Studio 10 - Well, this is a rarity! Not only has this flown completely below most collectors radars, but it also qualifies as being a perfect recording…and it doesn’t necessarily begin as such (although I’d still rate it a 9.8), it becomes one. Why is that? Because it has all the elements of greatness and not just the audio quality. Eric is heard here in a more jazzy setting, with players who are well versed in music theory and are top shelf players in their own right – maybe it pushes Clapton to explore more deeply, and he does…although he still manages to make it more bluesy which to me is really cool because it gives these sessions the swing that can be sometimes absent in technical jazz. This obviously was let out on purpose, the recordings are too clean and if indeed they are rehearsals, they are very dialed in and sounding more like an album is being recorded. But if you listen super closely, there are moments where you can just hear the faintest of mic bleed through and it seems to be the kind of talk, or “shouts” that you might hear during a soundcheck or rehearsal.  This is a highly recommended listen to anyone who wants to hear Eric Clapton at his tastiest best. Eric Clapton Legends Flawless (Studio) Rehearsals S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios Hollywood, CA June 1997 Disc 1 1. -Snakes 2. -Marcus #1 3. -Marcus #1 4. -Full house 5. -Full house 6. -Ruthie 7. -Ruthie 8. -Put It Where You Want 9. -Suggestions 10. -Peeper Disc 2 1. -Going Down Slow 2. -I Got You I Feel Good 3. -Silver Rain 4. -Layla 5. -Rock Me Baby 6. -Jelly Roll THE BAND Marcus Miller Bass Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals David Sanborn Saxophone Joe Sample Keyboards, Piano Steve Gadd Drums  

Audience 9.6 - A beautiful, lush and atmospheric document. I love the stereo separation here, it’s a sound field that envelopes you in a way that makes you feel you are sitting in the first row staring up at the band.  This is a must have without question! Frank Zappa Leroy Theatre Pawtucket, RI 23 October 1977 Early show Disc 1 01 -Intro 02 -Peaches En Regalia 03 -The Torture Never Stops 04 -Tryin' To Grow A Chin 05 -City Of Tiny Lights 06 -A Pound For A Brown 07 -Bobby Brown 08 -Conehead 09 -Flakes 10 -Big Leg Emma 11 -Envelopes 12 -Disco Boy Disc 2 13 -I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth 14 -Wild Love 15 -Titties 'n Beer 16 -The Black Page 17 -Jones Crusher 18 -Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 19 -Punky's Whips 20 -Camarillo Brillo 21 -Muffin Man  

Soundboard 9.4 - Sharp attacking and brilliant. This is how I want to hear my Zappa! Frank Zappa Stadio Comunale Pistoia, Italy 1982 07 08 Disc 1 01 Crowd~Tuning~False Start 02 The Mammy Anthem 03 Band Introductions (I Left My Heart In San Francisco, La Donna E' Mobile) 04 You Are What You Is 05 Mudd Club 06 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 07 Drowning Witch (Octandre) 08 Envelopes 09 We're Turning Again 10 Alien Orifice 11 Harder Than Your Husband 12 Bamboozled By Love 13 Let's Move To Cleveland Disc 2 14 Tinsel Town Rebellion (Volare) 15 Approximate (Staying Alive) 16 Cosmik Debris (Volare) 17 City Of Tiny Lights (incl. Summertime) 18 A Pound For A Brown 19 It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary 20 Tell Me You Love Me 21 Sofa 22 encore break 23 No No Cherry 24 The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 25 encore break #2 26 Camarillo Brillo 27 Muffin Man 28 The Illinois Enema Bandit Line Up FZ Steve Vai Ray White Scott Thunes Chad Wackerman Ed Mann Tommy Mars Bobby Martin  

