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Radio and TV Broadcast 8.7-9.7 - Thankfully most of this material falls into the high 9’s in terms of audio quality but the compilation wins high points for presenting a chronological look into the bands broadcasts on TV in 1969. So, it’s nice to hear progressive rock’s development during the year. YES 1969 "Something's Coming To TV" Disc 1 01. Something's Coming BBC Top Gear Radio Session #1 (Jan69) 02. Something's Coming BBC Top Gear Radio Session #2 (Feb69) 03. Something's Coming Down Broadway, Sheffield, UK (690224) 04. Something's Coming Studio Outttake #1 (Spring69) 05. Something's Coming Studio Outttake #2 (Spring69) 06. Looking Around - BBC Johnnie Walker Show (690604) 07. Every Little Thing - BBC Johnnie Walker Show (690604) 08. Sweetness - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 09. Everydays - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 10. Every Little Thing - BBC Symonds On Sunday (690804) 11. Something's Coming BBC Studios, Symonds On Sunday (690804) 12. Something's Coming Big Apple Club, Wiesbaden, GE (690826) Disc 2 01. Something's Coming Grugenhalle, Essen, Germany (691009) 02. Beyond & Before - Pop-Eye TV, Brussels BE (691015) 03. Survival - Pop-Eye TV, Brussels BE (691015) 04. Beyond & Before - French TV (691123) 05. Dear Father - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 06. Everydays - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 07. Sweetness - Chikito Club, Bern SWI TV (691127) 08. Something's Coming Chikito Club, Bern, Switzerland (691127) 09. No Opportunity Necessary - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 10. Looking Around - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 11. Survival - Radio Bremen GE (691129) 12. Looking Around - TV Studios, Zürich SWI (691201) 13. Beyond & Before - TV Studios, Zürich SWI (691201) Bass, Vocals – Chris Squire Drums, Vibraphone – Bill Bruford Guitar, Vocals – Peter Banks Lead Vocals, Percussion – Jon Anderson Organ, Piano – Tony Kaye -
Audience 9.5 - Outstanding, dynamic, and super clear recording that takes you right back to this night, in fact this tape probably sounds better than what you would have heard in your seats at the gig. Yes Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA May 26, 1979 Disc 1 01 Siberian Khatru 02 Heart Of The Sunrise 03 Future Times - Rejoice 04 Circus Of Heaven THE BIG MEDLEY 05 Time And A Word 06 Long Distance Runaround 07 Survival 08 The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) 09 Perpetual Change 10 Soon 11 The Clap Disc 2 12 And You And I 13 Starship Trooper 14 Rick Wakeman Solo 15 Awaken 16 Tour Song (Long Beach) 17 I've Seen All Good People 18 Roundabout -
Soundboard 9.7/Audience (patches) 8.8 - As complete a picture of the Madison Square Garden “Night of the Hurricane” concerts as can be, it’s a tour de force and a must have in my opinion. Bob Dylan Madison Square Garden New York City. NY. December 8, 1975 Volume 1 Disc 1 01. Good Love Is Hard To Find - Bob Neuwirth 02. Intro 03. Sleazy - Bob Neuwirth 04. Hula Hoop - T-Bone Burnett 05. Too Good To Be Wasted - Rob Stoner 06. Laissez-Faire - Steven Soles 07. Is There Life On Mars? - Mick Ronson 08. Band intro 09. Alabama Dark - Bob Neuwirth & Ronee Blakley 10. Need A New Sun Rising - Ronee Blakley 11. Cindy (When I Get Home) - Bob Neuwirth 12. Mercedes Benz - Bob Neuwirth JONI MITCHELL 13. Shadows And Light 14. Coyote 15. Edith And The Kingpin 16. Don't Interrupt The Sorrow 17. Stage announcement - Muhammad Ali & Others Disc 2 01. Announcement - Ramblin’ Jack - Bob Neuwirth RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT 02. Muleskinner Blues 03. Pretty Boy Floyd 04. Salt Pork, West Virginia 05. I’m A Rich And Ramblin’ Boy BOB DYLAN 06. When I Paint My Masterpiece 07. It Ain't Me, Babe 08. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 09. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 10. It Takes A Lot To Laugh 11. Romance In Durango 12. Isis 13. The Times They Are A-Changin' 14. Dark As A Dungeon 15. Mama You Been On My Mind 16. Never Let Me Go 17. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 18. I Shall Be Released -
