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SDBRD 9.8 - Fantastic upgrade to what was already a super good tape. Why is it so much better? Transferring off a newly discovered pre-broadcast master, you really can get all the ambience, the background, the crisper highs and deeper lows…all of this adds up to something really special. Even if you already have this, I recommend getting this upgrade version if nothing else just to compare the two. I think this ups the ante significantly. Roxy Music Calderone Theater Hempstead, NY 8 March 1976 01. Sentimental Fool 4:55 02. The Thrill Of It All 6:19 03. Love Is The Drug 4:10 04. Mother Of Pearl 6:33 05. Bitter Sweet 5:11 06. Out Of The Blue 4:46 07. Whirlwind 5:45 08. Sea Breezes 7:06 09. Both Ends Burning 5:04 10. For Your Pleasure > 5:02 11. Diamond Head 4:15 12. Wild Weekend 3:18 Bryan Ferry: lead vocals, keyboards Phil Manzanera: guitars, backing vocals Andy MacKay: saxophones, oboe, keyboards, backing vocals Eddie Jobson: keyboards, violin Paul Thompson: drums Rick Wills: bass, backing vocals -
Soundboard 9.0 - This is a newly discovered tape, and it is a solid board that does bear some signs of age. It sounds, hmmm, a little dated, faded, and there is a small amount of tape hiss present. These flaws do NOT affect the music though, because typically when you have these kinds of issues they tend to clear up during the musical performance (with those few exceptions during very quiet parts). But yeah, it’s not a sparkling tape but it gets the job done nicely enough. The bonus material on this set is similar to the Austin tape in every respect sound-wise. Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX 1976-05-12 Disc 1 01 -Good Love is Hard to Find (Bob Neuwirth) 02 -Hoola Hoop (T Bone Burnett) 03 -Flint Hill Special (David Mansfield) 04 -Too Good to Be Wasted (Rob Stoner) 05 -Madman (Stephen Soles) 06 -Is There Life on Mars (Mick Ronson) 07 -Rock & Roll Across the USA (Kinky Friedman) 08 -Dear Abbie (Kinky Friedman) 09 -Sold American (Kinky Friedman) 10 -Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) 11 -It Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan) 12 -Vincent Van Gogh (Bob Dylan) 13 -Maggie's Farm (Bob Dylan) 14 -Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) (Roger McGuinn) 15 -Jolly Roger (Roger McGuinn) 16 -Lover of the Bayou (Roger McGuinn) 17 -Chestnut Mare (Roger McGuinn) Disc 2 18 -Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Joan Baez) 19 -El Preso Número Nueve (Joan Baez) 20 -One Too Many Mornings (Joan Baez) 21 -The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Joan Baez) 22 -Sweeter for Me (Joan Baez) 23 -Dancing in the Streets (Joan Baez) 24 -Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 25 -Railroad Boy (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 26 -Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 27 -I Pity the Poor Immigrant (Bob Dylan & Joan Baez) 28 -Shelter From the Storm (Bob Dylan) 29 -Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (Bob Dylan) 30 -I Want You (Bob Dylan) 31 -You're A Big Girl Now (Bob Dylan) 32 -You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Bob Dylan) 33 -Oh Sister (Bob Dylan) 34 -Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan) 35 -Silver Mantis (T Bone Burnett) 36 -Going Going Gone (Bob Dylan) 37 -Idiot Wind (Bob Dylan) 38 -Knockin' on Heavens Door (Roger McGuinn & Bob Dylan) Disc 3 Gatesville State School For Boys Gatesville, TX 1976-05-15 39 -Linda Lu (T Bone Burnett) 40 -Look On Yonder Wall [Hand Me Down My Walking Cane] (T Bone Burnett) 41 -Black Crow (Joni Mitchell) 42 -Walls of Red Wing (Joan Baez) 43 -El Preso Número Nueve (Joan Baez) 44 -Sweeter for Me (Joan Baez) -
