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Soundboard 9.0 - Excellent and rare document of an amazing band at an amazing time of their career.…simply put this is an absolute must have! -
Audience 7.4 - 8.3 - Don’t let the ratings dissuade you from this one – for one thing, the material is all remastered and sounding as good as possible, which in most cases you will find it sounds better than most of the mid 70’s Top audience tapes out there. The never before circulated 1969 material sounds particularly good, in fact you might be quite astonished at how good it is. -
Soundboard 9.8 - Exceptional sound and performance make this not only a must have, but a desert island disc! -
Soundboard 9.6 - A legendary, and I mean indispensable recording of the mighty Zep in their prime. This particular version of this well-traveled show is actually a matrix of the newly surfaced soundboard and the excellent audience tape. How sweet it is! (Second night 9-29-71) -
Soundboard 9.5 - Magnifique! Love the cool panning during Dazed. -
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Audience 8.7 to 9.0 (range) - All pretty darn good. Classic early Kiss, and very interesting at times especially when they do the groove rock numbers. Wish they did that more. -
Audience 8.6 - Fantastic audience recording, feels like you are right there! My favorite kind of live tape, a solid 8.6 in sound, atmosphere, energy. More like this please! -
Pro Made non factory pressed compact discs housed in 2 pocket gate fold jacket with full laser printed graphics front, back, inside, discs, and spine. -
Heavy, rural psyche that features pretty acid influenced guitar (putting it mildly) stoned, psychedelic lyrics with an Eastern mysticism pervading. Effects include conch shell through echoplex (yup), flutes, walls of feedback, sort of what you might get if you mixed Ya-Ho-Wa 13 with Tangerine Dream, Loch Ness, Hendrix, and Amon Duul. Out There! -
Dallas based Christian proto-metal band that recorded loads of material and performed live but never actually released anything to the public. Two discs worth of master quality studio demos, and live, tracks. Very competent band that were obviously heavily influenced by the NWOBHM groups especially Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and maybe a healthy dose of classics like Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash with the dual guitar action a lot of the songs feature. Top shelf! -
Released on vinyl, this features excellent multi-layered guitar, ripping bass and drum work, and Ian Gillan inspired vocals with dark, haunting, somewhat blues-tinged hard rock songs. Recorded in Rosenberg, TX. only a single 45 rpm was released, but the tracks on the 7" were from a previous demo recording done in 1974. This and much more is featured on the CD version, where you can hear for yourself why the world should have heard of the name Ottis Coleman, but hopefully now they will get the chance. For fans of Trapeze, Deep Purple. -
Austin band that formed out of the ashes of The Cosmic Head Band circa 1976. These recordings took place over the course of a decade, in various garages, in sweltering heat amidst cases of Lone Star beer and cheap Mexican brick. The results, while a little rough around the edges, are pretty devastating. Twin guitar attack influenced by Rush, Wishbone Ash, Cream, Frank Marino, and Black Sabbath - loads of feedback, wah-wah, dirty and distorted garage acid prog psyche proto-metal. Cool! -
Hard driving Dallas rock band that worked all the clubs back in the day (1972-1975) before changing their name to Brat and slowly moving into a different direction. Featuring the guitar pyrotechnics of Dickey Ferguson, who found a measure of success much later during his stint in US Kids. -
From the ashes of the Moving Sidewalks, former members Tom Moore and Dan Mitchell decided to carry on playing the blues once Billy Gibbons formed ZZ Top and was doing straight up Texas style blues rock. Featuring Hammond B3 organ, the band had a different approach to blues rock but executed with the same kind of unique Texas panache. A single 7" was released but the band recorded quite a bit of material which never saw the light of day. This CD gathers most of those recordings along with a disc full of rare live tracks, of which include Ottis Coleman (Honest John, 1900 Storm, Texas Blend) replacing Tom Moore and Dusty Wakeman (bass) who also happened to be in The Barons and engineered the Honest John album in 1975. -
SDBRD 9.8 - Almost absolutely perfect, like you get both guitars in their own space so you can hear what each player is doing perfectly. This is how I prefer to listen to ACDC! -
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10 Discs featuring live and studio tracks November 15, 1966 Klooks Kleek, London, England Disc 1 01. -Hey Lawdy Mama 02. -Sleepy Time Time 03. -Crossroads 04. -Stepping Out 05. -Sweet Wine 06. -Meet Me In The Bottom 07. -N.S.U. BBC Rhythm and Blues - 1966-12-09 08. -Cat Squirrel 09. -Train Time 10. -Hey Lawdy Mama 11. -I'm So Glad 12. -Tommy Vance with session info. BBC Band Beat - 1967-10-21 13. -Strange Brew 14. