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Audience 8.7 - A bright tape, not so much depth of sound but certainly clear, and crunchy, with a prominent guitar that fills most of the space here. Give it five minutes and you will be having a good time and appreciating this line up because it is quite good…and so was the Dehumanizer album. A good time for the band, a good batch of new songs and a band that is totally gelled with each other. BLACK SABBATH Star Plaza Theater Merrillville IN. October 28th 1992 First Generation Analog THE BAND Tony Iommi guitar Geezer Butler bass Ronnie James Dio vocals Vinny Appice drums Geoff Nicholls keyboards Disc 1 1 -E5150 2 -Mob Rules 3 -Computer God 4 -Children Of The Sea 5 -Time Machine 6 -War Pigs 7 -I 8 -Die Young 9 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 10 -Black Sabbath 11 -Master Of Insanity 12 -After All (The Dead) 13 -Drum Solo 14 -Iron Man 15 -Heaven And Hell 16 -Neon Knights 17 -Paranoid -
FM Broadcast 9.6 - Crystal clear, immaculate and precise, a joy to listen to!
SNACK Benefit Students Need Athletics, Culture & Kicks Grateful Dead, Tower of Power, Santana Doobie Brothers, Jefferson Starship, Joan Baez, Neil Young and Bob Dylan with Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Ben Keith, Tim Drummond Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA. March 25, 1975 DISC I: Interviews w/Garcia & Paul Kantner (03-23 by James Cameron) * GRATEFUL DEAD - Intro by Bill Graham Blues For Allah Milkin' The Turkey Drums Milkin' The Turkey Blues For Allah ENCORE: Johnny B. Goode DISC II: TOWER OF POWER: Intro. Tis Is It Down To The Nightclub Walking In The Sand You're The Most You're Still A Young Man SANTANA: Intro.> Jam> Black Magic Woman> Gypsy Queen> Let The Children Play> Oye Como Va> Los Breos Soul Sacrifice DISC III: DOOBIE BROTHERS Jesus Is Just Alright' Neil's Fandango Take Me In Your Arms Black Water Workin' On You Without Love JEFFERSON STARSHIP Ride The Tiger Fast Buck Freddy Git Fiddler Play On Love Around The World Sweeter Than Honey DISC IV JEFFERSON STARSHIP (cont.) Somebody To Love Volunteers JOAN BAEZ I Shall Be Released Make It Through The Night Bridging The Gap Joe Hill All My Trials the Night They Drove Old Dixie Down A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall Amazing Grace DISC V: NEIL YOUNG, BOB DYLAN, BEN KEITH, GARTH HUDSON, LEVON HELM, RICK DANKO, TIM DRUMMOND Are You ready For The Country? Ain't That A Lotta Love Lookin For A Love Loving You I Want You The Weight Helplesss Knockin' On The Dragon's Door
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Soundboard 9.5 - More of the pre-Woodstock rehearsals this time taking place in upstate New York at the infamous “Shokan House” and sounding primo. Disc 1: 1. Back On The Desert (aka. Dance On The Desert) > Acoustic Medley 2. Izabella > The Rumble 3. Izabella / Machine Gun Jam 4. Univibe Jam 5. Message To Love 6. Mannish Boy 7. Mannish Boy > Izabella > You Make Me Feel 8. Ain't Got Nobody 9. The Dance 10. Sundance 11. Freeform Jam Disc 2: 1. Izabella 2. Izabella 3. Izabella 4. Message To Love 5. Jam Back At The House (aka. Beginning) 6. Jam in E 7. Jam Back At The House (aka. Beginning) 8. Machine Gun / If Six Was Nine 9. Flute Instrumental 10. Flute Instrumental 11. Why I Sing The Blues Alternate mixes: 12. Izabella [alternate mix with lower percussion] 13. Sundance [alternate mix with echo] Disc 3: 1. Lover Man 2. Lover Man > Drums 3. Hear My Train A-Comin' 4. Spanish Castle Magic 5. Instrumental Jam 6. Jams with Mitch incl. Villanova Junction Alternate mixes: 7. Flute Jam (from "leakage channel") 8. Instrumental Jam (Flute Jam mixed out) 9. Jams > Villanova Junction (Flute Jam mixed out) -
