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Soundboard 9.8 - There would be no reason why a professionally recorded Kraftwerk show should sound anything less than near perfect because let’s face it, unless you are a complete moron, it would be hard to screw up their mix. It’s pretty basic, and because of that what you have here is pretty darn good. Kraftwerk l'Olympia Paris, France February 28th, 1976 Personnel: Ralf Hütter: Minimoog Model D, Vako Orchestron, mixer Karl Bartos: Electronic Percussion Wolfgang Flür: Electronic Percussion, photo-electric light-activated drum cage Florian Schneider-Esleben: ARP Odyssey, Votrax VS-6 "talking typewriter", electronic flute-synth device, mixer Disc 1 1. Tuning & Radioactivity 2. Airwaves 3. The Voice of Energy & Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne 4. Kometenmelodie 5. Tongebirge & Tanzmusik Disc 2 6. Autobahn 7. Mitternacht Notes on the show: Yet another AMAZING find that's now just come to light. This is a master tape from the France Inter archive of the FULL l'Olympia show! We only had 21 mins from the 'Somewhere in Europe' LP and then 38 mins from a rebroadcast in 2015. This is the complete show from a radio programme called "We're Going Out Tonight" with no radio DJ talking over the music or tuning. Very likely recorded before being broadcast on the radio. Of special note is Florian's use of the Votrax VS-6 "Talking Typewriter" as Karl put it in his memoir for "Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne." -
Audience 7.8 - Recorded on what sounds like a realistic cassette deck, it’s limited in dynamic range and clarity. It is not, however, a pile of muck and murk, you can hear pretty much every instrument, and guitar cuts through during solos but rhythm-wise it’s behind the sound a bit. Vocals are clear, I get drums pretty well, so it’s not a waste of time and it’s a great tour with 25 or 6 to 4 being their latest blockbuster smash hit. I would get this if you appreciated the band during their initial rise to stardom, as the joy in their playing does come through on this tape. CHICAGO The Forum, Los Angeles, CA - April 24, 1971 Disc 1: 1. -Listen 2. -Lowdown 3. -Beginnings 4. -Jam - In the Country 5. -Loneliness Is Just A Word 6. -South California Purples 7. -Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 8. -Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Disc 2: 1. -Introduction 2. -Fancy Colours 3. -It Better End Soon 4. -Mother 5. -Where Do We Go From Here 6. -Elegy 7. -A Song For Richard And His Friends 8. -25 or 6 to 4 Terry Kath - guitar, vocals Peter Cetera - bass, vocals Robert Lamm - keyboards, vocals Lee Loughnane - trumpet James Pankow - trombone Walter Parazaider - woodwinds Danny Seraphine - drums -
Audience 8.6 - I don’t quite know what to make of this tape – it is very clear but with some kind of slight crispness in the middle to high band that suggests the microphone being used was not up to the task. That being said, it’s still a pretty good recording, and with a class mic it would have been a 9.0 or better. Well worth getting, that is my final assessment. Band: Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Group Date: Dec 8, 1976 Venue: Where House, New Orleans Disc #1 01) Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun 9:00 02) You Know What I Mean 4:38 03) Freeway Jam 7:54 04) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:09 05) Earth(Still Our Only Home) 5:59 06) Drums, Keyboard Solo - Earth(Reprised) 7:43 07) Scatterbrain 7:40 Disc #2 01) Bass Solo 4:41 02) Come Dancing 8:23 03) She's A Woman 5:31 04) Diamond Dust 7:20 05) Full Moon Boogie 7:42 06) Blue Wind / Train Kept A Rollin' 4:49 Total time 01:26:38 Jeff Beck (with Jan Hammer) Tour Jeff Beck(guitar) Jan Hammer(keyboards) Fernando Saunders(bass) Steve Kindler(violin,synthesizers and guitars) Tony Smith(drums) -
Audience 9.2 - Great dynamics and amazing atmosphere! This is certainly one for every kind of collector, even casually Genesis fans would love this. A special gig. Genesis The Roxy West Hollywood, CA May 25, 1980 Disc 1 01 Deep In The Motherlode 02 Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Intro) 03 Carpet Crawlers 04 Squonk 05 One For The Vines 06 Story Of Albert 07 Behind The Lines 08 Duchess 09 Guide Vocal 10 Turn It On Again 11 Duke’s Travels 12 Say It’s Alright Joe Disc 2 13 The Lady Lies 14 Ripples 15 Misunderstanding 16 In The Cage 17 Colony Of Slipperman 18 Afterglow 19 Follow You, Follow Me 20 Dance On A Volcano 21 Drums Duet > Los Endos 22 I Know What I Like 23 The Knife -
Soundboard 9.5 - Superb clarity and attenuation, especially where the high end is concerned. Very lifelike, no sign of radio compression which suggests this tape to be pre-FM broadcast. Genesis Hammersmith Odeon London, UK June 10, 1976 Band: Tony Banks: keyboards (pianos, synths, organ, Mellotron,) 12-string guitar, backing vocals Phil Collins: lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion Steve Hackett: lead guitars Mike Rutherford: basses, guitars, vocals Bill Bruford: drums, percussion Setlist: Disc 1 01 Dance On A Volcano 6:45 02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:44 03 Fly On A Windshield 2:38 04 The Carpet Crawlers 6:43 05 The Cinema Show 12:30 06 Robbery, Assault And Battery 6:28 07 White Mountain 7:26 08 Firth Of Fifth 9:48 09 Entangled 6:43 10 Squonk 6:54 Runtime: 70:43 Disc 2 11 Supper's Ready Intro 1:25 12 Supper's Ready 24:37 13 I Know What I Like 7:05 14 Los Endos 6:51 15 It - Watcher Of The Skies 6:40 Runtime: 46:41 Total Runtime: 1:57:25 -