Soundboard 9.7/Audience (patches) 8.8 - As complete a picture of the Madison Square Garden “Night of the Hurricane” concerts as can be, it’s a tour de force and a must have in my opinion. Bob Dylan Madison Square Garden New York City. NY. December 8, 1975 Volume 2 Disc 3 JOAN BAEZ 01. Diamonds And Rust 02. Swing Low Sweet Chariot 03. Billy Rose 04. Joe Hill 05. Long Black Veil 06. Please Come To Boston ROBERTA FLACK 07. Intro to Roberta Flack 08. 25th Of Last December 09. Why Don’t You Move In With Me ROGER McGUINN 10. Eight Miles High 11. Chestnut Mare 12. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Disc 4 BOB DYLAN 01. Love Minus Zero /- No Limit 02. Simple Twist Of Fate 03. Oh, Sister 04. Hurricane 05. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) 06. Sara 07. Just Like A Woman 08. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 09. This Land Is Your Land Bob Dylan - vocal, guitar, Bob Neuwirth - guitar, T-bone J. Henry Burnett - guitar, Roger McGuinn - guitar, Steven Soles - guitar, Mick Ronson - guitar, David Mansfield - steel guitar, violin, mandolin Rob Stoner - bass, Howie Wyeth - piano, drums, Luther Rix - drums, percussion, Ronee Blakley - vocal -
Philadelphia 1983 Audience 8.8 - This tape is very “live” sounding, especially the drums which seem to cascade around your head with Tyler being just slightly above the fray although the enunciation is not that great. Guitars are somewhat in back of things, so really on this tape it’s Tyler and Kramer leading the way in the mix. The good thing about this tape is that it is sharp and clear, the separation of instruments is not so much but at least it’s not muddy. I think Tyler is performing as well as he was capable…take it for what it’s worth but he’s good on this night. Ventura 1983 Audience 9.0 - A really good tape that captures quite the disaster of a gig…poor o’l Steven Tyler – lost his stage mate and now has to carry the weight on his own and man…slow motion train wreck on this night. I think this show is the musical equivalent of rubbernecking ‘cause you just can’t turn away you are drawn like a moth to the flame to hear Tyler royally butcher a rock and roll show. AEROSMITH The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA February 14th 1983 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -Back In The Saddle 3 -Mama Kin 4 -Big Ten Inch Record 5 -Three Mile Smile 6 -Reefer Head Woman 7 -Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat) 8 -Lord Of The Thighs 9 -Lick And A Promise 10 -Sweet Emotion 11 -Dream On 12 -Lightning Strikes 13 -Walk This Way 14 -Milk Cow Blues 15 -Drum Solo Disc 2 16 -Toys In The Attic 17 -Train Kept A Rollin' Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA August 3, 1983 3. -Psycho - Tyler Introduction 4. -Back in the Saddle Again 5. -Big Ten Inch Record 6. -Mama Kin 7. -Three Mile Smile 8. -Reefer Head Woman 9. -Lord of the Thighs 10. -No More No More 11. -Minister Tyler Preaches 12. -Sweet Emotion 13. -Walk this Way 14. -Toys in the Attic THE BAND Steven Tyler vocals harmonica percussion Tom Hamilton bass backing vocals Joey Kramer drums Jimmy Crespo guitar backing vocals Rick Dufay guitar Bob Mayo keyboards -
