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Upper Darby 1975 Audience 8.7 - This is not an easy one to pull off – you have to give a lot of credit to this taper as he’s trying to capture an excessively loud and aggressive rock band in a smallish club. That means you’d better be in a good spot with a tape machine that can prevent distortion due to high volume. Taper got those two essentials right. What is the flaw then? I would say unless you are super picky, you really will understand the value of this tape. Good sound quality, you hear everything (both guitars clear!), drums, bass even! So it isn’t board tape perfect, but I think this rare 1975 audience tape belongs in every fan’s collection. It is that good. Central Park 1975 Soundboard 9.8 - What a thrill this is! Man, if you can’t get excited listening to this you are dead. This recording wakes the dead! Get ready for max rock madness in crystal clear excellence. Ted Nugent Live '75 Disc 1 Tower Theater Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania May 3, 1975 01. Intro 02. Hibernation 03. Stranglehold 04. Lady Luck 05. Pony Express 06. Tuning Up 07. Queen Of The Forest 08. Living In The Woods 09. Where Have You Been All My Life 10. Feedback Frenzy 11. Papa's Will Disc 2 Schaeffer Music Festival Central Park New York, NY August 29, 1975 01. -Hibernation 02. -Stormtroopin' 03. -Just What the Doctor Ordered 04. -Stranglehold 05. -Motor City Madhouse Ted Nugent - lead guitar, vocals Derek St Holmes - vocals & rhythm guitar Rob Grange - bass Cliff Davies - drums -
Soundboard 9.3 - There are quite a few board tapes from this period, so which ones do you get? After listening to this one, I really think it’s one of the ones to get. Great sound, but a really strong performance (when did they not?) too.
The Police "Live In Melbourne '81" Disc 1 01 Voices Inside My Head 02 Don't Stand So Close To Me 03 Walking On The Moon 04 Death Wish 05 Fallout 06 Man In A Suitcase 07 Bring On The Night 08 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 09 Truth Hits Everybody 10 Shadows In The Rain Disc 2 01 When The World Is Running Down 02 The Bed's Too Big Without You 03 Driven To Tears 04 Message In A Bottle 05 Roxanne 06 Can't Stand Losing You 07 So Lonely -
Pro Broadcast 9.3 - It’s always a treat to hear the dual guitar period in nice, clear quality because there’s a lot to dive into. Now, I know Pat Travers Band as a dual guitar configuration did not last but while it did it was fire. This is proof. Pat Travers Detroit, Michigan April 30, 1980 01 Rock & Roll Susie 02 Hooked On Music 03 Gettin' Better 04 Your Love Can't Be Right 05 Life In London 06 Stevie 07 Born Under A Bad Sign 08 Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) 09 band intros~ Crash & Burn 10 The Big Event 11 Snortin' Whiskey 12 Hammerhead (with drum solo) Pat Travers - guitar, vocals Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass Tommy Aldridge - drums Pat Thrall - guitar -
Audience 9.3 - An excellent capture of a great performance by the entire band. With a recording like this where taper is using high quality equipment, the end result is only as good as the PA sound since that is what your mics capture. In the case of Dio, I am sure they have a multi-million dollar PA system and expert sound engineers at the desk. The live sound is well mixed and powerful. DIO Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME. September 9th 1985 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -King of Rock and Roll 3 -Like The Beat Of A Heart 4 -Don't Talk To Strangers 5 -Hungry For Heaven 6 -The Last In Line 7 -Holy Diver 8 -The Last In Line (reprise) 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Heaven And Hell 11 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 12 -Keyboard Solo - Guitar Solo 13 -Sacred Heart 14 -Rock 'n' Roll Children 15 -Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 16 -Man On The Silver Mountain 17 -Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise) 18 -Stand Up And Shout 19 -Rainbow In The Dark 20 -Thank You Goodnight THE BAND Ronnie James Dio vocals Vivian Campbell guitar Jimmy Bain bass backing vocals Vinny Appice drums Claude Schnell keyboards -
