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Audience 8.8 - A tape that sounds like it has been extensively worked on to try to bring out the tones and reduce noise. It’s a very old recording that has been preserved as well as could be expected although I feel like it has more life in it. Either way, it’s clean enough, in almost a soundboard way as you don’t hear any atmosphere except between songs where, quite honestly, it sounds like there’s nobody in the “crowd”. Strange. HUMBLE PIE - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland; August 24, 1969 Humble Pie's 2nd ever gig 1. The Sad Bag Of Shakey Jake 2. Walk On Gilded Splinters 3. Desperation 4. Hallelujah 5. Wrist Job - Paradiso, Amsterdam, August 6, 1970 6. Walk On Guilded Splinters Steve Marriott - guitar, vocals; Peter Frampton - guitar, vocals; Greg Ridley - bass; Jerry Shirley - drums -
Audience 8.7 - The tape is new to circulation and it’s a good one. The rating reflects only that there is a lack of dynamics in the bandwidth of the tape but the clarity is decent and it is a comfortable listen – not harsh, not muddy, not brittle…it’s a good tape and I am glad it was discovered. Genesis Free Trade Hall Manchester, UK February 24, 1973 1. Watcher of the Skies 2. Musical Box 3. Get 'em out by Friday 4. Suppers Ready 5. Return of the Giant Hogweed 6. The Knife (encore) -
Audience 8.6 - Legendary band that sadly ended up being one of those acts that people still talk about when discussing music industry fuck jobs. This recording is good enough for the listener to hear everyone on stage. It’s not going to give you a broad spectrum throughout the frequencies due to the limitations of the cassette recorder but my goodness the energy does come through! It’s a decent recording, it’s well worthy of being in a collection and I for one could not stop listening to it once I pressed “play” because it rocks! Creedence Clearwater Revival KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark April 20, 1970 01 Introduction 02 Born On The Bayou 03 Green River 04 Tombstone Shadow 05 Travelin' Band 06 Fortunate Son 07 Commotion 08 Midnight Special 09 Bad Moon Rising 10 Proud Mary 11 The Night Time Is The Right Time 12 Good Golly Miss Molly 13 Keep On Chooglin' Band memmbers: John Fogerty : lead vocals, lead guitar Tom Fogerty : rhythm guitar Stu Cook : bass guitar Doug Clifford : drums -
Audience 8.7 A small club vibe permeates this recording which has merits in that it offers a “fly on the wall” perspective, as if you are sitting next to the PA, which taps the meters of the taper’s gear just to the breaking point. There is the smallest amount of distortion in the cymbal crashes which are mitigated through careful remastering. When the music is at full tilt there’s some competition in the frequencies which drowns out the vocals a bit but you get a good, clear guitar which is essential with this band. It’s one of the only bands that has a horn player but I don’t classify as a “horn” band due to his judicious use of the instrument. Oh, did I mention the KILLER guitar work on this? Man, Mick Abrahams really delivers some very tasty hard rock riffing and lead work! Birmingham 1969 Audience 9.0 - The bonus material from 1969 is short but very good quality. A lot of on stage banter by Mick, I guess it gives you more insight into his character...but what a guitarist! I sure hope more of this tape is discovered. Blodwyn Pig Cooks Ferry Edmonton, UK 1974-05-27 Disc 1 01 -Blues of a Dunstable Truck Driving Man 02 -Where Did You Go 03 -I Know 04 -See My Way 05 -Cosmogrification 06 -The Leaving Song 07 -Cat Squirrel 08 -It's Only Love Disc 2 09 -Six Days On The Road 10 -Unknown Title 11 -Drum Solo 12 -Unknown Title The Band Andy Pyle - Bass Clive Bunker - Drums Mick Abrahams - Guitar, Vocals Jack Lancaster - Saxophone, Horns, Flute Mother's Birmingham, England March 22nd, 1969 13 -Sweet Caroline 14 -Talk 15 -Leave It With Me 16 -Talk 17 -Dear Jill THE BAND Mick Abrahams guitar vocals Jack Lancaster saxophone flute Andy Pyle bass Ron Berg drums -