Audience 8.7 - Electric and palpable, from the band on down to the audience members, a solid gig and a pretty enjoyable recording with a terrific bass response especially. In the pantheon of Yes shows, I’d have to rate this performance as transcendent, and a great reminder of what Patrick Moraz contributed in his brief tenure. YES June 19, 1976 (Colt Park - Hartford, Connecticut) Disc 1 1.1. -Announcer Introduction 1:48 1.2. -Apocalypse 1:58 1.3. -Siberian Khatru 9:19 1.4. -Sound Chaser 10:11 1.5. -I've Seen All Good People 7:25 1.6. -Gates Of Delirium 23:01 Total Time 53:42 Disc 2 2.1. -Long Distance Runaround 1:39 2.2. -Moraz Solo 3:44 2.3. -Clap 3:49 2.4. -Harp Solo 3:59 2.5. -Heart Of The Sunrise 11:31 2.6. -Ritual 26:15 Total Time 50:57 YES Jon Anderson – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harp & Percussion Chris Squire – Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals and Percussion Steve Howe – Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals and Percussion Alan White – Drums & Percussion Patrick Moraz– Keyboards -
Audience 8.4 - A lo-fi but pretty decent and clear recording. I would not expect there to be many high-end live tapes floating around due to the fact that most people probably did not know who this guy was. Collectors will appreciate having this, a very uncommon thing and worthy of investigation. Wizzard - Sant Monica 1974 Venue - Civic Centre Place - Sant Monica State - California Country - USA Date - 6th October 1974 DISC ONE 01 - Ball Park Incident 02 - Brand New 88 03 - Angel Fingers 04 - Forever 05 - Gang Bang 06 - This Is The Story Of My Love 07 - California Man 08 - Goin' Down The Road DISC TWO 01 - She'll Be Gone 02 - You can dance The rock 'n' Roll 03 - See My Baby Jive 04 - Locomotive 05 - Buffalo Station 06 - Get On Down To Memphis -
Audience 9.0 - A sweet, warm, and spacious (mostly) recording that came out of nowhere. First of all, it’s already a rarity to find a tape of Rush from the UK, second, it’s a great vintage. The show? Awesome! This is, quite simply, a must have. Rush - Freewill And A Broken String Time: 68:00, 49:09 Date: November 2, 1981 Location: Brighton Conference Center, Brighton, England DISC 1: 01 - 2112 6:44 02 - Freewill 5:56 03 - Limelight 4:50 04 - Hemispheres: Prelude 4:24 05 - Beneath, Between, Behind 2:38 06 - Subdivisions 4:56 07 - The Camera Eye 10:58 08 - YYZ / Drum Solo 8:39 09 - Broon's Bane 1:37 10 - The Trees 4:37 11 - Xanadu 12:42 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:54 02 - Red Barchetta 6:44 03 - Closer To The Heart 3:42 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:59 05 - Vital Signs 5:09 06 - Working Man 1:30 07 - Hemispheres Armageddon 0:53 08 - Bytor And The Snowdog 4:06 09 - In The End 1:44 10 - In The Mood 1:36 11 - 2112 Finale 2:45 12 - La Villa Strangiato 10:07 -
Audience 8.7 - A very good tape, with brightness and decent clarity, although maybe slightly crunchy at the very top of the high end (cymbals) but not too much. It does lack just a bit of mid band warmth and punch, but once you get about 10 minutes in, you will adjust and realize it’s pretty good, especially for those with EQ’s in their system because then you can round it off a little. Rush - On European Holiday Time: 66:30, 47:49 Date: October 31, 1981 Location: Deeside Leisure Centre, Deeside, Wales DISC 1: 01 - 2112 6:44 02 - Freewill 5:53 03 - Limelight 4:44 04 - Hemispheres Prelude 4:17 05 - Beneath, Between, Behind 2:34 06 - Subdivisions 4:51 07 - The Camera Eye 10:28 08 - YYZ - Drum Solo 8:10 09 - Broon's Bane 1:37 10 - The Trees 4:37 11 - Xanadu 12:12 DISC 2: 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:24 02 - Red Barchetta 6:46 03 - Closer To The Heart 3:42 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:49 05 - Vital Signs 5:02 06 - Working Man Reggae 1:30 07 - Hemispheres Armageddon 0:51 08 - By-tor And The Snowdog 4:02 09 - In The End 1:42 10 - In The Mood 1:34 11 - 2112 Finale 2:37 12 - La Villa Strangiato 9:42 -
Audience 9.2 - All three shows are recorded with high end gear, with a respectful audience – and the results are decidedly excellent. It’s a joy to listen to these shows, back to back, and just marvel at the grandiosity on display. These were different times, so painfully obvious when you listen, and quite sad to realize it ain’t ever happening again. Yes 1973-03-08 Tokyo, Japan Artist: Yes Date: 1973-03-08 Venue: Koseinenkin Kaikan Location: Tokyo, Japan Disc 1 1.01 Firebird Suite (2.23) 1.02 Siberian Khatru (9.20) 1.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.39) 1.04 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.03) 1.05 Mood For A Day (3.23) 1.06 The Clap (5.00) 1.07 And You And I (10.41) 1.08 Close To The Edge (18.23) Disc 2 2.01 Rick Wakeman Solo (8.33) 2.02 Roundabout (10.52) 2.03 Yours Is No Disgrace (13.05) 2.04 Starship Trooper (10.55) -
Audience 9.2 - All three shows are recorded with high end gear, with a respectful audience – and the results are decidedly excellent. It’s a joy to listen to these shows, back to back, and just marvel at the grandiosity on display. These were different times, so painfully obvious when you listen, and quite sad to realize it ain’t ever happening again. Yes 1973-03-09 Tokyo, Japan- Close To The East (LIGHTHOUSE) part2 Artist: Yes Date: 1973-03-09 Venue: Shibuya Kokaido Location: Tokyo, Japan Disc 1 3.01 Firebird Suite (1.21) 3.02 Siberian Khatru (9.59) 3.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.34) 3.04 Heart Of The Sunrise (11.40) 3.05 Mood For A Day (3.21) 3.06 The Clap (3.43) 3.07 Colours Of The Rainbow (1.12) 3.08 And You And I (9.37) Disc 2 4.01 MC (1.16) 4.02 Close To The Edge (19.06) 4.03 Rick Wakeman Solo (9.27) 4.04 Roundabout (7.58) 4.05 Yours Is No Disgrace (13.42) 4.06 Starship Trooper (11.09) -