Levittown 1981 FM Broadcast 9.3 - Crisp and nicely mixed for broadcast this recording does not suffer from any degradation or compression, it’s wonderful! London 1984 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Excellent quality recording with some atmosphere to give you a sense of space, so not what I would call a direct to board feed, it was recorded and mixed for air and has that distinct feel to it. Blue Oyster Cult Spit Levittown, New York June 15, 1981 Disc 1 01 -Dr Music 02 -ETI 03 -Burnin' For You 04 -Fire Of Unknown Origin 05 -Cities On Flame 06 -Joan Crawford 07 -Flaming Telepaths 08 -Veteran of Psychic Wars 09 -ME 262 10 -Hot Rails To Hell 11 -Godzilla 12 -Born To Be Wild Disc 2 13 -Heavy Metal 14 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 15 -Roadhouse Blues Hammersmith Odeon London, England 14 February 1984 16 -Introduction 17 -ME-262 18 -E.T.I. 19 -Born To Rock 20 -Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll 21 -Take Me Away 22 -Shooting Shark 23 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 24 -Born To Be Wild 25 -Let Go 26 -Outro -
Soundboard 9.1 - Fantastic! I’ve always known there was something recorded at the famous Whiskey-A-Go-Go by the band but had never run across it until now. It’s a nice and relaxed show with great guitar interplay (as usual) and tight backing (listen to Berry’s bass solo it’s on point). THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Whiskey A-Go-Go Los Angeles, CA January 24, 1970 1. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' 2. Stormy Monday 3. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 4. Trouble No More 5. Dreams 6. Mountain Jam -
Audience 8.8 - This came as a total surprise as I never knew it existed…and man, I gotta tell ya this is f’kin AWESOME! This is a band that is crucial to the burgeoning British punk movement but they owe more to the MC5 than the Sex Pistols. This one off show features the band going under the moniker The Doomed because they have a certain Lemmy Kilmister on bass. What a high energy, totally wild and crazy fun gig too! Good sound quality, thankfully! Great setlist with a nice handful of covers that highlight their influences (they even do Silver Machine from Hawkwind!). Lots to get into with this little slice of history. Les Punks Electric Ballroom London, England 01. Jet Boy Jet Girl 02. Stretcher Case 03. Anti-Pope 04. Second Time Around 05. Problem Child 06. Silver Machine(Hawkwind) 07. Burgler 08. Looking At You(MC5) 09. Help(Beatles) 10. Marching Men(Rich Kids) 11. Stab Your Back 12. City Kids(Motorhead) 13. New Rose 14. I Feel Alright(The Stooges) 15. Neat Neat Neat Dave Vanian: Vocals Captain Sensible: Guitar & Vocal Lemmy Kilmister: Bass Rat Scabies: Drums -
Audience 8.9 - A recording that seems to be, if I had to guess, somewhere mid crowd but manages to bring you closer to the action. Great separation of instruments and a clear capture with zero tape noise so you can almost hear the pot smoke swirling above your head ha ha! But, this is quite good, and mesmerizing, so have a great trip as you put your time machine headphones on and set it to Seattle in ’76. Cat Stevens Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA 1976-03-06 Disc 1 01. The Wind 02. Moonshadow 03. Where Do The Children Play 04. Another Saturday Night 05. Hard Headed Woman 06. King Of Trees 07. Whistlestar 08. Sitting 09. Sun - C79 10. Lady D'Arbanville 11. Banapple Gas 12. Instrumental 13. Majik of Majiks 14. Tuesday's Dead 15. I Love My Dog Disc 2 16. How Can I Tell You 17. The Hurt 18. Sad Lisa 19. Two Fine People 20. Oh Very Young 21. Blue Monday 22. Father And Sun 23. Ruins 24. Peace Train 25. Wild World 26. Jzero 27. Bitterblue Band Members: Cat Stevens - guitars, piano, lead vocals Alun Davies - guitars, vocals Mark Warner - guitars, bazouki Bruce Lynch - bass Jean Roussel - hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer, piano Gerry Conway - drums percussion Chico Batera - percussion Larry Steele - percussion, flute, acoustic guitar, bass Kimberley Carlson - backing vocals Angela Howell - backing vocals Sue Lynch - backing vocals -
