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Studio 9.8 - As expected, near perfect quality. The mix is a bit different to the album we all know and love, but not enough to change the total badassery of the tones, complexity, inventiveness, and composition. Just a great artifact to get a slightly altered perspective. Megadeth Peace Sells...But Who's Mixing? Alternate mixes 1. Wake Up Dead 2. The Conjuring 3. Peace Sells 4. Devil's Island 5. Good Morning - Black Friday 6. Bad Omen 7. Ain't Superstitious 8. My Last Words Dave Mustaine - Vocals, Guitar David Ellefson - Bass Chris Poland - Guitar Gar Samuelson - Drums -
Audience 8.7 - I can imagine the difficulty in trying to capture something like this with all of the challenges not least of which is sheer volume and venues not ideal for the kind of acoustics metal presents. Does that mean this recording is bad? No, it's obviously done on gear that can handle the job, but to my ears it's something that you will need at least two songs to adjust, but once you do, it becomes the kind of tape that finds you sort of hanging on to see what happens next. It just feels like it will keep improving and maybe it does, or maybe you just find that you kind of dig it. MEGADETH TOKYO 1988 1ST NIGHT Live at Nakano Sunplaza Tokyo, Japan 12th July 1988 01. Intro (Orange Light from "Apocalypse Now" OST) 02. Wake Up Dead 03. The Conjuring 04. Hook In Mouth 05. Set The World On Fire 06. Mary Jane 07. In My Darkest Hour 08. Devil's Island 09. These Boots 10. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 11. MC 12. Liar 13. Mechanix 14. Anarchy In The UK 15. MC Dave Mustaine - Guitar, Vocals David Ellefson - Bass, Vocals Jeff Young - Guitar Chuck Behler - Drums -
Audience 8.8 - I give this recording high marks for being one of the good ones, and you know how important any live recording with Randy Rhoades is so instantly when you hear this, and your ears go "wow, cool", well that means we have something special. Now, it does take a song or so to get balanced, maybe that is the taper and maybe that is the house, either way it is typical of an old audience tape to start a little rough but settle in as it goes. I am not saying this is super-duper, but when you have at least a very listenable tape, where you can clearly hear Randy and Ozzy, maybe a tiny bit of overload here but it doesn't matter - my ears don't lie and I felt this one delivered the goods. Ozzy Osbourne Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY. August 14th, 1981 1. I Don't Know 2. Crazy Train 3. Believer 4. Mr. Crowley 5. Flying High Again 6. Revelation (Mother Earth) 7. Steal Away (The Night) 8. Drum Solo 9. Suicide Solution 10. Guitar Solo - Suicide Solution (reprise) 11. Iron Man 12. Children Of The Grave 13. Paranoid -
Audience 8.7 - This could also get a few tenths of a point up for the careful re-mastering that recently was applied to the old tape. It definitely needed a refresh, and it got one and it is way the better for it. The highlight for me is that Randy's guitar is the clearest instrument, followed by Ozzy and the others all decently placed in the soundfield with the only knock being the overall clarity and dynamics. That being said, this is a great recording for the time period, knowing how precious few great sounding Blizzard tour tapes there are. I have to rank this in the top 5 I think, because the guitar is so good (you get the tone, and a great sense of the spirit of the room and the band). Ozzy Osbourne Manchester Apollo Manchester, UK 1980-09-23 01. Intro (O Fortuna - Carmina Burana) 02. I Don't Know 03. You Looking At Me, Looking At You 04. Crazy Train 05. Goodbye To Romance 06. No Bones Movies 07. Mr. Crowley 08. Suicide Solution 09. Guitar Solo 10. Suicide Solution (Reprise) 11. Drum Solo 12. Revelation (Mother Earth) 13. Iron Man 14. Children of the Grave 15. Steal Away (The Night) 16. Paranoid Lineup: Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals Randy Rhoads - Guitar Lee Kerslake - Drums Bob Daisley - Bass Lindsay Bridgewater - Keyboards -
Studio 9.4 - GREAT stuff here, sure to please the most jaded of Stones collectors who haven't heard anything in a long time that hearkens back to the glory days The Rolling Stones at their studio best. A little tape hiss, but really this is right in the pocket. The Rolling Stones The legendary Nicky Hopkins tapes 01 - Rocks Off 02 - Rip This Joint 03 - All Down The Line 04 - Soul Survivor 05 - I Ain't Signifying 06 - Instrumental 07 - Tumbling Dice -
