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FM Broadcast 9.3 - Very well recorded, this one can be fully cranked because there’s great instrument separation allowing for a full and wide (as in panned) sound mix. Rick Derringer 'Whisky-A-Go-Go 1977' February 8th, 1977 01. Radio Intro 02. Still Alive and Well 03. Let Me In 04. Teenage Love Affair 05. Sittin' By The Pool 06. One Eyed Jack 07. Sailor 08. Beyond The Universe 09. Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo (inluding You Really Got Me) 10. Roll With Me 11. Rebel Rebel 12. Keep On Makin' Love 13. Let's Make It -
Pro Studio 10 - Immaculate, pristine, sourced from master studio reels. A unique insight presented here, and I was totally absorbed hearing it as if I was invited to sit on the actual recording sessions with the engineer. The Rolling Stones 'Sotheby's Reel 1969-1970' (The Glyn Johns Work Tapes) Studio Outtakes 1969-1970 Track List: (Artwork Included) 01. Gimme Shelter [4:36] 02. You Got The Silver [2:56] 03. Sister Morphine [5:40] 04. Loving Cup [6:37] 05. Brown Sugar [3:52] 06. You Gotta Move [2:39] 07. Dead Flowers [4:11] 08. Sister Morphine [5:34] 09. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:20] 10. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:15] 11. Brown Sugar [4:09] 12. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:16] 13. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:10] 14. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:12] 15. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:13] 16. Brown Sugar (till 1st verse) [0:50] 17. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:13] 18. Brown Sugar (till 2nd verse) [1:54] 19. Brown Sugar [4:09] 20. Brown Sugar [4:04] 21. Bitch [3:49] 22. Bitch (Till Guitar Solo) [2:28] 23. Bicth (intro only) [0:15] 24. Bitch (count only) [0:07] 25. Brown Sugar [3:54] 26. Bitch (Till 1st verse) [0:25] 27. Bitch [3:46] 28. Bicth (intro only) [0:14] 29. Bitch (Till 2nd verse) [1:26] 30. (Can't Seem To) Get A Line On You [4:24] The Sotheby’s Reel are Glyn John’s working tapes when he was the Stones' studio producer during Let it Bleed through the Sticky Fingers sessions, the Stones classic rock period. The tape reel was auctioned some years ago at the famous Sotheby's London auction house and featured some different versions of great songs. Something to point out; "Gimme Shelter" recorded here on 15th March 1969 and featuring Nicky Hopkins on piano, a version of "You Got The Silver" sung by Jagger from 16th February and an early take of “Sister Morphine” almost without piano. But remarkable is also "Loving Cup" that starts with a striking different piano intro and lasts more than 6:30 minutes. Minimal are the differences in the mix for songs like "You Gotta Move", "Dead Flowers" and "Sister Morphine" second version that all resemble the finished "Sticky Fingers" release. On the other side of the coin we have to put the many opening riffs of both "Brown Sugar" and "Bitch" that are tirelessly repeated by an engineer that rolls back and forth the tape looking for a better echo effect, it seems. When the Stones recorded "Brown Sugar" in Muscle Shoals Studios it is said that they tried the song the whole night to get it right, we can feel how they felt while listening to all these false starts. Anyway when the tracks are completed like version number 11 of "Brown Sugar", here comes an early take with Stu on piano and no sax or takes 19 and 20 of "Bitch" where you can hear Jagger ad-libbing over Keith Richards' guitar solo. Last track offered is a primitive version of "Shine A Light" called "(Can’t Seem To) Get A Line On You" that stems from Leon Russell’s session at Olympic Studios in early October 1969 with Jagger on vocals (different words) but this take was officially released in January 1994 on a Leon Russell CD. -
Private recording 8.7 - This is a cool piece of history, and the sound quality does not play that big of a role even though it is decent. It’s kind of loud, a little overloaded in spots, but just because it is raw, it doesn’t mean it ain’t great. I had this on vinyl decades ago and it was one of my favorite boots. It’s just a band, like any other (let’s pretend) jamming away in rehearsal. It’s just the coolest thing. The Rolling Stones '1968 Surrey Rehearsals' R.G. Jones Studios Morden, Surrey, England Recorded In March 1968 01. Rock Me Baby 02. Stray Cat Blues 03. Untitled 04. Hold On I'm A Coming 05. Jumping Jack Flash 06. Untitled 07. Some Satisfaction 08. Rock Me Baby 09. I'll Coming Home 10. Untitled 11. Conversations -
Audience 8.0 - You are probably wondering why I am including low rated recordings here, especially Kiss…well you may have a point but here’s the thing: This site is for ALL collectors, and the reason this show is listed here is because it circulated for years in unlistenable quality (below 7.0), but thanks to modern technology it is now listenable. It’s from perhaps one of their best tours, musically speaking, and needed an upgrade so bad! So, for the casual fan I would say pass, but for the Kiss collector who knows how bad this show sounded and wants to throw away that old CD, I would recommend this 2020 re-master. Still kind of rough but there is now music here instead of an insufferable wall of distortion. I am not 100% sure but I think the big thing about this show among collectors was the inclusion of the song “Move On” to the set list, perhaps only performed this one time. KISS 1979-08-01 Providence RI 01 Let Me Go, Rock & Roll 02 Move On 03 Calling Dr. Love 04 Firehouse 05 New York Groove 06 I Was Made For Loving You 07 Christeen Sixteen 08 2000 Man 09 God Of Thunder 10 Shout It Out Loud 11 Detroit Rock City 12 Beth 13 Rock & Roll All Nite (7/31/79) 14 Robert Klein Show (4.12.79 Part 1) 15 Robert Klein Show (4.12.79 Part 2) -