Audience 9.5 - Outstanding, dynamic, and super clear recording that takes you right back to this night, in fact this tape probably sounds better than what you would have heard in your seats at the gig. Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 26, 1979 Disc 1 01 Siberian Khatru 02 Heart Of The Sunrise 03 Future Times - Rejoice 04 Circus Of Heaven THE BIG MEDLEY 05 Time And A Word 06 Long Distance Runaround 07 Survival 08 The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 09 Perpetual Change 10 Soon 11 The Clap Disc 2 12 And You And I 13 Starship Trooper 14 Rick Wakeman Solo 15 Awaken 16 Tour Song (Long Beach) 17 I've Seen All Good People 18 Roundabout -
Audience 9.3 - This tape reminds me very much of the excellent Osaka 84 recording, it’s bright and atmospheric. I gave this one a very high rating because it’s right up there with the Osaka show. RUSH Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, B.C., Canada May 19, 1984 Disc 1 01 - Intro 02 - The Spirit Of Radio 03 - Subdivisions 04 - The Body Electric 05 - The Enemy Within 06 - The Weapon 07 - Witch Hunt 08 - New World Man 09 - Between The Wheels 10 - Red Barchetta Disc 2 11 - Distant Early Warning 12 - Red Sector A 13 - Closer To The Heart 14 - Afterimage 15 - YYZ 16 - 2112 The Temples Of Syrinx 17 - Tom Sawyer 18 - Red Lenses 19 - Drum Solo 20 - Red Lenses (reprise) 21 - Vital Signs 22 - Finding My Way 23 - In The Mood -
Soundboard 9.3 - A pretty crisp sounding board tape, it definitely has not been gen’d down I can tell you that for sure! The band is tight man, they've always been but here they sound frighteningly precise. For me, 1994 is not that long ago in my mind – but damn it’s 29 years ago YIKES! RUSH Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 7, 1994 Disc 1 01. -Intro - Dreamline 6:46 02. -The Spirit Of Radio 4:53 03. -The Analog Kid 5:17 04. -Cold Fire 5:23 05. -Time Stand Still 5:52 06. -Nobody's Hero 5:09 07. -Roll The Bones 6:02 08. -Animate 7:14 09. -Stick It Out 5:17 10. -Double Agent 4:55 11. -Limelight 4:27 Disc 2 01. -Bravado 6:29 02. -Mystic Rhythms 5:55 03. -Closer To The Heart 5:38 04. -Show Don't Tell 5:25 05. -Leave That Thing Alone 5:58 06. -The Rhythm Method 7:18 07. -The Trees 5:17 08. -Xanadu 6:31 09. -Hemispheres: Prelude 4:14 10. -Tom Sawyer 4:58 -
Audience 9.3 - A nicely done job this one. A warm sound, with emphasis on clear and crisp drums, bright vocals, detailed bass, and percussive keys but all in all really I find the sound mix relaxing and I sank right into this recording for the duration. You will too. Genesis Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, UK. 4-30-1980 Disc 1 01 Deep In The Motherlode 02 Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 03 Carpet Crawlers 04 Squonk 05 One For The Vine 06 The Story Of Albert 07 Behind The Lines 08 Duchess 09 Guide Vocal 10 Turn It On Again 11 Duke's Travels 12 Duke's End Disc 2 11 Say It's Alright Joe 12 The Lady Lies 13 Ripples 14 Band Introduction 15 In The Cage 16 The Colony Of Slippermen 17 Afterglow 18 Follow You, Follow Me 19 Dance On A Volcano 20 Drum Duet 21 Los Endos 22 I Know What I Like 23 The Knife -
Audience 8.7 - This tape has one thing really going for it, and that is it is surprisingly clear, maybe not super close to the stage but that means there’s no distortion…there’s also no boominess, and there’s some good live atmosphere. The mix is decent, and overall this tape can be really enjoyed by anyone but let me tell you why I love it – because they play my fave Thin Lizzy song “Opium Trail” so there ya go. Thin Lizzy Warner Theater Washington, D.C., U.S.A. October 17, 1977 Disc One 1. -Intro - Soldier Of Fortune 2. -Jailbreak 3. -Johnny 4. -Warriors 5. -Dancing In The Moonlight 6. -Massacre 7. -Still In Love With You 8. -Cowboy Song 9. -The Boys Are Back In Town Disc Two 1. -Opium Trail 2. -Don't Believe A Word 3. -Emerald 4. -Bad Reputation - drum solo 6. -Me And The Boys 7. -The Rocker Phil Lynott - bass & lead vocals Scott Gorham - guitar & vocals Brian Robertson - guitar, keyboard & vocals Brian Downey -drums John Earle - saxophone on "Dancing In The Moonlight" -
