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Studio Quality 9.7 - A lot of collectors may think they are getting the same stuff over and over again in a different package but with the Prince studio collections you really are getting something different, but that might just mean alternate takes, mixes, or a different session with different players. Prince did like to experiment a lot and might want to try a song a hundred different ways before he was satisfied, similar maybe to Jimi Hendrix. I always find something to enjoy and always end up admiring Prince more and more after each listen…which is why I keep offering these titles because it lets me listen to even more Prince! So thank you! Prince - Nudity Nude Tour Rehearsals Paisly Park MN 04.21.90 & 04.24.90 Disc 1 21st April 1990 01. -Intro 02. -The Future 03. -1999 04. -Housequake 05. -Sexy Dancer 06. -Kiss 07. -I'm In The Mood 08. -Blues In C 09. -Purple Rain 10. -Take Me With U 11. -Alphabet St. - It Takes 2 12. -The Question Of U 13. -Electric Man 14. -Ain't No Way 15. -Nothing Compares 2 U 16. -Batdance 17. -Baby, I'm A Star 18. -Jealous Again 19. -Our Love Is Here 2 Stay [Incl. Nothing Compares 2 U - Housequake] Disc 2 24th April 1990 01. -Erotic City 02. -Sex 03. -Interlude 04. -Let's Work 05. -The Future 06. -1999 07. -Housequake 08. -Sexy Dancer -
The set features outstanding quality soundboard recordings made between 1972 and 1980. 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. Santana Time Travels 1972-1981 Disc 1 Cherry Hill Arena Cherry Hill, NJ USA October 28th, 1972 1. -A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 2. -Samba Pa Ti 3. -Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) 4. -Just In Time To See The Sun 5. -Incident At Neshabur 6. -Bambele 7. -Stone Flower Disc 2 8. -Batucada 9. -Xibaba(She-Ba-Ba) 10. -Stone Flower 11. -Waiting 12. -Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13. -Free Angela 14. -Mantra 15. -Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 16. -Earth 17. -Se A Cabo 18. -Savor 19 -Toussaint L'Overture - Bill Graham says goodnight Disc 3 Memorial Coliseum Columbus, GA. 1973-03-30 1. -Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 2. -Samba Pa Ti 3. -Look Up (To See What’s Coming Down) 4. -Just In Time To See The Sun 5. -Incident At Neshabur 6. -Bambele 7. -Stone Flower 8. -Batucada 9. -Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 10. -Waiting - Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 11. -Free Angela 12. -Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) 13. -Earth 14. -Se A Cabo Disc 4 Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut August 17th, 1973 1 -Going Home 2 -A-1 Funk 3 -Every Step Of The Way 4 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 5 -Oye Como Va 6 -Japan 7 -Bambele 8 -Um-um-um 9 -Yours Is The Light 10 -Batucada 11 -Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) 12 -Stone Flower 13 -Waiting 14 -Castillos De Arena (Sand Castle) Disc 5 15 -Free Angela 16 -Samba De Sausalito 17 -Light Of Life 18 -Se A Cabo 19 -Mr Udo 20 -The Creator Has A Master Plan 21 -Savor 22 -Toussaint L'Overture 23 -Samba Pa Ti 24 -Incident At Neshabur Disc 6 University Arena Albuquerque, NM September 23, 1974 1. Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way 2. Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 3. Oye Como Va 4. Mirage 5. Just In Time To See The Sun Disc 7 6. Bambele 7. Give And Take 8. Incident At Neshabur 9. -Soul Sacrifice 10. -Samba Pa Ti 11. -Savor - Toussaint L’Overture Disc 8 Jharna Kala Concert w/John McLaughlin Central Park New York, NY March 8, 1975 1. -Jharna Kala Mantra 2. -Second Mantra 3. -Third Mantra 4. -Fouth Mantra Saenger Performing Arts Center New Orleans, LA March 31, 1981 5. -Whole Lotta Love coda - Open Invitation 6. -She's Not There 7. -Shake Your Money Maker 8. -Transcendance - Band Introduction 9. -Guajira Disc 9 Festhalle w/Jimmy Page Frankfurt, Germany July 1, 1980 1. -Hannibal 2. -All I Ever Wanted 3. -Tales Of Kilimanjaro - Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 4. -Oye Como Va 5. -Just In Time To See The Sun 6. -Lightning In The Sky 7. -Aqua Marine 8. -Savor - Jingo 9. -You Just Don't Care Disc 10 10. -Europa 11. -Well Alright 12. -Soul Sacrifice 13. -Open Invitation 14. -Samba Pa Ti 15. -She's Not There 16. -Transendance 17. -Shake Your Money Maker 18. -Evil Ways -
Audience 9.1 - This show is divided into two sets, with both sounding similar but the 1st set is just a touch rougher in the sense that I hear a tiny bit of channel overload (not distorted!) and less clarity (but not harmfully so) than the 2nd set. Overall, both are very well recorded and I would imagine set 2 was broadcast as this was typical around this time and other Rosyln, NY. “My Father’s Place” shows were indeed broadcast on local FM radio. So, while it seems Set 2 is the better audio (fractionally), I would say it was recorded for broadcast and this is the pre-broadcast tape recorded from the audience with open mics…yes? No? Maybe so? I have no idea…it’s really good but not radio station broadcast good so maybe this show was never recorded for broadcast at all. Spirit My Father's Place Roslyn, NY 1977-09-15 Disc 1 (First Set) 01 -Like A Rolling Stone 02 -Veruska 03 -Nature's Way 04 -Rainy Night 05 -Genetic Dreams 06 -Take It In Time 07 -1984 08 -Animal Zoo 09 -Downer 10 -All Along The Watchtower 11 -All The Same 12 -Drums 13 -All The Same 14 -I Got A Line On You Disc 2 (Second Set) 15 -Living In This World 16 -Dark-Eyed Woman 17 -Mr. Skin 18 -Prelude - Nothin' To Hide 19 -If I Miss This Train 20 -Fresh Garbage 21 -Morning Light 22 -Nature's Way 23 -Animal Zoo 24 -1984 25 -Like A Rolling Stone 26 -Rosyln Jam 27 -Wild Thing Band: Randy California - Vocals, Guitar Larry "Fuzzy" Knight - Bass, Vocals Ed Cassidy - Drums John Locke - Keyboards -
Studio Quality 9.4 - I admit I never was a fan, but being a music collector I ended up discovering a few things I’d missed and this is one. While I am still not the biggest Morrissey fan, I think he certainly fits with this style and let’s admit it these songs are all quite good. The Smiths Demos & Outtakes 01 -Reel Around The Fountain (July 1983, Troy Tate final mix) 02 -The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (October 1983, John Porter monitor mix) 03 -This Night Has Opened My Eyes (June 1984, unreleased studio recording) 04 -Rusholme Ruffians (July 1984, John Porter first take) 05 -I Misses You (December 1984, instrumental) 06 -There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (September 1985, early take) 07 -The Queen Is Dead (Fall 1985, original unedited version) 08 -Frankly, Mr Shankly (November 1985, Stephen Street "trumpets" recording) 09 -Ask (9 June 1986, probable first-ever take) 10 -Is It Really So Strange? ( June 1986, original unreleased studio recording) 11 -Shoplifters Of The World Unite (December 1986, instrumental) 12 -Sheila Take A Bow (January 1987, John Porter original version) 13 -Girlfriend In A Coma (January 1987, early take) 14 -Death Of A Disco Dancer (April 1987, first take) 15 -Paint A Vulgar Picture (April 1987, early take) 16 -Heavy Track (April 1987, instrumental) -