Audience 8.4 - This tape takes a song to find its sweet spot (relatively speaking), so I give full credit to the taper for having the sense to make sure he was going to get the best capture he could get. What I like about this is that it’s not a muddy mess, it is bright, it’s present, and I think a very worthwhile addition to the collection especially considering it’s from 1972 which was, arguably, one of the Stones’ best tours. The Rolling Stones Municipal Auditorium Mobile, Alabama June 27th, 1972 01 Brown Sugar 02 Bitch 03 Rocks Off 04 Gimmie Shelter 05 Happy 06 Tumbling Dice 07 Love In Vain 08 Sweet Virginia 09 You Can't Always Get What You Want 10 All Down The Line 11 Midnight Rambler 12 Introductions 13 Bye Bye Johnny 14 Rip This Joint 15 Jumpin' Jack Flash 16 Street Fighting Man -
Audience 8.7 - Easily one of the best recordings of the 1970 Euro tour. Mick and Keith really project, the sound is forceful, and even though you do get the rest of the band (and yes, Mick Taylor for sure), they are playing second fiddle to the Glimmer Twins. The Rolling Stones 'Roll Over Beethoven' Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany Wednesday September 16th, 1970 01 Jumping Jack Flash 02 Roll Over Beethoven 03 Sympathy For The Devil 04 Stray Cat Blues 05 Love In Vain 06 Prodigal Son 07 You Gotta Move 08 Dead Flowers 09 Midnight Rambler 10 Live With Me 11 Let It Rock 12 Little Queenie 13 Brown Sugar 14 Honky Tonk Women 15 Street Fighting Man -
Audience 9.6 - As good as I have heard - clear as a bell, and full, up front, balanced sound. A must have! Jeff Beck with The Jan Hammer Group July 23, 1976 (1976-07-23) Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri USA 01) [04:43] Oh Yeah 02) [07:42] Sister 03) [00:29] Band Introductions 04) [08:26] Darkness / Earth In Search of a Sun 05) [04:34] Play With Me 06) [06:35] Freeway Jam 07) [07:14] Scatterbrain 08) [08:21] Earth (Still Our Only Home) 09) [05:01] Diamond Dust 10) [04:31] You Know What I Mean Total [57:37] Note: Jeff joins the The Jan Hammer Group during Track 4. Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - moog and Oberheim synthesizers. Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums, vocals Fernando Saunders - bass, vocals Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 9.4 - Beautiful and well balanced, this taper was well known to have produced consistently high quality work in the area taping a variety of concerts big and small. Band was opening for Badfinger, and this is the earlier of the two performances that day. This is one of the only extant live recordings of Big Star playing in the ‘70s that has not been officially released. Big Star Performance Center Cambridge, MA March 31, 1974 (early show) 01 In The Street 02 Baby Strange (T. Rex cover) 03 Mod Lang 04 Candy Says (Velvet Underground cover) 05 Till The End Of The Day (Kinks cover) 06 O My Soul 07 Motel Blues (Loudon Wainwright III cover) 08 Thirteen 09 Way Out West 10 September Gurls 11 Come On Now (Kinks Cover) -
Audience 8.7 - A solid recording, some flaws including tape noise that lurks in the background at all times but only really makes its presence known when music is very quiet. Middle frequencies get just a touch crowded, still it is pretty clear, this is a very good, but not great, recording. Jeff Beck with The Jan Hammer Group May 29, 1976 (1976-05-29) Community Concourse San Diego, California USA 01) [00:21] Introduction 02) [05:13] Oh Yeah 03) [06:39] Country Eastern Music 04) [00:52] Band Introductions 05) [06:55] Darkness / In Search of the Sun 06) [04:43] You Know What I Mean 07) [07:14] Scatterbrain 08) [05:26] Freeway Jam 08) [05:12] Jan Hammer song ? 10) [07:07] Diamond Dust 11) [06:29] Full Moon Boogie 12) [08:09] Sophie 13) [04:37] Led Boots 14) [06:12] Blue Wind Total [1:15:19] Note: Jeff joins the The Jan Hammer Group during Track 5. Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - moog and Oberheim synthesizers. Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums, vocals Fernando Saunders - bass, vocals Steve Kindler - violin -
Soundboard 9.6 - Just like their masterpiece album “ys”, this recording has a sinister, haunting kind of vibe. They pretty much do the entire album, with a couple of non-LP songs included as well (and both are good). Il Balleto Di Bronzo Nearfest 2000 Zoellner Arts Center Bethlehem, PA. June 17th, 2000 01. -Introduction -Tastiere Isteriche 02. -Tecnoage 03. -Donna Vittoria 04. -Introduzione - Primo incontro 05. -Secondo incontro 06. -Terzo incontro - Epilogo Gianni Leone - tastiere, voce Riccardo Spilli - batteria, percussioni Alessandro Corsi - basso -