Soundboard 9.2 & Audience 9.7 - Right away you are going to question this rating. Most of you will be familiar with the ’69 set as it is well traveled and professionally recorded and as such has a purity about it. Now, I like it, I like the purity and clarity and all of that, but just listen to the raw audience tape from 1972 and then tell me it doesn’t deserve the rating I give it. If you don’t hear the unbridled intensity, the electricity zapping the entire stadium and coming through your speakers directly into your head at full throttle, than just stop collecting right now and take up another hobby, maybe crochet or something. Chicago Transit Authority Toronto Expanded Edition Disc 1 The Toronto Rock 'N Roll Revival Varsity Stadium University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario September 13, 1969 01. -Introduction 02. -South California Purples 03. -25 or 6 to 4 04. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 05. -I'm A Man 06. -Questions 67 and 68 07. -Liberation 08. -Beginnings Disc 2 Varsity Stadium Toronto, Canada August 10, 1972 01. -Dialogue 02. -Now That You’ve Gone 03. -Lowdown 04. -A Hit By Varese 05. -Beginnings 06. -State of the Union 07. -Saturday in the Park Disc 3 August 10, 1972 Cont'd 01. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Make Me Smile 02. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - So Much To Say, So Much To Give 03. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Anxiety's Moment 04. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - West Virginia's Fantasies 05. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Colour My World 06. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - To Be Free - Now More Than Ever 07. -Introduction 08. -All Is Well 09. -In the Country 10. -A Song for Richard and His Friends 11. -It Better End Soon 12. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 13. -Questions 67 & 68 14. -25 or 6 to 4 -
Audience 8.8 - This rates highly as a new audio tape discovery from decades ago you might have low expectations but it’s a good, clear (but for Alice being a little low in the mix) and I would say powerful show in sound and performance. Alice Cooper Circus Krone Munich, Germany November 15 1972 01 Public Animal #9 7:52 02 Caught In A Dream 1:39 03 Under My Wheels 1:47 04 Be My Lover 2:36 05 I'm Eighteen 7:34 06 Is It My Body/My Very Own 8:37 07 Halo of Flies 11:26 08 Gutter Cat vs the Jets 5:55 09 Street Fight 6:13 10 Killer 10:18 11 Elected 6:54 12 School's Out 12:20 -
Audience 8.7 A real surprise here because when I first came across this one I assumed it would be crap. Why had I not heard of it before if it was good? Well, sometimes stuff just slips through the cracks I guess. Anyway what I am saying is that this is quite good, I began listening and made it through to the end and was thinking “this is a real find”. Van Halen Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN. July 6th, 1984 Disc 1 - 62:37 1. Unchained 4:35 2. Hot For Teacher 8:03 3. On Fire 3:09 4. Running With The Devil 6:19 5. Little Guitars 4:48 6. Cathedral - House Of Pain 12:03 7. Jamie's Cryin' 3:24 8. I'll Wait 4:44 9. Everybody Wants Some 15:32 Disc 2 - 51:37 1. Girl Gone Bad 6:15 2. 1984 0:53 3. Jump 4:33 4. Guitar Solo 16:12 5. Pretty Woman 3:02 6. Panama 5:25 7. You Really Got Me 9:16 8. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love 6:01 -
