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Studio Quality 9.3 - Very slight hiss but otherwise super-duper. Definitely this is fly-on-the-wall type stuff, with banter intact. Very insightful, and kind of gives me more of an appreciation for an overlooked album. Bob Dylan - Billy The Kid Sessions Disc 1 Session 1 Outtakes 1 20 jan 73 01 Billy (Instrumental) 02 Billy (Instrumental) 03 Billy (Instrumental) 04 Billy (Verses from Billy 1 & 4) 05 Billy 4 06 Turkey 07 Turkey 08 Turkey 09 Billy 10 Billy Surrenders 11 Billy Surrenders 12 And He's Killed Me Too 13 And He's Killed Me too 14 And He's Killed Me too 15 Goodbye Holly 16 Pecos Blues 17 Pecos Blues Disc 2 Session 2 Outtakes 2 sessions 72-73 01 Billy 4 02 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 03 Sweet Amarillo 04 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 05 Final Theme 06 Rock Me Mama 07 Billy 7 08 Billy 7 09 Instrumental 10 Instumental 11 Final Theme 12 Ride, Billy Ride Session 3 Sam Peckinpah's House, Durango, Mexico. December 1972 to January 1973 13 Billy -
various sources SDBRD 9.8 and audience 8.7 - The first disc contains superior, professional recordings that were sourced from a vinyl album. This stuff is ridiculously good, in every sort of way. The second disc contains an audience tape that is not bad having been refreshed with a recent re-mastering that has lifted decades of dust off it to reveal a pretty cool document. SAVOY BROWN Live 1969-1970 Disc 1 Connecticut College New London, UK. 1969 1 -Instrumental ............ 07:27 2 -I'm Tired ............... 04:50 3 -Train To Nowhere ........ 05:26 4 -Louisiana Blues ......... 24:40 Kinetic Playground Chicago, IL. 1969 5 -I'm Tired ............... 03:01 6 -A Hard Way To Go ........ 05:22 7 -A Little More Wine ...... 06:19 8 -Rock & Roll Boogie ...... 04:08 9 -Shake Rattle & Roll ..... 08:24 Leicester, UK. 1969 10 -It Hurts Me Too ......... 04:25 11 -May Be Wrong ............ 07:27 Disc 2 Fillmore East New York, NY. Dec. 19th, 1970 1. -Blues Jam 2. -Sunday Night 3. -Leavin' Again 4. -It Serves You Right To Suffer 5. -Louisiana Blues 6. -Shake, Rattle and Roll Players: Bass Guitar – Tone Stevens Drums – Roger Earl Lead Guitar – Kim Simmonds Piano – Bob Hall Rhythm Guitar – Dave Peverett Vocals – Chris Youlden -
Studio Quality 9.4 - Some variation in the quality (there are some rare nuggets here that aren't as shiny but certainly still very good) but this is all great, and there's a few live recordings mixed in so it is not completely an outtakes set. Each disc spans a certain time frame, so you can follow along with the progress over the decades. Nicely compiled! CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH Rarities 1967-1971 CD 1 1967-1971 1. Kids And Dogs 2. Lady Friend 3. 49 Bye Byes 4. Guinnevere 5. Long Time Gone 6. Laughing 7. Mr. Soul 8. I've Loved Her So Long 9. Bluebird Revisited 10. So Begins The Task 11. Little Miss Bright Eyes 12. EEP Hour 13. The Wall Song 14. Is It Really Monday 15. You Sit There 16. Over Jordan - Wayfaring Stranger 17. Walking In The Mountains 18. The Wall Song 19. Cowboy Movie CD 2 1970-1974 1. Dancer 2. Tamalpais High (At About 3) 3. Everybody's Been Burned 4. The Wall Song 5. Daylight Again - Find The Cost Of Freedom 6. Rolling My Stone 7. Throughfare Rap - Version One 8. Throughfare Rap - Version Two 9. Witching Hour 10. White Nigger 11. So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star 12. Your Life Is What You Fill Your Day With 13. Human Highway 14. Prison Song 15. See The Changes 16. And So It Goes 17. Little Blind Fish 18. Traces CD 3 1974-1980 1. Black Queen 2. Love Art Blues 3. Pushed It Over The End 4. Time After Time 5. Hawaiian Sunrise 6. See You In The Spring 7. On The Beach 8. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 9. Taken At All 10. One Moment At A Time 11. Colorado 12. Take Me Back To The Ohio Valley 13. Cherokee 14. Uncle James 15. Come On In My Kitchen 16. Samurai 17. Kids And Dogs CD 4 1979-1990 1. Precious Love 2. Melody 3. Flying Man 4. Turn Your Back On Love 5. Unknown backing track 6. Southern Cross 7. Susie Jane 8. Dangerous Woman On The Loose 9. "Paris Song" 10. Vote 11. Lonely Man 12. Unconditional Blues 13. He's An American 14. "65 - Jeans" 15. Soldiers Of Peace 16. The Money And The Underdog 17. I'm Flying 18. America 19. unknown CD 5 1989-2002 1. Silver And Gold 2. As Much As I Understand 3. The Shell 4. A Case Of You 5. On The Other Side Of Town 6. Try To Find Me 7. Born In Chicago 8. Treetop Flyer 9. Turn! Turn! Turn! 10. Acadienne 11. Mr. Soul 12. Live On 13. Out Of Control 14. The Dolphins 15. Eight Miles High 16. Man Of Constant Sorrow 17. Feed The People 18. Old Man Trouble 19. Half Your Angels 20. chat mix -
