moon 06 -Revelation (Mother Earth) 07 -Steal Away (The Night) 08 -Suicide Solution 09 -Forever 10 -Drum Solo 11 -Flying High Again 12 -Iron Man 13 -Crazy Train 14 -Paranoid 15 -Interviews Band: Ozzy Osbourne - vocals Jake E Lee - guitars Bob Daisley - bass Don Airey - keyboard Carmine Appice - drums Disc 2 01 -Interviews (Stockholm 1983) Mustache Club Montreal, Canada 4-26-1984 After Concert Party with Ozzy, Jake E. Lee, Juan Crochier 02 -Suicide Solution 03 -Paranoid 04 -Bark At The Moon 05 -Crazy Train -
NY 1978 SDBRD 9.3 - Really nice sounding, warm, well mixed. A couple of songs fade in, and a couple fade out, so that is unusual in my opinion for a board tape but it’s most of the songs, it isn’t drastic…and all the songs are instrumental anyway. A great one for the collector! Nuremberg 1980 SDBRD 9.5 - Another really good tape and excellent show, with minor complaint being a couple of fade ins and a couple of fade outs which only really may have an effect on those people who are intimately familiar with the band’s material. Pat Metheny Group Lineup: Pat Metheny - guitars Lyle Mays - piano, Oberheim FVS and Prophet 5 synthesizers, organ, autoharp Mark Egan - electric bass Dan Gottlieb - drums the Bottom Line N.Y.C. New York September 26, 1978 (2nd show) Disc 1 1. -radio intro - phase dance 2. -April joy 3. -unity village 4. -the windup 5. -American garage 6. -radio announcer -the epic - hermitage 7. -lakes 8. -midwestern night's dream 9. -Jaco 10. -San Lorenzo - radio announcer Disc 2 Meistersingerhalle Jazz Ost-West Nuremberg, Germany 1980-06-21 1. -(Cross The) Heartland 2. -April Joy 3. -Unity Village - The Windup 4. -The Epic Disc 3 1. -Phase Dance 2. -Down Here On The Ground 3. -Hermitage 4. -San Lorenzo -
Disc 1 Soundboard 8.8 - This sounds like it could be from a television special as it has that telltale compression, and to my ears it sounds dated but in a cool way. A little narrow but clear and retains a sharpness, so you get every nuance of guitar but at the expense of any real bottom end – still is very good for the early vintage. Disc 2 Soundboard 9.6 except last two songs Audience 9.2 - This disc showcases some of the very best stuff I’ve heard, really a joy and fine quality too. Disc 3 SDBRD 9.7 - I hate to say it, but this is almost too good. At times though, guitar is mixed a little low, but it seems it’s only when he is on a certain setting on his guitar for whatever reason. Mostly it’s mixed real well. The audio fidelity is crystal clear, I think it needs more atmosphere…although to be fair Roy’s guitar creates that in spades. Roy Buchanan Live History 1972-1987 Disc 1 The Crossroads Bladensburg, MD April 17, 1972 01. -Them Changes 02. -Sweet Dreams 03. -Johnny B Goode 04. -Down By The River 05. -Roy's Bluz (My Soul Died Last Friday) 06. -By the Time I Get To Phoenix Fillmore East 1971 07. -Bill Graham introduces Nils Lofgren 08. -Shotgun 09. -The Messiah Will Come Again Disc 2 1974-09-13 Ebbett's Field, Denver, Colorado 1. Too Many Drivers 2. Reelin' and Rockin' 3. My Soul Died Last Friday 4. You Don't Love Me 5. CC Rider 6. I Hear You Knockin' 7. Honky Tonk 8. The Messiah Armadillo World Headquarters Austin, TX September 2, 1978 9. -Instrumental 10. -Sunshine Of Your Love 11. -Instrumental 12. -Instrumental Toad's Place New Haven, CT January 20, 1981 13. -Audience 14. -Roy's Bluz (My Soul Died Last Friday) Disc 3 Rockefeller's Houston, Texas February 5, 1987 01 -Instrumental 02 -Peter Gunn - guitar intro 03 -When a Guitar Plays the Blues 04 -Can't Judge a Book 05 -Beer Drinkin' Woman - Down By the River intro 06 -Down By the River 07 -Green Onions 08 -Sunshine of Your Love 09 -Hey Joe - Purple Haze 10 -Short Fuse 11 -Green Onions 12 -Blues Instrumental - When a Guitar Plays the Blues 13 -Can't Judge a Book 14 -Beer Drinkin' Woman -