Audience 9.2 - Crisp, and a little brassy, but exceptionally "live", the music MOVES in and through, a great tape! I felt the 70's vibes all over the place. Santana Beacon Theatre New York City, NY November 5, 1990 Disc 1 01 Angels All Around Us > Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 02 Somewhere In Heaven 03 It's A Jungle Out There 04 Soweta (Africa Libre) 05 Peace On Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone From The Sun 06 Full Moon 07 Batuka 08 No One To Depend On 09 We Don't Have To Wait > Bass & Drum Solo 10 Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen Disc 2 11 Oye Como Va 12 Unknown 13 The Healer 14 Savor 15 Goodness And Mercy 16 Choose 17 She's Not There 18 Soul Sacrifice > Love Supreme > Drum Solo 19 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 20 Jin-Go-La-Ba > Band Introductions -
Studio Quality 9.8 - The single greatest new Black Sabbath artifact brought to light since When I came Down and The Rebel were found. Stunning, insightful, historic. MUST HAVE of the highest order! Black Sabbath Children Of The Grave The 1971 Master Of Reality Recording Sessions Island Studios February 7-15 and April 6-13 1971 1. Tony Coughing Intro 2. Sweet Leaf Take 1 3. Sweet Leaf Take 5 4. FX Loop 1 5. After Forever Take 1 6. Embryo Take 4 7. Children Of The Grave Take 2 8. Children Of The Grave Take 3 9. Orchid (Studio Outtake) 10. Lord Of This World Take 1 11. Solitude Take 2 12. Into The Void Take 1 13. Sweet Leaf Take 4 14. After Forever Instrumental 15. Weevil Woman Take 1 16. Children Of The Grave Take 1 17. In The Graveyard (The Haunting) 18. Spanish Sid Take 1 19. Spanish Sid Take 2 20. Spanish Sid Take 3 21. FX Loop 2 -
SDBRD 9.5 - both of these gigs are spectacular, for me they represent an all too brief high water mark for the band where things are unbelievably tight and incomprehensibly cosmic. If more people knew of this music's existence, this band's old catalog would go platinum today. GONG Europe 1975 Disc 1 La Celle St. Cloud Festival France June 8, 1975 1. Master Builder 10:18 2. Solar Musick Suite 11:32 I. Sun song II. Hiram Afterglid Meets The Dervish 3. Cat in Clark's shoes 8:00 4. Aftaglid 17:52 5. The Isle Of Everywhere 11:37 6. Get It Inner 0:49 DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute, voice) STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, voice) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (dancing, voices, occasional synthesizer) MIKE HOWLETT (bass, voice) DAVE STEWART (keyboards) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) Disc 2 Rome, Italy June 27, 1975 1. Aftaglid 2. The Golden Vibe 3. Bombalay - Dynamite 4. Tropical Fish 5. Jam 6. Solar Musick Suite 7. Outer Temple 8. Inner Temple 9. Magick Mother Invocation - Great Om Riff 10. Master Builder STEVE HILLAGE (guitar, vocals) MIQUETTE GIRAUDY (vocals, synth) DIDIER MALHERBE (sax, flute) MIKE HOWLETT (bass) BRIAN DAVISON (drums) DAVE STEWART (keys) -
Professionally recorded, vinyl source 9.4 - Exceptional. If you are listening for the musicianship than you will love it. This was ripped from a vinyl source and consequently some artifacts are present although minimized. I am inclined to believe some of this is a live in studio recording (listen to "I'm On Fire For You Baby" and tell me that is from the same concert). April Wine Live on the Electric Adventure Tour Montreal, Canada 1974 1. (Mama) It's True 2. Druthers 3. Cat's Claw 4. I'm On Fire For You Baby 5. The Band Has Just Begun 6. Good Fibes 7. Just Like That 8. You Could Have Been A Lady -