Audience 9.1 - A good, clean and bright recording that is clear and detailed. Maybe I would say it could use more bottom end but I am nitpicking, it’s got all the essential things a listener needs to be able to “relax” when listening. You don’t have to strain to hear everyone on stage but mix-wise I would place bass and drums more to the back, relatively speaking, on this tape. Fleetwood Mac Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY. June 29th 1977 Disc 1 1 -Intro - Tune Up Jam 2 -Say You Love Me 3 -Monday Morning 4 -Oh Well 5 -Rhiannon 6 -Oh Daddy 7 -Never Going Back Again 8 -Landslide 9 -Over My Head 10 -Gold Dust Woman Disc 2 11 -You Make Loving Fun 12 -I'm So Afraid 13 -Dreams 14 -Go Your Own Way 15 -World Turning 16 -Blue Letter 17 -The Chain 18 -Second Hand News 19 -Songbird THE BAND Mick Fleetwood drums percussion John McVie bass Christine McVie vocals keyboards Lindsey Buckingham guitar vocals Stevie Nicks vocals -
FM Radio Broadcast 8.9 - This is not a typical radio broadcast, it is very raw and in-your-face loud! That makes it much more enjoyable to me. The kick drum and bass are nicely present in this mix – but are not boomy or obnoxious so this is a great way to hear instrumentation normally not very defined. This helps make this show sound even heavier now that a solid bottom end is going on. Iron Maiden "Maiden America" Summerfest Henry W. Maier Festival park Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 26, 1981 The Killers World Tour 01 -Intro DJ 02 -The Ides Of March 03 -Sanctuary 04 -Purgatory 05 -Wrathchild 06 -Remember Tomorrow 07 -Another Life (Incl. Drum Solo) 08 -Genghis Khan 09 -Killers 10 -Innocent Exile 11 -Twilight Zone 12 -Murders In The Rue Morgue 13 -Phantom Of The Opera 14 -Iron Maiden 15 -Running Free 16 -Transylvania 17 -Guitar Solo 18 -Drifter -
Audience 9.2 - This is a really decent recording, it does sort of lean towards an upper mid range emphasis but not to the tape’s detriment, it’s just that is where most of the action is. The drums have a realistic sound, very live and thunderous without being boomy. Vocals are incredibly present and up front here, so this recording has an immediate impact when you listen and it captivates you all the way through to the end. Eagles Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington August 21, 1975 Disc 1 01 -Take It Easy 02 -Outlaw Man 03 -Doolin’-Dalton 04 -Desperado 05 -One Of These Nights 06 -Train Leaves Here This Morning 07 -Lyin’ Eyes 08 -Ol ’55 09 -Blackberry Blossom Disc 2 10 -Midnight Flyer 11 -Already Gone 12 -Too Many Hands 13 -Good Day In Hell 14 -James Dean 15 -Witchy Woman 16 -Carol (Chuck Berry cover) 17 -Best Of My Love 18 -Chug All Night 19 -Tequila Sunrise -
Audience 8.9 - A very nice recording of a period I rather like for the songs and the renewed vigor of this venerable doom metal band. Black Sabbath Eulachhalle Winterthur, Switzerland 1992.09.14 Disc 1 101 E5150 102 The Mob Rules 103 Computer God 104 Children Of The Sea 105 Time Machine 106 War Pigs 107 I 108 Die Young 109 Guitar Solo 110 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Master Of Insanity 202 After All (The Dead) 203 Drums Solo 204 Iron Man 205 Heaven And Hell 206 Neon Knights 207 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) -
Pro Recording 9.1 - The engineers for this live recording opted to not close mic so you have a live recording with lots of atmosphere and probably sounding truer to the actual event than a pure soundboard. The bass is well recorded here, normally you’d expect the sound mix to favor only guitar as that is what the fans are wanting most – but here the mix is rather democratic. Good job! Yngwie Malmsteen Live at Sun Plaza Hall Tokyo.Japan 1985-01-24 01.Intro - I'll See The Light, Tonight 02.As Above, So Below 03.Don't Let It End 04.Far Beyond The Sun 05.On The Run Again 06.Anguish And Fear 07.Icarus'Dream Suit - I Am A Viking 08.Hiroshima Mon Amour 09.Black Star 10.Jet To Jet 11.Kree Nakoorie 12.Guitar Solo 13.Disciples Of Hell Yngwie Malmsteen-Guitars Jens Johansson-Keyboards Marcel Jacob-Bass Jeff Scott Soto-Vocals Anders Johansson-Drums -
