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Audience 9.1 - Crisp and clear, rowdy audience that thankfully do not intrude into the music that much. It is strange to hear it put this way, but the nature of these funky songs lends itself well to having a sort of background of people whooping it up. It works in this case to great effect. A really fine one to enjoy whenever you need your fix of his Royal Purpleness.
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A collection of rare, never before issues tracks originating from Texas during the 1970's. Featuring a handful of demos produced by the group Truck, a band who slipped under the radar and whose music remained undiscovered for decades. The rest of the disc is rounded out by some known and some very obscure acts, some so obscure we do not even know what their name is! These tracks were discovered on an old forgotten multi-track reel that was owned by Ernie Myers (guitarist of Hands out of Dallas, TX.). Studios would frequently reuse reels to save costs, and this particular reel was no exception Tracks were discovered on the end of the reel that was used to record some demos in 1980. All that we know of the band are the first names of the members written on a track sheet inside the tape box. The recordings originated out of a studio called JD&D Sound...and that's it. The music is excellent!
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Sale!Audio - Excellent! - Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany (April 14, 1988) This is the first of 4 shows recorded in Germany during the 1988 Tour. The sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) as well as each individual show is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase all 4 shows together as a complete set for a slight savings.
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Sale!Audio - Excellent! - Carl-Diem Halle, Wurzburg, Germany (April 22, 1988) This is the second of 4 shows recorded in Germany during the 1988 Tour. The sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) as well as each individual show is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase all 4 shows together as a complete set for a slight savings.
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Sale!Audio - Excellent! - Rudi-Diem-Halle, Munchen, Germany (May 9, 1988) This is the third of 4 shows recorded in Germany during the 1988 Tour. The sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) as well as each individual show is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase all 4 shows together as a complete set for a slight savings.
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Sale!Audio - Excellent! - Mozartsaal, Mannheim, Germany (May 25, 1988) This is the fourth of 4 shows recorded in Germany during the 1988 Tour. The sought after, complete set (all 4 shows) as well as each individual show is extremely rare and a must have. You can also purchase all 4 shows together as a complete set for a slight savings.
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Sale!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.
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Discs 1 & 2 Soundboard 9.3 - Sounds to be professionally recorded possibly for a radio broadcast, but aside from very minor tape noise (I am nitpicking here), this tape is brilliant and has survived the passing of time in grand shape. Disc 3 Soundboard 9.6 - Superb, in almost every way! -
Audience 8.8 - A recording that features a pretty wide dynamic range giving you a real feel for the event as it happened.
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Audience 8.0 - One of those “back to the clubs” gigs where you assume, because Zep were so loud, that any recording of them in a small club would sound like crap. This one is not crap, you can clearly enjoy each member as the separation of instruments is actually very good, in fact the bass notes are distinct here. The mix is good, the sound is decent, the performance is very good. I see no reason why not to have this. -
Audience 8.8 - Spacious and lush, a full spectral sound range to wrap your ears around. This is what I would call a fully immersive live recording and it’s all thanks to a fan with great gear and a passion for preservation. Great stuff! -
Audience 8.2 - A recent re-mastering has helped this old tape IMMENSELY. I mean, it took it from a 7.3 to an 8.2 which is significant. For that reason alone, people who have had this one should now upgrade. -
Audience 8.4 - A recent discovery, and man what a good one. A very strong recording for the time, minimal errors although maybe a touch hot on the upper end of the bandwidth but not enough to harm. The sound is pretty direct and forceful, if even a touch of rawness that harkens back to his really early days with Taste. -
