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Stockholm 1972 SDBRD 9.1 - Some minor tape hiss present but otherwise it’s quite good for its age. It was recorded well, I mean, the sound to me is very organic and that suits this style of music. Princeton 1973 SDBRD 9.3 - First thing you’ll notice is the lively, massive drums, and a good, round, full bass followed by sharp and clear guitar tone. A very very nice board tape! Nottingham 1975 SDBRD 8.7 - A somewhat subdued sound (tape age?) but pretty clear and could maybe just use a little EQ to bring out the frequencies…and also a little volume boost but other than that it’s a good tape that could be great. There’s a lot of communication with the crowd, more so than usual. Return To Forever Dramaten Stockholm Jazzdays Stockholm, Sweden September 17, 1972 FM Disc 1 01 -Band intro by Chick 02 -Spain 03 -Children's Song 04 -500 Miles High 05 -Noon Song 06 -Matrix 07 -Radio Announcer Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes and Acoustic Piano Joe Farrell - Flute and Soprano Saxophone Stanley Clarke - Acoustic Bass Airto Moreira - Drums Disc 2 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 1973-11-30 01 -Theme To The Mothership 02 -Bass Folk Song 03 -Children's Song 1 04 -Space Circus 05 -Captain Senor Mouse 06 -The Game Maker Chick Corea -keys Stanley Clarke -bass Lenny White -drums Bill Connors -guitar Disc 3 University of Nottingham Nottingham, U.K. February 22, 1975 1. -beyond the 7th galaxy 2. -song to the Pharoah kings - Vulcan worlds 3. -the shadow of Lo 4. -talk Disc 4 5. -Vulcan worlds 6. -talk and tuning 7. -no mystery 8. -talk 9. -celebration suite Chick Corea: keyboards Al Di Meola: guitar Stanley Clarke: bass Lenny White: drums
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Audience 8.7 and SDBRD 8.8/9.1 - Both sources are clean and decent, the first disc is actually a radio broadcast but they used a tape source that was recorded by a fan in the audience! Sounds a little distant but clear with good atmospherics, just unusual to know how they did it. The other disc contains a board tape made at the Fillmore which is very good but more than that really shows the crossing over the line by “country” artists into uncharted territory. This music reminds me of what would happen if you took The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Beatles and told them to pretend they are Eagles flying around the Bay Area. The last bit of disc 2 is from Holland and is the best sounding of the set. Poco Eagles Auditorium Seattle, WA 1969-07-05 Disc 1 Set 1 early show 01. Pickin' Up The Pieces 02. Hurry Up 03. My Kind of Love 04. Nothin's Still the Same 05. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed 06. Grand Junction 07. A Child's Claim To Fame 08. Make Me A Smile 09. Nobody's Fool 10. El Tonto De Nadie Regresa Set 2 late show 11. What A Day 12. Do You Feel It Too? 13. Calico Lady 14. Anyway Bye Bye 15. I Guess You Made It 16. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed 17. Grand Junction 18. Consequently, So Long 19. Pickin' Up The Pieces 20. Short Changed 21. Nobody's Fool 22. El Tonto De Nadie Regresa Lineup: Richie Furay - guitars, vocals Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, Dobro George Grantham - drums, vocals Disc 2 1970-11-01 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 01. I Guess You Made It 02. C'mon 03. Hear That Music 04. Anyway Bye Bye 05. Hurry Up 06. Hard Luck - A Child's Claim To Fame - Picking Up The Pieces 07. Make Me Smile 08. You Better Think Twice 09. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed - Grand Junction - Consequently, So Long Lineup: Richie Furay - guitar, lead vocals Paul Cotton - guitar, vocals Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, vocals Timothy B. Schmit - bass, vocals George Grantham - drums, vocals VPRO-Muziek, Nederland-1 Radio show Eindhoven, Netherlands 1972-02-10 10. Hoedown 11. Just For You and Me 12. You Are The One 13. Bad Weather 14. Hard Luck-Pickin Up the Pieces 15. Railroad Days
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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)
