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Pre-FM Master 9.5 - Great quality, as you would imagine, but aside from that it’s a really sparkling performance. I love the mix here too, this would make a nice live LP release. Eric Clapton Convention Center Dallas, Texas, USA November 15, 1976 Track List: 1. -Hello Old Friend 2. -Sign Language 3. -Badge 4. -Knocking On Heaven's Door 5. -One Night With You 6. -Tell the Truth 7. -Can't Find My Way Home 8. -Blues Power 9. -Layla 10. -Further On Up the Road (with Freddy King) Band Lineup: Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals George Terry Guitar, Vocals Carl Radle Bass Dick Sims Keyboards Jamie Oldaker Drums Sergio Pastora Rodriguez Percussion Yvonne Elliman Backing Vocals Marcy Levy Backing Vocals, Harp -
CD1 Audience 9.1 - A great capture of the evening’s festivities. Clear, close, well balanced. Bravo! CD2 Audience 8.7 - A big bold sound, and from the master tape, but where disc 1 has well defined instrument separation, this one is a more melded together sound with emphasis on bottom end. You still have an enjoyable experience, but it’s more about the rock and roll power rather than finesse with this tape. CHEAP TRICK ORPHEUM THEATER BOSTON, MA (USA) DECEMBER 15, 1978 THE BAND Robin Zander lead vocals rhythm guitar Rick Nielsen lead guitar mandocello backing vocals Tom Petersson 12 string bass backing vocals Bun E. Carlos drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Hello There 3 -Come On, Come On 4 -Stiff Competition 5 -On Top Of The World 6 -Guitar Solo 7 -Big Eyes 8 -Ain't That A Shame 9 -Southern Girls 10 -Need Your Love 11 -I Want You To Want Me 12 -California Man 13 -Surrender 14 -Goodnight Now Disc 2 1 -Heaven Tonight 2 -12 string bass solo 3 -Auf Weidersehen 4 -Clock Strikes Ten Selland Arena, Fresno, CA July 22, 1978 5 Intro 6 Hello There 7 Come On, Come On 8 Stiff Competition 9 On Top of the World 10 Guitar Solo 11 Big Eyes 12 I Want You To Want Me 13 California Man 14 Surrender 15 Goodnight Now 16 Auf Wiedersehen -
Audience 8.4 - This is a tape that fits the Stones image, it’s rough, raw, and loaded with chaotic energy. It has flaws, but it recovers and gets back onto your good side. You will get used to the screaming chick, thankfully her howls are spread out. Try not to get too wrapped up into the occasional drop out or glitch because you can really get sucked into this concert if you let yourself. Madison Square Garden New York, June 24th, 1975 Disc 1- Fanfare For The Common Man
- Honky Tonk Women
- All Down The Line
- If You Can't Rock Me - Get Off Of My Cloud
- Star Star
- Gimmie Shelter
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg
- You Gotta Move
- You Can't Always Get What You Want
- Band Intros
- Tumbling Dice
- It's Only Rock And Roll
- Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
- Fingerprint File
- Angie
- Wild Horses
- That's Life
- Outta Space
- Brown Sugar
- Midnight Rambler
- Rip This Joint
- Street Fighting Man
- Jumpin' Jack Flash
- Sympathy For The Devil
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Soundboard 9.6 - A New Years Eve gig in New Orleans, I mean, can you imagine the partying that went down? Had to be legendary, and here’s a captured moment from that night with an artist who’s bringing it to the crowd, with a crack band (listen to the guitar leads!). Professor Longhair & The Blues Scholars Tipitina's Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana December 31st, 1978 Soundboard Set 1 - Late December 31st, 1978 1. Instrumental 2. Mess Around 3. Big Chief 4. Ain't Got No Hair 5. Everyday I Have The Blues 6. Go To The Mardi Gras 7. I'm Movin' On 8. Got My Mojo Workin' 9. Hey Little Girl 10. Her Mind Is Gone 11. Stagger Lee 12. Cry To Me 13. Auld Lang Syne Set 2 - Early January 1st, 1979 14. Instrumental 15. Instrumental 16. Rockin' Pneumonia 17. Bright Lights, Big City 18. Rum And Coke 19. Tipitina 20. Jambalaya 21. She Walked Right In 22. Hey Now Honey Child 23. Band Intros 24. Big Chief Runtime - 1 Hour 48 Minutes 30 Seconds Professor Longhair - Piano, Vocals Dave Watson - Bass Alfred Roberts - Congas Earl Gordon - Drums Ronald Johnson - Guitar Stanley John - Steel Drums Tony Dagradi - Saxophone Andy Kaslow - Saxophone -
Audience 9.2 - Both shows represented here are very similar and probably done by the same crew, in roughly the same vicinity because both are close to the P.A. (and not distorted!). In fact, both are exactly the kind of audience tapes I like the most – brutally powerful with just enough atmosphere to get the feel of the day. When I say powerful, I mean this stuff is comin’ at ya! Love it to death! Jeff Beck Oakland Stadium Day On The Green 4 Oakland,California June 5-6,1976 Band: Jeff Beck-Guitar Jan Hammer-Keys Tony Smith-Drums,Vocals Fernando Saunders-Bass Steven Kindler-Violin Disc 1 June 5th, 1976 1-Oh Yeah 2-Country And Eastern Music 3-Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 4-You Know What I Mean 5-Freeway Jam 6-Sophie 7-Earth (Still Our Only Home) 8-Diamond Dust 9-Full Moon Boogie 10-Led Boots Disc 2 June 6th, 1976 1-Intro 2-Oh Yeah 3-Country and Eastern Music 4-Darkness-Earth in Search of a Sun - You Know What I mean 5-Freeway Jam 6-Sophie 7-Diamond Dust 8-The Groove 9-Blue Wind 10-Full Moon Boogie -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent presence and clarity. Her backup band is excellent, but do the Dutch get her style of music? I guess they did! Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band "RAI Congresgebouw" Amsterdam 13 November 1975 Track list: 01 -Announcements 02 -That's All It Took 03 -Coat Of Many Colors 04 -Feeling Single, Seeing Double 05 -If I Could Only Win Your Love 06 -Amarillo 07 -Together Again 08 -Grievous Angel 09 -Bluebird Wine 10 -Band Introduction 11 -Till I Gain Control Again 12 -Wheels 13 -Queen Of The Silver Dollar 14 -Cry One More Time 15 -Sin City 16 -Las Vegas -
Soundboard 9.5 - A great, loud, but very well balanced board, and it has some dynamics to it, and even manages to allow some atmosphere to creep in. After all, it was New Year’s Eve so you gotta get some of the atmosphere in there. Explosive! Santana New Year's Eve 1976 Cow Palace, SF. Dec. 31, 1976 1 Carnaval - Let The Children Play - Jugando 2 Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen 3 Dance Sister Dance 4 Revelations 5 Oye Como Va 6 Maria Caracoles 7 Savor - Toussaint L'Ouverture 8 Let Me 9 Europa 10 Band Introduction - Soul Sacrifice 11 Let The Music Set You Free -
Audience 8.8 - A good, strong, very clear recording with accompanying audience members who are REALLY getting into it. I found it fun, not annoying at all, because mostly they are quiet while the music plays. The music is great too, and strong performances by everyone. Stick It In / Stick It Out Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria February 3, 1978 Stick It In: 1. Introduction ["The Purple Lagoon" vamp] [01:30] 2. Dancin' Fool [03:29] 3. Peaches en Regalia [02:24] 4. The Torture Never Stops [11:17] 5. Tryin' to Grow a Chin [03:27] 6. City of Tiny Lites [06:46] 7. Baby Snakes [01:55] 8. A Pound for a Brown on the Bus [08:53] 9. I Have Been in You [05:47] 10. Flakes [00:19] [part 1] Stick It Out: 1. Flakes [ 03:58] 2. Broken Hearts Are for Assholes [ 03:39] 3. Wild Love [ 13:53] 4. Yo' Mama [ 09:15] 5. Titties & Beer [ 05:47] 6. The Black Page #2 [ 02:41] 7. Jones Crusher [ 02:49] 8. Little House I used To Live In [ 03:11] -
Audience 8.7 - This recording has an overall decent quality to it but somewhere in the mid frequency band there is a small amount of clutter that seems to be more noticeable when heavy bass is played. Otherwise the audio can be remarkably clear, but I don’t think this slight flaw (probably in the mic that was used) ruins the recording; it’s not “glaring”, just there. Re-mastering the audio helped to notch out the offending frequency making it a lot better, so go for it, it’s pretty good. Genesis Sports Arena, San Diego, CA May 26, 1980 Band line-up Phil Collins - vocals, drums Mike Rutherford - bass, guitar Tony Banks - keyboards Daryl Steurmer - guitar Chester Thompson - drums Total Time = 01:44:52 Disc 1 Set list 01 Deep In the Motherlode 02 Dancing With the Moonlit Knight (Intro) 03 Squonk 04 Behind the Lines 05 Duchess 06 Guide Vocal 07 Turn It On Again 08 Duke's Travels 09 Duke's End Disc 2 10 The Lady Lies 11 Ripples 12 Misunderstanding 13 In the Cage - The Colony of Slippermen solo 14 Afterglow 15 Follow You Follow Me 16 Dance On A Volcano 17 Drum Duet 18 Los Endos 19 I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) Missing "One For The Vine" -
Audience 8.7 - A New York venue hosts a venerable New York artist and the result is a wild evening by all accounts. Recording captures the event admirably although taper is fighting between small club packed with rowdy folk and loud rock and roll band – thankfully band wins! Lou Reed The Bottom Line NYC, NY. June 3, 1979 1. -Sweet Jane 2. -Medley -Waiting For The Man -Work With Me Annie -Sexy Ways -I Wanna Be Black 3. -I'll Be Your Mirror 4. -Perfect Day 5. -Men Of Good Fortune -
Audience 8.8 - Some people list this as a soundboard, and if you heard the music right off you might think that too, but the audience applause gives it away as an audience tape, albeit a damn fine one. Plenty of atmosphere, and pretty solid dynamics (lush and deep bass, clear guitar, present vocals). Great version of Astronomy Domine (still performed live during the early part of 1970). Pink Floyd - Lund, Sweden Akademiska Foreningens Stora Sal, Lund 20th March 1970 Track listing Disc 1: 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Tuning 03 -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 04 -Tuning 05 -Cymbaline 06 -Tuning 07 -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 2: 01 -The Embryo 02 -Tuning 03 -Interstellar Overdrive 04 -Tuning 05 -Set the Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 06 -Tuning 07 -The Amazing Pudding (Atom Heart Mother) -
