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This is the follow up album to the recent reissue of Ruff Mix, the band's official studio offering released in 1975. Culled from the band's personal archives, the music was saved from destruction (literally the master tapes burned in a fire and barely survived) and remixed to present a picture of the band just prior to recording Ruff Mix, and then a few years after its release. The CD features late guitarist Richard Heath (Oz Knozz, Lady Killer, Lic) on side 1 and Rick Wheeler on side 2. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Pinpoint precision, that is how I describe this one. The band, the songs, the mix, the tone…so what I am saying is “it’s a good one”. Pine Knob, MI. July 26, 1978 Disc 1- Song For America
- Point Of Know Return
- Paradox
- Journey From Mariabronn
- Mysteries And Mayhem
- Lamplight Symphony
- The Wall
- Lonely Street
- Dust In The Wind
- Miracles Out Of Nowhere
- Portrait (He Knew)
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Sparks Of The Tempest
- Bringing It Back
- Magnum Opus
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Audience 8.4 - A very rare tape here, new to circulation and not bad, but not great either. What is the downside? Recorded towards the back of the hall, and some consistent tape noise that crowds the middle a little. The upside? It’s actually not bad sounding for all that was against it, you get used to it and after a few minutes you realize it’s very listenable. The crowd is pretty rowdy, I heard fireworks going off at one point – and they really love their Kinks in Cape Cod. I like this for the collectors, they will appreciate it. The Kinks Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA July 2, 1977 Band line-up Ray Davies – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1964–1997) Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1964–1997) John Gosling – keyboards, piano, backing vocals (1970–1978) Mick Avory – drums, percussion (1964–1984) Andy Pyle – bass (1976–1978) Pamela Travis - backing vocals (1977) Claire Hamill - backing vocals (1977) Total Time = 01:28:12 Disc 1 01 One of the Survivors 02 Rush Hour Blues 03 Tired of Waiting 04 Set Me Free 05 Sunny Afternoon 06 Well Respected Man 07 Death of a Clown 08 All Day & All of the Night 09 Slum Kids 10 Life On The Road* Disc 2 11 Stormy Sky* (end cuts) 12 Life Goes On* 13 School Days 14 The Hard Way 15 Education 16 Full Moon 17 Banana Boat Song 18 Lola 19 You Really Got Me 20 Jukebox Music -
Audience 8.9 - This is a most excellent effort to capture what had to be an insanely loud concert on non-professional equipment. A massive sound is on display and you can get a much better sense of what the keyboard player Steve Knight brought to the table. All praise to the taper! MOUNTAIN Academy Of Music New York City, NY, USA 14 December 1971 Mountain: Leslie West - guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi - bass, vocals Corky Laing - drums Steve Knight - keyboards Disc 1 1. Intro > 3:46 2. Never In My Life 4:49 3. Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:43 4. Crossroader 7:16 5. Nantucket Sleighride 17:38 Runtime: 39:13 Disc 2 5. Leslie West Guitar Solo > Roll Over Beethoven 18:04 6. Dreams Of Milk And Honey > Dream Sequence 17:33 7. Silver Paper 10:35 8. Mississippi Queen 7:48 Runtime: 53:59 Total Runtime: 1:33:12 -
Audience 8.6 - It’s hard to figure out why there are few ’75 and ’76 period recordings of The Kinks. Perhaps it is due to the confusion among their fan base as to the new direction the band were going in with the big stage productions and “concept” albums. Looking back, one can now appreciate the artistic “stretch” going on as I am sure it became quite tedious having to bang out those mid ‘60’s chart toppers one after the other, even though they still throw in one or two. That being said, this is quite a nice find! A complete show, well recorded, and well performed. The Kinks McAlister Auditorium @ Tulane University New Orleans, LA February 20, 1976 Band line-up (personnel : May 1970 - November 1976) Ray Davies - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Davies - lead guitar, backup vocals John