Audience 9.2 - All three shows are recorded with high end gear, with a respectful audience – and the results are decidedly excellent. It’s a joy to listen to these shows, back to back, and just marvel at the grandiosity on display. These were different times, so painfully obvious when you listen, and quite sad to realize it ain’t ever happening again. Yes 1973-03-10 Tokyo, Japan Artist: Yes Date: 1973-03-10 Venue: Kanda Kyoritsu Kodo Location: Tokyo, Japan Disc 5 5.01 Firebird Suite (1.57) 5.02 Siberian Khatru (9.51) 5.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.19) 5.04 Sakura Sakura (1.23) 5.05 Mood For A Day (3.25) 5.06 MC (0.26) 5.07 The Clap (4.13) 5.08 Heart Of The Sunrise (12.30) 5.09 And You And I (9.51) Disc 6 6.01 Close To The Edge (20.12) 6.02 Rick Wakeman Solo (8.59) 6.03 Roundabout (11.23) 6.04 Yours Is No Disgrace (17.21) 6.05 Starship Trooper (8.58) -
Audience 8.7 - A very well recorded show by all accounts. The sound is round, and has nice timbre. I hear everything clearly, bass sounds warm, guitars are raw and jangly…basically this sounds like the Stones in a club and it’s anything but a club! That is saying a lot, to get a stadium recording to sound closer to you. Well done taper! The Rolling Stones October 24, 1981 Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL CD 1: ----- 1. Under My Thumb [03:51] 2. When The Whip Comes Down [05:36] 3. Let's Spend the Night Together [04:30] 4. Shattered [04:20] 5. Neighbours [04:35] 6. Black Limousine [03:46] 7. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [08:38] 8. Twenty Flight Rock [02:29] 9. Let Me Go [04:12] 10. Time Is on My Side [03:36] 11. Beast of Burden [06:58] 12. Waiting On A Friend [04:47] 13. Happy Birthday [01:00] 14. Let It Bleed [06:55] 15. You Can't Always Get What You Want [07:24] CD 2: ------ 1. intro [00:32] 2. Little T&A [04:07] 3. Tumbling Dice [05:07] 4. She's So Cold [04:34] 5. All Down The Line [03:58] 6. Band intro [00:56] 7. Hang Fire [03:16] 8. Star Star [04:23] 9. Miss You [05:43] 10. Start Me Up [04:52] 11. Honky Tonk Women [03:42] 12. Brown Sugar [03:46] 13. Jumping Jack Flash [08:26] 14. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [06:35] -
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! -
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. -
Soundboard 9.4 - A very cool, immediate and high impact sound and vibe…and the band, My God! Not all of their shows had that insane intensity and sharpness…sometimes they wandered and lost focus but not here…no way. This…is…amazing! Play this for your kids’ friends when they try to impress you with some new flavor of the month band they are into. Ha! Mahavishnu Orchestra Adelbert Gymnasium Case Western University Cleveland, OH February 17, 1973 Disc 1 Birds Of Fire > Open Country Joy Hope > Awakening Miles Beyond Disc 2 One Word Sanctuary > The Dance Of Maya Vital Transformation John McLaughlin - Electric Doubleneck Guitar Rick Laird - Electric Bass Jerry Goodman - Electric Violin Jan Hammer - Keyboards Billy Cobham - Drums -
Soundboard 9.7 - Crisp and elegant, this describes both the music and the audio fidelity here. The band is in really fine form, actually a good time period. Pat Metheny Group 1981-03-27 University Of Houston, Cullen Auditorium, Ezekiel W. Cullen Building, Houston, Texas, USA, 1981-03-27 Disc 1 01 Phase Dance (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 02 Better Days Ahead (Pat Metheny) 03 The Windup (Keith Jarrett) 04 James (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 05 Offramp (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 06 'It's For You' (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 07 The Bat Part II (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 08 Ozark (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 09 Turnaround (Ornette Coleman) Disc 2 10 Goin' Ahead (Pat Metheny)/As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 11 Jaco (Pat Metheny) 12 Untitled / Au Lait (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 13 San Lorenzo (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 14 (Cross The) Heartland (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) 15 American Garage (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays) Line-Up: Pat Metheny, guitars, guitar synthesizer Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizers, organ, autoharp Steve Rodby, acoustic bass, electric bass Dan Gottlieb, drums, autoharp Naná Vasconcelos, vocals, percussion, berimbau -
Soundboard 9.4 - Minor hiss present in quiet passages but does not impact any music. This is a great show, impressive in every regard especially the incendiary guitar work by unheralded master Daryl Stuermer. Many people were first introduced to Ponty through this album, Imaginary Voyage, and it’s on full display here in a live setting. EXCELLENT!! Artist: Jean-Luc Ponty Date: 23rd October 1976 - Early Show Venue: La Paloma Theatre, Encinitas, CA 01 - Imaginary Voyage 25:56 02 - Passenger Of The Dark 9:07 03 - Renaissance 9:11 04 - Question With No Answer 6:19 05 - Lost Forest 9:35 06 - Wandering On The Milky Way 4:02 07 - Aurora 13:46 Encore: 08 - New Country 4:11 09 - Tarantula 3:12 Total time 1:25:19 Jean-Luc Ponty - Electric Violin Daryl Stuermer - Guitar Alan Zavod - Keyboards Tom Fowler - Bass Mark Craney - Drums -
