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Audience 8.8 - This here is a very nice tape! It also shows the band firing on all four cylinders (yes, I am afraid this is only a 4 banger but this engine puts out more horsepower than a 12 cylinder Lambo!). Good looking package, good sounding gig, great performance, legendary venue...I could go on. Led Zeppelin Olympia Stadium Detroit, Mich. January 31, 1975 Disc 1 1. Rock And Roll 3:54 2. Sick Again 5:07 3. Over The Hills And Far Away 7:24 4. In My Time Of Dying 10:43 5. The Song Remains The Same 6:11 6. The Rain Song 7:59 7. Kashmir 8:40 8. No Quarter 17:32 Disc 2 9. Trampled Under Foot 8:20 10. Moby Dick 22:25 11. Stairway To Heaven 10:52 12. How Many More Times 14:20 (incl. page bow solo) 13. Whole Lotta Love 14. Black Dog 5:10 -
Audience 2 Source Matrix 9.2 - The best part here is how awesome the bass and drums sound together - so massive yet enough detail to separate them nicely. Guitars and vocals occupy essentially the same space in the mix, neither rising high enough to hog the bandwidth. So, all in all I think this matrix gives us the best possible audio of this show and that is a really good thing!
Rush The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills MI 2011-04-17 Disc 1 01 Video Intro (Rash - The Real History of Rush Act 1) 02 The Spirit Of Radio 03 Time Stands Still 04 Presto 05 Stick It Out 06 Workin' Them Angels 07 Leave That Thing Alone 08 Faithless 09 BU2B (Brought Up To Believe) 10 Freewill 11 Marathon 12 Subdivisions Disc 2 13 Video Intro (Rash - The Real History of Rush Act 2) 14 Tom Sawyer 15 Red Barchetta 16 YYZ 17 Limelight 18 The Camera Eye 19 Witch Hunt 20 Vital Signs 21 Caravan Disc 3 22 Neil Peart Drum Solo 23 Closer To The Heart 24 2112 Overture - Temples Of Syrinx 25 Far Cry 26 La Villa Strangiato 27 Working Man 28 Video Outro (I Still Love You Man) -
Audience 8.7 - A recording that, while it does not open up to reveal a heck of a lot of depth, it is clear and present, with thump and some big arena bombast. The vocals do not appear up front in the mix, and low end is not highly defined although very present in a "feel" sense, the entirety of the sound can be roundly enjoyed though, as the relative clarity and presence of the band give this old tape credibility in the collector world. YES Miami Baseball Stadium Miami, Florida February 08, 1974 Disc 1 1. Firebird Suite 2. Siberian Khatru 3. And You And I 4. Close To The Edge 5. The Revealing Science Of God Disc 2 6. The Remembering 7. The Ancient 8. Ritual 9. Roundabout Jon Anderson (Vocals) Steve Howe (Guitars) Chris Squire (Bass) Rick Wakeman (Keyboards) Alan White (Drums) -
Audience 8.8 - A very pleasant, easy on the ears recording. There's a lot of positive atmosphere and some mild audience participation but this is definitely one you can get into. Not much from this tour, so it is very good to be able to hear them as they were in 1982. Electric Light Orchestra Saarbrucken, Germany March 4, 1982 Disc 1 1. Twilight 2. Yours Truly 2095 3. Evil Woman 4. Livin' Thing 5. Telephone Line 6. From The End Of The World 7. The Way Life's Meant To Be 8. Violin Solo 9. John Lennon Tribute Disc 2 10. Hits Medley 11. Hold On Tight 12. Don't Bring Me Down 13. Roll Over Beethoven 14. Thank You's And Goodnight -
Audience 9.9 - Stunning! Clarity, dynamics, balance, presence, and atmosphere. Absolutely a MUST have for any music lover not just Gilmour/Floyd fans. Beautiful from start to finish.