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 15. -We're Going Wrong 16. -Tommy Vance with session info. BBC Saturday Club - 1967-05-03 17. -Steppin' Out 18. -Swlabr 19. -The Politition 20. -Tommy Vance with session info. Disc 2 BBC Saturday Club & Simon On Sunday between Nov 1966 - Oct 1967 01. -From Four Until Late 02. -I Feel Free 03. -N.S.U. 04. -Take It Back 05. -Born Under A Bad Sign 06. -Outside Woman Blues 07. -Alan Freeman with session info. Ricky Tick Club London, UK. April 22, 1967 08. -Sunshine Of Your Love 09. -Hey Lawdy Mama 10. -Sweet Wine 11. -Rollin' And Tumblin' 12. -Spoonful 13. -Sitting On Top Of The World 14. -Toad Disc 3 The Lost Session: Disraeli Gears Demos Ryemuse Studios, London, on March 15, 1967 01. -Blue Condition - studio rehearsal 02. -Blue Condition 03. -SWLABR - studio rehearsal 04. -SWLABR - studio rehearsal 05. -SWLABR - backing track 06. -SWLABR 07. -Hey Now Princess - studio rehearsal 08. -Hey Now Princess - breakdown 09. -Hey Now Princess 10. -Take It Back - studio rehearsal 11. -Take It Back - backing track 12. -Take It Back - studio rehearsal 13. -Take It Back 14. -Clearout - breakdown 15. -Clearout 16. -Weird Of Hermiston - studio rehearsal 17. -Weird Of Hermiston - backing track 18. -Weird Of Hermiston - studio rehearsal 19. -Weird Of Hermiston 20. -We're Going Wrong - studio rehearsal 21. -We're Going Wrong 22. -Clearout - backing track Disc 4 Detroit Grande Ballroom Detroit, Michigan October 15, 1967 1. -Tales of Brave Ulysses 2. -NSU 3. -Sitting On Top of the World 4. -Sweet Wine 5. -Rolling and Tumbling 6. -Spoonful Disc 5 Detroit Cont'd 1. -Steppin' Out 2. -Train time 3. -Toad 1968-11-04 Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, RI 4. -Spoonful 5. -Toad Disc 6 Montreal, Canada June 11, 1968 1. -Introduction 2. -Tales of Brave Ulysses 3. -Sunshine of Your Love 4. -Sittin' On Top of the World 5. -N.S.U. 6. -Train Time 7. -Steppin' Out 8. -Toad Disc 7 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. Sept. 10, 1967 1. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 2. -Sunshine Of Your Love 3. -N.S.U. 4. -Sitting On Top Of The World 5. -Stepping Out 6. -Traintime Disc 8 Brandeis cont'd 1. -Toad 2. -Spoonful 3. -Sweet Wine 4. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 5. -Sunshine Of Your Love June 15, 1968 Oakdale Music Theatre, Wallingford, CT. 6. -White Room 7. -Politician 8. -I'm So Glad 9. -Sitting On Top Of The World Disc 9 Oakdale Music Theatre Cont'd 01. -Crossroads 02. -Sunshine of Your Love 03. -Train Time 04. -Spoonful 05. -Toad Disc 10 Fresh Cream Outtakes & Acetates (July - August 1966 Rayrik Studios, Chalk Farm, London, England + September - November 1966 Ryemuse Studios, Mayfair, London, England) 01. Cat’s Squirrel 02. Beauty Queen 03. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ 04. Coffee Song 05. Toad 06. Sweet Wine 07. I Feel Free 08. I Feel Free 09. I Feel Free 10. I Feel Free 11. Wrapping Paper 12. Wrapping Paper 13. You Make Me Feel 14. You Make Me Feel 15. Sleepy Time Time 16. Sweet Wine 17. I’m So Glad 18. Wrapping Paper 19. From Four Until Late 20. Cat’s Squirrel -
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All known live recordings plus selections from Morgan Studios 1969 - 10 Discs Disc 1: Konserthallen Liseberg Liseberg Nojespark Goteborg, Sweden June 18, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Sleeping In The Ground 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Under My Thumb 5. -Can't Find My Way Home 6. -Do What You Like 7. -Presence Of The Lord 8. -Means To An End 9. -Had To Cry Today Disc 2: Madison Sq. Garden New York, NY July 12, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Sleeping In The Ground 4. -Well All Right 5. -Presence Of The Lord 6. -Sea Of Joy 7. -Do What You Like 8. -Means To An End Disc 3: **Milwaukee Community College Milwaukee, WI July 26, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Sleeping In The Ground 4. -Well All Right 5. -Presence Of The Lord 6. -Do What You Like 7. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 4: Almeda County Coliseum Oakland, CA August 14, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Presence Of The Lord 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Means to An End 5. -Do What You Like BONUS 6. -Instrumental Jam (first studio session with EC, Winwood, & Baker 7. -Cant Find My Way Home (un-released- studio alternative) Disc 5: Fairgrounds Arena Santa Barbara, CA August 16, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Had To Cry Today 4. -Sleeping In The Ground 5. -Crossroads 6. -Presence Of The Lord 7. -Means To An End 8. -Do What You Like 9. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 6: Hemisphere Arena San Antonio, TX August 20, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Had To Cry Today 4. -Sleeping In The Ground 5. -Crossroads 6. -Presence Of The Lord 7. -Means To An End 8. -Do What You Like 9. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 7 Blind Faith - Chicago International Amphitheater Chicago, IL July 27, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Crossroads 4. -Do What You Like Part 1 5. -Do What You Like Part 2 Disc 8 UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California August 26th 1969 1. -Announcement 2. -Well Allright 3. -Can't Find My Way Home 4. -Had To Cry Today 5. -Sleeping In The Ground 6. -Crossroads 7. -Presence Of The Lord 8. -Means To An End 9. -Do What You Like 10. -Drums Solo - Do What You Like - Band Intro Disc 9 Blind Faith Unknown Venue 1. -Well All Right 2. -Presence Of The Lord 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Means To An End 5. -Do What You Like 6. -Sleeping In The Ground 7. -Under My Thumb Disc 10 BLIND FAITH Rehearsals Morgan Studios, London, Feb. 1969 Excellent mono/stereo studio recordings repitched and remastered 01. -Well Alright (take 1) 02. -Untitled #1 (version 1) 03. -Sleeping In The Ground 04. -Untitled #2 05. -Well Alright (takes 8 & 9) 06. -Untitled Blues # 1 07. -Sea Of Joy 08. -Untitled # 1 (version 2 & 3) 09. -Well Alright (take 14) -