Audience 8.8 - I can’t fault this too much even though it is not a tape without a certain sonic limitation – but it’s not enough of a fault to be critical of what is a fantastic performance paired with a warm, energy filled tape. It’s a great capture that barely holds the intensity before it begins to break-up, albeit only slightly, as the volume overwhelms the microphone. Is that bad? Normally it spells disaster if the recording equipment is, say, a realistic or some no-name generic piece of crap but this taper is obviously using high end stuff. The point at which volume and intensity causes normal gear to fail only slightly bother this set-up. So, I recommend it as one of the better 1976 tapes out there. It’s simply great and you’ll love it. YES 1976-07-22 PNE Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia Canada DISC 1 1.01 Siberian Khatru (9.45) 1.02 Sound Chaser (10.32) 1.03 I've Seen All Good People (6.50) 1.04 The Gates Of Delirium (21.11) 1.05 Long Distance Runaround (2.41) 1.06 Keyboard Solo (5.16) DISC 2 2.01 The Clap (4.55) 2.02 Harp Solo (4.01) 2.03 Heart Of The Sunrise (10.29) 2.04 Ritual (27.18) 2.05 Roundabout (8.49) -
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. -
Audience 8.9 - A very well balanced recording with lovely high end and a smoothness that is nice on your ears. The band is relaxed and having a great show. Band name: Rush Date: February 24, 1994 Venue: The Omni Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Tour name: Counterparts Disc 1 (63:09) Intro/Dreamline The Spirit Of Radio The Analog Kid Cold Fire Time Stands Still Nobody's Hero Roll The Bones Animate Stick It Out Double Agent Limelight Disc 2 (62:12) Mystic Rhythms Closer To The Heart Show Don't Tell Leave That Thing Alone The Rhythm Method The Trees Xanadu Hemispheres: Prelude Tom Sawyer Force Ten YYZ -
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 -
Soundboard 9.2 - A warm sounding tape, very punchy where it needs to be, maybe if I can complain about anything it would be in the relative sterility of it but that’s a soundboard’s Achilles heel isn’t it ? I’d recommend this to anyone, it is what we like to call “a keeper” for sure! Disc 1 1-1 Subdivisions 1-2 The Body Electric 1-3 The Enemy Within 1-4 The Weapon 1-5 Witch Hunt 1-6 New World Man 1-7 Between The Wheels 1-8 Red Barchetta Disc 2 2-1 Distant Early Warning 2-2 Red Sector A 2-3 Closer To The Heart 2-4 YYZ 2-5 Drum Solo 2-6 YYZ (Cont.) 2-7 Temples Of Syrinx 2-8 Tom Sawyer 2-9 Red Lenses Notes: Live at Neil Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 25th November 1984 [STEREO SOUNBOARD] (noiseless!) The last show of Grace Under Pressure Tour -
Soundboard 9.1 - This mix favors Mick Jagger, but I like the very lifelike feel of it overall. It’s not super well separated but everything can be heard well enough and that includes the piano (although horns are pushed back), and Mick Taylor is especially present when he solos (an added bonus!). There is no doubt that this recording must be present in every Rolling Stones fan’s collection. The Rolling Stones Philadelphia Specialties Plus Spectrum Sports Arena Philadelphia,Pennsilvania 20th & 21st July 1972 CD ONE 01 Brown Sugar July 21st early show 02 Bitch July 21st early show 03 Rocks Off July 21st early show 04 Gimme Shelter July 21st early show 05 Happy July 21st early show 06 Tumbling Dice July 21st early show 07 Love In Vain July 21st early show 08 Sweet Virginia July 20th only show 09 You Can't Always Get What You Want July 21st early show 10 All Down The Line July 21st early show CD TWO 01 Midnight Rambler July 21st late show 02 Band introduction 03 Bye Bye Johnny July 21st late show 04 Rip This Joint July 21st late show 05 Jumping Jack Flash July 21st late show 06 Street Fighting Man July 21st late show 07 Uptight - Satisfaction July 20th only show 08 Dead Flowers 09 Don`t Lie To Me 10 Honky Tonk Woman 11 Loving Cup 12 Torn And Frayed 13 Ventilator Blues 14 Sweet Black Angel CD TWO: Tracks 8 (First show), 9 (Second show), 14 (First show - audience recording) Tarrant County Convention Centar, Fort Worth, Texas 24th June 1972 Tracks 10, 11, 12, 13 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 3rd June 1972 (Audience recording) -
Audience 8.6 - Small club vibe and really good sound with an emphasis on percussion clarity and presence. Recording leans to the mid and upper end but it’s not too brittle there, so it’s very comfortable but can use some added low end anyway. Aside from that, this is quite good. Psychedelic Furs Punto a Capo, Budria, Italy June 8, 1984 Band line-up Richard Butler – vocals John Ashton – guitar Tim Butler – bass guitar Keith Forsey – drums, percussion Total Time = 83:22 Disc 1 01 Love My Way 02 Pretty In Pink 03 Here Come Cowboys 04 My Time 05 President Gas 06 Sleep Comes Down 07 The Ghost In You 08 Heaven -- tape flip -- 09 Angels Disc 2 10 Sister Europe 11 Alice's House 12 Heartbeat 13 Forever Now 14 Imitation Of Christ 15 Into You Like A Train 16 India The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass. The Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their debut album was in 1980. But in 1982, the band were reduced to a four-piece. The Furs did find success in the US with their next release, 1981's Talk Talk Talk, which included the original version of "Pretty in Pink", which was later re-recorded for the 1986 movie soundtrack "Pretty in Pink". This movie would help launch Molly Ringwald's acting career. -