RCMH - Audience 8.9 - A nice atmosphere, even though it is a large hall there is a charming warmth here. Natalie's vocals carry very well, she is prominent in the mix. There is some background audience chatter occasionally that adds an element of immediacy without being a distraction. I don't usually condone chatter near the taper but the taper has done a great job with this "immersive" situation and I rather like it. Pier 84 - Audience 9.1/SDBRD 9.3 - Very similar to the RCMH show but more clarity in the high end, and slightly better separation of instruments. This is a VERY good recording that will provide many enjoyable moments for the listener. Then after the 1st song it switches to soundboard source (radio broadcast I believe) and it is good, solid, punchy, but not quite as atmospheric as the previous source which was really quite good too. 10,000 Maniacs New York Maniacs 88-89 Disc 1 Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY. 06-29-1989 1. What's The Matter Here 2. Eat For Two 3. A Campfire Song 4. Cherry Tree 5. City Of Angels 6. Blind Faith 7. Dust Bowl 8. Trouble Me 9. Gun Shy 10. Poison In The Well 11. Hey Jack Kerouac 12. You Happy Puppet 13. Like The Weather 14. Headstrong 15. Don't Talk 16. My Sister Rose 17. Maddox Table Disc 2 18. Scorpio Rising 19. Among The Americans 20. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda 21. The Big Parade 22. Unknown- Verdi Cries Pier 84 New York, NY July 22, 1988 23. intro 24. Hey Jack Kerouac 25. Maddox Table 26. Gun Shy 27. City Of Angels 28. Peace Train 29. A Campfire Song 30. Like The Weather 31. What's The Matter Here 32. Don't Talk 33. ABC Lullaby 34. Verdi Cries -
Audience 9.4 - A smooth and comfortable sound, obviously taper running great mics and in a relatively decent position. The mix favors vocals and there's a great kick drum presence that propels the music. Guitars seem to hover overhead, not bombastic but rather more subdued but not absent by any means. Audience members are occasionally heard nearby, and that reminds you that you are hearing a stealth recording albeit one done with semi-pro gear. The Eagles Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA July 27, 1980 Disc 1 01 Saturday Night 02 After The Thrill Is Gone 03 Keep On Tryin' 04 Seven Bridges Road 05 Pretty Maids All in a Row 06 Take It Easy 07 Hotel California 08 In The City 09 King of Hollywood 10 The Sad Café 11 Lyin' Eyes Disc 2 12 I Can't Tell You Why 13 Desperado 14 Those Shoes 15 Heartache Tonight 16 The Long Run 17 Life's Been Good 18 Life In The Fast Lane 19 Rocky Mountain Way 20 Sea Cruise 21 Already Gone 22 All Night Long 23 Best Of My Love -
Audience 8.8 - A show new to circulation, it presents a severely under represented period of the band. Not too many tapes have surfaced (and no known videos) so whatever we can get, we appreciate. Here, taper did an admiral job even though he's clearly immersed in a boisterous audience. There is plenty of audience present, but thankfully what you get most of is a relatively clear and atmospheric ELO on a great night. There is a touch of overcrowding within the mid-range frequency, but nothing that distorts so there's zero muddiness and maybe less low end that you might prefer. Overall I have to say it fits nicely into my ELO collection right next to the one or two other 1981 shows (like I said, few and far between).Electric Light Orchestra Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Time Tour 1981Disc 11. Twilight 2. Yours Truly, 2095 3. Evil Woman 4. Livin' Thing 5. Telephone Line 6. From The End Of The World 7. Here Is The News 8. Mik's Violin Solo 9. Twelve-Bar Blues10. Tribute To John Lennon: Imagine Nowhere Man Across The Universe A Day In The LifeDisc 211. ELO Hits Medley: Showdown Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Can't Get It Out Of My Head Strange Magic Fire On High Turn To Stone Standin' In The Rain Mr. Blue Sky Sweet Talkin' Woman Shine A Little Love Last Train To London Confusion Rockaria!12. Hold On Tight13. Don't Bring Me Down14. Do Ya15. Roll Over Beethoven -
Ohio - Soundboard 9.8 - Excellent live sound, vibrant and alive! Sounds like yesterday. Davis - Audience 8.8 - Mid size hall acoustics but a good, clear tape that probably sounds a lot like what the show actually sounded like. Taper occasionally stops machine just before some songs end (possibly trying to save tape) but the overall job done here is admirable for its stability. The liveness of the tape gives an excitement factor to the show, that counts for something too when rating a tape. New York - Soundboard 9.7 - Professionally recorded and it is obvious this could have been meant for a release or at the very least a broadcast, since most Bottom Line shows were broadcast I would say this sounds like a pre-broadcast reel. Amazing!