Soundboard 9.5 - Wow! Man, this is totally unexpected and will brighten your day (week, or month even!) like nothing else. A brand new discovery and it's a one/two punch with back to back soundboard recordings of Diver Down tour Van Halen, a tour that previously featured a measley two board tapes in existence. Well, it's not a perfect score, but the imperfections are a tiny price to pay for the glorious sounds present here! Each tape in slightly incomplete, but in places that the other show fills in so you end up hearing the music that makes up a complete Diver Down tour setlist. Basically, the sound engineer most likely had to stop rolling in certain spots in order to make tape changes, but all you have to do is look at each nights set list to see how it shakes out, and, thankfully some good editing has smoothed over some of the stops. As I listened, if I hadn't known there were cuts, I probably would not have been the wiser, basically unless you know where the cuts are you won't notice. But, the SOUND man! The sound is great, I really get to hear Michael Anthony's articulate bass playing, and he's all over the place with fills and runs! You kind of lose that detail in most Van Halen recordings. Eddie is just lighting it up as always, but it sounds especially amazing on these two tapes. The interplay is magic, I don't care if the band had their shortcomings personally, with each other, with whoever, it doesn't show on stage. Somebody get me a doctor, I just got double dosed with prime era Van halen soundboards I've never heard before! What an unbelievable find.
Van Halen The Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts 22 October 1982 Disc 1 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 Disc 2 14 Drum Solo II 15 Everybody Wants Some!! - Dave Talks 16 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 17 Dance The Night Away 18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19 Dave Acoustic Solo 20 Pretty Woman 21 Guitar Solo 22 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 23 You Really Got Me Disc 3 The Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts 24 October 1982 Disc 3 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 Disc 4 14 Drum Solo II 15 Everybody Wants Some!! - Dave Talks - Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 16 Dance The Night Away 17 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 18 Guitar Solo 19 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 20 Bottoms Up! 21 You Really Got Me 22 Happy Trails 23 You Really Got Me (Reprise) -
Audience 8.6 - By all accounts, this is a real find! First, you get a rare tape that only recently has surfaced, and then it's from a poorly documented tour AND best of all it sounds pretty decent! It's just a great day to be a DLR era Van Halen collector.
VAN HALEN 1980 World Invasion Tour / Women and Children First San Antonio Convention Center Arena San Antonio, TX August 27, 1980 Disc 1 01. Romeo Delight 02. Bottoms Up! 03. Drum Solo 04. Runnin' With The Devil 05. Dave talks 06. Tora! Tora! - Loss of Control 07. Take Your Whiskey Home 08. Dance The Night Away 09. Women in Love 10. Jamie's Cryin' Disc 2 11. Bright Lights, Big City 12. Everybody Wants Some!! 13. And The Cradle Will Rock... 14. Guitar Solo 15. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 16. Ice Cream Man (Encore) Van Halen: David Lee Roth - Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar Eddie Van Halen - Guitar, Backing vocals Michael Anthony - Bass, Keyboards, Backing vocals Alex Van Halen - Drums -
Audience 8.9 - A recording that seems to “rise above” the din because literally it sounds like the mic was over the crowd. It makes for a more immersive experience, and the fact that the dynamics are good and the sound is clear…well it just goes to prove once again that a well made audience tape is more than welcome in any real live music collection.
David Gilmour Beacon Theatre New York City, NY May 23, 1984 Disc 1 01 Until We Sleep 02 All Lovers Are Deranged 03 Love On The Air 04 Mihalis 05 Cruise 06 Short And Sweet 07 Money 08 Out Of The Blue Disc 2 09 Let's Get Metaphysical 10 You Know I'm Right 11 Run Like Hell 12 Blue Light 13 Band Introduction 14 Murder 15 Near The End 16 Comfortably Numb
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Soundboard 9.7 - I give this a stellar and glowing review and consider it an absolute must have for any self-respecting ACDC….no, wait, any self-respecting rock music fan. Why? Because, even though the old tape has an occasional drop out (rarely), it is so fucking electrifying, exciting, and pure that you can’t help but bang your head to it…the entire show! The combination of the superb live mix that maintains 100% live energy, there’s no mixing the life out of this bad boy, and the amazing performance all contribute to must have status. I love how I can hear Malcolm so distinctly, and even the bass notes come through…but the drums, that insistent rat a tat snare just makes this tape a winner bar-none. The bonus concert on disc two is also a board tape, and it has a different feel to it but it is also amazing. Get it man!
ACDC Austin, Texas, USA Erwin Centre October 11, 1985 *Bonus Tracks: Dallas, Texas, USA Reunion Arena October 12, 1985 Disc 1 01 Fly On The Wall 02 Back In Black 03 Shake Your Foundations 04 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 05 You Shook Me All Night Long 06 Sin City 07 Jailbreak 08 The Jack 09 Shoot To Thrill 10 Highway To Hell 11 Sink The Pink 12 Whole Lotta Rosie Disc 2 01 Let There Be Rock 02 Hells Bells 03 T.N.T. 04 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 05 Back In Black * 06 Shake Your Foundations * 07 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap * 08 You Shook me All Night Long * 09 The Jack * 10 Shoot To Thrill * 11 Sink The Pink * 12 Let There Be Rock * 13 T.N.T. *
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Audience 9.6 - After allowing the soundman to adjust during the first few minutes of the show, what you soon will discover is that this is one of the best ’77 shows ever. Not just for sound quality, but performance. Just amazing in every way…and an absolute must have.