Audience 8.7 - This tape was made in an old Victorian styled theatre with what I imagine had to be decent acoustics but it all depends on where you sit and what kind of gear you use. This taper probably did not have the best at his disposal but he/she did an admiral job nonetheless. I can hear almost everything, sans the detail, and so I am able to get a good idea of what the Bee Gee’s were about before their superstardom. For one thing, you will notice right away the lack of ARP synthesizers! Yep, these are real strings folks…wowsers! The Bee Gees Paramount Northwest Portland, Oregon April 1, 1973 Disc 1 Early Show 01 New York Mining Disaster 1941 02 To Love Somebody 03 Really and Sincerely 04 banter 05 Lay It On Me 06 Saw A New Morning 07 I Can't See Nobody 08 Words 09 In the Morning (Morning of My Life) 10 Living In Chicago 12 Wouldn't I Be Someone 13 I Started A Joke 14 My World 15 Run To Me 16 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? 17 I've Gotta Get A Message To You 18 Massachusetts Disc 2 Late Show 19 New York Mining Disaster 1941 (inst'l) 20 To Love Somebody 21 Really and Sincerely 22 Lay It On Me 23 Saw A New Morning 24 I Can't See Nobody 25 Words 26 In the Morning (Morning of My Life) 27 Living In Chicago 28 Wouldn't I Be Someone 29 I Started A Joke 30 My World Band line-up: Barry Gibb : vocals, guitar Maurice Gibb : vocals, guitar, bass, piano, mellotron, keyboards (died January 12, 2003 age 53) Robin Gibb : vocals (died May 20 2012 age 62) Alan Kendall : guitar Dennis Bryon : drums -
Audience 8.8 - Man, why do we have to wait over 35 years for a new Rush tape to surface? Come on guys! Let’s get them out before we’re all dead! Ha ha! So, this is just fantastic! For one thing, it’s early Rush, just prior to the start of 2112, and there’s just not a lot out there that is listenable. This is listenable, and it ain’t perfect but it is perfect at the same time – how to explain that seemingly contradictory statement? Collectors will understand me…it lacks some of the niceties we’ve grown accustomed to nowadays but it also delivers things we do not frequently hear on Rush audience tapes and that is a very defined, well rounded and clearly heard bass sound. Geddy is in fine form, the band means business! Get this if you know what is good for you. Rush Randhurst Arena Mount Prospect, Illinois March 5, 1976 01 -Intro 02 -Bastille Day 03 -Anthem 04 -Lakeside Park 05 -I Think I'm Going Bald 06 -By-Tor & The Snow Dog 07 -Fly by Night 08 -Working Man - Drum Solo 09 -Finding My Way -
CD One - Ft. Worth 1980 Audience 9.4 - This recording is hard to definitely call an audience tape because it’s either really close to the main P.A. without much audience interference but the best guess here is that the mic is placed right in from of the P.A. and because of that the sound is direct and electrifying. It’s a terrific recording actually. CD Two - Lubbock 1980 Audience 8.8 - This recording is very decent and inside a small venue so it gets a little raucous at times but overall it’s a nice, dirty little gem. Stevie Ray Vaughan Blossom's Downstairs Ft. Worth, TX 1980-08-30 Disc 1 01 -Wham 02 -Guitar Hurricane 03 -The Sky Is Crying 04 -Empty Arms 05 -I'm Leaving You (Commit A Crime) 06 -Howlin' For My Darlin' 07 -Be Careful 08 -I'm Crying 09 -Collin's Shuffle 10 -Hideaway 11 -In The Open 12 -May I Have A Talk With You 13 -Tell Me 14 -Tin Pan Alley Disc 2 15 -Love Stuck Baby 16 -Crosscut Saw 17 -Texas Flood Lineup: Stevie Vaughan : Guitar & vocals Jackie Newhouse: Bass Chris Layton : Drums Fat Dawg's Lubbock, TX 1980 18. -Dirty Pool 19. -Instrumental 20. -Last Night 21. -I'm Cryin' 22. -Texas Flood 23. -Letter To My Girlfriend 24. -All Your Love I Miss Lovin' -