Audience 8.6 - A recording that is very clear and bright but lacks low end…but do not take that as saying this recording is too thin. It’s got just enough in the middle and bottom to allow you to attenuate the recording to your liking and in that regard you will find yourself going with this one often. It’s not a one and done show at all. GREAT find and appreciated a little bit more being that it’s a Grace Under Pressure tour gig which for some reason there’s not a plethora of excellent recordings from this tour. -
Soundboard 9.3 - A great recording of a great hair metal band (I mean, they could play!) in their prime. I used to brush it off when I was a young man, but now I appreciate great musicians not matter how they dress or act. Good is good. -
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 -
Audience 9.6 - What makes this such an excellent recording imho is that the sound is not only really balanced, but mix-wise it is also superb. I mean, the punch of the bass, the crispness of the drums, the airiness of the keys, guitar right in the pocket…fuck what else do you want? It’s just excellence and your ears be the judge but mine are pretty spot on usually so…yeah, get this one. -
Audience 8.4 - While not nearly as spectacular as the Uniondale ’77 (a pro-mixed board btw), this is still an important tape being that it is among the last of the Kath era shows. It’s also not bad at all – in a narrow bandwidth it manages to offer decent separation of instruments and nothing annoying in the frequencies. It’s a solid capture on limited equipment and for that I give the thumbs up to the tapers. Chicago November 21, 1977 (1977-11-21) LA Forum Los Angeles, California USA Terry Kath Danny Seraphine Robert Lamm Peter Cetera Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walt Parazaider Disc 1 01.[06:02] Beginnings 02.[03:21] Wake Up Sunshine 03.[05:01] This Time 04.[05:44] Unknown 05.[06:07] Just You n Me 06.[05:41] Mississippi Delta City Blues 07.[03:42] Baby, What a Big Surprise 08.[14:04] Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan Disc 2 01.[08:10] Dialogue 02.[04:01] Does Anybody Know What Time It Is? 03.[06:40] Takin' It On Uptown 04.[05:36] Take Me Back to Chicago 05.[03:45] Scrapbook 06.[13:41] A Hit by Varese 07.[04:26] Saturday in the Park 08.[04:34] I've Been Searching So Long 09.[08:11] Mongonucleosis 10.[05:53] 25 or 6 to 4 11.[04:39] If You Leave Me Now 12.[03:33] Got To Get You Into My Life 13.[01:28] Feeling Stronger Everyday Total 2:04:28
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Audience 8.9 - This is one helluva nice find! First of all, it was new to me to begin with, but the kicker is that it is just great, and a furious show with outstanding performances by everyone. You simply cannot call yourself a fan and not be interested in a great sounding ’73 tape like this. Get it! DEEP PURPLE Long Beach Arena Long Beach CA. April 15th 1973 THE BAND Jon Lord keyboards Ritchie Blackmore guitar Ian Gillan vocals Harmonica Ian Paice drums Roger Glover bass SETLIST 1 -Intro 2 -Highway Star 3 -Smoke On The Water 4 -Strange Kind Of Woman 5 -God Save The Queen Intro - Mary Long 6 -Jon Lord Solo 7 -Lazy 8 -Ian Paice Solo 9 -The Mule 10 -Space Truckin 11 -Crowd we want more 12 -Announcer
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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
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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
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Audience 8.8 - A fantastic open reel recording that features a very lively and clear sound. Guitar tones are lovely, vocals very present, and a cheerful vibe throughout. Fantastic! THE KINKS SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUD. NOV.10,1970 1-LAST OF THE STEAM POWERED TRAINS 2-BIG SKY 3-BRAINWASHED 4-WATERLOO SUNSET 5-STRANGERS 6-LOLA 7-SUNNY AFTERNOON 8-TOP OF THE POPS 9-YOU'RE LOOKIN'FINE 10-YOU REALLY GOT ME - ALL DAY AND ALL THE NIGHT 11-MILK COW BLUES - ONE NIGHT WITH YOU - YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE - MILK COW BLUES
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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
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Soundboard 8.9 - The band is in really fine form here, the sound is good with maybe a small amount of compression which rounds the highs down a little but a nice mix and that performance wins the day. FLEETWOOD MAC - Le Zenith - Paris, France April 14, 1977 01 -Station Man 02 -The Chain 03 -Dreams 04 -Rhiannon 05 -Oh Daddy 06 -Never Going Back Again 07 -Landslide 08 -Over My Head 09 -Gold Dust Woman 10 -You Make Loving Fun 11 -Go Your Own Way 12 -Oh Well 13 -I'm So Afraid 14 -World Turning 15 -Blue Letter
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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