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This set comprises all of the various volumes that initially sold as individual single discs. The set was known as the "Birth of..." series and that includes the "Birth of Unborn Songs" volume. Vol. 1 "Birth of Drowning Witch" Vol. 2 "Birth of Easy Meat" Vol. 3 "Birth of I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" Vol. 4 "Birth of I'm A Beautiful Guy" Vol. 5 "Birth of Let's Move To Cleveland" Vol. 6 "Birth of Mudd Club" Vol. 7 "Birth of Pick Me I'm Clean" Vol. 8 "Birth of Sinister Footwear" Vol. 9 "Birth of What's New In Baltimore" Vol. 10 "Birth of Unborn Songs" -
Soundboard 9.4 - Brilliant! -
All Soundboard - All Excellent (4 Shows) -
Soundboard 9.0 - A mix that captures the band firing on all cylinders, certainly you have to say that Alice Cooper had total command of performance throughout his career and if you worried that his drinking might affect him onstage, well listen to these early shows. I hear no signs of inebriation. In fact this is extremely tight and strong performance wise.Alice Cooper Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA, USA December 27, 197101 Be My Lover (4:48) 02 You Drive Me Nervous (2:28) 03 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (4:38) 04 I'm Eighteen (5:34) 05 Halo Of Flies (9:47) 06 Is It My Body (7:05) 07 Dead Babies (5:35) 08 Killer (4:45) 09 Long Way To Go (2:55)Vincent Furnier (Alice Cooper) - Lead Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Neal Smith - Drums, Backing Vocals -
Soundboard 9.2 - Very direct and forceful sounding, but a touch harsh I would say. Still I am being picky, it’s a damn good one!Alice Cooper The Forum Inglewood, CA, USA May 11, 197301 Hello Hooray (2:37) 02 Billion Dollar Babies (4:25) 03 Elected (2:30) 04 I'm Eighteen (4:31) 05 Raped And Freezin' (3:30) 06 No More Mr Nice Guy (3:19) 07 My Stars (8:09) 08 Unfinished Sweet (5:50) 09 Night On Bald Mountain I (Interlude) (2:17) 10 Sick Things (3:24) 11 Dead Babies (3:05) 12 I Love The Dead (6:57) 13 Night On Bald Mountain II (Interlude) (1:22) 14 School's Out (12:46) 15 Under My Wheels (5:28) 16 God Bless America Outro (2:51)Vincent Furnier (Alice Cooper) - Lead Vocals Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Neal Smith - Drums, Backing Vocals Mick Mashbir - Lead Guitar Bob Dolin - Keyboards -
Pro 9.0 - This recording is great for the time period but it seems that it has been remastered to remove what was probably a great deal of hiss. There’s some left here, but I gotta say this is still one hell of a nice recording. -
Audience 7.3 - A rip-roaring, over the top onslaught of greasy rock and roll captured painfully close to the PA. Sounds like this may be lifted from vinyl, and there’s tape noise artifacts present. But, all that taken into account, this is still a very good time and not painful on the ears despite the volume (I think someone attempted to remaster this but it can use one more time). -
Pro 9.0 - Both are excellent, bright, snappy recordings. Goes without saying if you don’t have this you should get it! -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Crisp and airy, with hardly any complaints but if I were to do so, I would have toned down the guitars actually as I found sometimes they were actually too up front…some people would prefer that though. A great one no matter. -
Disc 1 & 2 - Audience 8.6 Disc 3 - Audience 8.9 Great sound mix here and frequency range ... you can crank this one! -
Aud 8.5 and PRO RADIO 9.6 - The Brisbane is a raucous, loud, crashing kind of show/recording that gives one a sense of sitting on the side of the stage and watching them. The BBC material is awesome! -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - Once you get past the first song which has some channel dropouts, it’s all systems go full tilt boogie for reals. This is just flat out awesome! -
Soundboard 8.8 - a rather dusty old tape but oh how glorious it is! So many years later and this unpolished gem finally surfaces! You can tell it's age, sure, but the bones are all here and the band is ferocious. Opening for Black Sabbath, yeah, they had to bring it and history knows the rest. The inclusion of the recently surfaced film footage adds to the excitement of these finds, even if the footage is not the same San Diego show of the same year. Van Halen San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California December 3rd, 1978 01. I'm On Fire 02. I'm The One 03. Bass Solo 04. Runnin' With The Devil 05. Atomic Punk 06. Drum Solo 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Ice Cream Man 09. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10. Eruption 11. You Really Got Me Bonus Disc Pro Shot film footage San Diego 07-08-78 -
Audience 9.7 - Simply gorgeous this one. Full, dynamic, clear, and a great balance of instruments for what can only be described as a thoroughly pleasant and infinitely enjoyable audience recording. I have to say this could very well be a MUST HAVE for the collection. Jethro Tull Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Music Center Los Angeles, CA January 16, 1977 Disc 1 01. Quartet 02. Wonderin’ Aloud 03. Skating Away (On The Think Ice Of A New Day) 04. Jack in the Green 05. Thick As a Brick 06. Songs From the Wood 07. Instrumental - Drum Solo 08. To Cry You a Song 09. A New Day Yesterday Disc 2 10. Velvet Green 11. Hunting Girl 12. Too Old to Rock and Roll 13. Beethoven’s 9th 14. Minstrel in the Gallery 15. Cross-Eyed Mary 16. Aqualung 17. Guitar Solo 18. Wind Up 19. Locomotive Breath 20. Back Door Angels - Wind Up (Reprise) -
Soundboard 9.5 - A lively board tape that suggests the band was thinking of a live release. This is not a reference mix to my ears. Rainbow 1983-09-14 St. David's Hall Cardiff, UK Disc 1 101 Over The Rainbow 102 Spotlight Kid 103 Miss Mistreated 104 Fool For The Night 105 I Surrender 106 Can't Happen Here 107 Difficult To Cure 108 Bass Solo 109 Keyboard Solo 110 Difficult To Cure (Reprise) 111 Guitar Solo 112 Drum Solo Disc 2 201 Death Alley Driver 202 Catch The Rainbow 203 Lazy Intro 204 Drinking With The Devil 205 Power 206 Blues 207 Stargazer 208 Stranded 209 All Night Long 210 Maybe Next Time 211 Since You've Been Gone 212 Woman From Tokyo - Smoke On The Water Intro 213 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - Hey Joe -
Soundboard 9.2 - Some fiddling at the board to dial in the mix starts this recording, so bear with it because it does get better. This board is not as smooth and sparkling as the one on Volume 1, but it still kicks ass all day long. Ted Nugent Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS January 10th 1979 Disc 1 1. Stormtroopin' (4:35) 2. Just What The Doctor Ordered (5:13) 3. Free-For-All (6:57) 4. Dog Eat Dog (5:16) 5. Cat Scratch Fever (4:29) 6. Need You Bad (5:37) 7. I Got The Feelin' (5:24) 8. One Woman (7:57) Disc 2 1. Satisfied (7:49) 2. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (5:49) 3. Stranglehold [w/ Smokescreen] (10:18) 4. Motor City Madhouse (8:14) 5. Gonzo (4:08) 6. Great White Buffalo (5:34)