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Montrose Boston 1974 Aud 8.6 - A new master tape source used for this one, and the tape is very clear although the hall acoustics are not optimal but it ROCKS! It’s decent and a lot of fun. Spooky Tooth Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - A master tape source obtained for this presentation and aside from the acoustics of the venue and the sound mix itself, this is a good tape and can be enjoyed. Humble Pie Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - This recording is from a master source and is clear, but the house mix and the venue make it hard to get that separation of instruments that make for a better experience. That being said this is still well worth getting. MONTROSE Music Hall Boston MA. March 11th 1974 THE BAND Sammy Hagar Lead Vocals Ronnie Montrose Guitar Bill Church Bass Denny Carmassi Drums Disc 1 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Good Rockin' Tonight 3 -Bad Motor Scooter 4 -Drive It On Home 5 -Make It Last 6 -Guitar Solo 7 -Rock The Nation 8 -Drum's and Bass 9 -Space Station #5 10 -Thank You SPOOKY TOOTH THE BAND Mike Patto keyboards vocals Gary Wright organ vocals Mick Jones guitar vocals Val Burke bass vocals Bryson Graham drums 11 -Intro - Tune Up 12 -Waiting For The Wind 13 -Cotton Growing Man 14 -We Busted A Bass String In Boston 15 -Unknown Title 16 -Better By You, Better Than Me Disc 2 17 -I Am The Walrus 18 -Fantasy Satisfier 19 -Evil Woman 20 -Just Enough For The City 21 -Thank You Humble Pie THE BAND Steve Marriott vocals guitar harp keyboards Clem Clempson guitar keyboards vocals Greg Ridley bass vocals Jerry Shirley drums 22 -Tune Up - Intro 23 -Thunderbox 24 -Sweet Peace And Time 25 -Thirty Days In The Hole Disc 3 1 -Four Day Creep 2 -I Just Wanna Make Love To You 3 -Let Me Be Your Lover Man 4 -C'mon Everybody 5 -I Don't Need No Doctor 6 -Bless you Thank you Goodnight
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Audience 8.2 - What was once completely unlistenable has now revealed itself to be a tape that contains music and audible sounds…and sound that can be deciphered easily…although clearly not in any kind of high fidelity. Still what you get from this tape is a VERY obvious indication that Bowie knew where music was headed, and in real time is literally creating a new genre and the audience is in pure ecstasy. Kind of neat to listen to this show, it’s a lot higher on the energy scale than most of the other Ziggy recordings believe it or not. DAVID BOWIE - Empire Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland May 19, 1973 1. Hang On To Yourself 2. Ziggy Stardust 3. Watch That Man 4. Quicksand 5. Life On Mars? 6. Memory Of A Free Festival 7. The Prettiest Star 8. Moonage Daydream 9. Changes 10. Space Oddity 11. The Jean Genie 12. Time 13. The Width Of A Circle 14. band introductions 15. Let's Spend The Night Together 16. Drive In Saturday 17. Panic In Detroit 18. Suffragette City
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Fillmore East 1970 Soundboard 8.8 - Clear although not bristling with perfection is a very good early period SMB recording Honolulu 1970 Soundboard 8.8 - A tape that needs one song to dial in the live mix but then gets much better. Still, it’s very good but not sparkling and bright…just good enough to rank pretty high in the category of the formative Steve Miller anthology of concert tapes. San Rafael 1970 Soundboard 9.1 - This is a really nice recording that exemplifies why it is so cool to hear tapes of an artists’ earlier career works before they made it to the big time. This certainly shows the vulnerability and the possibility at the same time. An artist who is still not 100% convincing but clearly has the tool set necessary to advance…and advance he did! Steve Miller Band Before The Glory Live 1970 Disc 1 Fillmore East New York, NY March 6, 1970 01. -Kow Kow Kalculator 02. -Motherless Children 03. -Stormy Monday 04. -Space Cowboy 05. -Living in the USA Honolulu Civic Auditorium Honolulu, HI 6/13/70 06. -Introductions & Tuning 07. -Unknown song 08. -Industrial-Military Complex Hex 09. -Blues With A Feeling 10. -Jackson-Kent Blues Disc 2 Pepperland San Rafael, Ca. September 1970 1. -Unknown 2. -Band Introductions - Never Kill Another Man 3. -Brave New World 4. -Good Morning To You 5. -Kill - Come Play The Drum (Fandango) 6. -Harmonica Jam - Drum Solo 7. -I Love You - Bass Solo 8. -Going To The Country 9. -Children Of The Future Steve Miller- guitar and vocals Bobby Winkelman- rhythm guitar Ross Valory- bass Jack King- drums
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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.
