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various sources SDBRD 9.8 and audience 8.7 - The first disc contains superior, professional recordings that were sourced from a vinyl album. This stuff is ridiculously good, in every sort of way. The second disc contains an audience tape that is not bad having been refreshed with a recent re-mastering that has lifted decades of dust off it to reveal a pretty cool document. SAVOY BROWN Live 1969-1970 Disc 1 Connecticut College New London, UK. 1969 1 -Instrumental ............ 07:27 2 -I'm Tired ............... 04:50 3 -Train To Nowhere ........ 05:26 4 -Louisiana Blues ......... 24:40 Kinetic Playground Chicago, IL. 1969 5 -I'm Tired ............... 03:01 6 -A Hard Way To Go ........ 05:22 7 -A Little More Wine ...... 06:19 8 -Rock & Roll Boogie ...... 04:08 9 -Shake Rattle & Roll ..... 08:24 Leicester, UK. 1969 10 -It Hurts Me Too ......... 04:25 11 -May Be Wrong ............ 07:27 Disc 2 Fillmore East New York, NY. Dec. 19th, 1970 1. -Blues Jam 2. -Sunday Night 3. -Leavin' Again 4. -It Serves You Right To Suffer 5. -Louisiana Blues 6. -Shake, Rattle and Roll Players: Bass Guitar – Tone Stevens Drums – Roger Earl Lead Guitar – Kim Simmonds Piano – Bob Hall Rhythm Guitar – Dave Peverett Vocals – Chris Youlden -
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) -
Studio Quality 9.3 - Very slight hiss but otherwise super-duper. Definitely this is fly-on-the-wall type stuff, with banter intact. Very insightful, and kind of gives me more of an appreciation for an overlooked album. Bob Dylan - Billy The Kid Sessions Disc 1 Session 1 Outtakes 1 20 jan 73 01 Billy (Instrumental) 02 Billy (Instrumental) 03 Billy (Instrumental) 04 Billy (Verses from Billy 1 & 4) 05 Billy 4 06 Turkey 07 Turkey 08 Turkey 09 Billy 10 Billy Surrenders 11 Billy Surrenders 12 And He's Killed Me Too 13 And He's Killed Me too 14 And He's Killed Me too 15 Goodbye Holly 16 Pecos Blues 17 Pecos Blues Disc 2 Session 2 Outtakes 2 sessions 72-73 01 Billy 4 02 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 03 Sweet Amarillo 04 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 05 Final Theme 06 Rock Me Mama 07 Billy 7 08 Billy 7 09 Instrumental 10 Instumental 11 Final Theme 12 Ride, Billy Ride Session 3 Sam Peckinpah's House, Durango, Mexico. December 1972 to January 1973 13 Billy -
Audience/SDB 8.9/8.5/9.2/8.7 - A mixed bag but all in all I found it to be very interesting and sound quality held up respectably considering how rare some of this material is. Anyone who enjoys this early, almost primitively raw and savage Fleetwood Mac will surely want this collection. Fleetwood Mac The 1969 Tapes Disc 1 College Of Distributive Arts & Trades London, UK. March 14, 1969 01 -Like It This Way 02 -One Side Of Love 03 -Homework 04 -All Over Again 05 -Got To Move 06 -I'm Worried 07 -Something Inside Me 08 -Albatross 09 -Stop Messing Around 10 -Everyday I Have The Blues 11 -Mean Mistreatin' Mama Disc 2 Buxton Festival Pavillion Gardens Buxton, UK September 26,1969 1 -Coming Your Way 2 -Sweet Home Chicago 3 -Oh Well 4 -Like It This Way 5 -I Held My Baby Last Night 6 -Loving Kind 7 -Got To Move 8 -Fine Looking Mama 9 -Tiger Fillmore West San Francisco,CA. January 17th, 1969 10 -Oh Baby 11 -Like It This Way 12 -Got A Good Mind To Give Up Livin' 13 -Stop Messin Round 14 -Loving Kind 15 -Baby Please Set A Date 16 -Rattlesnake Shake Disc 3 Fillmore West 1-17-69 Cont'd 01 -Madison Blues 02 -Jenny Jenny 03 -Oh Suzanna - Harmonica Thing 04 -Twist and Shout 05 -Long Tall Sally Fillmore West San Francisco, CA. January 19th, 1969 06 -Can't Stop Lovin' 07 -Like It This Way 08. -If You Let Me Love You 09 -Stop Messin' Round 10 -Baby Please Set A Date 11 -Rattlesnake Shake - Underway - Blues Jam 12 -Oh Well 13 -Madison Blues -