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 8.3 - What is happening with this tape is that the bass frequencies are too much for the microphone, and it causes some peaking (not pure distortion, just level peak). On the plus side, it’s relatively open in all the other frequencies, meaning you can actually listen to this show and once your ears sort of adjust to the limitations, it’s not that bad. I would still call this one for hardcore collectors only though, even when there is a shortage of 1979 tapes. On a personal note, I listened to the entire show and liked it, I think it has a place in the collection. Van Halen Northlands Coliseum Edmonton, AB, Canada September 18, 1979 Disc 1 1. Light Up The Sky 6:39 2. Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Drum Solo 4:20 3. Runnin' With The Devil 4:29 4. Dance The Night Away 3:25 5. Beautiful Girls 3:31 6. DLR Talking 5:03 7. On Fire 6:13 8. You're No Good 3:56 9. Jamie's Cryin' 3:21 10. More DLR Talking 3:38 (includes "Eyes of the Night" tease) Disc 2 11. Feel Your Love Tonight 5:14 12. Outta Love Again 6:28 13. Ice Cream Man 7:10 14. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 10:05 15. Eddie's Guitar Solo 8:41 16. You Really Got Me 9:11 -
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 8.6 - 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 15, 1983 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England DISC 1: 01 - 3 Stooges Intro 0:43 02 - The Spirit of Radio 4:44 03 - Tom Sawyer 5:12 04 - Freewill 5:28 05 - Digital Man 6:46 06 - Subdivisions 5:29 07 - Vital Signs 5:16 08 - The Camera Eye 7:01 09 - Closer To The Heart 3:18 10 - The Analog Kid 4:50 11 - Broon's Bane 1:33 12 - The Trees 4:24 13 - Red Barchetta 6:19 DISC 2: 01 - The Weapon 8:14 02 - New World Man 4:00 03 - Limelight 4:37 04 - Countdown 6:00 05 - 2112 Temples Of Syrinx 6:22 06 - Xanadu 2:31 07 - La Villa Strangiato 3:28 08 - In The Mood 3:17 09 - YYZ / Drum Solo 10:47 -
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 22, 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 8.6 - Very low gen (no noise) recording that is leaning much more towards the bright side, perhaps even a little bit crispy but a recording like this can be tuned to your liking. What prevents a recording from having any chance at all is muddiness, and thankfully there is no muddy quality to this tape. All in all, I have to rate this as a show that one notices first the performance (from the opening notes you know it is going to be a good one), and the ears do adjust to the concert hall sound very soon, notwithstanding the EXTREMELY excited audience…like, throughout the entire show. Can’t blame ‘em I guess, but damn let the band play! Rush Lakeland Civic Center Arena Lakeland, Florida, USA Sunday April 11th, 1982 Track List: Disc 1: 2112 (Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx) Freewill Limelight Beneath, Between & Behind Subdivisions (Early Version) The Camera Eye YYZ / drum solo Broon's Bane The Trees The Analog Kid (Early Version) Disc 2: The Spirit of Radio Red Barchetta Closer to the Heart Tom Sawyer Vital Signs Working Man Hemispheres (Armageddon) By-Tor & The Snow Dog In The End In The Mood 2112 (Grand Finale) La Villa Strangiato -
Soundboard 8.8 - Not too bad for a 48 year old tape. Does have some lack of clarity (minor) being old analog but for the most part I say dive right in because with this band…well the water is rather deep, and colorful. GONG 1972-12-14 Maison des Jeunes Rodez, France CD1 1. Gnome intro 2. Pot Head Pixies 3. Zero the Hero & the Witch's Spell 4. I am your Pussy 5. Why are we Sleeping? 6. Radio Gnome Invisible 7. I Feel so Lazy 8. It's The Time of Your Life CD2 1. Tropical Fish 2. Dreaming it 6:04 3. Flying Teapot 6:55 4. Flying Teapot pt. II 12:54 5. Flying Teapot pt. III 4:46 CD3 1. Lawrence The Alien 2. Blues For Findlay 3. Encore Jams lineup: Daevid Allen - voc, guitar, glissando guitar Shakti Yoni - space whispers & vocals Bloomdido Bad de Grass - sax, voc Hi T Moonweed - synth Francis Moze - bass Laurie Allan - drums -
Audience 8.3 - Do not let the low rating dissuade you from obtaining this show, because it is actually pretty clear and for this tour probably one of the better auds. It does lean toward low end, in a good way because it does not crowd everyone else out. Eddie is on fire and you hear him well, vocals and bass are solid (vox are a touch behind it all but still right there) so perhaps drums are the weakness but even then I can hear what he’s doing. Once your ears adjust, man this ain’t that bad. Van Halen Monday, April 14, 1980 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI Disc 1 01 -Radio Promo 02 -Intro 03 -Romeo Delight 04 -Bottoms Up 05 -Runnin' With The Devil 06 -Tora Tora - Loss Of Control 07 -Take Your Whiskey Home 08 -Dance The Night Away 09 -Women In Love 10 -Jamie's Cryin' 11 -banter 12 -Feel Your Love Tonight Disc 2 13 -Bright Lights, Big City 14 -Atomic Punk 15 -And The Cradle Will Rock 16 -Light Up The Sky 17 -Guitar Solo 18 -Ain't Talkin' Bout Love -Encores- 19 -Applause 20 -Ice Cream Man 21 -You Really Got Me -
Soundboard 8.7 - This is clear enough and is a board tape but my guess is that it is actually sourced from a line feed (video) because I do notice some compression on the signal. Still, it is highly enjoyable, getting ample amounts of bass, drums, and of course guitars (even some panning effects now and then, very cool). Capital Centre Landover, MD. August 12th 1978 Disc 1: 1. -Just What The Doctor Ordered (4:25) 2. -Yank Me, Crank Me (4:17) 3. -Dog Eat Dog (5:29) 4. -Free For All (5:24) 5. -Snakeskin Cowboys (5:00) 6. -Cat Scratch Fever (5:29) 7. -Need You Bad (5:23) 8. -Tight Spots (3:06) 9. -Name Your Poison (5:38) Disc 2: 1. -Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (6:05) 2. -Guitar Solo (6:11) 3. -Stormtroopin' (4:57) 4. -Stranglehold (10:46) 5. -Motor City Madhouse (9:13) 6. -Gonzo (6:35) -