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Sale!Entire Collection contained in this beautiful metal canister is soundboard quality. Santana "Decades Live 1970-1980" Disc 1 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkeley, CA. 1970-02-06 1. -Treat 2. -Hope You're Feeling Better 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Incident At Neshabur 5. -Savor 6. -Jingo Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 7. Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 8. Samba Pa Ti Disc 2 Scandinavium Goteborg, Sweden November 17, 1972 Cont'd 1. Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) 2. Just In Time To See The Sun 3. Incident At Neshabur 4. Bambele 5. Stone Flower 6. Batucada 7. Xibaba(She-Ba-Ba) 8. Wings 9. Se A Cabo 10. Savor 11. Toussaint L'Overture Disc 3 SALT PALACE SALT LAKE CITY, UT. FEBRUARY 2, 1973 01. -Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 02. -Samba Pa Ti 03. -Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 04. -Just In Time To See The Sun 05. -Incident At Neshabur 06. -Bambele 07. -Stone Flower 08. -Batucada 09. -Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10. -Stone Flower 11. -Waiting 12. -Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13. -Free Angela - Aranjuez Disc 4 SALT LAKE CITY 1973 Cont'd 01. -Aranjuez 02. -Mantra Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 03. -Earth 04. -Se A Cabo 05. -Savor 06. -Toussaint L’Overture International Ice Palace Las Vegas, NV. Sept. 18, 1974 7. -Going Home 8. -A-1 Funk 9. -Every Step Of The Way 10. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 11. -Oye Como Va 12. -Mirage 13. -Just In Time To See The Sun 14. -Bambele Disc 5 Las Vegas, NV. 1974 Cont'd 1. -Give And Take 2. -Incident At Neshabur 3. -Soul Sacrifice 4. -Savor 5. -Toussaint L'Overture Disc 6 Cincinnatti Gardens Cincinnatti, OH. June 21, 1975 01. -Incident At Neshabur 02. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 03. -Oye Como Va 04. -Let The Music Set You Free 05. -Time Waits For No One 06. -Samba Pa Ti 07. -Savor - Armando Peraza 08. -Toussaint L'Overture 09. -Band Introduction - Soul Sacrifice Disc 7 COW PALACE, Daly City, CA. DECEMBER 31, 1977 01. -Dawn 02. -Zulu 03. -Let The Children Play 04. -Jugando 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 07. -Tuning - Carlos speaking 08. -Europa 09. -Batuka 10. Savor 11. -Toussaint L’Overture 12. -Gitano 13. -I’ll Be Waiting Disc 8 Daly City, CA. Cont'd 01. -Soul Sacrifice 02. -She’s Not There 03. -Transcendance Groenoordhallen Leiden, the Netherlands 1978-11-17 04. -Marathon 05. -Well Allright 06. -Black Magic Woman 07. -Gypsy Queen 08. -Move On 09. -Batuka - No One To Depend On 10. -She's Not There 11. -Open Invitation 12. -Evil Ways 13. -Band Introduction 14. -Europa Disc 9 PINECREST THEATRE SHELTON, CT. AUGUST 3, 1980 01. -Opening 02. -All I Ever Wanted 03. -Incident At Neshabur 04. -Tales Of Kilimanjaro 05. -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 06. -Oye Como Va 07. -Europa 08. -Lightning In The Sky 09. -Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 10. -Aqua Marine 11. -Savor 12. -Jingo Disc 10 SHELTON, CT. 1980 Cont'd 01. -Well All Right 02. -Runnin' 03. -Soul Sacrifice - Aranjuez 04. -Open Invitation 05. -She’s Not There 06. -Transcendance 07. -band introduction 08. -Evil Ways - Armando Peraza - Raul Rekow - Orestes Vilato 09. -Shake Your Money Maker (with Al DiMeola) 10. -encore break 11. -Samba Pa Ti
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Audience 8.4 - Not a great one, but certainly indicative of the band and their sound in 1994, a year that I do not have a plethora of recordings from…also it is a Houston show and since I am from there…Good enough! Rush The Summit Houston, TX. January 26, 1994 1. -Roll The Bones 2. -Animate 3. -Stick It Out 4. -Double Agent 5. -Limelight 6. -Mystic Rhythms 7. -Closer To The Heart 8. -The Rhythm Method 9. -The Trees 10. -Xanadu 11. -Hemispheres - Prelude 12. -Tom Sawyer 13. -Force Ten 14. -YYZ