Yes The Forum Inglewood, CA September 24, 1977 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Parallels 03 I've Seen All Good People 04 Close To The Edge 05 Wonderous Stories 06 Colours Of The Rainbow 07 Turn Of The Century 08 Tour Song Disc 2 09 And You And I 10 Going For The One 11 Flight Jam 12 Awaken 13 Starship Trooper 14 Roundabout -
Audience 9.5 - Many of you will be surprised by my rare high rating for an audience tape…but man, I gotta tell you, this is 100% justified. Yes, it’s sonically really nice, but it delivers that magical quality that real fans know about and is kind of hard to explain the uninitiated. Let me try: you feel like you are seated there at the show, you feel the anticipation, you know what is about to happen yet can’t quite believe how actually incredible it truly is. Enough hyperbole, you get it, I love this one. But to be fair, the recording quality is more like a 9.2, still great, but it’s the atmosphere, the spaciousness, the rolling drums that seem to pan across the speakers, the great sound mix, all of it equals pure magic and a legitimate 9.5. Queen Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 20, 1977 Disc 2 01 We Will Rock You intro 02 Brighton Rock 03 Somebody To Love 04 Death On Two Legs 05 Killer Queen 06 Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 07 I'm In Love With My Car 08 Get Down Make Love 09 The Millionaire Waltz 10 You're My Best Friend 11 Liar 12 Love Of My Life 13 '39 Disc 2 14 My Melancholy Blues 15 White Man 16 The Prophet's Song 17 Guitar Solo 18 The Prophet's Song (reprise) 19 Now I'm Here 20 Stone Cold Crazy 21 Bohemian Rhapsody 22 Keep Yourself Alive 23 Tie Your Mother Down 24 We Will Rock You* 25 We Are The Champions 26 Sheer Heart Attack 27 Jailhouse Rock 28 God Save The Queen -
Studio 8.8 - This is a band recorded project obviously. Like it was done on a boom box, but a good boom box because you can just tell it was loud in the room and it’s not ideal but it gets the job done. So, it’s a tad overdriven in a good way – raw, and loud, and VAN HALEN in about as real a way as it could be. Very fun to listen to and classic fly on the wall stuff. VAN HALEN 1979 Tour Rehearsals 1 -Running with the devil 2 -On Fire 3 -Bass 4 -Your No Good 5 -Talking 6 -Bass - Drums 7 -Bright lights Big City 8 -Somebody get Me a Doctor 9 -Light up the Sky 10 -Dave Talks 11 -Dance the Night Away 12 -Beautiful Girls 13 -Eddie Guitar Solo Jam - Sound Check 14 -Eddie Acoustic Jam Home Demo 15 -Bass and Drums 1 16 -Bass And Drums 2 17 -Bass And Drums 3 18 -Bass And Drums 4 19 -Bass And Drums 5 -
Audience 8.8 – This is NOT the Monsters of Rock show, it’s actually the last DLR (classic era) show and it’s pretty good! It’s not super close up or terribly far from stage, seems to be in a nice spot and everything is clear with decent dynamics. Now, it’s a recording from a rowdy crowd but even with that I felt they did not ruin this or intrude unnecessarily – in fact it seemed they wanted to listen to the band and not hold conversations or stupid hooting and whistling during songs. Fantastic! Van Halen Stadion am Dutzendteich Nurnberg, Germany 1984-09-02 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -House Of Pain 08. -Bass Solo 09. -I’ll Wait 10. -Everybody Wants Some Disc 2 11. -Oh, Pretty Woman 12. -1984 13. -Jump 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Panama 16. -You Really Got Me 17. -Happy Trails – You Really Got Me (reprise) Disc 3 Single cam (on stage) video w/sound. DVD -
Soundboard 9.8 - Damn near perfection here. There are a couple of very desirable boards from this tour and this, by far, is one of them. Grab it! Rush Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte, North Carolina June 14, 1992 DISC 1 01 - Force Ten 5:01 02 - Limelight 4:21 03 - Freewill 4:04 04 - Distant Early Warning 4:26 05 - Time Stand Still 6:16 06 - Dreamline 5:07 07 - Bravado 6:53 08 - Roll The Bones 6:06 09 - Show Don't Tell 6:17 10 - The Big Money 6:30 11 - Ghost Of A Chance 5:32 DISC 2 01 - Vital Signs 4:52 02 - The Analog Kid 5:24 03 - The Trees 5:12 04 - Where's My Thing 5:28 05 - The Rhythm Method 7:46 06 - Closer To The Heart 4:43 07 - Xanadu 6:39 08 - Superconductor 5:07 09 - Tom Sawyer 6:03 10 - The Spirit Of Radio 4:50 11 - 2112 Overture 1:28 -
Audience 8.7 - One of those tapes that you have to force yourself past the first song which gets mauled as the taper seemingly works to find his spot and get all his shit together…but then it just opens up to a much better experience. It kind of feels like going from the mud puddle to a waterfall, but in reality the tape is still only a little above average – but muddy it is not and that is great news to Van Halen collectors who seek every DLR recording in existence. Van Halen Rosemont Horizon Chicago, IL. 1984-03-13 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -Cathedral 08. -House Of Pain 09. -Bass Solo 10. -Jamie's Crying 11. -I'll Wait 12. -Keyboard Solo Disc 2 13. -Everybody Wants Some 14. -Girl Gone Bad 15. -1984 16. -Jump 17. -Guitar Solo 18. -Oh, Pretty Woman 19. -Panama 20. -You Really Got Me 21. -Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love -
