Audience - 9.5, 8.5, 8.8  We start with a real cracker of a tape, recorded close up with excellent gear…hard to put this down it is extremely captivating. Then we have a first – the first gig in Europe by the band, and it is a very good tape but we are going to feel the difference between this and the first disc. It’s not got the dynamics of the ’77, but it is considered a very good tape nonetheless. The final disc contains a very good recording with plenty of atmosphere and some dynamics, maybe a touch of clutter in a very specific mid band frequency but it is minor to my ears. It’s a real enjoyable tape! Kansas "The Live Collection 1977-1979" Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA December 31, 1977 Disc 1 01 Magnum Opus Intro > Hopelessly Human 02 Point Of Know Return 03 Paradox 04 Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) 05 Child Of Innocence 06 Closest Chronicles 07 Dust In The Wind > 08 Acoustic Guitar Solo 09 Piano Solo > 10 Lonely Wind 11 Cheyenne Anthem 12 Miracles Out Of Nowhere 13 Drum Solo > 14 The Spider Disc 2 Long Beach 77 cont'd 01 Portrait (He Knew) 02 Sparks Of The Tempest 03 Carry On Wayward Son 04 Down The Road 05 Violin Solo 06 Magnum Opus Congresgebouw Den Haag, Netherlands 3-7-78 07 Carry on Wayward Son 08 Down the Road 09 Point of Know Return 10 Paradox 11 Closet Chronicles 12 Mysteries & Mayhem 13 Lamplight Symphony 14 The Wall 15 Dust in the Wind 16 Cheyenne Anthem Disc 3 Convention Center Tucson, Az 12-7-79 01 On the Other Side 02 People of the South Wind 03 Point of Know Return 04 Closet Chronicles 05 The Wall 06 Dust in the Wind 07 Sparks of the Tempest 08 Child of Innocence 09 Down the Road 10 Stay Out of Trouble 11 Portrait (He Knew) 12 Band Introductions 13 A Glimpse of Home 14 How My Soul Cries Out For You 15 Carry on Wayward Son

Audience 9.0 - Before I first heard this I assumed it would be a tough listen based on other recordings from this venue. Well, I am very happy to report that my assumption was dead wrong! This is just a great, great recording for the time period. It does seem to be about midway back  but this is not a liability in this situation because it seems to give an aura, a sense of time and place, with the ambience and natural echo (just a touch). I really love everything about this tape! Spirit Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Co June 5th, 1970 01. Decisions (by Gypsy) 02. Sweet Stella Baby 03. 1984 04. It's All The Same 05. Fresh Garbage 06. Unknown Instrumental 07. Jealous 08. It Shall Be > Poor Richard 09. Groundhog (incomplete)

Audience 8.6 - Taped by the same person using the same gear so there is only minor differences between these shows which are related specifically to position, and it sounds like taper was in roughly the same general position for each show. Very consistent throughout, although just to be super detailed I have to prefer the second show which seems to be slightly closer to my ears. The quality is very clear, leans towards the upper end of the sound spectrum but not too harsh, only to the point I think you could add some bass and that would really allow these shows to satisfy. They are all very good, bass would put them into the great category. Rush May 14, 1983 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England DISC 1: 01 - 3 Stooges Intro 0:47 02 - The Spirit of Radio 4:37 03 - Tom Sawyer 5:10 04 - Freewill 5:28 05 - Digital Man 6:40 06 - Subdivisions 5:25 07 - Vital Signs 5:11 08 - The Camera Eye 6:58 09 - Closer To The Heart 3:20 10 - The Analog Kid 4:51 11 - Broon's Bane 1:33 12 - The Trees 4:26 13 - Red Barchetta 6:28 DISC 2: 01 - The Weapon 8:00 02 - New World Man 4:01 03 - Limelight 4:43 04 - Countdown 5:55 05 - 2112 Temples Of Syrinx 6:24 06 - Xanadu 2:28 07 - La Villa Strangiato 3:32 08 - In The Mood 3:59 09 - YYZ / Drum Solo 11:08

Audience 8.5 - A thin-ish recording, but it is pretty clear and thus can be appreciated. It’s a really fine performance too. Genesis Ambassador Theatre St. Louis, MO April 23, 1976 01 Dance On A Volcano 02 Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 03 Fly On A Windshield 04 Carpet Crawlers 05 Cinema Show 06 Robbery, Assault And Battery 07 White Mountain 08 Firth Of Fifth 09 Entangled 10 Squonk 11 Supper’s Ready 12 I Know What I Like 13 Los Endos 14 It > Watcher Of The Skies

Audience 8.6 - A recording that is very clear but dangerously close to being too crisp on the highs…but thankfully it doesn’t sizzle and ruin anything. It’s still very good – might could use more thickness, but you will probably be able to enjoy this show and certainly are welcome to boost the low end which will help. RUSH Date: April 18, 1994 Location: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York, USA DISC 1 Intro 1:10 Dreamline 4:58 The Spirit of Radio 4:56 The Analog Kid 5:47 Cold Fire 4:57 Time Stand Still 5:51 Nobody's Hero 5:21 Roll The Bones 6:09 Animate 7:54 Stick It Out 5:13 Double Agent 4:55 DISC 2 Limelight 4:33 Mystic Rhythms 5:57 Closer to the Heart 5:35 Show Don't Tell 5:25 Leave That Thing Alone 5:54 The Rhythm Method 7:12 The Trees 5:21 Xanadu 6:32 Hemispheres: Prelude 4:16 Tom Sawyer 5:29 Force Ten 4:41 YYZ 3:23

