-
Audience 9.3 - Again, we discover that yes some people do really know how to use stealth recording gear to great effect. Lovely balance, warm, in the pocket and thankfully so because this tour was perhaps him at his peak. That is not to say he does not perform well now, it is just that this tour seems to have them so up and enthusiastic almost every show, with great special guests and great set lists. Zappa Plays Zappa The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK 2009.06.17. Disc 1. 01. -Apostrophe 02. -Purple Lagoon 03. -Magic Fingers 04. -Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 05. -lumpy Gravy 06. -Montana 07. -Village Of The Sun 08. -Echidna's Arf 09. -Don't You Ever Wash That Thing 10. -Dirty Love 11. -Gas Station 12. -Inca Roads Disc 2 13. -Outside Now 14. -Bamboozled By Love 15. -A Pound For A Brown 16. -Zomby Woof 17. -Peaches En Regalia 18. -Cosmic Debris 19. -Yellow Snow 20. -Willie The Pimp -
Audience 9.6 - This is a special set, not just because it also contains the complete soundcheck but because it is stunning quality and off the hook performance. Like I have said before, I think this is the best Dweezil ever sounded. Zappa Plays Zappa House of Blues Cleveland, Ohio July 3, 2009 Disc 1 01 Intro / Crowd 02 I'm the Slime 03 Montana 04 Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station 05 Village of the Sun 06 Instrumental 07 Instrumental 08 Instrumental 09 Black Page No. 1 10 Black Page (Melody) 11 Inca Roads 12 Pygmy Twilight 13 Bamboozled by Love 14 Instrumental Disc 2 15 Instrumental 16 Instr / Drum Solo 17 Lucille 18 Outside Now 19 Titties 'n Beer (Fragment) 20 Cosmik Debris 21 Peaches en Regalia 22 Trouble Every Day 23 Encore applause 24 Zombie Woof 25 Don't Eat the Yellow Snow 26 Willie the Pimp 27 Outro / Crowd Disc 3 ZPZ soundcheck (same date, venue, source) 01 guitar 02 guitar 03 guitar 04 guitar 05 instrumental 06 Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station 07 Discussion 08 San Ber'dino 09 San Ber'dino II 10 San Ber'dino III 11 Trouble Every Day 12 Pygmy Twilight 13 Discussion 14 Penguin in Bondage 15 Inca Roads (jam) 16 St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast 17 guitar 18 guitar 19 guitar 20 guitar -
Soundboard 9.5 - A professional recording that has a real 1974 mix – sound engineers might understand what I am saying. Naw, I mean, it’s super clean and tight but it also has a certain kind of “dated” sound, and it really feels like a small venue to me…but these are PLUS marks! It’s for those reasons I love it. Bob Seger Ebbets Field, Denver, CO July 8th, 1974 01.Don't Burn Down the Bridge 4:18 02.I've Been Working 4:51 03.UMC 3:40 04.Sail On 4:53 05.Someday 4:46 06.Nutbush City Limits 3:58 07.Heavy Music 4:43 08.Ramblin' Gamblin' Man 2:56 09.Gang Bang 4:38 10.All Your Love 4:38 11.Let It Rock 12:11 12.Get Out of Denver 5:27 13.Rosalie 3:23 14.Song to Rufus 4:08 -
Audience 8.7 - It’s definitely rare to find unknown Allman Brothers recordings featuring Duane, and here we have one new to circulation. The sound quality is very good, it really is from the master (obvious when you hear how clean it is) and it sounds like it has been gently mastered for optimum fidelity. A great find! Allman Brothers Place Des Nations Montreal, Canada Sept. 3rd, 1971 CD 1 1. -Statesboro Blues 2. -Trouble No More 3. -Don't Keep Me Wonderin' 4. -Done Somebody Wrong 5. -One Way Out 6. -In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 7. -Whipping Post CD 2 1. -Jam - Layla tease - Jam - Revival 2. -You Don't Love Me - Soul Serenade - You Don't Love Me (reprise) -
