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Audience 8.8/Audience 8.7 - Both recordings here (from the same taper) occurred on two different gigs at the same venue in the same year. Both are consistent, and good. The songs do duplicate but Rory has new material to offer at the second gig later in the year. Great set here! Rory Gallagher Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, WG 1973-01-26 Disc 1 01 -Messin' With The Kid 02 -Hands Off 03 -I Should've Learnt My Lesson 04 -Laundromat 05 -Walk On Hot Coals 06 -Banker's Blues 07 -Pistol Slapper Blues 08 -Goin' To My Hometown Disc 2 09 -In Your Town 10 -I Could've Had Religion 11 -Bullfrog Blues 12 -Mellow Down Easy 13 -Used To Be Disc 3 Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, WG 1973-10-24 01 -Messin' With The Kid 02 -Hands Off 03 -Hoodoo Man 04 -Cradle Rock 05 -A Million Miles Away 06 -Walk On Hot Coals 07 -As The Crow Flies Disc 4 08 -Pistol Slapper Blues 09 -Unmilitary Two-Step 10 -Banker´s Blues 11 -Goin' To My Hometown 12 -Who´s That Comin´ 13 -In Your Town 14 -Bullfrog Blues 15 -Laundromat Band: Rory Gallagher - Vocals Guitar, Mandolin, Harp Rod De'Ath - Drums Lou Martin - Piano Gerry McAvoy - Bass -
Audience 9.1 - I waited a long time to get to hear a very strong and clear audience tape of this line up. The wait is over! This rocks! Reading 1983 FM Broadcast 9.3 - I can’t say for sure if this was broadcast or not but it does sound like one of those recordings that ended up over the air. Why? I don’t know it just has that kind of feel to it, and for that reason this should get repeated plays because it’s simply excellent. Black Sabbath U.I.C. Pavilion Chicago, IL 1983-11-18 Disc 1 101 Supertzar - Devil Baby Crying 102 Children Of The Grave 103 Hot Line 104 War Pigs 105 Disturbing The Priest 106 Supernaut 107 Drum Solo 108 Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 109 Stonehenge 110 Iron Man Disc 2 201 The Dark 202 Zero The Hero 203 Heaven And Hell 204 Guitar Solo 205 Black Sabbath 206 Smoke On The Water 207 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) Bonus DIsc Reading Rock Festival 27-August-83 1. -Hot Line 2. -War Pigs 3. -Black Sabbath 4. -Zero The Hero 5. -Digital Bitch 6. -Iron Man 7. -Smoke on the Water 8. -Paranoid -
Audience 8.8/Soundboard 9.3 - Very good audience source for the Philly show, perhaps maybe just somewhat lacking in bottom end and of course it’s denser than the clean channel mix of a board tape or broadcast but for 1984, I don’t know I think it’s pretty good. The Cleveland Agora show is excellent quality. Accept Live 1984 Tower Theater Philadelphia, PA March 3rd 1984 1 -Intro 2 -Fast As A Shark 3 -Restless And Wild 4 -Love Child 5 -Turn Me On 6 -Fight It Back 7 -Princess Of The Dawn 8 -London Leather Boys 9 -Balls To The Wall The Agora Cleveland, OH. March 27th 1984 10 -Losers And Winners 11 -Turn Me On 12 -London Leatherboys 13 -Head Over Heels 14 -Flash Rockin' Man THE BAND Udo Dirkschneider lead vocals Wolf Hoffmann lead guitar backing vocals Herman Frank rhythm guitar Peter Baltes bass backing vocals Stefan Kaufmann drums backing vocals -
Audience 9.2 - Continuing on with the never ending tour Dylan and company put on a great show this night in LA. When I saw them in Houston on this tour, being in a live hall (Houston Music Hall) and the loudness and everything else I was not aware how much GE Smith (yes, the guy with the 1001 goofy guitar faces) contributed. Really a great complimentary player. Bob Dylan Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA September 10, 1989 Disc 1 01 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 02 Gotta Serve Somebody 03 Positively 4th Street 04 I Want You 05 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 06 Simple Twist Of Fate 07 Blowin' In The Wind 08 To Ramona Disc 2 09 Mr. Tambourine Man 10 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 11 Knockin' On Heaven's Door 12 One Irish Rover 13 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 14 In The Garden 15 Like A Rolling Stone 16 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 17 All Along The Watchtower -
