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The second CD released by the ShroomAngel label featuring vintage Hands studio recordings. These recordings make up what would have been the bands 2nd LP and date mainly from 1980. This is officially reissued by ShroomAngel Records. -
This is the first release on the Shroom Productions record label begun in 1995. It consisted of tracks mostly from Hands 1977 January Sound recording sessions in Dallas, TX. The CD was put together from that plus an assortment of other tracks because, at the time, it was not known if there would be another Hands CD, we just did not know what the demand would be. Well, some 3000 copies later, and there is STILL demand for this great music. Numerous reviews and consistently high ratings give praise to this band and this CD in particular. Discover them if you have not heard any of their music, I mean, if you love bands like Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Kansas, Yes, Camel, Happy The Man, Gryphon, Greenslade, UK, or PFM. -
Formed in 1972, Hands were originally called Ibis, and then a series of name changes which eventually led to Prism, which they were widely known as, until things got serious. With the production of high quality studio demos, they were forced to change names again, this time for good - with the name HANDS. These early recordings capture them at a time before the studio quality demos, when they were still working small clubs and colleges and playing a lot of covers (albeit very interesting ones). -
EX-/EX Xian Hard Rock -
EX/EX Xian Hard Rock -
In Shrink EX/M- -
2 Shows: London 1975 - Soundboard 9.2 ~~ Rainbow 1975 - Audience 8.8 -
Audience 9.4 - Spectacular! Bonus trx Studio Rehearsals 8.7 -
Audience 6.5 -
Dunstable 1976 Soundboard 9.5 - Every Hawkwind collector surely must have this already in their collection, it’s just too damn good. So few recordings of such an eclectic band, so yeah, this has to be considered a MUST HAVE, and it’s equally cool to find it paired here with another soundboard tape.
Croyden 1977 Soundboard 9.2 -A respectable board tape, the mix does heavily favor guitar, keys are present more during passages where they are supposed to be in the lead. Vocals are out front, also where they need to be. So, it’s a workable mix, not perfect but definitely good for the casual and hard-core fan.
Hawkwind UK 1976-1977 Disc 1 Dunstable, UK. 09-30-1976 1. Paradox 2. Chronoglide Skyway 3. Hassan I Sabbah 4. Brainstorm 5. Wind Of Change 6. Steppenwolf 7. Uncle Sam's On Mars 8. Time For Sale 9. Magnu 10. Welcome To The Future Disc 2 Fairfield Hall Croyden, UK. 09-25-1977 1. Brainstorm 2. High Rise 3. Robot 4. Wind Of Change 5. Jack Of Shadows
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Audience 8.7 - Many fans of the band, especially those who seek out Lemmy period recordings, look to this one as being easily top 3. It is left here untouched, even though to my ears it could use a volume boost but that can be done on the listener's end so it's not a deal-breaker at all. The recording is notable for being clear, and easy to discern Lemmy's immense power bass lines. I'd never heard it prior, so to me it was a very welcome addition to the collection. Hawkwind Gruga Halle, Essen 8 September 1972 1. Intro 2. Technicians Of Spaceship Earth 3. Born to Go 4. Seven by Seven 5. Brainstorm 6. Electronic no 1 7. The Black Corridor 8. Master Of the Universe 9. Paranoia Dave Brock - guiar, vocals Simon King - drums Nik Turner - sax, flute, vocals Lemmy - bass, vocals Del Detmar - synths -
The Glasgow Apollo - Soundboard 9.2 -
Soundboard 8.6 - A strange mix that seems to leave out any bass, although I can hear the bass notes somewhere, I think. Still, it is a recording that you have to appreciate in that it’s reasonably clear which is hard to come by with this very densely layered sound. -
Audience 6.3 - Loud, echoey, boomy -
CD 1 - Audience 8.4 - A real treat, since there are so few good live Hawkwind recordings out there. CD 2 - Audience 7.4 - But all instruments can be heard if a touch lo-fi, and slightly crunchy, it’s still decent for the era and chosen for inclusion on this set because it is listenable compares to some of the other 1977 shows. -
Audience 7.8 - As with most Hawkwind early 70’s aud tapes, it’s a little cluttered being they played so loud but guitars and vocals are prominent in the mix and that REALLY sets this tape above 95% of the others. -
