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Audience 8.7 - Even though this recording does not feature a full and rounded spectrum of lows to high, it is very clear and resides mostly in the middle range EQ-wise. So, it’s most welcome to lovers of VDGG because there’s just not a whole lot of high quality recordings out there. This one is one of those that grows on you and sounds better and better the more you listen…get it! Van der Graaf Generator Marquee Club London, England 1976-08-12 Disc 1 01. -The Undercover Man - Peter talks 02. -Masks 03. -Arrow 04. -Still Life 05. -Wondering 06. -Peter talks - La Rossa Disc 2 07. -Childlike Faith In Childhood's End 08. -When She Comes 09. -Meurglys III - The Songwriter's Guild 10. -The Sleepwalkers 11. -A Place To Survive Peter Hammill: vocals, guitar, piano. keyboards Hugh Banton: organ, bass Guy Evans: drums David Jackson: sax, flute -
Audience 9.0 - Solid job by taper to record from a good spot where the sound mix is great, and using good gear he gave us a document that you will be enjoying and playing more than once. The band is in high spirits and put on a good “rock show”. Lovely! Wings Olympia Stadium Detroit, MI 1976-05-08 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Venus And Mars 03. Rock Show 04. Jet 05. Let Me Roll It 06. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 07. Medicine Jar 08. Maybe I'm Amazed 09. Call Me Back Again 10. Lady Madonna 11. The Long And Winding Road 12. Live And Let Die 13. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) 14. Richard Cory 15. Bluebird 16. I've Just Seen A Face 17. Blackbird Disc 2 18. Yesterday 19. You Gave Me The Answer 20. Magneto And Titanium Man 21. My Love 22. Listen To What The Man Said 23. Let 'Em In 24. Time To Hide 25. Silly Love Songs 26. Beware My Love 27. Brass Introductions 28. Letting Go 29. Band On The Run 30. Hi, Hi, Hi 31. Soily Band Members: Paul McCartney - bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals Linda McCartney - keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals Denny Laine - guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, harmonica, vocals Jimmy McCulloch - guitars, bass, vocals Joe English - drums, percussion, vocals Tony Dorsey - trombone, percussion Howie Casey - saxophone, percussion Steve Howard - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion Thaddeus Richard - saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion -
Audience 9.0/8.5/8.7 - All four discs are very good source tapes with the first two discs being the strongest with a sound quality that sits nicely on the ears, very comfortable, albeit slightly further back in the hall than the other two discs. I think the other shows maybe feature a louder, more up front guitar sound, but at the same time are also a bit more crowded in that frequency although at no time is there distortion present. Disc 3 suffers from a little bit of the typical big sound onto little cassette recorder where it’s just not as clear as you wish but at least you can hear what is going on, and it is not what I would call muddy sounding. Disc 4 is decent in the fact that you have a clear guitar, tone is audible which is crucial when you are listening to Leslie West. All instruments audible and distinct but not rising much above a middle to upper 8 rating. All in all, I am pleased at the overall sound quality in this set seeing as how there are not many really high quality audios of this band. West, Bruce & Laing European Conquest Disc 1 Falkoner Center Copenhagen, Denmark March 28, 1973 01. -Don't Look Around 02. -Pleasure 03. -Why Dontcha 04. -Third Degree 05. -Mississippi Queen - West Solo Disc 2 06. -Roll Over Beethoven 07. -Love Is Worth the Blues 08. -Powerhouse Sod 09. -The Doctor 10. -Sunshine of Your Love Disc 3 Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 13, 1973 1. Don't Look Around 2. Pleasure 3. Why Dontcha 4. Third Degree 5. Missippi Queen 6. Roll Over Beethoven 7. Powerhouse Sod 8. Politician 9. Sunshine Of Your Love 10. Audience 11. The Doctor Landwirtschaftshalle Kaiserslautern, West Germany 1973-04-14 1. -DON'T LOOK AROUND 2. -PLEASURE 3. -WHY DON'TCHA 4. -THIRD DEGREE 5. -MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 6. -ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 7. -LOVE IS WORTH THE BLUES 8. -POLITICIAN 9. -SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Musicians LESLIE WEST- Guitar/Vocals(Ex-Mountain) JACK BRUCE- Bass/Vocals(Ex-Cream) CORKY LAING- Drums(Ex-Mountain) -
