• Studio Quality 9.3 - Is this actually the album/albums that George wanted to be released posthumously?  Probably not, but certainly they are based on the idea he had for his “Leg End” finale. Good stuff and interesting to listen to!  BTW the text on the back cover is rather difficult to read so best to use this information and save yourself from the squinty-eyes!

    George Harrison Legend Of A Leg End Vol. 1

    Disc 1 01. Beginning of a legend 02. Take Good Care Of My Baby (Decca audition) 03. Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Decca audition) 04. About the Beatles future (interview) 05. Do You Want To Know A Secret (alternate take) 06. Roll Over Beethoven (studio live) 07. About song writing (interview) 08. Don't Bother Me (alternate take) 09. Talking Guitar Blues 10. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (soundtrack from the movie) 11. You Know What To Do (demo) 12. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (live) 13. I Need You (soundtrack from the movie) 14. You Like Me Too Much (mono acetate) 15. "Think For Yourself" sessions 16. Think For Yourself (alternate mix) 17. George sings for Germany 18. If I Needed Someone (live) 19. Taxman (take 11) 20. George meets sitar 21. Love You To (mono) 22. I Want To Tell You (mono) 23. Ravi Shankar - "Within You Without You" session 24. Only A Northern Song (alternate mix) 25. Blue Jay Way (alternate take) 26. The Inner Light (instrumental) 27. Piggies (demo) 28. Circles (demo) 29. Sour Milk Sea (demo) 30. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (acoustic demo) 31. About "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (interview) 32. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (edit version) Disc 2 01. Not Guilty (outtake) 02. It's All Too Much (remix) 03. All Things Must Pass ("Get Back" session) 04. For You Blue (Glyn Johns mix) 05. Old Brown Shoe (demo) 06. About "Something" (interview) 07. Something (take 37) 08. I Me Mine (alternate version) 09. Going solo 10. If Not For You (demo) 11. Going To Nowhere (demo) 12. Cosmic Empire (demo) 13. I Live For You (outtake) 14. Dehra Dun (outtake) 15. Om Hare Om (Gopala Krishna) (outtake) 16. Going Down To Golder's Green (outtake) 17. Get Back 18. My Sweet Lord 19. Beware Of Darkness 20. Awaiting On You All 21. Isn't It A Pity 22. What Is Life
  • Studio Quality 9.5 - The average rating here in the mid 9.0’s because except for the occasional minor hiss, this material consists of professionally recorded, live in studio sessions. Good to have it all in a well constructed collection like this.

    Faces BBC Collection

    Disc 1 Radio BBC1 'In Concert' - 17 February 1972, London, Paris Theatre, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 26 February 1972 44 Three Button Hand Me Down 45 Miss Judy's Farm 46 Memphis, Tennessee 47 Give Me The Moonlight (A Capella)-Too Bad 48 Last Orders Please 49 Devotion 50 That's All You Need-Country Honk-Gasoline Alley-That's All You Need 51 (I Know) I'm Losing You 52 Stay With Me 53 Had Me A Real Good Time-Underneath The Arches (A Capella)-Every Picture Tells A Story Disc 2 Radio BBC1 'In Concert' - 08 February 1973, London, Paris Theatre Not broadcast, due to The Faces sounding too drunk. Finally broadcast by mistake in January 2003 on BBC6 Digital 54 Silicone Grown 55 Cindy Incidentally 56 Angel 57 Memphis, Tennesse 58 True Blue 59 I'd Rather Go Blind 60 You're My Girl 61 Twistin' The Night Away 62 It's All Over Now 63 Miss Judy's Farm 64 Maybe I'm Amazed 65 Three Button Hand Me Down 66 (I Know) I'm Losing You Radio 1 Club - 1973-02-12 Maida Vale Studio 67 Cindy Incidentally (1973-02-12 BBC Radio 1 Club) 68 My Fault (1973-02-12 BBC Radio 1 Club) 69 Borstal Boys (1973-02-12 BBC Radio 1 Club)
  • Studio Quality 9.5 - The average rating here in the mid 9.0’s because except for the occasional minor hiss, this material consists of professionally recorded, live in studio sessions. Good to have it all in a well constructed collection like this.