Studio Quality 9.3 - Astounding and revelatory, this is indispensable to anyone who remotely appreciated rock and roll music…regardless of the association with band members named Van Halen…I am saying that if you like rock and roll music this stuff is essential listening. Now, if you were a fan of the Van Halen brand rock sound, well, yeah it is kinda obvious how important these demos are and this collection features them in excellent quality. Van Halen 'Before The Eruption' Studio & Rehearsal Recordings Gene Simmons Demos 1976 & Warner Bros. Demos 1977 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - On Fire 03 - Woman In Love 04 - House Of Pain 05 - Runnin' With The Devil 06 - She's The Woman 07 - Let's Get Rockin' 08 - Big Trouble 09 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 10 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 11 - Put Out The Lights 12 - Let's Get Rockin' 13 - We Die Bold 14 - Voodoo Queen 15 - Little Dreamer 16 - House Of Pain 17 - Runnin' With The Devil 18 - On Fire 19 - Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone 20 - Bring On The Girls 21 - Young & Wild 22 - Last Night 23 - Light In The Sky 24 - Get The Show On The Road Disc 2 01 - D.O.A. 02 - Somebody Get Me A Doctor 03 - Show Your Love 04 - She's The Woman 05 - Put Out The Lights 06 - Big Trouble 07 - I Wanna Be Your Lover 08 - Feel Your Love Tonight 09 - In A Simple Rhyme 10 - Piece Of Mind 11 - You Really Got Me 12 - Happy Trails 13 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14 - House Of Pain 15 - Runnin' With The Devil 16 - On Fire Rehearsals From Pasadena Convention Center, October 15, 1977 17 - On Fire 18 - Voodoo Queen 19 - Atomic Queen 20 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 21 - On Fire Disc 1 Tracks 12-24 Disc 2 Tracks 1-12 are from the 1977 demo produced by Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin for Warner Bros. in Los Angeles late 1977. Disc 2 Tracks 13-16 are unused sessions and alternate takes. Disc 2 Tracks 17-21 are rehearsals from Pasadena, Ca. USA Convention Center October 15, 1977 -
Audience 9.3 - Fantastic! Wow, I’d never heard this one previously and it’s a real revelation. Open, great stereo pan, and for once I actually heard the keyboards and I could not even believe some of the little quirky bits that it added to the music. Just listen to Crazy Train and you will hear some sounds that are NOT the guitar, almost kind of funny. Great great stuff, this is a must have! Ozzy Osbourne Milwaukee Mecca Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. January 22nd 1982 01 - Over The Mountain 02 - Mr Crowley 03 - Crazy Train 04 - Revelation Mother Earth 05 - Steal Away The Night 06 - Suicide Solution 07 - Guitar Solo - Drum Solo 08 - Goodbye To Romance 09 - I Don't Know 10- I Don't Know 2 11 - No Bone Movies 12 - Believer 13 - Flying High Again 14 - Iron Man 15 - Children Of The Grave 16 - Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.8 - Superb is how I would define this recording. If you have any interest in any of the musicians from Jefferson Starship and Jefferson Airplane than I highly recommend this one. This gig eventually led to the members deciding to go tour. HOT TUNA The Fillmore San Francisco, CA 03-04-88 w/Paul Kantner, *w/Papa John Creach, +w/Will Scarlett, #w/Grace Slick Disc 1 1. -I Know You Rider 2. -Hesitation Blues 3. -Walkin' Blues 4. -Other Side Of This Life 5. -The Bag I'm In 6. -I'll Be All Right Someday 7. -99 Year Blues 8. -Mariel 9. -Intro To Grace 10. -Wooden Ships 11. -Intro To Papa John 12. -3rd Week In The Chelsea 13. -Down Home Blues 14. -Keep On Truckin' Disc 2 1. -Intro 2. -Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning 3. -Candyman 4. -I See The Light 5. -Martha 6. -Embryonic Journey 7. -Ice Age 8. -Carlos Vonseca 9. -San Francisco Bay Blues 10. -Genesis 11. -Parchman Farm+ 12. -Good Shepherd 13. -Grace Speaks Disc 3 1. -Papa John Intro 2. -Let Us Get Together Right Down Here 3. -John's Other 4. -Vampire Women*+ 5. -Have You Seen The Stars Tonight? 6. -Mann's Fate 7. -Put It In My Hands 8. -I'm Movin' 9. -Killing Time In The Crystal City 10.-Water Song 11. -America 12. -Volunteers -
Audience 9.1 - Small club vibe permeates this very intimate recording as Al sings his songs with a crack band behind him…often chatting it up with the audience who responds in kind. As I listened, I could not help but think this music really reminds me of Lou Reed, with less bratty New York attitude and more gay San Francisco. Al Stewart Band Wolfgangs San Francisco, Ca. 1983-08-11 01. -Unknown Title 02. -Unknown Title 03. -Time Passages 04. -Cafe Society 05. -Almost Lucy 06. -Rumours of War 07. -Intros - On The Border 08. -Accident On 3rd Street 09. -Valentino Way 10. -Intros - Year Of The Cat 11. -End of the Day 12. -If It Doesn't Come Haturally Leave It 13. -Paint By Number Al Stewart: vocals, guitars Peter White: guitars, keyboards, bass Adam Yurman: bass, guitars Kaz: Alto sax, keyboards Steve Chapman: drums -