Audience + FM Interview 8.9 - The big question then is “if I already have the show, do I need this”? Quick answer is “yes, kind of”. If you collect live shows because you want to experience that moment in time, then you want this. Firstly, it’s direct from original masters, as is the rare FM interview, it’s in the proper running sequence, and it edges the well circulated “Santa Monica” title by a smidgeon in terms of quality. It also presents a day in the life of the band, then still two years shy of releasing their world famous masterpiece and becoming obscenely wealthy and…different, or I should say “indifferent”. Pink Floyd The Show - Disc One and Two - Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, CA, USA The Interview - Disc Three - KPPC FM, Pasadena, CA, USA Both October 16th 1971 Disc One 73:56 01. CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE 12:27 02. Tune Up 01:05 03. FAT OLD SUN 15:55 04. SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN 13:31 05. Tune Up 01:46 06. ATOM HEART MOTHER 16:26 07. THE EMBRYO 12:44 Disc Two 68:37 01. Tune Up 02:17 02. CYMBALINE 11:47 03. Tune Up 03:24 04. BLUES 05:33 05. ECHOES 27:45 06. Tune Up 00:51 07. A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS 16:59 Disc Three 37:04 01. Introduction, Commercial (Vagabond Theatre and Civic Aud.) 02:31 02. American Tour, Technicals, Playing in Big Halls 03:58 03. Solo Works, Ummagumma, Fearless (Summer '68..snip) 02:40 04. Meddle songs, Interstellar Overdrive, PF shows 05:36 05. Equipments, Other bands (Fat Old Sun ..snip) 05:21 06. Commercial (200 Motels - Mothers of Invention) 05:09 07. Evening show, Next works, Touring Europe 04:35 08. Rapping about Rock Radio 03:26 09. Zabriskie Point, The Christmas Song, movies (Saint Tropez ..snip) 03:48 -
Audience 8.7 - Here is a good argument for why we should be open minded towards audience tapes. You NEED some atmosphere! I want to re-experience the show, that means I want to hear it as it happened, not sterilized and filtered. I like board tapes too, but we need a balance. This recording allows me to participate with the audience and be there with them in the moment, and hear the band from out front of the stage. It’s clean, and I hear all the instruments well placed, and reasonably dynamic with just the right amount of headroom so we don’t go pegging the meters. I really like this tape, you will too. Pink Floyd Friedrich Ebert Halle, Ludwigshafen, West Germany November 25th 1970 Disc 1 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Fat Old Sun 03 -Cymbaline 04 -Atom Heart Mother 05 -The Embryo 06 -Audience - Tuning 07 -Green is the Colour Disc 2 08 -Careful with that Axe, Eugene 09 -Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 10 -Saucerful of Secrets || [107:59] Total Time -
Audience 8.3 - Distant, with a limited bandwidth that keeps the sound from really opening up wider. It’s not the worst of the tour, the music is listenable, in fact guitars ring out nicely but the vocals are too distant. You will need to turn up the volume on this, where it actually sounds better the louder it is (strange because you would think it would magnify the flaws but it helps in this case). Pink Floyd - 1977-02-28 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany (rec2) Set List: Disc 1: 01. -Sheep 11:41 02. -Pigs On The Wing (part 1) 2:09 03. -Dogs 18:12 (cut at 1:05) 04. -Pigs On The Wing (part 2) 2:31 05. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) 16:27 (Roger shouts 18 at 11:35) (cut at 9:58) Disc 2: 01. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 1-5) 14:19 02. -Welcome To The Machine 7:56 03. -Have A Cigar 4:40 (cut at 0:42) 04. -Wish You Were Here 6:32 05. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 6-9) 17:50 06. -Money 9:51 Total: 112:12 -
Audience 9.1 - Excellent! Very clear, balanced, and lovely atmosphere. One that will get repeated play for sure. Pink Floyd - (1972-04-28) Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL, US Tracklist: Disc 1 01 Speak To Me 01:00 02 Breathe (In The Air) 03:13 03 On The Run 05:13 04 Time 05:46 05 Breathe (Reprise) 01:03 06 The Mortality Sequence 03:42 07 Money 07:29 08 Us And Them 07:16 09 Any Colour You Like 06:26 10 Brain Damage 03:50 11 Eclipse 01:54 Disc 2 12 One Of These Days 08:42 13 Careful With The Axe, Eugene 12:20 14 Echoes 24:06 15 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:16 Total time: 1:45:25 -
Audience 8.8 - Aside from a rough beginning, this tape comes pretty darn close to the excellence of the Toronto ’75 show. It’s got good presence and clarity, with an ample amount of kick where it needs it. I also find the performance very strong, Keith is firing on all eight and the band is really in sync with each other. A keeper! ARTIST: The Who DATE: November 3rd, 1975 VENUE: Messehalle Sindelfingen LOCATION: Stuttgart, Germany TRACKLISTING: DISC 1 01. -Substitute 02. -I Can´t Explain 03. -Squeeze Box 04. -Baba O´Riley 05. -Behind Blue Eyes 06. -Dreaming From The Waist 07. -Boris The Spider 08. -Amazing Journey - Sparks 09. -Acid Queen 10. -Fiddle About 11. -Pinball Wizard - I´m Free 12. -Tommy´s Holiday Camp TIME: 47:10 DISC 2 01. -We´re Not Gonna Take It 02. -Summertime Blues 03. -Bargain 04. -My Generation - Naked Eye - Join Together 05. -Won´t Get Fooled Again 06. -5:15 TIME: 46:09 TOTAL RUNTIME: 1:33.20 -
