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Brand New - The classic Venom Performance recorded in early ‘90s at Marquee Club only available on VHS tape. With Tony “Demolition Man” on vocals, this show represents the best of Venom Mark II. -
Audience 8.8 - A rather good tape, it's kind of rare to find something like this just because of the extreme volume and what not that metal presents to taping gear - but this one shines. Sometimes the rhythm guitar seems to drop out a little in the mix, every now and then but that might be a PA or mix thing. Metallica - The Ecstasy of Aragon Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Il, USA February 9, 1985 1. The Ecstacy of Gold 2. Fight Fire With Fire 3. Ride The Lightning 4. Phantom Lord 5. The Four Horsemen 6. Anesthesia - Pulling Teeth 7. For Whom The Bell Tolls 8. No Remorse 9. Fade To Black 10. Seek And Destroy 11. Whiplash 12. Creeping Death 13. Am I Evil? 14. Motorbreath -
Soundboard 9.4 - A lovely bright and clear sound, only noise I hear is between songs. I also love the fact that this dates from a period where there's not an abundance of Kansas recordings. I have to consider this a must have for Kansas collectors. Kansas Sjiwa Summer Rock Festival Horse Racing Course Baarlo, The Netherlands August 22, 1981 Audio Visions Tour 01 - Song For America 02 - Got To Rock On 03 - Paradox 04 - Point Of Know Return 05 - Dust In the wind 06 - Miracles Out Of Nowhere 07 - Loner 08 - Down The Road 09 - Portrait (He Knew) 10 - Carry On Wayward Son -
Radio Broadcast 9.1 - A great document! Sounds fine, a touch of hiss but it is amazing how good this sounds for its age - I have heard recent radio broadcasts that sound worse. Jim and Ingrid Croce on the Gene Shay Program WIOQ 102.5 FM, Philadelphia 1967 01. Interview #1 (0:54) 02. Darcy Farrow (w/Ingrid) (2:38) 03. Interview #2 (2:25) 04. Gunga Din (Jim solo) (4:00) 05. Interview #3 (1:26) 06. Coconut Grove (w/Ingrid) (1:33) 07. Interview #4 (1:26) 08. Bringing Mary Home (w/Jim Croce Trio) (3:12) 09. Interview #5 (2:07) 10. Any Old Time (w/Jim Croce Trio) (3:01) Total time - 22:42 Jim Croce - vocals & guitar Ingrid Croce - Vocals Carl (?) - upright bass Ken (?) - cornet -
Portland - Audience 9.1 - Excellent, clear, and a nice atmosphere to it. Denver - Soundboard 9.6 - This board tape is expressive, bright (listen to Bob's vocals), and very well mixed (sounds like vocals panned to one side, back up vocals to the other side...interesting!). BOB DYLAN SEEKING SALVATION Paramount Theater Portland, Oregon January 16, 1980 Disc One 1. Gotta Serve Somebody 2. I Believe In You 3. When You Gonna Wake Up? 4. When He Returns 5. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 6. Precious Angel 7. Slow Train 8. Covenant Woman 9. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 10. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) 11. Solid Rock 12. Saving grace 13. Saved Disc Two 14. What Can I Do For You? 15. In The Garden 16. band introductions 17. Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord 18. Pressing On Rainbow Music Hall, Denver January 22, 1980 19. When He Returns 20. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 21. Precious Angel 22. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking 23. Do Right To Me Baby (do unto others) 24. Solid Rock -
Studio Quality - 9.5 - All excellent stuff, a great comprehensive collection.