Audience 8.7 - Not too bad for 1972, this tape has some nice energy, and not to say it doesn’t have limitations, but it seems to deliver a lot more than the expectation. You have to accept that the hall is a touch echoey, or at least the guitar seems to bounce off the wall to give a very short reverb effect. It’s not a distraction at all, in fact it is exactly how it sounded at the show – the recording is very accurate. Jethro Tull LA Forum Inglewood, CA. 1972-06-23 Disk 1 1. -Thick As A Brick - Introduction 2. -Thick As A Brick - The First Part 3. -Thick As A Brick - The Flute Part 4. -Thick As A Brick - The Next Part 5. -Thick As A Brick - The Six O'Clock News Part 6. -Thick As A Brick - The Drum Part 7. -Thick As A Brick - The Babies Wearing Nylons Part 8. -Thick As A Brick - The Last Part Disk 2 1. -Insane Asylum Introduction 2. -Cross-Eyed Mary 3. -A New Day Yesterday 4. -Aqualung 5. -Encore 6. -Ian's Wind-Up Introduction 7. -Wind-Up 8. -Third-Leg Guitar Solo 9. -Locomotive Breath 10. -Hard-Headed English General 11. -Wind-Up (reprise) -
Radio Broadcasts 9.2-9.8 - Superb quality broadcasts all from 1977. Rory Gallagher Pistol Slappin' 77's 1977 Broadcasts Disc 1 Demontford Hall, Leicester, UK 2/15/77 01 -Do You Read Me 02 -Calling Card 03 -Secret Agent 04 -Tattoo'd Lady 05 -A Million Miles Away 06 -tuning & intro to Souped-Up Ford 07 -Souped-Up Ford 08 -Bullfrog Blues 09 -Edged In Blue 10 -Country Mile 11 -Got My Mojo Workin' Disc 2 Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, UK. 2/18/77 1. -Edged In Blue 2. -Used To Be 3. -Country Mile Sheffield, UK. 02/17/77 4. -I Take What I Want 5. -Bought And Sold 6. -Out On The Western Plain 7. -Pistol Slapper Blues 8. -Barley & Grape Rag 9. -Secret Agent Disc 3 Sight & Sound in Concert Jan. 29th, 1977 01. -Intro 02. -Do You Read Me 03. -Secret Agent 04. -Calling Card 05. -Bought and Sold 06. -Out on the Western Plain 07. -Pistol Slapper Blues 08. -Too Much Alcohol 09. -Going To My Home Town 10. -Souped-up Ford 11. -Outro -
Radio Broadcasts 9.2-9.7 - A fine collection of broadcasts that sparkle and shine so much that you will have to pinch yourself as a reminder that the recordings are like 5 decades old! Fantastic set, and volume 2 is just as good. Rory Gallagher Pistol Slappin' 77's Volume I Disc 1 BBC Sights & Sounds Hammersmith Odeon, London January 19, 1977 01 - Alan Black introduction 02 - Do You Read Me 03 - Secret Agent 04 - Calling Card 05 - Bought and Sold 06 - Out On The Western Plain 07 - Barley & Grape Rag 08 - Pistol Slapper Blues 09 - Too Much Alcohol 10 - Goin' To My Hometown 11 - Souped-Up Ford 12 - Bullfrog Blues Disc 2 BBC Golders Green, Hippodrome, London, U.K. January 20, 1977 01 - Alan Black introduction 02 - Moonchild 03 - Do You Read Me 04 - Garbage Man 05 - Too Much Alcohol 06 - Bullfrog Blues Brighton Dome January 21, 1977 07 - Do You Read Me 08 - Moonchild 09 - Tattoo'd Lady 10 - Souped-Up Ford 11 - Bullfrog Blues Rory Gallagher (R.I.P.) - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Rod de'Ath - drums Lou Martin (R.I.P.) - keyboards -
Audience 8.5 - I would designate this recording as a reference recording – what was going on in 1973? That’s what this tape is, an old newspaper featuring a back story on this local band. Very dated…sound quality is marginal but not in a miserable, muddy, dogshit kind of way. It’s listenable and fun, like I said it is a good reference and may guide you towards other NYD tapes out there. I know I was certainly intrigued enough to seek out other recordings. New York Dolls Felt Forum New York City, NY August 3, 1973 01 Courageous Cat 02 Personality Crisis 03 Looking For A Kiss 04 Bad Girl 05 Great Big Kiss 06 Vietnamese Baby 07 Babylon 08 Pills 09 Trash 10 Frankenstein 11 Jet Boy -
Audience 8.8 - Here we have two concerts in very good quality that show a band undeniably at the peak, a peak that seemed to stretch out for a VERY long time I might add, but a creative peak that gave audiences a lot to digest musically. The quality of this tape is pretty decent but I give it a knock in the rating (although 8.8 is still high) because I got too much emphasis on an upper mid frequency that didn’t rub me the right way and this is a subjective analysis. The tape allows plenty of information in that you get pretty much everything, it’s clear, and the content is worth the price of admission. I am making a subjective observation but I feel the taper had done an amazing job and it would have gotten a 9.4 if the mic he used delivered more dynamics and a wider sound-field. Picky picky picky! This sounds good. JETHRO TULL Falkoner Teatret Copenhagen, Denmark 1974-December-04 Disc 1 01. -Introduction 02. -Wind-Up - Passion Play (Excerpt) 03. -Thick As A Brick 04. -My God 05. -Ian Anderson Flute Solo 06. -Ian Anderson Flute Solo - John Evan Keyboard - Strings Solo 07. -Cross-Eyed Mary 08. -How Much Is That Doggie In The Window 09. -Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day 10. -Wond'ring Aloud - Wond'ring Again 11. -Queen And Country 12. -Ladies 13. -Barriemore Barlow Drum Solo Disc 2 01. -WarChild 02. -Sealion 03. -Bungle In The Jungle 04. -Aqualung 05. -Back Door Angels - Martin Barre Guitar Solo 06. -Locomotive Breath 07. -Back-Door Angels (Reprise) 08. -Introduction 09. -Wind-Up - Passion Play Excerpt 10. -Thick As A Brick 11. -My God 12. -Ian Anderson Flute Solo 13. -Flute - Keyboard - Strings Solo 14. -Cross-Eyed Mary Disc 3 01. -How Much Is That Doggie In The Window 02. -Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day 03. -Wond'ring Aloud - Wond'ring Again (with Strings) 04. -Queen And Country (with Strings) 05. -Ladies (with Strings) 06. -Barriemore Barlow Drum Solo 07. -Warchild (with Strings) 08. -Sealion - Bungle In The Jungle (with Strings) 09. -Aqualung 10. -Back Door Angels - Martin Barre Guitar Solo 11. -Locomotive Breath 12. -Back Door Angels (Reprise) Disc 2 (Tracks 08-14) and Disc 3: Thursday, December 05, 1974 Falkoner Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark. Ian Anderson - Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Saxophone Martin Barre - Electric Guitar John Evan - Piano, Organ, Synthesizers, Accordion Jeffrey Hammond–Hammond - Bass Guitar, String Bass Barriemore Barlow - Drums, Percussion. -
