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Soundboard 9.3 - mAn excellent document by all accounts! What you get is a lot of superb musical skill wrapped up in a fine sounding, good looking presentation. This is one for the collector and casual fan alike. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Civic Center, Wheeling WV 1977-11-18 Disc 1 1 Peter Gunn Theme 04:05 2 Hoedown 03:59 3 Tarkus 16:47 4 Take a Pebble 12:46 5 C'est la Vie 04:12 6 Lucky Man 03:26 7 Pictures at an Exhibition 17:02 Disc 2 1 Karn Evil 9 05:01 2 Tiger in the Spotlight 04:07 3 Watching Over You 04:13 4 Medley: Tank / The Enemy God 13:45 5 Nut Rocker 04:07 6 Pirates (part 1) 08:59 7 Pirates (part 2) 06:31 8 Fanfare for the Common Man / Show Me the Way to go Home 21:18 Keith Emerson - keyboard and synth player, showman, the likes of which we will never see again Greg Lake - singer and bass player, acoustic & lead guitarist Carl Palmer - drummer and percussionist -
New York 1975 Audience 8.3 - Not particularly clear, but recording does have some force behind it that propels the sound into your ears, making it slightly better than your average, or mediocre 70’s audience tape, and that is really good because this is a rare one – only 4 known to circulate recordings from the US Sheer Heart Attack tour. Hear the band just before they exploded! Santa Monica 1975 Audience 8.8 - A very good recording of the rarely captured US Sheer Heart Attack tour. The band had yet to release Bohemian Rhapsody and were supporting a good record, but the greatness was still yet to come. Queen Conquer America 1975 Disc 1 New York, NY, USA Avery Fisher Hall February 16, 1975 (late show) 1. -Procession 2. -Now I'm Here 3. -Ogre Battle 4. -Father To Son 5. -White Queen 6. -Flick Of The Wrist 7. -In The Lap Of The Gods - Killer Queen - The March Of The Black Queen - Bring Back That Leroy Brown 8. -Son And Daughter 9. -Keep Yourself Alive 10. -Stone Cold Crazy 11. -Liar 12. -In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited 13. -Big Spender 14. -Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll 15. -Jailhouse Rock 16. -God Save The Queen Previously uncirculated, this is only the fourth show to emerge from the US Sheer Heart Attack tour - a monumental find. This is the second show of a two show day. Disc 2 Santa Monica, CA, USA Santa Monica Civic Auditorium March 29, 1975 - late show, 11:30pm 1. -Flick Of The Wrist 2. -In The Lap Of The Gods 3. -Killer Queen 4. -The March Of The Black Queen 5. -Bring Back That Leroy Brown 6. -Son And Daughter 7. -Keep Yourself Alive 8. -Stone Cold Crazy 9. -Liar 10. -Big Spender 11. -Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll 12. -Jailhouse Rock -
Audience 9.2 - A tremendous, lively recording with LOADS of nice atmosphere provided by the receptive audience. The legendary Quebec ’79 tape now has some company! Yes Mecca Arena Milwaukee, WI April 26, 1979 Disc 1 01. -Radio Promo 02. -Close Encounters of the Third Kind 03. -Siberian Khatru 04. -Heart Of The Sunrise 05. -Future Times - Rejoice 06. -Circus Of Heaven 07. -Introduction of the Anniversary Medley 08. -Time And A Word - Long Distance Runaround - Survival - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) -Perpetual Change - Soon Disc 2 01. -The Clap 02. -Starship Trooper 03. -And You And I 04. -Rick Wakeman Solo 05. -Awaken 06. -Tour Song 07. -I've Seen All Good People 08. -Roundabout -
Soundboard 8.8 - A less than perfect board tape as far as the overall timbre, and the mix itself. I found this tape to resemble maybe a really good AM broadcast, but perhaps that is too harsh! It’s not bad, I just personally found it to be lacking some “punch”, although it is clear, it’s a board tape so there will be a built in appreciation for the “closeness” of the sounds. SANTANA - L'Olympia, Paris, France; December 4, 1972 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Going Home / A-1 Funk / Every Step Of The Way 3. Samba Pa Ti 4. Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) 5. Just In Time To See The Sun 6. Incident At Neshabur 7. Bambele 8. Stone Flower/Batucada / Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) Disc 2 1. Waiting 2. Castillos de Arena part 1 (Sand Castles) 3. Free Angela / Castillos de Arena - part 2 4. Wings 5. Se a cabo 6. Savor 7. Toussaint L'Overture Carlos Santana - guitar; Richard Kermode - keyboards; Tom Coster - keyboards Douglas Rauch - bass; Michael Shrieve - drums Jose “Chepito” Areas – congas James “Mingo” Lewis - percussion Armando Peraza - percussion -