DAVID GILMOUR Circo Massimo Roma, IT 2024-09-28 (Night 2/6) Disc 1 Set 1 01. Guy Pratt's announcement 02. 5 A.M. 03. Black Cat 04. Luck and Strange 05. Speak to Me 06. Breathe 07. Time 08. Breathe (Reprise) 09. Fat Old Sun 10. Marooned 11. Wish You Were Here 12. band intro 13. Vita Brevis Disc 2 14. Between Two Points (with Romany Gilmour) 15. High Hopes 16. --break-- Set 2 17. Sorrow 18. The Piper's Call (with Romany Gilmour) 19. A Great Day for Freedom 20. In Any Tongue Disc 3 21. The Great Gig in the Sky 22. A Boat Lies Waiting 23. Coming Back to Life 24. Dark and Velvet Nights 25. Scattered 26. --encore-- 27. Comfortably Numb David Gilmour - Guitar and Vocals Guy Pratt - Bass Guitar Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards Rob Gentry - Keyboards Adam Betts - Drums Ben Worsley - Guitar Romany Gilmour - Harp and Vocals Webb Sisters - Vocals -
Soundboard 9.1 - A decent if slightly muted mix, although drums and vocals retain more of an animated feel about their sound. I like this period, it sounds very 1970's (as if Frank ever really sounded any different) but I am not greedy and I take any board tape I can get, this one is certainly worthy of the collection. Frank Marino Hammersmith Odeon London,U.K. April 29,1983 1. Down,down,down 2. Midnight Highway 3. Maybe It's Time 4. Strange Dreams 5. Free 6. Poppy 7. Strange Universe 8. Somethings Comin Our Way 9. All Along The Watchtower -
Soundboard 9.8 - Frighteningly great! Super clear, dynamic, power and finesse all the way. A jewel, get this one! Johnny Winter Denver, Colorado, USA 1980 Disc 1 1. Hideaway 2. Killing Floor 3. Ez Rider 4. Catfish Blues 5. One Step At A Time Disc 2 6. Johnny B. Goode 7. Stranger 8. Highway 61 9. She Moves Me 10. Jumping Jack Flash 11. It's All Over Now 12. The Crawl -
Audience 9.6 - Man, someone sure knew what they were doing. This is great, like it could be a broadcast. The tip off for me was when I heard the whistle from someone in the audience near the taper. Judas Priest Westfallenhalle Dortmund, Germany December 17, 1983 1. Riding on the Wind 2. Breaking the Law 3. Freewheel Burning 4. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 5. Living After Midnight 6. Victim of Changes 7. Hell Bent for Leather 8. Sinner (Bonus 1981) * *Bonus recorded live in Lausanne 1981 [audience] -
Audience 8.7 - Sometimes a recording that may not be rated in the 9's might be passed over out of hand by picky collectors. That would be a huge mistake in this case. These are both unbelievably cool in a variety of ways - and the sound quality is not even an issue. The audio is fine for a super loud British metal band that comes to Texas and plays smallish venues - you can hear everything clearly. I would say that you might not get the wide spectrum, the sound is going to be focused on the middle range of instruments which gives you good guitar/vocal action at the expense of maybe the kick drum, and definition of bass, so who cares? It's not a deal-breaker at all because once you start listening you soon realize how kick ass these shows are. This is the stuff man! NOTE: Both of these shows have different dates than the single CD releases found on this site. You won't be duplicating anything, they are different dates for both the San Antonio and Kileen gigs. Judas Priest Taking On Texas Disc 1 San Antonio Coliseum San Antonio, Texas March 23, 1978 01 -introduction 02 -Exciter 03 -White Heat, Red Hot 04 -The Ripper 05 -Sinner 06 -Beyond The Realms of Death 07 -Victim of Changes 08 -Guitar Solo - Genocide Disc 2 Crazy Horse Saloon Kileen, Texas, U.S.A. March 28, 1978 01 - Exciter 02 - White Heat, Red Hot 03 - The Ripper 04 - Sinner 05 - Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 - Victim Of Change 07 - Genocide 08 - Starbreaker 09 - Tyrant -