Soundboard 9.4 - This is a commercial grade soundboard recording. It is clean, professional, highly enjoyable – but I don’t know I kind of miss the atmospherics, the rush of the crowd, the occasional scream…call me an old fashioned kind of guy but sometimes the Stones are more appreciated when they are a bit…disheveled. The Rolling Stones Silver Dome Pontiac, MI. 30.11.1981 Disc 1 1. -Intro - Take The A Train 2. -Under My Thumb 3. -When The Whip Comes Down 4. -Let's Spend The Night Together 5. -Shattered 6. -Neighbours 7. -Black Limousine 8. -Just My Imagination 9. -Twenty Flight Rock 10. -Going To a Go-Go 11. -Let Me Go 12. -Time Is On My Side 13. -Beast Of Burden 14. -Waiting On A Friend 15. -Let It Bleed Disc 2 1. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 2. -Band Introduction 3. -Little T & A 4. -Tumbling Dice 5. -She's So Cold 6. -Hang Fire 7. -Miss You 8. -Honky Tonk Women 9. -Brown Sugar 10. -Start Me Up 11. -Jumping Jack Flash 12. -Satisfaction 13. -Star Spangled Banner -
Audience 8.7 - A good tape, not one that Prince purists might visit often due to how many great soundboards there are but I’ll tell you what, I enjoyed this one. The quality evens out and reveals a tape that may not present a super clear soundfield but it does deliver plenty of realism and vibe. It’s “good enough” to be able to play all the way through and afterwards say “that was a good gig, glad someone recorded it”. Prince Special Invitation Concert Texas Southern University Houston, TX. January 16th, 1985 1. -Let's Go Crazy 2. -Delirious 3. -1999 4. -Little Red Corvette 5. -Take Me With U 6. -Free 7. -God 8. -When Doves Cry 9. -Baby I'm A Star 10. -Purple Rain -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Overall the quality is superb, a couple of songs maybe just a couple notches down but none here that is less than excellent. Obviously these versions are not what was on the album but some are pretty close, just some different mixes, maybe alternate guitar workouts and maybe Mick is trying some different vocalizations but it’s still another angle on a great album. Why do all these “modern” era Stones albums seem to age very well. Because they were and are good, fact! The Rolling Stones - Blessed Poison Sessions (working title of Bridges To Babylon) 01 Out Of Control 1 02 Dream About 03 Prairie Love 04 Desperate Man 05 Sanctuary 06 20 Nil 07 Too Tight 1 (KR) 08 Low Down 1 (KR) 09 Might As Well Get Juiced 1 10 Flip The Switch 1 (KR) 11 Saint of me 1 12 Lowdown 2 (KR) 13 Might as well get juiced 2 -
Studio Quality 9.3 - A nice assortment here, I really like the cover songs they played. I saw them a few times back in the day and I always thought they were one of the best representatives of grunge rock. Soundgarden Fresh Deadly Rarities 01. Toy Box - 5:42 02. Heretic - 3:48 03. Come Together (The Beatles cover) - 5:51 04. Fresh Deadly Roses - 4:53 05. Into The Void (Black Sabbath cover) - 6:37 06. Girl You Want (Devo cover) - 3:29 07. Stray Cat Blues (The Rolling Stones cover) - 4:46 08. She's A Politician (Devo cover) - 1:46 09. Cold Bitch - 5:01 10. Show Me - 2:49 11. Touch Me - 2:51 12. I Don't Care About You (Fear cover) - 1:54 13. Can You See Me (Jimi Hendrix cover) - 2:41 14. I Can't Give You Anything (The Ramones cover) - 2:15 15. Homicidal Suicidal (The Buzzcocks cover) - 4:21 16. She Likes Surprises - 3:17 17. Like Suicide (Acoustic) - 6:11 -