Audience 8.8/9.1 - Two pretty good recordings with the second evening (July 4th) having the benefit of much more high end definition and overall clarity, with soaring headroom that makes for a generally relaxing listen, so you’ll tend to favor it more but that is not saying July 3rd is bad, it’s actually also very decent just not as clear and defined as the 4th. Pink Floyd Madison Square Garden New York City, New York July 3-4, 1977 Disc 1 (July 3rd) 01. -Announcer - Sheep [11:17] 02. -Pigs On The Wing Part 1 [1:25] 03. -Dogs [18:59] 04. -Pigs On The Wing Part 2 [3:35] 05. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) [18:00] 06. -SOYCD (parts 1-5) [13:26] Disc 2 01. -SOYCD (parts 1-5) - Welcome To The Machine [8:44] 02. -Have A Cigar [5:03] 03. -Wish You Were Here [7:30] 04. -SOYCD (parts 6-9) [21:09] 05. -Money [13:34] 06. -Us & Them [7:53] Disc 3 01. -Sheep [3:35] 02. -Sheep [7:24] 03. -Pigs On The Wing Part 1 [2:18] 04. -Dogs [8:08] 05. -Dogs [9:19] 06. -Pigs On The Wing Part 2 [2:30] 07. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) [10:36] 08. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) - reprise [5:28] Disc 4 01. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) [15:14] 02. -Welcome To The Machine [7:13] 03. -Have A Cigar [5:01] 04. -Wish You Were Here [7:22] 05. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) [22:21] 06. -Money [10:24] 07. -Us & Them [8:59] -
Audience 9.5 - Holy Moly this is RED HOT! The recording is right in your face but not distorted at all. It’s amazing how close this sounds, its super clear too. The only knock I have is that the bottom end is not as beefy as I would prefer. I really wanted more low end punch but if that is the only knock, then you probably should explore this one because not only is it great audio-wise but the playing is off the charts, and I mean seriously Jeff Beck and Stanley Clarke are at the absolute peak of Mount Everest here. JEFF BECK/STANLEY CLARKE BAND Live at Les Arenes de Fréjus Fréjus, France 10. July 1979 Disc 1 1. -Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 2. -Star Cycle 3. -Blue Wind 4. -Journey To Love 5. -Freeway Jam 6. -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Disc 2 7. -School Days - Jamaican Boy - School Days 8. -Diamond Dust 9. -Loopsy Lu - Scatterbrain 10. -Rock 'N Roll Jelly 11. -'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 12. -Superstition Jeff Beck: el.-guitar Stanley Clarke: el.-bass Tony Hymas: keyboards Simon Phillips: drums -
Audience 9.5 - Astounding! Not just for the excellent sound but the dynamics are so present here, you get lush, rich lows and then all the way up through the spectrum including detailed but not sizzling highs. Combine all that with the energy of Tusk performed with a marching band at the LA Forum and man, yeah, this is the stuff! Fleetwood Mac The Forum Inglewood, CA December 6, 1979 Disc 1 01 Say You Love Me 02 The Chain 03 Don't Stop 04 Dreams 05 Oh Well 06 Rhiannon 07 Oh Daddy 08 What Makes You Think You're The One 09 Sara 10 Not That Funny 11 Save Me A Place Disc 2 12 Landslide 13 Tusk (with the USC Marching Band) 14 Angel 15 You Make Loving Fun 16 I'm So Afraid 17 World Turning 18 Blue Letter 19 Go Your Own Way 20 Sisters Of The Moon 21 Second Hand News 22 Songbird -
Audience 8.8 - This is what we all look forward to as Rush collectors, another great, and rare, Rush show from one of their best time periods. While not quite as clear as the Boston 79, this tape gives us a great aural spectrum for our ears to delight in. Bright, and plenty of good atmosphere while retaining a tight focus even in a large arena. Rush Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, OH. February 3, 1979 Disc 1 1. -Anthem 2. -A Passage To Bangkok 3. -By-Tor And The Snow Dog 4. -Xanadu 5. -Something for Nothing 6. -The Trees 7. -Cygnus X-1 8. -Hemispheres 9. -Closer to the Heart Disc 2 1. -Circumstances 2. -A Farewell to Kings 3. -La Villa Strangiato 4. -2112 5. -Working Man 6. -Bastille Day 7. -In the Mood 8. -Drum Solo -