Pro 9.8 -
Audience 7.6 - A valiant capture by the intrepid taper, really has a good feel of the venue but the sound itself is kind of in a strange spot in the spectrum. Still it’s good, but you want it to “move” more to the middle, can’t explain it any other way. -
8.8 - 9.0 - Absolutely enjoyable, excellent recording of a band at the PEAK of their mighty powers, a set list that will blow your mind, a performance that rocks the house...any questions? -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Soundboard 9.2 -
Pro Soundboard 9.7 -
Audience 7.4 -
Audience 9.0 - A great effort by taper to capture this entire show with the kind of results that keep you wanting to enjoy it. Band on fire, audience responds, taper captures it well…yes! Heart Mississippi River Festival Edwardsville, IL 05-06-1979 Disc 1 01. Cook With Fire 04:40 02. High Time 03:38 03. Heartless 04:57 04. Devil Delight 05:09 05. Straight On 04:48 06. Even It Up 05:05 07. Magic Man 03:54 08. Love Alive 05:57 Disc 2 09. Magazine 07:34 10. Mistral Wind 07:24 11. Dog And Butterfly 05:15 12. Silver Wheels 00:28 13. Crazy On You 02:14 14. White Lightning And Wine 06:23 15. Rock And Roll 05:30 16. band introductions 01:32 17. Without You 06:17 ________ 01:20:45 -
Audience 9.0 - A lovely capture, with a massive drum sound and crisp, accurate highs. Just great! -
Radio Broadcast 9.8 -
FM Broadcast 9.1 - Low gen source, almost no tape hiss present and it’s got a nice round, fat sound. Heart Memorial Coliseum Greenville, SC 11.18.83 Master analog recording from broadcast on WNEW-FM 1.-Sleep Alone 2.-Blue Guitar 3.-City's Burning 4.-Crazy On You 5.-Jealousy 6.-Love Mistake 7.-Johnny Moon 8.-Mistral Wind 9.-Straight On 10.-Even It Up 11.-Bebe le Strange 12.-How Can I Refuse 13.-Allies 14.-Barracuda 15.-Magic Man -
CD 1 - Inglewood 1977 - Soundboard 9.2 / CD 2,3 - Fresno - Audience 9.0 -
Audience 8.8 -
Milwaukee 1980 FM Broadcast 8.7 - This was broadcast, the question is, was it recorded professionally and did it sound like this when it was aired? Probably it did not sound like this – because this is below the threshold for what is acceptable for a legitimately broadcast live performance which means it is probably an off-air tape that has suffered from degradation. That being said, it’s been re-mastered and it sounds decent enough to be included in a set which features all soundboards so that says something for it. Vancouver 1981 FM Broadcast 8.8 - This is another one of those not quite living up to radio broadcast expectations probably due to a capture off the air onto cassette tape, regardless it still sounds fine just a bit dated. A re-mastering helped considerably and that is why the show is included in this set. Dortmund 1982 Soundboard 9.1 - Sounds like a large, open air stadium and that atmosphere is preserved onto the tape. A really decent one for the collectors out there. Daytona 1984 Soundboard 9.2 - Wow, the 80’s, and the unique obsession with that (now very dated) certain drum sound that can take any song and make it “new wave” ha ha! Thankfully it’s not the case on every song otherwise I would have said skip this show, but it’s a good, well recorded one so enjoy it. Raleigh 1985 Soundboard 9.4 - Good hard panning of the guitars so that you can distinctly hear each of them as autonomous instruments. A hard rocking sound was mixed on this evening. Heart Love Alive 80-85 Disc 1 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 25, 1980 1. -Radio Advertisement 2. -Bebe Le Strange 3. -Crazy On You 4. -Straight On 5. -Even It Up 6. -Raised On You 7. -Strange Night 8. -Just the Wine 9. -Dog & Butterfly 10. -Down On Me 11. -Mistral Wind 12. -Hijinx - Silver Wheels 13. -Break 14. -Magic Man 15. -Barracuda 16. -Rockin' Heaven Down 17. -Rock & Roll Disc 2 01. -Sweet Darlin' 02. -I'm Down - Long Tall Sally 03. -Unchained Melody Empire Stadium Vancouver, Canada August 2, 1981 04. -Bebe La Strange 05. -Magic Man 06. -Even It Up 07. -Raised On You 08. -Dog And Butterfly 09. -Mistral Wind 10. -Crazy On You 11. -Rockin' Heaven Down 12. -Barracuda 13. -Break 14. -Rock And Roll Disc 3 Westfallenhalle Dortmund, Germany May 28, 1982 01. -Straight On02. -Even It Up 03. -Raised On You 04. -Dog And Butterfly 05. -Tell It Like It Is 06. -Barracuda 