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Audience 8.8 - Quite the find! This is a strong and clear tape, although I sense the taper is quite new at it because for starters he manages only part of the show (although it’s most of the show) and second he says things (he’s clear on the recording, but thankfully not too chatty) that indicate he’s a noob. The audience around him gets into the show but are not overly intrusive in the recording. I found the guitar solo portion of the show to be the most electric as it sounds so close and clear…very cool! I like the I’m So Glad/Somebody Get Me A Doctor combo because it is one of those rare improvisational moments that you don’t know where it will go. Taper loves to stop and start too close to the songs sometimes cutting off endings it’s infuriating (and again indicates he’s a beginner) but thanks go to him for doing this one regardless. Van Halen Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana November 26, 1982 1. Hang 'Em High 2. Cathedral - Secrets 3. Everybody Wants Some! 4. Dance The Night Away 5. Somebody Get Me a Doctor 6. Ice Cream Man 7. Intruder - Pretty Woman 8. Eruption 9. Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love 10. Bottom's Up 11. You Really Got Me
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Audience 8.8 - A nicely atmospheric tape that is very clear, with pretty decent instrument separation and emphasis on vocals so you hear every lyric. Nothing is drowned out in this mix! Fabulous tape! ELO Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA. August 26, 1978 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Standing In The Rain 3. Night In The City 4. Turn To Stone 5. Can't Get It Out Of My Head 6. Cello Solo 7. Tightrope 8. Telephone Line 9. Rockaria Disc 2 1. Violin Solo 2. Strange Magic 3. Mr. Blue Sky 4. Sweet Talkin' Woman 5. Evil Woman 6. Do Ya 7. Livin' Thing 8. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 9. Roll Over Beethoven
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Santa Monica 1974 Audience 8.7 - A tape that takes a song to balance out and adjust but once it gets going is quite good. Some signs of age, but it has held up reasonably well and makes a nice addition to any collection. Be aware there is a tape situation during Dancing With The Moonlit Knight where the sound phases back and forth across the speakers, sounding as if the show was in quadraphonic, and the tape machine struggled but it lasts only a couple of minutes. Not a complete show, we only have 47 minutes but it’s better to have this than nothing at all. Quebec City 1974 Audience 8.9 - A very clear and strong tape that does take a minute to settle in, with tapers carrying on occasionally but eventually chilling out…they don’t annoy too much thank goodness! The performance here is stellar, the audience very responsive. A memorable evening. Genesis Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA. 3-22-74 Disc 1 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Intro to Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -The Cinema Show 5. -I Know What I Like 6. -Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 Centre de Congres Quebec , Canada 4-18-74 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Britannia Story 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -Romeo Story 5. -The Cinema Show 6. -Five Rivers Story 7. -Firth Of Fifth 8. -The Battle Of Epping Forest 9. -Henry & Cynthia Story 10. -The Musical Box
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FM Broadcast 9.2 - A great recording that captures the atmosphere and the thrilling musicianship brightly, if maybe a touch too boldly on the meters…no worries, there’s nothing to interfere with your listening pleasure. The band…did not know much about them but they sure have the chops. I get a little bit of a sort of Whitesnake influence, but not any of the trademark cheesiness. Jake E. Lee is very acrobatic without unnecessary shredding, I would not call his playing shred at all in fact. It’s actually quite tasteful and great use of effects…thrilling at times, and very few dive bombs and when he does it’s in and out, they don’t overstay their welcome. I could say that for the songs too, they all have good balance and set up all the solos nicely. They even cover Purple Haze…umm…maybe they should have left that one alone. But everything else is tops. Badlands The Channel radio broadcast Boston,MA 1989-10-18 Hard Driver Ball And Chain Devil's Stomp Dancing On The Edge Rumblin' Train Dreams In The Dark Winter's Call Purple Haze High Wire
