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Audience/SBRD 8.8/9.3 - This is the good stuff. Both shows excellent, the Osaka aud. tape is quite good, very lively and clear. The band is in their prime, they had loads of confidence and bravado and it shows. Dokken Osaka, Japan December 3, 1985 Disc 1 1. Unchain The Night 2. Tooth And Nail 3. When Heaven Comes Down 4. Bullets To Spare 5. Jaded Heart 6. Will The Sun Rise 7. In My Dreams 8. The Hunter 9. It's Not Love 10. Lightnin' Strikes Again 11. Alone Again 12. Into The Fire 13. Til The Livin' End Disc 2 Osaka cont'd 1. Breaking The Chains 2. Just Got Lucky 3. Guitar Solo 4. Paris Is Burning The Palladium Hollywood, CA February 15, 1985 5. Without Warning - Tooth & Nail 6. When Heaven Comes Down 7. Don't Close Your Eyes 8. Just Got Lucky 9. Alone Again 10. Bullets To Spare -
Audience/SBRD 8.8/9.3 - This is the good stuff. Both shows excellent, the Osaka aud. tape is quite good, very lively and clear. The band is in their prime, they had loads of confidence and bravado and it shows. Dokken Osaka, Japan December 3, 1985 Disc 1 1. Unchain The Night 2. Tooth And Nail 3. When Heaven Comes Down 4. Bullets To Spare 5. Jaded Heart 6. Will The Sun Rise 7. In My Dreams 8. The Hunter 9. It's Not Love 10. Lightnin' Strikes Again 11. Alone Again 12. Into The Fire 13. Til The Livin' End Disc 2 Osaka cont'd 1. Breaking The Chains 2. Just Got Lucky 3. Guitar Solo 4. Paris Is Burning The Palladium Hollywood, CA February 15, 1985 5. Without Warning - Tooth & Nail 6. When Heaven Comes Down 7. Don't Close Your Eyes 8. Just Got Lucky 9. Alone Again 10. Bullets To Spare -
CD reissue from Shadoks Music of an album that originally came out in 1972. The band hailed from Iceland. (Sealed, jewel case) -
Issued by Mandus Music. Brand New and never played. UK import. -
Soundboard 9.2 & Audience 9.7 - Right away you are going to question this rating. Most of you will be familiar with the ’69 set as it is well traveled and professionally recorded and as such has a purity about it. Now, I like it, I like the purity and clarity and all of that, but just listen to the raw audience tape from 1972 and then tell me it doesn’t deserve the rating I give it. If you don’t hear the unbridled intensity, the electricity zapping the entire stadium and coming through your speakers directly into your head at full throttle, than just stop collecting right now and take up another hobby, maybe crochet or something. Chicago Transit Authority Toronto Expanded Edition Disc 1 The Toronto Rock 'N Roll Revival Varsity Stadium University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario September 13, 1969 01. -Introduction 02. -South California Purples 03. -25 or 6 to 4 04. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 05. -I'm A Man 06. -Questions 67 and 68 07. -Liberation 08. -Beginnings Disc 2 Varsity Stadium Toronto, Canada August 10, 1972 01. -Dialogue 02. -Now That You’ve Gone 03. -Lowdown 04. -A Hit By Varese 05. -Beginnings 06. -State of the Union 07. -Saturday in the Park Disc 3 August 10, 1972 Cont'd 01. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Make Me Smile 02. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - So Much To Say, So Much To Give 03. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Anxiety's Moment 04. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - West Virginia's Fantasies 05. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Colour My World 06. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - To Be Free - Now More Than Ever 07. -Introduction 08. -All Is Well 09. -In the Country 10. -A Song for Richard and His Friends 11. -It Better End Soon 12. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 13. -Questions 67 & 68 14. -25 or 6 to 4 -
Audience 8.8 - This rates highly as a new audio tape discovery from decades ago you might have low expectations but it’s a good, clear (but for Alice being a little low in the mix) and I would say powerful show in sound and performance. Alice Cooper Circus Krone Munich, Germany November 15 1972 01 Public Animal #9 7:52 02 Caught In A Dream 1:39 03 Under My Wheels 1:47 04 Be My Lover 2:36 05 I'm Eighteen 7:34 06 Is It My Body/My Very Own 8:37 07 Halo of Flies 11:26 08 Gutter Cat vs the Jets 5:55 09 Street Fight 6:13 10 Killer 10:18 11 Elected 6:54 12 School's Out 12:20 -