Badfinger Come And Get It All The Apple Years 4 CD / 1 DVD Box Set Disc 1 (1967-1974) 01 I`m Too Shy 02 Tube Train 03 She Came Out Of The Cold 04 I`ve Been There Once Before 05 Black And White Rainbows 06 Girl Next-Door In The Miniskirt 07 Tomorrow Today 08 Mr. Strangeways 09 Bittersweet Adieu 10 How Does It Feel 11 Taxi 12 Take Good Care Of My Baby 13 Clown Of The Party 14 Knocking Down Our Home [Demo] 15 Man Without A Heart [Demo] 16 Take It All [Demo] 17 Blind Owl [Demo] 18 Hey, Mr. Manager 19 Ringside [Demo] 20 I Believe In You 21 Pete Ham Phone Call October 27, 1974 22 John Forgot To Sing Christmas Hymn [Demo] 23 The Iveys_ Christmas Record 1968 24 Without You [Demo] Disc 2 (1969-2020) 01 Come And Get It [First Vocal Take] Paul 02 Come And Get It [Various Takes] 03 Come And Get It [Various Takes] 04 Come And Get It [First Vocals] The Iveys 05 Come And Get It [Various Takes] 06 Come And Get It [Vocals Take] Paul & The Iveys 07 Come And Get It [Vocals Take] The Iveys 08 Come And Get It [Vocal Take] Paul 09 Come And Get It [Various Rehearsals] 10 Come And Get It [Last Full Take] The Iveys 11 Come And Get It [1978 Re-Recording] 12 Come And Get It [Live In Liverpool Dec. 20, 2011] 13 Come And Get It [2015 CD Version] 14 Come And Get It [Video Mix] 15 Come And Get It [2020] 16 Come And Get It [1970 Budget Label Cover Version Recording] Disc 3 (1969-1970) 01 Respect 02 Don`t Let Me Be Misunderstood 03 Just One Look 04 Maybe Tomorrow 05 The Way You Do The Things You Do 06 You Can All Join In 07 Rock Of All Ages 08 Midnight Sun 09 Someday 10 Up On Cripple Creek 11 Come And Get It 12 I Can`t Take It 13 Believe Me 14 Surrender Your Love 15 Drive My Car THE IVEYS 16 Birthday 17 Revolution Disc 4 (1970) 01 My Dark Hour 02 Midnight Sun 03 Better Days 04 Talk 05 Blodwyn 06 Talk 07 We`re For The Dark 08 Feelin` Alright 09 I Can`t Take It 10 No Matter What 11 Love Me Do - Lucille - Rip It Up - Long Tall Sally 12 Talk 13 Suitcase 14 Johnny B. Goode 15 Walk That Road - Matchbox -
Audience 9.7 - Incredible sound! Massive drums, tight and solid bass, spacious keys...damn this could come out officially. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA August 14, 1977 Disc 1 01 Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 02 Hoedown 03 Tarkus 04 Take a Pebble 05 Piano Concerto No 1 1st Movement 06 Take A Pebble 07 C'est La Vie 08 Lucky Man 09 Knife-Edge Disc 2 10 Pictures At An Exhibition 11 Still…You Turn Me On 12 Tank 13 Nutrocker 14 Pirates 15 Fanfare For The Common Man - Rondo -
Audience 9.6 - Very well done, with loads of beautifully full drums and bass that do not boom and do not drown out any other instrument. Keys are nicely placed in the mix and at times seem to surround you. Excellent and highly recommended! ELP Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA. August 11, 1977 Disc 1 1. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2 2. Hoedown 3. Tarkus 4. Take A Pebble 5. Piano Concerto No.1 - 1st Movement 6. Take A Pebble 7. C'est La Vie 8. Knife Edge 9. Pictures At An Exhibition Disc 2 10. Still...You Turn Me On 11. Lucky Man 12. Tank 13. Nutrocker 14. Pirates 15. Fanfare For The Common Man - Rondo -
Audience 8.7 - Loud and brassy, with some distortion on the cymbals at the high end. Taper must have been in the front row on the PA side of the stage. That being said, this is what makes this recording frightening to the ears, a terrifying journey into the unrelenting power and charisma of ELP in their mid 70's prime. There is nothing sedate about this live concert experience, and because it was recorded on very good equipment, even despite the overwhelming loudness of it, it's a rather true representation. Side Note: Jerusalem is a song with more mellow passages and here this recording absolutely shines, jumping quickly to a 9.2 rating and actually remaining better even during the loud segments as it starts to even out - this could be due to taper either moving further back, or making some other minor adjustment. Something certainly is changing with the recording as tape noise increases but the distortion lessens, this could mean he lowered the gain, so the volume had to be boosted during the transfer as his recording levels were much lower. Either way, it had a net positive effect. Unfortunately not the complete show. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA February 3, 1974 01 Introduction 02 Hoedown 03 Jerusalem 04 Toccata 05 Tarkus -
