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Black Sabbath Los Angeles 1980 Audience 8.9 - This is a much welcomed recording of perhaps the best post Ozzy era of Black Sabbath. 1980 was an interesting year, Ozzy making classic “solo” albums with his new band and Sabbath beginning a new era with a new singer in Ronnie James Dio and neither the worse for it. This is a great show, in great quality. Black Sabbath Vienna 1980 Audience 8.3 -Unfortunately this recording suffers from many ailments, mainly in the range and dynamics, but what it does offer is a previously uncirculated (and complete) show from Sabbath in Europe during the very crucial 1980 tour with Dio as new front man. This is what I get from this show- Dio is very committed to bringing the audience in to the spectacle…the performance is killer in every respect. The sound quality is not trash, but I want Dio more clear than this because he is really on his game this night. I think this tape belongs in this set because it doesn’t have to be the centerpiece of the set, it offers the collector a new tape of a complete show from 1980 and that is enough for me. BLACK SABBATH Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA July 26th 1980 THE BAND Tony Iommi Guitar Ronnie James Dio Vocals Geezer Butler Bass Bill Ward Drums Geoff Nicholls Keyboards Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -War Pigs 3 -Neon Knights 4 -N.I.B. 5 -Black Sabbath 6 -Heaven And Hell 7 -Iron Man 8 -Guitar Solo with Jam - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Jam - Orchid 9 -Die Young 10 -Paranoid Disc 2 Sophiensale Vienna, Austria April 24th 1980 1 -Supertzar 2 -War Pigs 3 -Neon Knights 4 -N.I.B. 5 -Children of the Sea 6 -Sweet Leaf 7 -Bill Ward solo 8 -Sweet Leaf(reprise) 9 -Lonely is the Word Disc 3 10 -Black Sabbath 11 -Heaven and Hell 12 -Iron Man 13 -Tony Iommi solo 14 -Die Young 15 -Paranoid 16 -Children of the Grave -
Mahavishnu Orchestra Central Park 1972 Audience 8.6 - A somewhat percussive recording that has loads of middle band punch making for a sound that contains fierce kinetic energy. The performance is astounding, the recording adds an element of immediacy, with the drums especially sounding like they are placed right next to you. Very cool. Mahavishnu Orchestra Munchen 1972 Professional TV audio 9.3 - This is a nice one, and it is not suffering from TV compression although the “atmosphere” here is somewhat muted as if it was in a studio setting and not live in front of an audience. Either way, no bother, it’s great. Mahavishnu Orchestra Disc 1 Central Park N.Y.C. New York, U.S.A. August 8, 1972 touring "birds of fire" 1. -Meeting Of The Spirits 2. -You Know, You Know 3. -Dream 4. -One Word 5. -Resolution (Jack Bruce) Central Park Cont'd 1. -Dawn Disc 2 Kongreßsaa Deutsches Museum München, Bayern, Germany August 17, 1972 1972-08-17 FM broadcast 2. -Meeting of the Spirits 3. -You Know, You Know 4. -Band Intros - The Dance of Maya Disc 3 1. -One Word - Resolution 2. -A Lotus On Irish Streams 3. -Awakening John McLaughlin: guitar Jan Hammer: keyboards Jerry Goodman: violin Rick Laird: bass Billy Cobham: drums -
Studio Quality 9.6 - Make no mistake, as I once did, that just because this was the Stones entering the era of “disco” and experimentation, it is very much a bona fide Rolling Stones album and these sessions prove that they still jammed old school on every song. It’s an eye opener for me, when I hear the musicianship across a lot of songs I dismissed early on or never properly examined, I have new appreciation for the Emotional Rescue album and that period of the band. Disc 1- Dance
- Summer Romance 1
- Summer Romance 2
- Send It To Me
- Let Me Go
- Indian Girl 1
- Indian Girl 2
- Indian Girl 3
- Where The Boys Go
- Down In The Hole
- Emotional Rescue 1
- Emotional Rescue 2
- She's So Cold
- Let's Go Steady 1
- Let's Go Stead 2
- We Had It All 1
- We Had It All 2
- If I Was A Dancer (Dance Pt.2)
- Claudine 1
- Claudine 2
- No Use In Crying 1
- No Use In Crying 2
