Stockholm 1975 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Clear and bright, the only thing my ears notice that could detract is the slight overcrowding in the upper mid frequency but typically that only seems to happen when there’s furious on stage jamming (which I guess when it is this band, that is a lot), but this is minor, this is a great recording and a pleasure to listen to!

Millersville 1975 Audience 8.9 - This is a hot tape! Maybe lacks a little mid-band clarity, but this, again, is kind of being nitpicky seeing as how there’s a lot of soundboard tapes of this band (not so much from ’75 though). This show has seen very little circulation, if any at all, but it deserves to be in every collection and thankfully it is presented here alongside another great sounding show. Yes!

THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA The Forgotten Tapes 1975 Disc 1 KULTURHUSET STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 1975-02-07 1. -Eternity’s Breath 2. -You know, you Know 3. -Sanctuary Disc 2 1. -Introduction 2. -If I can See - Be Happy 3. -Cosmic Strut 4. -Vision Is a Naked Sword Disc 3 State College Millersville, PA. April 19, 1975 01. -Eternity's Breath Pt's 1 & 2 02. -Sanctuary 03. -Vision Is A Naked Sword 04. -Introduction LINEUP: John McLaughlin: el-guitar Ralph Armstrong: el-bass Michael Walden: drums Phil Herschey: cello Bob Knapp: tp, flh, fl, perc Russell Tubbs: as, ss, perc Jean Luc Ponty: el-violin, violin Carol Shive, Steven Kindler: violin

Audience 9.3 - Excellent, clean, and good concert hall vibe on this one. It’s Japan, and the crowd has a penchant to clap during some songs but the recording mitigates it to the point you barely even notice. My guess is that the mics were raised over the crowd in order to achieve that.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Festival Hall Osaka, JP January 18, 1977 01- Workin' For MCA 02- I Ain't The One 03- Saturday Night Special 04- Whiskey Rock-A-Roller 05- That Smell 06- Travelin' Man 07- Ain't No Good Life 08- Gimme Three Steps 09- Call Me The Breeze 10- T For Texas 11- Sweet Home Alabama 12- Free Bird Lineup: Ronnie Van Zant - Lead Vocals Gary Rossington - Guitar Allen Collins - Guitar Steve Gaines - Guitar Leon Wilkeson - Bass Billy Powell - Piano Artimus Pyle - Drums Cassie Gaines - Backing Vocals Leslie Hawkins - Backing Vocals Jojo Billingsley - Backing Vocals

Audience 8.9 - A great effort here by the taper, it’s got a little bit of that “just about to break” quality, where the limits of the tape are just about reached…yet it holds together. This gives the recording an unmistakable intensity, and for that I rate this highly and say it will be most enjoyable to the listener. Roger Waters Great Woods Mansfield MA 22 Aug 1987 DISC 1 1-01 kaos 1 1-02 tempted 1-03 radio waves 1-04 kaos 2 1-05 welcome to the machine 1-06 kaos 3 1-07 who needs information 1-08 money 1-09 kaos 4 1-10 in the flesh 1-11 have a cigar 1-12 pigs 1-13 wish you were here 1-14 mother DISC 2 2-01 kaos 5 2-02 four minutes - molly's song - doreen chanter 2-03 me or him 2-04 powers that be 2-05 setbreak - phone calls 2-06 kaos 6 2-07 going to live in LA 2-08 sunset strip 2-09 kaos 7 2-10 pros and cons of hitch hiking 2-11 kaos 8 2-12 if 2-13 every strangers eyes DISC 3 3-01 not now john 3-02 abitw1 3-03 happiest days 3-04 abitw2 3-05 nobody home 3-06 home 3-07 kaos 9 3-08 four minutes 3-09 tide is turning 3-10 band intro 3-11 crowd 3-12 breathe 3-13 brain damage 3-14 eclipse 3-15 kaos goodnight Roger Waters: Bass, Vocals Graham Broad: Drums Paul Carrack: Keyboards Doreen Chanter: Vocals Mel Collins: Saxophones Andy Fairweather-Low: Guitars Katie Kissoon: Vocals Jay Stapley: Guitars Jim Ladd: The DJ

Audience 8.8 - Previously available as a single track, Watcher Of The Skies was merely a taste of a tantalizing recording that has now been painstakingly restored from the original master cassette and it reveals much more than collectors could have imagined. A really good tape it is, with a nice intimate clarity (relative to the overall mix) of vocals, and a satisfying “thwack” of the drums…I found myself mesmerized by this show and especially a sparkling rendition of “Supper’s Ready”.