Audience 8.4 - Unfortunately this is not the best recording. It’s a big stadium, but the flaws are not the typical big stadium flaws of too far away and echoey, rather a preponderance of bass. At times it lets up though, I mean, the rest of the band comes through (vocals being most audible) and you can hear what is going on but you have to round down some of that bass. A mastering job was done, and a lot of the boom was mitigated, and that is nice because this is the one tour that seems to be lacking in decent recordings (Jazz Tour). I’m thinking this one is for Queen completists, but with such nice artwork accompanying this title it’s worth grabbing if there is a discount going on. Queen Coliseum Arena Oakland, California 1978.12.16 Disc 1 101 -Intro 102 -We Will Rock You (Fast) 103 -Let Me Entertain You 104 -Somebody To Love 105 -If You Can't Beat Them 106 -Death On Two Legs 107 -Killer Queen 108 -Bicycle Race 109 -I'm In Love With My Car 110 -Get Down, Make Love 111 -You're My Best Friend 112 -Now I'm Here 113 -Spread Your Wings 114 -Dreamer's Ball 115 -Love Of My Life 116 -'39 Disc 2 201 -It's Late 202 -Brighton Rock 203 -Fat Bottomed Girls 204 -Keep Yourself Alive 205 -Bohemian Rhapsody 206 -Tie Your Mother Down 207 -Sheer Heart Attack 208 -We Will Rock You 209 -We Are The Champions 210 -God Save The Queen -
Audience 8.8 - What a cool document this is! It’s basically them in a sound studio doing a video shoot for We Are The Champions and then afterwards performing an entire show. It’s awesome! The band sound great, a very heavy, metallic sound in pretty decent quality thanks to this taper. Queen London, UK New London Theatre October 6, 1977 1. Bob Harris' Speech #1 2. Bob Harris' Speech #2 3. We Are The Champions 4. Tie Your Mother Down 5. Keep Yourself Alive 6. Somebody To Love 7. White Man 8. The Prophet's Song 9. Liar 10. Bohemian Rhapsody 11. Now I'm Here 12. Jailhouse Rock 13. We Want Queen 14. We Are The Champions 15. See What A Fool I've Been -
Professional Broadcast 9.2 - The audio CD has been remastered and sounds nice, the audio on the video disc is not remastered and sounds as it did during the original broadcast. This legendary broadcast features George Harrison and Eric Clapton on guitar. Delaney and Bonnie and Friends Featuring Eric Clapton "Far From the Madding Crowd" Falconer Theater Copenhagen, Denmark December 10, 1969 1. -Poor Elijah - Tribute to Robert Johnson 2. -I Don't Know Why 3. -Where There's a Will, There's a Way 4. -Special Life 5. -I Don't Want to Discuss It 6. -That's What My Man is For 7. -Coming Home 8. -Little Richard Medley Band Lineup: Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals Delaney Bramlett Guitar, Vocals Bonnie Bramlett Vocals George Harrison Guitar Dave Mason Guitar Jim Gordon Drums Carl Radle Bass Bobby Whitlock Organ, Vocals Jim Price Trumpet Bobby Keys Saxophone Rita Coolidge Vocals Tex Johnson Percussion -
Audience 8.8 - A fierce sounding tape that has been re-mastered and shows some depth and instrument separation that previously was not there. The vocals at times are drowned out in the sheer onslaught of bass, drums, and guitars. The band even reminds a little of Deep Purple (check out “Every Hungry Woman” as a prime example) with keyboards featuring prominently so be ready for what is best described as heavier than normal Allman Brothers. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Georgia Tech Coliseum, Atlanta, GA May 9, 1970 Disc One 1. -Statesboro Blues 2. -Trouble No More 3. -Dreams 4. - Hoochie Coochie Man 5. -I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town 6. -Every Hungry Woman 7. -Oh Pretty Woman 8. -In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Disc Two 1. -Stormy Monday 2. -Dimples 3. -Whipping Post 4. - Mountain Jam - Hot Lanta' -
Audience/SDB 8.9/8.5/9.2/8.7 - A mixed bag but all in all I found it to be very interesting and sound quality held up respectably considering how rare some of this material is. Anyone who enjoys this early, almost primitively raw and savage Fleetwood Mac will surely want this collection. Fleetwood Mac The 1969 Tapes Disc 1 College Of Distributive Arts & Trades London, UK. March 14, 1969 01 -Like It This Way 02 -One Side Of Love 03 -Homework 04 -All Over Again 05 -Got To Move 06 -I'm Worried 07 -Something Inside Me 08 -Albatross 09 -Stop Messing Around 10 -Everyday I Have The Blues 11 -Mean Mistreatin' Mama Disc 2 Buxton Festival Pavillion Gardens Buxton, UK September 26,1969 1 -Coming Your Way 2 -Sweet Home Chicago 3 -Oh Well 4 -Like It This Way 5 -I Held My