Audience 9.5 - Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. The only thing that prevents an even higher rating is some occasional conversation around the taper, not that it ever rises to an infuriating level or anything, but it sometimes calls to your attention. I still can’t figure out the concertgoer who simply cannot focus their attention on the performance they have spent good money on seeing and hearing. Jean-Luc Ponty An afternoon at the Music Inn, Lenox, Mass.U.S.A. July 24, 1977 (opener for Renaissance) setlist: 1. -tuning and sound adjustments 2:48 2. -Tarantula 12:43 3. -Imaginary Voyage 24:11 4. -Gardens Of Babylon 5:39 5. -Band Intros 1:17 6. -Wandering On The Milky Way 1:53 7. -Fight For Life 9:55 8. -New Country 3:19 Jean-Luc Ponty- violin Allan Zavod- keyboards Daryl Stuermer- guitar Ralph Armstrong- bass Steve Smith- drums -
Audience 8.7 - Small club atmosphere but big sound and a taper who thankfully was there to capture it all for posterity…and he did a great job of it. If Nautilus Club Cardano Al Campo Varese, Italy 03-23-1972 01. -Child Of Storm 02. -Sunday Sad 03. -The Light Still Shines 04. -What Did I Say About The Box, Jack 05. -Seldom Seen Sam 06. -Forgotten Roads 07. -What Can A Friend Say 08. -Fibonacci's Number Dick Morrissey - sax, flute Terry Smith - guitar Dave Greenslade - organ Dave Quincy - sax Cliff Davies - drums J.W. Hodkinson - vocals Dave Wintour - bass -
Audience 8.8 - Very bright recording, the bottom end is there and it has good detail but could be a little deeper. That being said, if you want to hear the combination of solid, hard rock guitar paired with Greg Lake’s proggy and sometimes jazzy keyboards well, this is about as good as that combination can ever sound. It works actually, quite well. The good thing about this recording being on the bright side is that the guitars and keys are especially clear. GREG LAKE Capital Theater Passaic, NJ December 3rd, 1981 THE BAND Greg Lake lead vocals guitar bass Gary Moore lead guitar vocals Tommy Eyre keyboards vocals Ted McKenna drums Tristram Margetts bass SETLIST 1 -Fanfare For The Common Man 2 -Karn Evil 3 -Nuclear Attack 4 -The Lie 5 -Retribution Drive 6 -Lucky Man 7 -C'est La Vie 8 -You Really Got A Hold On Me 9 -Love You Too Much 10 -21st Century Schizoid Man 11 -In The Court Of The Crimson King -
Audience 9.3 - Taken from master tape, this is super clean, vibrant, and detailed – as an Italian prog recording ought to be. These guys cover a wide range of sound and style all keeping within that certain ethos of grandiose, elegant Italian rock (can get frenetic at times, complex, gentle, ethnic, it's all that and more). Arti E Mestieri 2011-11-05 Kawasaki Japan Italian Progressive Rock Festival ARTI & MESTIERI Line up : Beppe Crovella, Keyboard/Hammond Furio Chirico, drums Marco Roagna, guitars Roberto Puggioni, bass Iano Nicolo', vocals TRACKLIST : 1 - OPENING 2 - GRAVITA’ 9.81 3 - STRIPS 4 - POSITIVO-NEGATIVO 5 - SI FA LUNA 6 - VALZER PER DOMANI 7 - MIRAFIORI 8 - IL FIGLIO DEL BARBIERE 9 - ARC EN CIEL 10 - ALBA MEDITERRANEA 11 - KEYBOARDS SOLO 12 - DRUMS SOLO – JAM 13 - 2000 14 - TREMA 15 - MESSAGE FROM FURIO CHIRICO 16 - IN CAMMINO 17 - ENDING -
Audience 9.5 - Superb fidelity, and as always a fine performance is delivered with that trademark menacing keyboard sound. At times it could be confused with electric guitar, which is exactly what I think Gianni Leone was going for since the start of the band in 1972. Il Balletto Di Bronzo 2011-11-05 Kawasaki Japan, Italian Progressive Rock Festival Club Citta' Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 5th November 2011 01. Deliquio Viola 02. Napoli Sotterranea 03. La Discesa Nel Cervello 04. Introduzione 05. Primo Incontro 06. Secondo Incontro 07. band introduction 08. Terzo Incontro 09. ending Personnel Gianni Leone (vocals, keyboards) Ivano Salvatori (bass) Adolfo Ramundo (drums) -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Powerful, exciting, this is the way in which to listen to ELP! In a funny way it is sad, because I can clearly hear what I missed out on. EMERSON LAKE and PALMER Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA February 2nd 1974 WBCN Broadcast Aired March 7th 1976 THE BAND Keith Emerson keyboards Greg Lake bass guitar acoustic and electric guitar harmonica vocals Carl Palmer drums percussion SETLIST 1 -K.B.F.H. Intro 2 -Hoedown 3 -Still You Turn Me On 4 -Lucky Man 5 -Piano Improvisations 6 -Karn Evil #9 First Impression 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Karn Evil # 9 First Impression (reprise) 9 -Karn Evil # 9 Second Impression 10 -Karn Evil # 9 Third Impression -
Audience 8.5 - A fun recording to listen to, the quality is decent enough to where you can really dive in and not get fatigued at all…because let me tell you these guys really rocked out at this gig. If they were coked to the gills or drunk or whatever, I mean, I just don’t hear that. I hear a good hard rockin’ band! Band: Aerosmith Title: Reading Festival Date: August 27, 1977 Venue: Reading Festival, Reading, England 1 -Mama Kin 2 -S.O.S. (Too Bad) 3 -Big Ten Inch Record 4 -Lord Of The Thighs 5 -Lick And A Promise 6 -Dream On 7 -Walk This Way 8 -Draw The Line 9 -Same Old Song And Dance -