Genesis Great Hall, York University York, England, UK February 21st, 1973 01 -Watcher of the Skies 02 -The Musical Box 03 -Get 'Em Out By Friday 04 -Supper's Ready 05 -The Return Of The Giant Hogweed 06 -The Knife

Audience 9.0 - A really fine attempt to capture a loud metal band in a small club. Thankfully it seems the taper came prepared, he found his spot and delivers a stable recording of the entire show. Fates Warning Webster Theater Hartford, CT November 22, 2013 Disc 1 01 Ozzy Intro                3:35 02 The Second Intro            3:16 03 One Thousand Fires            8:00 04 Life in Still Water            5:09 05 One                    4:15 06 A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part III    4:18 07 Another Perfect Day            4:21 08 Down to the Wire            4:23 09 A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part VI    4:15 10 Pieces of Me                3:59 Disc 2 11 I Am                    5:27 12 The Eleventh Hour            8:06 13 Point of View            4:59 14 Firefly                5:41 15 Wish                    4:17 16 A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part XI    3:55 17 Through Different Eyes        4:10 18 Monument                6:12 19 Encore Break                1:56 20 Still Remains               13:25 21 Outro                0:25 Total                     1:44:04 Band Ray Alder - Vocals Jim Matheos - Guitar Mike Abdow - Guitar Joey Vera - Bass Guitar Bobby Jarzombek - Drums  

Audience 9.4 - I love recordings like this! Super loud but not distorted, and right in your face like your sitting on Rory’s side of the PA. It is like the sound is ripping the cloth off the speaker and filling the entire room with fury. Killer! Rory Gallagher The Agora Columbus, Ohio 11/13/82 Disc 1 1. -Shinkicker 2. -Double Vision 3. -Moonchild 4. -I Could've Had Religion 5. -Follow Me 6. -Bad Penny 7. -Jinx 8. -Big Guns 9. -Tattoo'd Lady Disc 2 1. -Philby 2. -Wayward Child 3. -Brute Force & Ignorance 4. -Shadow Play 5. -Drinkin' Down The Bourbon 6. -Bo Diddley 7. -Messin' With The Kid  

Soundboard 9.4 - A biting and aggressive sounding recording that really works great for the 1994 version of Black Sabbath. I personally enjoy rediscovering this band because after Mob Rules I kind of lost track of their career. Black Sabbath The Sting New Britain, CT 1994-02-08 Disc 1 101 -Supertzar 102 -Time Machine 103 -Children Of The Grave 104 -Children Of The Sea 105 -I Witness 106 -The Mob Rules 107 -Into The Void 108 -Psychophobia 109 -Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 -Neon Knights 202 -Immaculate Deception 203 -The Wizard 204 -Cross Of Thorns 205 -Symptom Of The Universe 206 -Headless Cross 207 -Paranoid Hammersmith Odeon London, UK 1994-04-13 208 Iron Man 209 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath  

FM Broadcast 9.6 - The one show to get if you are looking to add the Roger Waters KAOS tour to your collection. Spotless! Roger Waters Coliseum De Quebec Quebec, CAN November, 7, 1987 Disc 1 1. -Radio waves 2. -Welcome To The Machine 3. -Money 4. -In The Flesh 5. -Have A Cigar 6. -Pigs 7. -Wish You were Here 8. -Mother 9. -Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert 10. -Southampton Dock 11. -If 12. -The Powers That Be 13. -The Fish Report With A Beat 14. -KAOS Q & A Disc 2 1. -Molly's Song 2. -Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.1) 3. -The Happiest Days Of Our Lives 4. -Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.2) 5. -Breathe 6. -Brain Damage 7. -Eclipse 8. -Get Back To Radio (demo) 9. -Radio Waves (12" remix) 10. -Going To Live In LA 11. -Money 12. -4 Minutes (video edit) 13. -The Tide Is Turning (video edit) 14. -Towers Of Faith 15. -Folded Flags