- No Use In Crying 3
- Lonely At The Top
- Dancing Girls
- Gangster's Maul
- Munich Hilton
- Sweet Home Chicago
- What's The Matter
- Neighbours
- High School Girl
- I Think I'm Going Mad 1
- I Think I'm Going Mad 2
- Dance 1
- Dance 2
- Dance 3
- Summer Romance 1
- Summer Romance 2
- Summer Romance 3
- Summer Romance 4
- Summer Romance 5
- We Had It All 1
- We Had It All 2
- Where The Boys Go
- Jah Is Not Dead
- It Won't Be Wrong
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Audience 8.8/9.3 - So, you know how huge the O2 Arena is, right? Well it sounds like a huge arena, but aside from the large mega stadium ambience, this is not that bad at all. It’s what you call “immersive” because you really can imagine yourself there. The audio quality itself is very good, as far as the tonality and levels, etc. The “live mix” is typical of an event like this, tons of atmosphere, party vibe (with about 15,000 of your closest friends), and Prince as always delivering the goods. The after show audio is extremely well done, sounding quite intimate and very warm. Prince Main Show, The O2, London, UK 2007-08-17 Disc 1 01 UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame video intro 02 1999 03 Take Me With U 04 Guitar 05 Shhh 06 Musicology 07 Play That Funky Music 08 Satisfied 09 Cream 10 U Got The Look 11 7 12 Come Together Disc 2 01 Little Red Corvette 02 Diamonds + Pearls 03 The Beautiful Ones 04 Raspberry Beret 05 Soft & Wet 06 Sign O The Times 07 Pop Life 08 She's always in my hair 09 Alphabet St 10 I Wanna Be Your Lover 11 When Doves Cry 12 Erotic City 13 I Wanna Be Your Lover (reprise) 14 If I Was Your Girlfriend 15 Black Sweat 16 Kiss 17 Purple Rain 18 Audience 19 Let's Go Crazy 20 I Feel For You 21 Controversy Disc 3 NPG Jazz set + Mya 01 Band Intro 02 Instrumental Jam 03 Get Up Stand Up 04 Shake Everything you got 05 Love is a losing game intro 06 Tell me something good 07 Uptown Up 08 Love is a losing game 09 Crazy 10 Unknown 11 Free 12 Sophisticated Lady -
Radio/TV Broadcasts 9.4 - I have learned to trust most Prince titles now, generally speaking there is great care taken to preserve the fidelity, to obtain master sources, and to package appropriately. That seems only fitting when dealing with an artists’ of Prince’s caliber…and I mean that most sincere. The list of contents for this title is extremely long and extensive and I did not write it up. I do have an image that I am willing to email if you need to see the track listing. It does show the contents in detail. My apologies, but trust me this is a great title and all the info is on the artwork. -
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 - Every now and then a tape surfaces that really gets you excited as a collector. This one is just such a tape, because for one thing not only is the quality very good, but it’s super nice on the ears. What I mean is, the timbre of the recording is very comfortable, so it’s easy to listen to the entire show there is no fatigue on the ears at all. The icing on the cake is having both opening acts in the same kind of quality, in complete form. So, what more could you ask for? The Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand Great Allentown Fair Allentown, PA August 18th 1983 Disc 1 CONEY HATCH THE BAND Carl Dixon guitar lead vocals Andy Curran bass vocals Steve Shelski guitar vocals Barry Connors drums 1 -Intro 2 -Stand Up 3 -Don't Say Make Me 4 -Some Like It Hot 5 -First Time For Everything 6 -Shake It 7 -Devil's Deck 8 -No Sleep Tonight FASTWAY THE BAND Dave King vocals harmonica "Fast" Eddie Clarke- guitar Jerry Shirley drums Richard "Charlie" McCracken bass 9 -Intro 10 -We Become One 11 -You Got Me Runnin' 12 -Give It All You Got 13 -All I Need Is Your Love 14 -Give It Some Action 15 -Feel Me, Touch Me 16 -Far Far From Home 17 -Say What You Will 18 -Telephone 19 -Easy Livin' Disc 2 IRON MAIDEN THE BAND Steve Harris bass backing vocals Dave Murray guitar Adrian Smith guitar backing vocals Bruce Dickinson lead vocals Nicko McBrain drums 1 -Intro 2 -Where Eagles Dare 3 -Sanctuary 4 -Wrathchild 5 -The Trooper 6 -Revelations 7 -Flight Of Icarus 8 -Die With Your Boots On 9 -22 Acacia Avenue Disc 3 10 -The Number Of The Beast 11 -To Tame A Land 12 -Guitar Solo 13 -Drum Solo 14 -Hallowed Be Thy Name 15 -Iron Maiden 16 -Run To The Hills 17 -Drifter -