Baby Last Night 6 -Loving Kind 7 -Got To Move 8 -Fine Looking Mama 9 -Tiger Fillmore West San Francisco,CA. January 17th, 1969 10 -Oh Baby 11 -Like It This Way 12 -Got A Good Mind To Give Up Livin' 13 -Stop Messin Round 14 -Loving Kind 15 -Baby Please Set A Date 16 -Rattlesnake Shake Disc 3 Fillmore West 1-17-69 Cont'd 01 -Madison Blues 02 -Jenny Jenny 03 -Oh Suzanna - Harmonica Thing 04 -Twist and Shout 05 -Long Tall Sally Fillmore West San Francisco, CA. January 19th, 1969 06 -Can't Stop Lovin' 07 -Like It This Way 08. -If You Let Me Love You 09 -Stop Messin' Round 10 -Baby Please Set A Date 11 -Rattlesnake Shake - Underway - Blues Jam 12 -Oh Well 13 -Madison Blues -
Audience 8.8 - A very decent, wide field recording. What that means is there’s a lot of headroom so you can turn it up and it will sound even better. The BBC bonus tracks are excellent as well and from very early on. Def Leppard Dallas, Texas September 3rd, 2012 Disc 1 101. -Undefeated 102. -Rocket 103. -Let It Go 104. -Foolin' 105. -Make Love Like A Man 106. -Animal 107. -Love Bites 108. -Let's Get Rocked 109. -Gods Of War 110. -Acoustic Medley 111. -Women Disc 2 201. -Bringin' On The Heartbreak 202. -Switch 625 203. -Hysteria 204. -Armageddon It 205. -Photograph 206. -Pour Some Sugar On Me 207. -crowd - encore 208. -Remembering the years talk 209. -Rock Of Ages Bonus BBC October 26, 1979 210. -Rock Brigade 211. -Wasted 212. -Satellite 213. -Good Morning Freedom -
Pro Audience 9.3 - What is a pro audience recording exactly? This right here. In other words it was set up from the start to be done to the highest standards. These concerts were highly promoted and a lot of media exists including paper goods, photographs, and yes, recordings. This also includes the pre-show gospel songs (disc 3). Personally, I rather enjoy Bob’s “religious” period as I find the songs and performances on a very high level and his singing is the best of his career (imho). Bob Dylan Fox Warfield Theater San Francisco, CA November 16, 1979 Disc 1 07. Gotta Serve Somebody 08. I Believe In You 09. When You Gonna Wake Up 10. When He Returns 11. Man Gave Names to All the Animals 12. Precious Angel 13. Slow Train Coming 14. Covenant Woman 15. Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One 16. God Uses Ordinary People Disc 2 17. Gonna Change My Way of Thinking 18. Do Right To Me Baby 19. Solid Rock 20. Saving Grace 21. Saved 22. What Can I Do For You 23. In The Garden + encore break, band intro 24. Blessed Be the Name 25. Pressing On Disc 3 PRE SHOW GOSPEL SONGS 01. If I Got My Ticket Lord 02. Its Gonna Rain 03. Do Lord, Remember Me 04. Look Up and Live by Faith 05. Oh Freedom! 06. This Train The Players - Bob Dylan - guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals - Spooner Oldham - keyboards, vocals - Terry Young - keyboards, vocals - Fred Tackett - guitar - Tim Drummond - bass - Jim Keltner - drums - Regina McCrary - vocals - Helena Springs - vocals - Mona Lisa Young - vocals -
Audience 8.6 - A resurrected gem of a show, not killer sound as one might expect but it’s definitely not garbage. I started playing it and could not stop. It’s just one of those things that if you understand you are listening to something that should not exist in the first place, that sounds reasonably good given the time and circumstances, and delivers in every way for performance and historical accuracy (live performance being about the most realistic snapshot of a particular performer at that time) well then you will appreciate what this is. I know I do. SPIRIT Baltimore Civic Center, Maryland October 3, 1969 1. All The Same 2. Fresh Garbage 3. I'm Jealous 4. I’m Truckin’ 5. Mechanical World 6. I Got A Line On You Randy California - guitar, vocals Ed Cassidy - drums John Locke - keyboards Mark Andes - bass Jay Ferguson - vocals -
