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Audience 8.5 - Interesting tape, it’s very clear concerning Mr. Jagger! I kind of like this kind of tape, because it’s a realistic sound, like probably what your own ears would have picked up had you been there. I really get a sense of the venue, and the mood of the day. The band sound really hyped, it feels they are playing with a sense of urgency and anger. The sound does sometimes slightly fade out but it comes right back and it is not very frequent. Overall it’s a really fun show to hear! Rolling Stones Sept. 28, 1973 Olympiahalle, Munich early show. 1. -Brown Sugar 2. -Gimme Shelter 3. -Happy 4. -Tumbling Dice 5. -Star Star 6. -Dancing With Mr. D 7. -Angie 8. -You Can't Always Get What You Want 9. -Midnight Rambler 10. -Honky Tonk Woman 11. -All Down The Line 12. -Rip This Joint 13. -Jumpin' Jack Flash 14. -Street Fighting Man Setlist: ( 69:32) -
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 8.4 - A fine document albeit not without limitations. Sound is generally clear, the mix is heavily in favor of Keith’s rhythm guitar, although Mick Taylor is not absent. Mick Jagger is audible, not clearly, but he is audible. Bass sounds pretty good, Charlie is there too but not distinctly. It’s not muddy, really, it’s not close, it’s not far – this is a very good “average” tape if that makes any sense. The Seattle portion (included in this set) is maybe in the 8.7 range, this source being a bit better than the other version we offer here. BTW I think the Midnight Rambler version here is one of the best of the tour. The Rolling Stones Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 1972-06-03 Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA 1972-06-04 (2nd show) CD1 __Vancouver__ 01 Brown Sugar 02 Rocks Off 03 Gimme Shelter 04 Bitch 05 Tumbling Dice 06 Happy 07 Honky Tonk Women 08 Loving Cup 09 Torn And Frayed 10 Sweet Virginia 11 You Can't Always Get What You Want 12 Ventilator Blues CD2 13 Midnight Rambler 14 All Down The Line 15 Bye Bye Johnny 16 Rip This Joint 17 Jumping Jack Flash 18 Street Fighting Man __Seattle__ 19 intro 20 Brown Sugar 21 Bitch 22 Rocks Off 23 Gimme Shelter 24 The Loveliest Night Of The Year 25 Happy 26 Tumbling Dice CD3 27 Love In Vain 28 Sweet Virginia 29 Loving Cup 30 Band intro 31 You Can't Always Get What You Want 32 All Down The Line 33 Midnight Rambler 34 Midnight Rambler 35 Bye Bye Johnny 36 Rip This Joint 37 Jumping Jack Flash 38 Street Fighting Man Total Time: 2h:57m:28s. -
Audience 8.2 - A scrappy document, immersed in the audience, band playing a large hall…but thankfully I can hear everything. Not much clarity when they are at full swing but I would say this tape still has its charms and collectors, if they don’t have it, may want to add it to the collection. Incidentally the band returned again to play Philly later the same year, and that show exists and is pretty decent sounding. Aerosmith The Spectrum Philadelphia PA October 9, 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 -Dream on cont'd -Walkin' The Dog -Sick As A Dog -Draw The Line -Same Old Song And Dance -Train Kept A Rollin' -Get The Lead Out Notes: The band out on their "Draw The Line" tour playing new tunes before the record was out! Ah the old days! Band debuts "Get It Up" here, a whip-cracker of a tune...In fact that whole Draw The Line album rocks. People slag on it, but that "first side" is pure rock and roll genius, just has a flow and the rest is good too. If that LP came out today, people would shit their pants in joy. But I digress...this show is from the taper and solid quality. This is the show where Tyler and Perry got hit with an M-80 as they returned for the encore, so alas, there is no encore. But we also do not hear any fireworks blast as the tape simply shuts off after the Train Kept A Rollin'/Get The Lead Out jam. The band would return to the same venue just weeks later. -
Audience 8.5 - A really fine document of a superb time for the band…young, hungry, full of spit and vinegar and quite frankly at the top of their game. The playing is transcendental, a band completely in sync with each other. The tape is noise free, and while most of the time it sounds a touch on the dull side, it does brighten up and you know it’s probably because the taper got bold and moved closer to the stage. For what it is, it is quite good! Aerosmith Renziehausen Park bandshell McKeesport, PA 10/6/74 01 Introduction - Tuning 02 S.O.S. (Too Bad) 03 Somebody 04 Banter - Tuning 05 Lord of the Thighs 06 Woman Of The World 07 Banter - Tuning 08 Pandora's Box 09 Dream On 10 Same Old Song & Dance 11 Walkin' the Dog 12 Train Kept a Rollin' (with drum solo) Steven Tyler - vocals, harmonica Joe Perry - guitar, vocals Brad Whitford - guitar, vocals Tom Hamilton - bass Joey Kramer - drums -