FM Broadcast 9.2 - Even though this is a broadcast, it retains a "rough" mix quality to it which suits the band's sound and style. The recording quality is fantastic, it does not have a lifeless feel but rather an obvious impromptu feel as you can tell by the stage feedback as the mix gets dialed in. The Bangles Queen Margaret Union Glasgow, Scotland March 1, 1986 FM Broadcast 1. In a Different Light 2. Live 3. Restless 4. Walking Down Your Street 5. James 6. September Gurls 7. Not Like You 8. Manic Monday 9. He's Got a Secret 10. If She Knew What She Wants 11. Return Post 12. Let It Go 13. Going Down to Liverpool 14. Angels Don't Fall in Love 15. I'm Not Talking 16. Hero Takes a Fall -
Audience 9.0 - I have to say this is a very good recording if your preference is to really be able to make out the vocals and to hear every nuance of the lead guitar possible. In fact, the sonics tend to favor the upper mid-range and highs, to the extent that I was not enthusiastic about the sound of the snare drum here...but that just shows you how articulate that range is. Is it screechy then? No, it's not that this is chirpy or screechy high at all, but one may want to play with the EQ to bring up more low end maybe...because to my ears that is what it needs. Otherwise, again, this is a VERY clear, articulate (especially upper mid and highs) recording. Black Sabbath Mid-Hudson Civic Center Poughkeepsie,NY. USA 31 May 1989 Disc 1 101. Ave Satani + The Gates of Hell (intro tape) (03:12 min) 102. Headless Cross (06:09 min) 103. Neon Knights (05:27 min) 104. Children of the Sea (06:17 min) 105. Call of the Wild (05:31 min) 106. The Mob Rules (04:03 min) 107. When Death Calls (06:11 min) 108. War Pigs (06:24 min) Disc 2 201. Guitar solo + Die Young (06:45 min) 202. Black Sabbath (08:49 min) 203. Devil and Daughter (04:43 min) 204. Iron Man (04:35 min) 205. Children of the Grave (04:42 min) 206. Encore break (02:01 min) 207. Heaven and Hell (07:39 min) 208. Paranoid + Heaven and Hell (reprise) (04:40 min) Line-up: Tony Iommi (guitars) Tony Martin (vocals) Neil Murray (bass) Geoff Nicholls (RIP) (keyboards, background vocals) Cozy Powell (RIP) (drums) -
Audience 9.7 - Each and every one of these recordings is spotless. Taper was dedicated to getting the absolute best position, with superb gear, and above all without blemish. The results are spectacular! Gilmour is in excellent form, so this adds to the listening experience tremendously and it's quite hard to stop once you press play. So sit back and strap yourself in to a long journey through past and present in a most luxuriating way. Again - it sounds like the same taper throughout the entire 6 night stand. DAVID GILMOUR Royal Albert Hall London, UK. October 09, 2024 Disc 1 01 - 5 AM 02 - Black Cat 03 - Luck And Strange 04 - Speak To Me - Breathe 05 - Time 06 - Fat Old Sun 07 - Marooned 08 - Wish You Were Here 09 - Band Introduction 10 - Vita Brevis 11 - Between Two Points 12 - High Hopes 13 - Sorrow Disc 2 14 - The Piper's Call 15 - A Great Day For Freedom 16 - In Any Tongue 17 - The Great Gig In The Sky 18 - A Boat Lies Waiting 19 - Coming Back To Life 20 - Dark And Velvet Nights 21 - Sings 22 - Scattered 23 - Comfortably Numb -
Brand New - Superb radio broadcast Live at Stadion im Brötzinger Tal, Pforzheim, Germany on 30th August 1987 at the Monsters of Rock Festival. One of the shows that introduced Jason Newsted to the Metallica fan base. -
Brand New - The definitive collection of rare demos and unreleased tracks from Carmine Appice and his boys! -
Audience 9.2 - I would have given this a higher rating but for some occasional volume fluctuations. Minus those, this is a "raise the hair on your back" type of recording. I can't explain it, some tapes just have it, this unquantifiable element, it's a lot to do with the band being recorded as much as it is in how they were recorded, and where exactly the taper sat, and what he used to record - so you take all that and factor it in to what is happening to you as you listen to an event that took place decades ago...that comes to life again and you are right there. As I listened to this, my neck hairs stood up. The Kinks Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, CA August 17, 1979 01 Sleepwalker - Tired Of Waiting For You 02 Life On The Road 03 Where Have All The Good Times Gone 04 Permanent Waves 05 Misfits 06 Lola 07 Low Budget 08 (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman 09 Catch Me Now I'm Falling 10 You Really Got Me -