Broadcasts 8.8/9.4 - A little variation depending on the source of the recording in question (all fully annotated in the notes), what you get here is a collection of broadcasts over the air during 1969 and 1970 when music was in full change mode and experimentation and blending of genres was all the rage. Blodwyn Pig certainly has to be included in that product description with their jazz-tinged hard rock akin to Jethro Tull without flute (substitute sax instead). Makes sense, since Mick Abrahams helped define Tull’s sound in the beginning days. This is great stuff though and is HIGHLY recommended. BLODWYN PIG 1969-1970 Sessions Disc 1 01 -Ain't Ya Comin' Home ......... 03:14 02 -The Change Song .............. 04:23 03 -The Modern Alchemist ......... 04:45 04 -Mr. Green's Blues ............ 03:47 05 -It's Only Love ............... 03:30 06 -Ain't Ya Comin' Home ......... 03:35 07 -See My Way ................... 06:06 08 -Summer Day ................... 04:09 09 -The Modern Alchemist ......... 06:42 10 -Same Old Story ............... 02:33 11 -It's Only Love ............... 03:25 Disc 2 12 -Same Old Story ............... 03:17 13 -Cat's Squirrel ............... 08:55 14 -Drive Me ..................... 03:37 15 -Slow Down .................... 05:59 16 -Worry ........................ 03:38 17 -Somebody Just Like Me ........ 05:50 19 -See My Way ................... 06:05 19 -Moon's Gone .................. 02:59 20 -Lady Of Liberty .............. 04:22 21 -Lovely Lady .................. 05:11 22 -Lady Of Liberty .............. 05:32 (01-02) February 24, 1969 BBC Studio 2, Aoelian Hall, London UK (BBC Radio "Symonds On Sunday" broadcast March 2, 1970) (03-06) March 24, 1969 BBC Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Ave London UK (BBC Radio "Top Gear" broadcast April 13, 1969) (07-08) October 1, 1969 BBC Maida Vale 4, London UK (UK BBC Radio "WS R&B" broadcast October 25, 1969) (09) October 10, 1969 Bremen (German TV "Beat Club 48" broadcast October 25, 1969) (10-11) December 27, 1969 BBC Studios London UK (12) January 29, 1970 Top Of The Pops, Paris Theater, London UK (13-15) February 1, 70 BBC Radio "Top Gear" London UK (16-17) March 4, 1970 BBC Maida Vale 4, London, UK (BBC Radio "WS R&B" broadcast April 5, 1970) (18) May 25, 1970 Bremen (German TV "Beat Club 55" broadcast May 30, 1970) (19-20) September 23, 1970 "Sounds Of The Seventies" London UK (21-22) October 3, 1970 Peel session, London UK Personel: Mick Abrahams - guitars, vocals (01-18) Andy Pyle - bass Jack Lancaster - saxophone, flute Ron Berg - drums Peter Banks - guitars (19-22) Barry Reynolds - vocals (19-22) -
Audience 8.9 - A nice recording job in that you really hear the music as clear as can be but also some atmosphere to let you know where you are at. It’s surprising really to hear how an amateur audience tape from ’74 can feature such nice depth, this is not a brittle or thin recording, there’s some meat to this one. Nice! Blood Sweat & Tears Helsinki, Finland 1974.06.06 Disc 1 01 Engine 49 02 God Bless the Child 03 Snow Queen 04 Maiden Voyage 05 She’s Coming Home 06 Mean Ole World 07 So Long Dixie 08 She Does It To Me Disc 2 09 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know 10 You Girl 11 Are You Satisfied 12 Mirror Image Suite - Maglomania 13 Mirror Image 14 South Mountain Shuffle 15 Rock Reprise 16 Almost Sorry (That I Left You) 17 Spinning Wheel 18 And When I Die Jerry Fisher - Vocals Jerry LaCroix - Vocals,Saxophone,Harmonica (R.I.P) Georg Wadenius - Guitar Ron McClure - Bass Larry Willis - Piano Bobby Colomby - Drums Bill Tillman - Woodwinds (R.I.P.) Tony Klata - Trumpet Dave Bargeron - Trombone & Tuba -
