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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 9.0 - 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' -
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 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 8.9 - 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) -
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 -
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.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. 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 -
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) -
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! -
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 -
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 -
Audience 8.8 - At first my thought was that this was a recording for a broadcast because even though it sounds like an audience recording, that may just mean that the station used room mics to capture the concert. What tipped me off to the fact that this is indeed just a really good audience tape is the clapping near the mic after the songs. AC/DC Palladium, New York, NY August 24th 1977 1. -Live Wire 2. -Shes Got Balls 3. -Problem Child 4. -The Jack 5. -High Voltage 6. -Whole Lotta Rosie 7. -Baby Please Don't Go THE BAND Bon Scott lead vocals Angus Young lead guitar Malcolm Young rhythm guitar backing vocals Cliff Williams bass backing vocals Phil Rudd drums -
Soundboard 8.8 - OK, so yeah this board tape is extremely clear but it suffers from the sterility of most board tapes, and when the band is ACDC, you really need that electric atmosphere a rowdy audience provides. I also found this tape kind of missing some “guts”, but, if you want to hear everything, all guitars and drums, vocals (including backing vocals), then you can’t miss with a clean board tape that allows everything to be present. AC/DC B'ginnings Club Shaumberg IL Broadcast Live on WJKL, Elgin IL 1978-09-14 1. -Intro 2. -Live Wire 3. -Problem Child 4. -Sin City 5. -Gone Shooting 6. -Bad Boy Boogie 7. -Rock and Roll Damnation 8. -The Jack 9. -Dog Eat Dog 10. -Rocker 11. -Let There Be Rock