    Faces BBC Collection

    Disc 1 Radio BBC1 'John Peel's Sunday Concert' - 13 May 1971, London, Paris Theatre Broadcast date: 23 May 1971 27 You're My Girl 28 Cut Across Shorty 29 Love In Vain 30 Bad 'n' Ruin 31 It's All Over Now 32 Had Me A Real Good Time 33 (I Know) I'm Losing You) Radio BBC1 'Sounds Of The 70s' - 28 September 1971, London, Maida Vale, Studio #4, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 06 October 1971, 22 December 1971, 22 September 1975, 12 September 1981, 24 June 1982 34 Stay With Me 35 Miss Judy's Farm 36 Maggie May Disc 2 Sounds For Saturday (TV) - 1971-10-26 London 37 Three Button Hand Me Down 38 Maybe I'm Amazed 39 I Want To Be Loved 40 Miss Judy's Farm 41 Love In Vain 42 Stay With Me 43 (I Know) I'm Losing You
  • Studio Quality 9.5 - The average rating here in the mid 9.0’s because except for the occasional minor hiss, this material consists of professionally recorded, live in studio sessions. Good to have it all in a well constructed collection like this.

    Faces BBC Collection Disc 1 Radio BBC1 'Top Gear' 09. March 1970, London, Paris Theatre, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 28 March 1970, 06 June 1970 01 Pineapple And The Monkey 02 Shake, Shudder, Shiver Radio BBC1 'Dave Lee Travis' - 10. March 1970, London, Camden Theatre, Host: Dave Lee Travis Broadcast date: 15 March 1970 03 Three Button Hand Me Down 04 Flying 05 Wicked Messenger Radio BBC1 'John Peel's Sunday Concert' - 25 June 1970, London, Paris Theatre Broadcast date: 05 July 1970 06 You're My Girl 07 Wicked Messenger 08 Devotion 09 It's All Over Now 10 I Feel So Good Radio BBC1 'Top Gear' - 15 September 1970, London, Maida Vale, Studio #4, Host: John Peel Broadcast date: 19 September 1970, 19 December 1970, 21 August 1971, 26 September 1972, 11 July 1977 11 Had Me A Real Good Time 12 Around The Plynth-Gasoline Alley 13 Country Comfort Disc 2 Marquee Club - 07 December 1970 : 14 Devotion (1970.12.07 Marquee) 15 You’re My Girl (1970.12.07 Marquee) 16 Flying (1970.12.07 Marquee) 17 Too Much Woman (1970.12.07 Marquee) 18 Maybe I’m Amazed (1970.12.07 Marquee) 19 Gasoline Alley (1970.12.07 Marquee) 20 Around The Plynth (1970.12.07 Marquee) 21 Away In A Manger (Maida Vale Studio 08.12.1970 - Broadcast : Boxing day 26.12.1970) 22 Bad 'n' Ruin (1971.04.19 BBC Disco 2) Radio BBC1 'Sounds Of The 70`s - 20. April 1971: , London, Kensington House, Studio T1, Host: Bob Harris Broadcast date: 03 May 1971 23 Had Me A Real Good Time 24 Love In Vain 25 Oh Lord I'm Browned Off 26 Maybe I'm Amazed

  • Audience 9.0 - A little bit further away from the stage than the typical Mike “The Mic” recording, nonetheless it’s solid and worthy of the collection. I noticed also more audience interaction, which, because such good equipment is being used, does not detract at all (I would say it lends more authenticity to the recording).

    Santana Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA September 6, 1991 Disc 1 01 Peace On Earth - Mother Earth - Third Stone From The Sun 02 Save The Children 03 It's A Jungle Out There 04 Somewhere In Heaven 05 Batuka 06 No One To Depend On 07 Unknown Disc 2 08 We Don't Have To Wait 09 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 10 Oye Como Va 11 The Healer (with John Lee Hooker) 12 Mandela 13 Life Is For Living 14 Right On Disc 3 15 Savor 16 Agua Que Va Caer 17 Stripped Me Naked (with John Lee Hooker) 18 Angels All Around Us - Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 19 Soul Sacrifice - A Love Supreme - Drums 20 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) 21 Jin-Go-Lo-Ba

  • New York 1968 Soundboard 8.7/8.5 - This is a strange old tape, don’t get me wrong I am very happy to get to hear it, but it is a tale of two tapes…to my ears. It’s starts off, the first few tracks, as a relatively “clean” board feed, perhaps an AM radio live broadcast even, because it has that sound to it – like if you were listening to a radio broadcast with headphones (and took the headphones off slightly). Then, the tape changes to what I have to believe is another source, and one that is considerably more raucous and menacing. I can’t even say for sure the second part is a board, might be, but my guess is an on stage reel to reel recording (possibly done by John Sinclair?). It’s ok for what it is, both “sources” are welcomed into my personal collection since there’s so little of the live five out there.