Audience 9.7 - Contrary to what you initially would have thought about Prince audience recordings, that the people there to see him aren’t exactly the type you would think would be overly concerned about getting an excellent capture…sure I am profiling here but it’s true - you expect this crowd is mainly there to bump and grind with each other and party like it’s 1999 or something. Now, I have to say after listening to many Prince audience recordings I come away as being impressed for the most part. This tape confirms what I now believe, that Prince bootleggers actually give a shit about the quality of the sound recordings they make. I LOVE the sound and feel of this tape…hands down I put this up against ANY soundboard you want to throw at me. This has ELECTRICITY and you don’t get that out of line recordings. Prince Celebration Event 2000 Northrop Auditorium Minneapolis, MN. June 13, 2000 Disc 1 1. Najee Intro 2. Anna Stesia 3. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold - 4 The Tears In Your Eyes 4. Uptown 5. Let's Work 6. Delirious 7. Rock N' Roll Is Alive (outro) 8. Purple Rain 9. Prettyman 10. Speech 11. Breathe And Stop 12. Vivrant Thing - La Di Da Di 13. Come On 14. The One 15. The Question Of U 16. When You Were Mine Disc 2 1. Days Of Wild 2. Speech 3. No More Rain (In This Cloud) 4. Dr. Feelgood 5. Speech 6. Nothing Compares 2 U 7. Take Me With U 8. Raspberry Beret 9. Country And Western Jam 10. James Bond Theme 11. (Eye Like) Funky Music 12. The Jam - A Night In Tunisia 13. Everyday People 14. Man O' War 15. Adore Disc 3 1. America - Give It Up Or Turn It Loose - Take The A-Train 2. Kiss 3. Gett Off 4. Gett Off (Houstyle) 5. Doing It To Death - Groove On - Push It Up Bunkers Bar, Minneapolis June 5, 2000 6. Sexy Dancer Bunkers Bar, Minneapolis June 12, 2000 7. You Got The Love 8. Everyday People -
Radio Broadcasts 9.4/9.1 - Overall quality is excellent with a couple of these sounding a little dated but nevertheless the quality of the content combined with broadcast over the air quality (never mind how many decades ago) I think this holds up quite well. BLODWYN PIG The Live Sessions John Peel Radio Broadcast Tracks 1-6 1st Feb 1970 Tracks 7-12 13th Dec 1970 1. -The Change Song 2. -Ain't You Coming Home 3. -See My Way 4. -Instrumental 5. -Same Old Story 6. -See My Way (Reprise) 7. -Meaney Mornay 8. -Rock Me Baby 9. -Somebody Just Like Me 10. -See My Way 11. -Slow Down 12. -Worry Personel: Mick Abrahams - guitars, vocals; Andy Pyle - bass; Jack Lancaster - saxophone, flute; Ron Berg - drums; Peter Banks - guitars (B tracks) -
Soundboard 9.1 - This is not a complete show, but WHO cares? It’s a vintage 1969 soundboard of the Who and man, it smokes! I’ll take it whoever which way I can get it (see what I did there?). BTW the complete show does exist, but the audio quality of the audience recording that makes up the difference is of significantly less fidelity that it was decided not to even include it for release. The Who The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA October 19, 1969 - 2nd show 1. -Heaven and Hell (fades in) 2. -Can't Explain 3. -Overture 4. -It's a Boy 5. -1921 6. -Amazing Journey 7. -Sparks 8. -The Acid Queen 9. -Summetime Blues 10. -My Generation -
AM Radio Broadcast 8.7 - This recording is most definitely from AM radio but it is clear and the dual guitar activities are on full display. You won’t get the depth of bass here, and sometimes you realize how dated a recording has to be if it originates off AM radio…but you listen anyway because it’s still good, and it’s still Wishbone Ash. Wishbone Ash Dijon, Palais des Sports June 12, 1981 1. THE KING WILL COME 2. WHERE IS THE LOVE 3. UNDERGROUND * 4. WARRIOR * 5. THROW DOWN THE SWORD 6. LOADED * 7. PHOENIX 8. NUMBER THE BRAVE 9. JAIL BAIT 10. BLOWIN’ FREE 11. GET READY * Line-up: Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Larie Wisefield – guitar, vocals Trevor Boulder – bass Steve Upton – drums Claire Hammill - vocals on * -
Radio and TV Broadcast 8.7-9.7 - Thankfully most of this material falls into the high 9’s in terms of audio quality but the compilation wins high points for presenting a chronological look into the bands broadcasts on TV in 1969. So, it’s nice to hear progressive rock’s development during the year. YES 1969 "Something's Coming To TV" Disc 1 01. Something's Coming BBC Top Gear Radio Session #1 (Jan69) 02. Something's Coming BBC Top Gear Radio Session #2 (Feb69) 03. Something's Coming Down Broadway, Sheffield, UK (690224) 04. Something's Coming Studio Outttake #1 (Spring69) 05. Something's Coming Studio Outttake #2 (Spring69) 06. Looking Around - BBC Johnnie Walker Show (690604) 07. Every Little Thing - BBC Johnnie Walker Show (690604) 08. Sweetness - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 09. Everydays - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 10. Every Little Thing - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 11. Something's Coming BBC Studios, Symonds On Sunday (690804) 12. Something's Coming Big Apple Club, Wiesbaden, GE (690826) Disc 2 01. Something's Coming Grugenhalle, Essen, Germany (691009) 02. Beyond & Before - Pop-Eye TV, Brussels BE (691015) 03. Survival - Pop-Eye TV, Brussels BE (691015) 04. Beyond & Before - French TV (691123) 05. Dear Father - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 06. Everydays - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 07. Sweetness - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 08. Something's Coming Chikito Club, Bern, Switzerland (691127) 09. No Opportunity Necessary - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 10. Looking Around - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 11. Survival - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 12. Looking Around - TV Studios, Zürich SWI (691201) 13. Beyond & Before - TV Studios, Zürich SWI (691201) Bass, Vocals – Chris Squire Drums, Vibraphone – Bill Bruford Guitar, Vocals – Peter Banks Lead Vocals, Percussion – Jon Anderson Organ, Piano – Tony Kaye -