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Audience 8.6 -A sonic blast not held back by some of the typical limitations such as the actual venue itself which is notorious for sounding more like a gymnasium than a concert hall. Tape cannot be faulted for being muddy, it’s not very clean, but that is due to proximity to PA and unprofessional gear. That being said, the tape scores high in terms of sheer electricity and fun…once your ears adjust, yeah, but what a ride! Band did not know they were being taped by someone so I guess this is a pretty honest performance. They sound very primitive, underground, gritty…and I guess that is why Cooper made changes because perhaps that style and sound was getting outdated on such a large caliber tour. Personally, I much prefer this honest, maybe if a bit more crude, band sound. Alice Cooper Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts March-26-1973 the band alice cooper vocals michael bruce guitar glen buxton guitar dennis dunaway bass neal smith drums 1 -intro - tune up 2 -hello hooray 3 -billion dollar babies 4 -elected 5 -im 18 6 -raped and freezing 7 -no more mr nice guy 8 -my stars 9 -unfinished sweet 10 -I Love The Dead 11 -schools out 12 -under my wheels 13 -god bless america
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Soundboard 9.2 - The Paris is a little better, but the Edinburgh is also a good board tape showing perhaps a few more signs of its age. I find this period of the band perhaps their best musically, with a lot more confidence and drive. CAN Live 1973 Disk 1 Olympia, Paris 1973-05-12 01. Queueing Down 02. One More Night Disk 2 03. Spoon - Stars and Lines 04. Vitamin C Disc 3 Empire Theatre, Edinburgh 25th August 1973 01. Soup 02. Stone Strike 03. Hakucho No Uta (Swan No Song) 04. Hot Day in Koeln 05. I'm Your Doll Damo Suzuki - vocals Holger Czukay - bass Michael Karoli - guitar Jaki Liebezeit - drums Irmin Schmidt - keyboards
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FM Broadcast 9.0 and Audience 8.8 - Both recordings capture the band well enough to appreciate that they were at least attempting to craft their own sound and style. The FM is cleaner and better separation of instruments but the audience tape ain’t all that bad. Giuffria 2/20/85 Peabodys Down Uder WMMS Coffee Break Cleveland, OH 1. Do Me Right 2. Don't Tear Me Down 3. Lonely in Love 4. Take it Straight to the Top 5. Out of the Blue (Too Far Gone) 6. Call to the Heart 7. Greg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 8. Trouble Again 9. Craig Goldy Guitar Solo 10. Turn Me On - Outro Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California, USA February 1, 1985 11.Do Me Right 12. Don't Tear Me Down 13. Line Of Fire 14. Call To The Heart 15. Gregg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 16. Trouble Again Band: David Glen Eisley - Vocals Craig Goldy - Guitars Gregg Giuffria - Keyboards, BG Vocals Chuck Wright - Bass, BG Vocals Alan Krigger - Drums, Percussion
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Audience 8.7 - This is an ass-kicker of a show, really huge sound and larger performance…completely over the top. The hall effect is present but taper is close enough to the mains to mitigate much of that. There is an underlying “noisiness” in the tape which gets lost on the shuffle anyway once the band is cooking…and man do they cook! Boston at the Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts USA November 06, 1978 1978-11-06 Disc 1 01 intro 02 Rock and Roll Band 03 Shattered Images 04 Peace of Mind 05 Feeling Satisfied 06 Don't Look Back 07 The Journey 08 More Than a Feeling Disc 2 09 A Man I'll Never Be 10 intro 11 Smokin' 12 This Time 13 Foreplay 14 Long Time 15 Something About You 16 Party 17 Television Politician
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Audience 8.5 - Certainly a mainstay title in the huge catalog of live Metallica boots. Why? Because it is the classic line-up and it sounds reasonably good, even though the twin guitar attack is not clearly defined. The band was making a statement around this time, and that much is certainly evident with these Ride The Lightening tour tapes. Metallica Stockholm, Sweden 12-12-1984 1. Ecstacy Of Gold 2. Fight Fire With Fire 3. Ride The Lightning 4. Phantom Lord 5. The Four Horsemen 6. Bass Solo 7. For Whom The Bell Tolls 8. No Remorse 9. The Call Of Ktulu 10. Seek And Destroy 11. Blitzkrieg