Audience 8.7 - A surprisingly decent tape surfaces from Italy where Genesis found initial acceptance in the early part of their career. Sound is clear for the most part, and the timbre is pleasing to the ear…if I can knock it I would say maybe it is a bit compressed in the middle, so no crispness in the highs nor definition in the low end but it’s not the kind of compression that you get from, say, a video tape. It’s quite good like I said so feel secure if you get it knowing it will be worthwhile. Genesis Palasport Naples, Italy February 6, 1974 Disc 1 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Drum Improv 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -Cinema Show 5. -I Know What I like 6. -Firth Of Fifth 7. -The Musical Box Disc 2 1. -More Fool Me 2. -The Battle Of Epping Forest 3. -Supper's Ready 4. -The Knife -
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 -
Audience 8.7 - Sound resides somewhere in the mid range and does not feature well defined high end but does have a warm, round bottom to it. The mix does not favor any one instrument, it’s rather even, and all in all the listening experience, while not exceptional in any way, is also not offensive. Genesis Congresshalle Hamburg, Germany October 15, 1981 Disc 1 1. Behind The lines 2. Duchess 3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4. Gutenabend Hamburg 5. Dodo/Lurker 6. Abacab 7. Carpet Crawlers 8. Story Of Sarah Jane 9. Me And Sarah Jane 10. Misunderstanding 11. Eine Alle Stucke 12. Firth Of Fifth 13. Story Of A Man On The Corner 14. Man On The Corner 15. Who Dunnit? Disc 2 1. Band Introductions 2. In The Cage - Cinema Show - Slippermen 3. Afterglow 4. Turn It On Again 5. Dance On A Volcano - Drum Duet - Los Endos 6. I Know What I Like -
Soundboard 9.4 - Stunning guitar wizardry on full display, SRV was in the zone and thankfully this board tape is right on the money. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 1983-10-30 or Oct. 10th 1983 Hollywood Palace, Los Angeles, CA 1. -Testify 2. -So Excited 3. -Pride And Joy 4. -Mary Had A Little Lamb 5. -Tell Me 6. -Love Struck Baby 7. -Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 8. -Little Wing 9. -Third Stone From The Sun 10. -You'll Be Mine 11. -Rude Mood 12. -Wham -
Audience 9.2 - A lively, airy, and detailed (especially with percussion and vocals) recording. I don’t think they could have done much better than this because the taper position is right in the sweet spot. Genesis Will Rogers Auditorium Fort Worth, TX. 1976-05-07 Disc 1 1. -Dance On A Volcano 2. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 3. -Fly On A Windshield 4. -The Carpet Crawlers 5. -The Cinema Show 6. -Robbery Assault & Battery 7. -White Mountain 8. -Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 1. -Entangled 2. -Squonk 3. -Supper's Ready 4. -I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 5. -Los Endos 6. -It -
Soundboard 9.4 - A beautiful recording, love how it just sounds so natural, it’s a joy to listen to this one! Lou Reed Park West Chicago, IL US Performance date: 1978-04-14 Broadcast date: 2013-03-03 01 Gimme some good times 02 Satellite of love 03 Leave me alone 04 Walk on the wild side 05 Coney Island baby 06 Dirt 07 Street Hassle 08 Sweet Jane 09 Rock 'n' roll -