Audience 8.7 - This is a fun recording to listen to, sure it’s a bit ramshackle being as if you’ve been tossed into the mosh pit (in 1973 I guess the entire venue resembled a mosh pit full of people too stoned to mosh!), but it’s actually not bad. I imagine by this time the band must realize that glitter and costumes aren’t enough to carry the show when your competition is Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and other bands of that stature. Even if Bowie had anticipated all that by the time of this performance (undoubtedly he did), still the Ziggy Stardust premise seemed to be working well with the audiences as this tape can attest. David Bowie Masonic Temple Detroit,MI. 1973-03-01 1. Ode to Joy 2. Hang On To Yourself 3. Ziggy Stardust 4. Changes 5. Moonage Daydream 6. Panic In Detroit 7. Five Years 8. Watch That Man 9. Aladdin Sane 10. The Width Of A Circle 11. Space Oddity 12. Time 13. Suffragette City 14. The Jean Genie 15. Rock'n'Roll Suicide -
Cleveland 1978 Radio Broadcast 8.8 - A tape that shows signs of age and has that dated quality to it but is still good. It just sounds kinda, pimp and funky just like the music.New York 1981 Radio Broadcast 9.3 - A fresh sounding tape, and a rather fresh performance that does not showcase a drunken, sloppy ‘Dolls kinda gig but a much more focused and professional with plenty of edge to remind you who is fronting kinda gig. DAVID JOHANSEN GROUP "Clubs and Bars" Disc 1 THE AGORA CLEVELAND, OH, USA MAY 29, 1978 01. -intro - cool metro 02. -looking for a kiss 03. -not that much 04. -funky but chic 05. -build me up buttercup 06. -donna 07. -i'm a lover 08. -frenchette 09. -band intro 10. -(reach out) i'll be there 11. -lonely tenement 12. -girls 13. -personality crisis BAND: David Johansen - vocals Sylvain Sylvain - guitar, keyboards Thomas Trask - guitar Johnny Rao - guitar Buzz Verno - bass Frankie LaRocka - drums Disc 2 BOTTOM LINE NEW YORK, NY, USA JULY 15, 1981 01. -intro - cool metro 02. -here comes the night 03. -funky but chic 04. -melody 05. -she loves strangers 06. -sls (conclusion) 07. -build me up buttercup 08. -marquesa de sade 09. -stranded in the jungle 10. -bohemian love pad 11. -frenchette 12. -reach out & i'll be there 13. -girls 14. -personality crisis 15. -wreckless crazy 16. -WNEW DJ's BAND: David Jo - vocals Blondie Chaplin - guitar Jack Rigg - guitar Charlie Giordano - keyboards Brent Cartwright - bass Tony Machine - drums -
Audience 8.5-8.7 - So why the dual rating? Because it is the limitation of the recording equipment that prevents this from earning the solid 8,7 which is a great rating for a long forgotten Ziggy show. So my take on this is that during loud sections, the guitar takes a back seat in the mix while Ziggy is very prominent – which is kind of cool – but during mellower songs (of which there are a few) the mix is much better all around. All in all, this is a pretty good old tape and I don’t think it will disappoint you. DAVID BOWIE Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL October 7th 1972 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Hang On To Yourself 3 -Ziggy Stardust 4 -The Supermen 5 -Queen Bitch 6 -Changes 7 -Life On Mars 8 -Five Years 9 -Space Oddity 10 -Andy Warhol(stopped) 11 -Andy Warhol 12 -My Death Disc 2 13 -Width Of A Circle 14 -John, I'm Only Dancing 15 -Moonage Daydream 16 -Starman 17 -Waiting For The Man 18 -White Light, White Heat 19 -Suffragette City 20 -Jean Genie THE BAND David Bowie vocals guitar harmonica Mick Ronson guitar vocals Trevor Bolder bass Mick “Woody” Woodmansey drums Mike Garson keyboards -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and leaning towards the mid and upper frequency bands but not in any kind of detrimental way. Supposedly the original source used is a very rare Japanese bootleg LP and that, with a little work done, presents a fine document we can all enjoy. The Reseda 87 material is soundboard with Mick Jagger fronting, and even though the original source features much more material, that is not technically the “live” gig but rather some studio rehearsals which are not present here. JEFF BECK GREEK THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA, USA APRIL 19, 1986 CD 1 01 -Escape 6:37 02 -Gets Us All In The End 7:08 03 -Ecstasy 3:59 04 -Ambitious 6:06 05 -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 1:36 06 -Stop, Look And Listen 5:43 07 -The Pump 5:12 08 -Star Cycle 5:15 09 -Cause We've Ended As Lovers 4:47 10 -Miami Vice N.Y. Theme 5:12 CD 2 01 -Led Boots 4:55 02 -Love Will 4:11 03 -Miami Vice Theme 4:56 04 -Blue Wind 6:43 05 -People Get Ready 5:17 06 -Freeway Jam 8:05 07 -Wild Thing 4:52 08 -Going Down 5:51 The Band JEFF BECK -guitar, vocals JAN HAMMER -keyboards SIMON PHILLIPS -drums JIMMY HALL -vocals DOUG WIMBISH -bass Bonus Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck THE COUNTRY CLUB RESEDA, CA. OCTOBER 20 1987 09 -Honky Tonk Women 10 -Sympathy For The Devil 11 -Dead Flowers 12 -Shine A Light 13 -Little Red Rooster THE BAND Mick Jagger -vocals Harp Jeff Beck -Guitar Doug Wimbish -bass Terry Bozio -Drums Phil Ashley -keyboards Band line-up: JEFF BECK (guitar, vocals) JAN HAMMER (keyboards) SIMON PHILLIPS (drums) JIMMY HALL (vocals) DOUG WIMBISH (bass) -
Soundboard 9.4 - This is a collection of all soundboard recordings and they all vary but all excellent. I gave a generally very high rating because all in all I think it rates at least in the mid 9’s based on not only quality of sound but of content as well. Note: I heard one audience recording on this CD but it was very good quality. Christine McVie "The Perfect Mix" Live 1971-1997 1.I'd Rather Go Blind - 1971-02-19 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA 4:02 2.Why - 1974-12-15 Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 4:11 3.Spare Me A Little - 1975-10-17 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey 4:17 4.Oh Daddy - 1977-5-18 Jim Norick Arena, Oklahoma City, OK 4:41 5.Say You Love Me - 1977-5-21 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN 4:08 6.Over My Head - 1977-5-21 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN 3:35 7.Over And Over - 1979-11-6 Checker Dome, St. Louis, MO 3:39 8.Got A Hold On Me - 1983-12-16 The Country Club, Reseda, CA 5:03 9.Love Will Show Us How - 1983-12-16 The Country Club, Reseda, CA 5:03 10.Everywhere - 1987-12-10 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA 3:12 11.Little Lies - 1987-12-10 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA 4:06 12.Save Me - 1990-8-25 Maine Road Football Ground, Manchester, England 4:39 13.You Make Loving Fun - 1997-10-17 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA 3:55 14.Don't Stop - 1997-10-17 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA 4:58 15.Songbird - 1977-6-29 Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY 3:49 16.The Farmer's Daughter - 1997-9-30 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2:23 17.Love In Store - 1982 Mirage Outtake 4:11 -