Audience 9.3 - A tape that I knew nothing of its existence and suddenly, wow, here’s this great sounding complete show from 1981 out of the blue! Lovely stuff, I can feel myself sitting in the seat partying with my buds while Joe does his thing. Joe Walsh The Forum Inglewood, CA July 18, 1981 Disc 1 01 Meadows 02 Over And Over 03 In The City 04 A Life Of Illusion 05 Lady On The Rock 06 The Bomber 07 Dreams 08 Theme From Boat Weirdos Disc 2 09 Funk #49 10 Turn To Stone 11 You Never Know 12 Life's Been Good 13 Rocky Mountain Way 14 All Night Long 15 Get Back -
Audience 9.1 - Once taper settles in, this tape TAKES OFF and is pretty impressive. What struck me more than anything is not only the realism, but the wide dynamic range. It’s also a very powerful recording, you get a sense of the volume, especially when you get isolated drums during some of those small breaks in between measures, they are full bodied and great sounding. Joe Walsh Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN March 9, 1975 01 Meadows 02 Time Out 03 The Bomber 04 Dreams 05 Ashes, The Rain & I 06 Welcome to the Club 07 Rocky Mountain Way 08 Turn to Stone 09 Funk #49 10 Tend My Garden 11 Get Back Band line-up Joe Walsh - vocals, guitar Jay Ferguson - piano Dave Mason - organ Don Felder - guitar Willy Weeks - bass Andy New Mark - drums Joe Vitale - drums Joe Lala - percussion -
Audience 9.1 - A very very nice taping effort, captured here with very decent gear so the quality speaks for itself. Position of taper is good, so a nice mix of the sound from the PA, all in all it’s a good one and highly recommended. There is another Wings LA Forum 1976 but it's taken from June 22 with some filler from the 23rd whereas this is the complete June 23rd show. Paul McCartney & Wings The Forum Inglewood, CA June 23, 1976 Disc 1 01 Venus And Mars 02 Rock Show 03 Jet 04 Let Me Roll It 05 Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 06 Medicine Jar 07 Maybe I'm Amazed 08 Call Me Back Again 09 Lady Madonna 10 The Long And Winding Road 11 Live And Let Die 12 Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) 13 Richard Cory 14 Bluebird 15 I've Just Seen A Face 16 Blackbird Disc 2 17 Yesterday 18 You Gave Me The Answer 19 Magneto And Titanium Man 20 Go Now 21 My Love 22 Listen To What The Man Said 23 Let 'Em In 24 Time To Hide 25 Silly Love Songs 26 Beware My Love 27 Letting Go 28 Band On The Run 29 Hi, Hi, Hi 30 Soily -
Minden 1973 Audience 8.8 - One of the earliest concert recordings ever sourced! It sounds very good, decent equipment used, and maybe placed a little back in the club but otherwise it’s a lot better than it has a right to be. The band certainly evolved quite a bit from these early club days, but the character of the band never did. Fascinating document! Minden 1974 Audience 9.4 - What a difference a year makes, as the band return to the same club a year later and wreck the place! Extremely tasty, the recording does the band justice as it literally just leaps out of the speakers with maximum ferocity while retaining enough detail and depth to let you sit and listen in total awe. Fucking hell this is good! SCORPIONS In The Early Days 73-74 Disc 1 Grille, Minden West Germany 1973-04-19 1. -Intro - HEY LITTLE WOMAN 2. -FAR AWAY - Drum Solo 3. -Improv Jam 4. -LONESOME CROW 5. -JOURNEY FOREVER 6. -IT ALL DEPENDS - Bass & Drum Solo KLAUS MEINE - Vocals MICHAEL SCHENKER - lead Guitar (18 YEARS OLD) RUDOLF SCHENKER - Guitar LOTHAR HEIMBERG - Bass JOE WYMAN - Drums 1. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the SCORPIONS 2. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of MICHAEL SCHENKER (18 YEARS OLD) 3. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the song "Hey Little Woman" later played Live in 1974 - 1975 with Ulich Roth on Guitar. 4. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the song "Far Away" latter released on "Fly To The Rainbow" in 1974 with Ulich Roth on Guitar. 5. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of all the other songs Disc 2 Grille Minden, West Germany 1974-05-03 1. -Hey Little Woman 2. -Far Away 3. -This Is My Song 4. -They Need A Million 5. -Drifting Son 6. -Fly To The Rainbow 7. -Hey Hey Hey 8. -Far Across The Ocean 9. -Speedy's Coming 10. -Long Tall Sally 11. -Johnny B. Goode 12. -Voodoo Child incl. 3rd Stone From The Sun KLAUS MEINE - lead & Backing Vocals ULRICH ROTH - lead Guitar-lead Vocals (19 YEARS OLD) RUDOLF SCHENKER - Guitar-lead & Backing Vocals FRANCIS BUCHOLZ - Bass JURGEN "Doobie" FECHTER - Drums 1. 2nd Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the SCORPIONS With ULRICH ROTH 2. Earliest "known" Live AUDIENCE Recording Of ULRICH ROTH (19 YEARS OLD) 3. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of the songs, "Hey Little Woman" & "Far Away" played with ULRICH ROTH on Guitar. 4. Earliest "known" Live Recordings Of "THEY NEED A MILLION", "DRIFTING SUN" & "FLY TO THE RAINBOW" (w/Different Lyrics) 5. 2nd Earliest "known" Live Recordings Of "THIS IS MY SONG" & "SPEEDY'S COMING" 6. Earliest "known" Live Recording Of all the other songs played with ULRICH ROTH on Guitar!! 7. The only known Live Recording to feature JURGEN "Doobie" FECHTER - Drums -
Audience 9.2 - What immediately strikes you about this recording is that Rick Wright’s synth sounds and effects are NOT window dressing! In fact, they are almost overwhelmingly loud at times during the concert. Now, what I like most about old recordings is when they reveal something to me I never knew – in this case I did not know or appreciate how much Rick’s work, however consequential during the song, was not mixed out or down by any stretch but you might think that judging on the myriad hundreds of tapes that exist that do not give you a true appreciation of the volume. This tape is insistent, relentless, and thankfully clear and dynamic. The middle and upper midrange is sometimes almost too much but never does it distort. Get ready for a front row earschplittenloudenboomer! Pink Floyd Pavillon de la Jeunesse Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 1971-11-10 Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 The Embryo 03 Fat Old Sun 04 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 05 One of these Days 06 Atom Heart Mother Disc 2 07 Cymbaline 08 Careful with that Axe, Eugene 09 Echoes 10 A Saucerful of Secrets -
Soundboard 9.0 - The unmistakable emphasis in this mix is the percussion (and to a lesser extent keyboards) but that makes for an interesting take on this one…you are forced to reckon with the powerhouse engine room for once, and with no regrets either. It’s still a good recording, and everyone else is there but you will know who’s taking the stage in the mix here. Santana Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 20th, 1971 Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) Neal Schon (g) Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo) David Brown (b) Coke Escovedo (perc) Michael Carabello (perc) Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) Michael Shrieve (ds) 1 -Incident At Neshabur -5:12 2 -Taboo -5:08 3 -Jungle Strut -5:46 4 -Toussaint L'Overture -6:17 5 -Evil Ways -4:41 6 -Samba Pa Ti -3:45 7 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen -6:01 8 -Oye Como Va -4:13 9 -Savor-3:59 10 -Jingo- 4:45 11 -Soul Sacrifice -13:11 12 -Gumbo -5:18 13 -Se A Cabo -2:06 14 -Treat 9:19 -
Audience 9.3 - A brilliant, dynamic, and exciting recording that anyone could enjoy. I mean, this sounds like it could be officially released…not 100% perfect but I would not be as thrilled about it if it was perfect. I don’t need perfection, I need a good blend of excellent audio and nice atmosphere and this tape has that. Jethro Tull Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA April 6, 1977 Disc 1 01 Wondr'ing Aloud 02 Skating Away On the Thin Ice of the New Day 03 Jack-In-The-Green 04 Thick As A Brick 05 Songs From The Wood 06 Conundrum (Tour Instrumental) 07 To Cry You A Song Disc 2 08 A New Day Yesterday (incl. Bourée, Living In The Past) 09 Velvet Green 10 Hunting Girl 11 Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Too Young To Die 12 Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Ode To Joy) 13 Minstrel In The Gallery 14 Cross-Eyed Mary 15 Aqualung 16 Guitar Solo 17 Wind-Up > Back Door Angels 19 Locomotive Breath > Dambusters March > Back-Door Angels (reprise) -