    Hollywood 1971 Audience 8.6 - Despite the lowish rating, this is very listenable. The main issue for me, and hence the low quality rating, is the drop off in the vocals. It’s not out front of the mix enough, but then, guitar (and bass) is the highlight so maybe that’s not so bad!  Overall, I think if you love this band, this old tape is going to make you happy. One may wonder if a modern re-mastering would help this show come to life and the short answer is “maybe”, because it sounds like this one is already teetering on the edge of the bandwidth and to attempt sonic shenanigans might push it off the cliff.  I’d like to hear an expert give it a try though.

    MC5 - Flyin' With The Five New York 1968 Unknown Location Disc 1 1. -Teenage Lust 2. -It's A Man's Man World 3. -Black To Comm 4. -Ramblin' Rose 5. -Kick Out The Jams 6. -Come Together 7. -Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa 8. -Born Under A Bad Sign 9. -Shakin' All Over 10. -I Want You Right Now Disc 2 Hollywood, CA. Unknown Location Sept. 9th, 1971 1. Sister Anne 2. Baby Won't Ya 3. I Want You Right Now 4. Tonight 5. Looking At You 6. Ramblin' Rose 7. Kick Out The Jams 8. Black To Comm

  • Audience 9.2 - Very nice job by taper to capture a show on good gear that allows the listener to feel a part of the experience – yes there’s some hoots and hollers but you won’t be annoyed, you will kind of agree and maybe do the same. The recording is close and bright with amazing atmospherics.

    Bob Dylan Live At Hammersmith London, England February 8th 1990 Disc 1 101 intro 102 Absolutely Sweet Marie 103 Man In The Long Black Coat 104 Positively 4th Street 105 Ballad Of A Thin Man 106 Pledging My Time 107 I Want You 108 Political World 109 You Angel You 110 All Along The Watchtower 111 Boots Of Spanish Leather 112 To Ramona 113 She Belongs To Me 114 Mr. Tambourine Man 115 Disease Of Conceit 116 You're A Big Girl Now 117 I'll Remember You 118 Where Teardrops Fall Disc 2 201 Seeing The Real You At Last 202 Every Grain Of Sand 203 Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 204 Like A Rolling Stone 205 It Ain't Me, Babe 206 I've Been All Around This World (trad.) 207 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar) G. E. Smith (guitar) Tony Garnier (bass) Christopher Parker (drums)

  • Soundboard 9.6 - Both of these concerts are stellar board tapes with lots of life in them. Sounds like they come from pre-FM broadcast masters. Charlie Daniels Band Met Center Bloomington, MN 5-15-79 Disc 1 1. -Jitterbug 2. -Trudy 3. -FM Simulcast Station Roster 4. -Reflections 5. -Caballo Diablo 6. -Let The Blind Man Play 7. -Funky Junky 8. -Behind Your Eyes 9. -Johnny B. Goode 10. -Long Haired Country Boy Disc 2 11. -Uneasy Rider 12. -No Potion For The Pain 13. -Birmingham Blues 14. -Cumberland Mountain #9 15. -Devil Went Down To Georgia 16. -Texas 17. -The South's Gonna Do It Again 18. -Orange Blossom Special Disc 3 Met Center Bloomington, Mn. May 19, 1979 1. -Fanfare - Intro 2. -Passing Lane 3. -Jitterbug 4. -Trudy 5. -FM Simulcast Station Roster 6. -Reflections 7. -Caballo Diablo 8. -Let The Blind Man Play 9. -Funky Junky 10. -Behind Your Eyes 11. -Johnny B. Goode 12. -Long Haired Country Boy Disc 4 13. -Uneasy Rider 14. -No Potion For The Pain 15. -Birmingham Blues 16. -Cumberland Mountain #9 17. -Stage Banter 18. -Devil Went Down To Georgia 19. -Texas 20. -The South's Gonna Do It Again 21. -Orange Blossom Special
  • Soundboard 9.5 - Somewhat controversial, this tour declared to the world that Bob Dylan would not be owned by a corporation, a label, any entity of this earth…so yeah, when you have something to prove you come out swinging. This stuff is actually some of his best stuff, even if there’s that unmistakable gospel and soul influence, it’s still very much Bob Dylan music. Excellent sound, but if I had to be hyper critical of anything it would be my own personal desire for louder lead guitars.