Aud 9.1 - Legendary is all I can say. A beautiful recording that captures the vibe of the day, and every note of the gig as the sound wafted gently through the air into the superior quality tape deck that was used for this capture. Get it! NOTE: We now have the complete tape (second source) with the missing 30+ minutes. The sound quality drops considerably but it is still not bad. Disc two features the rest of the show. If you bought the single disc, drop us an email if you want this new 2CD and we’ll give it to you for $10.00 (shipping included domestic only). Overseas add the cost of postage. Pink Floyd Nagashima Sports Center Sapporo, Japan March 3, 1972 Disc 1- Speak To Me
- Breathe
- On The Run
- Time
- Breathe (Reprise)
- The Great Gig In The Sky
- Money
- Us And Them
- Any Colour You Like
- Brain Damage
- Eclipse
- One Of The Days
- Careful With That Axe, Eugene
- Echoes
- Atom Heart Mother
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Audience/Soundboard 9.0/9.4 - A combination of the two sources was used to make a complete show, and both sources are excellent, even the audience source. So dive right in! The Rolling Stones Madison Square Garden, New York, July 26, 1972 And July 25, 1972 01. -Intro - Brown Sugar 02. -Bitch 03. -Rocks Off 04. -Gimme Shelter 05. -Happy 06. -Tumbling Dice 07. -All Down The Line 08. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 09. -Midnight Rambler 10. -Band intro - Bye Bye Johnny 11. -Rip This Joint 12. -Love In Vain 13. -Sweet Virginia 14. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 15. -Street Fighting Man -
Studio quality 8.8 - A somewhat dated sound here, but clear and clean and straightforward. CCR were very song based as a band but man, they can also free-form jam with the best of them. Here is some evidence of that. Creedence Clearwater Revival (aka. CCR) with Booker T. Jones 'Fantasy Studio Session '70' Fantasy Studio, California 1970 Track List: 1 Jam Warm Up 13:19 2 99 1/2 6:27 3 Proud Mary 5:41 4 Travelin´ Band 5:11 5 Born On The Bayou 6:18 6 Down On The Corner 5:07 7 99 1/2 Reprise 2:50 8 I Put A Spell On You 15:39 9 Final Jam 6:38 -
Audience 8.8 - This came from a collection of tapes that were recorded by a couple who had the permission of the venue, so you would expect them to be done with more precision and care….but the story goes that they never listened to the finished results and therefore were unaware of the flaws in all of their efforts, mainly being signal overload. Now, this is where modern technology comes in to the equation – because after all these years we are able to notch out the offending frequencies and now the tapes sound VERY good! Listen to the difference, go back and find a pre-mastered version of this show and then listen to this one. It’s amazing, really amazing what a well trained ear can do for some of these old artifacts. This show also happens to be an inspired performance too, so win/win. Pink Floyd Capitol Theater Port Chester, NY. 04-22-1970 Disc 1 1. Grantchester Meadows 2. Astronomy Domine 3. Cymbaline 4. Atom Heart Mother Disc 2 1. Intro & Rant 2. The Embryo 3. Green Is The Colour 4. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 5. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 6. A Saucerful Of Secrets -
Audience 8.8 - What this tape shows is that Vanilla Fudge were loud as hell on stage. That Hammond organ, it filled every square molecule of space with massive sound. No other bands at the time were using an organ quite like this! But, it’s fun to hear, if a little dated perhaps. A loud tape that barely stays together at full volume but miraculously manages to capture the event in good form. Vanilla Fudge .... September 9, 1968 (Monday) Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Chris Stein - organ Vince Martell - guitar Tim Bogert - bass Carmine Appice - drums Set List: 1 - People Get Ready (8:24) 2 - You Keep Me Hangin' On (6:27) 3 - Jam (25:10) -
Soundboard 9.3 - Nice re-mastering here, brings out the music to where it’s really vibrant and powerful. Wings 'Wings Over Los Angeles 1976' (Remastered) The Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA., USA June 22 + 23, 1976 Disc 1 1. Venus And Mars - Rock Show - Jet 2. Let Me Roll It 3. Spirits of Ancient Egypt 4. Medicine Jar 5. Maybe I'm Amazed 6. Call Me Back Again 7. Lady Madonna 8. The Long And Winding Road 9. Live And Let Die 10. Picasso's Last Words 11. Richard Cory 12. Bluebird 13. I've Just Seen A Face 14. Blackbird 15. Yesterday Disc 2 1. You Gave Me The Answer 2. Magnetto And Titanium Man 3. Go Now 4. My Love 5. Listen To What The Man Said 6. Let 'Em In 7. Time To Hide 8. Silly Love Songs 9. Beware My Love 10. Letting Go 11. Band On The Run 12. Hi Hi Hi 13. Solly -
Soundboard 8.9 - Always nice to have these, the rarest of things, a great sounding Iron Maiden show from the early days. Bass is slamming on this one, you hear every note! Iron Maiden April 28, 1981 De Vereeniging Nijmegen, Holland LENGTH: 81:46 TRACKS: 01. The Ides of March 02. Wrathchild 03. Purgatory 04. Sanctuary 05. Remember Tomorrow 06. Another Life 07. Genghis Khan 08. Killers 09. Innocent Exile 10. Murders in the Rue Morgue 11. Twilight Zone 12. Phantom of the Opera 13. Iron Maiden 14. Running Free 15. Transylvania 16. Drifter 17. Prowler -
