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Soundboard 9.7 - A very clear and very bright sounding board tape that shows no signs of age at all. It sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Excellent! Journey Rainbow Theatre Denver, Colorado May 9th, 1979 01. KEZY intro - announcements 02. Majestic (opening music) 03. La Do Da 04. Next 05. Feeling That Way 06. Anytime 07. Lights 08. Too Late 09. Kohoutek 10. On A Saturday Night 11. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' 12. City Of The Angels 13. Do You Recall 14. Daydream 15. Lady Luck 16. Just The Same Way 17. Wheel In The Sky 18. Patiently -
Audience 8.9 - A strong tape here, with very open, spacious sound and pleasant high end. It could benefit from more bottom but it’s not what I would call “thin” sounding. GENESIS Johanneshov Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden June 4, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Squonk 02. -One For The Vine 03. -Robbery Assault And Battery 04. -Inside And Out 05. -Firth Of Fifth 06. -Carpet Crawlers 07. -In That Quiet Earth 08. -Afterglow Disc 2 09. -I Know What I Like 10. -Eleventh Earl Of Mar 11. -Supper's Ready 12. -Dance On A Volcano - Los Endos 13. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - The Musical Box (closing section) -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A radio broadcast that was captured to cassette. I'd almost call it an audience recording because it’s kind of got that same sort of feel except for the vocals and the bass as they have this quality to it that reminds me more of FM broadcasts. Be that as it may, it’s a good one from 1979 which doesn’t seem to be as well represented as either the year before or after. KANSAS MONOLITH IN THE STORM Alpine Valley East Troy, WI. July 4, 1979 WLS-FM LIVE RADIO BROADCAST Disc 1 1. -ON THE OTHER SIDE 2. -PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWIND 3. -AWAY FROM YOU 4. -ROBBY SPEAKING 5. -POINT OF KNOW RETURN 6. -CLOSET CHRONICLES 7. -THE WALL 8. -ROBBY SPEAKING 9. -DUST IN THE WIND 10. -OPUS INSERT 11. -ROBBY 12. -ANGELS HAVE FALLEN Disc 2 1. -BAND INTROS 2. -REASON TO BE 3. -STAY OUT OF TROUBLE 4. -THE SPIDER 5. -PORTRAIT (HE KNEW) 6.-ROBBY A GLIMPSE OF HOME 7. -WLS DJ 8. -HOW MY SOUL CRIES OUT FOR YOU 9. -WLS DJ 10. -CARRY ON WAYWARD SON The Band Richard Williams - guitars Robby Steinhardt - violin and lead vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards and lead vocals Phil Ehart - drums "Smokin" Dave Hope - bass Kerry Livgren - guitars and keyboards -
Soundboard 9.8 - What makes this recording rate so highly is the professionalism all around – that means the band first for putting in the sparkling performance (and that’s even more succinct here with the unusual line-up and changing sound of Tull), and then the sound engineer for so deftly mixing and preserving this recording. I mean, it’s not just a board tape where you pop in the cassette and capture whatever sound you’ve dialed in for the evening, this is a well manicured mix that seemingly must have been made with a view towards a release because it is just too good, too perfectly balanced to be just a house mix. Jethro Tull L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA. November 12th, 1980 Disc 1 01 Black Sunday [7:04] 02 Crossfire [3:51] 03 Songs From The Wood [4:14] 04 Hunting Girl [5:02] 05 The Pine Marten's Jig [3:11] 06 Heavy Horses [8:52] 07 Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day [3:29] 08 Flute Solo [6:08] Disc 2 09 Trio [4:45] 10 Uniforms [5:12] 11 Working John, Working Joe [4:05] 12 Protect And Survive [5:05] 13 Locomotive Breath [6:47] 14 Aqualung [7:58] 15 Bungle In The Jungle [4:02] Ian Anderson - Vocals, Flute, Guitar Martin Barre - Guitar Eddie Jobson - Keyboards, Electric Violin Dave Pegg - Bass Mark Craney - Drums, Percussion -