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 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 -
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 8.6 - 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 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 9.1 - Both shows are excellent, Zappa seemed to be in a very good mood, even extending the first night’s show length to accommodate late arrivals. Very cool. I think these are some of the best of the US leg of the ’88 tour. Frank Zappa Bushnell Memorial Hall Hartford, CT. February 16, 1988 Disc 1 1. The Black Page 2. Band Intro 3. Frank Speaks Out 4. Dickie's Such an Asshole 5. When the Lie's So Big 6. Planet of the Baritone Women 7. Any Kind of Pain 8. Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk 9. Trouble Every Day 10. Penguin in Bondage 11. Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel 12. The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley Disc 2 1. Frank Talks 2. What's New in Baltimore 3. Packard Goose Medley 4. Inca Roads 5. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 6. Happy Birthday to You 7. Who Needs the Peace Corps 8. King Kong 9. Stairway to Heaven 10. I Am the Walrus 11. Sofa 12. Cruising for Burgers Frank Zappa Bushnell Memorial Hall Hartford, CT. February 17, 1988 Disc 3 1. Frank Speaks 2. Stink-Foot 3. Band Intro 4. We're Turning Again 5. Alien Orifice 6. Why Don't You Like Me - Bacon Fat - Stolen Moments 7. Montana 8. City of Tiny Lites 9. A Pound for a Brown on the Bus 10. Cosmik Debris Disc 4 1. Packard Goose Medley 2. I Ain't Got No Heart 3. Love of My Life 4. Any Kind of Pain 5. The Torture Never Stops 6. Joe's Garage 7. Why Does it Hurt When I Pee 8. Watermelon in Easter Hay 9. Peaches en Regalia 10. Eat That Question 11. Black Napkins -
Soundboard 9.0 - A good, strong board tape, and a typically high quality Santana performance. This tape has been given a little facelift to reveal better dynamics, less hiss, and more depth in the bottom end, and high mids attenuated to make for a smooth, comfortable listening experience. Santana Pioneer Super Session Yokohama Stadium Yokohama, Japan August 2, 1981 Disc 1 1. Narration 1:12 2. Blue Lagoon 12:10 3. Band Intro 2:02 4. ?? 6:48 5. ?? (Rock n Roll) 6:31 6. Primera Invasion 19.02 8. Searching 5:54 9. Tales Of Kilimanjaro 2:59 10. Black Magic Woman 6:12 Disc 2 11. Well Alright 3:45 12. The Sensitive Kind 4:36 13. American Gypsy 6:39 14. She's Not There 7:44 (guest intro Neil Schon) 15. Ready to Fly 11:36 16. Shake Your Money Maker 9:20 17. Europa 8:53 18. Soul Sacrifice 13:13 -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Powerful, exciting, this is the way in which to listen to ELP! In a funny way it is sad, because I can clearly hear what I missed out on. EMERSON LAKE and PALMER Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA February 2nd 1974 WBCN Broadcast Aired March 7th 1976 THE BAND Keith Emerson keyboards Greg Lake bass guitar acoustic and electric guitar harmonica vocals Carl Palmer drums percussion SETLIST 1 -K.B.F.H. Intro 2 -Hoedown 3 -Still You Turn Me On 4 -Lucky Man 5 -Piano Improvisations 6 -Karn Evil #9 First Impression 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Karn Evil # 9 First Impression (reprise) 9 -Karn Evil # 9 Second Impression 10 -Karn Evil # 9 Third Impression -
Soundboard 9.3 - Three discs containing three shows performed during a stretch of the ’74 tour when Bill Bruford was brought in to complete the tour dates scheduled. All three are soundboard, great clarity and dynamics, a real sonic treat and of course Bruford brings a wide array of chops and panache to add to an already talented ensemble. Gong Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway December 11, 1974 Disc 1 1. -Master Builder (6:08) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:26) 3. -Tropical Fish (5:12) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:22) 5. -Solar Musick Suite (7:48) 6. -Oily Way (2:11) 7. -Outer Temple (2:52) 8. -Inner Temple (1:30) 9. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (5:36) 10. -You Can't Kill Me (3:33) 11. -The Isle Of Everywhere (2:17) Total time 46:55 Notes: First Scandinavian gig. Several tracks cut in or out. Some tape problems during the first 3 minutes. Disc 2 Oslo (Norway), Chateau-Neuf – December 15, 1974 1. -Master Builder (13:34) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:38) 3. -Tropical Fish - Selene (7:13) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:38) 5. -Transition (1:10) 6. -Solar Musick Suite (9:01) 7. -Didier Improv (10:21) - 8. -Oily Way (2:32) 9. -Inner Temple (3:33) - 10. -Outer Temple (1:37) 11. -Gliss Improv (3:41) 12. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (2:21) Disc 3 Rotterdam (Netherlands), Eksit - December 7, 1974 1. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (7:24) 2. -You Can't Kill Me (8:58) 3. -Isle Of Everywhere (10:21) 4. -You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (12:37) 5. -Applause (5:57) 6. -Flying Teapot (8:04) Lineup: Daevid Allen - vocals & guitar Didier Malherbe - saxes, flute & vocals Steve Hillage - guitar & vocals Miquette Giraudy - vocals & percussion Tim Blake - synthesizers & vocals Mike Howlett - bass Bill Bruford - drums -
Pro FM Broadcast 9.2 - Both sets are great, both in performance and sound quality. Really great musicianship! I also found myself really enjoying the songs, since I was only very familiar with their evergreen hit “Green Grass and High Tides”. I saw these guys in 1980 and they were great but I was so young I just can’t remember the songs. The Outlaws The Record Plant, Sausalito CA. 1975-03-11 Disc 1 1. -Song In the Breeze (5:04.52 ) 2. -Prisoner (8:57.00) 3. -There Goes Another Love Song (3:07.34) 4. -Cry No More (4:23.59) 5. -Knoxville Girl (3:39.00) 6. -Green Grass and High Tides (13:01.54) Billy Jones: vocals, guitar Henry Paul: vocals, guitar Frank O'Keefe: bass Hughie Thomasson: vocals, guitar Monte Yoho: drums Disc 2 The Outlaws The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA November 22, 1976 01 -Waterhole 02 -Stick Around 03 -Song In The Breeze 04 -Freeborn Man 05 -Cry No More 06 -Knoxville Girl 07 -Green Grass & High Tides 08 -There Goes Another Love Song Band line up Hughie Thomasson – guitar, vocals, pedal steel guitar, banjo (passed away September 9, 2007, aged 55) Billy Jones – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals (passed away February 7, 1995, aged 45) Harvey Dalton Arnold – bass, vocals (tenure 1976–1980) Monte Yoho – drums, percussion (presently still in the band) Henry Paul – guitar, vocals (presently still in the band) -
Soundboard/Pro Studio 9.8 - Immaculate. Perfection. All it really needs is more live atmosphere, but this would be my personal taste and no reflection upon how genuinely great this entire collection is. Dive in! Prince Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy Paris, France 6-17-87 Disc 1 1. Sign O'The Times 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Little Red Corvette 4. Housequake 5. Girls & boys 6. Slow Love 7. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 8. Hot Thing 9. Now's The Time 10. Sheila E. Drum Solo 11. Let's Go Crazy 12. When Doves Cry 13. Purple Rain 14. 1999 15. The Cross Disc 2 Rehearsal #1 Unknown Location Minneapolis, MN. December 1987 1. Hot Thing #1 2. Hot Thing #2 3. Hot Thing #3 4. Strange Relationship 5. Shockadelica 6. Superfunkycalifragisexy (inc. 3 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie, Atomic Dog) Disc 3 Rehearsal #2 Paisley Park Minneapolis, MN. December 1987 Rehearsal for New Year's Eve concert 1. Sign O'The Times 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Housequake 4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 5. Slow Love 6. Starfish And Coffee 7. Hot Thing 8. Now's The Time 9. Sheila E. Drum Solo 10. If I Was Your Girlfriend 11. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 12. U Got The Look 13. Strange Relationship 14. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 15. Forever In My Life 16. Kiss -
Audience 8.6 - This is an untouched, raw transfer straight from the reels, and as such it will sound like it could be MUCH better sonically with some professional sound re-mastering. Many people will no doubt want to hear it as it was recorded, and it is good, it’s really pretty good, but what I would prefer is a sonic facelift because I think this one really deserves it. It’s still a great show. Pink Floyd 1970-11-14 Ernst-Merck Halle Hamburg Germany disc 1 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Fat Old Sun 03 -Cymbaline 04 -Atom Heart Mother 05 -Interstellar Overdrive disc 2 01 -The Embryo 02 -Green Is The Colour 03 -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 04 -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 05 -Saucerful Of Secrets -