Audience 9.3 - An excellent capture of a great performance by the entire band. With a recording like this where taper is using high quality equipment, the end result is only as good as the PA sound since that is what your mics capture. In the case of Dio, I am sure they have a multi-million dollar PA system and expert sound engineers at the desk. The live sound is well mixed and powerful. DIO Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME. September 9th 1985 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -King of Rock and Roll 3 -Like The Beat Of A Heart 4 -Don't Talk To Strangers 5 -Hungry For Heaven 6 -The Last In Line 7 -Holy Diver 8 -The Last In Line (reprise) 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Heaven And Hell 11 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 12 -Keyboard Solo - Guitar Solo 13 -Sacred Heart 14 -Rock 'n' Roll Children 15 -Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 16 -Man On The Silver Mountain 17 -Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise) 18 -Stand Up And Shout 19 -Rainbow In The Dark 20 -Thank You Goodnight THE BAND Ronnie James Dio vocals Vivian Campbell guitar Jimmy Bain bass backing vocals Vinny Appice drums Claude Schnell keyboards -
Audience 8.8 - A very decent, wide field recording. What that means is there’s a lot of headroom so you can turn it up and it will sound even better. The BBC bonus tracks are excellent as well and from very early on. Def Leppard Dallas, Texas September 3rd, 2012 Disc 1 101. -Undefeated 102. -Rocket 103. -Let It Go 104. -Foolin' 105. -Make Love Like A Man 106. -Animal 107. -Love Bites 108. -Let's Get Rocked 109. -Gods Of War 110. -Acoustic Medley 111. -Women Disc 2 201. -Bringin' On The Heartbreak 202. -Switch 625 203. -Hysteria 204. -Armageddon It 205. -Photograph 206. -Pour Some Sugar On Me 207. -crowd - encore 208. -Remembering the years talk 209. -Rock Of Ages Bonus BBC October 26, 1979 210. -Rock Brigade 211. -Wasted 212. -Satellite 213. -Good Morning Freedom -
Studio Quality 9.5 What a great set this is! I love being able to hear this full range of material spanning the musicians career. Very intelligently thought out collection with detailed liner notes included. Excellent! David Bowie - Karma Man 1965-1969 Demos, Outtakes & Radio Sessions Disc 1 1-1 That's A Promise 2:21 1-2 Silly Boy Blue 2:58 1-3 Love You 'Til Tuesday 3:17 1-4 Over The Wall We Go 2:54 1-5 When I Live My Dream (Version 2) 3:46 1-6 Let Me Sleep Beside You 3:21 1-7 Karma Man 3:02 1-8 Everything Is You 2:11 1-9 C'est La Vie 2:36 1-10 C'est La Vie (Backing Track) 2:56 1-11 Love You 'Til Tuesday 3:03 1-12 When I Live My Dream 3:40 1-13 Little Bombardier 3:32 1-14 Silly Boy Blue 3:30 1-15 In The Heat Of The Morning 2:41 1-16 Social Girl 2:43 1-17 In The Heat Of The Morning 3:00 1-18 London Bye Ta-Ta 2:33 1-19 Karma Man 2:59 1-20 When I'm Five 3:08 1-21 Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 4:02 Disc 2 1960's Songs Performed Live in the 1970's, 80's & 90's 2-1 Sorrow 3:06 2-2 Everything's Alright 2:25 2-3 Space Oddity 5:24 2-4 I Can't Explain 2:10 2-5 I Got You Babe 3:32 2-6 Young Americans Medley 6:33 2-7 No Fun 2:43 2-8 I Wanna Be Your Dog 4:20 2-9 Sorrow 2:43 2-10 White Light/White Heat 4:41 2-11 Space Oddity 5:07 2-12 I Can't Explain 2:38 2-13 Space Oddity 4:01 2-14 White Light/White Heat 4:19 2-15 Go Now 4:32 -
Audience 9.3 - A fantastic effort was made to capture this gig, really nice, smooth and pleasant with enough dynamics to bring you into it realistically. Camel Marquee Club London, UK 20 June, 1974 1. Earthrise 2. The White Rider 3. Six Ate 4. Supertwister 5. Mystic Queen 6. Liggin' at Louie's 7. Homage to the God of Light 8. Lady Fantasy -
Audience 9.2 - Killer sound, excellent atmosphere, mind blowing performance = MUST HAVE! Boston Seattle Center Arena Seattle, WA March 9, 1977 01 Rock & Roll Band 02 Shattered Images 03 More Than A Feeling 04 Instrumental 05 Peace Of Mind 06 Something About You 07 A Man I’ll Never Be 08 Don’t Be Afraid 09 Smokin’ 10 Guitar Solo - Blues 11 Foreplay - Long Time 12 Television Politician Brad Delp – lead and harmony vocals Tom Scholz – electric, lead guitar and acoustic guitars, clavinet, organ Barry Goudreau – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals Fran Sheehan – bass guitar Sib Hashian – drums -