Studio Quality 9.3 - This seems to be a real early example of the Steve Perry era and as such presents an interesting snapshot of the band in transition…yet still retains most of their fiery 70’s guitar-centric jamming quality. Journey Monitros Studio San Mateo, California September 2nd, 1978 01. Of A Lifetime 02. I Would Find You 03. Feeling That Way 04. Anytime 05. La Do Da 06. Can Do 07. Winds Of March 08. On A Saturday Night 09. Wheel In The Sky 10. Next -
Audience 9.4 - Famous for its clarity and dynamics, this well recorded gig is probably a must-have for anyone into this period Jeff Beck, or any period for that matter. Jeff Beck with Stanley Clarke Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan December 2, 1978. Disc 1 01. -Opening 02. -Darkness 03. -Star Cycle 04. -Freeway Jam 05. -Cat Moves 06. -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 07. -School Days 08. -Journey To Love Disc 2 01. -Lopsy Lu 02. -Diamond Dust 03. -Scatterbrain 04. -Rock 'n Roll Jelly 05. -'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 06. -Blue Wind 07. -Superstition Jeff Beck - Guitars Stanley Clarke - Bass Tony Hymas - Keyboards Simon Phillips - Drums -
The set features mostly soundboard tapes but for a few discs that are included for historical reasons (but are not bad, just not soundboards). The first set that will be special to Trower fans is the previously uncirculated Madison Square Garden 1976 show. Wishbone Ash opened, and for both bands it was the first and last time they ever played MSG. Robin Trower performs the song Sailing which to my knowledge is the only time it has ever appeared on tape. The Winterland 1975 show is legendary because Bill Graham Productions preserved the event for posterity on in-house camera systems. The audio is a board feed, but gets off to a rough start with video tape tracking issues (on the master) but thankfully only during the first song. As a bonus, the video itself is included in this set. Robin Trower Decades 1974-1984 Disc 1 2/20/74 Bob Harris Show 01. -Alethea 02. -Too Rolling Stoned 03. -I Can't Wait Much Longer 04. -The Fool and Me 3/5/74 John Peel Radio Show 05. -Little Bit of Sympathy 06. -Alethea 07. -Bridge of Sighs 08. -In This Place 1/28/75 John Peel Radio Show 09. -Fine Day 10. -Confessing Midnight 11. -It's Only Money 12. -Gonna Be More Suspicious Disc 2 Winterland SF, CA. March 15,1975 1. -DAY OF THE EAGLE 2. -BRIDGE OF SIGHS 3. -GONNA BE MORE SUSPICIOUS 4. -FINE DAY 5. -LADY LOVE 6. -DAYDREAM 7. -TOO ROLLING STONED 8. -I CAN‘T WAIT MUCH LONGER 9. -ALETHEA - DRUM SOLO 10. -LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY Disc 3 Travis St. Electric Company Dallas, TX. March 20, 1975 KZEW-FM broadcast 1. -RADIO INTRO 2. -DAY OF THE EAGLE 3. -BRIDGE OF SIGHS 4. -GONNA BE MORE SUSPICIOUS 5. -FINE DAY 6. -LADY LOVE 7. -DAYDREAM 8. -TOO ROLLING STONED 9. -CAN‘T WAIT MUCH LONGER 10. -ALETHEA - DRUM SOLO 11. -LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY 12. -CONFESSION MIDNIGHT 13. -RADIO CREDITS 14. -ROCK ME BABY Disc 4 Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass. U.S.A. April 20, 1975 1. -Day of the Eagle 2. -Bridge of Sighs 3. -Gonna Be More Suspicious 4. -Fine Day 5. -Lady Love 6. -Daydream 7. -Too Rolling Stoned 8. -I Can't Wait Much Longer 9. -Alethea 10. -Little Bit of Sympathy 11. -The Fool and Me 12. -Rock Me Baby Disc 5 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN New York, NY. MARCH 24, 1976 1. -DAY OF THE EAGLE 2. -BRIDGE OF SIGHS 3. -SAILING 4. -LADY LOVE 5. -LONG MISTY DAYS 6. -FOOL & ME 7. -TOO ROLLING STONED Disc 6 New York cont'd 8. -DAYDREAM 9. -SAME RAIN FALLS 10. -I CAN'T WAIT MUCH LONGER 11. -ALETHEA 12. -LITTLE BIT OF SYMPATHY 13. -ROCK ME BABY 14. -S.M.O. Disc 7 Veteran's Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CT 1977-10-18 01. -Lady Love 02. -Somebody Calling 03. -Falling Star 04. -Too Rolling Stoned 05. -Smile 06. -Daydream 