Jimi Hendrix - Black Gold ... Volume 1,2,3 (5 Disc's) Pro Studio 9.7 - Expertly compiled and many would say that this represents one of the top tier collections of studio work compilations out there. In its own right, you could say the “Black Gold” series is definitive or at least was held in that esteem for many years by collectors. CD 1: (77:21, 11 tracks) Playhouse Theatre, London, 06oct67 (track 1) Record Plant, New York, 03may68 (track 2) Drake Hotel, Jimi Solo, New York, 17apr68 (tracks 3-11) 1. Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Parts I & II) 8:35 2. Voodoo Chlid (Slight Return) [The Session: takes 1-15] 32:43 3. Long Hot Summer Night (Parts I& II) 4:23 4. 1983...(A Merman Should Turn To Be) 4:00 5. Moon Turn The Tides...Gently, Gently Away 3:28 6. Angel 3:22 7. Cherokee Mist 3:12 8. Getting My Heart Back Together Again 1:21 9. Voodoo Chile 6:07 10. Gypsy Eyes 5:53 11. Gypsy Eyes 4:14 CD 2: (70:31, 11 tracks) Record Plant, New York, 14jun68 (track 1) Record Plant, New York, 10jun68 (tracks 2-4) Record Plant, New York, 14may68 (track 5) Electric Ladyland Studiod, New York, 16jun70 (track 6) Record Plant, New York, 24mar69 (track 7) Record Plant, New York, 24sep69 (tracks 8-9) Olmstead Studios, New York, 04mar69 (track 10) Record Plant, New York, 21apr69 (track 11) 1. South Saturn Delta 3:29 2. Rainy Day, Dream Away [overdub session: take 1] 0:56 3. Rainy Day, Dream Away [take 2] 2:19 4. Rainy Day, Dream Away [take 3] 10:21 5. Third Stone From The Sun/ Villanova Junction Blues 14:05 6. Jam Back At The House 5:47 7. Bleeding Heart 3:48 8. Pride Of Man [take 1] 1:28 9. Pride Of Man [take 2] 2:18 10. Midnight, Valleys Of Neptune Arising [takes 1-7] 14:51 11. Sending My Heart To Linda [takes 1-2] 11:06 CD 3: (71:12, 6 tracks) Electric Ladyland Studiod, New York, 23jul70 (track 1) Record Plant, New York, 21nov69 (track 2) Record Plant, New York, 23jan70 (track 3) Record Plant, New York, 07nov69 (tracks 4-5) Sheridan Square, Greenwich Village, New York, 10sep69 (track 6) 1. Had To Cry Today 16:30 2. Paper Airplanes [rehearsals] 26:41 3. Blue Suede Shoes [jam] 11:36 4. Izabella [overdub session: take 2] 3:50 5. Izabella 4:41 6. Honey Bed [takes 1-5] 7:52 CD 4: (31:59, 2 tracks) Record Plant, New York, 07jan70 (track 1) 25 Brook Street, London, Home Rec., 10mar69 (track 2) 1. Mannish Boy [rehearsals: takes 1-7] 39:55 2. Closer To The Truth [Room Full Of Mirrors] 22:06 CD 5: (70:35, 6 tracks) Record Plant, New York, 01may68 (track 1) Greenwich Village, New York, Home Rec., 01feb70 (track 2, medley) Record Plant, New York, Jimi solo, 20apr68 (tracks 3-6) 1. Voodoo Chile [Blues Session: takes 1-5] 36:44 2. Instrumental Jam Inc.: 23:48 Stepping Stone Sending My Love To Linda Freedom Here Comes The Sun Cherokee Mist All Devil's Children 3. 3 Little Bears 2:38 4. Gypsy Eyes 2:38 5. 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be) 4:27 6. Untitled Instrumental 0:44 -
Audience 8.8 - An onstage reel to reel recording as were many others that were done similarly on this tour. A good, strong and present recording capturing all the action clearly. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention 23-May 1969 Lawrence University Chapel Appleton, WI The Mothers Of Invention, November 1968 - May 1969 FZ, Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner. 01 Intro & tune-up 1:45 02 Some Ballet Music 7:43 03 Uncle Meat (incl. Drum Duet) 7:13 04 Eye Of Agamotto 8:12 05 My Guitar preamble 0:50 06 My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama 3:41 07 Clap & Vomit (incl. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask, Meditation, audience participation) 6:36 08 Kung Fu #1 (aka The Jelly) 2:23 09 Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (q: Teddy Bears' Picnic, Tea For Two, It Had To Be You, Octandre) 7:41 10 Hungry Freaks, Daddy 3:49 11 'The Duke' preamble 0:58 12 Little House I Used To Live In 5:30 13 Aybe Sea 1:00 14 Transylvania Boogie 2:17 15 Help I'm A Rock (incl. Transylvania Boogie) 4:56 16 King Kong 14:30 17 Igor's Boogie / Little Doo-Wop 2:40 Total time 81.52 min -
Soundboard 9.1 - A smooth sound here, nothing is going to jar you out of your headphones but that is what works well with this music. Very pleasant!