Audience 9.6 - Fantastic, spacious and fully enveloping sound with good, solid dynamics. Also I found the audio mix to be above average. Not boomy, all instruments present and clear, and Geddy placed in the middle as another instrument. Great stuff. Rush - "In The Fullness of Columbus" Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio September 20, 2012 Clockwork Angels Tour 2012 Disc 1 101. Gearing Up [2:07] 102. Subdivisions [5:37] 103. The Big Money [6:03] 104. Force Ten [5:50] 105. Grand Designs [5:19] 106. The Body Electric [4:52] 107. Territories [6:47] 108. The Analog Kid [5:36] 109. Bravado [5:46] 110. Where's My Thing - Drum Solo [7:09] 111. Far Cry [5:54] Disc 2 201. The Appointment [7:52] 202. Caravan [5:44] 203. Clockwork Angels [8:01] 204. The Anarchist [7:22] 205. Carnies [4:59] 206. The Wreckers [5:43] 207. Headlong Flight [8:13] 208. Halo Effect [4:44] Disc 3 209. Seven Cities of Gold [6:54] 210. The Garden [7:31] 211. Manhattan Project [5:14] 212. Drum Solo - The Percussor [2:46] 213. Red Sector A [5:29] 214. YYZed [5:04] 215. The Spirit Of Radio [5:09] Encore [21:15] 216. Encore Break Lerxst Says No [1:27] 217. Tom Sawyer [5:04] 218. 2112 Part I Overture [4:27] 219. 2112 Part II The Temples of Syrinx [2:05] 220. 2112 Part VII Grand Finale [2:07] 221. Office of the Watchmaker - Polka TS [6:05] -
Audience 9.5 - A truly wonderful recording here, warm and full bodied. Better than being at the show, certainly less expensive! Rush - "Celestial Machinery" Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, Virginia, USA Sunday, September 09, 2012 Clockwork Angels Tour 2012 Disc 1 101. Gearing Up [2:03] 102. Subdivisions [5:38] 103. The Big Money [6:04] 104. Force Ten [5:48] 105. Grand Designs [5:18] 106. Middletown Dreams [5:19] 107. Territories [6:49] 108. The Analog Kid [5:28] 109. The Pass [5:02] 110. Where's My Thing - Drum Solo [7:26] 111. Far Cry [5:31] Disc 2 201. The Appointment [7:02] 202. Caravan [5:46] 203. Clockwork Angels [8:19] 204. The Anarchist [7:04] 205 Seven Cities of Gold [6:55] 206. The Wreckers [5:36] 207. Headlong Flight [8:11] 208. Halo Effect [5:02] 209. Wish Them Well [6:35] Disc 3 210. The Garden [7:28] 211. Dreamline [5:25] 212. Drum Solo-The Percussor [2:47] 213. Red Sector A [5:22] 214. YYZed [5:05] 215. Working Man [5:47] Encore [20:55] 216. Lerxst Says No [2:15] 217. Tom Sawyer [5:06] 218. 2112 Part I Overture [4:28] 219. 2112 Part II The Temples of Syrinx [2:01] 220. 2112 Part VII Grand Finale [2:15] 221. Office of the Watchmaker - Polka TS [4:50] -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Overall, fantastic! TANGERINE DREAM Rarities '70s-'80s Disc 1 1. Ultima Thule Part 1 3:27 "Ultima Thule" German 7", 1971 2. Ultima Thule Part 2 4:22 "Ultima Thule" German 7", 1971 3. Oszillator Planet Concert 8:13 "Ossiach Live" LP, 1971 4. Overture 10:53 "V" sampler LP, 1975 5. Stratosfear (single version) 4:15 "Stratosfear" 7", 1976 6. The Big Sleep In Search Of Hades (single version) 3:24 "Stratosfear" 7", 1976 7. Monolight (single version) 3:10 "Encore" UK 7", 1977 8. Baryll Blue 7:16 "'70-'80" box set, 1980 9. Chimes And Chains 4:42 "'70-'80" box set, 1980 10. Haunted Heights 6:06 "'70-'80" box set, 1980 11. Dr. Destructo (extended version) 4:21 "Dr. Destructo" US promo 12", 1981 12. Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe 3:50 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 13. Flock 2:27 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 14. Katja 2:52 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 15. Speed 2:34 "Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe" German 12", 1982 Disc 2 1. Daydream 4:37 "Daydream" German 7", 1983 2. Moorland 3:57 "Daydream" German 7", 1983 3. Music Tracks 1 thru 8 11:58 "Risky Business - The Audio Movie Kit" US promo LP, 1983 4. The Dream Is Aways The Same (original LP version) 2:28 "Risky Business" LP, 1984 5. Love On A Real Train (original LP version) 2:18 "Risky Business" LP, 1984 6. Warsaw In The Sun (single version) 3:54 "Warsaw In The Sun" 7", 1984 7. Warsaw In The Sun Part 1 4:52 "Warsaw In The Sun" 12", 1984 8. Warsaw In The Sun Part 2 3:03 "Warsaw In The Sun" 12", 1984 9. Streethawk (single version) 3:03 "Streethawk" US 12", 1985 10. Horns Of Doom 5:41 KLEM "Jubileum" Dutch cassette, 1986 11. Dolphin Smile 5:02 "Dolphin Dance" US 12", 1986 12. A Time For Heroes (single version) 4:12 "A Time For Heroes" US CD5, 1987 13. A Time For Heroes (extended version) 6:03 "A Time For Heroes" US CD5, 1987 14. Tyger (single version) 4:27 "Tyger" 7", 1987 15. House Of The Rising Sun 4:40 Reflex Magazine flexidisc, 1989 16. Alexander Square (extended version) 6:16 "Alexander Square" German CD5, 1989 17. Lost Tale 3:26 KLEM "Electronische Muziek 1989" Dutch CD, 1989 -