Soundboard 9.4 - All but the Darmstadt 1981 are soundboards of excellent quality. The one and only audience tape is very good though, recorded very up close with all the low end power as evidence that this band shook your bones (I know, I saw them in 1980 and I am still deaf!). Because it is recorded what seems like dead center, you aren’t going to hear the guitars and vocals as distinctly as the drums (super sounding kick by the way) and bass (pumping!). I like the audience tape here as it is kind of a relief to have a chance to be in the pit with the fans and hear what you would have heard had you been there, and I am not knocking the board tapes they are well done. Blackfoot Highway Song Of The 80's 1980-1984 Disc 1 Veteran's Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL July 20, 1980 01. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme 02. On The Run03. Every Man Should Know 04. Train Train 05. Highway Song Stadion am Böllenfalltor Darmstadt, West-Germany 1981-08-23 06. Gimme Gimme Gimme 07. On the Run 08. I Got a Line on You 09. Every Man Should Know (Queenie) 10. Good Morning 11. Too Hard to Handle 12. Train, Train 13. Guitar Solo 14. Highway Song Music Hall Cleveland, OH. Sept. 30, 1981 15. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Disc 2 Cleveland '81 cont'd 01. On The Run 02. I Got A Line On You 03. Road Fever 04. Trouble In Mind 05. Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller 06. Train Train 07. Highway Song Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA. July 29, 1983 08. Rattle Snake Rock 'N' Roller 09. Wishing Well 10. Teenage Idol 11. Train, Train 12. Easy Livin' 13. Highway Song Disc 3 Hollywood '83 cont'd 14. On The Run 15. Fly Away Royal Oaks Theater Detroit, MI Feb. 09, 1984 01. intro 02. I Want To Talk To You 03. Heart's Grown Cold 04. Wishing Well 05. guitar solo 06. Roll And Tumble Blues 07. Fly Away 08. Morning Dew 09. Gimme Gimme 10. Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller 10. Train Train 11. Living In The Limelight 12. Highway Song -
Audience 9.1 - I am always surprised when I hear such good recordings from this time period and then I remember that mics and P.A.’s and acoustics were all relative to the capture in that if the combinations were good, the result would also be good. This recording presents excellent separation of instruments with great live sound mix of the instruments, so much so that Free convinces you they could have soldiered on as a stadium act rather than dismantle and reform as Bad Company. Either way, I’ll enjoy what we have left of this venerable band in the form of live tapes like this. FREE Santa Monica Civic Center Santa Monica January 22nd 1971 Disc 1 1 -Intro - Tune up 2 -Be My Friend 3 -The Stealer 4 -Woman 5 -Ride On Pony 6 -Don't Say You Love Me 7 -All Right Now 8 -Fire And Water Disc 2 9 -Heavy Load 10 -The Highway Song 11 -KUSC DJ Elliot Mass - My Brother Jake 12 -Soon I'll Be Gone 13 -I'm A Mover 14 -Mr. Big with bass solo 15 -The Hunter 16 -Rock Me Baby THE BAND Paul Rodgers lead vocals keyboards Paul Kossoff guitar Andy Fraser bass Simon Kirke drums -
Audience 8.6/Pro 9.1 - This recording was not done on great equipment but it’s not a load of crap. The high frequency range is well represented but at times when the horns hit higher notes it gets a little screechy. The atmosphere is a touch bouncy and live, mid and low frequencies are present but not powerful. Overall it’s not bad, but it isn’t going to set the world on fire. The BBC material is a vast improvement from the ’77 stuff as it is a pro recording and broadcast. VAN DER GRAAF Chateau Neuf Oslo 9 March 1977 Disc 1 1. -Crying Wolf 2. -Lost And Found 3. -Rock And Role 4. -Arrow 5. -My Room Disc 2 6. -The Siren Song 7. -Time Heals 8. -When She Comes 9. -Urban 10. -Last Frame Bonus Tracks BBC In Concert 23 September 1971 11. -Man-Erg 12. -W 13. -Killer 14. -Theme One 15. -Dambusters March -
