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Audience 8.7 - A rip-roaring blast of a tape! First thing you are going to think after maybe 1 minute is how dejected Montrose and Journey must have been after following the ascending Van Halen. Man, I felt bad for them and this show happened decades ago! It’s just the sonic equivalent of a shooting star, Eddie is blistering and hits every note with perfection, the bass is detailed and not just a booming thud, drums are OK and DLR is a little behind the band but who cares? The taper did a fine job, some minor hiccups every now and then but thankfully very few to deal with and they don’t last long. I am liking this show and the tape is just fine for its age. A keeper! Van Halen Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania March 24, 1978 1. On Fire 2. I’m The One 3. Bass Solo 4. Runnin’ With The Devil 5. Atomic Punk 6. Drum Solo/Little Dreamer 7. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love 8. Eruption/Guitar Solo 9. You Really Got Me 10. Ice Cream Man Notes: Van Halen opening for Montrose and Journey as they made their way out of Southern California. The tour opened in Chicago on March 3. This is the first recording from that tour. -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and with enough dynamics present to really provide an authentic experience of virtually being there. These kinds of recordings, while technically not considered as excellent (unfairly) due to the measurable fidelity of the audio (in the objective sense) are actually excellent in their own right. This is a well done recording, with the sound “floating” above you and giving you a sense of time and place, of literally being there. Van Halen Fair Warning Tour Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Tuesday August 25th, 1981 Disc 1 01. On Fire 02. Sinner's Swing 03. Drum solo 04. Hear About It Later 05. So This Is Love 06. Jamie's Crying 07. Bass solo 08. Runnin' With The Devil 09. Dance The Night Away 10. Sunday Afternoon In The Park 11. Romeo Delight 12. Everybody Wants Some!! Disc 2 13. Sounds of Summertime 14. Ice Cream Man 15. Mean Street 16. Guitar solo 17. Feel Your Love Tonight 18. You Really Got Me 19. Unchained 20. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Line-up: David Lee Roth : Edward Van Halen : Alex Van Halen : Michael Anthony. -
Audience 8.3 - What is happening with this tape is that the bass frequencies are too much for the microphone, and it causes some peaking (not pure distortion, just level peak). On the plus side, it’s relatively open in all the other frequencies, meaning you can actually listen to this show and once your ears sort of adjust to the limitations, it’s not that bad. I would still call this one for hardcore collectors only though, even when there is a shortage of 1979 tapes. On a personal note, I listened to the entire show and liked it, I think it has a place in the collection. Van Halen Northlands Coliseum Edmonton, AB, Canada September 18, 1979 Disc 1 1. Light Up The Sky 6:39 2. Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Drum Solo 4:20 3. Runnin' With The Devil 4:29 4. Dance The Night Away 3:25 5. Beautiful Girls 3:31 6. DLR Talking 5:03 7. On Fire 6:13 8. You're No Good 3:56 9. Jamie's Cryin' 3:21 10. More DLR Talking 3:38 (includes "Eyes of the Night" tease) Disc 2 11. Feel Your Love Tonight 5:14 12. Outta Love Again 6:28 13. Ice Cream Man 7:10 14. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10:05 15. Eddie's Guitar Solo 8:41 16. You Really Got Me 9:11 -
Soundboard 9.2 - A warm sounding tape, very punchy where it needs to be, maybe if I can complain about anything it would be in the relative sterility of it but that’s a soundboard’s Achilles heel isn’t it ? I’d recommend this to anyone, it is what we like to call “a keeper” for sure! Disc 1 1-1 Subdivisions 1-2 The Body Electric 1-3 The Enemy Within 1-4 The Weapon 1-5 Witch Hunt 1-6 New World Man 1-7 Between The Wheels 1-8 Red Barchetta Disc 2 2-1 Distant Early Warning 2-2 Red Sector A 2-3 Closer To The Heart 2-4 YYZ 2-5 Drum Solo 2-6 YYZ (Cont.) 2-7 Temples Of Syrinx 2-8 Tom Sawyer 2-9 Red Lenses Notes: Live at Neil Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 25th November 1984 [STEREO SOUNBOARD] (noiseless!) The last show of Grace Under Pressure Tour -