Charlie Daniels Band Suffolk Forum Commack, NY 04/28/1978
Disc 1 1. -Introduction 2. -Tune up & Intro Music 3. -Black Bayou 4. -Jitterbug 5. -Trudy 6. -Maria Teresa 7. -Saddle Tramp 8. -Drums - Bass 9. -Saddle Tramp 10. -Long Haired Country Boy 11. -Stormy Monday Blues Disc 2 12. -Uneasy Rider 13. -Franklin Limestone 14. -Birmingham Blues 15. -Close Encounters Theme - Cumberland Mountain Number Nine Encores: 16. -Redneck Fiddlin' Man 17. -Texas 18. -Dixie - The South's Gonna Do It Again 19. -crowd 20. -Orange Blossom Special -
Audience 8.2 - This rare old tape shows signs of age, with the typical problems such as tape hiss and some dropouts occasionally but it is saved because there is music underneath it, I mean, you do hear the band reasonably well and it happens that, for whatever reason, there is no abundance of ’79 shows by this band. Plenty of 80’s, and some pre-’79 too but not a lot of 1979 gigs. Also, of note this gig was the one right before their appearance on Rockpalast.
DIRE STRAITS Stadthalle Stolberg, Germany 2/15/1979 1. -Down To The Waterline 2. -Six Blade Knife 3. -Once Upon A Time In The West 4. -Lady Writer 5. -Single Handed Sailor 6. -Water Of Love 7. -In The Gallery 8. -Follow Me Home 9. -News
1. -What's The Matter With You Baby 2. -Lions 3. -Sultans Of Swing 4. -Wild West End 5. -Where Do You Think You're Going 6. -Eastbound Train 7. -Southbound Again 8. -Nadine -
Audience 8.5 Both sets are very good and clear, but I give the nod to the first show because during the second show there are some odd stage sound situations and I have to fault the sound man who was probably nodding at the desk (possibly shot up with gram before the gig?). Anyway, historically speaking what you have here is pure gold and the literal birth of country rock. Great players, solid all around. Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels (featuring Emmylou Harris) March 25, 1973 Final Night in Boston Oliver's, Boston, MA Tracklist First set 1. Synthetic Flesh (Instrumental) 2. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning 3. My Uncle 4. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man 5. Streets of Baltimore 6. Country Baptizing (Emmylou - lead) 7. Sin City 8. Jambalaya (Emmylou) 9. California Cottonfields 10. Six Days On the Road Second set 1. Synthetic Flesh (Instrumental) 2. Still Feeling Blue 3. That's All It Took 4. Big Mouth Blues 5. A Song For You 6. Barry T. Intro 7. Cry One More Time (Barry Tashian) 8. Love Hurts 9. Medley: Hang On Sloopy /You Got Me Runnin'/Bonie Moronie/40 Days/Almost Grown 10. Six Days On The Road Gram Parsons: Vocals & Guitars Emmylou Harris: Vocals & Guitar Neal Flanz: Pedal Steel guitar Jock Bartley: Lead guitar Kyle Tullis: Bass N.D. Smart II: Drums, Vocals Special Guest Barry Tashian: Vocals & Guitar -
Studio quality 9.0 -9.4 - Amazing collection of rarities in excellent quality. Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish! Disc One 1. -Introduction - We Want Stones 2. -I Ain't Got You 3. -Beautiful Delilah 4. -Down The Road Apiece 5. -Little Queenie 6. -Little Queenie - Beatiful Delilah - La Bamba - Wee Baby Blues (On Your Way To School) - Around And Around Dartford, Kent, late 1961 for early 1962 Little Blue Boy & The Blue Boys 7. -You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover ( Demo ) Curly Clayton Sound Studios, London, 27.10. 1962 8. -Baby What's Wrong 9. -Roadrunner 10. -Diddley Daddy 11. -Bright Lights, Big City 12. -I Want To Be Loved IBC Studios, London, 11.3.1963 13. -Come On 14. -Memphis, Tennesee 15. -Roll Over Beethoven BBC Sessions At Saturday Club, 26.10.1963 16. -Go Home Girl De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, 14.11.1963 17. -It Should Be You 18. -Leave Me Alone 19. -That Girl Belongs To Yesterday Regent Sound Studios, London, 20. & 21.11.1963 20. -Tell Me ( Alternate Take ) Regent Sound Studios, London, 24. & 25.11.1963 21. -Not Fade Away ( Alternate Take ) 22. -I'm A King Bee Regent Sound Studios, London, 10.1.1964 23. -Andrew's Blues 24. -Mr.Spencer & Mr. Pitney Come Too Regent Sound Studios, London, 4.2.1964 25. -Wake Up In The Morning Pye Studios, London, 6.2.1964 26. -Route 66 27. -Cops And Robbers 28. -You Better Move On 29. -Mona BBC Sessions At Camden Theatre, London, 19.3.1964 30. -As Tears Go By ( Demo ) De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios, London, 11.3.1964 31. -Don't Lie To Me Regent Sound Studios, London, 12.5.1964 32. -Stewart And Keefed 33. -Hi-Heeled Sneakers Chess Studios, Chicago, 10. & 11.6.1964 Disc 2 1. -Reelin' & Rockin' 2. -Meet Me In The Bottom 3. -Tell Me Baby, How Many More Times Chess Studios, Chicago, 11.6.1964 4. -Da Doo Ron Ron 5. -Blue Turns To Grey Regent Sound Studios And Decca Studios, 31.8. - 4.9. 