Audience 8.9 - A recording that seems to be, if I had to guess, somewhere mid crowd but manages to bring you closer to the action. Great separation of instruments and a clear capture with zero tape noise so you can almost hear the pot smoke swirling above your head ha ha! But, this is quite good, and mesmerizing, so have a great trip as you put your time machine headphones on and set it to Seattle in ’76. Cat Stevens Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA 1976-03-06 Disc 1 01. The Wind 02. Moonshadow 03. Where Do The Children Play 04. Another Saturday Night 05. Hard Headed Woman 06. King Of Trees 07. Whistlestar 08. Sitting 09. Sun - C79 10. Lady D'Arbanville 11. Banapple Gas 12. Instrumental 13. Majik of Majiks 14. Tuesday's Dead 15. I Love My Dog Disc 2 16. How Can I Tell You 17. The Hurt 18. Sad Lisa 19. Two Fine People 20. Oh Very Young 21. Blue Monday 22. Father And Sun 23. Ruins 24. Peace Train 25. Wild World 26. Jzero 27. Bitterblue Band Members: Cat Stevens - guitars, piano, lead vocals Alun Davies - guitars, vocals Mark Warner - guitars, bazouki Bruce Lynch - bass Jean Roussel - hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer, piano Gerry Conway - drums percussion Chico Batera - percussion Larry Steele - percussion, flute, acoustic guitar, bass Kimberley Carlson - backing vocals Angela Howell - backing vocals Sue Lynch - backing vocals -
Audience 9.1 - God bless the tapers for this one! What a great show it is, and really I can’t recommend it highly enough because it’s TOTALLY immersive, I mean, sure it’s not 100% perfect but in a way it’s as good as you would hope. It’s a fun experience to hear this man just at the top of his game like this with a band that doesn’t miss a thing, ever. Bob Dylan Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO 05/23/76 Disc 1 1. -Mr. Tambourine Man 2. -It Ain't Me Babe 3. -Vincent van Gogh 4. -Maggie's Farm 5. -One Too Many Mornings 6. -Mozambique 7. -Isis 8. -Blowin' In The Wind 9. -Railroad Boy 10. -Deportee 11. -I Pity The Poor Immigrant 12. -Shelter From The Storm 13. -Oh Sister 14. -I Want You Disc 2 1. -Tangled Up In Blue 2. -You're A Big Girl Now 3. -You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go 4. -Lay Lady Lay 5. -Silver Mantis 6. -Going Going Gone 7. -Idiot Wind 8. -Knockin' On Heaven's Door 9. -Gotta Travel On 10. -A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall -
Audience 9.4 - A wonderful, warm, full bodied recording that beckons you in from the first note. Say what you will about Rod Stewart but his voice works with this stuff, and even here in 1982 as long as you can’t see him you can appreciate the rock and roll pedigree he brings to the stage. Yeah, I was rather turned off by his image for quite some time, but hearing him live you just find a way to look past that. Rod Stewart Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA March 24, 1982 Disc 1 01 Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) 02 Sweet Little Rock & Roller 03 Hot Legs 04 Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) 05 Passion 06 She Won't Dance With Me > 07 Little Queenie 08 You're In My Heart 09 I Just Want To Make Love To You 10 How Long 11 Young Turks Disc 2 12 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right 13 You Wear It Well 14 (I Know) I'm Losing You 15 Gasoline Alley 16 Maggie May 17 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 18 I Was Only Joking 19 Tear It Up 20 Stay With Me -