Dalton - bass guitar, backup vocals Mick Avory - drums, percussion John Gosling - keyboards Total Time = 01:38:29 Disc 1 01 Everybody's A Star 02 Rush Hour Blues 03 Lola 04 Waterloo Sunset 05 You Really Got Me 06 Banana Boat Song 07 All Day And All Of The Night 08 Alcohol 09 Celluloid Heroes -- intermission -- 10 Schooldays 11 Flash's Schooldays 12 Story Of Preservation Disc 2 13 Jack The Idiot Dunce 14 Education 15 The First Time We Fall In Love 16 I'm In Disgrace 17 Headmaster 18 The First Time We Fall In Love (Reprise) 19 The Hard Way 20 The Last Assembly 21 No More Looking Back 22 Finale -- tape break @ 0:26 -- 23 Money Talks Opening Act: The Pretty Things -
Audience 8.3 - A tape that one must admire for sheer effort, capturing an entire performance of what had to be an enormous venue filled with screaming people…not the best environment to do field recordings! The music, however, is here, in average fidelity but not obscuring the excellent performance given by the band. Band: Queen Title: Vienna Waltz Date:May 2, 1978 Venue: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Disc 1 1.We Will Rock You (slow/fast) 2.Brighton Rock 3.Somebody To Love 4.Death On Two Legs 5.Killer Queen 6.Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 7.I'm In Love With My Car 8.Get Down, Make Love 9.The Millionaire Waltz 10.You're My Best Friend 11.Spread Your Wings 12.It's Late 13.Now I'm Here 14.Love Of My Life Disc 2 1.'39 2.My Melancholy Blues 3.White Man 4.The Prophet's Song incl. Guitar Solo 5.Stone Cold Crazy 6.Bohemian Rhapsody 7.Keep Yourself Alive 8.Tie Your Mother Down 9.We Will Rock You 10.We Are The Champions 11.Sheer Heart Attack 12.Jailhouse Rock 13.God Save The Queen -
Studio Quality 9.0-9.3 - The rating is generally accurate throughout although to be picky you could slightly vary some of the sessions by fractions. Nice to have all of this material gathered together like this. Excellent set! Thin Lizzy Complete Studio Collection 67-83 Disc 1 Trend Studios Demos '67-69 01. -Mama & Papa 02. -Ageing 03. -It's Really Worthwhile 04. -Dublin 05. -The Friendly Ranger (John Cann guitar) Sessions 71-73 Philip Lynott (vocal/bass) Brian Downey (drums) Andy Gee (guitar) 01. -Look what The Wind Blew In 02. -Return of the Farmer's Son 03. -Dublin 04. -Going Down 05. -Whiskey In The Jar 06. -Black Boys On The Corner 07. -Gonna Creep Up On You 08. -Whiskey In The Jar 09. -Whiskey In The Jar 10. -Gonna Creep Up On You 11. -Little Girl In Bloom 12. -Vagabonds of the Western World 13. -Randolph's Tango 14. -Slow Blues 15. -Little Girl In Bloom Disc 2 Studio Sessions 1974 1. -Things Ain't Working Out At The Farm 2. -Ghetto Woman 3. -Little Darling 4. -Little Girl In Bloom 5. -Little Darling 6. -Showdown 7. -Slow Blues (instrumental) 8. -Sitamoia 9. -Little Darling 10. -Black Boys On The Corner 11. -It's Only Money 12. -Still In Love With You 13. -Sitamoia 14. -She Knows 15. -It's Only Money 16. -Sha La La 17. -Philomena 18. -Banshee 19. -Philomena Disc 3 1974 Frankfurt, Germany with Andy Gee and John Cann 01. -It's Only Money 02. -Little Darlin' 03. -Slow Blues 04. -Little Girl In Bloom 05. -Gonna Creep Up On You 06. -Rock 'N' Roll With You 07. -Whiskey In The Jar 08. -The Rocker 09. -Sitamoia 10. -Drum Solo 11. -Hard Driving Man 12. -Little Darlin' 13. -Talk To Your Daughter Disc 4 1975-1978 Sessions 01. -Wild One ITV-75 02. -Rosalie 5/29-75 03. -Suicide 5/29-75 04. -Halfcaste 5/29-75 05. -Warriors 2/12-76 06. -Jailbreak 2/12-76 07. -Emerald 2/12-76 08. -Cowboy Song 2/12-76 09. -Johnny 9/23-76 10. -Fools Gold 9/23-76 11. -Don't Believe A Word 9/23-76 12. -Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed 9/23-76 13. -Don't Believe A Word 2/1-77 14. -Bad Reputation 8/1-77 15. -Killer Without A Cause 8/1-77 16. -Dancing In The Moonlight 8/1-77 17. -That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart 8/1-77 18. -Downtown Sundown 8/1-77 19. -Dancing in The Moonlight 8/11-77 20. -Rosalie 5/11-77 Disc 5 1978 Black Rose Sessions January 21st, 1978 Rampart Studios 01 -Rock Your Love (unreleased, written by Jimmy Bain) 02 -A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer (long version) January 22nd, 1978 Rampart Studios 03 -Cold