Audience 8.8 - A well made recording that does straddle the fence a bit. There's some narrowness in how well defined the extreme ends are in both low and high end, meaning your middle frequencies are spot-on, clear, and defined but when you get to the real high end it gets crinkly up there. It does not damage the listening experience but could if you really crank up the volume. The taper does some adjusting it seems, as the show progresses it sounds like the tonality, or levels...something changes slightly...I don't know what really happens but sometimes this show is dialed in and sounds really great and then just ever so slightly it gets less defined or maybe it is my imagination. Either way, this is a really decent recording. The Kinks Crawford Hall University Of California Irvine Irvine, CA February 13, 1976 01 Education 02 The First Time We Fall in Love 03 I'm In Disgrace 04 Headmaster 05 The First Time We Fall in Love (Reprise) 06 The Hard Way 07 The Last Assembly -
Audience 9.0 - The only thing keeping this from attaining legendary status is the slight distortion present in a very specific middle to upper band in the frequency range. It's not a deal-breaker, it's in a place where you still get all the richness of the low end and the detail in the high end. The taper obviously used very good gear, so maybe the microphone he used and the location in the venue perhaps limited the recording in a way, because this is still a damn good tape but could have been a bona-fide must have. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV November 23, 1973 Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Hoedown 03 Jerusalem 04 Toccata 05 Tarkus 06 Benny the Bouncer 07 Take A Pebble Disc 2 08 Lucky Man 09 Piano Improvisation 10 Take A Pebble (Reprise) 11 Karn Evil 9 1st - 3rd Impression 12 Pictures At An Exhibition -
Audience 9.5 - This is the good stuff! A well balanced and dynamic recording as close and clear as you can get to Susanna...ahhh...you can hear but not touch! I guess I'll have to settle for audio only but I can dream can't I? You will too, listen to this and you'll get me. Bangles Copenhagen Montmartre, DK 1986-02-17 01. Intro 02. In a Different Light 03. Live (The Merry‐Go‐Round) 04. Restless 05. Walking Down Your Street 06. James 07. September Gurls (Big Star) 08. Not Like You 09. Manic Monday 10. He's Got a Secret 11. I'm in Line 12. If She Knew What She Wants (Jules Shear) 13. Return Post 14. Let It Go 15. Going Down to Liverpool (Katrina and the Waves) 16. Angels Don't Fall in Love 17. I'm Not Talking (Mose Allison) 18. Hero Takes a Fall 19. Dover Beach 20. 7 and 7 Is (Love) 21. Interview by Jan Laursen pre show for Danish Radio. -
Soundboard 9.7 - Possibly the best live Boston in existence. It just does not get much better Than this. Boston The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA. December 18, 1976 1. Introduction 2. Rock And Roll Band 3. Shattered Images (Help Me) 4. More Than A Feeling 5. Peace Of Mind 6. Something About You 7. Smokin' 8. Guitar Solo 9. Foreplay 10. Long Time 11. Television Politician 12. Don't Be Afraid -
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Audience 9.2 - Here we have a real treat for those who now realize what we had in our youths with the "Seattle Sound" as epitomized by Soundgarden, a sound that fit the times very appropriately. Now for the kicker: This show not only sounds great but has plenty of fun moments with Chris Cornell and the audience (I think he's a bit toasty on the potent German suds). What I liked most is the live sound here is mixed well for the guitars especially, only Chris gets a bit drowned out during the extreme volume heavier parts but overall it's hitting the sweet spot, at least for me.SOUNDGARDEN April 1, 1994 Musikhalle Frankfurt, Germany Disc 1 01. Night Surf (intro) 02. Jesus Christ Pose 03. Spoonman 04. Let Me Drown 05. Mailman 06. The Day I Tried To Live 07. My Wave 08. Room A Thousand Years Wide 09. Black Hole Sun 10. Searching With My Good Eye Closed - It's A Beautiful Day 11. Superunknown Disc 2 15 12. Rusty Cage 13. Half 14. Mind Riot 15. Fell On Black Days 16. Hands All Over 17. Kickstand 18. Like Suicide 19. Face Pollution 20. encore break 21. Somewhere 22. Head Down 23. Limo Wreck -