Audience 9.0 - Here’s a great sounding complete show from the ambitious “reunion” tour of 1974 which had the band in not only fine form but giving audiences a marathon set loaded with excellent songs. This is surely one for all collectors of great music regardless of any particular artist because if it’s good, it’s good the ears don’t lie…and this one is good! Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA 1974-07-09 Disc 1 01. Love The One You're With 02. Wooden Ships 03. Immigration Man 04. Cowgirl In The Sand 05. Change Partners 06. Traces 07. Grave Concern 08. Black Queen 09. Almost Cut My Hair 10. Ohio 11. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 12. Helplessly Hoping Disc 2 13. Blackbird 14. Human Highway 15. Prison Song 16. As I Come Of Age 17. Carry Me 18. For Free 19. Guinnevere 20. Southbound Train 21. Another Sleep Song 22. Our House 23. 4 + 20 24. Know You Got To Run 25. You Can't Catch Me (inc. Word Game) 26. Love Art Blues 27. Long May You Run Disc 3 28. A Man Needs A Maid 29. Don't Be Denied 30. First Things First 31. Deja Vu 32. My Angel 33. Pre Road Downs 34. My Favorite Changes 35. Long Time Gone 36. Revolution Blues 37. Pushed It Over The End 38. Carry On 39. What Are Their Names 40. Chicago Band Members: David Crosby - vocal, guitar Stephen Stills - vocal, guitar, keyboards, acoustic bass Graham Nash - vocal, guitar, piano, harmonica, organ Neil Young - vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards Tim Drummond - bass Joe Lala - percussion Russ Kunkel - drums -
Audience 8.8 - A very good effort by taper to manage not only a good sounding capture but largely complete from start to finish with only occasional crowd interference (and usually limited to between songs). Bravo Mr. Taper you served us well. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Summerfest" County Stadium Milwaukee, WI July 21st 1974 Disc 1 1 -Love The One You're With 2 -Wooden Ships 3 -Immigration Man 4 -Traces 5 -Cowgirl in the Sand 6 -Black Queen 7 -Ohio 8 -On the Way Home 9 -Suite Judy Blue Eyes 10 -Helplessly Hoping 11 -Only Love Can Break Your Heart 12 -The Lee Shore Disc 2 13 -Guinnevere 14 -Simple Man 15 -Prison Song 16 -Long May You Run 17 -Homefires 18 -Needle & the Damage Done 19 -Change Partners 20 -You Can't Catch Me - Wordgame 21 -Don't Be Denied 22 -First Things First 23 -Deja Vu Disc 3 24 -My Angel 25 -Pre-road Downs 26 -Long Time Gone 27 -Military Madness 28 -Revolution Blues 29 -Pushed It Over the End 30 -Carry On 31 -Chicago 32 -Walk On THE BAND Neil Young vocals guitar harmonica keyboards David Crosby vocals guitar Stephen Stills vocals guitar keyboards acoustic bass Graham Nash vocals guitar piano harmonica organ Tim Drummond bass Joe Lala percussion Russ Kunkel drums -
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The set features outstanding quality audience recordings made between 1972 and 1975 at the Seattle Coliseum. The quality encompasses not just the audio fidelity but the completeness and smoothness. All in all this is surely one of the best collections of live Elton John I've ever heard. The price has risen slightly to accommodate the upgrades that have been applied to not only this but the entire line of canisters. I think you will totally be blown away when you see the difference, and the previous ones were pretty impressive so this is going to really be something special. Elton John "The Seattle Tapes" Disc 1 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA 1972-10-20 01. Tiny Dancer 02. Daniel 03. Band Introduction 04. Susie (Dramas) 05. Your Song 06. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) 07. I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself 08. Can I Put You On 09. Mona Lisas And The Mad Hatters 10. Honky Cat Disc 2 11. Singing In The Rain 12. Have Mercy On The Criminal 13. Crocodile Rock 14. Madman Across The Water 15. Take Me To The Pilot 16. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 17. Hercules Band Members: Elton John - vocals, piano Dee Murray - bass Davey Johnstone - guitar, mandolin, banjo Nigel Olsson - drums Disc 3 Seattle Center Coliseum 1973-08-31 01. Intro 02. Elderberry Wine 03. Your Song 04. High Flying Bird 05. Honky Cat 06. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 07. Hercules 08. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) 09. Madman Across The Water Disc 4 10. Teacher I Need You 11. Have Mercy On The Criminal 12. All The Young Girls Love Alice 13. Daniel 14. Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) 15. Band Introduction 16. Crocodile Rock 17. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 18. Honkey Tonk Women Band Members: Elton John - vocals, piano Dee Murray - bass Davey Johnstone - guitar, mandolin, banjo Nigel Olsson - drums Clive Franks - organ (Crocodile Rock) Disc 5 Seattle Center Coliseum 1975-10-16 (First Set) 01. Set I Intro 02. Your Song 03. I Need You To Turn To 04. Border Song 05. Take Me To The Pilot 06. Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future) 07. Country Comfort 08. Levon 09. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) 10. Hercules 11. Empty Sky Disc 6 (Second Set) 12. Set II Intro 13. Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) 14. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 15. Bennie And The Jets 16. Harmony 17. Dixie Lily 18. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy 19. Bitter Fingers 20. Someone Saved My Life Tonight Disc 7 21. The Bitch Is Back 22. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 23. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket 24. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 25. I saw Her Standing There 26. Island Girl 27. Philadelphia Freedom 28. We All Fall In Love Sometimes Band Members: Elton John - vocals, piano Davey Johnstone - guitar Caleb Quaye - guitar James Newton-Howard - keyboards Kenny Passerelli - bass Roger Pope - drums Ray Cooper - percussion Cindy Bullens - backing vocals Jon Joyce - backing vocals Jim Haas - backing vocals Disc 8 Seattle Center Coliseum 10-17-1975 (First Set) 01. Your Song 02. I Need You To Turn To 03. Border Song 04. Take Me To The Pilot 05. Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future) 06. Country Comfort 07. Levon 08. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) 09. Hercules 10. Empty Sky Disc 9 (Second Set) 11. Set II Intro 12. Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) 13. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 14. Bennie And The Jets 15. Harmony 16. Dixie Lily 17. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy 18. Bitter Fingers 19. Someone Saved My Life Tonight 20. The Bitch Is Back Disc 10 21. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 22. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket 23. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 24. I Saw Her Standing There 25. Island Girl 26. Philadelphia Freedom 27. We All Fall In Love Sometimes 28. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting -
Both of these sets are Soundboard quality and very cool to listen to. Good British heavy rock and roll, good players, good everything and well worth rediscovering. Saxon Stampei Lochem, The Netherlands 1982-05-20 01. -20000 Feet 02. -And The Bands Played On 03. -Heavy Metal Thunder 04. -Strong Arm Of The Law 05. -747 (Strangers In The Night) 06. -Wheels Of Steel Saxon Norman, Ok. 9-18-1983 7. -Intro 8. -Power And The Glory 9. -Princess Of The Night 10. -Redline 11. -The Eagle Has Landed 12. -This Town Rocks 13. -Strong Arm Of The Law -
Audience 8.4 - A tape that I am sure has slipped through the cracks and has been forgotten by collectors when I don’t think it ought to be. It’s surely not the greatest recording, and it’s also not nearly the worst – but it’s from a really great period and tour, some of the best moments for Rush seemed to occur on the European leg of the 1979 tour. You can listen to the infamous Offenbach or Pink Pop tapes as proof, but this forgotten old tape, having been dusted off and given a fresh re-mastering, is ready to be added to your collection. Rush May 18, 1979 Poperinge, Belgium 01 - Anthem 4:20 02 - A Passage To Bangkok 4:04 03 - Bytor And The Snowdog 5:43 04 - Xanadu 12:26 05 - The Trees 5:31 06 - Hemispheres 20:20 07 - Closer To The Heart 3:17 -