    Bob Dylan Massey Hall Toronto, Canada 4/20/1980 Disc 1 1. If I’ve Got My Ticket Lord 2. Hold On 3. The Rainbow Sign 4. Show Me The Way Lord 5. Freedom At The Wall 6. This Train Is Bound For Glory 7. Gotta Serve Somebody 8. I Believe In You 9. When He Returns 10. Ain’t Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody 11. Cover Down Break Through 12. Man Gave Names To All The Animals 13. Precious Angel (Partial) 14. Slow Train Disc 2 15. Stranger In The City 16. Walk Around Heaven All Day 17. Do Right To Me Baby 18. Gospel Sermon 19. Solid Rock 20. Saving Grace 21. Saved 22. What Can I Do For You 23. In The Garden 24. First encore: 25. Band Introductions 26. Are You Ready? 27. Pressing On

  • Soundboard 9.6 - A great sounding board because it incorporates the crowd, meaning that the engineer set up an ambient mic and those kinds of recordings are overall better than straight into the board line recordings.

    Björk The Warehouse Toronto, Canada 7/8/95 1. -Army Of Me 2. -The Modern Things 3. -Human Behaviour 4. -Isobel 5. -Venus As A Boy 6. -Possibly Maybe 7. -I Go Humble 8. -Hyperballad 9. -Enjoy 10. -I Miss You 11. -Crying 12. -It's Oh So Quiet 13. -Big Time Sensuality 14. -Aeroplane * 15. -I Miss You ** * "Later Show", London, 1995 ** "The White Room", London, 1995

  • Soundboard 9.8 - A professionally made recording that saw a digital only release. This takes that stellar download and presents it in uncompressed, lossless form for you to enjoy. Nothing quite like this mesmerizing blend of Eastern trance psychedelic and Krautrock, the band never lost a step and sound like they traveled through a worm hole in time/space to leap from 1974 to 2013.

    Agitation Free Kesselhaus Berlin, Germany April 3, 2013 Disc 1 1. -You Play For Us Today 06:37 2. -Sahara City 03:47 3. -In The silence Of The Morning Sunrise 06:36 4. -Shibuya Nights 08:13 5. -First Communication 06:03 6. -Dialogue & Random 02:23 7. -Ala Tul 06:46 8. -Laila 08:38 Disc 2 9. -Nomads 08:02 10. -A Quiet Walk 07:41 11. -Das kleine Uhrwerk 05:15 12. -Malesch 05:27 13. -Drifting 03:34 14. -Rücksturz 05:56 15. -InDaJungl 08:39 16. -Interstellar Overdrive 07:34

  • Audience 9.3 - The great thing about this performer is that his sound and style is timeless – it might as well be 1976 because after listening to his shows from the 70’s, I can’t tell much difference between then and this 1990 show. The show sounds great, it is rich and full bodied with an especially beautiful drum sound and bass is meaty without being overbearing although it sometimes shakes your speakers!

    Jean-Luc Ponty Greek Theatre Los Angeles, Ca August 17, 1990 Disc 1 01 Imaginary Voyage Part 1 02 Infinite Pursuit 03 Cosmic Messenger 04 I Only Feel Good With You 05 Nostalgic Lady 06 Tender Memories 07 In The Fast Lane 08 Eulogy To Oscar Romero 09 Stay With Me 10 Spring Episode Disc 2 11 Don't Let The World Pass You By 12 Band Introduction 13 A Taste For Passion 14 Pastoral Harmony 15 The Story Teller 16 Faith In You 17 The Amazon Forest 18 After The Storm 19 A Journey's End 20 Far From Beaten Paths

  • Audience 8.8 - A tape that may have been left on the shelf once upon a time but now thanks to modern mastering software has been brought to life.

    Frank Zappa Palais des Sports St Etienne, France 28-May 1982 Disc 1 01 -Outside Now 02 -Montana 03 -Easy Meat 04 -Dead Girls Of London 05 -Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously? 06 -What's New In Baltimore? 07 -Moggio 08 -City Of Tiny Lights 09 -Pound For A Brown 10 -Joe's Garage 11 -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? Disc 2 12 -Drowning Witch (incl. St.Etienne-Jazz From Hell) 13 -Envelopes 14 -Harder Than Your Husband 15 -Bamboozled By Love 16 -Let's Move To Cleveland 17 -Tinseltown Rebellion 18 -Approximate 19 -Cosmik Debris 20 -Strictly Genteel 21 -No No Cherry 22 -The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 23 -The Illinois Enema Bandit The Band FZ Steve Vai Ray White Scott Thunes Tommy Mars Bobby Martin Chad Wackerman Ed Mann

