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Audience 6.9–7.2 - Tries to get better, sometimes it does. It’s a genuine 1969 audience tape for sure, but at least I can actually hear the band, and like I said at times this rises up to maybe a 7.2. -
Audience 7.7 - Bright, clear, some tape over-saturation is present but not from any low end, or even high end which is clear and intact, it’s from maybe a touch of overload due to volume and average microphone. A good tape though, even with the limitations. -
Audience 7.9 - Good for the time period. Sounds like taper had decent gear. A tad distant sounding but the frequencies are actually strong. This is not that bad. -
Audience 8.5 - Taken from the master source, this high energy show reveals a band on the rise. Captured from the balcony, the sound is pretty much what came from the house P.A. system and is, as could be expected, insanely loud and therefore not clear and distinct but certainly forceful and once the ears adjust, is pretty realistic. Coming from a master source, it is free of tape noise and other artifacts. -
Audience 8.6 - Sourced from a 1st gen analog tape, this sounds surprisingly good for a pre-fame grunge band with questionable live mix sound. They really never had a good live sound until they got famous, but this qualifies as one of the “must have’s” of their early career -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Some age showing on the tape (hiss) but highly enjoyable. -
Audience 8.3 - A serviceable tape that presents a very round bottom end but has a good solid middle during less frenetic jams, and in turn this also reveals great snappy highs. What I think it is, it’s a loud kick drum that intrudes during active sections, not too badly, but it does push itself too far into the mix. Still GREAT stuff and highly recommended. -
Audience 7.2-7.6 - From various locations (taper tries very hard and sometimes moves equipment to a better spot, so quality varies). -
Soundboard 9.7 - Both as good as it gets. Pro all the way.…a must have! -
Audience 7.9 - Not the best sound mix here, and it kind of blasts through your speakers, but it’s rollicking good fun mate! -
Audience 7.2–8.2 - What you get here is a very raucous sounding tape because when the band is at full volume the recorder can’t deal with it so there’s some clutter and slight high end break up, but when the band is more low key, such as a straight blues number, it’s wonderful. The music? Off the hook jamming! -
Audience 8.7 - Actually not bad but it’s very close to the main PA and thus loud and noisy. There’s an annoying frequency somewhere between the mid and high that needs to be compressed. At first I thought this was a soundboard, it might be mistaken for one. It’s so close to the speakers, I mean this recording puts you in the front row. I do like it despite my concerns. -
Audience 7.4 and 8.4 -
All Pro Studio -
Audience 8.4 - Not too bad, but not the perfect live mix. Still, seems like a somewhat professional recording or attempt was made here, as if the tapers set up a reel to reel with decent mics and perhaps their placement just wasn’t the best. -
Soundboard 9.9 - As good as it gets, rather .01 away from being as good as it can get.