Audience 8.7 - A rattling, rambunctious recording that you will LOVE because it’s the sonic equivalent of the Stones’ personalities. Sure, yeah, this recording is imperfect but it does NOT suffer from muddiness, rather the opposite, it’s very “sharp” and sometimes cymbal crashes irritate (not always), and yet I listened all the way through and had a great time with this show. The quality is not really an issue. This is a just a classic Stones gig and the fact we have the opening acts, man, that is amazing! The Rolling Stones Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA October 11, 1981 including J GEILS BAND (1-3) PRINCE (4-8) GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS (9-11) Disc 1 1 Under My Thumb 2 When The Whip Comes Down 3 Let's Spend The Night Together 4 Shattered 5 Neighbors 6 Black Limousine 7 Just My Imagination 8 Twenty Flight Rock 9 Let Me Go 10 Time Is On My Side 11 Beast Of Burden 12 Waiting On A Friend 13 Let It Bleed Disc 2 1 You Can't Always Get What You Want 2 Little T & A 3 Tumbling Dice 4 She's So Cold 5 All Down The Line 6 Band Introduction 7 Hang Fire 8 Star Star 9 Miss You 10 Start Me Up 11 Honky Tonk Woman 12 Brown Sugar 13 Jumping Jack Flash 14 Street Fighting Man 15 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -
Soundboard 9.4 - A great compilation taken from a variety of gigs but all consistently great making for a superb drive-time CD. The Rolling Stones 1981 Watts & Watts (Stereo) In memory of Charlie and Shirley Watts Disc 1 01. Take The A Train (1981-10-15) (EVSD 2003 stereo) (c) 02. Under My Thumb (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f) 03. When The Whip Comes Down (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f) 04. Let's Spend The Night Together (1981-11-19) (DrPete 2014 stereo) (i) 05. Shattered (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f) 06. Neighbours (1981-11-10) (EVSD 2001 stereo) (h) 07. Black Limousine (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n) 08. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)(1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f) 09. Down The Road Apiece (1981-11-09) (DAC 2004 stereo) (g) 10. Mona (1981-09-26) (VGP 2004 stereo) (b) 11. Twenty Flight Rock (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n) 12. Going To A Go-Go (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n) 13. Let Me Go (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n) Disc 2 14. Time Is On My Side (1981-12-01) (WV stereo) (l) 15. Waiting On A Friend (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n) 16. Beast Of Burden (1981-10-31) (EVSD 2006 stereo) (d) 17. Let It Bleed (1981-12-01) (DAC 2007 stereo) (k) 18. You Can't Always Get What You Want (1981-12-01) (DAC 2007 stereo) (k) 19. Band Intro (1981-10-31) (EVSD 2006 stereo) (d) 20. Little T&A (1981-11-19) (DrPete 2014 stereo) (i) 21. Tops (1981-09-25) (T&J 2015 stereo) (a) 22. Tumbling Dice (1981-11-24) (WV 2013) (j) 23. She's So Cold (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f) Disc 3 24. All Down The Line (1981-11-07) (WV) (e) 25. Hang Fire (1981-11-24) (WV 2013) (j) 26. Miss You (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n) 27. Brown Sugar (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f) 28. Honky Tonk Women (1981-11-19) (DrPete 2014 stereo) (i) 29. Start Me Up (1981-11-19) (Dr Pete 2014 stereo) (i) 30. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1981-12-08) (DAC 2015 stereo) (m) 31. Star Star (1981-10-15) (EVSD 2003 stereo) (c) 32. Street Fighting Man (1981-09-25) (T&J 2015 stereo) (a) 33. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1981-11-19) (Dr Pete 2014 stereo) (i) 34. The Star Spangled Banner (1981-10-15) (EVSD 2003 stereo) (c) 35. School Days (1981-09-26) (VGP 2004 stereo) (b) (a) 1981-09-25 Philadelphia - Lost & Found (Tom & Jerry 2015 T&J-TWOSP-088/89) (b) 1981-09-26 Philadelphia - Rock 'n Roll Animals (Vinyl Gang Product 2004 VGP-374) (c) 1981-10-15 Seattle Supersonic (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2003 EVSD 268/269) (d) 1981-10-31 Dallas - Fuckin' Wonderful (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2006 EVSD 399/400) (e) 1981-11-07 East Rutherford - No Name (Wolfgang's Vault Unknown Date) (f) 1981-11-09 Hardford - Are You Feelin' Good? (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2005 EVSD 323/324) (g) 1981-11-09 Still Life In Hartford (Dog 'n Cat Records 2004 DAC-003) (h) 1981-11-10 Hartford - Kings Of Drugs (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2001 EVSD 66/67) (i) 1981-11-19 Checkerdome, St Louis, MO (DrPete / RSkINNO 2014 No Number) (j) 1981-11-24 Wolfgang's Vault Presents Chicago (De Meeuw Uit Derp 2013 No Number) (k) 1981-12-01 Pontiac - Mission Direct Hits (Dog 'n Cat Records 2007 DAC-069) (l) 1981-12-01 Pontiac - No Name (Wolfgang's Vault Unknown Date) (m) 1981-12-08 Largo - Light As A Feather (Dog 'n Cat Records 2015 DAC-155) (n) 1981-12-13 Tempe - Barroom Queen In Phoenix (JEMS Captain Acid - Art Collins Tapes Alternative Reference Mixes APCD 037-2) -
Audience/Soundboard 8.5-9.0 - This tape only really presents the picture well during songs like Dazed and Confused, Since I’ve Been Loving You, and the acoustic tunes (I am referring only to the non-board songs) so, most of the show is very listenable and FIERY with Page just having himself a great show. It’s an old tape recently resurrected with some work done on it but I think it can be re-mastered again because the music is there – it’s actually pretty good (the other songs not mentioned just suffer a little from the massive volume crowding the audio spectrum and the tape machine struggling to capture it…but even those numbers are listenable. For me, the Dazed and Confused here is well worth the price of admission – just AMAZING! Led Zeppelin Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario September, 4th, 1971 Audience + Soundboard Recordings Disc One 1) Immigrant Song * (Cuts In Slightly) 2) Heartbreaker * (Cuts Out) 3) Since I've Been Loving You * (Cuts In Slightly, Cuts Out) 4) Black Dog * (Cuts In, Cuts Out) 5) Dazed And Confused * (Cuts In, Cuts Out) 6) Stairway To Heaven + (Cuts In Slightly) 7) Celebration Day + 8) That's The Way + 9) Going To California + Disc Two 1) What Is And What Should Never Be + 2) Moby Dick + 3) Whole Lotta Love * (Medley) (Cuts In, Cuts Out) Includes: - Boogie Chillen - My Baby Left Me - Mess O'The Blues - You Shook Me 4) Communication Breakdown * ( Cuts In, Cuts Out) 5) Organ Solo * (Cuts In) 6) Thank You * *: Audience Recording +: Soundboard Recording -