1964 6. -Around & Around 7. -If You Need Me 8. -I Can't Be Satisfied 9. -Crackin' Up BBC Sessions, 17.7.1964 10. -Try A Little Harder Regent Sound Studios And Decca Studios, 29.6. - 7.7. 1964 11. -We're Wasting Time 12. -Each And Every Day Of The Year 13. -Hear It Regent Sound Studios And Decca Studios, 31.8. - 4.9. 1964 14. -We Were Falling In Love Regent Sound Studios, London, 28. & 29.9.1964 15. -2120 Michigan Avenue BBC Sessions, 8.10.1964 16. -Mercy Mercy 17. -Goodbye Girl 18. -Key To The Highway Chess Studios, Chicago, 8.11.1964 19. -Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 20. -The Last Time 21. -Down The Road Apiece BBC Sessions, 1.3.1965 22. -Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 23. -Hey Crawdaddy Europe 1, French Radio At Olympia Theatre, Paris, 18.4.1965 24. -(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction RCA Studios, Los Angeles, 11. & 12.11.1965 25. -Oh Baby, We Got A Good Thing Goin' 26. -The Spider And The Fly 27. -Cry To Me 28. -Fanny Mae BBC Sessions At RCA Studios, Los Angeles, 11. & 12.5.1965 -
Audience 8.3 - A fun and rowdy crowd who seem to really appreciate the band and their music…a lot! Recording is decent, not particularly detailed but it’s a lot like being thrown into the crowd so you get plenty of enthusiasm near the tapers. I found it to be kind of amusing and not a one and done. Apollo Theatre Manchester, England 1978-05-11 AUDIENCE 75 minutes TRACKS: 1. -The Grand Illusion 2. -Lorelei 3. -Mademoiselle 4. -Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) 5. -Suite Madame Blue 6. -Crystal Ball 7. -Lady 8. -Man In The Wilderness 9. -Come Sail Away 10. -Midnight Ride 11. -Miss America STYX DENNIS DEYOUNG - keyboards, vocals & synthesizers CHUCK PANOZZO - bass guitar JOHN PANOZZO - drums & percussion JAMES YOUNG - lead guitar & vocals TOMMY SHAW - electric, 12-string and acoustic lead guitars & vocals This is the first time of STYX in England and Europe as well. -
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Soundboard 9.0 - A slightly uneven, but kind of a fun sound mix. You get pretty up front drums, very crisp and focused, and then guitar which is also pretty loud, but vocals are a little behind the music (not completely drowned out) and bass hovers underneath like a viper ready to strike. You won’t distinguish the individual notes but you’ll get a menacing rumble. Interesting, and kinda cool actually. February 9, 1975 Caley Cinema, Edinburgh, Scotland Robin Trower w. James Dewar on bass & vocals and Bill Lordan on drums.- Day of the Eagle
- Bridge of Sighs
- Gonna Be More Suspicious
- Fine Day
- Lady Love
- Spellbound
- Too Rolling Stoned
- I Can't Wait Much Longer
- Alethea includes Lordan drum solo
- Little Bit of Sympathy
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Audience 8.3 - On this tape, you will hear all instruments (guitar out front) pretty clearly, not much crispness but decent bottom end and midrange intact. Slightly muddy in the middle with occasional brighter spots (definite improvement by the beginning of disc 2) throughout as the taper moves into better position. A touch of hiss is present. Not bad, not stellar, I would get it though if you like Rory’s set list during this time (Shadow Play, etc.). Rory Gallagher .... October 3, 1978 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany May 1978 - March 1981: Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Ted McKenna - drums Set List: Disc One (10 tracks = 62:18 minutes) 01 - Do You Read Me 02 - Secret Agent - band intros 03 - I Wonder Who 04 - Tattoo'd Lady 05 - Mississippi Sheiks 06 - Bought And Sold 07 - Cloak And Dagger 08 - Out On The Western Plain 09 - Too Much Alcohol 10 - Goin' To My Hometown Disc Two (7 tracks = 53:08 minutes) 01 - Shadow Play 02 - Sea Cruise (encore audience cheer, tuning) 03 - Bullfrog Blues (encore audience cheer) 04 - Moonchild 05 - Born In Chicago - I'm Ready (encore audience cheer) 06 - Messin' With The Kid 07 - Boogie - I'm A King Bee (with Roland guesting) -