Soundboard 8.8 - This tape exhibits some compression characteristics but is overall clear enough to enjoy. It doesn’t favor any one particular frequency, and does not have a large amount of bottom end. The sound resides mostly in the mid range, but it suits this style of music and that is why I found it to be just fine. Aerosmith 19840831 Oakland, CA The Coliseum Disc 1 01. Back In The Saddle 06:03 02. Mama Kin 04:07 03. Bone To Bone 03:09 04. Big Ten Inch Record 04:20 05. Three Mile Smile 04:20 06. Reefer Head Woman 01:13 07. Lord Of The Thighs 07:32 08. Last Child 03:37 09. Get The Lead Out 04:30 10. Red House 06:29 Disc 2 11. Lightning Strikes 04:36 12. Same Old Song And Dance 06:31 13. Dream On 05:35 14. Sweet Emotion 06:49 15. Walk This Way 04:47 16. Milk Cow Blues 05:28 17. drum solo 05:52 18. Toys In The Attic 06:10 19. Train Kept A-Rollin' 06:00 ________ 01:37:08 -
Audience 8.6 - Surprisingly decent, it’s got some “rattle and bones” but overall it is highly listenable with a good timbre to it. Anything from this period is welcome, and this old tape has not only survived the decades intact but delivers on the enjoyment meter considerably. The bonus tracks vary but are generally pretty good quality with the tell-tale sound of vinyl ever present throughout. No attempt was made to clean it up, this is due to the sensitive nature of the high end on these recordings, it would seem any real noise reduction or cleaning would compromise that. SPIRIT STADTTHEATER BASEL, SWITZERLAND MARCH 1ST 1970 1. -SWEET STELLA BABY 2. -1984 3. -IT'S ALL THE SAME 4. -FRESH GARBAGE 5. -JEALOUS 6. -IT SHALL BE 7. -POOR RICHARD 8. -GROUND HOG 9. -POLICEMAN'S BALL 10. -AREN'T YOU GLAD 11. -STOMP (DRUMS - BANTER) 12. -DARK EYED WOMAN 13. -UNCLE JACK 14. -MECHANICAL WORLD 15. -I GOT A LINE ON YOU ******* BONUS ******** From Spirit bootlegs LP & EP 01 -Taurus 02 -If I Had A Woman 03 -Darling 04 -Hey Joe 05 -Nobody Else 06 -(A bit of) Elijah "Spirit from the past" LP bootleg Rough demos for the first LP "Spirit" 1966 07 -Sweet Stella 08 -Aren't You Glad 09 -Fresh Garbage 10 -Jealous "Wholly Spirit" EP bootleg Part One Could be from the Lyceum,London 1970 -
Sale!
Frank Zappa October 27, 1978 Early Show The Palladium, New York City, NY 01 Crowd / Tuning (incl. Mr.Green Genes) 02 Intro Guitar Solo (Ancient Armaments) 03 Dancin' Fool 04 Easy Meat 05 Honey Don't You Wanna Man Like Me? 06 Keep It Greasey 07 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 08 City Of Tiny Lights 09 A Pound For A Brown* 10 Bobby Brown 11 Conehead 12 Dance Contest 13 Black Page #2 14 Little House I Used To Live In 15 Magic Fingers 16 Yellow Snow Suite 17 encore break 18 Dinah-Moe Humm Line Up: FZ, Patrick O'Hearn, Denny Walley, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf. *Guest: L.Shankar (in Pound For A Brown) Frank Zappa October 27, 1978 Late Show The Palladium New York City, NY 01 Crowd / Tuning 02 Persona Non Grata 03 Band Introductions 04 Dancin' Fool 05 Easy Meat 06 Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 07 Keep It Greasey 08 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 09 City Of Tiny Lites 10 Pound For A Brown 11 Thirteen* Pt.1 12 Thirteen* Pt.2 13 Suicide Chump 14 Improvisations In Q* 15 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 16 Improvisations 17 Magic Fingers 18 Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 19 Nanook Rubs It 20 St.Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast 21 Father O'Blivion 22 Rollo 23 endore break 24 Yo' Mama 25 encore break #2 26 Strictly Genteel Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals Patrick O'Hearn - bass, vocals Arthur Barrow - bass, vocals Denny Walley - slide guitar, vocals Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, seal calls Ed Mann - percussion Tommy Mars - keyboards, vocals Peter Wolf - keyboards Guests: L. Shankar* - electric violin Frank Zappa October 28, 1978 Early Show The Palladium New York City, NY 01 Crowd / Tuning 02 Persona Non Grata 03 FZ Band Introductions 04 Dancin' Fool 05 Easy Meat 06 Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 07 Keep It Greasey 08 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 09 City Of Tiny Lites 10 A Pound For A Brown 11 Thirteen* 12 Pound For A Brown Solos 13 Bobby Brown 14 Conehead 15 Little House I Used To Live In 16 Zeets (Vinnie Drum Solo) 17 Magic Fingers 18 Yellow Snow Suite 19 encore break 20 Dinah-Moe Humm 21 Camarillo Brillo 22 Muffin Man 23 Peaches En Regalia Line-up: Frank Zappa's Band, August - October 1978: FZ, Ike Willis (until 10 14), Patrick O'Hearn (from 10 13), Denny Walley, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf, L.Shankar (guest) Frank Zappa October 28, 1978 Late Show The Palladium New York City, NY 01 Crowd / Tuning 02 The Deathless Horsie 03 Dancin' Fool 04 Easy Meat 05 Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 06 Keep It Greasey 07 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 08 City Of Tiny Lites 09 Pound For A Brown 10 Thirteen preamble 11 Thirteen* 12 Bamboozled By Love 13 Sy Borg 14 Mo's Vacation 15 Bobby Brown 16 Suicide Chump 17 Packard Goose* 18 Break 19 Yellow Snow Suite Band: Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals Patrick O'Hearn - bass, vocals Arthur Barrow - bass, vocals Denny Walley - slide guitar, vocals Vinnie Colaiuta - drums, seal calls Ed Mann - percussion Tommy Mars - keyboards, vocals Peter Wolf - keyboards Guests: L. Shankar* - electric violin Frank Zappa October 31, 1978 The Palladium New York City, NY 01 Tuning 02 Ancient Arnaments 03 "The Big One" Intro 04 Dancin' Fool 05 Easy Meat 06 Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me? 07 Keep It Greasy 08 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 09 City Of Tiny Lites 10 Pound For A Brown 11 Thirteen 12 Ms. X story 13 Fantasy From A Girl From The Audience 14 Dinah-Moe Humm 15 Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder 16 Little Rubber Girl 17 The Idiot Bastard Son 18 Bobby Brown 19 Conehead 20 Suicide Chump 21 Little House I Used To Live In 22 Zeets 23 Watermelon In Easter Hay 24 Stinkfoot 25 Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 26 Peaches En Regalia 27 Strictly Genteel 28 Sofa 29 Packard Goose 30 Magic Fingers 31 Yellow Snow Suite 32 Camarillo Brillo 33 Muffin Man 34 Black Napkins 35 The Deathless Horsie -
Audience 9.0 - Great atmosphere and a nice, warm, detailed recording to sink into. Very good set list, the band sounds as good as ever. JETHRO TULL Boston Garden Boston MA. March 28th 1977 THE BAND Ian Anderson Vocals Skin Flute Acoustic Guitar Martin Barre Electric Guitar Marimba John Evan Piano Organ Accordion Synthesizers Barrie Barlow Drums Bells Glockenspiel David Palmer Portative Pipe Organ Harpsichord Saxophone Synthesizers John Glascock Bass Guitar SETLIST SET 1 1 -Intro 2 -Wondr'ing Aloud 3 -Skating Away 4 -Jack-In-The-Green 5 -Thick As A Brick 6 -Songs From The Wood 7 -Instrumental Jam - Drum Solo 8 -To Cry You A Song 9 -A New Day Yesterday 10 -Flute solo with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée 11 -Living In The Past 12 -A New Day Yesterday (reprise) SET 2 13 -Velvet Green 14 -Hunting Girl 15 -Too Old To Rock'N'Roll 16 -Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 17 -Minstrel In The Gallery 18 -Cross-Eyed Mary 19 -Aqualung 20 -Guitar Solo 21 -Wind-Up 22 -Back Door Angels 23 -Wind-Up (repise) 24 -Locomotive Breath 25 -Land Of The Hope And Glory 26 -Back Door Angels (reprise) -
Soundboard 8.9 - A little bit hissy, but it is a board tape so you will be able to enjoy the music….and it is great music! Jeff Beck With Jan Hammer Group Feb 7, 1977 Activity Center, Brisbane, Australia 01 -Oh Yeah 02 -Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 03 -You Know What I Mean 04 -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 05 -Bass Solo - Come Dancing 06 -She's A Woman 07 -Sophie 08 -Diamond Dust 09 -Freeway Jam Jeff Beck - guitars Jan Hammer - keyboards Tony Smith - drums Fernando Saunders - bass Steve Kindler - violin -