Audience 8.3 - Don’t let the rating fool you, this is an exciting tape! What lowers the rating is just a non-biased appraisal of the sonic limitations of the tape which is mainly the upper end distortion due to volume. It’s a small club and a loud band, and probably a consumer grade cassette recorder…but, it’s actually not that bad and delivers a real exciting vibe. I can tell you this for sure – you will be sucked into this recording and will completely get it, it’s a charming document of a long forgotten time and place. I got that melancholic feeling during the song “Last Thing On My Mind”. THE MOVE Scarborough, England August 1969 1. I Can Hear The Grass Grow 2. Hello Suzie 3. Last Thing On My Mind 4. Curly 5. Open My Eyes 6. Goin' Back 7. Flowers In The Rain 8. Fire Brigade 9. Blackberry Way 10 Sounds Of Silence 11 Under The Ice -
Audience 8.5 - A really fine document of a superb time for the band…young, hungry, full of spit and vinegar and quite frankly at the top of their game. The playing is transcendental, a band completely in sync with each other. The tape is noise free, and while most of the time it sounds a touch on the dull side, it does brighten up and you know it’s probably because the taper got bold and moved closer to the stage. For what it is, it is quite good! Aerosmith Renziehausen Park bandshell McKeesport, PA 10/6/74 01 Introduction - Tuning 02 S.O.S. (Too Bad) 03 Somebody 04 Banter - Tuning 05 Lord of the Thighs 06 Woman Of The World 07 Banter - Tuning 08 Pandora's Box 09 Dream On 10 Same Old Song & Dance 11 Walkin' the Dog 12 Train Kept a Rollin' (with drum solo) Steven Tyler - vocals, harmonica Joe Perry - guitar, vocals Brad Whitford - guitar, vocals Tom Hamilton - bass Joey Kramer - drums -
Audience 8.2 - A scrappy document, immersed in the audience, band playing a large hall…but thankfully I can hear everything. Not much clarity when they are at full swing but I would say this tape still has its charms and collectors, if they don’t have it, may want to add it to the collection. Incidentally the band returned again to play Philly later the same year, and that show exists and is pretty decent sounding. Aerosmith The Spectrum Philadelphia PA October 9, 1977 -Back In The Saddle -S.O.S. (Too Bad) -Big Ten Inch Record -I Wanna Know Why -Lord Of The Thighs -Lick And A Promise -Get It Up -Walk This Way -Sweet Emotion -Dream On -Dream on cont'd -Walkin' The Dog -Sick As A Dog -Draw The Line -Same Old Song And Dance -Train Kept A Rollin' -Get The Lead Out Notes: The band out on their "Draw The Line" tour playing new tunes before the record was out! Ah the old days! Band debuts "Get It Up" here, a whip-cracker of a tune...In fact that whole Draw The Line album rocks. People slag on it, but that "first side" is pure rock and roll genius, just has a flow and the rest is good too. If that LP came out today, people would shit their pants in joy. But I digress...this show is from the taper and solid quality. This is the show where Tyler and Perry got hit with an M-80 as they returned for the encore, so alas, there is no encore. But we also do not hear any fireworks blast as the tape simply shuts off after the Train Kept A Rollin'/Get The Lead Out jam. The band would return to the same venue just weeks later. -
Audience 8.5 - Interesting tape, it’s very clear concerning Mr. Jagger! I kind of like this kind of tape, because it’s a realistic sound, like probably what your own ears would have picked up had you been there. I really get a sense of the venue, and the mood of the day. The band sound really hyped, it feels they are playing with a sense of urgency and anger. The sound does sometimes slightly fade out but it comes right back and it is not very frequent. Overall it’s a really fun show to hear! Rolling Stones Sept. 28, 1973 Olympiahalle, Munich early show. 1. -Brown Sugar 2. -Gimme Shelter 3. -Happy 4. -Tumbling Dice 5. -Star Star 6. -Dancing With Mr. D 7. -Angie 8. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 9. -Midnight Rambler 10. -Honky Tonk Woman 11. -All Down The Line 12. -Rip This Joint 13. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 14. -Street Fighting Man Setlist: ( 69:32) -
Audience 8.6 - This recording does not possess great dynamic range, but it is nice and clear and features some biting guitar and thankfully present vocals. It’s a good ’76 tape and worthy of the collection for sure. Aerosmith Cow Palace San Francisco, CA August 28, 1976 1 -Rats In The Cellar 2 -Dream On 3 -Lord of the Thighs 4 -Last Child 5 -Walk This Way 6 -Sick As A Dog 7 -Same Old Song and Dance 8 -Train Kept A Rollin' 9 -Toys In The Attic -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Fascinating! Just hearing these songs before the sweeteners were added is incredible. I kind of like the raw takes better, well, almost. The Cars First Album Demos 01 Good Times Roll (live) 02 My Best Friend's Girl (demo) 03 Just What I Needed (demo) 04 I'm In Touch With My World (demo) 05 Don't Cha Stop (demo) 06 You're All I've Got Tonight (demo) 07 Bye Bye Love (demo) 08 Moving In Stereo (demo) 09 All Mixed Up (demo) 10 They Won't See You 11 Take What You Want 12 Wake Me Up 13 You Just Can't Push Me 14 Hotel Queenie -