Delaware 1985 Soundboard 9.3 Nice to hear this period of Trower with a good, punchy board tape that does present a minimal amount of hiss (evident between songs) but other than that not much to complain about. W. Hollywood 1990 Soundboard 9.2 Technically speaking this would rate much higher as it is what one would call a “pristine” board tape. Yes it sounds crystal clear and Robin is literally singing in your ear (a bit much perhaps), but the rating reflects what I personally consider to be a downside of board tapes…the lack of atmosphere and reliance on perfect mix. This was probably mixed for the benefit of what was coming from the stage and not for the sake of the recording being made. It’s a reference tape is what it is. Contrast this to the next show in the set and you’ll begin to understand why I always say a great audience tape beats a board tape. Karlsruhe 2009 Audience 9.5 This show gets a stellar rating because while it is not technically a superior recording (mainly due to the very slight amount of overdrive) it represents most of what I love about great audience recordings. This recording captures the lightning into a bottle so to speak. The fact that there is just a slight bit of overdriven energy (for lack of a more technical term) or lets call it “saturation” for the sake of the audiophiles out there – either way the point is that this recording will get more repeat plays than the board tapes in this set. Robin Trower Three Decades 1985-2009 Disc 1 The Stone Balloon Newark,Delaware,U.S.A. 1985-07-24 01 -Too Rolling Stoned 02 -Into Money 03 -Keeping A Secret 04 -Day Of The Eagle 05 -Bridge Of Sighs 06 -None But The Brave Musicians Robin Trower - Guitar Dave Bronze - Bass & Vocals Martin Clapson - Drums Disc 2 The Roxy West Hollywood CA. March 25th 1990 01 -Intro 02 -Too Rolling Stoned 03 -Rock Me Baby 04 -Sea Of Love 05 -Day Of The Eagle 06 -Bridge Of Sighs 07 -Turn The Volume Up Disc 3 08 -No Time 09 -Ev'ry Body's Watching You 10 -Daydream 11 -Tear It Up 12 -Natural Fact 13 -Little Bit Of Sympathy 14 -The Ring 15 -Extermination Blues THE BAND Robin Trower guitar Davey Pattison vocals Glenn Letsch bass Dee Johnson drums Disc 4 Jack Bruce & Robin Trower Karlsruhe (GER) Tollhaus 2009-02-25 01 - Seven Moons 02 - Lives Of Clay 03 - Distant Places Of The Heart 04 - Sunshine Of Your Love 05 - Carmen (New song, unreleased) 06 - She's The One 07 - We're Going Wrong 08 - So Far To Yesterday Disc 5 09 - Just Another Day 10 - Perfect Place 11 - Bad Case Of Celebrity 12 - The Last Door 13 - Come To Me 14 - I'm Home 15 - White Room 16 - Politician Musicians: Jack Bruce: b, v Robin Trower: g Gary Husband: dr  

Audience 9.3 - This is a rock and roll show the way it used to be..and I mean WAY used to be!  So the experience is well worth checking out especially because this tape captured lightning in a bottle in a very good way.  Atmosphere combined with great sound you cannot go wrong here. Stray Cats Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY November 25, 1982 01 -Introduction 02 -Your Baby Blues 03 -Double Talkin’ Baby 04 -Rumble In Brighton 05 -Drink That Bottle Down 06 -Build For Speed 07 -Rev It Up And Go 08 -C’mon Everybody 09 -Stray Cat Strut 10 -Lonely Summer Nights 11 -Fishnet Stockings 12 -Rock This Town 13 -Runaway Boys 14 -Can’t Hurry Love  

Audience 9.3 - Way better than what you might expect. I was pleasantly surprised to hear how clean and rather detailed this tape is. I feel like I saved some money not having to buy a ticket to the show, but even though I missed them on tour, with tapes like these I can travel in time to Italy and relive this most excellent gig! Iron Maiden Area Ex Caserme Revelli Arma di Taggia, Italy 1984-08-22 "World Slavery Tour" Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Aces High 03. Two Minutes To Midnight 04. The Trooper 05. Revelations 06. Flight Of Icarus 07. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 08. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) 09. Powerslave 10. Guitar Solo Disc 2 11. Number Of The Beast 12. Hallowed Be Thy Name 13. 22 Acacia Avenue 14. Iron Maiden 15. Run To The Hills 16. Running Free 17. Sanctuary Lineup: Bruce Dickinson - vocals Dave Murray - guitars Adrian Smith - guitars Steve Harris - bass Nicko McBrain - drums  

Audience 9.3 - For me, because this is a recording from 2023, I place high expectations on it. There is no excuse because you have the best P.A.’s, the best digital recorders, and great microphones. So I want something that gives me a sense of being there and this tape does that. I like the “in the pit” feel of this tape, and I really like the immersive audio. Great! Ghost Download 20 Opus Stage Donington Park, Donington, UK June 11th, 2023 01. Miserere 02. Imperium 03. Kaisarion 04. Rats 05. Faith 06. Spillways 07. Cirice 08. Jesus He Knows Me 09. Watcher In The Sky 10. Year Zero 11. Mary On A Cross 12. Mummy Dust 13. Kiss The Go-Goat 14. Dance Macabre 15. Square Hammer  

Audience 8.1 - Yes this is ranked pretty low on the sound quality scale, but it’s not a disaster because this is actually a full point or more better than the previous version of this legendary gig. It’s not unlistenable, and the proof is that you can hear every word Gabriel says during his stories. Extensive work in repairing and remastering this from a 1^st generation tape made all the difference. Rediscover the earliest known live Genesis recording because for historical purposes there is no more significant a recording than this. Genesis La Ferme Woluwe St Lambert, Belgium 7th March 1971 1. -Announcer's introduction and Peter's intro 2. -Happy the Man 3. -Cheese-and-onion crisp man story 4. -Stagnation 5. -intro 6. -The Light 7. -intro 8. -Twilight Alehouse 9. -story 10. -The Musical Box 11. -intro 12. -The Knife 13. -intro 14. -Going Out to Get You