Pro 9.7 - This is a professional recording and I am not sure if it is a board tape but an open mic seems more logical after hearing. It’s great, and the band is a happy, jangly, fun, rollicking, well-oiled machine producing songs that make you want to dance…and then slit your wrists. The Smiths Last of the English Roses Hammersmith Palais, London 12th March 1984 01. -Miserable Lie 02. -Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 03. -This Charming Man 04. -I'll Never Make That Mistake Again 05. -Pretty Girls Make Graves 06. -Still Ill 07. -This Night Has Opened My Eyes 08. -Barbarism Begins at Home 09. -Back to the Old House 10. -What Difference Does It Make 11. -I Don't Owe You Anything 12. -Reel Around the Fountain 13. -Hand in Glove 14. -You've Got Everything Now 15. -Handsome Devil 16. -These Things Take Time -
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 8.6 - 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 -
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 8.7 - Do not be dissuaded by the rating, yes there are innumerable pristine board tapes out there to enjoy but let me tell you this show is a MONSTER! I was exhausted by the end, and what an ending stretch it is. The audio is very decent with a wide stereo field which helps it. When I first heard this tape I knew it needed to be refreshed because the performance was extraordinary and in fact it was a big event at the time. I remember hearing about it and I live in Texas! So, with that in mind I worked on it and the result is very convincing and gives life to the tape. It’s not going to be the best sounding show you’ve ever heard but it will be one of the best performances you’ve ever heard. I think this is worth it. Prince Madison Square Garden New York City, NY. October 02, 1988 Disc 1 1. -Erotic City (inc. Escape intro) 2. -Housequake (inc. Take The A-Train - It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night) 3. -Slow Love 4. -Adore 5. -Delirious 6. -Jack U Off (inc. Twelve) 7. -Sister 8. -Adore (reprise) 9. -I Wanna Be Your Lover 10. -Head 11. -A Love Bizarre 12. -When You Were Mine 13. -Blues In C (If I Had A Harem) 14. -When You Were Mine (reprise) 15. -Little Red Corvette 16. -Controversy 17. -U Got The Look 18. -Superfunkycalifragisexy 19. -Controversy (reprise) 20. -Bob George 21. -Anna Stesia (Parts 1 & 2) Disc 2 1. -Cross The Line 2. -Eye No 3. -Lovesexy 4. -Glam Slam 5. -The Cross 6. -I Wish U Heaven - God Is Alive 7. -Take This Beat 8. -Kiss 9. -Dance On 10. -Sheila E Drum Solo 11. -Let's Go Crazy 12. -When Doves Cry 13. -Purple Rain 14. -1999 15. -Alphabet Street -
Audience 9.5 - Wow what a great capture by a devoted fan. This could have been broadcast this is THAT GOOD! Starcastle Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI 1976-03-10 101 - Stargate 102 - Sunfield 103 - Elliptical Seasons 104 - Forces 105 - Lady Of The Lake 106 - Nova 107 - To The Fire Wind Band Members: Terry Luttrell - Lead vocals Stephen Hagler - Guitar, piano, Electric piano, vocals Matthew Stewart - Guitar, slide guitar, electric sitar, vocals Herb Schildt - Organ, synthesizers, electric piano Gary Strater - Bass guitar, clavinet, vocals Stephen Tassler - Drums, percussion, vocals -
Audience 8.8 - The one thing that all the Japanese 78 audience tapes share in common is that the taper is A. Usually recording on some decent gear B. Usually sitting somewhere at least in the middle of the venue and not in the corner against the back wall and C. usually benefitting from quiet, respectful audiences (when they aren’t clapping during the songs as they did for the rock and roll acts of the time, thankfully I guess they afforded Jeff Beck a mostly non-clapping show with a few exceptions). This recording is pretty decent sounding, and I am sure it is going to sound even better once you tweak it to your liking at home. Jeff Beck with Stanley Clarke Kurashiki Shimin Kaikan Okayama, Japan November 23, 1978 Disc 1 01: Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun 02: Star Cycle 03: Freeway Jam 04: Hot Rock 05: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 06: Stanley Solo 07: School Days 07: Too Much To Lose Disc 2 01: Lopsy Lu 02: Scatterbrain ~ Drums Solo 03: Diamond Dust 04: Rock'n Roll Jelly 05: 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 06: Blue Wind Band Lineup: Jeff Beck: Guitar Stanley Clarke: Bass Anthony Hymas: Keyboards Simon Phillips: Drums -
Studio Quality 9.8 - As clean and clear as if it was recorded yesterday…so, yeah this is a no-brainer. Buckingham/Nicks "The Beginning" 01 Crying In The Night 02 Stephanie 03 Without A Leg To Stand On 04 Crystal 05 Long Distance Winner 06 Don't Let Me Down Again 07 Django 08 Races Are Run 09 Lola My Love 10 Frozen Love 11 Without You (Demo) 12 Candlebright (Demo) 13 That's Alright (Demo) 14 Garbo (Demo) 15 Sorcerer (Demo) 16 Cathouse Blues (Demo) 17 The Goldfish And The Ladybug (Demo) 18 Lola My Love (Live) 19 Races Are Run (Live) 20 Rhiannon (Live) 21 Crying In The Night (Single Mix) -
Audience 8.8 - A somewhat thin recording that is impressively close and clear. It has a sort of antique kind of sound, maybe like from a very high quality AM radio but don’t let this dissuade you here – this recording may not be a bass blaster but it is tight and nice…kind of intimate almost with vocals and lead guitar being super close and detailed. Interesting for sure! JEFFERSON STARSHIP Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI November 15th 1974 1 -Jam 2 -Ride The Tiger 3 -Devil's Den 4 -Wooden Ships 5 -Come Again Toucan 6 -Milk Train 7 -Sunrise - Hi-Jack 8 -Have You Seen The Stars Tonight - XM - Starship THE BAND Paul Kantner Vocals Guitar Grace Slick Vocals David Freiberg Keyboards Bass Vocals Papa John Creach Violin Vocals Pete Sears Piano Bass Craig Chaquico Guitar John Barbata Drums -