Upper Darby 1975 Audience 8.7 - This is not an easy one to pull off – you have to give a lot of credit to this taper as he’s trying to capture an excessively loud and aggressive rock band in a smallish club. That means you’d better be in a good spot with a tape machine that can prevent distortion due to high volume. Taper got those two essentials right. What is the flaw then? I would say unless you are super picky, you really will understand the value of this tape. Good sound quality, you hear everything (both guitars clear!), drums, bass even! So it isn’t board tape perfect, but I think this rare 1975 audience tape belongs in every fan’s collection. It is that good. Central Park 1975 Soundboard 9.8 - What a thrill this is! Man, if you can’t get excited listening to this you are dead. This recording wakes the dead! Get ready for max rock madness in crystal clear excellence. Ted Nugent Live '75 Disc 1 Tower Theater Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania May 3, 1975 01. Intro 02. Hibernation 03. Stranglehold 04. Lady Luck 05. Pony Express 06. Tuning Up 07. Queen Of The Forest 08. Living In The Woods 09. Where Have You Been All My Life 10. Feedback Frenzy 11. Papa's Will Disc 2 Schaeffer Music Festival Central Park New York, NY August 29, 1975 01. -Hibernation 02. -Stormtroopin' 03. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 04. -Stranglehold 05. -Motor City Madhouse Ted Nugent - lead guitar, vocals Derek St Holmes - vocals & rhythm guitar Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums -
Soundboard 9.3 - There are quite a few board tapes from this period, so which ones do you get? After listening to this one, I really think it’s one of the ones to get. Great sound, but a really strong performance (when did they not?) too.
The Police "Live In Melbourne '81" Disc 1 01 Voices Inside My Head 02 Don't Stand So Close To Me 03 Walking On The Moon 04 Death Wish 05 Fallout 06 Man In A Suitcase 07 Bring On The Night 08 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 09 Truth Hits Everybody 10 Shadows In The Rain Disc 2 01 When The World Is Running Down 02 The Bed's Too Big Without You 03 Driven To Tears 04 Message In A Bottle 05 Roxanne 06 Can't Stand Losing You 07 So Lonely -
Pro Broadcast 9.3 - It’s always a treat to hear the dual guitar period in nice, clear quality because there’s a lot to dive into. Now, I know Pat Travers Band as a dual guitar configuration did not last but while it did it was fire. This is proof. Pat Travers Detroit, Michigan April 30, 1980 01 Rock & Roll Susie 02 Hooked On Music 03 Gettin' Better 04 Your Love Can't Be Right 05 Life In London 06 Stevie 07 Born Under A Bad Sign 08 Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) 09 band intros~ Crash & Burn 10 The Big Event 11 Snortin' Whiskey 12 Hammerhead (with drum solo) Pat Travers - guitar, vocals Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass Tommy Aldridge - drums Pat Thrall - guitar -
Audience 9.3 - An excellent capture of a great performance by the entire band. With a recording like this where taper is using high quality equipment, the end result is only as good as the PA sound since that is what your mics capture. In the case of Dio, I am sure they have a multi-million dollar PA system and expert sound engineers at the desk. The live sound is well mixed and powerful. DIO Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME. September 9th 1985 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -King of Rock and Roll 3 -Like The Beat Of A Heart 4 -Don't Talk To Strangers 5 -Hungry For Heaven 6 -The Last In Line 7 -Holy Diver 8 -The Last In Line (reprise) 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Heaven And Hell 11 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 12 -Keyboard Solo - Guitar Solo 13 -Sacred Heart 14 -Rock 'n' Roll Children 15 -Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 16 -Man On The Silver Mountain 17 -Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise) 18 -Stand Up And Shout 19 -Rainbow In The Dark 20 -Thank You Goodnight THE BAND Ronnie James Dio vocals Vivian Campbell guitar Jimmy Bain bass backing vocals Vinny Appice drums Claude Schnell keyboards -
Levittown 1981 FM Broadcast 9.3 - Crisp and nicely mixed for broadcast this recording does not suffer from any degradation or compression, it’s wonderful! London 1984 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Excellent quality recording with some atmosphere to give you a sense of space, so not what I would call a direct to board feed, it was recorded and mixed for air and has that distinct feel to it. Blue Oyster Cult Spit Levittown, New York June 15, 1981 Disc 1 01 -Dr Music 02 -ETI 03 -Burnin' For You 04 -Fire Of Unknown Origin 05 -Cities On Flame 06 -Joan Crawford 07 -Flaming Telepaths 08 -Veteran of Psychic Wars 09 -ME 262 10 -Hot Rails To Hell 11 -Godzilla 12 -Born To Be Wild Disc 2 13 -Heavy Metal 14 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 15 -Roadhouse Blues Hammersmith Odeon London, England 14 February 1984 16 -Introduction 17 -ME-262 18 -E.T.I. 19 -Born To Rock 20 -Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll 21 -Take Me Away 22 -Shooting Shark 23 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 24 -Born To Be Wild 25 -Let Go 26 -Outro -