Audience 9.3 - I love the clarity, crispness, liveness of this tape! I still repeat the sentiment that if you only want the board tapes you are REALLY missing out on some killer music. The Rolling Stones Stockholm, Sweden - July 22, 2003 Cirkus Mick Jagger (vocals/harmonica) Keith Richards (vocals/lead & rhythm guitars) Ron Wood (lead & rhythm guitars) Charlie Watts (drums) Bass & Keyboards ---------------- Darryl Jones (bass) Chuck Leavell (keyboards) Backing Vocals -------------- Bernard Fowler (backing vocals) Lisa Fischer (backing vocals) Blondie Chaplin (backing vocals) Horn Section ------------ Bobby Keys (saxophone) Tim Reese (saxophone) Kent Smith (trumpet) Michael Davis (trombone) CD 1 - 58:27 min. 01. Intro 02. Start Me Up 03. Live With Me 04. Neighbours 05. Hand Of Fate 06. No Expectations 07. Worried About You 08. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) 09. It's Only Rock 'n' Roll 10. Stray Cat Blues 11. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 12. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love CD 2 - 59:48 min. 13. That's How Strong My Love Is 14. Going To A Go-Go / Band Introductions 15. The Nearness Of You 16. Happy 17. I Can't Turn You Loose 18. Honky Tonk Women 19. Tumbling Dice 20. Brown Sugar 21. Sympathy For The Devil / Outro 22. Outro Continued Total Playing Time - 118:15 min. -
Pro Radio broadcasts 9.0 to 8.8 - Ok, so let me put this into some context: These recordings are incredible and an absolute joy to listen to no matter what vintage they are. These are so historically significant, and the quality is surprisingly good when you consider what had to be absolute mayhem at the shows. I am reading Keef’s book right now, therefore these shows take on a whole new meaning to me right now. I am floored by what I am listening to…you will be too! The Rolling Stones A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS Live Paris l'Olympia 1965-1967 CD 1 LIVE IN PARIS, FRANCE, L'OLYMPIA 1965-1967 RECORDED FOR RADIO EUROPE 1 "MUSICORAMA" 1. -Everybody Needs somebody To Love 2. -Around And Around 3. -Time Is On My Side 4. -It's All Over Now 5. -19th Nervous Breakdown 6. -Get Off Of My Cloud 7. -The Last Time 8. -Paint It Black 9. -Under My Thumb 10. -Ruby Tuesday 11. -Let's spend The Night Together 12. -(I CAn't Get No) Satisfaction Tracks 1-4: Paris 4/17/65 Tracks 5-7: Paris 3/29/66 Tracks 8-12: Paris 4/11/67 CD 2 LIVE IN PARIS, L'OLYMPIA, APRIL 18, 1965 (complete show) 1. -Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 2. -Around And Around 3. -Off The Hook 4. -Time Is On My Side 5. -Carol 6. -It's All Over Now 7. -Little Red Rooster 8. -Route 66 9. -Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 10. -The Last Time 11. -I'm Alright 12. -Craw-Dad LIVE IN PARIS, L'OLYMPIA, APRIL 11, 1967 (complete show) 13. -Paint It Black 14. -19th Nervous Breakdown 15. -Lady Jane 16. -Get Off Of My Cloud - Yesterday's Papers 17. -Under My Thumb 18. -Ruby Tuesday 19. -Let's Spend The Night Together 20. -Goin' Home 21. -Satisfaction Disc Two: Tracks 1-12: Paris 4/18/65 Tracks 13-21: Paris 4/11/67 -
Audience 8.6 - A lively tape, with an almost “bar room” feel to it. Fleetwood Mac Veterans Memorial Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut, USA Monday October 20th, 1975 Track List: 01 Get Like You Used To Be 02 Station Men 03 Spare Me a Little 04 Rhiannon 05 Why 06 Landslide 07 Over My Head 08 I'm So Afraid 09 Go Your Own Way (Pre-Rumours performance) 10 Oh Well 11 Green Manalishi 12 World Turning 13 Blue Letter 14 Don't Let Me Down Again 15 Hypnotized Line-up: Stevie Nicks - vocals Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals Christine McVie - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals John McVie - bass Mick Fleetwood - percussion, drums -
Soundboard 9.0 - A strong board that could have been maybe a little crisper, but since it is not super common I appreciate it very much. It does sound like either a lower gen tape or a remastering because when compared to the old CD title from which it has been designed after, it does sound less hissy and a little more dynamic. SANTANA THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA FEBRUARY 26, 1973 Disc 1: 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. -Stone Flower Total Time: 58:31 Disc 2: 11. -Waiting 12. -Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) 13. -Free Angela - Aranjuez 14. -Mantra - Kyoto 15. -Mantra - Kyoto - Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) - Earth 16. -Se A Cabo 17. -Savor 18. -Toussaint L’Overture Total Time: 47:17 Carlos Santana Jose “Chepito” Areas Tom Coster Richard Kermode James “Mingo” Lewis Armando Peraza Douglas Rauch Michael Shrieve -