Radio Broadcast 9.3 - Everything on this disc (includes some bonus material) is fantastic and well worth exploring. Arc Angels Paradise Theater Boston, MA December 16, 1992 Disc 1 01. -Paradise Cafe 02. -Dimples 03. -Carry Me On 04. -The Famous Jane 05. -Good Time 06. -Spanish Moon 07. -Sent By Angels 08. -Always Believed In You 09. -Sweet Nadine 10. -Angel 11. -Shape I'm In Disc 2 12. -Living In A Dream 13. -encore break 14. -band introductions 15. -Looking Back 16. -Too Many Ways To Fall 17. -Too Many Ways To Fall (David Letterman Show - 1993-01-06) Pittsburgh, PA. December 8, 1992 18. -Paradise Cafe 19. -Dimples 20. -Always Believed In You 21. -Angel 22. -Living In A Dream 23. -Too Many Ways To Fall Doyle Bramhall II: guitar, vocals Charlie Sexton: guitar, vocals Tommy Shannon: bass Chris Layton: drums -
Audience 8.8 - A very satisfying recording, with a great snare drum sound and I highlight that because it is often overlooked. Dio sounds clear and if I fault anything it’s maybe Toni’s guitar which is just slightly behind the overall sound coming from the mains but still it’s really not too bad and the solos really come across clearly. It’s a fine live sound all around and is comfortable on the ears. Black Sabbath 1981-01-20 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 War Pigs 103 Neon Knights 104 N.I.B. 105 Children Of The Sea 106 Sweet Leaf 107 Drums Solo 108 Sweet Leaf (Reprise) 109 Lady Evil 110 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Heaven And Hell 202 Iron Man 203 Guitar Solo 204 Die Young 205 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 206 Children Of The Grave -
Audience 8.5 - A somewhat roughed up old tape with some hiss, and audience members who appear on the tape in their excitement (not too bad) but the music is here man, it’s relatively close to the stage and guitar seemed to be a little back behind the rest except when he used the talk box and it was front and center… very strange! Bass is sitting nicely in the mix (not a boomy sound, pretty defined). I enjoyed listening, especially because Joe was really good, he kept me engaged with this one. I found the audience near taper to be interesting and I enjoyed hearing them on the tape believe it or not. It is a real time capsule! So, all in all, I do recommend to fans because how much Joe/Barnstorm is out there anyway? Joe Walsh & Barnstorm Wollman's Rink Central Park, New York, NY August 11, 1973 01 Meadows 02 Midnight Moodies 03 Tend My Garden - Drums 04 Rocky Mountain Way 05 The Bomber 06 Turn to Stone 07 Funk #49 Band line-up Joe Walsh - lead guitar, lead vocals Kenny Passarelli - bass guitar, backing vocals Joe Vitale - drums, percussion, flute, backing vocals Rocke Grace - keyboards (died July 23, 2020) (aged 68) -
Pro 9.6 - Sharpness, precision, dynamic, and beautifully clear. A tiny amount of tape noise barely perceptible unless the room is silent and trust me, that is just me looking for something to be critical of…there are no faults with this recording. RETURN TO FOREVER CALDERONE CONCERT HALL, HEMPSTEAD,NY,USA NOVEMBER 22,1975 CD1 1-INTRO 2-VULCAN WORLDS 3-TALK 4-SHADOW OF LO 5-TALK 6-ROMANTIC WARRIOR CD2 1-CHICK'S SOLO > LA FIESTA 2-AL'S SOLO 3-STANLEY'S SOLO 4-LENNY'S SOLO 5-OUTRO Chick Corea Al DiMeola Stanley Clarke Lenny White -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that does NOT suffer at all from narrowness as it is truly wide open and atmospheric… but at the expense of separation of instruments. Does that mean it is bad or not worth hearing? Hell no – this is a VERY GOOD tape recording, I think for myself I always want to hear distinct bass notes because I am such a big fan of Chris Squire, and here he is mainly the “bottom” for the sound, and occasionally you get to hear his notes ring out and float above the sound but not always. I am spoiled though, because not all tapes are going to be Cleveland ’78! However, since this is a 1980 show, I think it is one to get as I find this period of the band extremely interesting to listen to especially live. Good stuff! Yes De Montfort Hall Leicester, UK Nov. 24, 1980 Disc 1 1.01 -Young Person's Guide Intro - Close Encounters Intro 1.02 -Does It Really Happen 1.03 -Yours Is No Disgrace 1.04 -Into The Lens 1.05 -Clap 1.06 -And You And I 1.07 -Go Through This 1.08 -Man In A White Car Suite Disc 2 2.01 -We Can Fly From Here 2.02 -Tempus Fugit 2.03 -Amazing Grace - The Fish 2.04 -Machine Messiah 2.05 -Starship Trooper 2.06 -Roundabout -