Audience 9.1 - Some tape hiss present, but you won’t notice when the music is playing because it sounds so good. High quality gear was used to capture this show; that is obvious to these ears. Eric Clapton (with some help from Carlos Santana and Keith Moon) Inglewood Forum, August 14, 1975 Disc 1- Layla
- Further On Up The Road
- Knocking On Heaven's Door
- Carnival
- Can't Find My Way Home
- Tell The truth
- Stormy Monday
- Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad
- Teach Me To Be Your Woman
- Badge
- Eyesight To The Blind
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Soundboard 9.7 - Not all board tapes are exceptional, even if they sound good. What makes for an exceptional one is whether it sounds “live” or not, and this one most definitely does! Foghat Selland Arena, Fresno, CA April 11, 1978 Band line up Dave Peverett - guitar, vocals (passed away February 7, 2000, aged 56) Rod Price - guitar, slide guitar (passed away March 22, 2005, aged 57) Craig MacGregor - bass (passed away February 9, 2018, aged 68) Roger Earl - drums (currently still alive, age 73) Total Time = 76:34 Set list 01 Intro 02 Fool For The City 03 My Babe 04 Stone Blue 05 Drivin' Wheel 06 It Hurts Me Too 07 Honey Hush 08 Guitar Solo 09 I Just Want To Make Love To You 10 Home In My Hand 11 Slow Ride 12 Chateau Lafitte '59 Boogie -
Soundboard 9.2 - There are a couple of cuts throughout but this is pretty darn good, and of course it’s with Steve Vai so there’s plenty of shred. Frank Zappa 1981.11.15 Baltimore, Md The Performers: Frank Zappa - vocals, guitar Steve Vai - guitar, vocals Ray White - guitar, vocals Chad Wackerman - drums Ed Mann - percussion Scott Thunes - bass, vocals Tommy Mars - keyboards Disc 1 (early show)- -Yo Mama
- -Joe's Garage
- -Bobby Brown
- -Love of My Life
- -Zoot Allures
- -You Are What You Is
- -Mudd Club
- -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
- -Dumb All Over
- -Dumb All Over (cont'd) - Heavenly Bank Account
- -Suicide Chump
- -Jumbo Go Away
- -Envelopes
- -Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch - What's New In Baltimore
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Audience 7.8 - The venue had a pool in front of the stage, so it stands to reason audience taping had to be midway back making for a not so great sound quality although listenable (not distorted, not horribly muddled) and historic (a unique venue that played host to top tier artists in their prime). The tapers sound like a couple of English gents speaking throughout the show in their proper English which makes for a fun commentary of the show…I mean, it’s half the fun of this recording! A neat little piece of rock history here. Not essential, but kinda neat. Pink Floyd Garden Party at the Crystal Palace Bowl London, UK May 15, 1971 Setlist: Disc 1: 1. -Introduction 2. -Atom Heart Mother 3. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 4. -Fat Old Sun Running Time: 46'35" Disc 2: 1. -The Return Of The Son Of Nothing (Echoes) 2. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 3. -The Embryo Running Time: 49'37" -
Audience 8.7 - Very clear, and good atmosphere which really helps this music a lot. It seems the music is more dynamic with the sense of excitement the crowd gives. They had a huge following, the audience knows the band’s music very well. The Palalido, Milano, Italy, May 27th 1981. Track List: Numbers Computer World Computer Love Home Computer The Model Neon Lights Geiger Counter Radioactivity The Voice of Energy Trans Europe Express The Hall of Mirrors Les Mannequins Pocket Calculator The Robots Line-up: Ralf Hutter : Florian Schneider : Karl Bartos : Wolfgang Flur -
Audience 8.4 Sourced from three different tape recordings, all audience, to make a complete show. Not that bad, but you aren’t listening to this for the high fidelity anyway. This was a celebration, a monumental event, as were pretty much all Stones shows from 1972 on. So, yeah, rowdy crowd, noise, all that and more. But, you know, I listen to these and I still enjoy them a lot. It’s the event that I hear, I really don’t care if I don’t get every detailed note I mean it’s the sloppy Stones isn’t it? The Rolling Stones Madison Square Garden New York, NY (USA) June 26, 1975 Disc 1 101 -Honky Tonk Women 102 -All Down the Line 103 -If You Can't Rock Me - Get Off of My Cloud 104 -Star Star 105 -Gimme Shelter 106 -Ain't Too Proud to Beg 107 -You Gotta Move 108 -You Can't Always Get What You Want 109 -Band Introduction 110 -Happy 111 -Tumbling Dice Disc 2 201 -It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It) 202 -Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) 203 -Fingerprint File 204 -Angie 205 -That's Life 206 -Outta Space 207 -Brown Sugar 208 -Midnight Rambler 209 -Rip This Joint 210 -Street Fighting Man 211 -Jumpin' Jack Flash -
Soundboard 9.6 - The Stones never sounded as good as they do here, or, well, they actually have but this is damn good! They are playing the entire Sticky Fingers album, something they have never done before. Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA. May 20, 2015- Brown Sugar