  • Soundboard 9.7 - Recorded for broadcast, this show presents everything your ears want in a rock concert broadcast. The sound is energized and rich, mixed to perfection by well trained sound pros. Michael Schenker Group Budokan Tokyo, Japan 1981-08-12 Disc 1 01 DJ Intro 02 The Ride Of The Valkyries 03 Armed And Ready 04 Cry For The Nations 05 Attack Of The Mad Axeman 06 But I Want More 07 Victim Of Illusion 08 Member Introduction 09 Into The Arena 10 On And On 11 Never Trust A Stranger 12 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 13 Tales Of Mystery Disc 2 14 Drum Solo - 633 Squadron - 1812 Overture 15 Courvoisier Concerto 16 Lost Horizons 17 Doctor Doctor 18 Are You Ready To Rock 19 DJ Outro
  • Soundboard 8.8 - The audio quality is very good, the mix wanders around a bit – because I am pretty sure this wasn’t just the band rehearsing but the entire crew. Sounds to me like they were ready to go – some hot playing! Michael Schenker Return Of The Flying Arrow Disc 1 Studio Rehearsals for 1980 UK and US tour Sidcup, Kent, UK 101 Armed And Ready 102 Cry For The Nations 103 Victim Of Illusion 104 Gary Practices 'Victim Of Illusion' 105 Natural Thing 106 Feels Like A Good Thing 107 Into The Arena 108 Rock Bottom 109 Lost Horizons 110 Doctor Doctor 111 Lights Out Disc 2 Erie, Pennsylvania 1980-11-20 201 The Ride Of The Valkyries 202 Armed And Ready 203 Cry For The Nations 204 Victim Of Illusion 205 Into The Arena 206 Lost Horizons 207 Doctor Doctor 208 Lights Out
  • Soundboard 9.6 - Killer sound for a heavier rock band because they preserve the tone and the dynamics, it’s not just VOLUME up to 10 although I am pretty certain this show was very loud. The engineer needs a gold medal. Love it! Michael Schenker Festival Hall Osaka, Japan 19th August 1981 evening show Disc 1 1. -Armed and Ready 2. -Cry for the Nations 3. -Attack of the Mad Axeman 4. -But I Want More 5. -Victim of Illusion 6. -Into the Arena 7. -On and On 8. -Never Trust a Stranger 9. -Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Disc 2 10. -Tales of Mystery 11. -courvoisier Concerto 12. -Lost Horizons 13. -Doctor Doctor 14. -Ready to Rock
  • Soundboard 9.6 - Same exact setup for recording as the Evening show do the review is the same. Killer sound for a heavier rock band because they preserve the tone and the dynamics, it’s not just VOLUME up to 10 although I am pretty certain this show was very loud. The engineer needs a gold medal. Love it! Michael Schenker Festival Hall Osaka, Japan 19th August 1981 afternoon show 1. -Armed and Ready 2. -Cry for the nations 3. -Attack of the Mad Axeman 4. -But I Want More 5. -Victim of Illusion 6. -Into the Arena 7. -On and On 8. -Never Trust a Stranger 9. -Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 10. -Tales of Mystery 11. -Lost Horizons 12. -Doctor Doctor 13. -Ready to Rock
  • Audience 9.4 - I love these open-air recordings that really shine, capturing not just the music but the entire vibe of the event…and so realistically!  This to me is what collecting is about, basically it is about reliving a musical event from the past. This one does that in spades. Frank Zappa Maples Pavilion Stanford University Stanford, CA 1980 04 03 Disc 1 1. -Mo 'N Herb's Vacation - Opening solo (Pound For A Brown vamp) 2. -Teenage Wind 3. -Harder Than Your Husband 4. -Bamboozled By Love 5. -Pick Me I'm Clean (q: Mo 'N Herb's Vacation) 6. -Society Pages 7. -I'm A Beautiful Guy 8. -Beauty Knows No Pain 9. -Charlie's Enormous Mouth 10. -Any Downers? 11. -Conehead 12. -Easy Meat (q: Thirteen) 13. -Mudd Club Disc 2 14. -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 15. -Heavenly Bank Account 16. -Suicide Chump 17. -Jumbo Go Away 18. -If Only She Woulda (q: Mo 'N Herb's Vacation) 19. -I Don't Wanna Get Drafted 20. -Joe's Garage 21. -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 22. -Dinah-Moe Humm 23. -Dancin' Fool 24. -Bobby Brown 25. -Black Napkins (q: Mo 'N Herb's Vacation) 26. -Chunga's Revenge (q: The Radio Is Broken)
