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

Lakeland 1980 Soundboard 9.3 - So it’s the early 1980’s and I have to be honest but I would not have given Prince a chance. But, listening to these recordings today I hear real drums, crunchy guitars with an almost psychedelic tone, and confident rhythm section all belting out some decent funk and pop (although I don’t quite hear the precedent to superstardom). Interesting in hindsight. Columbia 1980 Soundboard 9.3 - Early period Prince already showing so much confidence on the live stage. Excellent sound! PRINCE 1980 Disc 1 Live at Civic Center Arena Lakeland, FL 8 March 1980 Line-up: Prince (vox, guitar) Bobby Z. (drums) André Cymone (bass) Dez Dickerson (guitar) Matt Fink (keyboards) Gayle Chapman (keyboards) 01. Boogie intro (instr.) incl. Jingle Bells (a.k.a. One Horse Open Sleigh) [James Lord Pierpont] (instr., short) 02. Soft And Wet 03. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 04. Still Waiting 05. Bambi 06. Band introduction 07. Sexy Dancer 08. Just As Long As We’re Together 09. I Wanna Be Your Lover Disc 2 Live at Carolina Coliseum Columbia, NC 16 March 1980 Line-up: Prince (vox, guitar) Bobby Z. (drums) André Cymone (bass) Dez Dickerson (guitar) Matt Fink (keyboards) Gayle Chapman (keyboards) 01. Boogie intro (instr.) incl. Jingle Bells (a.k.a. One Horse Open Sleigh) [James Lord Pierpont] (instr., short) 02. Soft And Wet 03. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 04. Still Waiting 05. Band introduction 06. Sexy Dancer 07. I Wanna Be Your Lover

Soundboard 9.3/Studio 9.4 - Excellent quality all around, and of course it’s Thin Lizzy so you know the jams are top shelf. Thin Lizzy Golders Green Hippodrome London, UK. July 26, 1973 1. The Rocker 2. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm 3. Slow Blues 4. Gonna Creep Up On You 5. Suicide Track 6-9 - Thunder & Lightning sessions 6. -Bad Habits 7. -Baby Please Don`t Go 8. -Mama Don`t Like It 9. -Chosen One

New Haven 1975 Audience 9.0 - Nice one here, a lovely guitar tone that rings out clear and true, so close you can put yourself in tapers seats! Only heard one small drop out, there’s another somewhere else but I don’t recall. Only lasted a few seconds. Either way, this is truly an electrifying tape and I have to say I think it can be considered a must have. Tulsa 1975 Audience 8.6 -A recently re-mastered version has appeared, and thankfully so because this tape suffered serious hiss and muddiness before. Now, there’s some hiss remaining but not near as much, and layer after layer of muck has been removed revealing a fine tape, and a blistering performance. Detroit 1976 Audience 9.1 - Electric atmosphere, almost palpable as you settle into a great show by a guitar master. Band is hot, audience is responding…a great night for rock and roll! JEFF BECK "On Tour 75-76" Disc 1 New Haven Colosseum New Haven, CT May 4th 1975 1 -Tune Up 2 -Constipated Duck 3 -She's A Woman 4 -Freeway Jam 5 -Definitely Maybe 6 -Superstition 7 -Keyboard Solo 8 -Cause We've Ended As Lovers 9 -Power 10 -Got The Feeling 11 -You Know What I Mean 12 -Band Intros 13 -Diamond Dust 14 -Jeffs Jam THE BAND Jeff Beck Guitar Max Middleton Keyboards Wilbur Bascomb Bass Bernard Purdie Drums Disc 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma June 14, 1975 Jeff Beck - guitar Max Middleton - keyboards Bernard Purdie - drums Wilbur Bascomb - bass 01. -Tune-Up 02. -Constipated Duck 03. -Drums 04. -She's a Woman 05. -Freeway Jam 06. -Definitely Maybe 07. -Superstition 08. -AIR Blower 08. -Max Middleton solo 10. -'Cause We've Ended as Lovers 11. -Power 12. -We Got the Feeling 13. -You Know What I Mean 14. -Diamond Dust - Jam Disc 3 Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI July 3, 1976 LATE SHOW 1. -Sister Andrea 2. -Oh Yeah 3. -Country And Eastern Music 4. -Darkness (Earth In Search Of A Sun) 5. -You Know What I Mean 6. -Scatterbrain 7. -Freeway Jam 8. -Earth (Still Our Only Home) 9. -Diamond Dust 10. -Full Moon Boogie 11. -Sophie 12. -Led Boots Jeff Beck - Guitar Jan Hammer - Keyboards Steve Kindler - Violin Fernando Saunders - Bass Jonah Smith - Drums