First Show Audience 8.5 - A jagged recording that reflects the kind of music this man played every night. It’s not super clear nor is it muddy, and it’s not dynamic nor is it monophonic. It’s a tape that seems like it has promise, if it was re-mastered I think it could be vastly improved but I like it because it’s so raw and honest…like a bar fight ha ha! The second show is also an audience recording although it is much better coming in at an 8.8 on the ratings scale. Clear, and some better dynamics going on. A good one, and a good show. Rory Gallagher City Hall Cork, Ireland January 5, 1974 Disc 1 01 -Intro - Messin' With The Kid 02 -Cradle Rock - Band Intros 03 -I Wonder Who 04 -Tattoo'd Lady 05 -Walk On Hot Coals 06 -Laundromat 07 -Too Much Alcohol 08 -Hands Off 09 -A Million Miles Away Disc 2 01 -As The Crow Flies 02 -Pistol Slapper Blues 03 -Banker's Blues 04 -Unmilitary Two-Step 05 -Goin' To My Hometown 06 -Who's That Comin' 07 -In Your Town Disc 3 City Hall Cork, Ireland December 28, 1974 01 -intro - Messin' With The Kid 02 -Tattoo'd Lady 03 -I Wonder Who 04 -Cradle Rock 05 -Jam - Cradle Rock - I Don't Know Why (Start Of World War Three) 06 -A Million Miles Away 07 -Walk On Hot Coals 08 -Too Much Alcohol Disc 4 01 -Pistol Slapper Blues 02 -Goin' To My Hometown 03 -Laundromat 04 -Hands Off 05 -Livin' Like A Trucker 06 -Who's That Comin' 07 -Bullfrog Blues 08 -In Your Town -
Soundboard 9.8 - Sonically this sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Musically it sounds like it was recorded in 1971…which is a very good thing. The guitar tone is infectiously boogie blasted if that makes any sense. The whole thing is like an overamplified revival meeting…in a cool way. Elvin Bishop Group Fillmore West Closing Week July 1, 1971 Disc 1 1. -Stomp 2. -So Fine 3. -Get It 4. -Old Time Feeling 5. -Easy To Find 6. -Higher And Higher Disc 2 1. -The Sky Is Crying 2. -Crazy 'Bout You Baby 3. -Part 'Til The Cows Come Home 4. -Part 'Til The Cows Come Home (reprise) 5. -KSAN DJ's 6. -I'm Going Fishin' 7. -Let It Flow 8. -KSAN DJ -
Audience 9.1 -A fantastic tape that gets the right amount of atmosphere to give you a good sense of the moment, the venue, the crowd. The quality of the sound is very clean and punchy although leans toward an upper mid band frequency at the expense of the bottom end. It’s not as full a sound as could have been but it’s an excellent quality of sound nonetheless. The music is very engaging, this is a most welcomed tape. Earth, Wind & Fire Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 14 March 1979 Disc 1 1. -Biyo (4:32) 2. -Jupiter (3:48) 3. -Shining Star (4:58) 4. -Love's Holiday (6:53) 5. -Fantasy (5:01) 6. -Saturday Nite (4:59) 7. -Be Ever Wonderful (5:30) 8. -That's The Way Of The World (7:54) 9. -Magic Mind (8:23) 10. -Horn Section Introduction - Brazilian Rhyme (2:43) 11. -Got To Get You Into My Life (4:46) 12. -Runnin' (2:17) Disc 2 13. -Percussion Solo (6:20) 14. -Trumpet Solo (2:17) 15. -Saxophone Solo (2:24) 16. -Keyboards Solo (4:07) 17. -Drum Solo (2:34) 18. -Bass Solo (7:07) 19. -I'll Write A Song For You (5:54) 20. -Reasons (4:13) 21. -Sing A Song (4:39) 22. -Serpentine Fire (4:17) 23. -Getaway (10:47) 24. -September (4:24) Line-up: Maurice White - lead vocals, percussion Philip Bailey - lead vocals, percussion Larry Dunn - keyboards, piano Al McKay - guitar Johnny Graham - guitar Andrew Woolfolk - saxophone Verdine White - bass Fred White - drums Ralph Johnson - percussion, vocals w/ The Phenix Horns: Rahmlee Michael Davies - trumpet Louis Satterfield - trombone Don Myrick - saxophone Elmar Brown - trumpet -
Audience 9.1 - Very good capture from perhaps a little further back than the much more intimate recording done at the Greek Theatre earlier in the year. Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Tony Williams (with A. Jarreau and B Brunel) Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA November 15, 1978 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Confirmation 03 Summer Nights 04 On Green Dolphin Street 05 Stanley's Creation 06 All Blues Disc 2 07 Quiet Afternoon (with Bunny Brunel) 08 Summertime (with Bunny Brunel and Al Jarreau) 09 Waltz For Debby (with Bunny Brunel) 10 Doodlin' (with Bunny Brunel) 11 Spain (with Bunny Brunel) -
The sole LP released by Houston hard rockers Lic back in 1979 has been remixed and re-mastered and is released officially in partnership with ProgAor Records UK. The music is muscular, tight, heavy blues based bar rock of a high caliber. Includes bonus tracks. -
Audience 9.1 - A great sounding capture that is just a little further back than the previous night…still it’s really good because the dynamic range is wide and warm. The sound mix itself is not heavy on the guitars here, it’s really Mick and drums followed by the low rumble of the bass. Guitars are here just not the spotlight instrument which in my opinion I prefer them front and center. Alas, I found myself able to appreciate the contributions of everyone else for once. Rolling Stones Oakland Coliseum Oakland, CA November 5, 1989 Disc 1 01 Start Me Up 02 Bitch 03 Sad Sad Sad 04 Undercover Of The Night 05 One Hit (To The Body) 06 Tumbling Dice 07 Miss You 08 Ruby Tuesday 09 Play With Fire 10 Rock And A Hard Place 11 Mixed Emotions 12 Honky Tonk Women 13 Midnight Rambler Disc 2 14 You Can't Always Get What You Want 15 Little Red Rooster 16 Can't Be Seen 17 Happy 18 Paint It Black 19 2000 Light Years From Home 20 Sympathy For The Devil 21 Gimme Shelter 22 It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) 23 Brown Sugar 24 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 25 Jumpin' Jack Flash -
Audience 9.3 - A sweet recording that is so comfortable to listen to, so easy on the ears with a nice rolling bass and present but not obtrusive drums. Mick is above the fray where he should be and guitars swirl and hum beneath him…excellent! Rolling Stones Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, CA November 4, 1989 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Start Me Up 03 Bitch 04 Sad Sad Sad 05 Undercover Of The Night 06 Harlem Shuffle 07 Tumbling Dice 08 Miss You 09 Ruby Tuesday 10 Angie 11 Dead Flowers 12 Rock And A Hard Place 13 Mixed Emotions 14 Honky Tonk Women 15 Midnight Rambler Disc 2 16 You Can't Always Get What You Want 17 Before They Make Me Run 18 Happy 19 Paint It Black 20 2000 Light Years From Home 21 Sympathy For The Devil 22 Gimme Shelter 23 It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) 24 Brown Sugar 25 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 26 Jumpin' Jack Flash -
Audience 9.5 - Brilliant! After sound adjustments the PA system just cranks out the best, clearest sound you could hope for. Almost everything is clear and balanced in the mix, I mean it ain’t perfect (for instance we don’t get the best balance between Keith and Ron) but it’s darn good. The sound mix has nothing to do with how well the audio capture is but it factors slightly in the rating. Rolling Stones Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA October 22, 1989 Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Start Me Up 03 Bitch 04 Sad Sad Sad 05 Undercover Of The Night 06 Harlem Shuffle 07 Tumbling Dice 08 Miss You 09 Ruby Tuesday 10 Angie 11 Rock And A Hard Place 12 Mixed Emotions 13 Honky Tonk Women 14 Midnight Rambler Disc 2 15 You Can’t Always Get What You Want 16 Little Red Rooster 17 Before They Make Me Run 18 Happy 19 Paint It Black 20 2000 Light Years From Home 21 Sympathy For The Devil 22 Gimme Shelter 23 It’s Only Rock ’N’ Roll 24 Brown Sugar 25 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 26 Jumpin’ Jack Flash -