Audience 8.9 - A strong tape here, with very open, spacious sound and pleasant high end. It could benefit from more bottom but it’s not what I would call “thin” sounding. GENESIS Johanneshov Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden June 4, 1977 Disc 1 01. -Squonk 02. -One For The Vine 03. -Robbery Assault And Battery 04. -Inside And Out 05. -Firth Of Fifth 06. -Carpet Crawlers 07. -In That Quiet Earth 08. -Afterglow Disc 2 09. -I Know What I Like 10. -Eleventh Earl Of Mar 11. -Supper's Ready 12. -Dance On A Volcano - Los Endos 13. -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - The Musical Box (closing section) -
Audience 8.6 - This old tape has been extensively reworked to present a fan favorite in as good of quality as ever. It’s not a great tape recording but it’s actually kind of a charmer, this is due in part because this old theater was a favorite venue for many of the classic UK prog and Canterbury groups of the time. It’s a very appealing concert, you can kind of sense the band relishes it. Genesis 1974-01-20 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, England Disc 1 01 -Watcher Of The Skies 10:39 02 -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 10:28 03 -The Cinema Show 11:31 04 -I Know What I Like 6:04 05 -Tubetrain-SPLAT story 2:49 06 -Firth Of Fifth 10:14 07 -Harold The Barrel 4:53 Disc 2 08 -The Musical Box 11:03 09 -Horizons 2:31 10 -More Fool Me 3:30 11 -The Battle Of Epping Forest - S.R. Intro 14:29 12 -Supper's Ready 23:55 -
Audience 8.5-9.1 All in all, for what you are privy to hear in this collection (some pretty darn rare bits!), it’s pretty good and listenable. It sounds to me that the band, from 1973 and again a few years later in 1975/78 REALLY progressed, it’s almost like night and day. I do like the early, raw stuff because it shows what a band can become if given half a chance. Judas Priest Rarities 1973-1981 Disc 1 London May 10, 1973 First gig with Halford 1. Cheater 2. Never Satisfied 3. Red Light Lady Slough College London, UK. 10-11-1975 4. -Victim Of Changes 5. -Dreamer Deciever 6. -Deceiver 7. -The Ripper 8. -Mother Sun Disc 2 Corn Exchange Cambridge, UK. 20th January 1978 1. -Exciter 2. -White Heat, Red Hot 3. -The Ripper 4. -Savage 5. -Sinner 6. -Beyond the Realms of Death 7. -Victim of Changes 8. -Better by You, Better Than Me 9. -Stained Class 10. -Genocide 11. -Let Us Prey - Call for the Priest 12. -Starbreaker -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A radio broadcast that was captured to cassette. I'd almost call it an audience recording because it’s kind of got that same sort of feel except for the vocals and the bass as they have this quality to it that reminds me more of FM broadcasts. Be that as it may, it’s a good one from 1979 which doesn’t seem to be as well represented as either the year before or after. KANSAS MONOLITH IN THE STORM Alpine Valley East Troy, WI. July 4, 1979 WLS-FM LIVE RADIO BROADCAST Disc 1 1. -ON THE OTHER SIDE 2. -PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWIND 3. -AWAY FROM YOU 4. -ROBBY SPEAKING 5. -POINT OF KNOW RETURN 6. -CLOSET CHRONICLES 7. -THE WALL 8. -ROBBY SPEAKING 9. -DUST IN THE WIND 10. -OPUS INSERT 11. -ROBBY 12. -ANGELS HAVE FALLEN Disc 2 1. -BAND INTROS 2. -REASON TO BE 3. -STAY OUT OF TROUBLE 4. -THE SPIDER 5. -PORTRAIT (HE KNEW) 6.-ROBBY A GLIMPSE OF HOME 7. -WLS DJ 8. -HOW MY SOUL CRIES OUT FOR YOU 9. -WLS DJ 10. -CARRY ON WAYWARD SON The Band Richard Williams - guitars Robby Steinhardt - violin and lead vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards and lead vocals Phil Ehart - drums "Smokin" Dave Hope - bass Kerry Livgren - guitars and keyboards -