Audience 8.7 - While this tape may not enjoy the same clarity as some of the Japan 82 recordings, it does have a good powerful delivery nonetheless. Vocals come through the clearest, but the combination of bass, and guitars follows with the force of a piledriver to your skull...and I rather like it. The bonus here is the inclusion of the set by the band The Rods, and having never heard of any live tapes of them before, it was a most welcome addition to this great vintage Iron Maiden set.Iron Maiden Colston Hall Bristol, England 1982-03-11 Disc 1 {79:49} 01 - Intro [Doctor Doctor] ........ 3:39 02 - The Ides of March ............ 0:51 03 - Murders in the Rue Morgue .... 3:28 04 - Wrathchild ................... 3:32 05 - Run to the Hills ............. 4:25 06 - Children of the Damned ....... 4:46 07 - The Number of the Beast ...... 5:31 08 - Another Life ................. 3:43 09 - Killers ...................... 5:39 10 - 22 Acacia Avenue ............. 6:31 11 - Total Eclipse ................ 4:12 12 - Drum Solo .................... 3:20 13 - Transylvania ................. 6:12 14 - The Prisoner ................. 5:48 15 - Hallowed Be Thy Name ......... 7:14 16 - Phantom of the Opera ......... 6:51 17 - Iron Maiden .................. 3:58 Disc 2 {63:50} 01 - Sanctuary .................... 6:52 02 - Drifter ...................... 7:46 03 - Running Free ................. 5:03 04 - Prowler ...................... 4:32 Bonus Rods 05 - Rocking And Rolling .......... 3:26 06 - Waiting For Tomorrow ......... 4:02 07 - Get Ready To Rock 'n' Roll ... 5:34 08 - Nothing Going On In The City . 3:32 09 - Too Hot To Stop .............. 4:07 10 - Crank It Up .................. 5:54 11 - Getting Higher ............... 3:42 12 - Drum Solo .................... 3:50 13 - Power Lover .................. 5:23 -
Soundboard 8.7 - What we have here with these two shows are a couple of primitive soundboards, and by that I mean they may have run the sound through the board but what ended up on the tape is NOT what you would expect. It's not a manicured, expert mix and pristine sound, it's a very raw, brutal, loud, obnoxious, hellish, and violent turbulence of sound that somehow fits the vibe to a tee. This is Slayer, in 1985, and it sounds like it. Wonderful in its rawness, brutal in its aggressive sonic assault, and 100% vintage Slayer.
Slayer The Dawn Of Slayer Disc 1 Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands May 31, 1985 1. Hell Awaits 2. Aggressive Perfector 3. Captor of Sin 4. The Final Command 5. Haunting the Chapel 6. Praise of Death 7. Fight Till Death 8. Necrophiliac 9. Black Magic 10. Die by the Sword 11. Crypts of Eternity 12. Hardening of the Arteries 13. The Antichrist 14. At Dawn They Sleep 15. Drum solo 16. Show No Mercy 17. Evil Has No Boundaries 18. Chemical Warfare Disc 2 Luttenberg, Netherlands June 2, 1985 1. Hell Awaits 2. Aggressive Perfector 3. Captor Of Sin 4. Fight 'Til Death 5. Kill Again 6. Haunting The Chapel 7. Necrophiliac 8. Black Magic 9. Die By The Sword Disc 3 10. Praise Of Death 11. The Final Command 12. Crypts Of Eternity 13. Hardening Of The Arteries 14. At Dawn They Sleep 15. Drum Solo 16. Show No Mercy 17. Evil Has No Boundaries 18. Chemical Warfare 19. Encore Break 20. The Antichrist -
Audience/Soundboard 8.6-9.0 - The majority of the set is very good, audience quality tapes that have a decent enough sound where you can take it easy and not strain yourself trying to hear George rip his leads. I would say the lone exception though might be the Amsterdam tape which is less clear, but even here it's not a trainwreck at all. The board tape from France is good to have, obviously Dokken is clearly the top of the heap when it comes to the 80's "hair" metal bands although I hate to classify them there because they were class musicians first.