  • Soundboard 9.1 - More of the amazing and magical sounds of Grateful Dead circa 1972 as they blew through Texas like tumbleweeds on psilocybin! Grateful Dead San Antonio Civic Auditorium San Antonio, TX November 26, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Deal 02 - Mexicali Blues 03 - Sugaree 04 - Black Throated Wind 05 - Bird Song 06 - Beat It On Down The Line 07 - China Cat Sunflower 08 - I Know You Rider 09 - Box Of Rain Disc 2 10 - El Paso 11 - Big Railroad Blues 12 - Around And Around 13 - Casey Jones 14 - Tuning 15 - Playing In The Band 16 - Brown Eyed Women 17 - Jack Straw 18 - Don't Ease Me In Disc 3 19 - Big River 20 - Dark Star 21 - Me And Bobby McGee 22 - Brokedown Palace 23 - Sugar Magnolia 24 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad 25 - One More Saturday Night
  • Soundboard 9.3 The band are at the top of the biz, laying down a scrumptious assortment of rock, country rock, bluegrass, country, and heady, mind-frying psychedelic jams. It’s all here, it’s all great...ful. Grateful Dead Memorial Auditorium Dallas, TX November 24, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Don't Ease Me In 02 - "Pigpen's not with us tonight......" 03 - Me & My Uncle 04 - Brown Eyed Women 05 - Black Throated Wind 06 - Bertha 07 - El Paso 08 - Deal 09 - Technical Difficulties 10 - Beat It On Down The Line 11 - Tennessee Jed 12 - Jack Straw Disc 2 13 - Sugaree 14 - Playin' In The Band 15 - China Cat Sunflower 16 - I Know You Rider 17 - Box Of Rain 18 - Truckin' Disc 3 19 - Ramble On Rose 20 - Big River 21 - Casey Jones 22 - Sugar Magnolia 23 - Not Fade Away 34 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad 25 - Not Fade Away
  • Soundboard 9.5 - What a tour-de-force this show is! Long considered by Deadheads as being the pinnacle shows of the entire 72 tour, the “Texas Swing” stand of shows (Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston) just present so much incredible music and vibe that it’s hard to believe your ears. Let me put it this way – if the psychedelic pop music of the 60’s is like a tic tac, than songs like Black Throated Wind or The Other One are Porterhouse steaks! Grateful Dead Municipal Auditorium Austin, TX November 22, 1972 Disc 1 01 - Sugaree 02 - Mexicali Blues 03 - Loser 04 - Black Throated Wind 05 - China Cat Sunflower 06 - I Know You Rider 07 - Beat It On Down the Line 08 - Candyman 09 - El Paso 10 - Bird Song Disc 2 11 - Playin' In The Band 12 - Casey Jones 13 - Greatest Story Ever Told 14 - He's Gone 15 - Truckin' 16 - Drums Disc 3 17 - The Other One 18 - Stella Blue 19 - Big River 20 - Ramble On Rose 21 - Sugar Magnolia 22 - Brokedown Palace 23 - Around & Around 24 - One More Saturday Night 25 - Uncle John's Band
  • Audience 8.9 - One thing for certain, you can’t knock this recording for not having enough wide open and bright atmosphere!  Holy crap it’s got that in spades, at maybe at a little expense of the lower register – although the bass is present in a sort of brassy and sassy kind of way. If you want to hear that guitar detail and don’t mind that the recording favors that sort of mid band/upper high range of sound and less emphasis on deep bottom end (most people would prefer not being overloaded with bass as it tends to muddy the sound) than you will like this a lot. I did not miss having phatness in the bottom end because I cranked up my bass on the EQ and lo-and-behold there was bass! Jeff Beck Group (with Jan Hammer) Palace Theatre Waterbury, Connecticut October 12, 1976 01 - Earth (Still Our Only Home) 02 - Scatterbrain 03 - You Know What I Mean 04 - Bass Solo - Come Dancing 05 - She's A Woman 06 - Diamond Dust 07 - Full Moon Boogie 08 - Blue Wind 09 - Led Boots Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - keyboards Fernando Saunders - bass Tony Smith - drums Steve Kindler - violin  
  • Audience 9.4 - Someone really knew what they were doing on this one. Such a great effort, it’s really lifelike sound and tons of atmosphere. You can sink into this show, literally. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Alpine Valley Music Theater East Troy, Wisconsin June 23, 1985 Disc 1 01 American Girl 02 Listen To Her Heart 03 Dogs On The Run 04 You Got Lucky 05 It Ain’t Nothin’ To Me 06 Don’t Do Me Like That 07 The Waiting 08 I Need To Know 09 The Best Of Everything Disc 2 10 A Change Of Heart 11 Don’t Come Around Here No More 12 Spike 13 Southern Accents 14 Rebels 15 Breakdown 16 Refugee  