Audience 8.9 - Very lively, great atmosphere! Sound is very very good, and the mix that gets to your ears includes everything happening on stage but what I really love is the sound of the drums. Fills the arena yet is pretty tight, with that slight bouncing off the walls effect that gives an almost 360 degree experience. The Who June 11, 1974 Madison Square Garden, NYC disc one: 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - Young Man Blues 04 - Baba O' Riley 05 - Substitute 06 - 5 15 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Tattoo 09 - Boris The Spider 10 - Bell Boy 11 - Dr. Jimmy Disc 2 01 - Won't Get Fooled Again 02 - Pinball Wizard 03 - See Me, Feel Me 04 - My Generation - My Generation Blues 05 - Punk And The Godfather 06 - Drowned -
Soundboard 9.3 - Good separation of instruments, bass is accurate and detailed, guitar crisp and biting, vocals strong and clean. Artist: Led Zeppelin Date: 1973.07.15 Venue: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Location: Buffalo, New York USA Disc 1 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away 05. Misty Mountain Hop 06. Since I've Been Loving You 07. No Quarter 08. The Song Remains The Same 09. The Rain Song Disc 2 01. Dazed And Confused (incl. San Francisco) 02. Stairway To Heaven Disc 3 (Original Soundboard Recording) 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away 05. Misty Mountain Hop 06. Since I've Been Loving You 07. No Quarter 08. The Song Remains The Same 09. The Rain Song -
Soundboard 8.9 - Always nice to have these, the rarest of things, a great sounding Iron Maiden show from the early days. Bass is slamming on this one, you hear every note! Iron Maiden April 28, 1981 De Vereeniging Nijmegen, Holland LENGTH: 81:46 TRACKS: 01. The Ides of March 02. Wrathchild 03. Purgatory 04. Sanctuary 05. Remember Tomorrow 06. Another Life 07. Genghis Khan 08. Killers 09. Innocent Exile 10. Murders in the Rue Morgue 11. Twilight Zone 12. Phantom of the Opera 13. Iron Maiden 14. Running Free 15. Transylvania 16. Drifter 17. Prowler -
Audience 8.6 - This is just fascinating. They could have easily billed this show as “The Aerosmith Blues Band” or something because they really were all about playing gritty blues and rock. The guitar work is cleaner and very articulate, it’s quite a revelation to hear them when they were really so conscience of the music, the notes, and not the glam. I was impressed with the sound quality too, this is a certain keeper! AEROSMITH University Of Maine Gorham Campus Gym Gorham ME. September 30th 1973 THE BAND Joe Perry guitar vocals Brad Whitford guitar Steven Tyler vocals harmonica piano percussion Tom Hamilton Bass Joey Kramer Drums SET LIST 1 -Intro 2 -Write Me A Letter 3 -Downtown Baby 4 -Somebody 5 -Son Of Shit - SOS (Too Bad) 6 -Dream On 7 -One Way Street 8 -Walkin' The Dog 9 -Pandora's Box 10 -Train Kept A Rollin' 11 -Mama Kin 12 -Make It 13 -Rattlesnake Shake 14 -Thank You Good Night -
Audience 8.1 - Not only is this incredibly important in the Maiden’s history but it’s also very listenable too. That is gotta qualify as a rarity! The band is on another level, I am 100% sure that this gig was important for all of them especially for Bruce being it was his first gig with them. GREAT playing by all I mean really great! IRON MAIDEN 1981-10-26 Palasport Bologna, Italy 1st Concert With BRUCE DICKINSON !! 1. The Ides Of March 2. SANCTUARY 3. PURGATORY 4. WRATHCHILD 5. THE TWILIGHT ZONE 6. REMEMBER TOMORROW 7. GENGHIS KHAN 8. KILLERS 9. ANOTHER LIFE incl.Drum Solo 10. INNOCENT EXILE 11. RUNNING FREE 12. MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 13. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 14. IRON MAIDEN 15. TRANSYLVANIA incl.Guitar Solo 16. DRIFTER 17. PROWLER 18. I GOT THE FIRE* *MONTROSE cover Musicians; BRUCE DICKINSON- Vocals DAVE MURRAY- Guitar ADRIAN SMITH- Guitar STEVE HARRIS- Bass CLIVE BURR- Drums -
