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Montrose Boston 1974 Aud 8.6 - A new master tape source used for this one, and the tape is very clear although the hall acoustics are not optimal but it ROCKS! It’s decent and a lot of fun. Spooky Tooth Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - A master tape source obtained for this presentation and aside from the acoustics of the venue and the sound mix itself, this is a good tape and can be enjoyed. Humble Pie Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - This recording is from a master source and is clear, but the house mix and the venue make it hard to get that separation of instruments that make for a better experience. That being said this is still well worth getting. MONTROSE Music Hall Boston MA. March 11th 1974 THE BAND Sammy Hagar Lead Vocals Ronnie Montrose Guitar Bill Church Bass Denny Carmassi Drums Disc 1 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Good Rockin' Tonight 3 -Bad Motor Scooter 4 -Drive It On Home 5 -Make It Last 6 -Guitar Solo 7 -Rock The Nation 8 -Drum's and Bass 9 -Space Station #5 10 -Thank You SPOOKY TOOTH THE BAND Mike Patto keyboards vocals Gary Wright organ vocals Mick Jones guitar vocals Val Burke bass vocals Bryson Graham drums 11 -Intro - Tune Up 12 -Waiting For The Wind 13 -Cotton Growing Man 14 -We Busted A Bass String In Boston 15 -Unknown Title 16 -Better By You, Better Than Me Disc 2 17 -I Am The Walrus 18 -Fantasy Satisfier 19 -Evil Woman 20 -Just Enough For The City 21 -Thank You Humble Pie THE BAND Steve Marriott vocals guitar harp keyboards Clem Clempson guitar keyboards vocals Greg Ridley bass vocals Jerry Shirley drums 22 -Tune Up - Intro 23 -Thunderbox 24 -Sweet Peace And Time 25 -Thirty Days In The Hole Disc 3 1 -Four Day Creep 2 -I Just Wanna Make Love To You 3 -Let Me Be Your Lover Man 4 -C'mon Everybody 5 -I Don't Need No Doctor 6 -Bless you Thank you Goodnight -
New York 1973 SDBRD 9.2 - Excellent professionally recorded show. It’s easy to hear how it was that his star took off and exploded just a few short years later. New Orleans 1973 Audience 8.8 - A strong, clear, atmospheric recording (easy to put yourself in the taper’s seats). I always thought some bands sound better if they aren’t captured through the board…Frampton has such good stage presence and there’s always such a good audience report…audience tapes of excellent quality are the best listening experience imho. Frampton's Camel Academy of Music New York, NY May 4, 1973 THE BAND Peter Frampton guitar vocals Mick Gallagher keyboards Rick Wills bass John Siomos drums Disc 1 1 -KBFH Intro 2 -White Sugar 3 -Lines on My Face 4 -Do You Feel Like We Do 5 -Jumping Jack Flash Disc 2 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA 1973-07-03 01. Intro 02. It's A Plain Shame 03. The Light 04. Lines On My Face 05. The Lodger 06. Do You Feel Like We Do 07. Jumpin' Jack Flash 08. White Sugar 09. Stage Announcements -
Metropolitan Opera House NY 1970 Audience 8.4 - A decent tape considering we have very few US 1970 tour audience tapes that sound great. A little sweetening with EQ and you’ve just raised the sound rating another half a point…technology has changed the way collectors think about these old audience source tapes. Newcastle 1971 Audience 8.7 - A surprising new find! Buried for decades and now dusted off, restored and presented for your approval. It’s not bad! I can hear it all, with some cool atmosphere. I rather like it! San Francisco 1971 Audience 8.8 - This tape has some depth to it, where you get definition in the bass and not just “low end” which I appreciate. Roger rises above in the sound mix but on this tape nobody is drowned out, it’s evenly mixed and that makes it enjoyable. Some background noise which sounds like it is coming from the house PA but not during the band performing…all in all this is a real good one. The Who "Time Machine 1970-71" Disc 1 Tommy At The Metropolitan Opera House Metropolitan Opera House New York City, NY June 7th, 1970 (Late Show) 01 -Heaven And Hell 02 -I Can't Explain 03 -Overture 04 -1921 05 -Amazing Journey 06 -Sparks 07 -The Hawker 08 -Christmas 09 -The Acid Queen 10 -Pinball Wizard 11 -Do You Think It's Alright 12 -Fiddle About 13 -Tommy Can You Hear Me 14 -There's A Doctor 15 -Go To The Mirror 16 -Smash The Mirror 17 -Miracle Cure 18. -Sally Simpson Disc 2 19. -I'm Free 20. -We're Not Gonna Take It 21. -See Me Feel Me 22. -Summetime Blues 23. -Shakin' All Over - Spoonful 24. -My Generation Hofheinz Pavilion University of Houston Houston, TX 1970-06-20 25 - Heaven and Hell 26 - I Can't Explain 27 - Young Man Blues 28 - I Don't Even Know Myself 29 - Overture 30 - It's A Boy 31 - 1921 Disc 3 Live at The Odeon Cinema Northumberland Street Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Saturday 30th October 1971 01. I Can't Explain 02. Substitute 03. Summertime Blues 04. My Wife 05. Baba O' Riley 06. Bargain 07. Behind Blue Eyes 08. Won't Get Fooled Again Disc 4 09. Baby Don't You Do It 10. Magic Bus 11. Overture - Amazing Journey - Sparks 12. Pinball Wizard 13. See Me Feel Me Disc 5 Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA 1971-12-13 01 - Substitute 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - My Wife 04 - Baba O'Riley 05 - Behind Blue Eyes 06 - Bargain 07 - Won't Get Fooled Again 08 - Pinball Wizard 09 - See Me, Feel Me 10 - My Generation 11 - Jam - Naked Eye - I'm Going Down 12 - Magic Bus -
