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Studio Quality 9.4 - I admit I never was a fan, but being a music collector I ended up discovering a few things I’d missed and this is one. While I am still not the biggest Morrissey fan, I think he certainly fits with this style and let’s admit it these songs are all quite good. The Smiths Demos & Outtakes 01 -Reel Around The Fountain (July 1983, Troy Tate final mix) 02 -The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (October 1983, John Porter monitor mix) 03 -This Night Has Opened My Eyes (June 1984, unreleased studio recording) 04 -Rusholme Ruffians (July 1984, John Porter first take) 05 -I Misses You (December 1984, instrumental) 06 -There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (September 1985, early take) 07 -The Queen Is Dead (Fall 1985, original unedited version) 08 -Frankly, Mr Shankly (November 1985, Stephen Street "trumpets" recording) 09 -Ask (9 June 1986, probable first-ever take) 10 -Is It Really So Strange? ( June 1986, original unreleased studio recording) 11 -Shoplifters Of The World Unite (December 1986, instrumental) 12 -Sheila Take A Bow (January 1987, John Porter original version) 13 -Girlfriend In A Coma (January 1987, early take) 14 -Death Of A Disco Dancer (April 1987, first take) 15 -Paint A Vulgar Picture (April 1987, early take) 16 -Heavy Track (April 1987, instrumental) -
Soundboard 9.1 - I rate this as a soundboard because even though I am not 100% sure, the giveaway is the drums. There’s no way this is from the audience as the drums are in stereo, obviously professionally mixed and panned in a stereo sound field. The Smiths Queen Margaret Hall Glasgow, Scotland March 2, 1984 1. -Hand In Glove 2. -Heaven Knows 3. -Girl Afraid 4. -This Charming Man 5. -Pretty Girls Make Graves 6. -Still Ill 7. -This Night Has Opened My Eyes 8. -Barbarism Begins At Home 9. -Back To The Old House 10. -What Difference Does It Make 11. -Reel Around The Fountain 12. -You've Got Everything Now 13. -Handsome Devil -
Soundboard 9.7 - An amazing sounding tape, the bass sounds wonderful and all instruments mixed perfectly. A great one! The Smiths May 4th, 1984 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany 01. Hand In Glove 3:02 02. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 3:26 03. Girl Afraid 2:57 04. This Charming Man 2:59 05. Pretty Girls Make Graves 3:40 06. Still Ill 3:46 07. Barbarism Begins At Home 6:20 08. This Night Has Opened My Eyes 3:27 09. Miserable Lie 4:54 10. You've Got Everything Now 4:20 11. Handsome Devil 2:53 12. What Difference Does It Make? 3:44 13. These Things Take Time 2:50 14. This Charming Man 3:10 15. Hand In Glove 3:33 16. Barbarism Begins At Home 7:17 -
Audience 9.2 - A nice and bright tape with a good solid bass holding it all down. The Smiths Royal Court Theatre Liverpool, UK. Feb. 8th, 1986 1. Montagues And Capulets 2. Shakespeare's Sister 3. I Want The One I Can't Have 4. Vicar In A Tutu 5. Frankly, Mr. Shankly 6. Marie's The Name - Rusholme Ruffians 7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 8. Cemetary Gates 9. Nowhere Fast 10. What She Said 11. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 12. Bigmouth Strikes Again 13. William, It Was Really Nothing 14. Meat Is Murder 15. Stretch Out And Wait -
Pro 9.6 -An obviously professionally recorded show, this will certainly provide the listener with a lot to love although I still like more atmosphere on a live recording than what is contained herein. The beginnings and endings do show the presence of an enthusiastic audience. The Smiths "Same Day Again" Oxford Apollo March 18th 1985 01. William It Was Really Nothing 02. Nowhere Fast 03. What She Said 04. Hand In Glove 05. How Soon Is Now? 06. Stretch Out And Wait 07. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 08. Shakespears Sister 09. Headmaster Ritual 10. Still Ill 11. Meat Is Murder 12. Miserable lie 13. Barbarism Begins At Home 14. You've Got Everything Now -