Audience 8.7 - A tape that finds balance even with the somewhat squashed sound, because it is pretty clear regardless. Fills a lot of gaps in my Alice Cooper collection as these Lace And Whiskey tour shows seem few and far between compared to other tours. -
FM Broadcast 8.8 - A terrific slice of power pop played by perhaps the best ever in the genre. All the songs are killer - no filler, a band at the height of their powers. -
PRO STUDIO 9.3 - One of the best I have come across, a great selection of tracks and some I’d never heard before. Excellent! -
Soundboard 9.0 - Excellent and rare document of an amazing band at an amazing time of their career.…simply put this is an absolute must have! -
Audience 7.4 - 8.3 - Don’t let the ratings dissuade you from this one – for one thing, the material is all remastered and sounding as good as possible, which in most cases you will find it sounds better than most of the mid 70’s Top audience tapes out there. The never before circulated 1969 material sounds particularly good, in fact you might be quite astonished at how good it is. -
Soundboard 9.8 - Exceptional sound and performance make this not only a must have, but a desert island disc! -
Audience 9.3 - One of those “must have” titles that is quite necessary for any serious Pink Floyd collector. While this recording is not perfect, it does have exceptional atmosphere and each instrument is distinct. The overall timbre of the recording is in the mid range, and sometimes at full volume there’s just a touch of overcrowding but there are what I call “the intangibles” of what makes a recording rate 9.0 or higher and this tape has them. -
Soundboard 9.6 - A legendary, and I mean indispensable recording of the mighty Zep in their prime. This particular version of this well-traveled show is actually a matrix of the newly surfaced soundboard and the excellent audience tape. How sweet it is! (Second night 9-29-71) -
Soundboard 9.5 - Magnifique! Love the cool panning during Dazed. -
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Audience 8.7 to 9.0 (range) - All pretty darn good. Classic early Kiss, and very interesting at times especially when they do the groove rock numbers. Wish they did that more. -
Audience 8.6 - Fantastic audience recording, feels like you are right there! My favorite kind of live tape, a solid 8.6 in sound, atmosphere, energy. More like this please! -
Pro Made non factory pressed compact discs housed in 2 pocket gate fold jacket with full laser printed graphics front, back, inside, discs, and spine. -
Heavy, rural psyche that features pretty acid influenced guitar (putting it mildly) stoned, psychedelic lyrics with an Eastern mysticism pervading. Effects include conch shell through echoplex (yup), flutes, walls of feedback, sort of what you might get if you mixed Ya-Ho-Wa 13 with Tangerine Dream, Loch Ness, Hendrix, and Amon Duul. Out There! -
Dallas based Christian proto-metal band that recorded loads of material and performed live but never actually released anything to the public. Two discs worth of master quality studio demos, and live, tracks. Very competent band that were obviously heavily influenced by the NWOBHM groups especially Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and maybe a healthy dose of classics like Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash with the dual guitar action a lot of the songs feature. Top shelf! -
Released on vinyl, this features excellent multi-layered guitar, ripping bass and drum work, and Ian Gillan inspired vocals with dark, haunting, somewhat blues-tinged hard rock songs. Recorded in Rosenberg, TX. only a single 45 rpm was released, but the tracks on the 7" were from a previous demo recording done in 1974. This and much more is featured on the CD version, where you can hear for yourself why the world should have heard of the name Ottis Coleman, but hopefully now they will get the chance. For fans of Trapeze, Deep Purple. -
Hard driving Dallas rock band that worked all the clubs back in the day (1972-1975) before changing their name to Brat and slowly moving into a different direction. Featuring the guitar pyrotechnics of Dickey Ferguson, who found a measure of success much later during his stint in US Kids. -