Radio Broadcast 9.1 - A rare find, this is a band that can be best defined as an eclectic, world music progressive band that features some ethnic style music that occasionally fuses in some nice, tasty jazzy electric guitar rock stylings. Piirpauke Stockholm, Sweden 1976 Radio Broadcast 1. -Konevitsan Kirkonkellot (Churchbells Of Konevitsan) (5:30) 2. -Unknown Title (6:43) 3. -Sirtos(3:04) 4. -Fyssouni (4:14) 5. -Unknown Title (3:07) 6. -Unknown Title (7:09) 7. -Penang (Osat 1 & 2) (5:20) 8. -Imala Maika (9:50) 9. -Pra Dizer Adeus (Sanon Hyvasti) (4:16) -
Audience 9.0 - An incredible document from The Netherlands that you can’t deny. I am a huge fan of this band, and of Jerney Kaggman in particular (one look will indicate the simple reason why), but seriously if you have any interest at all in progressive rock and have not yet discovered this band, this is a great opportunity to take a chance I promise you won’t regret it. Sound quality here is very good, capturing the power and finesse of the band and with this fine lady singer it’s like you don’t even need a PA because her soaring, soulful voice pierces the veil of sound with ease. Musically impeccable, divinely inspired and maestros on all instruments – WHAT A GREAT FUCKING BAND! Earth And Fire Netherlands Live Disc 1 Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden, NL 1975-05-17 01 Atlantis Prelude 02 Circus 03 The Last Seagull 04 Voice From Yonder 05 Fun (Instrumental) 06 To The World Of The Future 07 Storm And Thunder 08 Love Of Life 09 Thanks For The Love 10 Song Of The Marching Children 11 Memories Disc 2 Kunstmin Dordrecht, NL 1975 01 Intro 02 The Last Seagull 03 Song Of The Marching Children 04 Circus 05 Only Time Will Tell 06 Fun (Instr.) 07 Storm And Thunder 08 Love Of Life 09 Voice From Yonder 10 To The World Of The Future/ Outro Disc 3 Laren, NL 1972 1 Song Of The Marching Children Jerney Kaagman: Vocals Gerard Koerts: Organ, Mellotron Chris Koerts: Guitar, Backing Vocals Theo Hurts: Bass Ton Van Der Kleij: Drums -
Studio 9.7 - More spectacular studio works by Prince who commands the proceedings in a Hendrix-like manner. Listen to the different guitar effects that he uses, how it suits the song and how different he makes it sound when he needs something. He has a bag of tricks let’s just say. Prince Purple And Gold Studio Works "Download and Streaming Collection" Disc 1 1. Purple And Gold 2. Rock N' Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis) 3. Free Urself 4. If Eye Could Have Your Attention 5. The Song Of The Heart 6. F.U.N.K. 7. One Song 8. Cybersingle 9. Baltimore 10. Fallinlove2nite 11. What If 12. That Girl Thang 13. Live Out Loud 14. Ain't Gonna Miss U When U Gone 15. Menstrual Cycle 16. Octopus Heart 17. Da Bourgeoise Disc 2 1. Cause And Effect 2. Hot Summer 3. Rich Friends 4. Same Page Different Book 5. Boyfriend 6. Madrid 2 Chicago 7. Breathe 8. Magnificent 9. Purple House 10. United States of Division 11. Silver Tongue 12. Glasscutter 13. S.S.T. 14. Brand New Orleans 15. The Morning After 16. Turn Me Loose 17. In A Large Room With No Light 18. Rock And Roll Love Affair -
Audience 8.7 - OK, so I totally understand why someone might pass this up- but I think you would be missing something special. It’s an audience recording, very very deep into the crowd, it’s noisy, it’s not fantastic but it is great – now here’s the rub: If you are reading this review, this can be considered a spoiler alert. It took me a complete song before I realized the audience was not a part of the show. The people near the mic sound like they are a part of the stage show, or at least they did to me. I felt like I was in New Orleans but its New York City. I liked this performance, and I tolerate the recording, I came away after listening to this feeling I understood Prince just a little better. After this review I think it’s only fair to warn you – on a few songs the drummer’s high hat sounds like a missile shooting through your speakers – it’s unnerving and I don’t think there’s much you can do but wait for the next song. It’s an uh-oh I ain’t gonna lie. Prince Gotta Lotta Butter To Go Butter Restaurant New York City, NY. 06-17-2006 Disc 1 1. It Ain't Over - Peach 2. Te Amo Corazon 3. Forever In My Life - Everyday People 4. The Ride 5. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) 6. Love Changes 7. The Chain - Come Together 8. When A Man Loves A Woman 9. Redhead Stepchild 10. Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Again)-Play That Funky Music Disc 2 1. Partyman 2. 3121 3. Lolita 4. Satisfied 5. Black Sweat 6. Kiss 7. All Eye Want Is You - Joy In Repetition 8. Anotherloverholeinmyhead - Rock Lobster 9. If I Was Your Girlfriend 10. Be Happy - Ecstacy - The Bird -
