Hammersmith 1977 Audience 8.5 Not bad for a ’77 aud. but it doesn’t open up much, stays within a bandwidth that allows you to hear everything on stage but with mostly guitar and bass, with Ozzy singing rising over it all. Drums are somewhat buried the snare comes through OK  The more I listen to the more I adjust and like it, like the rating indicates this isn’t terrible seeing as how there are few really stellar ’77 tapes. 6-10-78 Audience 8.4 This tape does not rise above what seems at first a noisiness, where you don’t get a good separation of instruments and a frequency that favors upper mid and highs, but thankfully not annoyingly so. I would say that you might still endure it all the way through regardless because while I was not blown away, I also wasn’t offended. It’s average, but not garbage bin material. 6-19-78 Audience 9.0 The best of the Hammersmith set for sure. It’s pretty clear and has good separation of instruments. I did find it leans more to treble tone, but you can add bass and not destroy this at all…so there’s a lot to like about this show. Black Sabbath Hammersmith Story 1977-1978 Disc 1 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK 1977-03-13 101 Supertzar 102 Symptom Of The Universe 103 Snowblind 104 War Pigs 105 Gypsy 106 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Dirty Women 202 Drum Solo 203 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 204 Guitar Solo 205 Electric Funeral 206 Jam 207 N.I.B. 208 Iron Man 209 Children Of The Grave 210 Paranoid Disc 3 1978-06-10 301 Supertzar 302 Symptom Of The Universe 303 War Pigs 304 Snowblind 305 Never Say Die 306 Black Sabbath 307 Dirty Women 308 Drum Solo 309 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 310 Guitar Solo 311 Jam 312 Electric Funeral 313 Iron Man 314 Fairies Wear Boots 315 Children Of The Grave 316 Paranoid Disc 4 1978-06-19 401 Supertzar 402 Symptom Of The Universe 403 War Pigs 404 Snowblind 405 Never Say Die 406 Black Sabbath Disc 5 501 Intro 502 Dirty Women 503 Drum Solo 504 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 505 Guitar Solo 506 Jam 507 Electric Funeral 508 Iron Man 509 Fairies Wear Boots 510 Children Of The Grave 511 Paranoid 512 Outro (She's Gone)  

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  

Audience 8.7  - A somewhat slightly above average recording that thankfully remains very listenable and stable, there are some periods during the show where the tape improves maybe to an 8.8 but once your ears adjust and you settle in, at the end you will think it wasn’t bad at all. It is NOT muddy, in fact there’s very little tape hiss so this must emanate from a low gen tape or it has been worked on. When some songs go from quiet to loud (as they frequently do at a Pink Floyd concert), the tape machine seems to take a second to adjust, perhaps it has an automatic level adjuster, but despite those tiny momentary hiccups the tape is largely smooth sailing. Worth exploring! Pink Floyd Hallenstadion Zürich, Switzerland February 3, 1977 Disc 1 1. -Sheep 2. -Pigs On The Wing (pt. 1) 3. -Dogs 4. -Pigs On The Wing (pt. 2) 5. -Pigs (3 Different Ones) Disc 2 1. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts. 1-5) 2. -Welcome To The Machine 3. -Have A Cigar 4. -Wish You Were Here 5. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts, 6-10) 6. -Money  

FM Broadcast 9.6 - The one show to get if you are looking to add the Roger Waters KAOS tour to your collection. Spotless! Roger Waters Coliseum De Quebec Quebec, CAN November, 7, 1987 Disc 1 1. -Radio waves 2. -Welcome To The Machine 3. -Money 4. -In The Flesh 5. -Have A Cigar 6. -Pigs 7. -Wish You were Here 8. -Mother 9. -Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert 10. -Southampton Dock 11. -If 12. -The Powers That Be 13. -The Fish Report With A Beat 14. -KAOS Q & A Disc 2 1. -Molly's Song 2. -Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.1) 3. -The Happiest Days Of Our Lives 4. -Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.2) 5. -Breathe 6. -Brain Damage 7. -Eclipse 8. -Get Back To Radio (demo) 9. -Radio Waves (12" remix) 10. -Going To Live In LA 11. -Money 12. -4 Minutes (video edit) 13. -The Tide Is Turning (video edit) 14. -Towers Of Faith 15. -Folded Flags  