Audience 9.4 - PFM is perhaps the archetype Italian progressive rock band, having achieved international acclaim they opened the doors for the world to discover this style of music. PFM IN CLASSIC - 2011-11-07 Kawasaki Japan, Italian Progressive Rock Festival Teatro TOKYO - KAWASAKI - CLUBCITTA' Setlist DISC 1 1 - Intro 2 - Il Flauto Magico-Overture(Mozart) 3 - Danza Macabra(Saint-Saensj / Danza Slava No.1(Dvorjak) 4 - Sinfonia No.5-IV Movimento. Adagietto(Mahler) 5 - Romeo & Giulietta-Danza Dei Cavalieri(Prokofievj 6 - La Grande Pasqua Russa(Korsakov) 7 - Nabucco- Overture (Verdi) DISC 2 1 - River Of Life 2 - Promenade The Puzzle 3 - DoveQuando 4 - Maestro Della Voce 5 - Impressioni Di Settembre (Encore) 6 - Suite Italiana: Sinfonia No.4- L'ltallana (Mendellson) – Celebration - La Danza (Rossini) 7 - William Tell Overture (Rossini) 8 - Bonus Track - La Luna Nuova (Milano, Teatro degli Arcimboldi, 23.09.2011) Line Up Franco Mussida: chitarre, voce Franz Di Cioccio: voce, batteria, percussioni Patrick Djivas: basso Lucio Fabbri: violino Gianluca Tagliavini: tastiere Roberto Gualdi: batteria -
Audience 8.7 - This recording is very hard to distinguish between audience or soundboard. I guess the later, but who knows? Either way, it’s pretty good. Peter Gabriel Parco Delle Cascine Firenze, Italy Sept. 28, 1980 Disc 1 1 -Intruder 2 -The Start 3 -I Don't Remember 4 -Solsbury Hill 5 -Family Snapshot 6 -Milgram's 37 7 -Modern Love 8 -Not One Of Us 9 -Lead A Normal Life Disc 2 10 -Moribund The Burgermeister 11 -Mother Of Violence 12 -Humdrum 13 -Games Without Frontiers 14 -And Through The Wire 15 -I Go Swimming 16 -Biko 17 -On The Air 18 -Here Comes The Flood -
Audience 8.7 - A solid recording, some flaws including tape noise that lurks in the background at all times but only really makes its presence known when music is very quiet. Middle frequencies get just a touch crowded, still it is pretty clear, this is a very good, but not great, recording. Jeff Beck with The Jan Hammer Group May 29, 1976 (1976-05-29) Community Concourse San Diego, California USA 01) [00:21] Introduction 02) [05:13] Oh Yeah 03) [06:39] Country Eastern Music 04) [00:52] Band Introductions 05) [06:55] Darkness / In Search of the Sun 06) [04:43] You Know What I Mean 07) [07:14] Scatterbrain 08) [05:26] Freeway Jam 08) [05:12] Jan Hammer song ? 10) [07:07] Diamond Dust 11) [06:29] Full Moon Boogie 12) [08:09] Sophie 13) [04:37] Led Boots 14) [06:12] Blue Wind Total [1:15:19] Note: Jeff joins the The Jan Hammer Group during Track 5. Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - moog and Oberheim synthesizers. Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums, vocals Fernando Saunders - bass, vocals Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 8.5 - Pretty middle of the road, not annoying or bad, but not crystal clear. Hard to hear any detail in the guitars, it’s on the bassy side, so it’s bass and Jagger, and some locomotive sound which could be Keith and Ronnie. I mean, it is clear enough, it’s not a “bad” tape at all – in fact listening closely I am tempted to say this was pulled from a video source. THE ROLLING STONES SUPERDOME NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JULY 13, 1978 Let It Rock All Down The Line Honky Tonk Woman Star Star When The Whip Comes Down Beast Of Burden Lies Miss You Just My Imagination Shattered Respectable Far Away Eyes Love In Vain Tumbling Dice Happy Sweet Little Sixteen Brown Sugar Jumping Jack Flash Street Fighting Man -
Audience 8.6 This is a pretty common Who boot, and, well, it’s fine but to me I thought guitar was too low in the mix. It’s a rollicking good show, bass, vocals sound strong followed by Moon, and to be fair, during quieter parts Townshend’s guitar is clearer. It’s during the heavy parts where guitar loses force (it’s there, it’s not completely gone!) and probably it saves the tape deck from overloading so I’d rather it a little behind in the mix than completely distorting the tape. THE WHO Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, Ca 10. Oct. 1976 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: 01. -The Acid Queen 02. -Fiddle About 03. -Pinball Wizard 04. -I'm Free 05. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 06. -We're Not Gonna Take It 07. -See Me Feel Me 08. -Summertime Blues 09. -My Generation 10. -Join Together 11. -My Generation Blues 12. -Won't Get Fooled Again encore: 13. -Shakin' All Over 14. -Spoonful 15. -Johnny B. Goode -