Dokken The Important Years 1983-1988 ARCO Arena Sacramento, CA December 28, 1983 Breaking The Chains Tour Disc 1 01. Paris Is Burning 02. Going Down Under 03. Young Girls 04. In The Middle 05. Hit And Run 06. Nightrider 07. George Lynch Guitar Solo 08. Live To Rock, Rock To Live 09. Breaking The Chains Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, Netherlands March 09, 1986 10. Unchain The Night 11. The Hunter 12. When Heaven Comes Down 13. It's Not Love 14. Into the Fire 15. Lightnin' Strikes Again Disc 2 Chapiteau Reims,France April 25, 1986 01. Unchain The Night 02. Tooth And Nail 03. Into the Fire 04. In My Dreams 05. It's Not Love 06. Alone Again 07. When Heaven Comes Down 08. Lightnin' Strikes Again 09. Just Got Lucky Disc 3 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA. June 15, 1988 01. Tooth And Nail 02. Just Got Lucky 03. Burning Like A Flame 04. Into The Fire 05. Heaven Sent 06. It's Not Love 07. George Lynch Solo 08. Mr. Scary 09. Standing In The Shadows 10. Alone Again -
Audience 9.4 - Excellent sound and atmosphere, enough audience participation near the taper to remind you that you're part of a live concert but not enough to interfere which in my estimation is what lends a missing element to most sdbrd tapes. I'd officially release this if I was the band.Tygers Of Pan TangNakano SunplazaTokyo, JapanSept. 30, 1982Disc 101. Intro 02. You Always See What You Want To See 03. Lonely At The Top 04. Letter From L.A. 05. Blackjack 06. Never Satisfied 07. Paris By Air 08. Tides 09. Wild Catz 10. Don't Stop By 11. Suzie Smiled 12. Love Don't Stay 13. The Actor 14. Slave To FreedomDisc 201. Love Potion #9 02. Life Of Crime 03. Hellbound 04. Raised On Rock 05. Gangland 06. Outro -
Audience 8.7 All shows appear to have been recorded by the same taper who was diligent to show up to all the Sabbath shows in his town three years in a row. I am impressed with his effort, you can tell he's not an amateur and but for the fact he's not using pro equipment, he most certainly would otherwise have gotten a stellar result. As it is, it's fine but not winning any dynamics awards. What it does deliver is consistent, strong, error-free recordings that you can relax into, and let yourself adjust to what is there because it's certainly not that bad. I started listening to these shows in order to rate them and ended up just letting them play because it's cool to hear this great line-up playing in a far away place away from the glitz and glamour of the metropolis, year-after-year-after-year, and yet deliver a performance no different from one they might have done at, say, Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden.
Black Sabbath Cornwall Coliseum St. Austell, UK June 24, 1980,Feb. 2, 1981 & Jan. 14, 1982 Disc 1 St. Austell, UK June 24, 1980 1. Intro 2. War Pigs 3. Neon Knights 4. N.I.B. 5. Lonely Is The Word 6. Sweet Leaf 7. Children of the Sea 8. Black Sabbath 9. Heaven and Hell Disc 2 10. Iron Man 11. Guitar Solo 12. Die Young 13. Paranoid 14. Children of the Grave St. Austell Feb. 2, 1981 15. Supertzar 16. War Pigs 17. Neon Knights 18. N.I.B. 19. Children of the Sea 20. Lady Evil Disc 3 21. Black Sabbath 22. Heaven and Hell 23. Iron Man 24. Guitar Solo 25. Die Young 26. Paranoid 27. Children Of The Grave St. Austell, UK. 1982 28. E5150 (Intro) 29. Neon Knights 30. N.I.B. Disc 4 31. Children Of The Sea 32. Country Girl 33. Black Sabbath 34. War Pigs 35. Slippin' Away 36. Drum Solo 37. Iron Man 38. Mob Rules 39. Heaven And Hell 40. Paranoid 41. Children Of The Grave -
Studio Quality 9.5 - This 2CD set compiles some of the best uncirculating or hard to find Badfinger demos and studio outtakes. Many other worthy tracks were excluded since they already appear in excellent quality on other collections. (ie. Apple Demos 1970-1972 and Complete Ass). Highlights include a 'new' version of Coppertoone Blues, the speed corrected demo of Without You (I Can't Live), the first appearence on CD of an alternate 'piano version' of Do You Mind and the rough mixes of several tracks from their classic Apple-era. In addition the original mix of the 1974 'Head First' album taken from cassette obtained directly from Mike Gibbins in the late 90's. These 1974 mixes are different from the 2000 Snapper CD mixes and are a major upgrade from other circulating copies.Badfinger Without You 1968 - 1975 Demos, Outtakes and Rarities Disc 1 01 Carry On Til Tomorrow – 1969 Demo 02 Knocking Down Our Home – 1968 Demo Given To Paul McCartney 03 Maybe Tomorrow – 1969 Recording For B66bc Radio 