Audience 8.9 - Both of these nights feature decent sound quality that also allows you to hear all of the instruments in a reasonably clear mix. This is hard to come by! The massive 30 song sets, the very good sound, the fact these are among the bands final shows…what more could you ask for? Soundgarden The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA. February 15, 2013 01 -Searching With My Good Eye Closed 02 -Attrition 03 -Let Me Drown 04 -Jesus Christ Pose 05 -Spoonman 06 -By Crooked Steps 07 -Rhinosaur 08 -Taree 09 -My Wave 10 -Been Away Too Long 11 -Worse Dreams 12 -Pretty Noose 13 -Burden in My Hand 14 -A Thousand Days Before 15 -Black Saturday 16 -Blow Up the Outside World 17 -Fell on Black Days 18 -Chris brings 11 year old kid onstage 19 -Fresh Tendrils 20 -New Damage 21 -Superunknown 22 -Live to Rise 23 -Non-State Actor 24 -Mailman 25 -Like Suicide 26 -encore break 27 -Outshined 28 -Rusty Cage 29 -Dusty 30 -Slaves & Bulldozers- (In My Time of Dying) The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA February 17, 2013 01 -Intro 02 -Incessant Mace 03 -My Wave 04 -Been Away Too Long 05 -Worse Dreams 06 -Jesus Christ Pose 07 -Flower 08 -Taree 09 -Spoonman 10 -By Crooked Steps 11 -Blind Dogs 12 -Rowing 13 -Non-State Actor 14 -Drawing Flies 15 -Hunted Down 16 -Black Saturday 17 -Bones of Birds 18 -Blow Up The Outside World 19 -Fell On Black Days 20 -Burden In My Hand 21 -A Thousand Days Before 22 -Blood On The Valley Floor 23 -Rusty Cage 24 -New Damage 25 -4th Of July 26 -encore break- 27 -Outshined 28 -Black Hole Sun 29 -Ty Cobb 30 -Slaves & Bulldozers-(In My Time of Dying) -
Adrian 1969 & Detroit 1970 Audience 9.1 - Surprisingly good and clear! I was very tempted to call this a board tape but there’s too many artifacts that suggest otherwise…but it’s an amazing find being now the earliest known Amboy Dukes tape. Detroit 1970 Audience 8.6 - The audio is clear but the live mix drowns out vocals. Drums are perhaps the strongest here, followed by the guitar/bass in tandem but I can also hear keys in the mix…so the verdict is that this tape is most welcome and delivers where it is needed even though it is a little rough around the edges. Amboy Dukes Adrian, Michigan Adrian High School January 1969 01. Migration 02. Let's Go Get Stoned 03. Journey to the Center of the Mind 04. Baby Please Don't Go 05. Prodigal Man (cuts out) Ted Nugent - Guitar Steve Farmer - Rhythm Guitar Dave Palmer - Drums Andy Solomon - Keys Greg Arama - Bass Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica, percussion Unknown High School Detroit, Michigan January 1970 06. -Brain Games of Yesteryear 07. -Good Natured Emma 08. -Mississippi Murderer 09. -Band Intro's - Prodigal Man Ted Nugent- Lead Guitar, Vocals Andy Solomon- Organ, Piano, Vocals Greg Arama- Bass Kenneth Jay Mills (aka K.J. Knight) - Drums -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Fantastic all around collection which I would also point to as a good starting point to building up a collection of The Cure music. For me it was particularly interesting as I had no prior familiarity with their studio works. The Cure "The Unreleased Demo Tapes (1977-1986)" 01 Meathook (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 02 Listen [early 'Pill Box Tales'] (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 03 I Just Need Myself (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 04 See The Children, Fear The Children (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 05 Play For Today (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 06 Into The Trees [aka 'A Forest'] (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 07 Play For Today (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 08 A Forest (Morgan Studios, London, January 1980) 09 M (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 10 Seventeen Seconds (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 11 Birdmad Girl (Early Demo, 1983) 12 Wailing Wall (Early Demo, 1983) 13 The Empty World (Demo, 1984) 14 Bananafishbones (Demo, 1984) 15 The Top (Demo, 1984) 16 Why Can't I Be You? (Miraval Studio Demo, France, 1986) -