Audience 8.8 - Excellent sound with good balance and great live mix where you pretty much get a good blend of the bass and drums without that annoying boominess. Great time period too! Van Halen Theatre Mogador, Paris, France Wednesday May 10th, 1978 01- On Fire 02- I'm The One 03- Runnin' With The Devil 04- Feel Your Love Tonight 05- Atomic Punk 06- Little Dreamer 07- Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 08- Voodoo Queen 09- Ice Cream Man 10- Guitar solo 11- You Really Got Me 12- D.O.A [fades in] 13- Summertime Blues 14- Bottoms Up! -
Audience 8.6 - A little age shows in this tape, but it’s nicely mid-rangey and kind of phat too, meaning it’s got some balls to it even though it may be a little compressed and aged. I would recommend this one though, because one key quality of this tape is that the two guitars are really nicely separated, almost a wide pan effect if you can believe it. Sounds pretty cool. AEROSMITH Paris, France Pavillon porte de Pantin 1976 november 1st 1. Intro 2. Mama Kin 3. Write Me A Letter 4. S.O.S. (Too Bad) 5. Lick And A Promise 6. Big Ten Inch Record 7. Sweet Emotion 8. Rats In The Cellar 9. Dream On 10. Lord Of The Thighs 11. Last Child 12. Walk This Way 13. Sick As A Dog 14. Same Old Song And Dance 15. Train Kept A Rollin’/ Get The Lead Out/ Batman Theme/ Movin’ Out/ Peter Gunn Theme 16. Crowd 17. Toys In The Attic Steven Tyler - vocals Joe Perry - guitar Tom Hamilton - bass Joey Kramer - drums Brad Whitford - guitar -
Audience 8.3 - This recording has you right in the thick of things. Equally enjoying both the electric excitement of the Kinks and the amazing responses from the audience. Quality is a little above average but the instruments are clear and not muddy. The vocals are very clear, which is important because Ray commands the show. This show has been written about, and not just for the incident involving Ray falling into the amps during Apeman. One to remember! The Kinks Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY March 30, 1971 Band line-up (personnel : May 1970 - November 1976) Ray Davies - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Davies - lead guitar, backup vocals John Dalton - bass guitar, backup vocals Mick Avory - drums, percussion John Gosling - keyboards Total Time = 73:37 Set list 01 Intro 02 Till the End of the Day 03 Brainwashed 04 You're Looking Fine 05 Apeman 06 Waterloo Sunset 07 Sunny Afternoon 08 Give My Love To Rose 09 Get Back In Line 10 A Pub With No Beer 11 Lola 12 Louise -- tape flip -- 13 Big Sky 14 Milk Cow Blues 15 See My Friends 16 Powerman 17 One Night With You 18 You Are My Sunshine 19 You Really Got Me 20 All Day & All of the Night 21 Top of the Pops The Kinks play at Lincoln Center's prestigious Philharmonic Hall (later renamed Avery Fisher Hall). In contrast to the elegance of the hall, Ray Davies' spontaneous, campy, outrageous, sometimes disoriented performance elicits a huge crowd response. When he falls into a bank of amplifiers (brother Dave kindly steps aside when he sees Ray toppling), members of the audience leap on stage to finish the song "Apeman" for Ray. By all accounts it is a night to remember. -
Audience 8.2 - A somewhat average tape that is brand new to circulation and captures a good time for Lou when he had some great songs and great players with him. Plus side of the recording is that it is low gen and clear enough to hear the band although keyboards are quite behind in the stage mix. Lou is more prominent, with bass and guitar next. A good tape for a lo-fi cassette recorder snuck into the venue in the mid 70’s. Lou Reed Milwaukee Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. 10-31-1974 1. -Tuning 2. -Intro Jam 3. -Sweet Jane 4. -Vicious 5. -Ride Sally Ride 6. -Heroin 7. -Kill Your Sons 8. -N.Y. Stars 9. -Animal Language 10. -Sally Can't Dance 11. -Walk On The Wild Side 12. -White Light White Heat 13. -Goodnight Ladies -
Audience 9.0 - Before I first heard this I assumed it would be a tough listen based on other recordings from this venue. Well, I am very happy to report that my assumption was dead wrong! This is just a great, great recording for the time period. It does seem to be about midway back but this is not a liability in this situation because it seems to give an aura, a sense of time and place, with the ambience and natural echo (just a touch). I really love everything about this tape! Spirit Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Co June 5th, 1970 01. Decisions (by Gypsy) 02. Sweet Stella Baby 03. 1984 04. It's All The Same 05. Fresh Garbage 06. Unknown Instrumental 07. Jealous 08. It Shall Be > Poor Richard 09. Groundhog (incomplete) -
Audience 9.2 - Amazing recording! Not that it is perfect, in fact, the audio mix is off, but it is off in a spectacular way. So, it’s basically guitar, I mean, plugged directly into your brain and proceeding to torch your brain cells until they are dry spots on the carpet. Yeah, it’s like that, but don’t worry if you do not hear vocals perfectly, or bass is too low, or drums are not pounding because while all that is here, it is predominately the Johnny Winter and his hypnotizing psychedelic blues at maximum volume show. Johnny Winter Mile High Stadium Denver, Co 6-28-69 Denver Pop Festival 01 Rollin & a Tumblin 02 Help Me 03 Leland Mississippi Blues 04 Mean Town Blues 05 Goin Down Slow 06 It's My Own Fault -