VAN MORRISON Left Right Center 1970-1978 Disc 1 Antioch College Golf Course Yellow Springs, OH August 21, 1970 01. Brown Eyed Girl 02. Moondance 03. Crazy Love 04. [changing tapes] 05. Come Running 06. I've Been Working 07. Domino 08. Cyprus Avenue The Players Van Morrison - vocals John Klingberg - bass John Platania - guitar Jeff Labes - piano, organ Dave Shaw - drums Collin Tilton - tenor sax Jack Schroer - alto sax Disc 2 Freeborn Hall University of California Davis, CA April 18, 1975 (10:30 PM Show) 01. Alright OK - Shake Rattle And Roll 02. Baby Please Don’t Go 03. Help Me 04. Walking the Dog 05. T.B. Sheets 06. Wild Night 07. St Dominic’s Preview - Walk On The Wild Side - You Can’t Always Get What You Want 08. I’ve Been Working - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - I Want To Take You Higher 09. What’d I Say - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On 10. Unknown - When I Deliver Disc 3 11. You Move Me 12. Gloria 13. Moondance - Fever The Bottom Line New York City, NY. November 01, 1978 LATE SHOW 14. Moondance 15. Wavelength 16. Into The Mystic 17. Checkin' It Out 18. Hungry For Your Love 19. Brown Eyed Girl 20. Crazy Love Disc 4 21. Kingdom Hall 22. Tupelo Honey 23. Natalia 24. Help Me 25. Wild Night 26. Joyous Sound 27. Caravan 28. Cyprus Avenue Lineup: Van Morrison : Vocals Herbie Armstrong : guitar Peter Bardens : keyboards Mickey Feat : bass Bobby Tench : guitar Peter Van Hooke : drums Katie Kissoon : backing vocals, lead vocal on "Crazy Love" Anna Peacock : backing vocals -
Audience 8.8 - Both shows here have the same dynamic - Massive volume! Now, here's the rub: the recordings are blast furnaces of rock and roll but NOT distorted beyond just the tiniest amount of crunch on the fringe of the upper-middle band. That means you get raw power as opposed to earschplittenloudenboomer,if you catch my drift. It's just a well recorded RAWK show at high volume and intensity...as it should be.