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Audience 8.4 - Not a bad stadium recording that has a huge atmosphere and consequently not the best definition, although Roger soars high above with his articulate vocals. Bass is the underlying foundation of this recording…probably worth getting as it does seem to edge out a large portion of Euro ’70 tour tapes. THE WHO Stadthalle, Offenbach, West-Germany Sept. 13, 1970 Disc 1: 01. Heaven And Hell 02. I Can't Explain 03. Young Man Blues 04. Don't Even Know Myself 05. Water 06. Overture 07. It's A Boy 08. 1921 09. Amazing Journey > 10. Sparks 11. Eyesight To The Blind 12. Christmas 13. The Acid Queen 14. Pinball Wizard Disc 2: 01. Do You Think It's Alright? xx. Fiddle About (missing?) 02. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 03. There's A Doctor 04. Go To The Mirror! 05. Smash The Mirror 06. Miracle Cure 07. I'm Free 08. Tommy's Holiday Camp 09. We're Not Gonna Take It > 10. See Me Feel Me 11. Summertime Blues 12. Shakin' All Over > 13. Twist And Shout 14. My Generation > 15. Naked Eye > 16. Magic Bus approx. 117 mins
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Radio Broadcast 8.9 - Two different sources were used to make one complete broadcast and as such there is slight audio change throughout, but all is good because it is all very good! Some signs of time and dust but for the most part it is a tape that delivers…and what you might notice is how articulate Johnny’s playing is around this time. Johnny Winter Old Waldorf San Francisco 1978-12-23 Disc 1 1. -Hideaway 2. -Messing With The Kid 3. -One Step At A Time 4. -Mississippi Blues 5. -Black Cat Bone 6. -Bony Moronie 7. -Last Night 8. -Wipe Out 9. -Drum Solo Disc 2 10. -Drum Solo Con't. 11. -Wipe Out (reprise) 12. -Merry Chistmas Baby (Jon Paris on Guitar, Vocal; Johnny Winter on Bass) Johnny Winter - Guitar, vocals Jon Paris - Bass Bobby Torello - Drums Bonus Concert Johnny Winter And Rick Derringer Stockholm 02/01/1971 13. -Good Morning Little School Girl 14. -Rock´n Roll Hootchie Coo 15. -Be Careful With A Fool - It's My Own Fault 16. -Jumping Jack Flash 17. -Great Balls of Fire - Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
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Studio quality 9.1 - OK, now let me be perfectly clear about what I think about this…I have no clue what to think about this. I leave that up to you. All I can say is the quality is great. Have fun! Rod Stewart and Ron Wood Harris Sound Studios Northwoodmere, NY. July 1969 Tracks as best as can be deciphered Instrumental (Gloria) Sweet Georgia Brown Blues Carnation Supply Down By The Riverside Bonnie & Clyde All The Time Spotty Blues Instrumental All The Time
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Soundboard 8.8 - This is more than likely exactly what you would have heard had you bought this comp back in the 80’s. It has remained true to the original 1972 US Tour boot, which as you know gathers the soundboards from the tour and compiles them in such a way so as to present a dream set list (no song duplication). Sourced from a variety of shows, this is basically a road tape for lack of a better description. The Rolling Stones North American Tour Summer 1972 Tracks recorded at Vancouver, Houston, Ft. Worth, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Charlotte, and Honolulu 1. -Brown Sugar 2. -Bitch 3. -Rocks Off 4. -Gimme Shelter 5. -Dead Flowers 6. -Happy 7. -Tumbling Dice 8. -Love In Vain 9. -Sweet Virginia 10. -ventilator Blues 11. -Torn And Frayed 12. -Loving Cup 13. -All Down The Line 14. -Bye Bye Johnny 15. -Rip This Joint 16. -Jumping Jack Flash 17. -Street Fighting Man 18. -Uptight-Satisfaction
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Soundboard 9.4 - As always the performance is stellar, and even during the early 80’s Prince had a great sense of tone and did not plasticize his guitar sound. There are some tasty and snarling moments that make you think “what was the audience thinking during this solo?” You know, the early 80’s typical Prince fan probably had no interest in fuzzed out Hendrix style soaring guitar solos mixed in with their pop/soul/funk music. Prince and the Revolution First Ave. Minneapolis, MN. August 3, 1983
- Let's Go Crazy
- When You Were Mine
- A Case Of You
- Computer Blue
- Delirious
- Electric Intercourse
- Automatic
- I Would Die 4 U
- Baby I'm A Star
- Little Red Corvette
- Interlude #1
- Purple Rain
- Interlude #2
- D.M.S.R.