  • Audience 8.8 - This is a well rounded recording that delivers most of what is required to ensure a show remains worthy of repeat listens. The only real limitations I could discern are a slight “noisiness” somewhere between the upper mid band and the high band frequencies that are more noticeable during cymbal crashes – and even then it’s minimal. Maybe another critical observation is the overall audio mix coming from the stage is not ideal, it’s not bad, but it’s not as guitar/vocal prominent as you might be used to, again even that is being overly critical because it’s also not that bad. This is a good tape that may not satisfy the perfectionists out there but will take care of the rest of us (me included!). Frank Zappa Chapiteau Mulhouse (France) July 1, 1980 Disc 1 01 -Watermelon In Easter Hay 02 -Keep It Greasey 03 -Pick Me, I'm Clean 04 -City Of Tiny Lights 05 -Pound For A Brown (Mo & Herb's Vacation, Sheik Yerbouti Tango Coda, Filthy Habits) 06 -Cosmik Debris 07 -You Didn't Try To Call Me 08 -I Ain't Got No Heart Disc 2 09 -Love Of My Life 10 -You Are What You Is 11 -Easy Meat 12 -Mudd Club 13 -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 14 -Joe's Garage 15 -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 16 -Dancin' Fool 17 -Bobby Brown 18 -Ms. Pinky 19 -In France (incl.La Marseillaise) 20 -In France - Luigi & The Wise Guys 21 -Stick It Out (incl.Looney Tunes) 22 -The Illinois Enema Bandit Line-up: Frank Zappa's Band, March - July 1980 FZ, Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, David Logeman, Tommy Mars  
  • Audience 8.8 - This is a good capture that definitely helps you decipher what both guitars are doing, and that’s most welcome. Bass is sort of undefined but is holding down a good enough bottom end to help move this sound through your speakers. Soundgarden Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC July 29, 2011 Disc 1 01 -Crowd - Intro 02 -Searching With My Good Eye Closed 03 -Spoonman 04 -Gun 05 -Jesus Christ Pose 06 -Blow Up The Outside World 07 -The Day I Tried To Live 08 -My Wave 09 -Burden In My Hand 10 -Ugly Truth 11 -Fell On Black Days Disc 2 12 -Loud Love 13 -Drawing Flies 14 -Black Hole Sun 15 -Outshined 16 -Rusty Cage 17 -Superunknown 18 -4th Of July 19 -Band Intros 20 -Beyond The Wheel 21 -Mailman 22 -Slaves & Bulldozers Chris Cornell – lead vocals & rhythm guitar Kim Thayil – lead guitar Ben Shepherd – bass & backing vocals Matt Cameron – drums & backing vocals  
  • Audience 8.6 - This old tape has recently gotten a much needed facelift. It’s as if 40 years of grime were wiped away. That is how I compare this new remaster to the old tape I remember from like 1992. Pink Floyd Margriethal Jaarbreurs Utrecht, Netherlands 12-28-68 1. -Astronomy Domine 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -Interstellar Overdrive 4. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 5. -A Saucerful Of Secrets  
  • Audience 8.9 - This sounds WAY much better than I remember it sounding, but then I first heard this show about 25 years ago so I guess it’s quite possibly a new source or an amazing remastering. Either way, this is certainly VERY worthy of appearing in your collection as it captures that open air festival vibe, and the band…Gilmour is inspired as his solos pierce the air with ferocity and guile. Bass sounds right on point here, and drums are perfectly balanced and placed in the mix just behind the others so to give those sounds center stage. Keys are much more present during the quieter passages, but they have a nice feel to them. All in all, this is great great great stuff. Pink Floyd Insel Grün (2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival) Germersheim, Germany May 21, 1972 01. -Atom Heart Mother                         02. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 03. -One Of These Days                           04. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 05. -Echoes                        06. -A Saucerful Of Secrets  
  • Audience 8.7  - A somewhat slightly above average recording that thankfully remains very listenable and stable, there are some periods during the show where the tape improves maybe to an 8.8 but once your ears adjust and you settle in, at the end you will think it wasn’t bad at all. It is NOT muddy, in fact there’s very little tape hiss so this must emanate from a low gen tape or it has been worked on. When some songs go from quiet to loud (as they frequently do at a Pink Floyd concert), the tape machine seems to take a second to adjust, perhaps it has an automatic level adjuster, but despite those tiny momentary hiccups the tape is largely smooth sailing. Worth exploring! Pink Floyd Hallenstadion Zürich, Switzerland February 3, 1977 Disc 1 1. -Sheep 2. -Pigs On The Wing (pt. 1) 3. -Dogs 4. -Pigs On The Wing (pt. 2) 5. -Pigs (3 Different Ones) Disc 2 1. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts. 1-5) 2. -Welcome To The Machine 3. -Have A Cigar 4. -Wish You Were Here 5. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts, 6-10) 6. -Money  