Soundboard 9.1 - Fantastic! I’ve always known there was something recorded at the famous Whiskey-A-Go-Go by the band but had never run across it until now. It’s a nice and relaxed show with great guitar interplay (as usual) and tight backing (listen to Berry’s bass solo it’s on point). THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Whiskey A-Go-Go Los Angeles, CA January 24, 1970 1. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' 2. Stormy Monday 3. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 4. Trouble No More 5. Dreams 6. Mountain Jam -
Audience 8.8 - This came as a total surprise as I never knew it existed…and man, I gotta tell ya this is f’kin AWESOME! This is a band that is crucial to the burgeoning British punk movement but they owe more to the MC5 than the Sex Pistols. This one off show features the band going under the moniker The Doomed because they have a certain Lemmy Kilmister on bass. What a high energy, totally wild and crazy fun gig too! Good sound quality, thankfully! Great setlist with a nice handful of covers that highlight their influences (they even do Silver Machine from Hawkwind!). Lots to get into with this little slice of history. Les Punks Electric Ballroom London, England 01. Jet Boy Jet Girl 02. Stretcher Case 03. Anti-Pope 04. Second Time Around 05. Problem Child 06. Silver Machine(Hawkwind) 07. Burgler 08. Looking At You(MC5) 09. Help(Beatles) 10. Marching Men(Rich Kids) 11. Stab Your Back 12. City Kids(Motorhead) 13. New Rose 14. I Feel Alright(The Stooges) 15. Neat Neat Neat Dave Vanian: Vocals Captain Sensible: Guitar & Vocal Lemmy Kilmister: Bass Rat Scabies: Drums -
Audience 8.9 - A recording that seems to be, if I had to guess, somewhere mid crowd but manages to bring you closer to the action. Great separation of instruments and a clear capture with zero tape noise so you can almost hear the pot smoke swirling above your head ha ha! But, this is quite good, and mesmerizing, so have a great trip as you put your time machine headphones on and set it to Seattle in ’76. Cat Stevens Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA 1976-03-06 Disc 1 01. The Wind 02. Moonshadow 03. Where Do The Children Play 04. Another Saturday Night 05. Hard Headed Woman 06. King Of Trees 07. Whistlestar 08. Sitting 09. Sun - C79 10. Lady D'Arbanville 11. Banapple Gas 12. Instrumental 13. Majik of Majiks 14. Tuesday's Dead 15. I Love My Dog Disc 2 16. How Can I Tell You 17. The Hurt 18. Sad Lisa 19. Two Fine People 20. Oh Very Young 21. Blue Monday 22. Father And Sun 23. Ruins 24. Peace Train 25. Wild World 26. Jzero 27. Bitterblue Band Members: Cat Stevens - guitars, piano, lead vocals Alun Davies - guitars, vocals Mark Warner - guitars, bazouki Bruce Lynch - bass Jean Roussel - hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer, piano Gerry Conway - drums percussion Chico Batera - percussion Larry Steele - percussion, flute, acoustic guitar, bass Kimberley Carlson - backing vocals Angela Howell - backing vocals Sue Lynch - backing vocals -
Audience 9.5 - Outstanding, dynamic, and super clear recording that takes you right back to this night, in fact this tape probably sounds better than what you would have heard in your seats at the gig. Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 26, 1979 Disc 1 01 Siberian Khatru 02 Heart Of The Sunrise 03 Future Times - Rejoice 04 Circus Of Heaven THE BIG MEDLEY 05 Time And A Word 06 Long Distance Runaround 07 Survival 08 The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 09 Perpetual Change 10 Soon 11 The Clap Disc 2 12 And You And I 13 Starship Trooper 14 Rick Wakeman Solo 15 Awaken 16 Tour Song (Long Beach) 17 I've Seen All Good People 18 Roundabout -
Audience 9.3 - This tape reminds me very much of the excellent Osaka 84 recording, it’s bright and atmospheric. I gave this one a very high rating because it’s right up there with the Osaka show. RUSH Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, B.C., Canada May 19, 1984 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - The Spirit Of Radio 03 - Subdivisions 04 - The Body Electric 05 - The Enemy Within 06 - The Weapon 07 - Witch Hunt 08 - New World Man 09 - Between The Wheels 10 - Red Barchetta Disc 2 11 - Distant Early Warning 12 - Red Sector A 13 - Closer To The Heart 14 - Afterimage 15 - YYZ 16 - 2112 The Temples Of Syrinx 17 - Tom Sawyer 18 - Red Lenses 19 - Drum Solo 20 - Red Lenses (reprise) 21 - Vital Signs 22 - Finding My Way 23 - In The Mood -
Soundboard 9.3 - A pretty crisp sounding board tape, it definitely has not been gen’d down I can tell you that for sure! The band is tight man, they've always been but here they sound frighteningly precise. For me, 1994 is not that long ago in my mind – but damn it’s 29 years ago YIKES! RUSH Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 7, 1994 Disc 1 01. -Intro - Dreamline 6:46 02. -The Spirit Of Radio 4:53 03. -The Analog Kid 5:17 04. -Cold Fire 5:23 05. -Time Stand Still 5:52 06. -Nobody's Hero 5:09 07. -Roll The Bones 6:02 08. -Animate 7:14 09. -Stick It Out 5:17 10. -Double Agent 4:55 11. -Limelight 4:27 Disc 2 01. -Bravado 6:29 02. -Mystic Rhythms 5:55 03. -Closer To The Heart 5:38 04. -Show Don't Tell 5:25 05. -Leave That Thing Alone 5:58 06. -The Rhythm Method 7:18 07. -The Trees 5:17 08. -Xanadu 6:31 09. -Hemispheres: Prelude 4:14 10. -Tom Sawyer 4:58 -