07. -The Fool And Me 08. -Bridge Of Sighs 09. -Day Of The Eagle 10. -Little Bit Of Sympathy 11. -Messin' The Blues 12. -Further On Up The Road Disc 8 Selland Arena Fresno,California November 23,1977 1. -Lady Love 2. -Somebody Calling 3. -Bluebird 4. -Too Rolling Stoned 5. -Smile 6. -Further On Up The Road 7. -Daydream 8. -The Fool and Me 9. -Day Of The Eagle 10. -Bridge Of Sighs 11. -Little Bit Of Sympathy 12. -Messin' The Blues 13. -Rock Me Baby Disc 9 Criteria Studio In City Dreams Sessions & Demos Miami, FL Summer 1977 1. -Somebody Calling 2. -Sweet Wine of Love 3. -Bluebird 4. -Smile 5. -Little Girl 6. -Love's Gonna Bring You Round 7. -Instrumental #1 8. -Hold Me 9. -Instrumental #2 10. -Further on Up The Road #1 11. -When That Wild Wind Blows 12. -King of the Dance 13. -Further on Up the Road #2 Disc 10 Graham Central Station Albuquerque, New Mexico November 07, 1984 01. -Tuning - Intro 02. -Too Rolling Stoned 03. -Into Money 04. -Keeping A Secret 05. -For The Last Time 06. -Beyond The Mist 07. -Shame 08. -Day Of The Eagle 09. -Bridge Of Sighs 10. -Lady Love 11. -Under Pressure 12. -Rock Me Baby Disc 11 Winterland March 15th, 1975 B/W In-House Camera Footage -
Seattle 1970 FM Broadcast 9.4 - So good to have clear and vibrant live Doors recordings…there’s just not enough of them out there. Hypnotic, and with Jim at the helm it’s a feast for the imagination as to what shenanigans were happening on stage. Cool as HECK! Detroit 1970 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Nice, clean, concise and this is how I want to hear The Doors. There’s so much subtlety and intrigue and you need to be able to hear everything clearly…and with this tape you do. For the track listing on this one, please review the images as we posted a clear photo of the track sheet. -
Audience 8.8 - A tape that does NOT suffer at all from narrowness as it is truly wide open and atmospheric… but at the expense of separation of instruments. Does that mean it is bad or not worth hearing? Hell no – this is a VERY GOOD tape recording, I think for myself I always want to hear distinct bass notes because I am such a big fan of Chris Squire, and here he is mainly the “bottom” for the sound, and occasionally you get to hear his notes ring out and float above the sound but not always. I am spoiled though, because not all tapes are going to be Cleveland ’78! However, since this is a 1980 show, I think it is one to get as I find this period of the band extremely interesting to listen to especially live. Good stuff! Yes De Montfort Hall Leicester, UK Nov. 24, 1980 Disc 1 1.01 -Young Person's Guide Intro - Close Encounters Intro 1.02 -Does It Really Happen 1.03 -Yours Is No Disgrace 1.04 -Into The Lens 1.05 -Clap 1.06 -And You And I 1.07 -Go Through This 1.08 -Man In A White Car Suite Disc 2 2.01 -We Can Fly From Here 2.02 -Tempus Fugit 2.03 -Amazing Grace - The Fish 2.04 -Machine Messiah 2.05 -Starship Trooper 2.06 -Roundabout -
Pro 9.6 - Sharpness, precision, dynamic, and beautifully clear. A tiny amount of tape noise barely perceptible unless the room is silent and trust me, that is just me looking for something to be critical of…there are no faults with this recording. RETURN TO FOREVER CALDERONE CONCERT HALL, HEMPSTEAD,NY,USA NOVEMBER 22,1975 CD1 1-INTRO 2-VULCAN WORLDS 3-TALK 4-SHADOW OF LO 5-TALK 6-ROMANTIC WARRIOR CD2 1-CHICK'S SOLO > LA FIESTA 2-AL'S SOLO 3-STANLEY'S SOLO 4-LENNY'S SOLO 5-OUTRO Chick Corea Al DiMeola Stanley Clarke Lenny White -