Soundboard 8.8 - A dated sounding board tape, yes it is good but I can see how there are limitations with board tapes just as there are with audience tapes. If I was a fan I would still love this show, I mean, it’s clear and clean and it’s finely performed so there’s no real downside here. The Smiths Versailles, Paris 12-01-1984 01 - Intro 02 - William, It Was Really Nothing 03 - What She Said 04 - Nowhere Fast 05 - Reel Around The Fountain 06 - Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now 07 - How Soon Is Now? 08 - Still Ill 09 - Rusholme Ruffians 10 - This Charming Man 11 - Barbarism Begins At Home 12 - I Want The One I Can't Have 13 - Hand In Glove 14 - What Difference Does It Make? 15 - Handsome Devil 16 - Miserable Lie -
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Audience 8.2 - Well, it isn’t a recording that will win any grammies but damn if it isn’t RAW just like the band and their music. This recording actually suits this band – it’s a little rough, but it’s brutal and in your face. The vocals fight for bandwidth against angry and loud guitars, driving bass, and furious non-stop drums. It’s actually kind of a fun listen despite its limitations. Oh, and some good news – it is not a muddy mess at all, it’s just a loud band in a small club sounding for all the world like the debut of punk rock. Iggy and the Stooges Max's Kansas City New York, NY, USA Monday August 6th, 1973 01 - Raw Power 02 - Head On 03 - Gimmie Danger 04 - Cock In My Pocket 05 - Search and Destroy 06 - I Need Somebody 07 - New Orleans 08 - Johanna Line-up: Iggy Pop - Vocals James Williamson - Guitar Ron Asheton - Bass Scott Asheton - Drums -
Audience 7.4 to 7.7 - A tape that varies in consistency but man oh man, this is incredible! I don’t care about the limitations of the tape, I can hear everything, at times it gets quite good and clear, there is some phasing at times, sometimes the taper is walking around too but it doesn’t even matter. This is amazing! -
CD issue of an album originally released in 1982. Import from UK, CD is SEALED. -
Audience 6.7 - Really do wish this sounded better but it’s the only known live recording of this wonderful and amazing prog band. Keyboards are more prominent in the mix, followed by drums, then bass. So the important elements are here. When the band is quieter you get much more out of it, that being said, WOW just to even have this is quite special, really. I find more to enjoy from this than to be grumpy about. -
CD issue of the complete works of very underground psychedelic act out of Detroit. CD is SEALED. -
Audience 9.2 - Hard to imagine someone not absolutely loving this, but there are still a few people who think just because a microphone placed somewhere in the audience was used to capture the sound, it can’t be good. Play them this. Wowsers!The Tubes Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA. April 23, 1976Disc 11. Young And Rich -Grandiose Instrumental Overture 2. What Do You Want From Life? 3. Tubes World Tour 4. Pimp 5. Mondo Bondage - Don't Touch Me There = Mondo Bondage (reprise)\ 6. Brighter Day 7. Poland Whole - Madam I'm AdamDisc 28. Slipped My Disco 9. Gimme Dat Harp - Love Will Keep Us Together 10. The Cathy Perkins Amatuer Hour 11. Proud To Be An American 12. It's Not Unusual 13. 3rd Stone From The Sun 14. Waiting For My Man - Boy Crazy 15. Quay Lewd's Drug Deal 16. Stand Up And Shout 17. White Punks On Dope -
Audience 8.8 - A great tape here! I heard pretty much everything happening on stage, and the mix is not bad. I was one of those who completely overlooked this band, and should have made more of an effort…but here we are now and I am digging it! The Tubes Pantages Theatre Los Angeles, CA February 22, 1978 Disc 1 01 Overture- Up from the Deep - Young and Rich - Madam I'm Adam - Mondo Bondage 02 Got Yourself A Deal 03 Show Me A Reason 04 God - Bird - Change 05 What Do You Want From Life 06 Special Ballet 07 Don't Touch Me There 08 Mondo Bondage 09 Smoke (La Vie en Fumer) 10 It's Not Unusual 11 Intermission Disc 2 12 Haloes 13 Be Mine Tonight 14 Crime Medley 15 Getoverture 16 Telecide 17 I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk 18 I Saw Her Standing There 19 Drum Solo 20 Boy Crazy 21 Stand Up And Shout 22 White Punks On Dope -
Pro Studio 9.2 - Minimalism never sounded so catastrophic! But it’s cool in a subversive kind of way. -