Roslyn 1976 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Powerful! If you are not familiar with Tommy Bolin and want to learn more, start here! If you are already on the Tommy train – keep riding! This is unbelievably good! Detroit 1976 Audience 8.8 - This is a very good sounding tape in many regards although it is recorded in a large, cavernous arena and therefore you won’t get some of the detail a more intimate venue would give you. The vocals are somewhat drowned out by a guitar sound that is quite huge, with the bass complementing that hugeness to the degree that this show is a guitar/bass tour de force. Thankfully Tommy is the shining star in this recording…and shine he did. Tommy Bolin Band 1976 Live Disc 1 My Father's Place Roslyn, NY May 22, 1976 01 Teaser 02 People, People 03 The Grind 04 Stein Solo 05 Wild Dogs 06 Band Introductions 07 Delightful 08 I Fell In Love 09 Marching Powder 10 Lotus Band line-up Tommy Bolin - guitar, vocals Mark Stein - keyboards Reggie McBride - bass Norma Jean Bell - saxophone, percussion Narada Michael Walden - drums Disc 2 Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI October 5, 1976 01. Teaser 02. People, People 03. You Told Me You Loved Me 04. Wild Dogs 05. Shake The Devil 06. Post Toastee 07. Homeward Strut Band line-up Tommy Bolin - guitar, lead vocals Mark Stein - keyboards Jimmy Haslip - bass Johnnie Bolin - drums Norma Jean Bell - saxophone, percussion -
Studio Quality 9.3 - Astounding and revelatory, this is indispensable to anyone who remotely appreciated rock and roll music…regardless of the association with band members named Van Halen…I am saying that if you like rock and roll music this stuff is essential listening. Now, if you were a fan of the Van Halen brand rock sound, well, yeah it is kinda obvious how important these demos are and this collection features them in excellent quality. Van Halen 'Before The Eruption' Studio & Rehearsal Recordings Gene Simmons Demos 1976 & Warner Bros. Demos 1977 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - On Fire 03 - Woman In Love 04 - House Of Pain 05 - Runnin' With The Devil 06 - She's The Woman 07 - Let's Get Rockin' 08 - Big Trouble 09 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 10 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 11 - Put Out The Lights 12 - Let's Get Rockin' 13 - We Die Bold 14 - Voodoo Queen 15 - Little Dreamer 16 - House Of Pain 17 - Runnin' With The Devil 18 - On Fire 19 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 20 - Bring On The Girls 21 - Young & Wild 22 - Last Night 23 - Light In The Sky 24 - Get The Show On The Road Disc 2 01 - D.O.A. 02 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 03 - Show Your Love 04 - She's The Woman 05 - Put Out The Lights 06 - Big Trouble 07 - I Wanna Be Your Lover 08 - Feel Your Love Tonight 09 - In A Simple Rhyme 10 - Piece Of Mind 11 - You Really Got Me 12 - Happy Trails 13 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14 - House Of Pain 15 - Runnin' With The Devil 16 - On Fire Rehearsals From Pasadena Convention Center, October 15, 1977 17 - On Fire 18 - Voodoo Queen 19 - Atomic Queen 20 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 21 - On Fire Disc 1 Tracks 12-24 Disc 2 Tracks 1-12 are from the 1977 demo produced by Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin for Warner Bros. in Los Angeles late 1977. Disc 2 Tracks 13-16 are unused sessions and alternate takes. Disc 2 Tracks 17-21 are rehearsals from Pasadena, Ca. USA Convention Center October 15, 1977 -
Audience 8.7 - One of those tapes that you have to force yourself past the first song which gets mauled as the taper seemingly works to find his spot and get all his shit together…but then it just opens up to a much better experience. It kind of feels like going from the mud puddle to a waterfall, but in reality the tape is still only a little above average – but muddy it is not and that is great news to Van Halen collectors who seek every DLR recording in existence. Van Halen Rosemont Horizon Chicago, IL. 1984-03-13 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -Cathedral 08. -House Of Pain 09. -Bass Solo 10. -Jamie's Crying 11. -I'll Wait 12. -Keyboard Solo Disc 2 13. -Everybody Wants Some 14. -Girl Gone Bad 15. -1984 16. -Jump 17. -Guitar Solo 18. -Oh, Pretty Woman 19. -Panama 20. -You Really Got Me 21. -Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love -