Audience 8.5 - While some may say this recording is not technically that great, I beg to differ. Now, it is not super clear, but it is not muddy…it is not distant, it is not super dynamic but it still has guts and balls. I actually REALLY grooved to this, and the band is ferocious sounding. Hearing the fresh faced Vinnie Appice on drums for the first time with Sabbath and he’s really driving the beat, a different style to Bill Ward. This one is a must have for anyone that calls themselves a Sabbath fan. It’s THAT important. Black Sabbath Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii August 31, 1980 1. -Dio and Appice interview 2. -War Pigs 3. -Neon Knights 4. -N.I.B. 5. -Children of the Sea 6. -Sweet Leaf 7. -Black Sabbath 8. -Heaven and Hell 9. -Iron Man 10. -Guitar solo 11. -Die Young 12. Paranoid 13. -Children of the Grave -
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) -
Audience 8.4 - Not a high fidelity recording, sounding almost like an AM radio broadcast, but it gets a good sound review because it’s got clear guitar and bass (some tape hiss) and vocals are very clear. When a new tape pops up from such an early vintage you always immediately suspect it will be muddy crap so it’s a pleasant surprise to hear that it is decent. I like this show too, it’s a regular tour stop but the band is out to prove a point – and that point is that Led Zeppelin is not the only great English heavy rock band touring the States. JETHRO TULL Delaware, Selby Stadium Delaware, Ohio, USA 28-May-1970 Disc One 101 -Stage Announcement - Tune Up 102 -Nothing Is Easy 103 -My God 104 -To Cry You A Song 105 -With You There To Help Me - By Kind Permission Of 106 -Sossity, You're A Woman - Reasons For Waiting Disc Two 201 -Dharma For One -Drum Solo 202 -We Used To Know - Guitar Solo 203 -For A Thousand Mothers Line-up: Ian Anderson: voice, guitar and flute Martin Barre: guitar Glenn Cornick: bass John Evan: keyboards Clive Bunker: drums -
Audience 7.7 - Distant and hissy, but Plant somehow can still be the loudest instrument in the building. Should you get this? It’s not essential but it’s got its got its moments (such as What Is And What Should Never Be). Led Zeppelin Sports Arena, San Diego, CA September 3, 1970 Disc 1 01. Introduction 02. Immigrant Song 03. Heartbreaker 04. Dazed And Confused 05. Bring It On Home 06. That's The Way 07. Since I've Been Loving You 08. Organ Solo 09. Thank You Disc 2 01. What Is And What Should Never Be 02. Moby Dick 03. Whole Lotta Love 04. Communication Breakdown 05. Communication Breakdown (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 06. The Train Kept A-Rollin' (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 07. Blueberry Hill (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 08. Long Tall Sally (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) -
Audience 9.2 - Amazing atmosphere that the band completely catches and performs up to. The crowd is very responsive but does not intrude on the recording – even during clap-alongs which I normally hate but here is actually enhances the song! Fantastic all the way around, and there’s plenty of headroom left in the recording so if you increase frequency (if you have an EQ) or volume you won’t destroy the integrity of the sound. So blast away! Elton John Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA October 12, 1974 Disc 1 01 Funeral For A Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 02 Candle In The Wind 03 Grimsby 04 Rocket Man 05 Take Me To The Pilot 06 Bennie And The Jets 07 Daniel 08 Grey Seal 09 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10 Burn Down The Mission Disc 2 11 You're So Static 12 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 13 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 14 Honky Cat 15 All The Girls Love Alice 16 Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting 17 Crocodile Rock 18 The Bitch Is Back 19 Your Song Band Members: Elton John - vocals, piano Dee Murray - bass Davey Johnstone - guitar, mandolin, banjo Nigel Olsson - drums Muscle Schoals Horns: Harvey Thompson - saxophone Ronnie Eades - baritone saxophone Harrison Calloway - trumpet Charlie Rose - trombone -