Audience 8.4-8.6 - This gets a double rating because I found that it seemed to become better as it went, and really had its best moments during songs or parts that were not full on max volume. Now that being said, the mic that taper used (probably a condenser mic built into his deck) could not accurately reproduce the sound it was picking up in the hall to the tape itself – but because there was level adjust (I am guessing auto level), it never distorted. So what you get is a crowded sounding tape during most of the performance when the music is at full tilt (it’s Black Sabbath so yeah, it’s mostly full tilt), but during parts where the music is more sparse (like during Black Sabbath, or the solos, especially the drum solo) you can hear what the recorder was capable of because it is way much better. In fact I praise the drum sounds, super massive and that’s why I loved Black Sabbath on this tape in particular because it’s frighteningly dense and scary sounding here. This show can be appreciated for the inclusion of songs like Gypsy, All Moving Parts, and Rock and Roll Doctor which are audible enough that you can thank this taper. I’d not heard of this tape before so I assume it’s new to circulation, and personally speaking I am glad it exists and I feel it offers something worthwhile. Black Sabbath Madison Square Garden New York City, NY. 1976-12-06 Disc 1 1. -intro 2. -Symptom Of The Universe 3. -Snowblind 4. -All Moving Parts (Stand Still) 5. -War Pigs 6. -Gypsy 7. -Black Sabbath Disc 2 1. -Dirty Women 2. -Drum Solo 3. -Guitar Solo 4. -Rock And Roll Doctor 5. -Guitar Solo (reprise) 6. -Electric Funeral 7. -Iron Man 8. -Children Of The Grave 9. -Supernaut intro - Paranoid -
Soundboard 9.2 - A solid board tape that feels more like a good stage recording to my ears..but the thing is this is an interesting line up and having a great quality live recording of it is of prime interest. Tony Martin can be analyzed very carefully, and I think he comes out as one of the better sounding voices but still not quite as good as Dio or Ozzy of course…but he’s not bad! BLACK SABBATH Live At Summer Arena Vienna, Austria 24th September 1989 CD 1 1.Supertzar/ The Gates of Hell 2.Headless Cross 3.Neon Knigths 4.Cildren Of The Sea 5.Die Young 6.When The Death Calls 7.War Pigs 8.The Shining CD 2 1.Mob Rules 2.Black Sabbath 3.Iron Man 4.Children Of The Grave ENCORE 5.Heaven And Hell 6.Paranoid / Heaven And Hell Tony Martin . Vocals Tony Iommi . Guitar Neil Murray . Bass Cozy Powell . Drums Geoff Nicholls . Keyboards -
Audience 8.7 - A somewhat subdued tape that begs for increased volume, which actually may be fine if you have a nice pre-amp…or just turn this up and get down because it isn’t bad. One thing I do appreciate about this tape is that Tony Martin is probably the clearest out of everything, then maybe Iommi and especially his lead work which really rings out. All instruments are present, I think this tape is a keeper. Black Sabbath Playhouse Edinburgh, Scotland 1989-09-05 Disc 1 1. -Ave Satani & The Gates Of Hell 2. -Headless Cross 3. -Neon Knights 4. -Children Of The Sea 5. -Die Young 6. -When Death Calls 7. -War Pigs 8. -The Shining 9. -The Mob Rules 10. -Black Sabbath 11. -Devil And daughter 12.-Iron Man 13. -Children Of The Grave Disc 2 1. -Heaven And Hell 2. -Paranoid & Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 3. -soundcheck (unknown origin) Line-up: Tony Martin - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Neil Murray - Bass Cozy Powell - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards -
Audience 9.4 - Let me say straight away that this is a MUST for anyone who digs Steve Miller Band…and even if you don’t. This is fantastic! Great, and I mean GREAT live atmosphere that totally puts you in the moment. A real treat for the music enthusiast and collector – even the guys who swear they won’t listen to any audience tapes. You don’t know what you’re missing. Steve Miller Band Boston Music Hall Boston, Mass. Sept 23, 1976 Disc 1 1. -A Song For Our Ancestors 2. -Baby's Calling Me Home 3. -Wild Mountain Honey 4. -Seasons 5. -Come On In To My Kitchen 6. -Nobody Wants Me 7. -Going To The Country 8. -Going To Mexico 9. -The Joker Disc 2 1. -Fly Like An Eagle 2. -The Window 3. -Blues With A Feeling 4. -Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash 5. -The Gangster Of Love 6. -Space Cowboy 7. -Living In The U.S.A. 8. -Shebadumamama 9. -Rockin' Me Baby 10. -band introductions and encore break 11. -Take The Money And Run 12. -Crossroads Steve Miller Band Steve Miller: guitar, vocals Byron Allred: keyboards, vocals Norton Buffalo: harmonica, vocals David Denny: guitar Lonnie Turner: bass, vocals Gary Mallaber: drums