Audience 8.8 - A wide open and bright recording that highlights the fact that you are in a big venue. The show has that huge feel to it, the vocals sort of slightly echo off the walls (not in a bad way), and the P.A. system pushing out a massive wall of sound…not pinpoint accurate but it gets the job done. Rush Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada June 1, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Intro 0:45 02 - Force Ten 4:42 03 - Limelight 4:19 04 - Freewill 4:04 05 - Distant Early Warning 4:27 06 - Time Stand Still 6:13 07 - Dreamline 5:04 08 - Bravado 6:36 09 - Roll The Bones 6:15 10 - Show Don't Tell 6:16 11 - The Big Money 6:09 12 - Vital Signs 4:44 13 - The Analog Kid 5;16 DISC 2 01 - Ghost Of A Chance 5:47 02 - The Trees 4:50 03 - Where's My Thing? 5:30 04 - The Rhythm Method 7:44 05 - Closer To The Heart 4:41 06 - Xanadu 6:41 07 - Superconductor 5:05 08 - Tom Sawyer 6:06 09 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:46 10 - 2112 Overture 3:19 11 - Finding My Way 2:05 12 - La Villa Strangiato 3:15 13 - Anthem 1:44 14 - Red Barchetta 1:34 15 - The Spirit Of Radio Reprised 0:47 16 - Cygnus X-1 0:51 -
Soundboard 9.8 - Damn near perfection here. There are a couple of very desirable boards from this tour and this, by far, is one of them. Grab it! Rush Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte, North Carolina June 14, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten 5:01 02 - Limelight 4:21 03 - Freewill 4:04 04 - Distant Early Warning 4:26 05 - Time Stand Still 6:16 06 - Dreamline 5:07 07 - Bravado 6:53 08 - Roll The Bones 6:06 09 - Show Don't Tell 6:17 10 - The Big Money 6:30 11 - Ghost Of A Chance 5:32 DISC 2 01 - Vital Signs 4:52 02 - The Analog Kid 5:24 03 - The Trees 5:12 04 - Where's My Thing 5:28 05 - The Rhythm Method 7:46 06 - Closer To The Heart 4:43 07 - Xanadu 6:39 08 - Superconductor 5:07 09 - Tom Sawyer 6:03 10 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:50 11 - 2112 Overture 1:28 -
FM Broadcast 9.4 - Brilliant quality, and that is great because this band was just reaching their zenith around this time with the release of their FM radio optimized masterpiece Lovedrive. The Scorpions ChicagoFest, Navy Pier Chicago, IL. June 8, 1979 1. Pictured Life 2. Backstage Queen 3. We'll Burn The Sky 4. Loving You Sunday Morning 5. Lovedrive 6. In Trance 7. Always Somewhere 8. Life's Like A River 9. Fly To The Rainbow 10. He's A Woman, She's A Man 11. Another Piece Of Meat 12. Top Of The Bill 13. Robot Man 14. Steamrock Fever -
Audience 8.8 – This is NOT the Monsters of Rock show, it’s actually the last DLR (classic era) show and it’s pretty good! It’s not super close up or terribly far from stage, seems to be in a nice spot and everything is clear with decent dynamics. Now, it’s a recording from a rowdy crowd but even with that I felt they did not ruin this or intrude unnecessarily – in fact it seemed they wanted to listen to the band and not hold conversations or stupid hooting and whistling during songs. Fantastic! Van Halen Stadion am Dutzendteich Nurnberg, Germany 1984-09-02 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -House Of Pain 08. -Bass Solo 09. -I’ll Wait 10. -Everybody Wants Some Disc 2 11. -Oh, Pretty Woman 12. -1984 13. -Jump 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Panama 16. -You Really Got Me 17. -Happy Trails – You Really Got Me (reprise) Disc 3 Single cam (on stage) video w/sound. DVD -