Soundboard 8.8 - A very old sounding tape that received a recent “facelift” giving it some more punch while reducing tape noise (without compromising any high end). What you end up with is another very good early performance (whilst the band was still doing some Pretties For You numbers) in very good quality. I never get tired of the early Alice Cooper stuff, even if I still don’t understand “Sun Arise” ha ha! Alice Cooper Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA, USA July 10, 1971 01 Intro (1:37) 02 Sun Arise (5:07) 03 Caught In A Dream (2:49) 04 I'm Eighteen (5:32) 05 Is It My Body (8:14) 06 Second Coming (2:40) 07 Ballad Of Dwight Fry (7:33) 08 Black Juju (9:50) Vincent Furnier (Alice Cooper) - Lead Vocals, Harmonica Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals Dennis Dunaway - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Neal Smith - Drums, Backing Vocals -
Soundboard 9.0 - There is an immediate impact with this tape and it is a good one. You can feel the kick drum in your chest! Peter Gabriel Palasport, Torino, Italy September 30, 1980 Disc 1 1 Intruder - 7.22 2 The Start - 1.41 3 I Don’t Remember - 5.12 4 Solsbury Hill - 5.43 5 Family Snapshot - 7.03 6 Milgrams ‘37 - 3.40 7 Not One of Us - 5.59 8 Lead a Normal Life - 4.19 Disc 2 1 Moribund the Burgermeister - 5.21 2 Mother of Violence - 4.20 3 Humdrum - 4.22 4 Games without Frontiers - 4.34 5 Band Introductions - I Go Swimming - 1.23 6 Biko - 11.08 7 On the Air - 7.13 8 D.I.Y. - 5.05 9 Here Comes the Flood - 2.28 Total Running Time: 40.59 + 45.54 = 86.53 -
Audience 9.4 - This is a killer! First, it’s new to circulation and second, it’s fantastic sounding. Taper was right in the sweet spot with excellent gear, got the whole show…and yup, it’s a wonderful performance so this one checks all the boxes. Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA. May 25,1979 Disc 1 1. Siberian Khatru 2. Heart Of The Sunrise 3. Future Times - Rejoice 4. Circus Of Heaven 5. The Big Medley 6. Time And A Word 7. Long Distance Runaround 8. Survival 9. The Fish 10. Perpetual Change 11. Soon Disc 2 1. The Clap 2. And You And I 3. Starship Trooper 4. Rick Wakeman Solo 5. Awaken 6. Tour Song 7. I've Seen All Good People 8. Roundabout -
Studio Quality 8.9 - The quality is great but you have to get past the first song and a half as there is some static present. Once you move past those tracks you get some very interesting studio rehearsals and outtakes. I love the rawness here, it’s very visceral and powerful. ALICE COOPER Studio Outtakes Killer and Muscle Of Love album 01. Desperado 02. Be My Lover 03. Killer 04. Halo Of Flies 05. You Drive Me Nervous 06. You Drive Me Nervous Part 2 07. Man With The Golden Gun 08. Teenage Lament 09. Woman Machine 10. Never Been Sold Before 11. Muscle Of Love 12. Muscle Of Love Part 2 13. Workin Up A Sweat 14. Babe Please Don't Stop 15. Hard Hearted Alice -
Audience 8.2 - A loud and raucous tape, with a band of noise in the upper mid frequency that prevents better separation of instruments. Saving grace? Duane is the clearest instrument on this recording – in fact it is his guitar that soars over the sound to the degree that you almost inevitably focus solely on him throughout. As it happens, Gregg’s vocals are next up in the mix. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Academy Of Music, New York August 15, 1971 Disc 1 1. -Statesboro Blues 2. -Trouble No More 3. -Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ 4. -Done Somebody Wrong 5. -One Way Out 6. -In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Disc 2 1. -Blue Sky 2. -Midnight Rider 3. -Hot ‘Lanta 4. -You Don’t Love Me - Soul Serenade - You Don’t Love Me 5. -Revival