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The Who 1969 Canister Disc One Autumn '69 Acetates 01 - Fortune Teller 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - Shakin' All Over 04 - My Generation - Shakin' All Over 05 - Heaven & Hell 06 - I Can't Explain 07 - I Can't Explain 08 - Fortune Teller 09 - Tattoo 10 - Young Man Blues 11 - Young Man Blues 12 - I Can't Explain 13 - Fortune Teller 14 - Young Man Blues Disc Two 11-02-1969 McDonough Gymnasium, Georgetown University Washington, DC 01. Heaven And Hell 02. I Can't Explain 03. Fortune Teller 04. Tattoo 05. Overture 06. 1921 07. Amazing Journey 08. Sparks 09. Eyesight To The Blind 10. Summertime Blues 11. Shakin' All Over - Spoonful 12. My Generation (medley) Disc Three 5-25-1969 Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, MD. 1 Heaven And Hell 2 I Can't Explain 3 Fortune Teller 4 Tattoo 5 It's A Boy 6 1921 7 Amazing Journey 8 Sparks 9 Eyesight To The Blind 10 Christmas 11 The Acid Queen 12 Pinball Wizard 13 Do You Think It's Alright? 14 Fiddle About 15 There's A Doctor 16 Go To The Mirror 17 Smash The Mirror 18 I'm Free 19 Tommy's Holiday Camp 20 We're Not Gonna Take It 21 Shakin' All Over 22 Summertime Blues 23 Magic Bus Disc Four June 5, 1969 Fillmore East New York City, New York 1. -Heaven & Hell 2. -Substitute 3. -Eyesight to the Blind 4. -Christmas 5. -The Acid Queen 6. -Magic Bus 7. -Young Man Blues 8. -It's a Boy 9. -1921 10. -Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey Interview (May 1969) Disc Five 6-19-1969 FILMORE WEST SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 1 -INTRO 2 -HEAVEN AND HELL 3 -I CAN'T EXPLAIN 4 -FORTUNE TELLER 5 -TATTOO 6 -YOUNG MAN BLUES - PETE TALKS 7 -IT'S A BOY 8 -1921 9 -AMAZING JOURNEY 10 -SPARKS 11 -EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND 12 -CHRISTMAS 13 -THE ACID QUEEN 14 -PINBALL WIZARD 15 -DO YOU THINK ITS ALRIGHT 16 -FIDDLE ABOUT 17 -THERE'S A DOCTOR 18 -GO TO THE MIRROR 19 -SMASH THE MIRROR 20 -I'M FREE 21 -TOMMY'S HOLIDAY CAMP 22 -WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT Disc Six FILMORE WEST Cont'd 1 -BORIS THE SPIDER 2 -SUMMERTIME BLUES 3 -SHAKIN ALL OVER 4 -MAGIC BUS 5 -PETE TALKS 10-15-1969 Capital Theater Ottawa, Canada 6. -Heaven And Hell 7. -I Can't Explain 8. -Overture 9. -It's A Boy 10. -1921 11. -Amazing Journey 12. -Sparks 13. -The Acid Queen 14. -Summertime Blues 15. -My Generation Disc Seven The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA October 19, 1969 - 2nd show 1. -Heaven and Hell 2. -Can't Explain 3. -Overture 4. -It's a Boy 5. -1921 6. -Amazing Journey 7. -Sparks 8. -The Acid Queen 9. -Summetime Blues 10. -My Generation 10-22-1969 Fillmore East 11. Introductions 12. Heaven And Hell 13. I Can't Explain 14. Fortune Teller 15. Young Man Blues Intro 16. Young Man Blues 17. Tommy Intro 18. Overture 19. It's A Boy 20. 1921 21. Amazing Journey 22. Sparks Disc Eight Fillmore East Cont'd 1. Eyesight To The Blind 2. Christmas 3. Listening To You 4. Summertime Blues 5. Shakin' All Over 11-11-1969 Tea Party, Boston, MA. 6. Heaven and hell 7. I can't explain 8. fortune teller 9. tattoo 10. young man blues 11. Pete talks > overture > it's a boy > 1921 12. amazing journey 13. sparks > eyesight to the blind 14. Christmas > Cousin Kevin 15. the acid queen 16. pinball wizard Disc Nine Boston Cont'd 1 do you think it's alright? 2 fiddle about 3 Tommy can you hear me? 4 there's a doctor > go to the mirror boy 5 smash the mirror 6 miracle cure 7 Sally Simpson 8 I'm free 9 Tommy's holiday camp 10 we're not gonna take it > see me, feel me 11 summertime blues 12 shakin' all over 13 my generation Disc Ten August 17, 1969 Woodstock Festival, Bethel, NY 01 Heaven And Hell 02 I Can't Explain 03 It's A Boy 04 1921 05 Amazing Journey 06 Sparks 07 Eyesight To The Blind 08 Christmas 09 The Acid Queen 10 Pinball Wizard 11 Abbey Hoffman rant 12 Do You Think It's Alright 13 Fiddle About 14 There's A Doctor 15 Go To The Mirror 16 Smash The Mirror 17 I'm Free 18 Tommy's Holiday Camp 19 We're Not Gonna Take It > 20 We're Not Gonna Take It 21 Summertime Blues 22 Shakin' All Over 23 My Generation