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Richfield 1980 Audience 9.7 - Reaching damn near the pinnacle of how good an audience recording can be. The atmosphere, it’s breathtaking. A genuinely immersive experience akin to travelling back in time and being in the front row…yes it is THAT GREAT! Los Angeles 1980 Audience 9.5 - Depth, space, dynamics, detail…these are the hallmarks of an expertly recorded bootleg. That is what this is. Period. FLEETWOOD MAC 1980-03-20 Richfield, OH Coliseum (1st of 2 nights) Disc 1 01. intro 02. Say You Love Me 03. The Chain 04. Don't Stop 05. Dreams 06. Oh Well 07. Rhiannon 08. Oh Daddy 09. What Makes You Think You're The One 10. Sara Disc 2 11. Not That Funny > 12. Never Going Back Again 13. Landslide 14. Tusk 15. Angel 16. You Make Loving Fun 17. I'm So Afraid 18. World Turning > 19. Go Your Own Way Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA September 1, 1980 Disc 3 01 Monday Morning 02 The Chain 03 Don't Stop 04 Dreams 05 Oh Well 06 Rhiannon 07 Over And Over 08 What Makes You Think You're The One 09 Sara 10 Not That Funny 11 Never Going Back Again Disc 4 12 Landslide 13 Tusk 14 Think About Me 15 I'm So Afraid 16 Angel 17 You Make Loving Fun 18 World Turning 19 Go Your Own Way 20 Sisters Of The Moon 21 Songbird
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Soundboard 9.5 - This is a brilliant recording, razor sharp and electric at a time when most music was becoming rather lame. Not saying Pat Benatar did not have her share of radio friendly numbers, but even those featured good, solid rock guitar that did not resemble anything else offered by mainstream top 40 at that time (aside for maybe The Cars and Foreigner…and Cheap Trick). Pat Benatar 1980-08-15, San Francisco, CA [FM] The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA August 15, 1980 FM Broadcast Total Time = 57:30 Set list 01 Intro 02 I Need A Lover (John Mellencamp cover) 03 Treat Me Right 04 We Live For Love 05 I'm Gonna Follow You (Billy Thermal cover) 06 Out of Touch 07 You Better Run (The Young Rascals cover) 08 Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Eddie Schwartz cover) 09 In The Heat Of The Night (Smokie cover) 10 Little Paradise 11 Heartbreaker (Jenny Darren cover) 12 Band Introductions 13 No You Don't (The Sweet cover) 14 Hell Is For Children Band line-up Pat Benatar - lead vocals Neil "Spyder" Giraldo - guitar Scott St. Clair Sheets - guitar & keyboards Roger Capps - bass Myron Grombacker - drums
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Soundboard 9.6 - So, not every show of the ’74 tour was a train wreck and this should be proof of that. Sure, Clapton occasionally blurts stuff out, sometimes during a song, but performance-wise this is stellar. Sound quality is near perfect. Eric Clapton Title: The Saint Louis Blues Dates: July 25, 1974 Venue: Henry W. kiel Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, US. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Disc.1 01: Smile 02: Can't Find My Way Home 03: I Shot The Sheriff 04: You Don't Love Me 05: Badge 06: Tell The Truth Disc.2 01: Willie And The Hand Jive 02: Get Ready (false start) 03: Get Ready (full version) 04: Layla ----------------------------------------------------------------- Band Lineup: Eric Clapton: Guitar, Vocals George Terry: Guitar Dick Sims: Keyboards Jamie Oldaker: Drums Carl Radle: Bass Yvonne Elliman: Backing Vocals
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Audience 9.2 - This is a very well done Audience recording from very close to the stage. The music is clear and bright, and the mix of all instruments is really great too. I particularly think the drums sound very real, percussive, and just drive this performance in a very non “laid back” sort of way. Guitar has a lively tone, and as a bonus you get a finally that features Carlos Santana. Eric Clapton Frost Amphitheatre - Stanford University Palo Alto, CA 1975-08-09 (Saturday) Disc 1 d1t01 - Layla d1t02 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door d1t03 - Tell the Truth d1t04 - Can't Find My Way Home d1t05 - Key to the Highway d1t06 - Carnival d1t07 - Take Me Down to the Riverside d1t08 - Badge Disc 2 d2t01 - Better Make it Through Today d2t12 - Blues Power d2t13 - Ramblin' On My Mind d2t14 - Let it Rain d2t15 - band intros d2t16 - Eyesight to the Blind with Carlos Santana
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Audience 8.6 - This is a very good recording where all I can say is I wanted more guitar…but Bonzo is furious and drums sound heavy, bass is POUNDING without booming, and Plant rides it all with a reasonably clear and present vocal that kind of seems like it’s floating like cream above the sound. All in all I have to say this is pretty righteous for a 1972 aud. tape. Recommended! LED ZEPPELIN BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER BALTIMORE MARYLAND JUNE-11-1972 CD 1 1 -IMMIGRANT SONG 2 -HEARTBREAKER 3 -OUT ON THE TILES INTRO - BLACK DOG 4 -SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU 5 -STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 6 -GOING TO CALIFORNIA 7 -THATS THE WAY 8 -TANGERINE 9 -BRON-Y-AUR STOMP CD 2 1 -DAZED AND CONFUSED (THE CRUNGE - WALTERS WALK - MARS THE BRINGER OF WAR, ECT.) 2 -WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE 3 -MOBY DICK CD 3 1 -WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (BOOGIE CHILLEN'- I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT - HELLO MARY LOU - HEARTBREAK HOTEL - GOING DOWN - GOING DOWN SLOW - THE SHAPE I'M IN) 2 -ROCK AND ROLL 3 -COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