Audience 8.8 - Very clear and with enough dynamics present to really provide an authentic experience of virtually being there. These kinds of recordings, while technically not considered as excellent (unfairly) due to the measurable fidelity of the audio (in the objective sense) are actually excellent in their own right. This is a well done recording, with the sound “floating” above you and giving you a sense of time and place, of literally being there. Van Halen Fair Warning Tour Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Tuesday August 25th, 1981 Disc 1 01. On Fire 02. Sinner's Swing 03. Drum solo 04. Hear About It Later 05. So This Is Love 06. Jamie's Crying 07. Bass solo 08. Runnin' With The Devil 09. Dance The Night Away 10. Sunday Afternoon In The Park 11. Romeo Delight 12. Everybody Wants Some!! Disc 2 13. Sounds of Summertime 14. Ice Cream Man 15. Mean Street 16. Guitar solo 17. Feel Your Love Tonight 18. You Really Got Me 19. Unchained 20. Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Line-up: David Lee Roth : Edward Van Halen : Alex Van Halen : Michael Anthony. -
Audience 8.6 - A clear tape, possibly a master source, that presents a very nice performance by the band with a tape that gives you a reasonable recollection of the evening. The tape leans towards a high end propensity while sacrificing any deep lows but I am 100% sure you will LOVE this one because it’s just one of those tapes that seems to get better, the ears adjust, and before you know it you are saying “damn this is pretty good”…because it actually is. As Pretty Woman ends (and there’s a moment in the song where Dave lets loose on some dingus that threw something at him) and it goes into Eddie’s solo, man, this tape TAKES OFF and becomes an easy 9.3 rating. Van Halen The Forum Inglewood, CA September 10, 1982 Disc 1 1. -Romeo Delight 4:14 2. -Unchained 4:01 3. -Drum Solo 2:45 4. -The Full Bug 3:36 5. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:04 6. -Dave Raps 3:34 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:28 8. -Little Guitars 4:21 9. -Where Have All The Good Times Gone 3:16 10. -Bass Solo 4:19 11. -Hang 'em High 3:10 12. -Cathedral 1:47 13. -Secrets 3:21 14. -Everybody Wants Some 13:18 Disc 2 1. -Dance The Night Away 3:14 2. -Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 6:11 3. -Ice Cream Man 7:48 4. -Intruder 1:54 5. -(Oh) Pretty Woman 3:27 6. -Guitar Solo 11:15 7. -D.O.A. 3:36 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:05 9. -Bottoms Up 5:46 10. -You Really Got Me - Happy Trails 6:31 -
Audience 8.5/8.7 - Both tapes are not well known, and are pre-Close To The Edge making them quite interesting to the fans of early period Yes. Both tapes sound pretty good, with the nod going to Tucson for just that little bit of clarity it has overall. There’s enough dynamics, atmosphere, and clarity to allow the listener to settle in to each show and appreciate the details (great ripping Hammond work by Wakeman throughout). Good to have these shows in the collection. Yes Forum Inglewood, CA, USA March 15, 1972 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite Intro (2:09) 02 Roundabout (7:33) 03 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:15) 04 Perpetual Change (10:12) 05 I've Seen All Good People (6:43) 06 Yours Is No Disgrace (11:51) Disc 2 Community Center Tucson, AZ, USA March 16, 1972 01 Roundabout (7:54) 02 I've Seen All Good People (7:05) 03 Mood For A Day (3:31) 04 Clap (3:56) 05 Heart Of The Sunrise (11:08) 06 Rick Wakeman Solo (5:28) 07 Long Distance Runaround (4:09) 08 The Fish (11:00) 09 Perpetual Change (9:13) -
Audience 8.7 - A very good tape for the time, and what a good time it is for the Stones. What I really enjoyed the most about this recording is how clear Mick Taylor is in the mix. It’s not a super bright sounding tape, and it is not muddy, it is better than average but it shines in atmosphere, performance, and vibe. The band is clearly enjoying the show as much as the audience is. A keeper! The Rolling Stones NICARAGUAN BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE The Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA on January 18th, 1973 Disc 1: 01. -Introduction 02. -Brown Sugar 03. -Bitch 04. -Rocks Off 05. -Gimme Shelter 06. -Route 66 07. -It's All Over Now 08. -Happy 09. -Tumbling Dice 10. -No expectations Disc 2: 01. -Sweet Virginia 02. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 03. -Dead Flowers 04. -Stray Cat Blues 05. -Live With Me 06. -All Down The Line 07. -Rip This Joint 08. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 09. -Street Fighting Man -
Audience 8.8 - This is a tape that does improve as it goes ultimately coming to a comfortable place, and one might say it is warm and well balanced. When I hear this I can better appreciate this period of the band, when they were experimenting with their music trying to find a place in the changing world of FM radio and top 40. Does that make it bad? I used to shake my head, but now I understand it, and I find that what they were doing was NEEDED in order to prevent ALL music from that time period sucking so much. YES Civic Center Portland ME USA 02.09.1980 CD 1 (73:20): 01 Does It Really Happen? 02 Yours Is No Disgrace 03 Into The Lens 04 The Clap 05 And You And I 06 Go Through This 07 Man In A White Car Suite 08 We Can Fly From Here 09 Tempus Fugit 10 Amazing Grace - Whitefish CD 2 (77:25): 01 Machine Messiah 02 Starship Trooper 03 Roundabout 04 Can You Imagine?* 05 Telephone Secrets* 06 Mind Drive* 07 Fortune Hunter* 08 You Don't Know+ 09 Make It Easy+ 10 Open Your Box+ * tracks: XYZ session feat. Chris Squire, Alan White & Jimmy Page, april 1981 + tracks: Cinema rehearsals, 1982 -