Audience 8.7 - I had a hard time determining whether it was the recording or the PA that caused this tape to fall below the usually excellent quality recordings coming out of the Inglewood Forum around this same time. It’s not terrible; the main issue was an overcrowding of the middle bandwidth. So you get plenty of bottom end and soaring high end (where most guitar leads and vocals, and yes, cymbals are clear) but a lack of separation in that crucial middle. That leaves us with a tape clearly made on decent gear, somewhere in the middle of the venue it sounds like, and likely a master source (zero tape noise), but just not delivering the kind of clarity you would want when you are trying to hear the magical guitar interplay, especially Joe Walsh who just has his own musicality that perks your ears up. Still, a good tape that is worthy of exploration and much appreciated being from that wonderful line-up that featured perennial fave Joe Walsh. The Eagles The Forum Inglewood, CA October 22, 1976 Disc 1 01 Hotel California 02 Outlaw Man 03 Doolin-Dalton - Desperado (reprise) 04 Lyin' Eyes 05 Wasted Time 06 Take It to the Limit 07 New Kid in Town* 08 Desperado 09 Midnight Flyer 10 Turn to Stone Disc 2 11 Already Gone Interlude 12 One of These Nights 13 Funk #49 14 Good Day in Hell 15 Rocky Mountain Way 16 Witchy Woman 17 James Dean 18 Best of My Love 19 Walk Away 20 Tequila Sunrise 21 Take It Easy 22 Carol Don Felder – guitars, harmony and backing vocals Glenn Frey – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals Randy Meisner – bass guitar, vocals Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, vocals Jage Jackson – rhythm guitar, percussion Phil Kenzie – saxophone Vince Melamed – electric piano The Monstertones – backing vocals J. D. Souther – vocals, acoustic guitar Joe Vitale – piano, organ, drums, percussion -
Soundboard 9.3 - This entire set is wonderful. Personally I find this era to be my favorite simply because it’s a snapshot of an iconic artist really exploring the depths of his emotions, talent, creativity, and wisdom. Great sound here, really got into this! BOB DYLAN The Summit Houston, Texas November 12th 1981 Disc 1 01. -Introduction - Hughes Aufray 02. -GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY 03. -I BELIEVE IN YOU 04. -LIKE A ROLLING STONE 05. -THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL 06. -MAN GAVE NAMES TO ALL THE ANIMALS 07. -MAGGIE'S FARM 08. -GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY 09. -BALLAD OF A THIN MAN 10. -SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE 11. -HEART OF MINE 12. -ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER 13. -I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT 14. -FOREVER YOUNG 15. -GAMBLIN' MAN - Clydie King, Regina McCrary, Madelyn Quebec 16. -THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' Disc 2 17. -A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL 18. -WATERED-DOWN LOVE 19. -SHOT OF LOVE 20. -JUST LIKE A WOMAN 21. -SOLID ROCK 22. -MASTERS OF WAR 23. -WHEN YOU GONNA WAKE UP 24. -IN THE GARDEN 25. -BLOWIN' IN THE WIND 26. -IT'S ALRIGHT, MA (I'M ONLY BLEEDING) 27. -IT AIN'T ME, BABE 28. -KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR -
Radio Broadcasts 9.2-9.7 - A fine collection of broadcasts that sparkle and shine so much that you will have to pinch yourself as a reminder that the recordings are like 5 decades old! Fantastic set, and volume 2 is just as good. Rory Gallagher Pistol Slappin' 77's Volume I Disc 1 BBC Sights & Sounds Hammersmith Odeon, London January 19, 1977 01 - Alan Black introduction 02 - Do You Read Me 03 - Secret Agent 04 - Calling Card 05 - Bought and Sold 06 - Out On The Western Plain 07 - Barley & Grape Rag 08 - Pistol Slapper Blues 09 - Too Much Alcohol 10 - Goin' To My Hometown 11 - Souped-Up Ford 12 - Bullfrog Blues Disc 2 BBC Golders Green, Hippodrome, London, U.K. January 20, 1977 01 - Alan Black introduction 02 - Moonchild 03 - Do You Read Me 04 - Garbage Man 05 - Too Much Alcohol 06 - Bullfrog Blues Brighton Dome January 21, 1977 07 - Do You Read Me 08 - Moonchild 09 - Tattoo'd Lady 10 - Souped-Up Ford 11 - Bullfrog Blues Rory Gallagher (R.I.P.) - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Rod de'Ath - drums Lou Martin (R.I.P.) - keyboards -