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. -
The set features mostly soundboard tapes but for a few discs that are included for historical reasons (but are not bad, just not soundboards). The first set that will be special to Trower fans is the previously uncirculated Madison Square Garden 1976 show. Wishbone Ash opened, and for both bands it was the first and last time they ever played MSG. Robin Trower performs the song Sailing which to my knowledge is the only time it has ever appeared on tape. The Winterland 1975 show is legendary because Bill Graham Productions preserved the event for posterity on in-house camera systems. The audio is a board feed, but gets off to a rough start with video tape tracking issues (on the master) but thankfully only during the first song. As a bonus, the video itself is included in this set. Robin Trower Decades 1974-1984 Disc 1 2/20/74 Bob Harris Show 01. -Alethea 02. -Too Rolling Stoned 03. -I Can't Wait Much Longer 04. -The Fool and Me 3/5/74 John Peel Radio Show 05. -Little Bit of Sympathy 06. -Alethea 07. -Bridge of Sighs 08. -In This Place 1/28/75 John Peel Radio Show 09. -Fine Day 10. -Confessing Midnight 11. -It's Only Money 12. -Gonna Be More Suspicious Disc 2 Winterland SF, CA. March 15,1975 1. -DAY OF THE EAGLE 2. -BRIDGE OF SIGHS 3. -GONNA BE MORE SUSPICIOUS 4. -FINE DAY 5. -LADY LOVE 6. -DAYDREAM 7. -TOO ROLLING STONED 8. -I CAN‘T WAIT MUCH LONGER 9. -ALETHEA - DRUM SOLO 10. -LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY Disc 3 Travis St. Electric Company Dallas, TX. March 20, 1975 KZEW-FM broadcast 1. -RADIO INTRO 2. -DAY OF THE EAGLE 3. -BRIDGE OF SIGHS 4. -GONNA BE MORE SUSPICIOUS 5. -FINE DAY 6. -LADY LOVE 7. -DAYDREAM 8. -TOO ROLLING STONED 9. -CAN‘T WAIT MUCH LONGER 10. -ALETHEA - DRUM SOLO 11. -LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY 12. -CONFESSION MIDNIGHT 13. -RADIO CREDITS 14. -ROCK ME BABY Disc 4 Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass. U.S.A. April 20, 1975 1. -Day of the Eagle 2. -Bridge of Sighs 3. -Gonna Be More Suspicious 4. -Fine Day 5. -Lady Love 6. -Daydream 7. -Too Rolling Stoned 8. -I Can't Wait Much Longer 9. -Alethea 10. -Little Bit of Sympathy 11. -The Fool and Me 12. -Rock Me Baby Disc 5 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN New York, NY. MARCH 24, 1976 1. -DAY OF THE EAGLE 2. -BRIDGE OF SIGHS 3. -SAILING 4. -LADY LOVE 5. -LONG MISTY DAYS 6. -FOOL & ME 7. -TOO ROLLING STONED Disc 6 New York cont'd 8. -DAYDREAM 9. -SAME RAIN FALLS 10. -I CAN'T WAIT MUCH LONGER 11. -ALETHEA 12. -LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY 13. -ROCK ME BABY 14. -S.M.O. Disc 7 Veteran's Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CT 1977-10-18 01. -Lady Love 02. -Somebody Calling 03. -Falling Star 04. -Too Rolling Stoned 05. -Smile 06. -Daydream 07. -The Fool And Me 08. -Bridge Of Sighs 09. -Day Of The Eagle 10. -Little Bit Of Sympathy 11. -Messin' The Blues 12. -Further On Up The Road Disc 8 Selland Arena Fresno,California November 23,1977 1. -Lady Love 2. -Somebody Calling 3. -Bluebird 4. -Too Rolling Stoned 5. -Smile 6. -Further On Up The Road 7. -Daydream 8. -The Fool and Me 9. -Day Of The Eagle 10. -Bridge Of Sighs 11. -Little Bit Of Sympathy 12. -Messin' The Blues 13. -Rock Me Baby Disc 9 Criteria Studio In City Dreams Sessions & Demos Miami, FL Summer 1977 1. -Somebody Calling 2. -Sweet Wine of Love 3. -Bluebird 4. -Smile 5. -Little Girl 6. -Love's Gonna Bring You Round 7. -Instrumental #1 8. -Hold Me 9. -Instrumental #2 10. -Further on Up The Road #1 11. -When That Wild Wind Blows 12. -King of the Dance 13. -Further on Up the Road #2 Disc 10 Graham Central Station Albuquerque, New Mexico November 07, 1984 01. -Tuning - Intro 02. -Too Rolling Stoned 03. -Into Money 04. -Keeping A Secret 05. -For The Last Time 06. -Beyond The Mist 07. -Shame 08. -Day Of The Eagle 09. -Bridge Of Sighs 10. -Lady Love 11. -Under Pressure 12. -Rock Me Baby Disc 11 Winterland March 15th, 1975 B/W In-House Camera Footage