Audience 8.7 - This is a marvel! I mean, who would of thought to bother recording the completely underground opening acts for Genesis! Come to think of it, maybe even Genesis were still considered to be "underground" around this time! The point being that because someone went to the trouble to bring gear and set up to record you don't immediately expect that person to get ready in time to record each act in its entirety.They had to have planned it, to make sure they had enough blank tape, got situated in a good spot, got it rolling and balanced and then made sure to get the whole performance...MUCH respect to taper! The sound quality is very good, it is clear the machine used is good gear but I am inclined to think either the house mix was not ideal or his position was not ideal but the recording itself you can tell is solid. The flaw? I would call it mid-band crunch, or too much information crowding the middle band but not to the extent of distortion or overload, more that it ended up not having the clarity you want. The low end is round and tight, it's a comfortable sound but the overall mix is average. The Charisma Promo Concert 1973 Disc 1 Capability Brown Heidelberg, Stadthalle January 15th 1973 01 -Introduction 02 -Beautiful Scarlet 03 -No Range 04 -Liar 05 -Redman 06 -I will Be There 07 -The Garden 08 -Keep Death Off The Road (Drive On The Pavement) Disc 2 Lindisfarne Heidelberg, Stadthalle January 15th 1973 01 -Introduction 02 -No Time To Lose 03 -Together Forever 04 -All Fall Down 05 -Unknown Title 06 -Turn A Deaf Ear 07 -Lady Eleanore 08 -Scotch Mist 09 -The Clear White Light 10 -Meet Me On The Corner 11 -Oh No, Not Again 12 -We Can Swing Together Disc 3 Genesis Heidelberg, Stadthalle January 15th 1973 01 -Introduction 02 -Watcher Of The Skies 03 -Twilight Alehouse 04 -Get 'em Out By Friday 05 -The Musical Box 06 -The Return Of The Giant Hogweed -
Paris 1971 Soundboard 9.6 - Excellent, well balanced mix seemingly made for some kind of professional use but if it was for broadcast than this is certainly a pre-broadcast master source. Frankfurt 1972 Audience 8.8 - A really good tape here, it seems it would have to have been on a reel to reel because it’s too good to be a portable unit with a cheap inboard mic. Ike & Tina Turner Revue Europe 1971-72 Disc 1 L'Olympia Theatre Paris, France 1971-01-30 01. -You Got Me Hummin' (The Ikettes) 02. -Everyday People (The Ikettes) 03. -Shake A Tail Feather (The Ikettes) 04. -(Intro Tina) Gimme Some Lovin' 05. -Sweet Soul Music 06. -Son Of A Preacher Man 07. -Come Together 08. -Band Intros 09. -Proud Mary 10. -A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday) 11. -I Smell Trouble 12. -Respect 13. -Honky Tonk Women 14. -I've Been Loving You Too Long 15. -I Want To Take You Higher 16. -Land Of 1,000 Dances Disc 2 Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle November 16th, 1972 01 -Kings of Rhythm Instrumental 02 -Everyday People 03 -My Love for You Runs Deeper 04 -There Was a Time 05 -Theme From Shaft 06 -The World's A Little Bit Out Of The Way 07 -Instrumental 08 -Introduction To Ike And Tina Turner 09 -Get Back 10 -Come Together 11 -With A Little Help From My Friends 12 -Honky Tonk Women 13 -I Smell Trouble 14 -Proud Mary 15 -I've Been Loving You For Too Long 16 -Respect -