From the ashes of the Moving Sidewalks, former members Tom Moore and Dan Mitchell decided to carry on playing the blues once Billy Gibbons formed ZZ Top and was doing straight up Texas style blues rock. Featuring Hammond B3 organ, the band had a different approach to blues rock but executed with the same kind of unique Texas panache. A single 7" was released but the band recorded quite a bit of material which never saw the light of day. This CD gathers most of those recordings along with a disc full of rare live tracks, of which include Ottis Coleman (Honest John, 1900 Storm, Texas Blend) replacing Tom Moore and Dusty Wakeman (bass) who also happened to be in The Barons and engineered the Honest John album in 1975. -
SDBRD 9.8 - Almost absolutely perfect, like you get both guitars in their own space so you can hear what each player is doing perfectly. This is how I prefer to listen to ACDC! -
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10 Discs featuring live and studio tracks November 15, 1966 Klooks Kleek, London, England Disc 1 01. -Hey Lawdy Mama 02. -Sleepy Time Time 03. -Crossroads 04. -Stepping Out 05. -Sweet Wine 06. -Meet Me In The Bottom 07. -N.S.U. BBC Rhythm and Blues - 1966-12-09 08. -Cat Squirrel 09. -Train Time 10. -Hey Lawdy Mama 11. -I'm So Glad 12. -Tommy Vance with session info. BBC Band Beat - 1967-10-21 13. -Strange Brew 14. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 15. -We're Going Wrong 16. -Tommy Vance with session info. BBC Saturday Club - 1967-05-03 17. -Steppin' Out 18. -Swlabr 19. -The Politition 20. -Tommy Vance with session info. Disc 2 BBC Saturday Club & Simon On Sunday between Nov 1966 - Oct 1967 01. -From Four Until Late 02. -I Feel Free 03. -N.S.U. 04. -Take It Back 05. -Born Under A Bad Sign 06. -Outside Woman Blues 07. -Alan Freeman with session info. Ricky Tick Club London, UK. April 22, 1967 08. -Sunshine Of Your Love 09. -Hey Lawdy Mama 10. -Sweet Wine 11. -Rollin' And Tumblin' 12. -Spoonful 13. -Sitting On Top Of The World 14. -Toad Disc 3 The Lost Session: Disraeli Gears Demos Ryemuse Studios, London, on March 15, 1967 01. -Blue Condition - studio rehearsal 02. -Blue Condition 03. -SWLABR - studio rehearsal 04. -SWLABR - studio rehearsal 05. -SWLABR - backing track 06. -SWLABR 07. -Hey Now Princess - studio rehearsal 08. -Hey Now Princess - breakdown 09. -Hey Now Princess 10. -Take It Back - studio rehearsal 11. -Take It Back - backing track 12. -Take It Back - studio rehearsal 13. -Take It Back 14. -Clearout - breakdown 15. -Clearout 16. -Weird Of Hermiston - studio rehearsal 17. -Weird Of Hermiston - backing track 18. -Weird Of Hermiston - studio rehearsal 19. -Weird Of Hermiston 20. -We're Going Wrong - studio rehearsal 21. -We're Going Wrong 22. -Clearout - backing track Disc 4 Detroit Grande Ballroom Detroit, Michigan October 15, 1967 1. -Tales of Brave Ulysses 2. -NSU 3. -Sitting On Top of the World 4. -Sweet Wine 5. -Rolling and Tumbling 6. -Spoonful Disc 5 Detroit Cont'd 1. -Steppin' Out 2. -Train time 3. -Toad 1968-11-04 Rhode Island Auditorium Providence, RI 4. -Spoonful 5. -Toad Disc 6 Montreal, Canada June 11, 1968 1. -Introduction 2. -Tales of Brave Ulysses 3. -Sunshine of Your Love 4. -Sittin' On Top of the World 5. -N.S.U. 6. -Train Time 7. -Steppin' Out 8. -Toad Disc 7 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. Sept. 10, 1967 1. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 2. -Sunshine Of Your Love 3. -N.S.U. 4. -Sitting On Top Of The World 5. -Stepping Out 6. -Traintime Disc 8 Brandeis cont'd 1. -Toad 2. -Spoonful 3. -Sweet Wine 4. -Tales Of Brave Ulysses 5. -Sunshine Of Your Love June 15, 1968 Oakdale Music Theatre, Wallingford, CT. 6. -White Room 7. -Politician 8. -I'm So Glad 9. -Sitting On Top Of The World Disc 9 Oakdale Music Theatre Cont'd 01. -Crossroads 02. -Sunshine of Your Love 03. -Train Time 04. -Spoonful 05. -Toad Disc 10 Fresh Cream Outtakes & Acetates (July - August 1966 Rayrik Studios, Chalk Farm, London, England + September - November 1966 Ryemuse Studios, Mayfair, London, England) 01. Cat’s Squirrel 02. Beauty Queen 03. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ 04. Coffee Song 05. Toad 06. Sweet Wine 07. I Feel Free 08. I Feel Free 09. I Feel Free 10. I Feel Free 11. Wrapping Paper 12. Wrapping Paper 13. You Make Me Feel 14. You Make Me Feel 15. Sleepy Time Time 16. Sweet Wine 17. I’m So Glad 18. Wrapping Paper 19. From Four Until Late 20. Cat’s Squirrel -