04 John Forgot To Sing – 1970 Pete Ham Demo 05 No Matter What – 1970 Early Mix W / Alternate Lead Vocal 06 I Can Not Take It – 1970- Alternate / Extended Mix – No Horns 07 No Matter What – 1970 ‘Top Of The Pops’ Live Vacal Version With Fixed Intro 08 Without You – 1969 Pete Ham Demo 09 Without You – 1969 Tom Evans Demo- Speed Corrected 10 We’re For The Dark – 1970 Alternate Mix- Different Guitar Overdubs, No Horns Or Strings 11 I’ll Be The One – 1970 Rehearsal 12 Take It All – 1971 Pete Ham Demo 13 Day After Day – 1971 Rough Mix Alternatelead Vocal And Lacking Overdubs 14 Name Of The Game – 1971 Unreleased Al Kooper Single Mix 15 Do You Mind – 1972 “Ass” Outtake – 1st Unreleased Version From Upgraded Source 16 Do You Mind – “Ass” Outtake – Piano Based Version – Unreleased To Date 17 Coppertone Blues – New Composite Version From Original Pete Ham Demo And 1972 “Ass” Outtake Backing Track 18 Shine On – 1973 Rehearsal 19 Oh Wow – 1973 Unfinished Track From Self-titled Warner Bros. Sessions – Aka ‘Love My Lady’ 20 Song For A Lost Friend – 1973 Rough Mix Of Finished Take With Extened Ending 21 Where Do We Go From Here – 1973 Rough Mix Of Finished Take With Piano vs. Steel Drums 22 It Does Not Really Matter – 1974 Undubbed Pete Ham Demo 23 Just How Lucky We Are – 1974 Longer Pete Ham Demo 24 Ringside – 1975 1st Pete Ham Demo 25 Ringside – 1975 Longer Pete Ham Demo – One Of His Final Recordings 26 Dennis – 2006 Edit Version From ‘Perfection; The Songs Of Badfinger’s Pete Ham & Tom Evans Promo Disc 2 01 Lay Me Down – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 02 Turn Around – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 03 Keep Believing – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 04 Rockin ‘Machine – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 05 Passed Fast – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 06 Saville Row – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 07 Moonshine – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 08 Rock ‘N’ Roll Contract – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 09 Back Again – Alternate Take Warner Bros. Mix 10 Hey, Mr Manager -. This Is The Rough Mix Done By Engineer Phil Mcdonald, At Apple Studios On December 15th, 1974. SECRET BONUS TRACKS 11 Piano Red - unreleased 12 Sweet Tuesday Morning - alternate take 13 No Good At All - unreleased 14 Loving You - alternate version 15 Dreaming - unreleased 16 Rock 'N' Roller - unreleased 17 Regular - alternate version 18 Regular - alternate mix 19 When I Say - early mix 20 Blind Owl - early rehearsal 21 Timeless - early take 22 Timeless - alternate take 23 I Can Love You - take 7 -
Audience 8.7 - An excellent 8.7 too! First off let me just say how blown away I am to find a long lost 1978 recording previously un-circulated and in such great shape! Wow man, this is a fantastic find. The sound is pretty beefy for what sounds like an old tape deck, normally you'd expect something either thin as hell or muddy as crap but it's neither. It lacks a little clarity, but it's maybe near the drums and I can tell you guitar sounds clear (maybe a little thin but bass is pretty solid so it picks up the guitar sound a bit) and Ozzy is situated in the middle and can be heard pretty well. A solid tape that will fit nicely in with your collection.
BLACK SABBATH City Hall Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England 1978-05-21DISC 11. SUPERTZAR 2. SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE 3. WAR PIGS 4. SNOWBLIND 5. NEVER SAY DIE 6. BLACK SABBATH 7. DIRTY WOMENDISC 21. ROCK-N-ROLL DOCTOR 2. GUITAR SOLO 3. ELECTRIC FUNERAL 4. HAND OF DOOM 5. NIB 6. FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS 7. CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE 8. PARANOID 9. IRON MAN -
Neunkirchen Audience 8.8 - A large sound, almost feel the sound pressure against your chest on this one! The bass is huge and guitars sit slightly behind creating a sensation of dread, and thankfully the vocals are really placed very nicely in the live sound mix. Definitely the better of the two in this set.
Boblingen 1983 Audience 8.6 The overall sound here is somewhat average but it's actually slightly clearer than the Neunkirchen show albeit more distant and hollow sounding. It really could use some mid-range boost to bring up the guitars but if you have a good system you can attenuate this to dial in your desired EQ. It's not bad, it's just not quite up to prime time and you'll get more satisfaction from the Neunkirchen show in this set.