Audience 8.4 - This is not hi-fi by any stretch, but what it represents is a rollicking good time as only this band was capable of doing. In the mix is mostly Ron Wood and Rod Stewart, with a overdriving bass backbone that forces the intensity of the sound volume. It's a full bodied tape, no bones about it. With modern mastering tools, it has been brought under control...somewhat. Hey, I have heard MUCH worse than this, and once the ears settle in to it, what you have is a recording that delivers the fun and electricity of The Faces. The Faces Duke University Raleigh, NC September 19, 1973 Disc 1 01. Miss Judy´s Farm 02. Silicone Grown 03. The Stealer 04. Angel 05. True Blue 06. Stay With Me 07. I´m Losing You 08. I Wish It Would Rain 09. You Wear It Well - Maggie May Disc 10. I´d Rather Go Blind 11. My Fault 12. Too Bad - Every Picture Tells A Story 13. Borstal Boys 14. Twisting The Night Away 15. We´ll Meet Again -
Audience 9.8 - Ethereal, intense, clear, atmospheric, and just about as good as your ears can perceive an audio recording to be. The sound mix is just spot on, and each instrument occupying it's own space just allows you to take a minute here and there to focus on whatever instrument you want...but always drawing back to Steve because let's face it he's a total badass. Steve Morse Band Paradise Theatre Boston, MA April 26, 1984 Disc 1 01 Tuning and Introduction 02 The Introduction 03 Refried Funky Chicken 04 Band Introductions 05 Pride O' The Farm 06 On The Pipe 07 What If 08 Cruise Missile 09 Jesus, Joy Of Man's Desiring 10 The Whistle 11 Ice Cakes Disc 2 12 Huron River Blues 13 Rock 'n' Roll Park 14 The Bash (Wabash Cannonball) 15 Cruise Control 16 General Lee 17 Twiggs Approved 18 Little Wing - Freeway Jam -
Soundboard 9.1 - A somewhat dated sounding tape (a touch of hiss, and a very slight amount of distortion on the cymbals during at least the first 20 minutes as the soundman dials it in) but it is a treat to hear these songs in such good quality. My review is subjective, I think it's a fine recording but I have to nitpick seeing as there's a very steady supply of Santana soundboards. Santana Masonic Auditorium Detroit, MI November 21, 1979 Late Show (Soundboard) Disc 1 01 Marathon - Well Alright 02 All I Ever Wanted 03 Tales Of Kilimanjaro 04 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 05 Open Invitation 06 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 07 Batuka 08 No One To Depend On 09 Toussaint L'Overture 10 Aqua Marine 11 Just In Time To See The Sun 12 Song Of The Wind 13 Lightning In The Sky Disc 2 14 Savor 15 Jingo 16 Stand Up - Runnin' 17 Percussion Solo - Soul Sacrifice - Drum Solo 18 She's Not There - Marbles 19 Transcendance 20 Band Introductions 21 Oye Como Va 22 Evil Ways -
Audience 8.4 - A distant recording without a lot of dynamics but the audio is clear enough especially vocals and guitar. Low end is not in abundance but the bass notes are audible and distinct which helps this tape become something collectors should want, it is, after all, a 1975 concert and fills that part of the collection. The take-away? A guitar-centric tape, a great show, worthy of the collection but not winning any awards for scintillating dynamics. RORY GALLAGHER Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen West Germany 1975-03-21 DISC 1 1. Introduction - Tuning 2. MESSIN' WITH THE KID 3. TATTOO'D LADY 4. PROCESS 5. CRADDLE ROCK - YOUNG FASHOINED WAYS 6. A MILLION MILES AWAY 7. WALK ON HOT COALS 8. TOO MUCH ALCOHOL DISC 2 9. PISTOL SLAPPER BLUES 10. OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN 11. GOING TO MY HOMETOWN 12. WHO'S THAT COMIN' 13. I WONDER WHO 14. BULLFROG BLUES 15. HANDS OFF RORY GALLAGHER- Guitar/Vocals GERRY McAVOY- Bass ROD De'ATH- Drums LOU MARTIN- Keyboards