Levittown 1981 FM Broadcast 9.3 - Crisp and nicely mixed for broadcast this recording does not suffer from any degradation or compression, it’s wonderful! London 1984 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Excellent quality recording with some atmosphere to give you a sense of space, so not what I would call a direct to board feed, it was recorded and mixed for air and has that distinct feel to it. Blue Oyster Cult Spit Levittown, New York June 15, 1981 Disc 1 01 -Dr Music 02 -ETI 03 -Burnin' For You 04 -Fire Of Unknown Origin 05 -Cities On Flame 06 -Joan Crawford 07 -Flaming Telepaths 08 -Veteran of Psychic Wars 09 -ME 262 10 -Hot Rails To Hell 11 -Godzilla 12 -Born To Be Wild Disc 2 13 -Heavy Metal 14 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 15 -Roadhouse Blues Hammersmith Odeon London, England 14 February 1984 16 -Introduction 17 -ME-262 18 -E.T.I. 19 -Born To Rock 20 -Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll 21 -Take Me Away 22 -Shooting Shark 23 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 24 -Born To Be Wild 25 -Let Go 26 -Outro -
Austin 2007 Audience 9.6 - Excellent dynamics, strong recording signal that sounds like you are sitting right in front of the band. You can almost make out her diction of lyrics…almost ha ha! A lovely recording. Toronto 2007 Audience 9.1 - A good recording that features nice instrument separation and clarity, it isn’t as round and tight as the Austin show on disc 1 but it’s very strong in its own right. Amy Winehouse 2007 Disc 1 SXSW La Zona Rosa Austin, TX March 16, 2007 01. -Addicted 02. -Just Friends 03. -Back to Black 04. -Wake Up alone 05. -Tears Dry On Their Own 06. -He Can Only Hold Her 07. -You Know I'm No Good 08. -Me & Mr. Jones 09. -Love Is a Losing Game 10. -Rehab 11. -Valerie Disc 2 Mod Club Toronto ON 2007-05-12 01. -Addicted 02. -Just Friends 03. -Cherry 04. -Back To Black 05. -Wake Up Alone 06. -Rick-stacy Rap 07. -Tears Dry On Their Own 08. -He Can Only Hold Her 09. -Fuck Me Pumps 10. -Love Is A Losing Game 11. -Valerie (w/ Band Intro) 12. -Rehab (w/audience) 13. -Amy Chats 14. -Me & Mr Jones 15. -You Know I'm No Good -
Audience 9.4 -A fierce sounding tape with major emphasis on Tony, and man, you can hear every nuance of the guitar and it is literally spine-tingling…but at the expense of Ronnie’s vocals. Not to worry too much, I mean, it’s just a badass recording you tend to overlook that. This is well worth listening to I highly recommend it. Black Sabbath Kaikan Hall Kyoto, Japan 1980 November 20 Disc 1 01 Opening SE - Supertzar 02 War Pigs 03 Neon Knights 04 N.I.B. 05 Children Of The Sea 06 Sweet Leaf 07 Drum Solo 08 Sweet Leaf 09 Lady Evil 10 Black Sabbath Disc 2 01 MC 02 Heaven And Hell 03 Iron Man 04 Instrumental 05 Guitar Solo 06 Instrumental 07 Guitar Solo 08 Instrumental 09 Guitar Solo 10 Orchid 11 Die Young 12 Paranoid (encore) 13 SE 14 Announcements Line-up: Tony Iommi - guitars Ronnie James Dio - vocals Geezer Butler - bass Vinny Appice - drums Geoff Nicholls - keyboards -
Audience 8.7 - There are more recordings of this band pre-1983 that post, which I find rather odd. I found this recordings to be adequate to hear what they were like in 1983, and they were good, but the recording does not highlight the vocals, rather on guitar and drums which is fine but I love this band’s vocal acrobatics and want them front and center. The B-52s Tennis Stadium Forest Hills, NY August 5th, 1983 01. Song For A Future Generation 04:20 02. Strobe Light04:32 03. Planet Claire 04:20 04. Mesopotamia 04:33 05. Butter Bean 04:29 06. Queen Of Las Vegas 05:46 07. Give Me Back My Man 06:07 08. Whammy Kiss 05:30 09. Legal Tender 05:02 10. Dance This Mess Around 04:30 11. Private Idaho 04:00 12. Rock Lobster 05:30 13. Party Out Of Bounds 05:28 14. There's A Moon In The Sky 06:00 -