Black Night (unreleased) 04 -Hate (unreleased) 05 -With Love (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 06 -Parisienne Walkways (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 07 -Black Rose (Huey Lewis on harmonica) 08 -Got To Give It Up (slow, different lyrics) 09 -Toughest Street In Town 10 -Don't Believe A Word (Lynott-Moore vocals) February 1st, 1978 Good Earth Studios 11 -Ode To A Black Man (original version) 12 -Spanish Guitar (different lyrics) 13 -Parisienne Walkways (demo) 14 -Are You Ready (unreleased studio version) 15 -Blackmail (unreleased, covered by Wild Horses) 16 -Waiting For An Alibi (slower, different lyrics) 17 -Fanatical Fascists (Lynott vocals) 18 -Leaving Town (unreleased) -
Toronto 1978 FM Broadcast 9.7 - Ok, now we are just being spoiled! A fantastic, vibrant, near perfect recording of a superb performance! In fact, it’s actually several performances, where they just took the best of each show and broadcast it. I am fine with it! It’s great man. Seattle 1978 FM Broadcast 9.1 - This is solid all the way, it’s not quite as lively sounding as the Toronto but it’s professional and satisfying and pairs well on the set. Todd Rundgren & Utopia CHUM-FM Broadcast El Mocambo Toronto, Canada October 31 & November 1, 1978 Source: FM Lineage: FM > CASSETTE > SONY DTC 790 DAT > Philips CDR 870 > EAC > WAV > FLAC Transfered by: jfb File Size: 595 MB Performers: Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Roger Powell Willie Wilcox Setlist: Disc 1 1. -Radio Intro 2. -Real Man 3. -It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference 4. -Love of The Common Man 5. -Trapped 6. -Abandon City 7. -The Seven Rays 8. -Can We Still Be Friends 9. -Death of Rock And Roll 10. -You Cried Wolf 11. -Gangrene Disc 2 1. -A Dream Goes On Forever 2. -The Last Ride 3. -Black Maria 4. -Eastern Intrigue - Initiation 5. -Couldn’t I Just Tell You 6. -Hello Its Me 7. -Just One Victory Notes: This is an amazing performance with excellent sound. There were 6 concerts over 3 nights at the El Mocambo (a small club in Toronto) and this broadcast made a complete concert of the best bits of the October 31 and November 1 shows. Disc 3 The Place Seattle WA. August 12, 1978 KZOK FM Broadcast 1 -KZOK Intro - Tune up 2 -Real Man 3 -It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 4 -Love Of The Common Man 5 -Trapped 6 -Abandon City 7 -The Verb To Love 8 -The Seven Rays Disc 4 9 -Can We Still Be Friends 10 -The Death Of Rock 'N Roll 11 -You Cried Wolf 12 -Gangrene 13 -A Dream Goes On Forever 14 -Black Maria 15 -Eastern Intrigue 16 -Initiation 17 -Couldn't I Just Tell You 18 -Hello It's Me THE BAND Todd Rundgren guitar drums vocals Roger Powell keyboards vocals Kasim Sulton bass vocals guitar John "Willie" Wilcox drums vocals bass -
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 8.3 - Both shows recorded by same taper so sound quality consistent throughout. This is another one of those “right in the middle of the action” tapes, where literally you sense the surroundings, and settle yourself in to what will be a wild night of rock and roll music. Quality is decent, without too much in the way of dynamics, but also this is not a muddy, crappy recording, it’s just not showcasing a wide range of tones. What you do get is a total immersion, and a very real sense of the electricity in the air (and in the excitable crowd). FOGHAT Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Dave Peverett rhythm guitar vocals Rod Price lead guitar slide guitar Tony Stevens bass Roger Earl drums Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Road Fever 3 -What A Shame 4 -Shes Gone 5 -Leaving Again (Again) 6 -I Just Want To Make Love To You 7 -Who Do You Love 8 -Lousiana Blues JOHNNY WINTER Music Hall Boston MA. May 3rd 1973 THE BAND Johnny Winter guitar vocals Randy Jo Hobbs bass Richard Hughes drums Disc 2 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Rock Me Baby 3 -Can't You Feel It 4 -Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo 5 -Great Balls Of Fire 6 -Long Tall Sally 7 -Black Cat Bone Disc 3 8 -Jumpin` Jack Flash 9 -Let It Bleed 10 -Everyday I Have The Blues 11 -Back Door Friend -