Audience 9.5 - Fantastic presence (after the first song) and good depth, but what I love most is the atmosphere. You get just enough audience to make you feel as if you are there. A great one! Prince Smukfest Skanderborg, Denmark August 7th, 2013 Disc 1 1. Crown Prince Frederik speaks 2. Intro By Hannah 3. Liabach 4. Diamonds & Pearls 5. The Beautiful Ones 6. Moonbeam Levels 7. The Breakdown 8. Let's Go Crazy (Reloaded) 9. Endorphinemachine 10. Screwdriver 11. She's Always In My Hair 12. Guitar 13. Plectrum Electrum 14. Fixurlifeup 15. Take Me With You 16. Rasberry Beret 17. The Max 18. Electric Chair 19. The Love We Make 20. Bassjam 21. U Got The Look 22. Play That Funky Music Disc 2 1. Colonized Mind 2. Crimson & Clover 3. Bambi 4. Cause & Effect 5. Housequake 6. Sing O' The Times 7. Funkaroll 8. Nothing Compares 2 U 9. Purple Rain 10. Fixurlifeup (Remix) -
Studio 9.7 - As usual, great quality stuff from the diminutive one. PRINCE LEAK Songs From The Vault Paisley Park Studios Disc 1 1. Hard To Get 2. Neurotic Lover's Baby's Bedroom 3. 17 Days 4. Let's Go Crazy 5. Manic Monday 6. Cosmic Day 7. La La La, He He He 8. Love Bizarre 9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 10. I Feel For You 11. I Want To Take You Higher 12. Witness 4 The Prosecution Disc 2 1. Witness 4 The Prosections 2. Forever In My Life 3. 101 4. Paisley Park 5. Baby I'm A Star 6. Sex 7. Flash Light - What's My Name -
Studio 9.7 - A collection of music, outtakes, demos, alternates of excellent quality and more than a few rarities. PRINCE SCOOP Songs From The Vault Paisley Park Studios Disc 1 1. My Name Is Prince 2. Just As Long As We're Together 3. Soft And Wet 4. Controversy 5. Do Me, Baby 6. When Doves Cry 7. A Love Bizarre 8. Alphabet Stret 9. A Bridge Of Graffiti 10. The Dopamine Rush Suite 11. Yellow 12. Eye Hate U Disc 2 1. I Am The D.J. 2. Ain't No Place Like U 3. Come Home 4. 21 Guns 5. Fantasia Erotica 6. Move Me 7. If You Were A Sailboat 8. Nine Million Bicycles 9. Playtime 10. Your Love Is So Hard 11. Madhouse 12. Hot With U 13. Shy 14. Good Man 15. U 16. Sticky Wicked 17. Rumeta 18. All My Biddies -
Audience 9.8 - Mindblowing! Put your sterile, lifeless soundboard tapes away and strap in for a REAL LIVE concert brought back to life in astounding clarity. Jethro Tull Civic Auditorium Pasadena, CA January 14, 1977 Disc 1 01 Skating Away (On The Thin Ice Of A New Day) 02 Jack-In-The-Green 03 Crazed Institution 04 Fire At Midnight 05 Instrumental 06 Thick As A Brick 07 Songs From The Wood 08 To Cry You A Song 09 A New Day Yesterday > Flute Solo incl. Bouree & Quartet > Living In The Past 10 Velvet Green Disc 2 11 Too Old To Rock'n' Roll 12 Bungle In The Jungle 13 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 14 Minstrel In The Gallery 15 Hunting Girl 16 Cross-Eyed Mary 17 Aqualung 18 Guitar Solo 19 Wind-Up 20 Back-Door Angels 21 Wind-Up (reprise) 22 Locomotive Breath 23 Land Of Hope And Glory -