Audience 8.7 - Here we have another Lotus tour gig which is probably recorded during the same stretch of gigs we got the album from. That is interesting in and of itself, and while this recording is not pro, it does reveal the power of this band. The music is pretty forceful, not a wide or airy tape but pretty solid effort by the Japanese taper. A tape that has not seen much circulation at all. SANTANA Shi Kokaido NAGOYA JAPAN July 1st 1973 1. -Going Home - Introduction 2. -A-1 Funk 3. -Every Step Of The Way 4. -Black Magic Woman 5. -Gypsy Queen 6. -Oye Como Va 7. -Stone Flower 8. -Waiting 9. -Castillos De Arena Pt.1 10. -Free Angela 11. -Flor De Canela 12. -Samba De Sauselito 13. -Mantra - Kyoto 14. -Castillos De Arena Pt. 2 15. -Light Of Life 16. -Se A Cabo Carlos Santana Mike Shrieve Armando Peraza Doug Rauch Tom Coster Richard Kermode Jose Chepito Areas Leon Thomas -
Audience 8.5 - A decent recording that stays pretty much in the middle of the spectrum in a mildly compressed fashion…so highs are not too high and lows are not boomy. That does take away some of the dynamics of the sound, but at least you get reasonably decent sonic clarity. 10cc Venue: Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan Date: 4 Oct 1977 Disc 1 1 -The Second Sitting For The Last supper 2 -You've Got a Cold 3 -Honeymoon With B Troop 4 -Wall Street Shuffle 5 -People In Love 6 -Band intro 7 -Art For Art's Sake 8 -Ships Don't Disappear In The Night (Do They) 9 -I'm Mandy Fly Me 10 -Marriage Bureau Rendezvous 11 -Good Morning Judge Disc 2 1 -Feel The Benefit 2 -Waterfall 3 -The Things We Do For Love 4 -I'm Not In Love 5 -Modern Man Blues Eric Stewart - Vocals, Guitar, Grand Piano & Keyboard Graham Gouldman - Vocals, Guitar & Bass Guitar Rick Fenn - Backing Vocals, Guitar & Bass Guitar Tony O'Malley - Backing Vocals (lead on AFAS), Piano & Keyboard Stuart Tosh - Backing vocals, Drums & Percussion Paul Burgess - Drums & Percussion -
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Soundboard 8.8 - A good live radio broadcast with emphasis on the guitar where it should be of course. Sound ranges towards treble and that gives guitar lots of bite, however everything else is right there. -
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Audio - Excellent! * Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany (April 14, 1988) * Carl-Diem-Halle, Wurzburg, Germany (April 22, 1988) * Rudi-Sedimayer-Halle, Munchen, Germany (May 9, 1988) * Mozartsaal, Mannheim, Germany (May 25, 1988) This sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase each show individually. -
The second CD released by the ShroomAngel label featuring vintage Hands studio recordings. These recordings make up what would have been the bands 2nd LP and date mainly from 1980. This is officially reissued by ShroomAngel Records. -
Pro Audio 9.3 - This does not sound like a board tape, but does sound like a pro recording nevertheless as I am pretty sure it was broadcast in Japan. -
Audience 8.7 - Is this the mother of Prince shows? It very well could be just that. A marathon to begin with, but even better, the band and Prince are in spectacular form as an audience that has waited some 19 years for Prince to return to their city literally explode as one hurricane caliber force. Perfect, intense, brilliant. Audio quality is VERY good too, some nice ambience and just enough of the crowd next to the taper to imagine yourself there at the show. Just a ton of fun listening to this, and missing Prince dearly. -
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Audience 8.1 - This tape is slightly overloaded but mastering has kept the distortion to a bare minimum so it’s actually pretty damn good. The sound is forceful, with drums and bass driving the beat home and guitar thankfully riding over the top of it in good clarity. A total jam fest it is, fans of UFO will love love love this early gig! -