Audience 9.7 - Opening for ELP, this is the short lived Robert Fleischman period just before the arrival of Steve Perry. Hard to find anything about this recording to complain about, it’s amazingly life-like and extremely dynamic – about the only fault is how short it is. Taper arrived late, but makes up for it with a stellar recording. Journey Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA August 14, 1977 01 Of A Lifetime 02 She Makes Me (Feel Alright) 03 Look Into The Future 04 On A Saturday Nite 05 It's All Too Much (The Beatles cover) > Drum Solo 06 Guitar Solo > You're On Your Own -
Audience 9.3 - Super clear, super realistic, the crowd is with him, of that there is no doubt. Warm sounding, and great balance, very vivid tape, memorable concert. Peter Gabriel The Clubhouse Santa Ana, CA June 17, 1980 01 Intruder 02 The Start/I Don't Remember 03 Solsbury Hill 04 Family Snapshot 05 Milgram's 37 06 Modern Love 07 Not One Of Us 08 Lead A Normal Life 09 Moribund The Burgermeister 10 Mother Of Violence 11 Humdrum 12 Gabriel announces the show must end -
Audience 8.2/8.6 - The recording starts out borderline, probably due to taper position…but hang in there because midway through the 4th song it improves and becomes a more interesting document because of it, First of all, it’s literally Bob Seger in the peak of his powers with a handful of chart toppers to display proudly. Normally that would not move me, but Bob Seger is old school, he delivers the goods even if his songs are considered “mainstream”, I mean, its good rock and roll no matter what. I love this document for many reasons. Bob Seger Hippodrome de Pantin Paris, France 10-3-77 01 Nutbush City Limits 02 Rock and Roll Never Forgets 03 Travelin Man > 04 Beautiful Loser 05 Turn the Page 06 Get Out of Denver 07 Main street 08 Mary Lou 09 Fire Down Below 10 Sunburst 11 Ramblin Gamblin Man > 12 Heavy Music > 13 Katmandu 14 Night Moves 15 Let it Rock -
Excellent Soundboard recording of a highly regarded Texas rock group prominent in the mid '70's. They played an original, hybrid progressive, upbeat hard rock along with more Austin, Texas flavored "Tex-Mex" Southern infused rock and roll...like I said a hybrid style. Unfortunately it did not take hold anywhere outside of Austin, so it remained undiscovered but certainly in Texas the name is extremely well respected as it should be. Well worth discovering for yourself! -
Audience 8.8 - Easily one of the best audience recordings of the tour. Very close to the main P.A. system on Tony’s side of the stage, this puts Ozzy a little in the background but not so much he cannot be heard reasonably well. It’s just, well, it’s the sheer POWER on display by the band that makes this one so special and that the recording manages to deliver that without glaring problems (and in 1973, wow!) is a miracle. Black Sabbath 1973.02.21, Palazzo delle Esposizioni E.I.B., Brescia, Italy 01. Tomorrow's Dream 02. Sweet Leaf 03. War Pigs 04. Snowblind 05. Killing Yourself to Live 06. Wicked World 07. Orchid>Guitar solo 08. Orchid 09. Guitar solo 10. Rock Jam 11. Blues Jam 12. Wicked World reprise 13. Embryo 14. Children Of The Grave 15. Paranoid -
Audience 8.7 - This is a solid effort, it captures a typically rowdy J. Geils party atmosphere without sacrificing the music at all. Taper has good seats, and he manages not to get too bumped around because it sounds like a lot of stuff was being consumed this evening in 1972. A good one to have! J. Geils Band February 13, 1972 University Of Maine, Gorham, Maine SET LIST: 1: SNOW CONE 2: WAIT 3: Find Me A New Love 4: It Ain't What You Do 5: Looking For A Love 6: Homework 7: Pack Fair And Square 8: Cry Me One More Time 9: Whammer Jammer 10: Cruisin' For A Love 11: Serves You Right To Suffer 12: First I Look At The Purse 13: I Don't Need Women -
Audience 8.7 - A rip-roaring blast of a tape! First thing you are going to think after maybe 1 minute is how dejected Montrose and Journey must have been after following the ascending Van Halen. Man, I felt bad for them and this show happened decades ago! It’s just the sonic equivalent of a shooting star, Eddie is blistering and hits every note with perfection, the bass is detailed and not just a booming thud, drums are OK and DLR is a little behind the band but who cares? The taper did a fine job, some minor hiccups every now and then but thankfully very few to deal with and they don’t last long. I am liking this show and the tape is just fine for its age. A keeper! Van Halen Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania March 24, 1978 1. On Fire 2. I’m The One 3. Bass Solo 4. Runnin’ With The Devil 5. Atomic Punk 6. Drum Solo/Little Dreamer 7. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 8. Eruption/Guitar Solo 9. You Really Got Me 10. Ice Cream Man Notes: Van Halen opening for Montrose and Journey as they made their way out of Southern California. The tour opened in Chicago on March 3. This is the first recording from that tour. -