Soundboard 9.3 - A good solid board but more importantly it’s a stand out show. I would say, and I’ve listened to quite a few, this is one of the best. Eric Clapton "Legend Comes Alive" The Budokan Theatre Tokyo, Japan November 2, 1974 Disc 1 1 - Smile 2 - Let It Grow 3 - Can't Find My Way Home 4 - Better Make It Through Today 5 - I Shot The Sheriff 6 - Key To The Highway Disc 2 1 - Willie And The Hand Jive - Get Ready 2 - Badge 3 - Presence Of The Lord 4 - Singin' The Blues Band Lineup: Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals Jamie Oldaker Drums Dick Sims Keyboards Carl Radle Bass George Terry Guitar Yvonne Elliman Backing Vocals Marcy Levy Backing Vocals -
Audience 8.8 - A really good tape with a loud and phat bottom end that is probably not that unlike what the actual sound would have been at the show. If the vocals were a little bit louder I would have mistaken this for a radio broadcast. JUDAS PRIEST Maison des sports Clermont-Ferrand, France January 31,1984 Disc 1 01 -Electric Eye 02 -Grinder 03 -Metal Gods 04 -Bloodstone 05 -Breaking The Law 06 -Sinner 07 -Desert Plain 08 -Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 09 -The Ripper 10 -Freewheel Burning Disc 2 01 -You've Got Another Thing Comin' 02 -Victim Of Changes 03 -Living After Midnight 04 -The Green Manalishi 05 -Hell Bent for Leather -
Soundboard 8.7 - The only flaw with this tape is that it features a typical video compression type sound but the mastering job mitigated a lot of that so that the sound does breathe a bit more. It’s still very good, a little rough maybe but I take it and I am happy with it especially if nothing else because all instruments are present, the bass work is surprisingly defined in this mix…I can actually hear individual notes being played and my goodness Michael Anthony was a boss! Van Halen Poliedro de Caracas Caracas, Venezuela 1983-01-16 01. Romeo Delight 02. Unchained - Drum Solo 03. The Full Bug 04. Runnin' With The Devil 05. Jamie's Cryin' 06. Little Guitars 07. Dance The Night Away 08. Somebody Get Me A Doctor (Incl. I'm So Glad) 09. Little Dreamer 10. Mean Street 11. Secrets 12. Everybody Wants Some!! 13. Ice Cream Man 14. Intruder 15. (Oh) Pretty Woman 16. Eruption 17. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 18. Bottoms Up! 19. You Really Got Me David Lee Roth: Vocals Edward Van Halen: Guitars, Backing Vocals Michael Anthony: Bass, Backing Vocals Alex Van Halen: Drums -
Audience 8.7 - This is a very strong, clear tape that captures almost too much atmosphere (crowd) and leans towards the upper-mid band frequencies a little much. That being said, I still recommend this one because the sound is good enough to be very responsive to EQ, so if you season it to taste you will end up with a very nice experience. Gary Wright The Palladium New York, NY, USA April 1, 1977 01 Love Is Alive (5:07) 02 Water Sign (5:40) 03 Better By You, Better Than Me (5:46) 04 The Light Of Smiles > (3:32) 05 Silent Fury (5:27) 06 Time Machine (7:46) 07 Phantom Writer (5:26) 08 Blind Feeling > (5:17) 09 Dream Weaver (4:16) 10 Are You Weepin' > Band Intros (7:11) 11 Can't Find The Judge (8:46) 12 I'm Alright (6:52) Gary Wright - lead vocals, keyboards Richard Baker - vocals, keyboards Hiroshi Upshur - clavinet, piano Art Wood - drums Betty Sweet, Lorna Wright - backing vocals -
Audience 8.9 - Very clear recording, the kind where you know you are hearing exactly what your ears would be hearing at this place and time. The highs are nice here too, the crystalline “tink” of the ride cymbals even coming through with clarity. The mid range is well represented, the guitar and bass though do sound indistinct for all practical purposes so don’t expect detail on the bass notes. It’s a stadium after all. But this is very decent. Rush Ice Palace Tampa, Florida December 09, 1996 DISC 1 01 - Thus Spake Zarathustra 1:32 02 - Dreamline 5:10 03 - The Big Money / Wipeout 6:20 04 - Driven 6:08 05 - Half The World 3:51 06 - Red Barchetta 6:58 07 - Animate 6:30 08 - Limbo 6:02 09 - The Trees 5:37 10 - Red Sector A 5:09 11 - Virtuality 5:46 12 - Nobody's Hero 5:44 13 - Closer To The Heart 5:21 DISC 2 01 - 2112 21:45 DISC 3 01 - Test For Echo 7:04 02 - Subdivisions 5:32 03 - Freewill 5:53 04 - Roll The Bones 5:50 05 - Resist 4:59 06 - Leave That Thing Alone 4:50 07 - The Rhythm Method 8:30 08 - Natural Science 8:06 09 - Force Ten 4:52 10 - The Spirit Of Radio 5:02 11 - Tom Sawyer 5:43 12 - YYZ / Cygnus X-1 (teaser) 5:09