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  

Soundboard 9.9 - The rating says it all. You all know I do not easily give ratings that top 9.8, so it has to be really special to get something like this. An excellent soundboard is not enough, in this case the source is from a multi track soundboard so it was recorded with intent and not for reference only. Rush National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, U.K. 04-23-88 Disc One: 1. Three Stooges Intro 0:52 2. The Big Money 5:57 3. Subdivisions 5:23 4. Marathon 6:32 5. Turn The Page 4:42 6. Prime Mover 5:33 7. Manhattan Project 5:10 8. Closer To The Heart 4:32 9. Red Sector A 5:11 10. Force Ten 4:55 11. Time Stand Still 5:11 12. Distant Early Warning 5:15 Disc Two: 1. Lock And Key 6:34 2. Mission 5:41 3. Territories 6:20 4. YYZ 3:18 5. The Rhythm Method 4:37 6. The Spirit Of Radio 4:59 7. Tom Sawyer 5:38 8. 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 5:33 9. La Villa Strangiato 5:27 10. In The Mood 3:11

SDBRD 9.5 - This is basically the same set already available here but in SDBRD quality. Also, there are some tasty bonus tracks on some of the discs that aren’t on the other set. Consequently, I am phasing out the other set which is a 6 disc set (three 2CD sets). You can get that last set for a huge discount right now (only one available). If you want the best quality then opt for this one though. Prince Montreux Jazz Festival Auditorium Stravinski Switzerland July 12-14-15 2013 Disc 1 First Night Pt.1 7-13-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 1. Intro 2. Strays Of The World 3. Days Of Wild 4. Big City 5. Superconductor 6. 1999 7. Mutiny 8. Old Friends 4 Sale 9. People Pleaser 10. Ain't Gonna Miss U When U R Gone 11. F.U.N.K. 12. Dark 13. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 14. Courtin' Time 15. Xpectation 16. Get On The Boat 17. School Boy Crush 18. We're A Winner 19. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Disc 2 First Night Pt. 2 7-13-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 1. Satisfied 2. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing 3. Housequake 4. The Jam 5. The Bird 6. Musicology 7. Extralovable 8. Purple Rain Second Night Pt.1 7-14-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 9. Intro 10. Act Of God 11. What Have You Done For Me Lately 12. Northside 13. (Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up? 14. Dancing Machine 15. Partyman 16. It's Alright 17. Take Me With U 18. Rasberry Beret 19. Cool 20. Let's Work 21. U Got The Look 22. Shade Of Umber Disc 3 Second Night Pt.2 7-13-2013 (plus Bonus) (Prince & The NPG) 1. Days Of Wild 2. Nothing Compares 2 U 3. Mutiny - Ice Cream Castles 4. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 5. Big City 6. Superconductor 7. 1999 8. Musicology - Mama Feelgood 9. Partyup Prince & The NPG rehearsals at Paisley Park Studios, July 6, 2013 10. Days Of Wild 11. People Pleaser 12. Ain't Gonna Miss You When U're Gone 13. F.U.N.K. 14. Dark 15. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 16. Courtin' Time Disc 4 Third Night Pt. 1 7-15-2013 (w/3rd Eye Girl) 1. Intro 2. Let's Go Crazy reloaded 3. Endorphinemachine 4. Screwdriver 5. She's Always In My Hair 6. The Love We Make 7. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 8. Guitar 9. Plectrumelectrum 10. Fixurlifeup 11. Bambi 12. Sometimes It Snows In April 13. The Max 14. Cause And Effect 15. Introductions 16. When We're Dancing Close And Slow 17. Play That Funky Music Disc 5 Third Night Pt.2 7-15-2013 (plus Bonus) 3rdEyeGirl 1. Dreamer 2. The Breakdown 3. When Doves Cry 4. Nasty Girl 5. Alphabet St. 6. Sign O' The Times 7. Hot Thing 8. A Love Bizarre 9. Love 10. Housequake Prince And 3rdEyeGirl Rehearsals at Paisley Park Studios, 11-30-2012 11. I Like It There 12. Let's Work (6-22-2013) 13. Menstrual Cycle (01-07-2013) 14. Plectrumelectrum (01-07-2013) 15. Octopus Heart (01-07-2013) 16. Moon Drop (01-07-2013) 17. The Third Heart Of The Octopus Menstrual Cycle Originally Dropped From The Moon (01-07-2013) 18. Endorphinemachine (06-22-2014) 19. She's Always In My Hair (06-22-2014)