Audience 8.8 - This may not be a tape with good song separation or detail but it occupies a sonic range that is very comfortable on the ears. Usually when attending a very loud, bombastic heavy rock or metal concert you aren’t going to distinguish much anyway, you will basically hear a roaring sound…but this tape delivers a little more than just that. This is a good document and taper used good gear, sat in a good spot, and recorded everything. I would call this recording completely immersive, with a warm, inviting sound. Alcatrazz & Ted Nugent Rocky Glen Park Moosic, PA June 29th 1984 Disc 1 ALCATRAZZ 1 -Intro 2 -Too Young To Die 3 -Jet To Jet 4 -Island In The Sun 5 -Night Games 6 -Kree Nakoorie 7 -Guitar Solo 8 -Since You've Been Gone 9 -All Night Long THE BAND Graham Bonnet lead vocals Yngwie Malmsteen guitar Jimmy Waldo keyboards backing vocals Gary Shea bass backing vocals Jan Uvena drums backing vocals Disc 2 TED NUGENT 1 -Blame It On The Night 2 -Knockin' At Your Door 3 -Free For All 4 -Don't You Want My Love 5 -Where Do You (Draw The Line) 6 -Great White Buffalo 7 -Need You Bad 8 -Ted Talks Disc 3 9 -Thunder Thighs 10 -Tied Up In Love 11 -Stranglehold 12 -Drum Solo 13 -Stranglehold (reprise) 14 -Stormtroopin' 15 -Hey Baby 16 -Cat Scratch Fever 17 -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang - Journey To The Center Of Your Mind 18 -Wango Tango 19 -Motor City Madhouse 20 -Dog Eat Dog THE BAND Ted Nugent guitar vocals Cliff Davies drums backing vocals Brian Howe vocals guitar Alan St. Jon keyboards backing vocals Doug Lubahn bass -
Chicago 1979 Soundboard 8.8 - A little bit on the “ragged” side mix-wise, with strong kick drums and guitar, vocals next. Sound quality is decent due to it being a soundboard but some instruments are placed well behind such as keyboards. It is a high energy sound, a real sonic blast to be sure. Denver 1979 Soundboard 9.3 - A refreshing and bright board tape, mixed well and everything is heard pretty clearly. Keyboards still mixed lower down the chain of command but now I think I understand this idea – while the band is playing it’s simply keyboard accompaniment, and when it’s keyboards time, he’s brought up louder. Works for me. Long Island 1979 Audience 8.7 - A pretty decent tape for this hall, the bass sounds very nice, full and round, guitars are a little back, vocals are present and up front more or less. So, all in all unless you have to have Ritchie blasting full on into your eardrums, which he is during his solo bits, this one will sit nicely in the collection and I even think it will find a repeated listen or two. Rainbow USA 1979 Disc 1 International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois 12th October 1979 1. -Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Bach Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 5. -All Night Long 6. -Keyboards Intro 7. -Lost In Hollywood 8. -Guitar Solo 9. -Beethoven 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 13. -Kill The King incl. Guitar Crash 14. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (reprise) Disc 2 Rainbow Music Hall Denver, Colorado 16th November 1979 1. -Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Since You Been Gone 5. -Guitar Solo - Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 6. -All Night Long 7. -Keyboards Intro 8. -Lost In Hollywood 9. -Beethoven's 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Lost In Hollywood (reprise) 13. -Guitar Solo 14. -Man On The Silver Mountain 15. -Blues 16. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 17. -Over The Rainbow Disc 3 Hempstead Calderone Concert Hall Long Island, New York 30th November 1979 1. Introduction 2. -Eyes Of The World 3. -Love's No Friend 4. -Since You Been Gone 5. -Guitar Solo - Brandenburg Concerto - Over The Rainbow 6. -All Night Long incl. Happy Birthday Roger 7. -Keyboards Intro 8. -Lost In Hollywood 9. -Guitar Solo - Beethoven 9th 10. -Keyboards Solo 11. -Drums Solo incl. 1812 Overture 12. -Lost In Hollywood (reprise) 13. -Guitar Solo 14. Lazy 15. -Man On The Silver Mountain 16. -Blues 17. -Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 18. -Over The Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Graham Bonnet - Vocals Cozy Powell - Drums Roger Glover - Bass Don Airey - Keyboards -