FM Broadcast 9.6 - Beautifully preserved, this recording sparkles! A Must Have if you are into high level jazz fusion. Al Di Meola Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA May 21st 1978 KZAM FM Broadcast THE BAND Al DiMeola electric and acoustic guitars Phillippe Saisse keyboards and marimba Vlodek Gulgowski keyboards Tim Landers bass Eddie Colon timbales and percussion Robbie Gonzalez drums SETLIST 1 -KZAM Phone in Interview with AL 2 -KZAM Intro 3 -Egyptian Danza 4 -Chasin' the Voodoo 5 -Dark Eye Tango 6 -Short Tales of the Black Forest 7 -Fantasia Suite 8 -Señor Mouse 9 -Midnight Tango 10 -The Wizard 11 -Thank you Goodnight -
Audience 8.4 - This tape starts off rough but gradually opens up and ends up quite listenable especially considering this originates from an early tour stop in England 1980. These tapes are few and far between, so grab it is my advice. One thing I noticed, the sound timbre is rather eerie, a spooky kind of effect I can’t explain and it is magnified by the fact that Randy’s guitar is clearest in the mix. I could not help myself while listening to ponder what may have been, such an advanced musical sensibility that would have only gotten better. OZZY OSBOURNE - "1980 Sunderland" Mayfair Theater, Sunderland, England October 28th, 1980 Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals Randy Rhoads - Guitar Bob Daisley - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums 01 -Intro 02 -I Don't Know 03 -You Lookin' at Me 04 -Crazy Train 05 -Goodbye to Romance 06 -No Bone Movies 07 -Mr. Crowley 08 -Revelation (Mother Earth) 09 -Suicide Solution 10 -Randys Solo 11 -Lees Drum Solo 12 -Iron Man 13 -Children of the Grave 14 -Steal Away 15 -Paranoid Notes: When Ozzy left Black Sabbath in 1979 I honestly thought it could be the last we saw of him. Sure, he was a great, mad front man in Sabbath, but I really didn’t see him as a solo act. Ozzy always struck me as crazy, fearless, yet almost child-like. He fitted well within the Sabbath context, and as part of a group; but on his own? How wrong I was. Nobody could have predicted just how successful his career would turn out to be. But it was obvious from the first time I saw him in concert and heard him play his new songs that Ozzy was going to be OK, more than OK in fact. The new album had some great tracks in “Crazy Train”, “Goodbye to Romance”, and “Mr. Crowley”, and he included Sabbath favorites “Iron Man”, “Children of the Grave”, and “Paranoid” in the live show, so how could he not be great? Oh, and Randy Rhoads was simply an incredible guitarist, just as good as his legend suggests. The tour called at Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle Mayfair and Sunderland Mayfair. The line-up of Blizzard of Ozz was Ozzy (of course) on vocals, the late and truly great guitarist Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley (Rainbow) on bass, Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep) on drums and local lad Don Airey on keyboards (replaced by Lindsey Bridgewater for the tour). Support came from those excellent Welsh rock heroes Budgie. -
Audience 8.8 - Certainly a decent sounding tape, the band sounds a lot more grunge-like than glam pop here which is a good thing. The PA sound mix is off for a bit, with the Third Eye Girl guitar being buried in favor of Prince’s lead guitar role which hurts the interplay (as in the jam during Let’s Go Crazy) but as it goes they seem to get a little better with that. Rally 4 Peace 2015 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland May 10, 2015- DAT Intro 1:30
- Let’s Go Crazy 6:34
- Take Me With U 2:53
- Raspberry Beret 2:13
- Baltimore 7:37
- U Got The Look 3:21
- The Question Of U [instrumental]/The One/Electric Man 9:45
- Controversy 6:46
- 1999 4:02
- Little Red Corvette 5:07
- Nothing Compares 2 U 8:09
- When Doves Cry 2:47
- Nasty Girl [instrumental] 0:25
- Sign ”O” The Times 2:48
- Hot Thing 2:50
- I Would Die 4 U 0:04
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FM Broadcast 9.3 - Terrific all around, for fans who haven’t heard much of these guys live, this is a real good place to find out about them. Good, solid, tight, nobody can deny them their status on the FM airways during the late 70’s. Firefall Amazing Grace July 4th, 1978 Illinois FM Broadcast 1. Nickel And Dime A Day 2. Diamond Cut Diamond 3. My Turtledove 4. Playing That Believing Game 5. You Can’t Make It Alone 6. No Way Out 7. Colorado 8. Two Lovely Women 9. Mexico 10. Cinderella 11. Living Ain’t Easy Runtime - 51 Minutes 27 Seconds -
Audience 8.7 - Almost every recording from this venue sounds like a large, cavernous venue no matter where the taper is sitting. Thankfully this one is not as much, and the music is just that much more immediate and clear, so for this venue I would say this tape shines. SANTANA Boston Garden Boston, MA March 16th 1977 THE BAND Carlos Santana guitar vocals Pablo Tellez bass vocals Tom Coster keyboards vocals Raul Rekow percussion vocals Jose "Chepito" Areas percussion Graham Lear drums Greg Walker vocals 1 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 2 -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 3 -Europa 4 -Oye Como Va 5 -Let Me 6 -Give Me Love 7 -Savor - Raul Rekow - Toussaint L'Overture 8 -Soul Sacrifice 9 -Band Intro's - Goodnight Carnaval, Let The Children Play, Jugando Missing from this recording -