Audience 8.7 - Not too bad for 1972, this tape has some nice energy, and not to say it doesn’t have limitations, but it seems to deliver a lot more than the expectation. You have to accept that the hall is a touch echoey, or at least the guitar seems to bounce off the wall to give a very short reverb effect. It’s not a distraction at all, in fact it is exactly how it sounded at the show – the recording is very accurate. Jethro Tull LA Forum Inglewood, CA. 1972-06-23 Disk 1 1. -Thick As A Brick - Introduction 2. -Thick As A Brick - The First Part 3. -Thick As A Brick - The Flute Part 4. -Thick As A Brick - The Next Part 5. -Thick As A Brick - The Six O'Clock News Part 6. -Thick As A Brick - The Drum Part 7. -Thick As A Brick - The Babies Wearing Nylons Part 8. -Thick As A Brick - The Last Part Disk 2 1. -Insane Asylum Introduction 2. -Cross-Eyed Mary 3. -A New Day Yesterday 4. -Aqualung 5. -Encore 6. -Ian's Wind-Up Introduction 7. -Wind-Up 8. -Third-Leg Guitar Solo 9. -Locomotive Breath 10. -Hard-Headed English General 11. -Wind-Up (reprise) -
Audience 9.1 - This show is divided into two sets, with both sounding similar but the 1st set is just a touch rougher in the sense that I hear a tiny bit of channel overload (not distorted!) and less clarity (but not harmfully so) than the 2nd set. Overall, both are very well recorded and I would imagine set 2 was broadcast as this was typical around this time and other Rosyln, NY. “My Father’s Place” shows were indeed broadcast on local FM radio. So, while it seems Set 2 is the better audio (fractionally), I would say it was recorded for broadcast and this is the pre-broadcast tape recorded from the audience with open mics…yes? No? Maybe so? I have no idea…it’s really good but not radio station broadcast good so maybe this show was never recorded for broadcast at all. Spirit My Father's Place Roslyn, NY 1977-09-15 Disc 1 (First Set) 01 -Like A Rolling Stone 02 -Veruska 03 -Nature's Way 04 -Rainy Night 05 -Genetic Dreams 06 -Take It In Time 07 -1984 08 -Animal Zoo 09 -Downer 10 -All Along The Watchtower 11 -All The Same 12 -Drums 13 -All The Same 14 -I Got A Line On You Disc 2 (Second Set) 15 -Living In This World 16 -Dark-Eyed Woman 17 -Mr. Skin 18 -Prelude - Nothin' To Hide 19 -If I Miss This Train 20 -Fresh Garbage 21 -Morning Light 22 -Nature's Way 23 -Animal Zoo 24 -1984 25 -Like A Rolling Stone 26 -Rosyln Jam 27 -Wild Thing Band: Randy California - Vocals, Guitar Larry "Fuzzy" Knight - Bass, Vocals Ed Cassidy - Drums John Locke - Keyboards -
Soundboard 9.1/Audience 8.8 - An incomplete board tape that is completed by a very decent audience (thank goodness!) to present a great gig by a great band. I love the banter on stage, was Grace Slick the David Lee Roth of female vocalists? Ha ha! Jefferson Starship Moscone Center Vietnam War Veterans Benefit San Francisco, CA May 28, 1982 Disc 1 1-01 -Intro1-02 -Somebody To Love 1-03 -Ride The Tiger 1-04 -Stranger 1-05 -Fast Buck Freddie 1-06 -Find Your Way Back 1-07 -Save Your Love 1-08 -Fooled Around And Fell In Love 1-09 -Girl With The Hungry Eyes 1-10 -bass solo 1-11 -Play On Love Disc 2 2-01 -Jane 2-02 -Kantner Slick commentary 2-03 -Light The Sky On Fire (prelude) 2-04 -Light The Sky On Fire 2-05 -drum solo 2-06 -Stairway To Cleveland 2-07 -Dance With The Dragon 2-08 -White Rabbit 2-09 -Rock Music 2-10 -ending Grace Slick - vocals Mickey Thomas - vocals Paul Kantner - guitar, vocals Craig Chaquico - lead guitar David Freiberg - keyboards Pete Sears - bass Aynsley Dunbar - drums -
Studio Quality 9.5 - This collection was interesting to me because it featured a lot of music I was unfamiliar with, so there is seemingly endless amounts of it but that is fine with me! Prince The Chocolate House Grooves Disc 1 1. 2045: Radical Man 2. S&M Groove 3. Sexmesexmenot 4. Vavoom 5. Supercute 6. When Eye Lay My Hands On You 7. Underneath The Cream 8. My Medallion 9. The Daisy Chain 10. Golden Parachute 11. Props N' Pounds 12. U Make My Sunshine 13. Empty Room (Live) 14. Gamillah Disc 2 1. The Dance 2. Silicon 3. S&M Groove 4. Vavoom 5. Props N' Pounds 6. Sexmesexmenot 7. Northside 8. Judas Kiss (aka Judas Smile) 9. Golden Parachute 10. When Eye Lay My Hands On You 11. My Medallion 12. High 13. When Will We B Paid? 14. U Make My Sunshine -