Studio Quality 9.5 - I am thankful for this because it has further taught me to appreciate and respect Clapton’s musicality, and his desire to remain true to himself first and foremost. If you listen to this music without preconditions you realize it’s pretty good and if the man’s name was not Eric Clapton, you’d be thinking this guy should be much bigger. Eric Clapton No Reason To Cry Sessions Shangri-la Studios Malibu, CA, March 1976 Disc 1 01. Sign Language 02. All Our Past Time 03. Country Jail 04. Carnival 05. Tried To Make The Devil Mad 06. Won’t Somebody Tell Me 07. Big River 08. Right Now 09. Right Now 10. It’s Eric’s Birthday 11. Adios Mi Corazon 12. The Water Is Wide 13. Idiot Wind 14. Carnival To Rio Disc 2 01. Who Do You Love? 02. Stormy Monday 03. What Would I Do #1 04. What Would I Do #2 05. What Would I Do #3 06. Hard Times 07. Tenho Sede 08. Steppin’ Out 09. Jam #1 10. Jam #2 -
Audience 9.4 - Before you write off the late 80’s Eric Clapton, you REALLY need to look deeper for a minute. This performance, and this recording, clearly demonstrates the reason why one should examine the totality of an artist’s career, particularly if said artist was as prolific and talented as Mr. Clapton. The edgy, electrified sound of Clapton’s Cream days is gone and that is ok so long as you still get the TALENT, and many of Clapton’s performances (at least on tape) sometimes lacked the elements that you would have hoped for, despite his undeniable songwriting prowess…it was the PLAYING of the guitar, and the sound of said guitar, that we craved. Here, along with his pal Mark Knopfler, all of that is delivered and the audio quality does the whole thing justice because it is excellent. I think playing with Mark elevated Eric’s game. Hearing them do “Money For Nothing” together was cool, and Mark decided to sing in his own “bluesy” way in deference to Eric. Sweet! Eric Clapton feat. Mark Knopfler Irvine Meadows Laguna Hills, CA September 23, 1988 Disc 1 01 Crossroads 02 White Room 03 I Shot The Sheriff 04 Lay Down Sally 05 Wonderful Tonight 06 Tearing Us Apart 07 After Midnight 08 Can’t Find My Way Home Disc 2 09 Badge 10 Same Old Blues 11 Band Introductions 12 Cocaine 13 Layla 14 Money For Nothing 15 Sunshine Of Your Love Eric Clapton – guitar Mark Knopfler – guitar Alan Clark – keyboards Nathan East – bass Steve Ferrone – drums Jody Linscott – percussion Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Tessa Niles – backing vocals -
George Harrison All Things Must Pass Sessions Studio Quality 9.6 - All volumes are excellent. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Sessions Volume 2 Disc 1 01. Cosmic Empire - Acoustic demo, 1970 02. Dehra Dun - outtake, 1982 stereo remix 03. Down To The River - mono outtake, RS1 04. Get Back - outtake, 1982 stereo remix 05. Going Down To Golders Green - outtake, 1982 stereo remix 06. Gopala Krishna - outtake, 1982 stereo remix 07. Hear Me Lord - demo, 1970 08. Hear Me Lord - Basic tracks 09. Hear Me Lord - Basic tracks, Piano overdub 10. Hear Me Lord - Early stereo remix 11. I Dig Love - Take 20, RS1 - breakdown 12. I Dig Love - Alternate vocal take, Take 20, RS2 13. I Don't Want To Do It - Acoustic demo, 1970 14. I Live For You - outtake, RS1 15. I Live For You - 1982 stereo remix 16. I'd Have You Anytime - Thanksgiving Session, November 1968, with Bob Dylan 17. I'd Have You Anytime - intro, RS1 18. If Not For You - Acoustic demo, 1970 19. If Not For You - RS1 20. If Not For You - Early stereo remix Disc 2 01. I'll Still Love You - outtake rehearsal 02. I'll Still Love You - Excerpt 03. I'll Still Love You - Early stereo remix 04. Isn't It A Pity - Early stereo remix 05. Isn't It A Pity - Version 2, Take 30 - RS1 06. It's Johnny's Birthday - Birthday tape stereo remix 07. Let It Down - Acoustic demo 08. Let It Down - Alternate Vocal Take 09. Let It Down - Take 8, backing tracks with faint scratch vocal 10. Let It Down - Vocal overdub onto Take 8 11. Let It Down - Keyboard overdub onto Take 8 12. Let It Down - Guitar and horn overdubs onto Take 8 13. Let It Down - Take 8, Early stereo remix, with overdubs 14. Mother Divine - Acoustic demo, 1970 15. My Sweet Lord - Early stereo remix 16. My Sweet Lord - RS1 17. My Sweet Lord - Single Version -