Studio Quality 8.8-9.4 None of this is bad, however there is going to be some hiss on some tracks but it’s not annoying at all. Overall it’s all great, some very very interesting stuff going on here too. Various sources used throughout so sometimes uneven but a noble effort was made to remaster those bits so it flows better, and it does. I like this, it’s a pleasure to listen to because there’s a lot of varied material. Rolling Stones Black And Blue Sessions & More Various Sources 1974-1975 01 Hot Stuff 02 Hand Of Fate 03 Cherry Oh Baby 04 Memory Motel 05 Hey Negrita 06 Melody 1 07 Slave 1 08 Worried About You 09 Crazy Mama 1 10 I Got A Letter 1 11 Act Together 1 12 Fool To Cry 1 Munichland Melodies ( 05, 06 ) Outtakes `74 - `75 ( 02, 03, 04, 09, 12 ) Ship Dip Blues ( 01 ) Black And Blue - bootleg ( 07, 08, ) Static In The Attic ( 10, 11 ) -
Studio Quality 8.8-9.4 - None of this is bad, however there is going to be some hiss on some tracks but it’s not annoying at all. Overall it’s all great, some very very interesting stuff going on here too. Various sources used throughout so sometimes uneven but a noble effort was made to remaster those bits so it flows better, and it does. I like this, it’s a pleasure to listen to because there’s a lot of varied material. Rolling Stones Black And Blue Sessions & More Various Sources 1974-1975 01 Come On Sugar ( Let`s Do It Right ) 02 English Rose 03 Munich Reggae 04 Boogie Jam 05 I Love Ladies 06 Melody 2 07 Cellophane Trousers 08 Jam 2 09 Man Eating Woman 10 Freeway Jam (with Jeff Beck) 11 Jungle Man 12 Carnival To Rio (with Eric Clapton) Black And Blue - bootleg ( 01, 03, 05, 09 ) Outtakes `74 - `75 ( 07 ) Rotterdam Rehearsals ( 02, 04, 06, 10 ) Montauk Rehearsals ( 08, 11 ) Sympathy For Slowhand - ( 12 ) -
Studio Quality 8.8-9.4 - None of this is bad, however there is going to be some hiss on some tracks but it’s not annoying at all. Overall it’s all great, some very very interesting stuff going on here too. Various sources used throughout so sometimes uneven but a noble effort was made to remaster those bits so it flows better, and it does. I like this, it’s a pleasure to listen to because there’s a lot of varied material. Rolling Stones Black And Blue Sessions & More Various Sources 1974-1975 01 Act Together 2 02 Worried About You 2 03 Crazy Mama 2 04 Slave 2 05 Fool To Cry 2 06 Melody 3 07 I Got A Letter 2 08 Jam 1 09 Jenny Jenny 10 Shame Shame Shame 11 Get Off Of My Cloud (with Alexis Korner) Outtakes `74 - `75 ( 02, 04 ) Static In The Attic ( 05 ) Rotterdam Rehearsals ( 03, 10 ) Montauk Rehearsals ( 06, 08, 09 ) Unknown bootlegs (01, 11 ) -
Audience 8.7 - I gave this a good rating for the combination of very good audience tape with not the best live stage mix (vocals kind of buried), excited audience (but respectful during performance) and a powerful performance (drums are wailing, Leslie is on point). Mountain Dates: 25 August, 1973 Venue: Budokan City: Tokyo Country: Japan Track: 01: Introduction 02: Never In My Life 03: Theme For An Imaginary Western 04: Blood Of The Sun 05: Nantucket Sleigh Ride 06: Guitar Solo 07: Crossroader 08: Mississippi Queen 09: Silver Paper 10: Roll Over Beethoven Lineup: Leslie West: Guitar, Vocal Felix Pappalardi: Bass, Vocal Allan Schwartzberg: Drums Bob Mann: Keyboards, Guitar -
Audience/Soundboard matrix 9.1- Nicely blended to sound pretty natural to the ears – good presence and excellent atmosphere. In Stones history, this was an historic run of shows. The Rolling Stones Madison Square Garden 1969 First Night 27th November 1969 01 Jumpin` Jack Flash 02 Carol 03 Sympathy For The Devil 04 Stray Cat Blues 05 Love In Vain 06 Prodigal Son 07 You Gotta Move 08 Under My Thumb / I`m Free 09 Midnight Rambler 10 Live With Me 11 Little Queenie 12 (I Can`t Get No) Satisfaction 13 Honky Tonk Women 14 Street Fighting Man -
Studio Quality 8.8 - Not quite ready for prime time, but very very good and nice to have in the collection. Some really good playing, and if you are a fan of Lou Reed, good singing…but that’s all pretty subjective isn’t it? Berlin Acetate Morgan Studios London, England 1973-06-22 - 07-17 01.Caroline Says I 02.How Do You Think It Feels 03.Looking Thru The Eyes Of Hate 04.Oh Jim 05.Birthday 06.Berlin 07.Berlin outro 08.The Kids 09.The Kids II 10.Caroline Says II 11.Caroline Says III 12.Sad Song -
Audience 8.7 - I rate this as very good and it is, but a typical review might not explain what makes it so very good. It’s not the greatest live mix or sound, but it’s a tape that delivers real magic despite itself. The Mick’s (both of ‘em) are the highlight, both are more prominent and both are on top of their game. ROLLING STONES Rubber Bowl AKRON, OH. 7-11-1972 01. -Brown Sugar 02. -Bitch 03. -Rocks Off 04. -Gimme Shelter 05. -Happy 06. -Tumbling Dice 07. -Love In Vain 08. -Sweet Virginia 09. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 10. -All Down The Line 11. -Midnight Rambler 12. -Bye Bye Johnny 13. -Rip This Joint 14. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 15. -Street Fighting Man