Audience 9.1 - A lovely, intimate recording that belies the size of the venue. Of course, this was a different approach Elton John undertook on this tour. I think it works well, the bombast has been toned down and what you get instead is an examination of his music presented to you by the man…I think you will appreciate these songs in this way. ELTON JOHN October 16, 1979 Tuesday Boston Music Hall, Boston, Ma. USA Back In The USSA Tour Disc One 01. -Your Song 02. -Sixty Years On 03. -Daniel 04. -Skyline Pigeon 05. -Take Me To The Pilot 06. -Rocket Man 07. -Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 08. -Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 09. -Roy Rogers 10. -Candle In The Wind Disc Two 11. -Ego 12. -Where To Now St.Peter 13. -He'll Have To Go 14. -Elton's Song 15. -I Heard It Through The Grapevine 16. -Funeral For A Friend 17. -Tonight 18. -Better Off Dead 19. -Idol 20. -I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself 21. -I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) Disc Three 07. -Bennie & The Jets 08. -Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 09. -Mama Can't Buy You Love 10. -Crazy Water 11. -ovation & talk 12. -Song For Guy 13. -Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) - Pinball Wizard 14. -Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On - I Saw Her Standing There - Twist & Shout - Crocodile Rock - Back In The USSA Elton John - piano, vocals Ray Cooper - percussion, vibraphone -
Seattle 1970 FM Broadcast 9.4 - So good to have clear and vibrant live Doors recordings…there’s just not enough of them out there. Hypnotic, and with Jim at the helm it’s a feast for the imagination as to what shenanigans were happening on stage. Cool as HECK! Detroit 1970 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Nice, clean, concise and this is how I want to hear The Doors. There’s so much subtlety and intrigue and you need to be able to hear everything clearly…and with this tape you do. For the track listing on this one, please review the images as we posted a clear photo of the track sheet. -
Soundboard 9.2 & Audience 9.7 - Right away you are going to question this rating. Most of you will be familiar with the ’69 set as it is well traveled and professionally recorded and as such has a purity about it. Now, I like it, I like the purity and clarity and all of that, but just listen to the raw audience tape from 1972 and then tell me it doesn’t deserve the rating I give it. If you don’t hear the unbridled intensity, the electricity zapping the entire stadium and coming through your speakers directly into your head at full throttle, than just stop collecting right now and take up another hobby, maybe crochet or something. Chicago Transit Authority Toronto Expanded Edition Disc 1 The Toronto Rock 'N Roll Revival Varsity Stadium University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario September 13, 1969 01. -Introduction 02. -South California Purples 03. -25 or 6 to 4 04. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 05. -I'm A Man 06. -Questions 67 and 68 07. -Liberation 08. -Beginnings Disc 2 Varsity Stadium Toronto, Canada August 10, 1972 01. -Dialogue 02. -Now That You’ve Gone 03. -Lowdown 04. -A Hit By Varese 05. -Beginnings 06. -State of the Union 07. -Saturday in the Park Disc 3 August 10, 1972 Cont'd 01. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Make Me Smile 02. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - So Much To Say, So Much To Give 03. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Anxiety's Moment 04. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - West Virginia's Fantasies 05. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Colour My World 06. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - To Be Free - Now More Than Ever 07. -Introduction 08. -All Is Well 09. -In the Country 10. -A Song for Richard and His Friends 11. -It Better End Soon 12. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 13. -Questions 67 & 68 14. -25 or 6 to 4 -
Audience 8.5 - We all are aware that this tape is not spectacular quality, it does what it needs to do and that is present a document of a great evening for Led Zeppelin. It’s quite magical in many respects, and really I think the quality is not disappointing considering some re-mastering of the tape has been done and it helps. Still this is worth having for history and for how good the band is playing. Led Zeppelin Bonzo's Birthday Party The Forum Inglewood, California 1973-05-31 Disc 1 01.Introduction 02.Rock And Roll 03.Celebration Day 04.Black Dog 05.Over The Hills And Far Away 06.Misty Mountain Hop 07.Since I've Been Loving You 08.No Quarter 09.The Song Remains The Same 10.The Rain Song Disc 2 01.Dazed And Confused 02.Stairway To Heaven Disc 3 01.MC 02.Moby Dick 03.Hapy Birthday To You 04.Heartbreaker 05.Whole Lotta Love Medley 06.The Ocean 07.Communication Breakdown -
Audience 9.0 - A small club atmosphere puts you up close to the band and the respectful audience. The music is all-encompassing, it’s space rock with emphasis on rock, and It is quite interesting. Quality is clear, it’s not super dynamic but you can really sink into this recording and what is extra cool is the taper stayed for both sets leading me to believe they were connected to the band or their management. Maybe not, but it’s my guess. Cool stuff! Far East Family Band Troubador Los Angeles, CA Early Show 1978-03-24 First Performance in the United States. Disc 1 01 -Band Introduction 02 -Descension 03 -Tenkujin 04 -Timeless Phase Disc 2 05 -Saying To The Land 06 -Nagare 07 -Ascension 08 -Tenkujin (reprise) Disc 3 Troubador Los Angeles, CA 1978-03-24 Late Show 01 -Introduction 02 -Descension - Tenkujin 03 -Timeless Phase - Saying To The Land 04 -Nagare - From Far East 05 -Ascension - Tenkujin 06 -Band Introductions 07 -Descension - Tenkujin (reprise) Band: Fumio Miyashita (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Synthesizer) Jasun Martz (Mellotrons) Yujin Harada (Drums, Percussion & Drum Synthesizer) Jack Taylor (Electric Guitar) Charles Bozell (sp) (Woodwind, Percussion & Flute) John Matrell (sp) (Synthesizer & Keyboards) Yoko Jin (sp) (Bass) -
Soundboard 9.2 - This is the complete recording featuring both sets (previously available as an edited down version) and is notable for the amazing version of Dark Star, although the gig is expertly performed, that track really stands out. The sound is clean (almost too clean) and does have a “rounded” sound, there’s no jangly edges here so crank it up for a better experience. Grateful Dead Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX November 19, 1972 Disc 1 First Set 01 - Bertha 02 - Me And My Uncle 03 - Sugaree 04 - Beat It On Down The Line 05 - Bird Song 06 - Black Throated Wind 07 - Don't Ease Me In 08 - Mexicali Blues 09 - Box Of Rain 10 - Stars And Stripes Forever - tuning 11 - Tomorrow Is Forever 12 - Big River 13 - China Cat Sunflower 14 - I Know You Rider 15 - Nickeldeon tuning Disc 2 First Set cont'd 01 - Playing In The Band 02 - Casey Jones Second Set 03 - Tuning 04 - Promised Land 05 - Ramble On Rose 06 - El Paso 07 - Stella Blue 08 - Jack Straw 09 - Dixie tuning Disc 3 01 - Dark Star 02 - Weather Report Suite Prelude 03 - Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo 04 - Around And Around 05 - Big Railroad Blues 06 - Sugar Magnolia 07 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