Audience 9.0 - This is one of those recordings that really grows on you. You kind of have to adjust a little, especially through the first couple of songs. Taper begins to slowly sort of find the spot, and the recording gets better, a good mix actually although I wasn’t crazy about Tony’s guitar tone around this time…and it’s only Tony who is still original Sabs but his crew is highly competent (not crazy about the big rock stadium mannerisms of Tony Martin). I like the vocals of Martin, don’t get me wrong, but the between song banter is a little over the top. Listen to this without bias, it’s not Sabbath but it’s a great fucking band with Tony Iommi on guitar. Black Sabbath Olympiahalle Innsbruck, Austria 1990-10-09 Disc 1 101 Intro - Ave Satani - The Gates Of Hell 102 Neon Knights 103 Iron Man 104 Children Of The Grave 105 Die Young 106 The Sabbath Stones 107 Bass Solo 108 Heart Like A Wheel (A Part Of) 109 Guitar Solo 110 Headless Cross 111 When Death Calls 112 The Law Maker Disc 2 201 Anno Mundi 202 Black Sabbath 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Paranoid 205 Heaven And Hell (Reprise) -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Well, this is one unique sounding recording for a radio broadcast. When I first began to listen I thought this was an open mic style thing but when the guitar kicked in I knew it was probably a live mixed open mic/close mic job. The engineer battles to get a decent mix but it doesn’t reach the levels of what you’d expect of a professional broadcast recording. Does that mean it is bad? No, it’s decent sounding for all intents and purposes…but it certainly could have been a lot better. That said, it’s a great performance by the band. I was introduced to the music of Yes not by the ubiquitous Close To The Edge but from the album Tormato, which they are touring here, and in particular by the song “Don’t Kill The Whale” which I love to this day and which is performed here. Yes International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 September 1978 Disc 1 1.01 -WKQX Intro (0:06) 1.02 -Young Person's Guide - Close Encounters Intro (4:07) 1.03 -Siberian Khatru (10:13) 1.04 -Heart Of The Sunrise (11:09) 1.05 -Future Times - Rejoice (7:04) 1.06 -Circus Of Heaven (5:12) 1.07 -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround- The Fish - Perpetual Change - Soon (25:42) Disc 2 2.01 -Don't Kill The Whale (4:32) 2.02 -Madrigal (0:51) 2.03 -The Clap (4:47) 2.04 -Starship Trooper (10:15) 2.05 -On The Silent Wings Of Freedom (7:57) 2.06 -Madrigal (1:13) 2.07 -Rick Wakeman Solo (5:31) 2.08 -Awaken (16:11) 2.09 -I've Seen All Good People (8:13) 2.10 -Roundabout (8:51) 2.11 -WKQX outro (1:02) Jon Anderson - vocals, guitar, harp Steve Howe - guitars Chris Squire - bass quitars Rick Wakeman - keyboards Alan White - drums -
Audience 9.3 - A very bright sounding tape, good clarity, and good depth of sound especially the toms, vocals, and a rather brassy but classy bass. Aside from any soundboards out there, this tour is worth re-examining and having very strong tapes to enjoy again is truly appreciated and you will love this one. Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA March 28, 1984 Disc 1 01 Cinema 02 Leave It 03 Yours Is No Disgrace 04 Hold On 05 Hearts 06 Soon 07 Make It Easy 08 Owner Of A Lonely Heart 09 It Can Happen Disc 2 10 Long Distance Runaround 11 Whitefish 12 Amazing Grace 13 City of Love 14 Starship Trooper 15 Roundabout -
Pro Studio 9.8 - A better collection there never was. Perfect, and I don’t just mean sound quality, I also mean the work itself. A MUST have! Traveling Wilburys "Family Tree Volume II" 1. -Handle With Care 2. -Every Little Thing 3. -Walk Away 4. -You Got It 5. -This Is Love 6. -California Blue 7. -The Trembler 8. -I Won't Back Down 9. -Devil's Radio 10. -Fish In The Sand 11. -Got My Mind Set On You 12. -I Drove All Night 13. -End Of The Line I 14. -Dirty World 15. -Rattled 16. -Last Night 17. -Congratulations 18. -Heading For The Light 19. -End Of The Line II