- Sway
- Wild Horses
- Can't You Hear Me Knocking
- You Gotta Move
- Bitch
- I Got The Blues
- Sister Morphine
- Dead Flowers
- Moonlight Mile
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Audience 8.4 - A loud and raucous tape (and show) that is a rollicking good time despite some minor hiss and lack of precise clarity. It’s not bad though, I mean, it’s a true capture and delivers the vibe and excitement of the evening. The Runaways 'Live In Norway' Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway Thursday June 22nd, 1978 Track List: 01: School Days 02: California Paradise 03: I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are 04: Gotta Get Out 05: Waiting For The Night 06: Little Sister 07: Come On 08: Drive Me Wild 09: Wait For Me 10: Alright You Guys 11: I Love Playing With Fire 12: American Night 13: Queens Of Noise 14: Wasted 15: Rock And Roll 16: Wild Thing Line-up: Joan Jett - Lita Ford - Sandy West - Vicki Blue. -
Audience 9.2 - A big and warm sound here, with excellent clarity and dynamics. The music at full blast gets just a bit of overload (not distortion, but just a sense of the wall of sound thing) all in all it is safe to say this one is highly recommended. Yes December 01, 1974 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Disc 1: 1.01 Firebird Suite (2.47) 1.02 Sound Chaser (9.45) 1.03 Close To The Edge (20.20) 1.04 To Be Over (9.39) 1.05 The Gates Of Delirium (22.17) 1.06 And You And I (9.20) Disc 2: 2.01 Ritual (24.54) 2.02 Roundabout (9.02) -
Audience 8.8 - A very good recording that has an excellent high end clarity, low end is not as sharply defined but is definitely “big” and can be felt in your gut. A welcome addition to the Who collection for sure, especially since this was early in the tour when the band was still playing However Much I Booze. The Who Lousiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana November 21, 1975 Disc 1 I Can't Explain, Substitute, Squeeze Box, Baba O'Riley, Boris The Spider, Drowned, However Much I Booze, Dreaming From The Waist, Behind Blue Eyes, Disc 2 Amazing Journey, Sparks, The Acid Queen, Fiddle About, Pinball Wizard, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp We're Not Gonna Take It, See Me Feel Me Summertime Blues, My Generation, Join Together, Roadrunner, MG Blues Won't Get Fooled Again -
Audience 9.2 - A wide and natural sounding recording. Music here is very present, very clear, and the atmosphere is palpable. This show in not complete either, missing the Ravi Shankar set (so what). George is not horse, he is just dark. GEORGE HARRISON LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOVEMBER 26, 1974 DARK HORSE TOUR GH/Billy Preston kbd/Robben Ford gtr/Willie Weeks bs/Jim Keltner dms/ Andy Newmark dms/Emil Richards perc/Tom Scott sax/LA EXPRESS Horns Disc 1 01 Hari's on Tour / While My Guitar Gently Weeps 02 Something 03 Will It Go Round in Circles? (Billy Preston) 04 Sue Me Sue You Blues 05 For You Blue 06 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) 07 Soundstage of Mind Disc 2 08 In My Life 09 Tom Cat (Tom Scott) 10 Maya Love 11 Dark Horse 12 Nothing from Nothing (Billy Preston) 13 Outta Space (Billy Preston) 14 What Is Life 15 My Sweet Lord -
FM Broadcast 9.5 - Even though this is excellent broadcast quality, there are some moments where the sound kind of briefly drops in level perhaps due to inconsistencies with the venue P.A. system (that is to say, the sound man has to quickly lower or raise the master volume on occasion) but it doesn’t hurt this show a bit. The Cranberries "Ericsson Summer Festival" - Lucca Summer Festival 3rd Edition Piazza San Martino, Lucca - Italy 17 July 2000 - Rest In Peace - Dolores O'Riordan 01. -Intro (00:26) 02. -Promises (04:19) 03. -Loud and Clear (02:57) 04. -Ode to My Family (04:39) 05. -Wanted (01:58) 06. -Salvation (02:41) 07. -Desperate Andy (04:28) 08. -Go Your Own Way (04:37) (*) 09. -Shattered (03:58) 10. -Dying in the Sun (03:21) 11. -Linger (04:38) 12. -Just My Imagination (03:31) 13. -When You're Gone (04:51) 14. -I Can't Be With You 15. -Zombie (05:36) 16. -How (02:57) 17. -Ridiculous Thoughts (05:12) 19. -Pretty (03:33) 20. -Animal Instinct (04:13) 21. -Free to Decide (03:44) 22. -Dreams (04:33) Total Playing Time: 01:23:41 -
Audience 9.1 - Excellent stuff, because you get a clean, well balanced capture with all the best elements of a live atmosphere. Two songs ran into some problems, like a muffled sound, where maybe the taper had to hide the mic, but it recovers. Very enjoyable! Genesis Date: 06-Oct-1978 Venue: Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge LA 1.1 Eleventh Earl Of Mar 08:41 1.2 In The Cage 08:07 1.3 Burning Rope 08:06 1.4 Ripples 10:34 1.5 Deep In The Motherlode 05:49 2.1 One For The Vine 10:59* 2.2 Squonk 08:23* 2.3 Say Its Alright Joe 08:01 2.4 The Lady Lies 06:11 2.5 Phil Talking 02:30 2.6 Cinema Show 10:53 Total Running Time: 1:28:14 -