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. -
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) -
All discs are Audience recordings of VERY GOOD quality. All sound bright, and with the exception of maybe one show (which sounds a little crowded up in the middle frequency), are pretty wide and clear. Having listened to all of it, I have to rate this set as spectacularly fun to listen to, it's just a really good time for the band who are riding high on their successes but not yet ready to relax too much. Having a good time, but meaning business too. Great stuff! Van Halen FAIR WARNING TOUR CANISTER Disc 1 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI May 15, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:43 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:47 3. -Drum Solo 1:30 4. -Hear About It Later 4:50 5. -Dave Raps 2:22 6. -So This Is Love 4:40 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:40 8. -Bass Solo 3:13 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:02 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:40 11. -Romeo Delight 7:38 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 8:18 13. -Mean Street 5:22 Disc 2 Providence Cont'd 1. -Ice Cream Man 10:32 2. -Guitar Solo 7:38 3. -Lucille 2:47 4. -You Really Got Me 10:57 5. -Unchained 4:47 6. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 6:26 Disc 3 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA, USA June 19, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:50 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:40 3. -Drum Solo 2:24 4. -Hear About It Later 4:51 5. -Dave Raps 2:35 6. -So This Is Love 3:25 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:37 8. -Bass Solo 3:43 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:17 10. -Dance The Night Away 3:18 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 3:18 12. -Romeo Delight 4:43 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:04 Disc 4 Los Angeles cont'd 1. -Sounds of Summertime 4:02 2. -Ice Cream Man 5:45 3. -Mean Street 5:16 4. -Guitar Solo 6:57 5. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:56 6. -You Really Got Me 4:37 7. -Unchained 5:27 8. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:43 Disc 5 The Forum Inglewood, CA June 20, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:51 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:37 3. -Drum Solo 2:26 4. -Hear About It Later 4:54 5. -Dave Raps 3:08 6. -So This Is Love? 3:09 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:45 8. -Bass Solo 3:39 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 5:09 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:55 12. -Romeo Delight 3:14 Disc 6 LA Forum cont'd 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 9:24 14. -Ice Cream Man 7:56 15. -Mean Street 4:54 16. -Guitar Solo 6:01 17. -Feel Your Love Tonight 2:57 18. -You Really Got Me 4:59 19. -Unchained 6:32 20. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Happy Birthday to Michael Anthony 6:30 Disc 7 Great Western Forum Inglewood, CA June 21, 1981 1. -On Fire 3:58 2. -Sinner's Swing! 3:35 3. -Drum Solo 2:36 4. -Hear About It Later 4:48 5. -Dave Raps 2:53 6. -So This Is Love 3:26 7. -Jamie's Cryin' 3:46 8. -Bass Solo 3:23 9. -Runnin' With The Devil 3:24 10. -Dance The Night Away 4:55 11. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park 1:58 12. -Romeo Delight 4:36 13. -Everybody Wants Some!! 6:10 14. -Ice Cream Man 5:35 15. -Mean Street 5:03 Disc 8 the Forum cont'd 1. -Guitar Solo 7:37 2. -Feel Your Love Tonight 3:06 3. -You Really Got Me 4:11 4. -Unchained 4:37 5. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 5:02 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ September 28, 1981 6. -On Fire 7. -Sinner's Swing 8. -Alex Van Halen Drum Solo 9. -Hear About It Later 10. -So This Is Love 11. -Jamie's Crying 12. -Michael Anthony Bass Solo 13. -Runnin' With The Devil 14. -Dance The Night Away 15. -Sunday Afternoon In The Park Disc 9 Phoenix cont'd 16. -Romeo Delight 17. -Everybody Wants Some 18. -Lucille 19. -Ice Cream Man 20. -Mean Street 21. -Edward Van Halen Guitar Solo 22. -You Really Got Me 23. -Unchained 24. -Ain't Talkin''Bout Love Disc 10 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, USA August 25th, 1981 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 Disc 11 Greensboro cont'd 12. -Everybody Wants Some!! 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 -