07. -Rock And Roll Elland Road Leeds, England May 29, 1982 08. -intro 09. -Bebe Le Strange 10. -Magic Man 11. -Straight On 12. -Even It Up 13. -Tell It Like It Is 14. -Raised On You 15. -Angels 16. -Dog And Butterfly 17. -Silver Wheels 18. -Crazy On You 19. -City's Burning 20. -Barracuda 21. -Rock And Roll Disc 4 Bandshell Daytona Beach, FL March 23, 1984 01. -Jealousy 02. -Magic Man 03. -The Heat 04. -Mistral Wind 05. -For Your Love 06. -Johnny Moon 07. -Straight On 08. -Even It Up 09. -Bebe LeStrange 10. -How Can I Refuse 11. -Allies 12. -Barracuda Dorton Arena Raleigh, NC August 31, 1985 13. -If Looks Could Kill Disc 5 01. -The Wolf 02. -Barracuda 03. -Straight On 04. -Never 05. -These Dreams 06. -Dog And Butterfly 07. -Nobody Home 08. -What He Don't Know 09. -Shell Shock 10. -Bebe Le Strange 11. -Even It Up 12. -How Can I Refuse 13. -What About Love 14. -Magic Man 15. -Allies 16. -band introductions 17. -Crazy On You -
Soundboard 9.7 - Great stuff! -
Audience 7.5 -
Audience 8.4 - There’s some obvious flaws in this tape, what sounds like a rather highly compressed sound, but I have to say if you give it a complete listen you will fall in love with it. Case in point – not to be a spoiler, but while playing Magic Man they riff on some classic Yardbirds and it just makes it for me. Just a little riff is all it took for me. I love this show! An absolutely devastating performance you won’t forget about. -
Soundboard 9.0 -
Pro recording 8.8 - A Tape in desperate need of a remastering. Has everything it needs to be amazing. Right now, it is very good, but take the noise out, boost the right frequencies and you will have something MUCH better. -
Soundboard 9.6 - Another stellar board with the best kick drum sound ever. Right smack dab in the pocket, and it helps to propel the songs “straight on you” as it were. -
Soundboard 8.8 - The band was recording this show, possibly for a live album. Contrary to what you might think of 80’s Heart, there is no wimp out here, they kick major ass! -
Soundboard 9.7 - Hard to get much better than this one! -
Audience 8.2 -
Soundboard 8.8 - This tape shows some signs of age but it is holding its own and is strong in many aspects. The only thing that prevents the higher rating is that there is some “dirt” present, what I mean is just some extracurricular noise present in the mid band, nothing that destroys any enjoyment at all – it is a strong tape as I said, but for a soundboard you expect purity and this one is not pure. Still, I think the setlist answers the question “should I”? Yes. You should. This is a kick ass show and the Zeppelin covers just put it over the top. Heart Waukegan, IL. August 1976 Set List: 1. -The Rover 2. -Rock n' Roll 3. -Heartless 4. -Battle Of Evermore 5. -White Lightning & Wine 6. -Sing Child 7. -Devil Delight 8. -Magic Man 9. -Drum Solo - Magic Man Pt.2 10. -Crazy on You Band Line Up: Ann Wilson Vocals Nancy Wilson Guitar, keyboards and vocals Roger Fisher Guitar Howard Leese Guitar, Keyboards Steve Fossen Bass Guitar Mike Deroiser Drums -
CD issue of a recording made in 1974 but unreleased at the time. Imported from UK, CD is new, never played. -
London and Reading - Audience 7.9 / BBC - Pro 8.8 -
Brand New - Sealed -
CD issue of Canadian hard rock recorded 40 years ago, includes bonus tracks. Imported from UK, CD is SEALED. -
CD issue of Canadian hard rock recorded over 40 years ago, includes bonus tracks. Imported from UK, CD is SEALED. -
Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. Live In Gelsenkirchen, Germany June 7, 1986. -
Audience 9.4 - A killer tape with clear and direct sound as if you are right in front of the mains but no distortion or overload. Good balance too. Nice to hear this band live because the few other boots I've heard of them were really bad sounding. Helloween Loud Park Festival Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan October 27, 2012 01- Opening 02- Are You Metal? 03- Eagle Fly Free 04- Where the Sinners Go 05- Power 06- If I Could Fly 07- Burning Sun 08- Drum Solo 09- I'm Alive 10- Steel Tormentor 11- Future World 12- I Want Out 13- Dr. Stein 14- Burning Sun 15- Steel Tormentor -
Audience 9.5 - This is what a professional audience recording sounds like. Why oh why would anyone bypass a recording of this fidelity simply because it isn’t a board? Ridiculous! This is killer.