Audience 8.8 - A very nice effort, sounds like the taper had pretty good gear. I hear a little bit of distortion in a very specific place in the middle band, not anything to ruin the experience but it is present and sounds like someone made an effort to clean it up in remastering. This is a worthwhile listen. Genesis Sports Arena, San Diego, CA March 27, 1977 Band line-up Phil Collins - vocals, drums Steve Hackett - guitar Mike Rutherford - bass, guitar Tony Banks - keyboards Chester Thompson - drums Total Time = 01:56:31 Disc 1 01 Squonk 02 One For The Vine 03 Robbery, Assault & Battery 04 Your Own Special Way 05 Firth of Fifth 06 The Carpet Crawlers 07 In That Quiet Earth 08 Afterglow Disc 2 09 Eleventh Earl of Mar 10 Supper's Ready 11 Dance On A Volcano 12 Drum Duet 13 Los Endos 14 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (w/The Musical Box Closing) -
Audience 8.8 - I can’t believe it was 32 years ago I attended, and recorded, this concert. It was my birthday present, although this actually went down one day before my b-day. It’s weird because Joe also sang “Birthday” the classic Beatles song (and it wasn’t for me although I imagined that it was ha ha!). This recording is only now being made available, and it sounds great and just how I remember it, with Joe being very animated and playing lots of numbers not normally played, and telling funny stories. It was a great night, I had a blast. Joe Walsh Syria Mosque Pittsburgh, PA. 2-06-1988 Sony Hand Held Video 48K> MP4> Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 10> 44K .wav Disc 1 1. -Unknown 2. -Take Me Out To The Ballgame 3. -Indian Summer 4. -Santa Claus Story 5. -Tomorrow 6. -I Know You Love Me (And So Do I) 7. -Birthday 8. -Meadows 9. -White Summer - Black Mountain Side 10. The Confessor 11. -Walk Away 12. -Life In The Fast Lane Disc 2 13. -Turn To Stone 14. -In The City 15. -Audience 16. -Funk 49 17. -Joe Tells Jokes 18. -Rocky Mountain Way 19. -More Wisdom From Joe 20. -Life's Been Good 21. -Audience 22. -All Night Long -
Audience 8.8 - Clear and bright, and wide open enough to be able to get a realistic sense of what it was like at the venue. Maybe a little light on the bottom, but it’s hard to knock it as it’s so crisp and clear. Rush - Oakland 81 June 6, 1981 Oakland-Alameda Couty Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA DISC 1: 01 - 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx 6:18 02 - Freewill 6:10 03 - Limelight 4:49 04 - Hemispheres: Prelude 4:26 05 - Beneath, Between & Behind 2:49 06 - The Camera Eye 11:17 07 - YYZ 2:24 08 - Drum Solo / YYZ (cont.) 5:45 09 - Broon's Bane 0:53 10 - The Trees 2:46 11 - Xanadu 11:45 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 4:35 02 - Red Barchetta 7:03 03 - Closer to the Heart 3:20 04 - Tom Sawyer 5:00 05 - Vital Signs 5:12 06 - Natural Science 8:37 07 - Working Man / Armageddon / By-Tor & the Snow Dog / In the End / In the Mood / 2112: Grand Finale 12:08 -
Audience 8.8 - Most likely master tape source here, there’s no tape noise it is super clear. More emphasis on the upper mid and highs, but it’s not shrill or anything like that. This is a very good recording. Rush - Streets of Diversity Date: May 24, 1981 Location: Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA DISC 1: 01 - 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx 6:40 02 - Freewill 6:06 03 - Limelight 4:39 04 - Hemispheres: Prelude 4:26 05 - Beneath, Between & Behind 2:43 06 - The Camera Eye 11:22 07 - YYZ / Drum Solo 8:37 08 - Broon's Bane 1:38 09 - The Trees 4:32 10 - Xanadu 12:42 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:47 02 - Red Barchetta 6:58 03 - Closer to the Heart 3:54 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:55 05 - Vital Signs 5:10 06 - Natural Science 8:28 07 - Working Man 1:23 08 - Hemispheres: Armageddon 0:52 09 - By-Tor & the Snow Dog 3:57 10 - In the End 1:40 11 - In the Mood 1:33 12 - 2112: Grand Finale 2:38 13 - La Villa Strangiato 9:46 -
Audience 9.0 - Warm, spacious, clear, and complete. Elton John playing Baton Rouge at the pinnacle of his career, in marvelous quality, how could you not? Just sayin’, this is worth your time. ELTON JOHN LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 29, 1974 Disc 1 1 Funeral for a Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 2 Candle in the Wind 3 Grimsby 4 Rocket Man 5 Take Me to the Pilot 6 Bennie and the Jets 7 Daniel 8 Grey Seal 9 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Disc 2 1 Burn Down the Mission 2 Band Intros 3 You're So Static 4 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds 5 Honky Cat 6 All the Girls Love Alice 7 Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) 8 Crocodile Rock 9 The Bitch Is Back -
Audience 9.2 - Startling realism, where it’s as if Tony is playing right in your living room. Should be in every self-respecting Sabbath fan’s collection. Black Sabbath Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA September 7, 1975 Disc 1 01 Killing Yourself To Live 02 Hole In The Sky 03 Snowblind 04 Symptom Of The Universe 05 War Pigs 06 Megalomania 07 Sabbra Cadabra Jam 08 Sometimes I'm Happy Jam Disc 2 09 Supernaut 10 Iron Man 11 Orchid 12 Rock 'N' Roll Doctor Jam 13 Black Sabbath 14 Spiral Architect 15 Embryo 16 Children Of The Grave 17 Paranoid -