Due to the complexity of this recording, more detailed notes can be reviewed below. As far as a number rating I can honestly give this a 9.0/9.4 due to the fact it is indeed a welcome upgrade to a great show that we can finally put away the countless other versions of! LED ZEPPELIN - 1973-03-16 - Vienna - NEW 4 SOURCE MATRIX Disc 1 01. Introduction [0:57] 02. Rock and Roll (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) [3:48] 03. Over the Hills and Far Away (Page, Plant) [6:41] 04. Black Dog (Jones, Page, Plant) [6:18] 05. Misty Mountain Hop (Jones, Page, Plant) [4:27] 06. Since I've Been Loving You (Jones, Page, Plant) [9:09] 07. Dancing Days (Page, Plant) [5:53] 08. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Jones, Page, Plant) [6:26] 09. The Song Remains the Same (Page, Plant) [5:20] 10. The Rain Song (Page, Plant) [9:19] --- [* = board tape available / optional disc division @ 58:19] Disc 2 11. Dazed and Confused (Page, Holmes) * [28:30] contains: San Fransisco (Phillips) Mars, the Bringer of War (Holst) 12. Stairway to Heaven (Page, Plant) * [10:59] 13. Whole Lotta Love (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) [25:36] contains: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Wexler, Berns, Burke) Boogie Chillun' (Besman, Hooker) * (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Leiber, Stoller) * Let's Have a Party (Robinson) * I Can't Quit You Baby (Dixon) * 14. Heartbreaker (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) * [8:01] Jimmy Page - guitars John Paul Jones - bass, organ John Bonham - drums Robert Plant - vocals MATRIX NOTES: The general aim was to provide the whole concert in as consistent and upgraded a listening experience as could be stitched together from the various recordings which are all incomplete. While there are always some downsides to matrixing analog recordings that have been manually synchronized, it is hoped that the benefits, such as the improved stereo dimension, of the results outweigh those deficiencies. Further lesser quality audience sources than those described below also exist but were not used. AUD source #1: The master was reportedly a TDK SA 90 cassette, which matches the 45 + 45 minutes which are extant and captured tracks 2-8 & 12 and parts of 1, 9, 11, 13. Winston Remaster used for the first part (which is unmatrixed on that version). Best of the audience recordings overall, recorded close to the stage towards one side. The guitar is somewhat buried here. AUD source #2: A lower/medium quality cassette recording at a greater distance to the stage, used only to patch missing AUD sections of tracks 1 & 9-11 (and the encore break before 14). AUD source #3: Captured most of the concert except for the introduction and notably two gaps in DAC. The master reported to have been recorded with Sony mics to Uher Report reel-to-reel. Close to the quality of AUD.1 but with a different sound balance (guitar is prominent, vocals somewhat buried) and recorded towards the other side of the stage. Matrixing with AUD.1 thus allows reproducing the occasional stereo panning effects of the house mix (which are not present on the SBD): guitar break in Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, bow solo in DAC, Theremin in WLL. SBD source: Apparently a 60 minute cassette which contains most of tracks 11-14. However, several minutes of 11/DAC & 13/WLL are missing, as the tape was not flipped immediately when the side or reel A ran out. There was probably another cassette on which the first hour of the concert was recorded (or copied), including the beginning of DAC, with the engineer likely missing some two minutes of the song between the cassettes, after the first one stopped and until recording resumed on a fresh tape. The reason why only the second cassette is available (for this and also certain other dates) is perhaps that someone in or with the band wanted a listening copy of just the songs with improvisation. The mix that was recorded is not exactly the same as what was played over the PA, as some of the delay/reverb effects (particularly on the vocals), as well as the panning, heard on the audience recordings are not present. Track by track breakdown: tr.01: AUD.2+1. AUD.2 contains half a minute more of the pre-show compared to AUD.1, none of which is on AUD.3. 02-08: AUD.1+3. SBD not available for the first part of the show but AUD.1 & 3 run practically without breaks until the end of BYAS. 09: AUD.1/2+3. AUD.1 has breaks during the intro and its side A completely cuts out @ 1:30 into TSRTS; the taper evidently did not flip the tape and resume recording until well into DAC which gap has here been patched with AUD.2. 10: AUD.2+3. AUD.1 thus does not exist for The Rain Song; the lower quality tape of AUD.2 used to substitute. 11: AUD.2/1+3. AUD.1 continues recording @ 5:00 while AUD.3 cuts out around 6:45 for one minute. Both gaps in DAC have been patched by matrixing with AUD.2, except for the section between roughly 2:50 and 4:00 where that tape itself has a discontinuity. 11: SBD & AUD.1+3. SBD cuts in about 15 seconds after AUD.1, i.e., around 5:15 into DAC from which point on it is the main source for the matrix but augmented with AUD.1 & 3 - and some patching from AUD.2 - as far as they are available. 12: SBD & AUD.1+3. AUD.3 has short cuts in the introduction; SBD cuts out after STH ends as the tape side ran out. 13: AUD.1+3 / SBD & AUD.1+3. Side B of the AUD.1 cassette runs out around 10:15 into WLL but SBD continued recording 4 minutes before that. 13-14: SBD & AUD.3. The segment containing the last 13 minutes of WLL and nearly all of Heartbreaker is therefore a matrix of SBD and AUD.3 since AUD.1 was no longer recording. The encore break is largely cut on both sources between the songs: AUD.3 misses about 2:20 of atmosphere while SBD loses only 1:30 and has the first notes of Heartbreaker intact. For the sake of completeness the missing part has again been patched from AUD.2 although the change in sound is noticeable.