Soundboard 9.4 - A lovely capture that was broadcast over the air but this sounds like a pre-broadcast tape and it’s excellent. I especially like how the atmosphere of the event was maintained, it’s not a sterile sounding mix. Dr. John with The Meters "Mardi Gras Mambo" St. Bernard Civic Center New Orleans, LA, USA March 5, 1973 01 Mardi Gras Day (instrumental intro)  7:28 02 Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya  4:49 03 Let The Good Times Roll  3:39 04 Right Place, Wrong Time  3:14 05 Iko Iko  3:47 06 Huey "Piano" Smith Medley: High Blood Pressure Don't You Just Know It Well I'll Be John Brown Jockomo   5:47 07 I Been Hoodood  4:55 08 Loop Garoo  6:05 09 Wang Dang Doodle  5:22 * 10 Junko Partner  4:45 11 Qualified  5:25 12 I Walk On Guilded Splinters  4:51 13 Mess Around  3:42 14 Mardi Gras Day  15:30 Dr. John: guitar, keyboards, vocals The Meters Art Neville: keyboards, vocals Leo Nocentelli: guitar George Porter Jr.: bass Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste: drums Cyril Neville: percussion, vocals  

Audience 9.4 - I love recordings like this! Super loud but not distorted, and right in your face like your sitting on Rory’s side of the PA. It is like the sound is ripping the cloth off the speaker and filling the entire room with fury. Killer! Rory Gallagher The Agora Columbus, Ohio 11/13/82 Disc 1 1. -Shinkicker 2. -Double Vision 3. -Moonchild 4. -I Could've Had Religion 5. -Follow Me 6. -Bad Penny 7. -Jinx 8. -Big Guns 9. -Tattoo'd Lady Disc 2 1. -Philby 2. -Wayward Child 3. -Brute Force & Ignorance 4. -Shadow Play 5. -Drinkin' Down The Bourbon 6. -Bo Diddley 7. -Messin' With The Kid  

Audience 8.5 (discs 1 & 2) FM Broadcast  8.7 - Well this is odd, you have an “in the pit” audience tape that actually delivers a good, fun trip because it is immersive despite not being a full bodied audio like you want – it is definitely worth it for the ride though…but that brings us to the FM broadcast of the show…how is it that I find myself enjoying the audience tape more?  Yes the FM is cleaner and all, but it’s very limited and not quite like an AM broadcast but for goodness sake where’s the bass and drums?  It’s clearly the Tony and Ian show here – I think someone ought to matrix these together because then you might have something. Black Sabbath Thamembe Arena Reading, UK 1983-08-27 Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 Children Of The Grave 103 Hot Line 104 War Pigs 105 Born Again 106 Supernaut 107 Drum Solo 108 Rock And Roll Doctor 109 Disturbing The Priest 110 Keep It Warm Disc 2 201 Black Sabbath 202 The Dark 203 Zero The Hero 204 Guitar Solo 205 Digital Bitch 206 Iron Man 207 Smoke On The Water 208 Paranoid Disc 3 301 Hot Line 302 War Pigs 303 Black Sabbath 304 The Dark - Zero The Hero 305 Digital Bitch 306 Iron Man 307 Smoke On The Water 308 Paranoid  

Soundboard 9.8 - A professionally made recording that saw a digital only release. This takes that stellar download and presents it in uncompressed, lossless form for you to enjoy. Nothing quite like this mesmerizing blend of Eastern trance psychedelic and Krautrock, the band never lost a step and sound like they traveled through a worm hole in time/space to leap from 1974 to 2013.

Agitation Free Kesselhaus Berlin, Germany April 3, 2013 Disc 1 1. -You Play For Us Today 06:37 2. -Sahara City 03:47 3. -In The silence Of The Morning Sunrise 06:36 4. -Shibuya Nights 08:13 5. -First Communication 06:03 6. -Dialogue & Random 02:23 7. -Ala Tul 06:46 8. -Laila 08:38 Disc 2 9. -Nomads 08:02 10. -A Quiet Walk 07:41 11. -Das kleine Uhrwerk 05:15 12. -Malesch 05:27 13. -Drifting 03:34 14. -Rücksturz 05:56 15. -InDaJungl 08:39 16. -Interstellar Overdrive 07:34