Audience 9.3 - A nicely done job this one. A warm sound, with emphasis on clear and crisp drums, bright vocals, detailed bass, and percussive keys but all in all really I find the sound mix relaxing and I sank right into this recording for the duration. You will too. Genesis Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, UK. 4-30-1980 Disc 1 01 Deep In The Motherlode 02 Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 03 Carpet Crawlers 04 Squonk 05 One For The Vine 06 The Story Of Albert 07 Behind The Lines 08 Duchess 09 Guide Vocal 10 Turn It On Again 11 Duke's Travels 12 Duke's End Disc 2 11 Say It's Alright Joe 12 The Lady Lies 13 Ripples 14 Band Introduction 15 In The Cage 16 The Colony Of Slippermen 17 Afterglow 18 Follow You, Follow Me 19 Dance On A Volcano 20 Drum Duet 21 Los Endos 22 I Know What I Like 23 The Knife -
Audience 8.7 - This tape has one thing really going for it, and that is it is surprisingly clear, maybe not super close to the stage but that means there’s no distortion…there’s also no boominess, and there’s some good live atmosphere. The mix is decent, and overall this tape can be really enjoyed by anyone but let me tell you why I love it – because they play my fave Thin Lizzy song “Opium Trail” so there ya go. Thin Lizzy Warner Theater Washington, D.C., U.S.A. October 17, 1977 Disc One 1. -Intro - Soldier Of Fortune 2. -Jailbreak 3. -Johnny 4. -Warriors 5. -Dancing In The Moonlight 6. -Massacre 7. -Still In Love With You 8. -Cowboy Song 9. -The Boys Are Back In Town Disc Two 1. -Opium Trail 2. -Don't Believe A Word 3. -Emerald 4. -Bad Reputation - drum solo 6. -Me And The Boys 7. -The Rocker Phil Lynott - bass & lead vocals Scott Gorham - guitar & vocals Brian Robertson - guitar, keyboard & vocals Brian Downey -drums John Earle - saxophone on "Dancing In The Moonlight" -
Soundboard 9.2 & Audience 9.7 - Right away you are going to question this rating. Most of you will be familiar with the ’69 set as it is well traveled and professionally recorded and as such has a purity about it. Now, I like it, I like the purity and clarity and all of that, but just listen to the raw audience tape from 1972 and then tell me it doesn’t deserve the rating I give it. If you don’t hear the unbridled intensity, the electricity zapping the entire stadium and coming through your speakers directly into your head at full throttle, than just stop collecting right now and take up another hobby, maybe crochet or something. Chicago Transit Authority Toronto Expanded Edition Disc 1 The Toronto Rock 'N Roll Revival Varsity Stadium University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario September 13, 1969 01. -Introduction 02. -South California Purples 03. -25 or 6 to 4 04. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 05. -I'm A Man 06. -Questions 67 and 68 07. -Liberation 08. -Beginnings Disc 2 Varsity Stadium Toronto, Canada August 10, 1972 01. -Dialogue 02. -Now That You’ve Gone 03. -Lowdown 04. -A Hit By Varese 05. -Beginnings 06. -State of the Union 07. -Saturday in the Park Disc 3 August 10, 1972 Cont'd 01. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Make Me Smile 02. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - So Much To Say, So Much To Give 03. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Anxiety's Moment 04. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - West Virginia's Fantasies 05. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Colour My World 06. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - To Be Free - Now More Than Ever 07. -Introduction 08. -All Is Well 09. -In the Country 10. -A Song for Richard and His Friends 11. -It Better End Soon 12. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 13. -Questions 67 & 68 14. -25 or 6 to 4 -
Audience 8.8 - This rates highly as a new audio tape discovery from decades ago you might have low expectations but it’s a good, clear (but for Alice being a little low in the mix) and I would say powerful show in sound and performance. Alice Cooper Circus Krone Munich, Germany November 15 1972 01 Public Animal #9 7:52 02 Caught In A Dream 1:39 03 Under My Wheels 1:47 04 Be My Lover 2:36 05 I'm Eighteen 7:34 06 Is It My Body/My Very Own 8:37 07 Halo of Flies 11:26 08 Gutter Cat vs the Jets 5:55 09 Street Fight 6:13 10 Killer 10:18 11 Elected 6:54 12 School's Out 12:20 -
Audience 8.7 A real surprise here because when I first came across this one I assumed it would be crap. Why had I not heard of it before if it was good? Well, sometimes stuff just slips through the cracks I guess. Anyway what I am saying is that this is quite good, I began listening and made it through to the end and was thinking “this is a real find”. Van Halen Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN. July 6th, 1984 Disc 1 - 62:37 1. Unchained 4:35 2. Hot For Teacher 8:03 3. On Fire 3:09 4. Running With The Devil 6:19 5. Little Guitars 4:48 6. Cathedral - House Of Pain 12:03 7. Jamie's Cryin' 3:24 8. I'll Wait 4:44 9. Everybody Wants Some 15:32 Disc 2 - 51:37 1. Girl Gone Bad 6:15 2. 1984 0:53 3. Jump 4:33 4. Guitar Solo 16:12 5. Pretty Woman 3:02 6. Panama 5:25 7. You Really Got Me 9:16 8. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love 6:01