Audience 9.6 - Brilliant! A fantastic tape no matter how it was recorded, it’s simply great and showcases the precision, dynamics, and unstoppable energy that is Tower of Power. Tower Of Power Old Waldorf San Francisco, CA February 12, 1977 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 04 Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong) 05 Oakland Stroke 06 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 07 What Is Hip? 08 Too Good To Be True 09 Drop It In The Slot 10 Doin’ Alright 11 Knock Yourself Out 12 You’re Still A Young Man 13 (To Say The Least) You’re The Most -
Audience 9.4 - A fantastic, close, precise recording that really drives that funk right through the speakers. A crackling, red hot energy that taper captures admirably, I mean, it sounds like he is sitting right directly in front of the band with microphones up and the band is only too happy to oblige. Tower Of Power Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA September 24, 1976 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 So Very Hard To Go 04 Oakland Stroke 05 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 06 What Is Hip? 07 Doin’ Alright 08 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 09 This Time It’s Real 10 Knock Yourself Out 11 You’re Still A Young Man -
Audience 8.7 - There is something very special in these amateur audio documents. While you could be overly critical of them for failing to live up to modern sonic standards, the truth is that not only is the audio acceptable as it is, but as a moment captured forever on tape that not only manages to document the entire evening (opening act included) but does so with few blemishes. It's decent quality too, although does not offer extremely dynamic low end or crisp high end, it's a recording that stays mainly in the middle with better definition on guitars which is fine. The Boston Chronicles Vol. I BOSTON GARDEN MARCH 24,1970 Disc 1 Steve Miller Band 1. -Kow Kow 2. -Baby's House 3. -Seasons 4. -Tore Down 5. -Can't You Hear Your Daddy's Heartbeat 6. -Unknown Title 7. -Gangster Of Love 8. -Steppin' Stone 9. -Industrial-Military Complex Hex 10. -Livin' In The USA 11. -Space Cowboy 12. -Crowd - Announcements 13. -Getting It On 14. -Turn On Your Love Light Disc 2 John Mayall & Duster Bennet 1. -The Laws Must Change 2. -Talk 3. -The Laws Must Change 4. -California 5. -Band Intros 6. -I Chose To Sing The Blues (DUSTER BENNETT Solo) Moody Blues 7. -Intro - Tuning 8. -Gypsy 9. -Sunset 10. -DR.Livingston I Presume 11. -Never Comes The Day 12. -Peak Hour 13. -Tuesday Afternoon 14. -Question 15. -Are You Sitting Comfortably - The Dream - Have You Heard -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Another fantastic collection of stuff Prince did in his studio and on air with disc 2 being the unreleased Milk and Honey album with Tamar.. What struck me about this particular set is right off the bat, the first track on disc one just blew me away. It’s an extended remix of Computer Blue with the sickest guitar, a real grinding, psychedelic and metallic tone that he squeezes to maximum effect and doesn’t want it to end. Neither did I!! Prince Milk & Honey Various rarities, outtakes & demos and unreleased album w/Tamar Disc 1 1. Computer Blue 2. I Wonder U 3. I Wonder U 4. Wow 5. Wow (Sexy MF Groove) 6. Make Believe (Black MF Groove) 7. Make Believe (Housestyle) 8. I'll Do Anything 9. Damn U 10. D.M.S.R. San Jose Jam 11. Glass Cutter (Versace Experience II) 12. Around The World In A Day 13. Lolita 14. Love 15. Black Sweat 16. Kiss 17. Shhh 18. Kiss (reprise) 19. Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful 20. All Along The Watchtower - Best Of You (Howard Stern Radio Show) 21. Guitar (Demo) 22. Love 23. Shelby J. Intros PFUnk 24. PFUnk/F.U.N.K. Disc 2 1. Closer 2 My Heart 2. Milk & Honey 3. Can't Keep Living Alone 4. Holla & Shout 5. Kept Woman 6. Holy Ground 7. Beautiful, Loved & Blessed 8. Redhead Stepchild 9. All Eye Want Is U 10. First Love 11. Sunday In The Park 12. Beautiful, Loved & Blessed (reprise) 13. Here I Come 14. Beautiful Fabulous 15. Rub U Down 16. The Do 17. Make It Through The Storm 18. Clouds 19. Xenophobia Xcerpts -
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 -
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