Soundboard 8.8 - This tape shows some signs of age but it is holding its own and is strong in many aspects. The only thing that prevents the higher rating is that there is some “dirt” present, what I mean is just some extracurricular noise present in the mid band, nothing that destroys any enjoyment at all – it is a strong tape as I said, but for a soundboard you expect purity and this one is not pure. Still, I think the setlist answers the question “should I”? Yes. You should. This is a kick ass show and the Zeppelin covers just put it over the top. Heart Waukegan, IL. August 1976 Set List: 1. -The Rover 2. -Rock n' Roll 3. -Heartless 4. -Battle Of Evermore 5. -White Lightning & Wine 6. -Sing Child 7. -Devil Delight 8. -Magic Man 9. -Drum Solo - Magic Man Pt.2 10. -Crazy on You Band Line Up: Ann Wilson Vocals Nancy Wilson Guitar, keyboards and vocals Roger Fisher Guitar Howard Leese Guitar, Keyboards Steve Fossen Bass Guitar Mike Deroiser Drums -
ShroomAngel Records officially licensed and released album containing vintage 70's professionally recorded tracks. If you like their 1975 debut album, you will love this. Live versions of almost all of the songs on Ruff Mix, featuring the original guitarist (side 1) Richard Heath. Smoking hot heavy progressive rock! -
Audience 8.7 - This is a very good recording that only needs more definition in the highs, but I still think this has to rank high in the pantheon of 1971 audience tapes. It’s a show that seems to invoke an almost reverential vibe in the audience, as they are quiet and respectful throughout but show bursts of appreciate at song endings. A good one, in many respects. Pink Floyd Lecture Theatre Block 6 & 7 University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester, England 12 February 1971 Disc 1 01 Atom Heart Mother 02 The Embryo 03 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Disc 2 04 Astronomy Domine 05 Cymbaline 06 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 07 A Saucerful Of Secrets -
Audience 9.0 - This is a very fine recording no doubt about it, although there is some kind of audio artifact present at the extreme high almost like it might be from the main microphone (stage mic). So, I don’t think it is the tape, or taper’s gear. At first you may think it is almost like a noise reduction artifact but it is not that which you will agree when you hear the electric guitars. That’s probably the only thing you can knock this for, but even that is rather minor, the music is very present, great live mix too. VAN MORRISON Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles CA 06 OCT 1973 Disc 1 01 Ain't Nothin' You Can Do 02 I've Been Working 03 Moondance 04 I Paid The Price 05 Here Comes The Night 06 Harmonica Boogie (instr)/ Bye Bye Bird 07 Hard Times (instr) <cut> 08 <cut> I Just Wanna Make Love To You 09 Try For Sleep Disc 2 10 Into The Mystic 11 <cut> Listen To The Lion 12 Warm Love 13 You Done Me Wrong 14 Caravan 15 Cyprus Avenue 16 Gloria 17 Domino The Caledonia Soul Orchestra: Sid Page on violin Bill Atwood on trumpet Jack Schroer on sax John Platania, on guitar David Hayes on bass David Shaw on drums -