Black Sabbath Germany 1983 Disc 1 Hemmerleinhalle Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany 27th September 1983 1. Supertzar 2. Children Of The Grave 3. Hot Line 4. War Pigs 5. Born Again 6. Supernaut 7. Drum Solo 8. Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor 9. Disturbing The Priest Disc 2 10. Iron Man 11. The Dark - Zero The Hero 12. Heaven And Hell 13. Guitar Solo 14. Digital Bitch 15. Black Sabbath 16. Smoke On The Water 17. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell(reprise) Disc 3 Sporthalle Boblingen, Germany 28th September 1983 1. Children Of The Grave 2. Hot Line 3. War Pigs 4. Born Again 5. Supernaut 6. Drum Solo 7. Rock’n’roll Doctor 8. Disturbing The Priest Disc 4 9. Iron Man 10. The Dark - Zero The Hero 11. Heaven And Hell 12. Guitar Solo 13. Digital Bitch 14. Black Sabbath 15. Smoke On The Water 16. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell(reprise) 17. Interview with Ian Gillan Ian Gillan – Vocals Tony Iommi – Guitar Geezer Butler – Bass Bev Bevan – Drums Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards -
Stereo Soundboard 9.6 - A fantastic and interesting tape, the live mix sometimes pans in stereo giving it a unique flavor. The drums and keyboards are placed superbly in the mix, vocals very strong, but it does lack some low end, not that it is thin or too bright, that is not the problem here at all it’s just that I think the bass may have been so loud through the P.A. that it didn’t need to pass through the board feed so you do hear it but it’s not super deep. Still, a great one for the collection and certainly if you like hard psychedelic rock but the kicker here is the appearance on 4 tracks by John Cipollina.
Man Keystone Berkeley, CA August 9, 1976 Disc 1 01. -Let The Good Times Roll 02. -7171-551 03. -A Hard Way To Die 04. -The Welsh Connection 05. -Something Is Happening 06. -The Ride And The View 07. -You Are Out Of Your Head 08. -Born With A Future Disc 2 09. -C'Mon 10. -Many Are Called But Few Get Up 11. -Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You* 12. -A Hard Way To Live* 13. -Romain* 14. -Bananas* * with John Cipollina
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Dunstable 1976 Soundboard 9.5 - Every Hawkwind collector surely must have this already in their collection, it’s just too damn good. So few recordings of such an eclectic band, so yeah, this has to be considered a MUST HAVE, and it’s equally cool to find it paired here with another soundboard tape.
Croyden 1977 Soundboard 9.2 -A respectable board tape, the mix does heavily favor guitar, keys are present more during passages where they are supposed to be in the lead. Vocals are out front, also where they need to be. So, it’s a workable mix, not perfect but definitely good for the casual and hard-core fan.
Hawkwind UK 1976-1977 Disc 1 Dunstable, UK. 09-30-1976 1. Paradox 2. Chronoglide Skyway 3. Hassan I Sabbah 4. Brainstorm 5. Wind Of Change 6. Steppenwolf 7. Uncle Sam's On Mars 8. Time For Sale 9. Magnu 10. Welcome To The Future Disc 2 Fairfield Hall Croyden, UK. 09-25-1977 1. Brainstorm 2. High Rise 3. Robot 4. Wind Of Change 5. Jack Of Shadows
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Soundboard 9.2 - A “reference” board mix, clearly…but it’s great. It isn’t going to win any awards for sparkling and atmospheric sound, but it’s a punchy, in-the-pocket sound that marries well with Kansas’ heavy progressive style.
Kansas Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA. 2nd September 1979 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. On the Other Side 3. People of the Southwind 4. Away From You 5. Point of Know Return 6. Closet Chronicles 7. The Wall 8. Reason To Be 9. Dust in the Wind 10. Angels Have Fallen Disc 2 1. Opus Insert 2. Stay Out of Trouble 3. The Spider 4. Portrait (He Knew) 5. Band Introductions 6. Glimpse of Home 7. How My Soul Cries Out For You 8. Carry On Wayward Son Steve Walsh – keyboards, lead and backing vocals Kerry Livgren – guitars, keyboards Rich Williams – guitars Robby Steinhardt – violin, vocals Dave Hope – bass Phil Ehart – drums