Audience 8.7 - Easily one of the best recordings of the 1970 Euro tour. Mick and Keith really project, the sound is forceful, and even though you do get the rest of the band (and yes, Mick Taylor for sure), they are playing second fiddle to the Glimmer Twins. The Rolling Stones 'Roll Over Beethoven' Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany Wednesday September 16th, 1970 01 Jumping Jack Flash 02 Roll Over Beethoven 03 Sympathy For The Devil 04 Stray Cat Blues 05 Love In Vain 06 Prodigal Son 07 You Gotta Move 08 Dead Flowers 09 Midnight Rambler 10 Live With Me 11 Let It Rock 12 Little Queenie 13 Brown Sugar 14 Honky Tonk Women 15 Street Fighting Man -
Pro Studio 10 - Immaculate, pristine, sourced from master studio reels. A unique insight presented here, and I was totally absorbed hearing it as if I was invited to sit on the actual recording sessions with the engineer. The Rolling Stones 'Sotheby's Reel 1969-1970' (The Glyn Johns Work Tapes) Studio Outtakes 1969-1970 Track List: (Artwork Included) 01. Gimme Shelter [4:36] 02. You Got The Silver [2:56] 03. Sister Morphine [5:40] 04. Loving Cup [6:37] 05. Brown Sugar [3:52] 06. You Gotta Move [2:39] 07. Dead Flowers [4:11] 08. Sister Morphine [5:34] 09. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:20] 10. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:15] 11. Brown Sugar [4:09] 12. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:16] 13. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:10] 14. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:12] 15. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:13] 16. Brown Sugar (till 1st verse) [0:50] 17. Brown Sugar (intro only) [0:13] 18. Brown Sugar (till 2nd verse) [1:54] 19. Brown Sugar [4:09] 20. Brown Sugar [4:04] 21. Bitch [3:49] 22. Bitch (Till Guitar Solo) [2:28] 23. Bicth (intro only) [0:15] 24. Bitch (count only) [0:07] 25. Brown Sugar [3:54] 26. Bitch (Till 1st verse) [0:25] 27. Bitch [3:46] 28. Bicth (intro only) [0:14] 29. Bitch (Till 2nd verse) [1:26] 30. (Can't Seem To) Get A Line On You [4:24] The Sotheby’s Reel are Glyn John’s working tapes when he was the Stones' studio producer during Let it Bleed through the Sticky Fingers sessions, the Stones classic rock period. The tape reel was auctioned some years ago at the famous Sotheby's London auction house and featured some different versions of great songs. Something to point out; "Gimme Shelter" recorded here on 15th March 1969 and featuring Nicky Hopkins on piano, a version of "You Got The Silver" sung by Jagger from 16th February and an early take of “Sister Morphine” almost without piano. But remarkable is also "Loving Cup" that starts with a striking different piano intro and lasts more than 6:30 minutes. Minimal are the differences in the mix for songs like "You Gotta Move", "Dead Flowers" and "Sister Morphine" second version that all resemble the finished "Sticky Fingers" release. On the other side of the coin we have to put the many opening riffs of both "Brown Sugar" and "Bitch" that are tirelessly repeated by an engineer that rolls back and forth the tape looking for a better echo effect, it seems. When the Stones recorded "Brown Sugar" in Muscle Shoals Studios it is said that they tried the song the whole night to get it right, we can feel how they felt while listening to all these false starts. Anyway when the tracks are completed like version number 11 of "Brown Sugar", here comes an early take with Stu on piano and no sax or takes 19 and 20 of "Bitch" where you can hear Jagger ad-libbing over Keith Richards' guitar solo. Last track offered is a primitive version of "Shine A Light" called "(Can’t Seem To) Get A Line On You" that stems from Leon Russell’s session at Olympic Studios in early October 1969 with Jagger on vocals (different words) but this take was officially released in January 1994 on a Leon Russell CD. -
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 -
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 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 8.4 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 9.2 - 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 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) -
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 - 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