The Joe Perry Project East Coast West Coast Disc 1 Boch Center - Wang Theatre Boston, MA August 19, 2025 01. Let the Music Do the Talking 02. My Fist Your Face 03. Mama Kin 04. East Coast, West Coast 05. Get the Lead Out 06. Heartbreaker 07. Twice as Hard 08. Fortunate One 09. Interstate Love Song 10. Combination Disc 2 11. Get It Up 12. Vasoline 13. Won't Let Me Go 14. Jealous Again 15. Bright Light Fright 16. Last Child 17. Chip Away the Stone 18. Draw the Line 19. Walk This Way 20. Train Kept A-Rollin' Disc 3 Hard Rock Live Hollywood, FL. 2025-14-02 01. Intro 02. Let the Music Do the Talking 03. My Fist Your Face 04. Same Old Song and Dance 05. East Coast, West Coast 06. Get the Lead Out - Heartbreaker 07. Twice as Hard 08. Fortunate One 09. Interstate Love Song 10. Combination 11. Get It Up Disc 2 12. Vasoline 13. Won't Let Me Go 14. Jealous Again 15. Bright Light Fright 16. Last Child 17. Chip Away the Stone 18. Draw the Line 19. The Train Kept A-Rollin' 20. Walk This Way Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA September 17, 2025 21. Mama Kin (w/Slash) 22. Walk This Way (w/Steven Tyler) Joe Perry - Guitar Brad Whitford - Guitar Chris Robinson - Vocals Robert Deleo - Bass Buck Johnson - Keyboards Jason Sutter - Drums -
Audience 8.9 - what a show! Yes, you will get knocked around down in the pit with the fans, yes you will hear the sounds of incredibly excited fans, and yes, the will feel absolutely like you are right there. The thing is, when you realize someone went through a bit of trouble to do this it just makes such a difference as you listen and understand this is a live, frenzied atmosphere with a very loud rock and roll band right in front of you. Taper, my hat is tipped toward you my friend. Outstanding job capturing this show - it really sounds great!The Who August 9, 1976 Miami Stadium Miami, Florida Disc 1 01 Intro 02 I Can’t Explain 03 Substitute 04 My Wife 05 Baba O’Riley 06 Squeeze Box 07 Behind Blue Eyes 08 Dreaming From the Waist 09 Magic Bus 10 Amazing Journey 11 Sparks Disc 2 12 The Acid Queen 13 Fiddle About 14 Pinball Wizard 15 I’m Free 16 Tommy’s Holiday Camp 17 We’re Not Gonna Take It 18 See Me, Feel Me 19 Summertime Blues 20 My Generation 21 Join Together 22 My Generation Blues 23 Jam 24 Won’t Get Fooled Again -
The companion to "Hide Your Sheep Tour", this set includes all new shows, previously un-circulated, and all Soundboard, all amazing! This is what Van Halen dreams are made of. Van Halen Hide 'More' Sheep Can Disc 1 The Forum Inglewood, California 11 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 2 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. D.O.A. 23. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24. Bottoms Up! 25. You Really Got Me Disc 3 Cow Palace Daly City, California 14 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 4 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Intruder 21. Pretty Woman 22. Guitar Solo 23. D.O.A. 24. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 25. Bottoms Up! 26. You Really Got Me Disc 5 Cow Palace Daly City, California 15 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Cathedral 12. Secrets 13. Drum Solo II Disc 6 14. Everybody Wants Some!! 15. Dave Talks 16. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 17. Dance The Night Away 18. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19. Intruder 20. Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. D.O.A. 23. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24. Bottoms Up! 25. You Really Got Me Disc 7 El Paso County Coliseum El Paso, Texas 19 September 1982 01. Jamie's Cryin' 02. Little Guitars 03. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 04. Bass Solo 05. Hang 'Em High 06. Cathedral 07. Secrets 08. Drum Solo II 09. Everybody Wants Some!! 10. Dave Talks 11. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 12. Dance The Night Away 13. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 14. Intruder 15. Pretty Woman 16. Guitar Solo 17. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 18. Bottoms Up! 19. You Really Got Me 20. Happy Trails 21. You Really Got Me (Reprise) Disc 8 The Summit Houston, Texas 24 September 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 9 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Pretty Woman 21. Guitar Solo 22. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 23. Bottoms Up! 24. You Really Got Me 25. Happy Trails 26. You Really Got Me (Reprise) Disc 10 New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut 7 October 1982 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 08. Little Guitars 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II Disc 11 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave Talks 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 20. Intruder 21. Pretty Woman 22. Guitar Solo 23. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24. Bottoms Up! 25. Happy Trails 26. You Really Got Me (Reprise) 27. Outro Music