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Audience 8.5 - A little dark tone here, and some lack of clarity but not the kind you normally associate with an audience tape (especially one recorded in this notoriously cavernous sounding hall). This tape is actually one of the better audience tapes I’ve heard from Carnegie Hall. James Gang Carnegie Hall NYC 5/15/71 Disc One - 46:37 1. Funk #49 2. Ashtonpark 3. Stop 4. You're Gonna Need Me 5. Take A Look Around 6. Tend My Garden 7. White Man, Black Man 8. Thanks 9. Garden Gate 10. Again Disc Two - 46:30 1. The Ashes, The Rain, And I 2. Walk Away 3. Woman 4. Lost Woman 5. Johnny B. Goode 6. The Bomber
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Soundboard and TV 9.3/8.8 - The first two discs are by and large excellent and clear but the last disc is more subdued, still soundboard but the source has aged more and the signal is less bright. Great to listen to, all three discs have a lot to offer. Neil Young Various Dates & Venues "Neil Young - 1970-71 Solo Tour" Disc 1 === 1971-02-23 BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England === 01. Out On The Weekend 02. Old Man 03. Journey Through The Past 04. Heart Of Gold 05. Don't Let It Bring You Down 06. A Man Needs A Maid 07. Love In Mind 08. Dance Dance Dance === 1970-02-19 KQED TV Studios, San Francisco, California === 09. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 10. Everybody's Alone 11. Dance Dance Dance 12. On The Way Home 13. Wonderin' 14. Sugar Mountain Disc 2: === 1971-02-27 Royal Festival Hall, London, England === 01. On The Way Home 02. Tell Me Why 03. Old Man 04. Journey Through The Past 05. Cowgirl In The Sand 06. The Bridge 07. The Loner 08. Don't Let It Bring You Down 09. See The Sky About To Rain 10. Out On The Weekend 11. I Am A Child 12. Ohio 13. Love In Mind 14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart 15. Heart Of Gold 16. A Man Needs A Maid 17. Harvest 18. The Needle And The Damage Done 19. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing 20. Dance Dance Dance 21. Expecting To Fly Disc 3 === 1970-12-04 late show, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York === 01. Cinnamon Girl 02. Wonderin' 03. Helpless 04. Southern Man 05. After The Goldrush 06. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong 07. Birds === 1971-01-16 late show, Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois === 08. Love In Mind === 1970-12-04 late show, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York === 09. Bad Fog Of Loneliness === 1971-01-21 early show, Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts === 10. On The Way Home 11. Tell Me Why 12. There's A World 13. A Man Needs A Maid / Heart Of Gold 14. Down By The River === 1971-02-01 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California === 15. Sugar Mountain 16. I Am A Child
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Audience 9.0 - Total vibe, it’s all captured marvelously in this priceless tape. Clean, close, balanced…which is great because this is one of those gigs you are glad someone taped. Get this one! NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota October 15th, 1978 THE BAND Neil Young vocals guitar piano harmonica Frank Sampedro guitar keyboards vocals Billy Talbot bass vocals Ralph Molina drums vocals Disc 1 1 -Sugar Mountain 2 -I Am A Child 3 -Comes A Time 4 -Already One 5 -After The Gold Rush 6 -Thrasher 7 -My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) 8 -When You Dance I Can Really Love 9 -The Loner 10 -Welfare Mothers 11 -Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown Disc 2 12 -The Needle And The Damage Done 13 -Lotta Love 14 -Sedan Delivery 15 -Powderfinger 16 -Cortez The Killer 17 -Cinnamon Girl 18 -Like A Hurricane 19 -Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) 20 -Tonight's The Night
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Soundboard 9.6 - I was unfamiliar with this band, so listening to this stuff was a real eye (and ear) opener for me. They are quite good! The sound quality is excellent as is the mix. Everything was in the best place for maximum enjoyment. Highly recommended. Magnum Birmingham NEC 12-April-88 1.Back to Earth 2.Vigilante 3.Start Talking Love 4.On a Storyteller's Night 5.Wild Swan 6.Lonely Night 7.Days of No Trust 8.Midnight 9.Just Like an Arrow 10.Kingdom of Madness 11.The Spirit 12.Sacred Hour Time: 56.19