FM Broadcast 8.9 - This recording was done from the radio broadcast even though most people think it is from the reels (it is from a reel to reel, but a recording made from the broadcast). However, once the live over the air sound mix is sorted out, it becomes pretty darn good and even if the tape has some signs of age, it’s a great document and well worth getting. Yes Madison Square Garden NYC, NY Sept. 6, 1980 Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn cd1 51:30 01. Yours Is No Disgrace 5:01 02. Into The Lens 8:23 03. Clap 4:26 04. And You & I 10:08 05. Go Through This 4:27 06. Man In A White Car 6:17 07. We Can Fly From Here 6:44 08. Tempus Fugit 5:49 09. The Fish (11 seconds) 0:11 cd2 43:21 01 Machine Messiah (Mono) 11:24 02 Starship Trooper 11:55 03 Roundabout 7:42 Bonus: 04 - We Can Fly From Here Studio-Demo - 5:56 05 - We Can Fly From Here 6:23 1980-04-18 (later mix 1980-04-18) -
Audience 9.2 - A recording that does more than merely capture a live concert on tape, it captures the dynamics and palpable vibe of the event. This is lovely stuff, with the band delivering stunning readings of majestic progressive rock numbers like Sound Chaser and Close To The Edge. To be honest, sometimes the overly jazzy keyboards of Moraz do conflict with the style and sound of the band but mostly he is able to provide the correct sounds during the key parts. Yes Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA June 21, 1975 Disc 1 01 Firebird Suite 02 Sound Chaser 03 Close To The Edge 04 To Be Over 05 The Gates Of Delirium Disc 2 06 Your Move 07 Mood For A Day 08 Long Distance Runaround 09 Patrick Moraz Solo 10 Clap 11 And You And I 12 Ritual 13 Roundabout 14 Sweet Dreams -
Audience 9.1 - A recording that delivers everything that you want, especially the guitar tone which is simply glorious. You would be forgiven if you thought “hey am I listening to the Stones right now?” but remember, it was The Stones that sounded like Mick Taylor not the other way around! Great stuff! Mick Taylor with the Jimmy Woods Band 11th Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair, San Diego, CA September 19, 1992 Band members: Mick Taylor : guitar, vocals Jimmy Wood : vocals, harmonica, guitar Jimmy King : guitar, backing vocals Greg Boaz : bass, backing vocals David Salinas : drums Disc 1 01 introduction 02 Badmouth Momma 03 Hoodoo Thing 04 How It Feels 05 You Shook Me Disc 2 06 Shake Your Hips 07 You Don't Miss Your Water 08 You Gotta Move 09 Band Intros 10 Cairo Motel Total Time = 01:32:13 -
Radio Broadcast & Audience 8.8/8.5 - The radio material sounds its age but is a fine document in good enough shape to give you a deeper appreciation for this hugely influential band. The audience material is from a small club, and therefore does not suffer stadium sound problems meaning you can hear everyone pretty solid especially the guitar which is great. I am happy to be able to hear these recordings knowing a little background on the band and how they forged their own path in the music industry. A bit of ancient historical importance on the 1974 show, Judas Priest opened and come on at the end to jam with Budgie making it the first recorded appearance of Judas Priest on tape! Budgie 1972-10-10 Paris Theater London UK Burke Shelley - bass, vocals Ray Phillips - drums Tony Bourge - guitar Disc 1 1. -Talk 2. -Rape of the Locks 3. -Talk (includes station announce) 4. -Rocking Man 5. -Talk 6. -Hot As a Docker's Armpit 1974-02-11 Marquee London line-up: Burke Shelley Tony Bourge Pete Boot 7. Intro 8. Breadfan 9. Hammer And Tongs (early version) 10. You're The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk 11. Parents Disc 2 1. Zoom Club 2. Running From My Soul 4. The Stumble (instrumental version) 5. Running From My Soul (reprise, jam with Judas Priest) -
Audience 8.8 - This is the good stuff, seriously good I mean. What you are getting in this one is a band really unstoppable, with a monstrous hit in Frankenstein that the audience is going nuts for and for good reason – a penultimate version that will leave you completely floored. Very strong recording puts you in the action with a front row seat. I love it! EDGAR WINTER WITH RICK DERRINGER BOSTON MUSIC HALL BOSTON, MA SEPTEMBER 10, 1974 THE BAND Rick Derringer guitar vocals Dan Hartman bass vocals Chuck Ruff drums Edgar Winter Clavinet Mellotron organ piano synthesizer vibraphone saxophone vocals SET LIST CD 1 1 -JUST PLAYING THAT ROCK AND ROLL 2 -JUST AROUND THE BAND 3 -HANGING AROUND 4 -MAKE IT FUNKY 5 -WE'RE GONNA GET TOGETHER 6 -UNCOMPLICATED 7 -EAST STREET 8 -FREE RIDE CD 2 1 -ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE COO 2 -TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR 3 -FRANKENSTEIN 4 -UNDERCOVER MAN 5 -DO LIKE ME -