Pro Audience 9.3 - What is a pro audience recording exactly? This right here. In other words it was set up from the start to be done to the highest standards. These concerts were highly promoted and a lot of media exists including paper goods, photographs, and yes, recordings. This also includes the pre-show gospel songs (disc 3). Personally, I rather enjoy Bob’s “religious” period as I find the songs and performances on a very high level and his singing is the best of his career (imho). Bob Dylan Fox Warfield Theater San Francisco, CA November 16, 1979 Disc 1 07. Gotta Serve Somebody 08. I Believe In You 09. When You Gonna Wake Up 10. When He Returns 11. Man Gave Names to All the Animals 12. Precious Angel 13. Slow Train Coming 14. Covenant Woman 15. Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One 16. God Uses Ordinary People Disc 2 17. Gonna Change My Way of Thinking 18. Do Right To Me Baby 19. Solid Rock 20. Saving Grace 21. Saved 22. What Can I Do For You 23. In The Garden + encore break, band intro 24. Blessed Be the Name 25. Pressing On Disc 3 PRE SHOW GOSPEL SONGS 01. If I Got My Ticket Lord 02. Its Gonna Rain 03. Do Lord, Remember Me 04. Look Up and Live by Faith 05. Oh Freedom! 06. This Train The Players - Bob Dylan - guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals - Spooner Oldham - keyboards, vocals - Terry Young - keyboards, vocals - Fred Tackett - guitar - Tim Drummond - bass - Jim Keltner - drums - Regina McCrary - vocals - Helena Springs - vocals - Mona Lisa Young - vocals -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Here is Prince’s rookie card! It’s quite interesting to hear, a pretty well rounded set of recordings musically, with maybe that late 70’s dated sound (still red hot) but it’s hard to say if I heard it in 1977 would I have thought this artist would develop into such an immense talent. Husney Studios Rehearsal Room Minneapolis 1977 Tracks 1-8 all instrumentals -
Stockholm 1983 Audience 8.9 - This tape starts off kind of average and slowly but surely keeps getting better until what we have is a very good tape of a really good show. As most already know, any good tape of this line up is VERY welcome as it showcases what I consider a great band – I did not say a great Black Sabbath because you can’t get away from Ian’s obvious vocal inflections that inevitably recall his old band. That being said if you listen to this without that bias you realize how good this BAND was in 1983. Paris 1983 Soundboard 9.1 - A most welcomed thing amongst Black Sabbath collectors without question is this board tape with the Ian Gillan line up. I love the material they recorded on Born Again, this is almost the logical progression from Technical Ecstasy, to me anyway. The music is more ideally suited to Ian Gillan’s vocals than it would have been to Ronnie James Dio and I think that is obvious. Black Sabbath Quebec City 1983 Audience 8.9 - I like this tape because you really get to hear and appreciate what the bass is all about in Sabbath and it is here in excellent detail. Everyone shines, it’s great to have this abundance of riches because this short-lived period of Black Sabbath is certainly one of the most unique sounding. Black Sabbath LIVE 1983 Ian Gillan - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Geezer Butler - Bass Bev Bevan - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards Disc 1 Johanneshovs Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden August 19th, 1983 01. -Intro (Stonehenge) 02. -Children Of The Grave 03. -Hot Line 04. -War Pigs 05. -Born Again 06. -Supernaut 07. -Drum Solo 08. -Rock 'N' Roll Doctor 09. -Disturbing The Priest 10. -Keep It Warm 11. -Black Sabbath 12. -The Dark 13. -Zero The Hero 14. -Tony Iommi's Guitar Solo 15. -Digital Bitch 16. -Iron Man Disc 2 Stockholm Cont'd 01. -Smoke On The Water 02. Paranoid Espace Balard Paris, France September 30th, 1983 03 - Children Of The Grave 04 - Hot Line 05 - War Pigs 06 - Supernaut - Drum solo 07 - Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 08 - Disturbing The Priest 09 - Guitar solo 10 - Digital Bitch 11 - Smoke On The Water 12 - Paranoid Disc 3 Quebec City Coliseum Quebec City, CANADA Oct 20 1983 01 -Intro - Children of the Grave 02 -Hot Line 03 -War Pigs 04 -Supernaut - drum solo - Rock' n' Roll Doctor 05 -Disturbing the Priest 06 -Iron Man Disc 4 07 -Zero the Hero 08 -Heaven & Hell - Guitar solo - Digital Bitch 09 -Black Sabbath 10 -Smoke on the Water 11 -Paranoid