Audience 8.1 - I’m always amazed that tapes keep turning up just when you think you’ve discovered them all. Here’s one that is new for me, and it’s not bad. Now, you aren’t gonna crank this on the hi-fi and use it to impress your buddy or anyone for that matter – but for those of us who understand what we are dealing with, I think you will appreciate this tape and find probably more good points than bad. For one thing, it is not a muddy mess, and your ears will adjust to it and you’ll get sucked into it like I did and find it to be a decent one. -
Audience 8.6 - A serviceable recording that I am thankful to have in that it captures an exceptional night where the band is simply on another level, especially Ronnie James Dio. The dynamics do not impress, and there’s a lot packed into that upper mid band frequency which is barely hanging on but the good news is that it does hang on, and you do get pretty much everything in a reasonably comfortable way. I welcomed this one, and the bonus is that taper recorded the opening act too, which is included here for completeness. -
FM Broadcast 9.5 - Both shows are professional radio broadcast recordings and are excellent. -
Audience 8.2 - This is not the source used on Massed Gadgets, and ranks similar although each source features slight differences which are up to the listener to decide which they prefer. This source has more in the higher frequencies, but consequently slightly more hiss. It’s still very decent. -
Soundboard 9.1 and Audience 8.5 - Beautifully mixed, with some tiny over-sizzle on crash cymbals at times, which seems to get worked out on the mix, but more problems with vocals getting distorted, mostly is the “ssss’s” which isn’t a deal breaker because the problems are not a large percentage of the music. The second show is an audience recording that sounds a little distant until the guitars begin and then it sounds practically right next to you! Strange. -
Audience 8.5 - Taken from the master source, this high energy show reveals a band on the rise. Captured from the balcony, the sound is pretty much what came from the house P.A. system and is, as could be expected, insanely loud and therefore not clear and distinct but certainly forceful and once the ears adjust, is pretty realistic. Coming from a master source, it is free of tape noise and other artifacts. DVD - Shot on Hi8MM, the picture looks great! The angle is from the balcony, which was not that high or far from the stage so even though you are looking slightly down on top of the band, you see the entire stage and most of the audience on the floor without any interference. Camera occasionally zooms in, pans slightly, and at brief intervals goes slightly too high missing the front of the stage but I suppose that may have been due to the filmer trying to adjust. -
Audience 8.9 - A little bit of tape noise comes through on quieter passages but this is a very strong recording for the vintage. I’d like to know what the taper used for this. -
Audience 8.1 - A shaky start to this recording, but it smooths out and becomes listenable with clear vocals that rise up and out of the depths. The interesting thing about this show is that Pete is nailing all his solos with precision, a rare thing to be honest. The band is in fine form, they even play “However Much I Booze” which was only done a handful of times on this tour. -
Audience 8.3 - A pretty clear recording that would benefit from some boosting here and there but that’s not to say you can’t just crank this one up a little. Very worthwhile! -
Audience 8.3 - Do not let the “average” sound rating prevent you from selecting this AMAZING rarity. I could write paragraphs on why this is a must have for any self-respecting Priest fan, but suffice it to say that this is why I even collect live music. The details of the recording are but one small part of the equation, but I will note that the tape suffers from two main problems – it’s a little muffled and it’s a little hissy. There is also an unfortunate cut where the solo begins in Victim of Changes (could it not have happened on any other song?), I think this is the tape flip. The quality worsens a bit after that, but there’s also good news to report: The tape has been remastered, revealing much more music that was probably buried under muck and noise for decades. What you end up with is a very intense show, and an audience absolutely being blown to smithereens. I can imagine after having to deal with mediocre top 40 and disco music, new wave, etc. having a band like Judas Priest I mean, that had to be like a sledgehammer to the skull because let’s face it, for 1979 these guys were way heavy, and not in a punkish Motorhead heavy but a very competent, sinister kind of heavy. That does come through on this tape. Without a remastering it would have been tough to listen to it, but it’s actually not hurtful on the ears, the actual frequency range is comfortable, and there are times where it is even very decent. Overall it is simply one of those you really have to just get and appreciate for what it is because it quite simply is DEVASTATING. -