Audience 9.4 - Lovely and clear, which especially sweet bass notes, an atmospheric recording that allows you to immerse yourself completely and not have to worry about hearing damage! Steve Hackett The Roxy West Hollywood, CA November 27, 1981 Disc 1 01 Ace Of Wands 02 Picture Postcard 03 The Steppes 04 Every Day 05 The Red Flower Of Tachai Blooms Everywhere - Tigermoth 06 Blood On The Rooftops 07 Horizons 08 Kim 09 Overnight Sleeper Disc 2 10 I Hope I Don’t Wake 11 Slogans 12 A Tower Struck Down 13 Spectral Mornings 14 Please Don’t Tuch 15 The Show 16 Clocks -
Audience 9.3 - A good, dynamic recording that deserves the high rating without question. The show is good, Prince sounds engaged and the band is on point. Prince Nude Tour Estadio Santa Maria del Mar, La Coruña 29th July 1990 Disc 1 1. DAT Intro 2. The Future 3. 1999 4. Housequake 5. Sexy Dancer 6. Kiss - Let's Jam It 7. Purple Rain 8. Take Me With U (intro) 9. Take Me With U 10. Alphabet St. 11. It Takes Two 12. The Question Of U (instrumental) - The Question Of U - Electric Man Disc 2 1. Controversy 2. Do Me, Baby 3. Ain't No Way 4. Nothing Compares 2 U 5. Batdance 6. Partyman 7. Rock The House 8. Baby I'm A Star 9. Respect - Baby I'm A Star -
Audience 8.7 - A show I remember listening to as a teenager having bought the 3LP bootleg which was referred to as Offenbach. This sounds pretty close to that boot, maybe a touch better coming from a tape source, which means it’s pretty decent. Led Zeppelin Orthenauhalle Offenburg, Germany March, 24th, 1973 1) Rock And Roll 2) Over The Hills And Far Away 3) Black Dog 4) Misty Mountain Hop 5) Since I've Been Loving You 6) Dancing Days 7) Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 8) The Song Remains The Same 9) The Rain Song Disc Two: 1) Dazed And Confused (Includes: "San Francisco") 2) Stairway To Heaven 3) Whole Lotta Love (Medley) Includes: - Cold Sweat - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Boogie Chillen - Baby, I Don't Care - Let's Have A Party - I Can't Quit You Baby - The Lemon Song 4) Heartbreaker -
Soundboard 9.5 - A great recording, with an occasional stumble caused by the soundman trying to balance things and tweaking a mic too much getting feedback but thankfully only here and there. Gordon gets a little annoyed at it too, but he’s a real pro and it shows. I get the feeling that although some of his music may have been familiar to some in the audience, he probably did not relate so much to the hippy generation. Gordon Lightfoot Fillmore West San Francisco, CA OCT 5, 1968 1 I'm Not Sayin' 02:40 2 If I Could 04:05 3 Softly 03:09 4 Boss Man 02:24 5 Black Day in July 04:12 6 Cold Hands From New York 05:23 7 Walls 02:20 8 Affair on 8th Avenue 03:32 9 Steel Rail Blues 03:10 10 Long Thin Dawn 02:45 11 Rosanna 02:39 12 Mountain and Marian 04:01 13 Early Morning Rain 03:05 14 The Auctioneer 02:28 15 Unsettled Ways 02:13 16 Song Intro 00:33 17 Pussywillows, Cat-Tails 02:50 18 Canadian Railroad Trilogy 06:37 Gordon Lightfoot - 12 & 6 string guitar, vocals Red Shea - guitar John Stockfish - bass -
Audience 9.1 - Not much I can find to complain about with this recording. I mean, I could ask for something even better but I would need a time machine…so I am going to settle for this tape! MICK TAYLOR with the JOHN MAYALL’S BLUESBREAKERS. The 1984 U.S. tours The Keystone (2nd show) BERKELEY 19th January 1984 01 - Intro and band introduction #1 02 - Checkin’ Up On My Baby 03 - Streamline 04 - Get Me Some Dollars 05 - Ready To Ride 06 - Parchman Farm 07 - Muddy Waters Blues 08 - Room To Move 09 - Rockin’... At The Keystone 10 - Outro and band introduction #2 -
Soundboard 9.3 - For my first exposure to a live Buzzcocks show, this was a splendid one! The recording captures the energy and the excellent, gritty, and I would even say cocky guitar tone. Can a guitar tone be “cocky”? Yes, I think it can because this guy’s tone is just that! Buzzcocks The Palladium New York 1979 01. I Don't MInd 02. Autonomy 03. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 04. Mad, Mad Judy 05. Sixteen Again 06. Moving Away From Pulsebeat 07. Noise Annoys 08. What Do I Get ? - Harmony In My Head 09. Everybody's Happy Nowadays 10. You Say You Don't Love Me 11. I Don't Know What To Do With My Life 12. I Believe 13. Fast Cars 14. Breakdown 15. Boredom