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Sessions Volume 1 Disc 1 01. All Things Must Pass - Alternate vocal take 02. All Things Must Pass - False Start, Early stereo remix with false start (mono) 03. All Things Must Pass - Early stereo remix 04. Apple Scruffs - Take 1, breakdown 05. Apple Scruffs - Take 2 06. Apple Scruffs - Take 3, breakdown 07. Apple Scruffs - Take 4, breakdown 08. Apple Scruffs - Take 5, breakdown 09. Apple Scruffs - Take 6, breakdown 10. Apple Scruffs - Take 7 11. Apple Scruffs - Take 8, breakdown 12. Apple Scruffs - Take 9, breakdown 13. Apple Scruffs - Take 10, breakdown 14. Apple Scruffs - Take 11, breakdown 15. Apple Scruffs - Take 12, breakdown 16. Apple Scruffs - Take 13 17. Apple Scruffs - Take 14 / Mama, You've Been On My Mind 18. Apple Scruffs - Take 15 19. Apple Scruffs - Take 16 20. Apple Scruffs - Take 17 21. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Double-Tracked Vocal 22. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Backing vocals and guitar overdubs onto Take 18 23. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Backing vocal overdubs onto Take 18 24. Apple Scruffs - Take 18, Vocal, harmonica & guitar overdubs onto Take 18 Disc 2 01. Art Of Dying - Studio demo 02. Art Of Dying - Take 9, Early stereo remix 03. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Backing tracks with faint scratch vocal 04. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Keyboard overdub onto Take 26 05. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Horn overdubs onto Take 26 06. Art Of Dying - Take 26, Take 26, RS9, With overdubs 07. Awaiting On You All - Backing tracks with faint scratch vocal 08. Awaiting On You All - Guitar and keyboard overdubs onto backing tracks 09. Awaiting On You All - Horn overdubs onto backing tracks 10. Awaiting On You All - Backing tracks, RS1 11. Everybody, Nobody - Acoustic Studio demo for future Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 12. The Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - Backing tracks with faint scratch vocal, stereo remix RS1 13. Beautiful Girl - Acoustic demo, later emerge in 1976 on 33 & 1/3 album 14. Behind That Locked Door - Alternate vocal take, stereo remix RS1 15. Behind That Locked Door - Early stereo remix 16. Beware Of Darkness - Acoustic demo, 1970 17. Beware Of Darkness - Alternate vocal take, stereo remix RS1 18. Beware Of Darkness - Basic tracks 19. Beware Of Darkness - Guitar overdub onto basic tracks 20. Beware Of Darkness - Guitar overdub onto basic tracks 21. Beware Of Darkness - Strings overdub onto basic tracks -
Audience 9.3 - It never ceases to amaze me that after all these years tapes like this still keep surfacing. This is really clear and bright, I am having a tough time finding things to complain about here. There’s plenty of headroom to flavor the sound to your liking, if you want to add more bass, yeah, this is just a perfect palate to do so. Anything you do will only make it even better because the core audio is uniquely suited for attenuating without negative consequence. Rush Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY 1982-12-09 Disc 1 01 -Intro 02 -The Spirit Of Radio 03 -Tom Sawyer 04 -Freewill 05 -Digital Man 06 -Subdivisions 07 -Vital Signs 08 -The Camera Eye 09 -Closer To The Heart 10 -Chemistry 11 -The Analog Kid Disc 2 12 -Broon's Bane 13 -The Trees 14 -Red Barchetta 15 -The Weapon 16 -New World Man 17 -Limelight 18 -Countdown 19 -2112 Overture 20 -Temples Of Syrinx 21 -Xanadu 22 -La Villa Strangiato 23 -In The Mood 24 -YYZ - Drum Solo - YYZ -
Audience 8.9 - A slight improvement over the 1st night recording, but only by the narrowest margin. I do hear more keys, but they tend to “blast” a bit here. It’s not a bad thing, it gives this whole thing a special vibe. Velvet Underground End Of Cole Ave. Dallas, Texas 10/19/69 DISC ONE 01. I'm Waiting For The Man 02. It's Just Too Much 03. I'll Be Your Mirror 04. Some Kinda Love 05. Femme Fatale 06. Beginning To See The Light 07. I'm Set Free 08. Afterhours 09. I'm Sticking With You 10. One Of These Days 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Ocean 13. What Goes On 14. Heroin DISC TWO 01. Sister Ray (October 18, 1969) 02. Lisa Says (Unknown Live) 03. Rock'n' Roll (Unknown Live) 04. Blue Velvet Jazz Jam (Unknown Live) -
Audience 8.8 - A very decent recording for the vintage. Small club atmosphere permeates which gives this recording the legendary status it deserves. A New York underground band that somehow won over the Texas crowd. Amazing! Velvet Underground The First Night End Of Cole Ave. October 18, 1969 Dallas, TX. CD 1 1-01 It's Just Too Much 1-02 Waiting For The Man 1-03 I Can't Stand It 1-04 I'm Set Free 1-05 Beginning To See The Light 1-06 Ocean 1-07 Venus In Furs 1-08 What Goes On 1-09 Heroin 1-10 I'll Be Your Mirror 1-11 Femme Fatale CD 2 2-01 Pale Blue Eyes 2-02 Candy Says 2-03 Jesus 2-04 Story Of My Life 2-05 I Found A Reason 2-06 Sunday Morning 2-07 Afterhours acetate demos, late 1969 2-08 Countess Of Hong Kong 2-09 Ride Into The Sun 2-10 Real Good Time Together 2-11 I Found A Reason 19.October 1969 2-12 Sister Ray 19.10.1969 2-13 End Cole Ave Jam 19.10.1969