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 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 9.1 - A really fine recording and a great show this is! Some minor limitations present during very heavy passages where the equipment fails to maintain the clarity we get used to during most of this show – but it’s not a deal-breaker at all because the recording remains powerful without distorting which is critical to the success of the tapers’ efforts here. You might lose a touch of vocals and some clarity (a little bit) but that will not detract from the pleasure you will get from this show. Pink Floyd LONDON 18.3.77 Wembley Empire Pool, London, England, March 18th 1977 Total time = 111:42m Disc 1 (50:08m) 1. SHEEP 2. PIGS ON THE WING pt 1 3. DOGS final note edited out 4. PIGS ON THE WING pt 2 5. PIGS (THREE DIFFERENT ONES) Disc 2 (61:34m) 1. SOYCD 1-5 2. WELCOME TO THE MACHINE 3. HAVE A CIGAR 4. WISH YOU WERE HERE 5. SOYCD 6-9 6. US & THEM -
Audience 9.1 - A beautiful recording with a terrific drum sound, and expansive, atmospheric ensemble mix of all instruments especially keyboards to pair with that drum sound. This might be one you go to frequently. Genesis 1978.07.29 Madison Square Garden, N.Y.C. The Set List: Disc 1 01 -intro 02 -Eleventh Earl of Mar 03 -In The Cage 04 -Burning Rope 05 -Ripples 06 -Deep In The Motherlode 07 -Fountains of Salmacus 08 -Ballad Of Big 09 -One For The Vine Disc 2 10 -Squonk 11 -Intro to Say It's Alright Joe 12 -Say It's Alright Joe 13 -The Lady Lies 14 -Cinema Show 15 -Afterglow 16 -Follow You, Follow Me 17 -Dance On A Volcano 18 -Drum Duet 19 -Los Endos 20 -I Know What I Like (with Peter Gabriel) -
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 -
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 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 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 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 -
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 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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CD 1 Audience 8.5 - A very good sounding tape here, nothing that annoys the ears, in fact it is clear with a solid impact vocal and smoothly integrated guitar/bass. I did notice some phasing effect but it’s not even a bother at all, in fact in this case it adds some atmospherics. Solid! CD2 Audience 8.7 - Slightly more distant than the previous show but certainly has good clarity, a more even mix as far as the drums being at the same level as guitar, bass, and vocals. It gains points in the overall clarity, sounding like a master was used as there is virtually no tape noise, no mid-band muddiness, really CLEAR! Turn up the volume because it sounds way much better at loud levels. Motley Crue Stadio Baseball Nettuno, Roma, Italy 1984-09-05 (opening for AC/DC) Disc 1 01. -In The Beginning 02. -Bastard 03. -Knock 'em Dead, Kid 04. -Shout at the Devil 05. -Ten Seconds to Love 06. -Piece of Your Action 07. -Red Hot 08. -Looks That Kill 09. -Live Wire 10. -Helter Skelter Disc 2 TEATRE TENDA MILAN , ITALY NOVEMBER 12TH , 1984 1.-N THE BEGINNING - BASTARD 2.-KNOCK 'EM DEAD KID 3.-SHOUT AT THE DEVIL 4.-TEN SECONDS TO LOVE 5.-PIECE OF YOUR ACTION 6.-RED HOT 7.-LOOKS THAT KILL 8.-LIVE WIRE 9.-HELTER SKELTER -
Audience 9.1 - This is the surprise tape of 2020. A GREAT sounding tape and awesome performance, and it is completely new to my ears. Fantastic find! Thin Lizzy The Forum Inglewood, CA August 16, 1978 01 Warrior 02 Waiting For An Alibi 03 Still In Love With You 04 Cowboy Song 05 The Boys Are Back In Town 06 Don’t Believe A Word 07 Are You Ready? 08 Me And The Boys -