Audience 8.7 - Hard to believe recordings keep turning up so many decades after the fact. Here’s one from Pirates World in Dania, FL. And it sounds pretty good! Frank Zappa 1973 03 03 Pirates World, Dania FL Lineup: FZ, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ian Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ruth Underwood, George Duke, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey Disc 1 01 intros 02 RDNZL 03 preamble 04 Exercise Four Dog Meat 05 Fifty Fifty 06 Inca Roads 07 Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus 08 preamble 09 Cosmik Debris 10 preamble 11 Be Bop Tango Disc 2 12 preamble 13 Montana 14 Dupree’s Paradise 15 I’m The Slime 16 Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing 17 Mr. Green Genes King Kong Chunga’s Revenge -
Soundboard 9.3 - The entirety of the early and late shows is here in soundboard quality. Amazing, what else can you say? Mahavishnu Orchestra Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 1973-03-11 early Disc 1 01. Meeting of the Spirits 02. Open Country Joy 03. Noonward Race Disc 2 04. One Word 05. Hope 06. Awakening Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 1973-03-11 late Disc 3 01. Birds of Fire 02. Miles Beyond 03. Dream (Part 1) Disc 4 04. Dream (Part 2) 05. One Word 06. Sanctuary 07. The Dance of Maya 08. Vital Transformation Billy Cobham - drums Jerry Goodman - violin Jan Hammer - keyboards Rick Laird - bass John McLaughlin - guitar -
Soundboard 9.4 - Both shows exceptional quality, and performances are pretty exemplary. In fact, during the introduction to the Buffalo show a point is made regarding the last performance there at the venue that it was not their best due to an illness with a band member and that this show would be no such thing. I guess they wanted to make a clear statement. Mahavishnu Orchestra 1973-01-27 Century Theater, Buffalo, NY Disc 1 001. Greetings>Moments of Silence 002. Birds of Fire 003. Open Country Joy 004. Dawn Disc 2 005. Dance of Maya 006. Sanctuary 007. One Word 008. Hope 009. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters Mahavishnu Orchestra 1973-05-09 Morris A Mechanic Theater Baltimore MD Disc 3 010. Birds Of Fire 011. Open Country Joy 012. Noonward Race 013. You Know, You Know 014. The Dance of Maya 015. Vital Transformation Billy Cobham - drums Jerry Goodman - violin Jan Hammer - keyboards Rick Laird - bass John McLaughlin - guitar -
Soundboard 9.6 - This tour was well documented with a plethora of expertly recorded board tapes. This is no exception, the quality, both in terms of sound and mix, is worthy of official release. Then there is the other measure of greatness – performance. Well, it’s Santana at their creative peak, where everything came together and they were riding the crest of a wave…which lasted a good long time. Santana Gimnasio do Palmeiras Sao Paolo, Brazil October 19th, 1973 Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) Douglas Rauch (b/g) Richard Kermode (kbd) Tom Coster (kbd/vo) Leon Thomas (vo) Michael Shrieve (ds) Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) Armando Peraza (perc/vo) Disc 1 (76:16) T1 -Going Home - A-1 Funk - Every Step Of The Way- 20:28 T2 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen - 9:22 T3 -Oye Como Va-5:47 T4 -Bambele 2:28 T5 -Um-um-um 7:11 T6 -Batucada 3:42 T7 -Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)- 3:42 T8 -Stone Flower- 1:19 Disc 2 T1 Waiting- 4:24 T2 Castillos De Arena (Sand Castle)- 3:36 T3 Free Angela - Aranjuez- 13:07 T4 Samba De Sausalito- 3:30 T5 Se A Cabo-- 7:38 T6 Samba Pa Ti- 10:26 T7 Savor - 3:29 T8 Toussaint L'Overture- 08:07 -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Very well recorded, this one can be fully cranked because there’s great instrument separation allowing for a full and wide (as in panned) sound mix. Rick Derringer 'Whisky-A-Go-Go 1977' February 8th, 1977 01. Radio Intro 02. Still Alive and Well 03. Let Me In 04. Teenage Love Affair 05. Sittin' By The Pool 06. One Eyed Jack 07. Sailor 08. Beyond The Universe 09. Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo (inluding You Really Got Me) 10. Roll With Me 11. Rebel Rebel 12. Keep On Makin' Love 13. Let's Make It -
Audience 8,4 - Somewhat distant, but not the kind of distant that means taper is in nose bleed section, it’s still pretty clear. Fidelity is decent, not a real “full” sound but I got everything including piano in this. There’s some hiss, in the background mostly while music is playing it’s not a bother. I think most fans are going to appreciate this tape, it’s good. The Rolling Stones - Mannheim, September 3. 1973 CD 1: 1. Intro 2. Brown Sugar 3. Bitch 4. Gimme Shelter 5. Happy 6. Tumbling Dice 7. 100 Years Ago 8. Star Star 9. Angie 10. Sweet Virginia 11. You Can't Always Get What You Want CD 2: 1. Dancing With Mr.D 2. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) 3. Midnight Rambler 4. Band intro 5. Honky Tonk Women 6. All Down The Line 7. Rip This Joint 8. Jumping Jack Flash 9. Street Fighting Man