Audience 8.9 - The capture here is as good as you could do, what you are hearing then is what the sound was like in a very literal sense. If you were sitting in tapers seats, your ears are now hearing what his ears heard at the time. That is all you can hope for and that is what this tape is. David Bowie Convention Center Anaheim, CA September 16, 1974 Disc 1 01 Intro - 1984 02 Rebel Rebel 03 Moonage Daydream 04 Sweet Thing 05 Candidate 06 Sweet Thing (Reprise) 07 Changes 08 Suffragette City 09 Aladdin Sane 10 All The Young Dudes 11 Cracked Actor 12 Rock ’N’ ’Roll With Me 13 Knock On Wood Disc 2 14 It's Gonna Be Me 15 Space Oddity 16 Future Legend 17 Diamond Dogs 18 Big Brother 19 Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family 20 Time 21 The Jean Genie 22 Rock ’N’ ’Roll Suicide 23 Somebody Up There Likes Me -
Soundboard 9.1 - This is not a bad board tape, leans just a touch maybe on the more trebly side, giving bass the title of “second guitar” I guess. Still, it’s not a static board, it’s very exciting. Led Zeppelin Eisstadion Mannheim, Germany July 3rd 1980. Disc 1 1. -The Train Kept A Rollin' 2. -Nobody's Fault But Mine 3. -Black Dog 4. -In The Evening 5. -The Rain Song 6. -Hot Dog 7. -All My Love 8. -Trampled Underfoot 9. -Since I've Been Loving You Disc 2 1. -Achilles Last Stand 2. -White Summer - Black Mountain Side 3. -Kashmir 4. -Stairway To Heaven 5. -Communication Breakdown 6. -Rock And Roll -
Audience 9.3 - As good as it could be for a large stadium concert. Despite the soundmen fighting mic feedback issues during the first few songs, it certainly gets dialed in and becomes quite nice with the feeling of this being an event, the atmosphere, the way the sound sort of envelopes your ears and you get a sense of size and space. Really sweet!Elton John Sports Arena San Diego, CA September 29, 1975 Disc 1 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 09 Hercules 10 Have Mercy On The Criminal 11 Empty Sky Disc 2 First Set Cont'd 12 Street Kids 13 Intermission Second Set and Encore 14 Funeral For A Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 15 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 16 Bennie And The Jets 17 Harmony 18 Dixie Lily 19 Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy 20 Bitter Fingers 21 Someone Saved My Life Tonight 22 The Bitch is Back Disc 3 23 Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me 24 (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket 25 Better Off Dead 26 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 27 I Saw Her Standing There 28 Island Girl 29 Philadelphia Freedom 30 We All Fall In Love Sometimes 31 Curtains 32 Pinball Wizard -
Cleveland 1981 is an FM Broadcast 9.2 which I had not heard before believe it or not, so, I was suitably impressed. Anyone would be appreciative! The second disc (and most of the 3rd) is Montreal 81 and is an FM Broadcast 8.9 due to a more subdued signal that does not take away any frequency range but rather slightly compresses the sound just a bit. Now I want the listener to realize that this is a subjective opinion, technically speaking the audio here is excellent so it’s a matter of personal taste in this case. The second half of disc 3 is all studio quality. Ozzy Osbourne 1981-05-11 & 07-28 Definition Of Blizzard Disc 1 1981-05-11 Music Hall Cleveland, Ohio 101 Radio Announcer Introduction 102 Carl Orff Carmina Burana 103 I Don't Know 104 Crazy Train 105 Believer 106 Mr. Crowley 107 Flying High Again 108 Revelation (Mother Earth) 109 Steal Away (The Night) 110 Drum Solo 111 Blizzard Of Ozz Radio Advert 112 Suicide Solution 113 Guitar Solo 114 Suicide Solution (Reprise) 115 Iron Man 116 Children Of The Grave 117 Paranoid Disc 2 1981-07-28 St. Denis Theatre Montreal, Canada 201 Radio Announcer Introduction 202 Flying High Again 203 I Don't Know 204 Crazy Train 205 Believer 206 Mr. Crowley 207 Suicide Solution 208 Guitar Solo 209 Suicide Solution (Reprise) 210 Revelation (Mother Earth) 211 Steal Away (The Night) 212 Drum Solo 213 Paranoid Disc 3 1981-07-28 St. Denis Theatre Montreal, Canada 301 Carl Orff Carmina Burana - Radio Announcer Introduction 302 I Don't Know 303 Crazy Train 304 Believer 305 Mr. Crowley 306 Iron Man 307 Children Of The Grave Quiet Riot 308 Suicidal Show 309 Just How You Want It 310 West Coast Tryouts 311 Slick Black Cadillac 312 Killer Girls -
Radio Broadcasts 9.2 - Excellent musicians playing well written tunes in very nice quality makes for a VERY pleasant audio experience. Delightful! FOTHERINGAY Wild Mountain Thyme BBC Sessions & Live 1. Too Much Of Nothing 2. The Way I Feel 3. Interview 4. The Sea 5. Eppy Moray 6. The Lowlands Of Holland 7. Gypsy Davey 8. Will Ye Go Lassie Go 9. John The Gun 10. Bold Jack Donahue 11. The Ballad Of Ned Kelly 12. Banks Of The Nile 13. Late November 14. Nothing More 15. Memphis, Tennessee 16. Silver Threads And Golden NeedlesTrack 1 Beat Club 1970Tracks 2-4 BBC Radio 04-01-1970Tracks 5-7 & 11-12 BBC Radio 04-12-1970Tracks 8-9 BBC Radio 11-15-1970Track 13 Non LP TrackTracks 14-15 Rotterdam, Summer 1970Track 16 BBC Radio 05-05-1970 -
Audience 9.7 and Soundboard 9.3 - Opening for ELP, this is the short lived Robert Fleischman period just before the arrival of Steve Perry. Hard to find anything about this recording to complain about, it’s amazingly life-like and extremely dynamic – about the only fault is how short it is. Taper arrived late, but makes up for it with a stellar recording. The bonus concert is a KBFH broadcast of a show taped in New York in 1978 of excellent quality. NOTE: If you bought the old version of this title, you may qualify to receive this for free with your next order. Email us! Journey Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA August 14, 1977 01 -Of A Lifetime 02 -She Makes Me (Feel Alright) 03 -Look Into The Future 04 -On A Saturday Nite 05 -It's All Too Much - Drum Solo 06 -Guitar Solo - You're On Your Own Palladium New York City NY. March 25 1978 7. -Ad For The Show 8. -K.B.F.H. Intro 9. -Feeling That Way 10. -Anytime 11. -La Do Da 12. -Next 13. -Jam 14. -You're On Your Own 15. -Feel Alright