London 1978 Audience 8.5 - This is a show that has seen limited release as a bootleg CD but I have to assume one that only hardcore fans ever purchased. Now, many years later and thanks to the revolution in collecting shows, many of these sub-par recordings have re-emerged with the layers of muck and grime removed, and previously unheard frequencies and sounds uncovered. This is one such tape, and might I say it is really not that bad! I specifically highlight this tour because of the amazing set lists, so when “new” tapes surface, I think it is just great for the collectors as they rediscover this excellent period of Rush. Note: The filler on disc 2 is St. Paul 1978 which is only a fragment of the show as that is all that exists. Milwaukee 1978 Audience 8.3 - Another rare recording that would not have been given a second thought, due to the extremely poor dynamics and recording quality, has surfaced. This tape source has been thoroughly re-mastered and revealed itself to be listenable. Careful re-mastering is taking otherwise dismal recordings and making them to where you really have to stop and give pause, because it is yet further proof that we are living during an amazing time for collectors. The set lists during this time period are simply awesome, and the band is just firing on all cylinders, as they also were carrying over into 1979. Rush On Tour 1978 DISC 1 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England February 19, 1978 01 - Bastille Day 02 - Lakeside Park 03 - Bytor And The Snowdog 04 - Xanadu 05 - A Farewell To Kings 06 - Something For Nothing 07 - Cygnus X-1 08 - Closer To The Heart 09 - Anthem DISC 2: 01 - 2112 02 - Working Man - Fly By Night - In The Mood 03 - Drum Solo - Cinderella Man Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota December 9, 1978 04 - Anthem 05 - A Passage To Bangkok 06 - Bytor And The Snowdog Disc 3 Milwaukee Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 7, 1978 01 - Introduction - Anthem 02 - A Passage To Bangko 03 - Bytor And The Snow Dog 04 - Xanadu 05 - Something For Nothing 06 - The Trees 07 - Cygnus X-1 08 - Hemispheres 09 - Closer To The Heart DISC 4 01 - Circumstances 02 - A Farewell To Kings 03 - La Villa Strangiato 04 - 2112 05 - Working Man 06 - Bastille Day 07 - In The Mood 08 - Drum Solo -
Soundboard 9.9 - The rating says it all. You all know I do not easily give ratings that top 9.8, so it has to be really special to get something like this. An excellent soundboard is not enough, in this case the source is from a multi track soundboard so it was recorded with intent and not for reference only. Rush National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, U.K. 04-23-88 Disc One: 1. Three Stooges Intro 0:52 2. The Big Money 5:57 3. Subdivisions 5:23 4. Marathon 6:32 5. Turn The Page 4:42 6. Prime Mover 5:33 7. Manhattan Project 5:10 8. Closer To The Heart 4:32 9. Red Sector A 5:11 10. Force Ten 4:55 11. Time Stand Still 5:11 12. Distant Early Warning 5:15 Disc Two: 1. Lock And Key 6:34 2. Mission 5:41 3. Territories 6:20 4. YYZ 3:18 5. The Rhythm Method 4:37 6. The Spirit Of Radio 4:59 7. Tom Sawyer 5:38 8. 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 5:33 9. La Villa Strangiato 5:27 10. In The Mood 3:11 -
Audience 8.7 and SDBRD 8.8/9.1 - Both sources are clean and decent, the first disc is actually a radio broadcast but they used a tape source that was recorded by a fan in the audience! Sounds a little distant but clear with good atmospherics, just unusual to know how they did it. The other disc contains a board tape made at the Fillmore which is very good but more than that really shows the crossing over the line by “country” artists into uncharted territory. This music reminds me of what would happen if you took The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Beatles and told them to pretend they are Eagles flying around the Bay Area. The last bit of disc 2 is from Holland and is the best sounding of the set. Poco Eagles Auditorium Seattle, WA 1969-07-05 Disc 1 Set 1 early show 01. Pickin' Up The Pieces 02. Hurry Up 03. My Kind of Love 04. Nothin's Still the Same 05. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed 06. Grand Junction 07. A Child's Claim To Fame 08. Make Me A Smile 09. Nobody's Fool 10. El Tonto De Nadie Regresa Set 2 late show 11. What A Day 12. Do You Feel It Too? 13. Calico Lady 14. Anyway Bye Bye 15. I Guess You Made It 16. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed 17. Grand Junction 18. Consequently, So Long 19. Pickin' Up The Pieces 20. Short Changed 21. Nobody's Fool 22. El Tonto De Nadie Regresa Lineup: Richie Furay - guitars, vocals Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, Dobro George Grantham - drums, vocals Disc 2 1970-11-01 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 01. I Guess You Made It 02. C'mon 03. Hear That Music 04. Anyway Bye Bye 05. Hurry Up 06. Hard Luck - A Child's Claim To Fame - Picking Up The Pieces 07. Make Me Smile 08. You Better Think Twice 09. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed - Grand Junction - Consequently, So Long Lineup: Richie Furay - guitar, lead vocals Paul Cotton - guitar, vocals Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, vocals Timothy B. Schmit - bass, vocals George Grantham - drums, vocals VPRO-Muziek, Nederland-1 Radio show Eindhoven, Netherlands 1972-02-10 10. Hoedown 11. Just For You and Me 12. You Are The One 13. Bad Weather 14. Hard Luck-Pickin Up the Pieces 15. Railroad Days -
SDBRD 9.5 - This is basically the same set already available here but in SDBRD quality. Also, there are some tasty bonus tracks on some of the discs that aren’t on the other set. Consequently, I am phasing out the other set which is a 6 disc set (three 2CD sets). You can get that last set for a huge discount right now (only one available). If you want the best quality then opt for this one though. Prince Montreux Jazz Festival Auditorium Stravinski Switzerland July 12-14-15 2013 Disc 1 First Night Pt.1 7-13-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 1. Intro 2. Strays Of The World 3. Days Of Wild 4. Big City 5. Superconductor 6. 1999 7. Mutiny 8. Old Friends 4 Sale 9. People Pleaser 10. Ain't Gonna Miss U When U R Gone 11. F.U.N.K. 12. Dark 13. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 14. Courtin' Time 15. Xpectation 16. Get On The Boat 17. School Boy Crush 18. We're A Winner 19. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Disc 2 First Night Pt. 2 7-13-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 1. Satisfied 2. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing 3. Housequake 4. The Jam 5. The Bird 6. Musicology 7. Extralovable 8. Purple Rain Second Night Pt.1 7-14-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 9. Intro 10. Act Of God 11. What Have You Done For Me Lately 12. Northside 13. (Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up? 14. Dancing Machine 15. Partyman 16. It's Alright 17. Take Me With U 18. Rasberry Beret 19. Cool 20. Let's Work 21. U Got The Look 22. Shade Of Umber Disc 3 Second Night Pt.2 7-13-2013 (plus Bonus) (Prince & The NPG) 1. Days Of Wild 2. Nothing Compares 2 U 3. Mutiny - Ice Cream Castles 4. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 5. Big City 6. Superconductor 7. 1999 8. Musicology - Mama Feelgood 9. Partyup Prince & The NPG rehearsals at Paisley Park Studios, July 6, 2013 10. Days Of Wild 11. People Pleaser 12. Ain't Gonna Miss You When U're Gone 13. F.U.N.K. 14. Dark 15. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 16. Courtin' Time Disc 4 Third Night Pt. 1 7-15-2013 (w/3rd Eye Girl) 1. Intro 2. Let's Go Crazy reloaded 3. Endorphinemachine 4. Screwdriver 5. She's Always In My Hair 6. The Love We Make 7. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 8. Guitar 9. Plectrumelectrum 10. Fixurlifeup 11. Bambi 12. Sometimes It Snows In April 13. The Max 14. Cause And Effect 15. Introductions 16. When We're Dancing Close And Slow 17. Play That Funky Music Disc 5 Third Night Pt.2 7-15-2013 (plus Bonus) 3rdEyeGirl 1. Dreamer 2. The Breakdown 3. When Doves Cry 4. Nasty Girl 5. Alphabet St. 6. Sign O' The Times 7. Hot Thing 8. A Love Bizarre 9. Love 10. Housequake Prince And 3rdEyeGirl Rehearsals at Paisley Park Studios, 11-30-2012 11. I Like It There 12. Let's Work (6-22-2013) 13. Menstrual Cycle (01-07-2013) 14. Plectrumelectrum (01-07-2013) 15. Octopus Heart (01-07-2013) 16. Moon Drop (01-07-2013) 17. The Third Heart Of The Octopus Menstrual Cycle Originally Dropped From The Moon (01-07-2013) 18. Endorphinemachine (06-22-2014) 19. She's Always In My Hair (06-22-2014) -
