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Audience 8.6 - OK, so this is one you might not be too familiar with, but it’s from ’79 so you know you gotta have it…so what’s the catch? Does it suck? Naw man, this recording actually captures THE EVENT in a way that sounds so realistic you’d think you were there. Now, here’s the catch – poor taper’s gear just was not quite up to the challenge of the volume and so there’s the little tiniest bit of distortion that affects one very narrow piece of the middle bandwidth that thankfully is not the annoying kind of distortion, it’s not a deal breaker. It does mean you may not wish to crank this up too loud as the louder it gets the more that frequency announces its presence to your ears. That being said, if you want complete immersion this tape provides it and then some. For that reason I think you have to dive in, I did and I really do appreciate this kind of tape. Rush Date: May 27, 1979 Location: Stadhalle, Erlangen, Germany DISC 1: 01 - Anthem 4:27 02 - A Passage To Bangkok 4:01 03 - Bytor And The Snowdog 5:27 04 - Xanadu 12:32 05 - The Trees 5:00 06 - Hemispheres 11:34 07 - Closer To The Heart 3:26 DISC 2: 01 - A Farewell To Kings 5:43 02 - La Villa Strangiato 10:09 03 - 2112 17:53 04 - Working Man 3:59 -
Audience 9.3 - A solid recording in a small venue that is very intimate, in fact it sounds like the drums aren’t even going through the mains they sound so natural. I could swear taper is seated right in front of the band…really surprised they aren’t discovered by Lou and arrested on the spot! Lou Reed The Bottom Line New York 5-11-77 Disc 1 1. Sweet Jane 2. I'm Waiting For The Man 3. Rock And Roll Heart 4. Heroin 5. Rock And Roll 6. Walk On The Wild Side 7. Shooting Star 8. You Better Dance, Dance, Dance Disc 2 1. Lisa Says 2. Satellite Of Love 3. Leave Me Alone 4. Coney Island Baby 5. Vicious 6. Berlin 7. Banging On My Drums -
Soundboard 9.5 - This is a brilliant recording, razor sharp and electric at a time when most music was becoming rather lame. Not saying Pat Benatar did not have her share of radio friendly numbers, but even those featured good, solid rock guitar that did not resemble anything else offered by mainstream top 40 at that time (aside for maybe The Cars and Foreigner…and Cheap Trick). Pat Benatar 1980-08-15, San Francisco, CA [FM] The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA August 15, 1980 FM Broadcast Total Time = 57:30 Set list 01 Intro 02 I Need A Lover (John Mellencamp cover) 03 Treat Me Right 04 We Live For Love 05 I'm Gonna Follow You (Billy Thermal cover) 06 Out of Touch 07 You Better Run (The Young Rascals cover) 08 Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Eddie Schwartz cover) 09 In The Heat Of The Night (Smokie cover) 10 Little Paradise 11 Heartbreaker (Jenny Darren cover) 12 Band Introductions 13 No You Don't (The Sweet cover) 14 Hell Is For Children Band line-up Pat Benatar - lead vocals Neil "Spyder" Giraldo - guitar Scott St. Clair Sheets - guitar & keyboards Roger Capps - bass Myron Grombacker - drums -
Soundboard 8.8 - This is more than likely exactly what you would have heard had you bought this comp back in the 80’s. It has remained true to the original 1972 US Tour boot, which as you know gathers the soundboards from the tour and compiles them in such a way so as to present a dream set list (no song duplication). Sourced from a variety of shows, this is basically a road tape for lack of a better description. The Rolling Stones North American Tour Summer 1972 Tracks recorded at Vancouver, Houston, Ft. Worth, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Charlotte, and Honolulu 1. -Brown Sugar 2. -Bitch 3. -Rocks Off 4. -Gimme Shelter 5. -Dead Flowers 6. -Happy 7. -Tumbling Dice 8. -Love In Vain 9. -Sweet Virginia 10. -ventilator Blues 11. -Torn And Frayed 12. -Loving Cup 13. -All Down The Line 14. -Bye Bye Johnny 15. -Rip This Joint 16. -Jumping Jack Flash 17. -Street Fighting Man 18. -Uptight-Satisfaction -
Audience 8.5 - Certainly a mainstay title in the huge catalog of live Metallica boots. Why? Because it is the classic line-up and it sounds reasonably good, even though the twin guitar attack is not clearly defined. The band was making a statement around this time, and that much is certainly evident with these Ride The Lightening tour tapes. Metallica Stockholm, Sweden 12-12-1984 1. Ecstacy Of Gold 2. Fight Fire With Fire 3. Ride The Lightning 4. Phantom Lord 5. The Four Horsemen 6. Bass Solo 7. For Whom The Bell Tolls 8. No Remorse 9. The Call Of Ktulu 10. Seek And Destroy 11. Blitzkrieg -
Soundboard 9.2 - The Paris is a little better, but the Edinburgh is also a good board tape showing perhaps a few more signs of its age. I find this period of the band perhaps their best musically, with a lot more confidence and drive. CAN Live 1973 Disk 1 Olympia, Paris 1973-05-12 01. Queueing Down 02. One More Night Disk 2 03. Spoon - Stars and Lines 04. Vitamin C Disc 3 Empire Theatre, Edinburgh 25th August 1973 01. Soup 02. Stone Strike 03. Hakucho No Uta (Swan No Song) 04. Hot Day in Koeln 05. I'm Your Doll Damo Suzuki - vocals Holger Czukay - bass Michael Karoli - guitar Jaki Liebezeit - drums Irmin Schmidt - keyboards -
Audience 8.8 - Quite the find! This is a strong and clear tape, although I sense the taper is quite new at it because for starters he manages only part of the show (although it’s most of the show) and second he says things (he’s clear on the recording, but thankfully not too chatty) that indicate he’s a noob. The audience around him gets into the show but are not overly intrusive in the recording. I found the guitar solo portion of the show to be the most electric as it sounds so close and clear…very cool! I like the I’m So Glad/Somebody Get Me A Doctor combo because it is one of those rare improvisational moments that you don’t know where it will go. Taper loves to stop and start too close to the songs sometimes cutting off endings it’s infuriating (and again indicates he’s a beginner) but thanks go to him for doing this one regardless. Van Halen Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana November 26, 1982 1. Hang 'Em High 2. Cathedral - Secrets 3. Everybody Wants Some! 4. Dance The Night Away 5. Somebody Get Me a Doctor 6. Ice Cream Man 7. Intruder - Pretty Woman 8. Eruption 9. Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love 10. Bottom's Up 11. You Really Got Me -
Audience 8.4 - Not a great one, but certainly indicative of the band and their sound in 1994, a year that I do not have a plethora of recordings from…also it is a Houston show and since I am from there…Good enough! Rush The Summit Houston, TX. January 26, 1994 1. -Roll The Bones 2. -Animate 3. -Stick It Out 4. -Double Agent 5. -Limelight 6. -Mystic Rhythms 7. -Closer To The Heart 8. -The Rhythm Method 9. -The Trees 10. -Xanadu 11. -Hemispheres - Prelude 12. -Tom Sawyer 13. -Force Ten 14. -YYZ -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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