Soundboard 9.6 - Professionally recorded for broadcast, this is a pre-FM tape source. They say this is one of the best live Kinks show ever. Debatable, but yeah it’s pretty damn good. The Kinks live Winterland, San Francisco 1977.02.19 PRE-FM Recording - KSAN Master Reel (except tracks 1, 21 & 22 from FM broadcast) Disc 1 01 - You Really Got Me (Intro) 02 - One Of The Survivors 03 - Sleepwalker 04 - Rush Hour Blues 05 - You Make It All Worthwhile/Ordinary People/Everybody's A Star 06 – Lola(singalong)/Banana Boat Song 07 - A Well Respected Man 08 - Sunny Afternoon 09 - Waterloo Sunset 10 - Celluloid Heroes 11 - Schooldays 12 - Schooldays(reprise)/The Hard Way 13 – Education Disc 2 14 - Brother 15 - Stormy Sky 16 - Life Goes On 17 - Full Moon 18 - Lola 19 - Alcohol 20 - You Really Got Me/All Day All Of the Night 21 - Life On the Road 22 – Victoria Total Time = 112:45 Ray Davies - guitar, vocals Dave Davies - lead guitar, vocals Andy Pyle - bass John Gosling - piano, keyboards Mick Avory - drums Nick Newell - sax Debbie Doss - background vocals Shirley Roden - background vocals -
Audience 8.2 and 8.4 - Both recordings, while limited in their own respective ways, are both MUST HAVES for the early Motley Crue collectors because they are pretty listenable, with the nod going to the later show even though it is narrower in its bandwidth (it is, however, much clearer). The ‘81 show is a little cluttered in the center, but has broader range and sounds “hot” so to speak. MOTLEY CRUE 1981-10-02 Country Club Reseda,CA(USA) 1 -Take Me To The Top 2 -Two-Timer 3 -Come On And Dance 4 -Mick Mars Guitar Solo 5 -Piece of Your Action 6 -Merry Go-Round 7 -Too Fast For Love 8 -Toast of the Town 9 -Stick To Your Guns 10 -Starry Eyes 11 -Live Wire Encore: 12 -Helter Skelter 13 -Jailhouse Rock Country Club, Reseda, CA. 8-30-82 14 -Take Me To The Top 15 -Looks That Kill 16 -Public Enemy #1 17 -Red Hot 18 -Starry Eyes 19 -Piece Of Your Action 20 -Shout At The Devil -
Audience 9.7 - Wow! This is one badass recording! Great seats, great atmosphere, phenomenal sound, and great performance. This is the real deal, get it! Genesis Starlight Amphitheatre Burbank, CA May 01, 1976 01 Dance On A Volcano 02 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 03 Fly On A Windshield 04 Carpet Crawlers 05 The 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 12 Los Endos 13 It 14 Watcher Of The Skies -
Audience 8.6 - A surprisingly good recording, given what had to be less than ideal conditions – small nightclub, primitive gear, etc. But they pulled it off, and captured what one might think of as Roxy Music’s “rookie card” since it is like their 2nd gig of their first US tour. Very very cool! The Whisky West Hollywood, CA December 18, 1972 01 The Bob (Medley) 02 Would You Believe? 03 Ladytron 04 2HB 05 The Bogus Man 06 If There Is Something 07 Re-Make/Re-Model 08 Virginia Plain -
Soundboard 8.8 - A real surprise, and a real treat this one! The band is playing a college campus and having been on the road for a while their chops are all finely honed. It’s so nice to hear a tape where Terry’s guitar is articulate and clear and not buried in the mud. This is NOT a muddy tape, if you are getting tired of hearing all those muddy early 70’s tapes out there, this one is for you. Chicago Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX - March 17/1971 Disc 1 1)Listen 2)Happy Cause I'm Going Home 3)Poem For The People 4)Lowdown 5)Piano Intro 6)Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 7)Sing a Mean Tune Kid 8)Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Disc 2 1)Fancy Colours 2)Elegy Suite 3)Beginnings 4)I Don't Want Your Money 5)Loneliness Is Just A Word -
Soundboard 9.5 - Professionally recorded, and even by today’s standards you can’t argue with the way they captured this concert because it holds up. CCR Oakland Coliseum January 31, 1970 1. Born On The Bayou 2. Green River 3. Tombstone Shadow 4. It Came Out Of The Sky 5. Travelin' Band 6. Who'll Stop The Rain 7. Bad Moon Rising 8. Proud Mary 9. Fortunate Son 10. Commotion 11. Midnight Special 12. The Night Time Is The Right Time 13. Up Around The Bend 14. Keep On Chooglin' Bonus tracks: ATLANTIC CITY POP FESTIVAL ATLANTIC CITY RACETRACK, ATLANTIC CITY,NJ,USA AUGUST 2,1969 9-BORN ON THE BAYOU 10-GREEN RIVER 11-I PUT A SPELL ON YOU SOMETHING ELSE TV SHOW W/ JOHN HARTFORD ( BANJO ) 1970 12-LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR 13-GET BACK