Audience 9.1 - Recorded with equipment that sounds like it was well beyond the standard consumer grade stuff. Nice and warm, capturing the band close, with some nice detail, and the atmosphere is palpable. I mean, quite literally this recording is a time machine – you seem to be physically transported to 1974, to this small venue in Boston (actually Cambridge, a suburb of Boston). Very nice! VAN MORRISON & THE CALEDONIA SOUL ORCHESTRA Harvard Square Theatre Cambridge, Ma. USA March 14, 1974 Early Show 5:30pm Disc One 48:07 First Set - Acoustic 01. -Ballerina 02. -Astral Weeks 03. -Streets Of Arklow 04. -Madame George 05. -Brown-Eyed Girl Second Set - Electric 06. -Ain't Nothin' You Can Do 07. -These Dreams Of You 08. -Warm Love 09. -I Believe To My Soul 10. -What's Up Crazy Pup 11. -I've Been Working Disc Two 43:20 01. -Moondance 02. -The Funky Hinkle 03. -Domino 04. -Caldonia 05. -Caravan 06. -Gloria 07. -Cypress Avenue David Hayes - bass Van Morrison - vocals, guitar, sax, harmonica Jim Rothermel - sax, flute Dahaud Shaar - drums James Trumbo - keyboards Ralph Wash - guitar -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent, tight, punchy, clean but there’s still some atmosphere which I think may just be electricity, as in the electricity this band creates and that spills out onto the recording. A party-like atmosphere permeates and the band is very good all throughout this 3 disc set. Great performances, each and every band member shines. This style of funk stops and turns on a dime, with breakdowns and turnarounds, it’s exhilarating! Prince literally just about at his peak simply Wonderful! Prince - 1986-08-25 Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris, FR : 25th August 1986 | MPLS Parade Tour Rehearsal - 22nd July 1986 Venues - Various locations in the US and in Europe Dates - August 31st, 1985 - August 31st, 1986 Band : Prince (vox, guitar, keyboard), Bobby Z. (drums), Brown Mark (bass, vox), Wendy Melvoin (guitar, vox, steel drums), Lisa Coleman (keyboards, vox), Dr. Fink (keyboards), Miko Weaver (guitar), Eric Leeds (saxophone, flute), Atlanta Bliss (trumpet), Jerome Benton (dance, vox), Wally Safford (dance, vox), Greg Brooks (dance, vox) ______ Disc 1 Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris : 25th August 1986 1. Around The World In A Day 2. Christopher Tracy's Parade 3. New Position 4. I Wonder U 5. Raspberry Beret 6. Delirious 7. Controversy 8. A Love Bizarre 9. Do Me, Baby 10. How Much Is That Doggy In The Window - Lady Cab Driver (instrumental) 11. Automatic 12. D.M.S.R. 13. When Doves Cry 14. Under The Cherry Moon 15. Anotherloverholenyohead 16. 17 Days 17. Head 18. Pop Life 19. Girls And Boys 20. Life Can Be So Nice Disc 2 Hit & Run / Birthday Show - Cobo Arena, Detroit : 7th June 1986 1. Around The World In A Day Parade Tour - Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg : 31st August 1986 2. Christopher Tracy's Parade 3. New Position 4. I Wonder U 5. Raspberry Beret 6. Delirious 7. Controversy 8. A Love Bizarre Rehearsal - Theatre de Verdure, Nice : 27th October 1985 9. America Parade Tour - Isstadion, Stockholm : 22nd August 1986 10. When Doves Cry 11. 17 Days Under The Cherry Moon Premiere Party - Holiday Inn, Sheridan : 1st July 1986 12. Raspberry Beret 13. Delirious 14. Controversy 15. Mutiny Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris : 25th August 1986 16. 1999 Parade Tour - Isstadion, Stockholm : 22nd August 1986 17. Purple Rain Parade Tour - Le Zenith, Paris : 25th August 1986 18. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Live US : 1985 / 1986 (Unknown Location) 19. America Disc 3 Parade Tour Rehearsal : 22nd July 1986 [Washington Avenue Warehouse, Minneapolis, MN US] 1. Around The World In A Day 2. Christopher Tracy's Parade 3. New Position 4. I Wonder U 5. Raspberry Beret 6. Delirious 7. Controversy 8. Mutiny 9. Life Can Be So Nice 10. Soul Psychodelicide [incl. Ice Cream Castles, Kool & The Gang's Ladys' Night, U Gotta Shake Something, It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night = 59mn 04s] -
Soundboard 1982 9.6 - As clean as a whistle, like, this has to be from the master it’s damn good! Prince Detroit '82 1982-11-30 1. Controversy 2. Let's Work 3. Little Red Corvette 4. Do Me, Baby 5. Head 6. Uptown 7. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore 8. Lady Cab Driver 9. International Lover 10. 1999 11. D.M.S.R.