Audience 8.8 - Well here it is folks, the BEST early vintage ZZ Top recording to ever surface. We already gave up a long time ago that the band would dig into their archives for us, but now it’s been completely left up to the fans to provide the early documents…and for better or worse they have (mostly worse). After all this time a tape has surfaced that presents a powerful early testament to the rocking blues power of ZZ Top before they “made it” to the FM bigtime. The hits were already in the repertoire, but only hinting at the massive success to come. This is the REAL DEAL – a clear, loud, balsy tape from very early in the bands career. ZZ Top Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA December 5, 1973 01 Thunderbird 02 (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree 03 Chevrolet 04 Waitin' For The Bus 06 Jesus Just Left Chicago 06 Gonna Ride Away (?) 07 Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers 08 I Just Got Back From Baby's 09 Rattlesnake Shake 10 La Grange 11 Let's Go Get Stoned + Mellow Down Easy -
Audience 8.8 - A huge upgrade to the Fillmore West ’70 tape! Is it worth getting even if I have the old one? Oh, yes, it is. It’s so much better that it needed a completely new presentation. Give your old copy to your neighbor, you shall not be needing it anymore. James Gang November 21, 1970 Fillmore West San Francisco, CA 01 - Opening Jam 02 - Funk 49 03 - Stop 04 - You're Gonna Need Me 05 - The Bomber 06 - Thanks 07 - Ashes The Rain & I 08 - Bluebird 09 - Lost Woman Joe Walsh - Guitar, Vocals Dale Peters - Bass Jim Fox - Drums -
Audience/SBRD 8.8/9.3 - This is the good stuff. Both shows excellent, the Osaka aud. tape is quite good, very lively and clear. The band is in their prime, they had loads of confidence and bravado and it shows. Dokken Osaka, Japan December 3, 1985 Disc 1 1. Unchain The Night 2. Tooth And Nail 3. When Heaven Comes Down 4. Bullets To Spare 5. Jaded Heart 6. Will The Sun Rise 7. In My Dreams 8. The Hunter 9. It's Not Love 10. Lightnin' Strikes Again 11. Alone Again 12. Into The Fire 13. Til The Livin' End Disc 2 Osaka cont'd 1. Breaking The Chains 2. Just Got Lucky 3. Guitar Solo 4. Paris Is Burning The Palladium Hollywood, CA February 15, 1985 5. Without Warning - Tooth & Nail 6. When Heaven Comes Down 7. Don't Close Your Eyes 8. Just Got Lucky 9. Alone Again 10. Bullets To Spare -
Soundboard 9.7 - Why this tape isn’t more celebrated I’ll never understand. It’s just mind blowing! The performance is off the charts great, and the sound is very bold and nicely mixed. Lots of good 73 board tapes out there but how many are featuring all four Zeppers on top of their games on every song? Led Zeppelin Sports Arena San Diego, CA. May 28, 1973 Disc 1 01. -Rock and Roll 02. -Celebration Day 03. -Black Dog 04. -Over the Hills and Far Away 05. -Misty Mountain Hop 06. -Since I've Been Loving You 07. -No Quarter 08. -The Song Remains the Same 09. -The Rain Song Disc 2 10. -Dazed and Confused 11. -Moby Dick 12. -Stairway to Heaven 13. -Heartbreaker Disc 3 14. -Whole Lotta Love 15. -The Ocean Salt Palace Salt Lake City, Utah May 26, 1973 16. -Dazed And Confused -
Audience 8.8 - Man, why do we have to wait over 35 years for a new Rush tape to surface? Come on guys! Let’s get them out before we’re all dead! Ha ha! So, this is just fantastic! For one thing, it’s early Rush, just prior to the start of 2112, and there’s just not a lot out there that is listenable. This is listenable, and it ain’t perfect but it is perfect at the same time – how to explain that seemingly contradictory statement? Collectors will understand me…it lacks some of the niceties we’ve grown accustomed to nowadays but it also delivers things we do not frequently hear on Rush audience tapes and that is a very defined, well rounded and clearly heard bass sound. Geddy is in fine form, the band means business! Get this if you know what is good for you. Rush Randhurst Arena Mount Prospect, Illinois March 5, 1976 01 -Intro 02 -Bastille Day 03 -Anthem 04 -Lakeside Park 05 -I Think I'm Going Bald 06 -By-Tor & The Snow Dog 07 -Fly by Night 08 -Working Man - Drum Solo 09 -Finding My Way -