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Entire Collection contained in this beautiful metal canister is soundboard quality. Santana "Decades Live 1970-1980" Disc 1 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA. 1970-02-06 1. -Treat 2. -Hope You're Feeling Better 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Incident At Neshabur 5. -Savor 6. -Jingo Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 7. Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 8. Samba Pa Ti Disc 2 Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 Cont'd 1. Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) 2. Just In Time To See The Sun 3. Incident At Neshabur 4. Bambele 5. Stone Flower 6. Batucada 7. Xibaba(She-Ba-Ba) 8. Wings 9. Se A Cabo 10. Savor 11. Toussaint L'Overture Disc 3 SALT PALACE SALT LAKE CITY, UT. FEBRUARY 2, 1973 01. -Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02. -Samba Pa Ti 03. -Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04. -Just In Time To See The Sun 05. -Incident At Neshabur 06. -Bambele 07. -Stone Flower 08. -Batucada 09. -Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10. -Stone Flower 11. -Waiting 12. -Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13. -Free Angela - Aranjuez Disc 4 SALT LAKE CITY 1973 Cont'd 01. -Aranjuez 02. -Mantra Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 03. -Earth 04. -Se A Cabo 05. -Savor 06. -Toussaint L’Overture International Ice Palace Las Vegas, NV. Sept. 18, 1974 7. -Going Home 8. -A-1 Funk 9. -Every Step Of The Way 10. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 11. -Oye Como Va 12. -Mirage 13. -Just In Time To See The Sun 14. -Bambele Disc 5 Las Vegas, NV. 1974 Cont'd 1. -Give And Take 2. -Incident At Neshabur 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Savor 5. -Toussaint L'Overture Disc 6 Cincinnatti Gardens Cincinnatti, OH. June 21, 1975 01. -Incident At Neshabur 02. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 03. -Oye Como Va 04. -Let The Music Set You Free 05. -Time Waits For No One 06. -Samba Pa Ti 07. -Savor - Armando Peraza 08. -Toussaint L'Overture 09. -Band Introduction - Soul Sacrifice Disc 7 COW PALACE, Daly City, CA. DECEMBER 31, 1977 01. -Dawn 02. -Zulu 03. -Let The Children Play 04. -Jugando 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 07. -Tuning - Carlos speaking 08. -Europa 09. -Batuka 10. Savor 11. -Toussaint L’Overture 12. -Gitano 13. -I’ll Be Waiting Disc 8 Daly City, CA. Cont'd 01. -Soul Sacrifice 02. -She’s Not There 03. -Transcendance Groenoordhallen Leiden, the Netherlands 1978-11-17 04. -Marathon 05. -Well Allright 06. -Black Magic Woman 07. -Gypsy Queen 08. -Move On 09. -Batuka - No One To Depend On 10. -She's Not There 11. -Open Invitation 12. -Evil Ways 13. -Band Introduction 14. -Europa Disc 9 PINECREST THEATRE SHELTON, CT. AUGUST 3, 1980 01. -Opening 02. -All I Ever Wanted 03. -Incident At Neshabur 04. -Tales Of Kilimanjaro 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Oye Como Va 07. -Europa 08. -Lightning In The Sky 09. -Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 10. -Aqua Marine 11. -Savor 12. -Jingo Disc 10 SHELTON, CT. 1980 Cont'd 01. -Well All Right 02. -Runnin' 03. -Soul Sacrifice - Aranjuez 04. -Open Invitation 05. -She’s Not There 06. -Transcendance 07. -band introduction 08. -Evil Ways - Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 09. -Shake Your Money Maker (with Al DiMeola) 10. -encore break 11. -Samba Pa Ti