Audience 8.3 - Not recorded from the best vantage point on the best gear, but taper made the best of it, and it gets incrementally better from the time where he moves to a better spot (closer). Tape has all the hallmarks of a large stadium, loud rock concert, the regular deal…not going to blow anyone away. Now that I’ve said that, there’s some good news! Yup – Pete is playing great and he is the clearest sounding, followed by Roger, and the bass has a good, deep, rumbling growl that comes through (NOT boomy!). If this tape had been boomy, I would have rated it in the upper 7’s. The Who Sports Arena, San Diego, CA October 7, 1976 Band line-up Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend - guitar, vocals John Entwistle - bass, vocals Keith Moon - drums, vocals Total Time = 01:39:56 Disc 1 01 I Can't Explain 02 Substitute 03 My Wife 04 Baba O'Riley 05 Squeeze Box 06 Behind Blue Eyes 07 Dreaming From the Waist 08 Magic Bus 09 Amazing Journey 10 Sparks Disc 2 11 The Acid Queen 12 Fiddle About 13 Pinball Wizard 14 I'm Free 15 Tommy's Holiday Camp 16 We're Not Gonna Take It 17 See Me, Feel Me 18 Summertime Blues 19 My Generation 20 Join Together 21 My Generation Blues 22 Won't Get Fooled Again Show comments: The Who/Mother's Finest For this Who show, the realistic recorder was used. First song, first row behind the stage looking at Keiths Moon’s back. Track two starts and I’m looking for a better recording position. The stage has typical left and right arrays  but there was also an extra array on the right side facing the stage. Strangely not one to the left side.  I parked myself in front of it which was basically just above me. On minor movement towards the center of the arena on the right side to avoid two chicks with whistles and the remaining show was recorded in that position.

Soundboard 8.7 - A show that factors in to what would become a stellar career over many decades. Pretty much on her own now (no longer paired with Gram Parsons R.I.P.) she started playing in the clubs in the DC area when a producer came to record this show for future reference as he crafted her breakout solo album. Did she know he was at the gig?  Who knows, but she obviously made an impact. Emmylou Harris and the Angel Band 1974-05-08 Red Fox Inn Bethesda, Maryland Disc 1 01 -Hot Burrito #1 02 -Hickory Wind 03 -Shop Around 04 -Honky Tonk Blues 05 -Louise 06 -California Cottonfields 07 -High On The Hilltop 08 -Reconstructed 09 -When Will I Be Loved 10 -God Knows I Love You 11 -Before Believing 12 -Queen Of The Silver Dollar 13 -Someone I Used to Know 14 -Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down 15 -A Song for You 16 -High On The Hilltop 17 -Born Again 18 -Drifting Too Far From Shore Disc 2 01 -Country Baptizin' 02 -That's All It Took 03 -Together Again 04 -Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad 05 -Our Father 06 -Maybe Mexico 07 -Sold it All Away 08 -Instrumental (Jeff Wisor & J.B. Morrison) 09 -Satan's Jewel Crown 10 -Born Again 11 -Country Baptizin'   Angel Band : Bruce Archer - Guitar Mark Cuff - Drums Tom Guidera - Bass Danny Pendleton - Steel Guitar w/ John & Fayssoux Starling, J.B. Morrison & Jeff Wisor on tracks 7-11 (disc 2) {After Gram Parsons's death} Emmy moved back to D.C., where Tom Guidera had also become a country music convert. With pedal steel player Danny Pendleton and two other musicians, they put together the Angel Band and started gigging around the clubs, playing some of the songs she’d performed with Gram. Eddie Tickner made Harris his number one priority and he convinced Mary Martin, an A&R representative from Warner/Reprise Records (the label that had released Parsons’ solo work) to investigate an Angel Band show in a Washington nightclub. Emmylou Harris became a Reprise Records recording artist in 1974; with her daughter Hallie in tow, the Angel Band relocated to Los Angeles to begin work on Harris’s first true solo album. To produce, Martin paired Harris up with Nova Scotia native Brian Ahern, the mastermind behind Anne Murray’s spate of hits in the early 70’s. She brought the quiet Canadian to hear the Angel Band, and he recorded the performance on a hand-held cassette machine to study at home. This sounds better than a hand-held cassette machine recording, purportedly a sound board, but it's not by any means what we think of as soundboard quality by today's standards.

Audience 8.7 - This show features the return to the Spectrum, a venue they had recently played and for some reason decided that they needed to schedule another show there (perhaps they felt the last show there was below par?). Anyway, by all accounts it’s a better gig, and the audio quality is also better with clearer sound and better separation of instruments. The recording levels are a touch low, so you will have to turn up the volume (trust me it won’t distort or break up, it will get even better). Aerosmith The Spectrum Philadelphia PA December 19, 1977   -Back In The Saddle -S.O.S. (Too Bad) -Big Ten Inch Record -I Wanna Know Why -Lord Of The Thighs -Lick And A Promise -Get It Up -Walk This Way -Sweet Emotion -Dream On -Walkin' The Dog -Mama Kin -Draw The Line -Same Old Song And Dance -Train Kept A Rollin' -Milk Cow Blues -Toys In the Attic Back at the Spectrum about 10 weeks after the previous gig. Sounds like someone handed Joe Perry the wrong guitar heading onto  stage because he is way out of tune! He tries to tune on the fly, but sounds like he is given another guitar and things improve.  A weird start to a show! The band cranks through its classics at this point, an entertaining show to these ears. Good quality for a 1977 gig, straight from the taper. Enjoy!