Soundboard 9.5 - Spectacular sound, ferocious performance! This is, without a doubt, one absolute must-have for anyone with even a remote interest in Judas Priest…but I’ll take it even further and say ANYONE who loves hard rock should get this one. Judas Priest - "Unleashed In New York" Mudd Club, New York, NY, USA March 11th, 1979 01 Intro 02 Hell Bent For Leather 03 Delivering The Goods 04 Running Wild 05 Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 The Green Manalishi 07 Victim Of Changes 08 Rock Forever 09 Starbreaker Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton Ian Hill Les Binks -
Chicago 1975 Audience 8.7 A strong tape showcasing Tony for sure as he comes through loud and clear. Ozzy is next in the sound mix followed by somewhat indistinct bass and drums in that they are not detailed, but they are still present as the power of the band is transferred to the tape – this is not a “transistor” radio recording by any means. Very enjoyable! Baltimore 1975 Audience 8.8 This tape is great although it is slightly subdued, but the live sound mix is extremely brutal, you really get a good feel for how powerful this band’s sound was at the time. I wish it was a little bit clearer maybe, but as this show plays you are so sucked into it you really don’t feel critical because it’s a devastating and great ’75 performance. San Bernardino 1975 Audience 9.2 A very open and bright recording that, even with some limitations of the analog tape being used, rates very high for the sheer excitement and power being displayed and thankfully captured so well. I also love the visceral audience reactions (especially when War Pigs gets going), seriously it gave me goose bumps! Love this! Black Sabbath USA 1975 Disc 1 International Amphitheatre Chicago, IL 1975-07-16 101 Supertzar 102 Killing Yourself To Live 103 Hole In The Sky 104 Snowblind 105 Symptom Of The Universe 106 War Pigs 107 Megalomania 108 Sabbra Cadabra 109 Jam - Guitar Solo #1 110 Sometimes I'm Happy 111 Drum Solo 112 Supernaut 113 Iron Man 114 Guitar Solo #2 Disc 2 Civic Centre Baltimore, MD 1975-08-02 201 Intro 202 Hole In The Sky 203 Snowblind 204 Symptom Of The Universe 205 War Pigs 206 Megalomania 207 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 208 Sometimes I'm Happy 209 Drum Solo 210 Supernaut 211 Iron Man 212 Guitar Solo #2 213 Black Sabbath 214 Spiral Architect 215 Embryo - Children Of The Grave 216 Paranoid Disc 3 Orange Show Auditorium San Bernardino, CA 1975-09-05 301 Supertzar 302 Killing Yourself To Live 303 Hole In The Sky 304 Snowblind 305 Symptom Of The Universe 306 War Pigs 307 Sabbra Cadabra 308 Guitar Solo #1 - Jam 309 Sometimes I'm Happy 310 Drum Solo 311 Supernaut 312 Iron Man 313 Guitar Solo #2 314 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor Jam 315 Black Sabbath 316 Spiral Architect -
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 -
Soundboard 9.0 - Perhaps you have a Van Halen Osaka 1979 CD in your collection, please, go and check the date on it because this show is from September 11 and NOT the previous night which is an audience tape of average quality. This my friends is a fresh new transfer and re-mastering of a great sounding show! Van Halen Furitsu Taiikukan Osaka Japan September 11th, 1979 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Light Up The Sky 03 Somebody Get Me A Doctor 04 Drum Solo 05 Runnin' With The Devil 06 Dave Talks To Osaka 07 Dance The Night Away 08 Beautiful Girls 09 On Fire 10 Bass Solo 11 You're No Good 12 Jamie's Cryin' 13 Osaka Gypsy Woman Blues Disc 2 14 Feel Your Love Tonight 15 Outta Love Again 16 Ice Cream Man 17 Ain't Talkin''Bout Love 18 Spanish Fly - Eruption 19 You Really Got Me 20 Bottoms Up! 21 Atomic Punk David Lee Roth Edward Van Halen Michael Anthony Alex Van Halen -
Aud 8.4 - Oh how I love this show! Why? It’s reasonably clear with only a bit of upper level distortion – but man, this just blows EVERYTHING away! The set list for one, it’s got some little gems on it, and the playing – YUP – he’s killin’ it. What else? Oh, a very intimate feel, just has a sort of immediate impact kind of sound. Mitch and Noel are spot on, Jimi feeds off of their energy as well as the audience. A MUST! -
Aud 8.3 - Now Hendrix collectors all know that good quality 68 tour recordings are in short supply, so when they pop up, well it’s a no-brainer…so we have two no-brainers here for you. Both are very decent, and the Vancouver in particular is very cool in both sound and performance. -
Audience 9.7 - One of those recordings that validate my argument that some audience tapes are superior to soundboards. Lush and warm, with great atmosphere and precision detail. Wowsers! -
Soundboard 8.9 - Hard to find anything to complain about when it comes to listening to vintage Kiss board tapes, that is, if you are like me and grew up with Kiss. Believe it or not, Kiss displayed very competent musicianship back in these days.