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All known live recordings plus selections from Morgan Studios 1969 - 10 Discs Disc 1: Konserthallen Liseberg Liseberg Nojespark Goteborg, Sweden June 18, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Sleeping In The Ground 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Under My Thumb 5. -Can't Find My Way Home 6. -Do What You Like 7. -Presence Of The Lord 8. -Means To An End 9. -Had To Cry Today Disc 2: Madison Sq. Garden New York, NY July 12, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Sleeping In The Ground 4. -Well All Right 5. -Presence Of The Lord 6. -Sea Of Joy 7. -Do What You Like 8. -Means To An End Disc 3: **Milwaukee Community College Milwaukee, WI July 26, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Sleeping In The Ground 4. -Well All Right 5. -Presence Of The Lord 6. -Do What You Like 7. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 4: Almeda County Coliseum Oakland, CA August 14, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Presence Of The Lord 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Means to An End 5. -Do What You Like BONUS 6. -Instrumental Jam (first studio session with EC, Winwood, & Baker 7. -Cant Find My Way Home (un-released- studio alternative) Disc 5: Fairgrounds Arena Santa Barbara, CA August 16, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Had To Cry Today 4. -Sleeping In The Ground 5. -Crossroads 6. -Presence Of The Lord 7. -Means To An End 8. -Do What You Like 9. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 6: Hemisphere Arena San Antonio, TX August 20, 1969 1. -Well All Right 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Had To Cry Today 4. -Sleeping In The Ground 5. -Crossroads 6. -Presence Of The Lord 7. -Means To An End 8. -Do What You Like 9. -Sunshine Of Your Love Disc 7 Blind Faith - Chicago International Amphitheater Chicago, IL July 27, 1969 1. -Had To Cry Today 2. -Can't Find My Way Home 3. -Crossroads 4. -Do What You Like Part 1 5. -Do What You Like Part 2 Disc 8 UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California August 26th 1969 1. -Announcement 2. -Well Allright 3. -Can't Find My Way Home 4. -Had To Cry Today 5. -Sleeping In The Ground 6. -Crossroads 7. -Presence Of The Lord 8. -Means To An End 9. -Do What You Like 10. -Drums Solo - Do What You Like - Band Intro Disc 9 Blind Faith Unknown Venue 1. -Well All Right 2. -Presence Of The Lord 3. -Sea Of Joy 4. -Means To An End 5. -Do What You Like 6. -Sleeping In The Ground 7. -Under My Thumb Disc 10 BLIND FAITH Rehearsals Morgan Studios, London, Feb. 1969 Excellent mono/stereo studio recordings repitched and remastered 01. -Well Alright (take 1) 02. -Untitled #1 (version 1) 03. -Sleeping In The Ground 04. -Untitled #2 05. -Well Alright (takes 8 & 9) 06. -Untitled Blues # 1 07. -Sea Of Joy 08. -Untitled # 1 (version 2 & 3) 09. -Well Alright (take 14) -
Audience 9.7 - Is it live or is it Memorex?? It's both. It's a capture onto magnetic tape that sounds like it's real life. I totally life-like sound, immersed in the audience but placed ideally in front of the stage and getting a great mix. Your friends surround you, enjoying the moment as are you. Fuck this is a great recording! Kinks Beacon Theatre New York City, NY March 16, 1987 Disc 1 01 Low Budget 02 Come Dancing 03 Working At The Factory 04 Lost And Found 05 Welcome To Sleazy Town 06 The Video Shop 07 Living On A Thin Line 08 Guilty 09 Misfits 10 A Well Respected Man Disc 2 11 Lola 12 David Watts 13 State of Confusion 14 A Gallon of Gas 15 All Day and All of the Night 16 I Gotta Move 17 Better Things 18 Celluloid Heroes 19 Dedicated Follower of Fashion 20 Till the End of the Day 21 You Really Got Me 22 Victoria -
Brand New - Soundboard -Ratt Live at Monsters Of Rock, Pforzheim, Germany, on 30th August '87. A Must for any Ratt fan! This band has no other official live album from their "hey day".