Audience 8.4 - This tape was made by a very sincere taper, you can clearly tell the person tried very hard to make it work. I think, if I had to guess, the problem was not him, it was more than likely improper microphone type and simple passage of time, because this is a clear and strong tape that falls a little short in some aspects making it a little above average where it could have been amazing. The tape struggles through The Lamia, where you get the effects of age and degradation. The audio quality suffers a little bit because of distance, and that robs some dynamics and clarity, but here’s the thing: The equipment was good quality and that comes through as you do get a certain realism, a sense of the venue and atmosphere that the open mic captures. The stereo field on this tape is pretty wide, so my guess is that microphones were hoisted above the audience somewhere middle of the arena. I think I like this tape in some regards, and I definitely do not consider it rubbish and neither will you. One last thought – I found this recording did slowly improve as the show progressed, perhaps dipping a bit at the end of disc one but not catastrophically. Genesis Palace Theater Providence, RI December 8th, 1974 Disc 1 01 Introduction 1:15 02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4:59 03 Fly On A Windshield 2:31 04 Broadway Melody Of 1974 2:10 05 Cuckoo Cuckoon 2:14 06 In The Cage 8:01 07 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 3:05 08 The Story Of Rael -Part I 2:45 09 Back In N.Y.C. 5:53 10 Hairless Heart 2:24 11 Counting Out Time 3:46 12 Carpet Crawlers 5:38 13 Chamber Of 32 Doors 5:49 Total Time 50:30 Disc 2 01 The Story Of Rael -Part II 3:08 02 Lilywhite Lilith 2:53 03 The Waiting Room 5:48 04 Anyway 3:24 05 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 2:27 06 Interlude 1:16 07 The Lamia 7:04 08 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 3:28 09 The Colony Of Slippermen 8:34 10 Ravine 1:42 11 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 3:31 12 Riding The Scree 4:26 13 In The Rapids 2:06 14 It 4:53 15 The Story Of Henry And Cynthia 2:33 16 The Musical Box 13:12 17 Watcher Of The Skies 8:17 Total Time 78:52 -
Audience 8.4 - A middle of the road stadium recording that is quite clear but not very close. That being said, I found much to appreciate from this one – namely the curious line-up at this time. Tony Martin singing, ok, he is decent enough and certainly professional caliber but to me, this just is not Black Sabbath. It’s a really badass metal band with Tony Iommi on guitar. This recording does allow you to really hear both Tony’s pretty loud and clear. BLACK SABBATH DATE : 1987/12/10 VENUE : Palasport, Firenze, Italy Disc 1 Supertzar [Intro] Neon Knights Children Of The Sea War Pigs Die Young Drum Solo Iron Man Born To Lose Black Sabbath Disc 2 Glory Ride Heaven and Hell Children Of The Grave The Shining Paranoid The Shining [Reprise] Laguna Sunrise [Outro] RUNNING TIME : ~ 99 minutes LINE-UP : Tony Iommi - Guitar Tony Martin - Vocals Jo Burt - Bass Terry Chimes - Drums Geoff Nicholls - keyboards NOTES : Very good and complete audience recording of the last show of the "Eternal Idol" tour. This was also the last show for the short lived Iommi / Martin / Burt / Chimes / Nicholls line-up, and a great show it was. -
Audience 8.8 - A great atmospheric recording – I think I have figured it out though – so people used to go to concerts and party, with the musician on stage performing just an excuse to be with hundreds of other pot smoking, over-hyped hippies. What I am trying to say is that the audience is a little too into it…in my opinion. Great show though. Artist: Neil Young Date: 1973-03-17 Location: Seattle, WA Venue: Seattle Center Coliseum Source: Audience Band Members: Neil Young - guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano The Stray Gators Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar Jack Nitzsche - piano, vocals Tim Drummond - bass Johny Barbata - drums Setlist: 01. Intro 02. Sugar Mountain 03. Tell Me Why 04. Old Man 05. Heart Of Gold 06. Time Fades Away 07. Band Introduction 08. L.A. 09. Lookout Joe 10. Don't Be Denied 11. Are You Ready For The Country? 12. Last Dance 13. Yonder Stands The Sinner 14. New Mama (very end cut) 15. Southern Man 16. Cinnamon Girl 17. Alabama Length: 100:37 Notes: This is a very good to excellent sounding recording. This recording has been available for years now but this is the first time the master reels have ever been properly digitized. This show captures Neil Young and his backing band The Stray Gators touring in support of his Time Fades Away album. This is a good show but Neil is plagued with guitar problems and spends about a quarter of show tuning his guitar. Also of note David Crosby and Graham Nash join Neil onstage for Old Man. -
Audience 8.7 & Radio Broadcast 9.4 - Both of these are amazing, even the audience tape which is frighteningly intense manages to deliver a wallop. So, let me prepare you best I can, what you know about this band probably comes from their mid to late 70’s FM radio hit singles but my friend this stuff ain’t that…no not by a long shot. This is balls to the wall heavy prog tinged acid rock. There are plenty of moments where you can’t tell where the guitars and keyboards are coming from because they bob and weave almost as one instrument…brilliant! MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND 1972-06-19 Volkshaus Zurich, Switzerland Disc 1 1. -PRAYER 2. -CAPTAIN BOBBY STOUT incl.Glorified Magnified 3. -ASHES TO THE WIND 4. -HAPPY BEING ME 5. -QUINN THE ESKIMO (The Mighty Quinn) Disc 2 GOLDERS GREEN HIPPODROME LONDON, ENGLAND NOVEMBER 20, 1973 01. -Introduction 02. -Mercury, The Winged Messenger 03. -Buddha 04. -Messin' 05. -Father Of Day, Father Of Night 06. -Captain Bobby Stout 07. -Mighty Quinn (The Eskimo) Musicians MANNFRED MANN- Organ/Synthesizer/Vocals MICK ROGERS- Guitar/Vocals COLIN PATTENDEN- Bass CHRIS SLADE- Drums/Percussion/Vocals