  • Audience 8.1 - Yes this is ranked pretty low on the sound quality scale, but it’s not a disaster because this is actually a full point or more better than the previous version of this legendary gig. It’s not unlistenable, and the proof is that you can hear every word Gabriel says during his stories. Extensive work in repairing and remastering this from a 1st generation tape made all the difference. Rediscover the earliest known live Genesis recording because for historical purposes there is no more significant a recording than this. Genesis La Ferme Woluwe St Lambert, Belgium 7th March 1971 1. -Announcer's introduction and Peter's intro 2. -Happy the Man 3. -Cheese-and-onion crisp man story 4. -Stagnation 5. -intro 6. -The Light 7. -intro 8. -Twilight Alehouse 9. -story 10. -The Musical Box 11. -intro 12. -The Knife 13. -intro 14. -Going Out to Get You  
  • Audience 9.3 - This is a rock and roll show the way it used to be..and I mean WAY used to be!  So the experience is well worth checking out especially because this tape captured lightning in a bottle in a very good way.  Atmosphere combined with great sound you cannot go wrong here. Stray Cats Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY November 25, 1982 01 -Introduction 02 -Your Baby Blues 03 -Double Talkin’ Baby 04 -Rumble In Brighton 05 -Drink That Bottle Down 06 -Build For Speed 07 -Rev It Up And Go 08 -C’mon Everybody 09 -Stray Cat Strut 10 -Lonely Summer Nights 11 -Fishnet Stockings 12 -Rock This Town 13 -Runaway Boys 14 -Can’t Hurry Love  
  • Soundboard 9.4 - Sharp attacking and brilliant. This is how I want to hear my Zappa! Frank Zappa Stadio Comunale Pistoia, Italy 1982 07 08 Disc 1 01 Crowd~Tuning~False Start 02 The Mammy Anthem 03 Band Introductions (I Left My Heart In San Francisco, La Donna E' Mobile) 04 You Are What You Is 05 Mudd Club 06 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 07 Drowning Witch (Octandre) 08 Envelopes 09 We're Turning Again 10 Alien Orifice 11 Harder Than Your Husband 12 Bamboozled By Love 13 Let's Move To Cleveland Disc 2 14 Tinsel Town Rebellion (Volare) 15 Approximate (Staying Alive) 16 Cosmik Debris (Volare) 17 City Of Tiny Lights (incl. Summertime) 18 A Pound For A Brown 19 It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary 20 Tell Me You Love Me 21 Sofa 22 encore break 23 No No Cherry 24 The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou 25 encore break #2 26 Camarillo Brillo 27 Muffin Man 28 The Illinois Enema Bandit Line Up FZ Steve Vai Ray White Scott Thunes Chad Wackerman Ed Mann Tommy Mars Bobby Martin  
  • Audience 8.8 One of the better sounding tapes from this period, and what’s notable about this show is the live debut of six songs from Aladdin Sane (predating the actual release of the album). About the sound – the live mix does not favor the vocals much, although audible and not murky they are not front and center – but guitar most certainly is and hurrah for that! David Bowie Radio City Music Hall New York,NY 1973-02-15 Disc One 01. Musical Intro 02. Hang On To Yourself 03. Ziggy Stardust 04. Changes 05. Soul Love 06. John, I'm Only Dancing 07. Drive In Saturday 08. Five Years 09. Space Oddity 10. My Death 11. The Supermen 12. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) 13. Panic In Detoit 14. Moonage Daydream 15. The Width Of A Circle 16. Time Disc Two 01. Let's Spend The Night Together 02. Watch That Man 03. Suffragette City 04. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Kingston Polytechnic London, UK 6th May 1972 05. Queen Bitch 06. Song For Bob Dylan 07. Changes 08. Starman 09. Amsterdam 10. I Feel Free 11. White Light/White Heat 12. Got To Get A Job Top Of The Pops (intro by Jimmy Saville) 13. John, I'm Only Dancing official release 14. John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) Radio City Music Hall New York,NY 1973-02-14 15. The Jean Genie  

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