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Soundboard 9.8 - One of the best board tapes I have heard, I love where each instrument sits in this mix. It also helps that the gig is exceptional, therefore I must categorize this one as a must have. -
Audience 8.4 - This is the August ’72 show and the sound is pretty decent with clarity, average depth and dynamics but regardless it’s a very enjoyable listen. Perhaps it could be said this is one of the better ’72 tapes in circulation. -
Soundboard 9.7 - One of the most interesting concerts by Prince I have heard. It’s an after show gig, and Prince is cutting loose with some amazing guitar solos, to the point where it is hard to believe it is actually him playing. Certainly one to add to your collection, and one that will get frequent plays. -
Audience 8.7 - a good recording with some signs of age, and a minor buzz that occurs only occasionally which is not related to the stage sound. Thankfully it’s not prominent during the actual music. The show itself is very tight, Beck is in good form. Very worthwhile! -
Soundboard 9.6 - A professionally recorded and mixed affair that was actually broadcast on the radio and it’s obvious as nobody would take the time and care to produce such a convincing live tape unless they had a good reason. The performance is marvelous, and the recording shimmers. A must have for Spirit fans! -
Audience 8.4 - A solid tape that sounds like it has been remastered to remove hiss, but artifacts remain. I imagine though that it sounds better than before, because it is clear that there is something to work with here. -
Soundboard 9.7 - A pure unadulterated masterpiece of classic Prince music that ANYONE can appreciate. Rediscover this amazing talent, this is a packed set and well worth exploring. -
Soundboard 9.6 - This guy literally can play Happy Birthday and make it sound sexy and groovy (proof is available). Too bad I was so hard-headed and never went and saw him live. I could have on many occasions, but I just never saw myself as one of the “beautiful people” I guess. What a shame I would have loved it. (Soundchecks, Rehearsals and Jams) -
Soundboard 9.7 - Sparkling, and I mean all facets – the sound quality, the performances, the musicianship, everything! Get it now, you won’t regret it. -
Audience 8.6 - A “crisp” sounding tape, emphasis on drummer and vocals in the mix but you also can really hear the background keys which is nice. Not saying Joe is buried, just that this house mix seems very democratic in allowing all players to have a presence. I appreciate hearing how much the piano and keys helped shape this material. The audience is very respectful, and they love their Joe, that’s for sure. -
Audience 8.5 - A real surprise this old tape, it sounds pretty darn good! The sound is warm, rounded, and has great atmosphere without losing the immediate punch of the music. Even at full tilt volume, the tape manages to hang together and not get overly saturated. Good job early tapers! -
CD 1 - Audience 8.4 - A lively, jumping tape that is a fun listen but the limitations include some minor over-saturation which surprisingly does not ruin anything, but keeps the rating in the mid 80’s technically speaking. I like this recording personally, I find it exhilarating! CD CD 2 - Audience 8.8 - A very well made recording with a great balance to it, a warmth and tone that is pleasing to the ears. Lovely! CD 3 - Audience 8.2 - A tape with a preponderance of low end, to the point where you can’t ignore it, not that it is particularly muddy, just that it is bass heavy. I do get the other instruments thankfully, but like I said…bass. CD 4 - Same as disc 3, but I will say this much, on songs where the bass work is minimized, it sounds excellent.