Audience 8.5 - A somewhat roughed up old tape with some hiss, and audience members who appear on the tape in their excitement (not too bad) but the music is here man, it’s relatively close to the stage and guitar seemed to be a little back behind the rest except when he used the talk box and it was front and center… very strange! Bass is sitting nicely in the mix (not a boomy sound, pretty defined). I enjoyed listening, especially because Joe was really good, he kept me engaged with this one. I found the audience near taper to be interesting and I enjoyed hearing them on the tape believe it or not. It is a real time capsule! So, all in all, I do recommend to fans because how much Joe/Barnstorm is out there anyway? Joe Walsh & Barnstorm Wollman's Rink Central Park, New York, NY August 11, 1973 01 Meadows 02 Midnight Moodies 03 Tend My Garden - Drums 04 Rocky Mountain Way 05 The Bomber 06 Turn to Stone 07 Funk #49 Band line-up Joe Walsh - lead guitar, lead vocals Kenny Passarelli - bass guitar, backing vocals Joe Vitale - drums, percussion, flute, backing vocals Rocke Grace - keyboards (died July 23, 2020) (aged 68) -
Audience 8.8 - A very satisfying recording, with a great snare drum sound and I highlight that because it is often overlooked. Dio sounds clear and if I fault anything it’s maybe Toni’s guitar which is just slightly behind the overall sound coming from the mains but still it’s really not too bad and the solos really come across clearly. It’s a fine live sound all around and is comfortable on the ears. Black Sabbath 1981-01-20 Hammersmith Odeon London, UK Disc 1 101 Supertzar 102 War Pigs 103 Neon Knights 104 N.I.B. 105 Children Of The Sea 106 Sweet Leaf 107 Drums Solo 108 Sweet Leaf (Reprise) 109 Lady Evil 110 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 Heaven And Hell 202 Iron Man 203 Guitar Solo 204 Die Young 205 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 206 Children Of The Grave -
Radio Broadcast 9.3 - Everything on this disc (includes some bonus material) is fantastic and well worth exploring. Arc Angels Paradise Theater Boston, MA December 16, 1992 Disc 1 01. -Paradise Cafe 02. -Dimples 03. -Carry Me On 04. -The Famous Jane 05. -Good Time 06. -Spanish Moon 07. -Sent By Angels 08. -Always Believed In You 09. -Sweet Nadine 10. -Angel 11. -Shape I'm In Disc 2 12. -Living In A Dream 13. -encore break 14. -band introductions 15. -Looking Back 16. -Too Many Ways To Fall 17. -Too Many Ways To Fall (David Letterman Show - 1993-01-06) Pittsburgh, PA. December 8, 1992 18. -Paradise Cafe 19. -Dimples 20. -Always Believed In You 21. -Angel 22. -Living In A Dream 23. -Too Many Ways To Fall Doyle Bramhall II: guitar, vocals Charlie Sexton: guitar, vocals Tommy Shannon: bass Chris Layton: drums -
Soundboard 9.4 - A beautiful recording, love how it just sounds so natural, it’s a joy to listen to this one! Lou Reed Park West Chicago, IL US Performance date: 1978-04-14 Broadcast date: 2013-03-03 01 Gimme some good times 02 Satellite of love 03 Leave me alone 04 Walk on the wild side 05 Coney Island baby 06 Dirt 07 Street Hassle 08 Sweet Jane 09 Rock 'n' roll -
Audience 9.2 - A lively, airy, and detailed (especially with percussion and vocals) recording. I don’t think they could have done much better than this because the taper position is right in the sweet spot. Genesis Will Rogers Auditorium Fort Worth, TX. 1976-05-07 Disc 1 1. -Dance On A Volcano 2. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 3. -Fly On A Windshield 4. -The Carpet Crawlers 5. -The Cinema Show 6. -Robbery Assault & Battery 7. -White Mountain 8. -Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 1. -Entangled 2. -Squonk 3. -Supper's Ready 4. -I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 5. -Los Endos 6. -It -
Soundboard 9.4 - Stunning guitar wizardry on full display, SRV was in the zone and thankfully this board tape is right on the money. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 1983-10-30 or Oct. 10th 1983 Hollywood Palace, Los Angeles, CA 1. -Testify 2. -So Excited 3. -Pride And Joy 4. -Mary Had A Little Lamb 5. -Tell Me 6. -Love Struck Baby 7. -Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 8. -Little Wing 9. -Third Stone From The Sun 10. -You'll Be Mine 11. -Rude Mood 12. -Wham