Studio Quality 9.7 - A lot of collectors may think they are getting the same stuff over and over again in a different package but with the Prince studio collections you really are getting something different, but that might just mean alternate takes, mixes, or a different session with different players. Prince did like to experiment a lot and might want to try a song a hundred different ways before he was satisfied, similar maybe to Jimi Hendrix. I always find something to enjoy and always end up admiring Prince more and more after each listen…which is why I keep offering these titles because it lets me listen to even more Prince! So thank you! Prince - Nudity Nude Tour Rehearsals Paisly Park MN 04.21.90 & 04.24.90 Disc 1 21st April 1990 01. -Intro 02. -The Future 03. -1999 04. -Housequake 05. -Sexy Dancer 06. -Kiss 07. -I'm In The Mood 08. -Blues In C 09. -Purple Rain 10. -Take Me With U 11. -Alphabet St. - It Takes 2 12. -The Question Of U 13. -Electric Man 14. -Ain't No Way 15. -Nothing Compares 2 U 16. -Batdance 17. -Baby, I'm A Star 18. -Jealous Again 19. -Our Love Is Here 2 Stay [Incl. Nothing Compares 2 U - Housequake] Disc 2 24th April 1990 01. -Erotic City 02. -Sex 03. -Interlude 04. -Let's Work 05. -The Future 06. -1999 07. -Housequake 08. -Sexy Dancer -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Another fantastic collection of stuff Prince did in his studio and on air with disc 2 being the unreleased Milk and Honey album with Tamar.. What struck me about this particular set is right off the bat, the first track on disc one just blew me away. It’s an extended remix of Computer Blue with the sickest guitar, a real grinding, psychedelic and metallic tone that he squeezes to maximum effect and doesn’t want it to end. Neither did I!! Prince Milk & Honey Various rarities, outtakes & demos and unreleased album w/Tamar Disc 1 1. Computer Blue 2. I Wonder U 3. I Wonder U 4. Wow 5. Wow (Sexy MF Groove) 6. Make Believe (Black MF Groove) 7. Make Believe (Housestyle) 8. I'll Do Anything 9. Damn U 10. D.M.S.R. San Jose Jam 11. Glass Cutter (Versace Experience II) 12. Around The World In A Day 13. Lolita 14. Love 15. Black Sweat 16. Kiss 17. Shhh 18. Kiss (reprise) 19. Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful 20. All Along The Watchtower - Best Of You (Howard Stern Radio Show) 21. Guitar (Demo) 22. Love 23. Shelby J. Intros PFUnk 24. PFUnk/F.U.N.K. Disc 2 1. Closer 2 My Heart 2. Milk & Honey 3. Can't Keep Living Alone 4. Holla & Shout 5. Kept Woman 6. Holy Ground 7. Beautiful, Loved & Blessed 8. Redhead Stepchild 9. All Eye Want Is U 10. First Love 11. Sunday In The Park 12. Beautiful, Loved & Blessed (reprise) 13. Here I Come 14. Beautiful Fabulous 15. Rub U Down 16. The Do 17. Make It Through The Storm 18. Clouds 19. Xenophobia Xcerpts -
Soundboard 9.6 - A great sound happening here, but what I really love most about it is the brassy, killer bass. Obviously it’s everything, it’s all great, but Prince, even being mainly onto a funky, keyboard, drum, bass approach on this tour (guitar is present in places just not emphasized) which might not be everyone’s cup of tea, still is able to engage this old rock and roller. Prince Parade Tour Isstadion, Stockholm 22nd August 1986 Disc 1 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 11. -Lady Cab Driver (instrumental) - Automatic 12. -D.M.S.R. 13. -When Doves Cry 14. -Under The Cherry Moon 15. -Anotherloverholenyohead Disc 2 1. -17 Days 2. -Head 3. -Pop Life 4. -Girls And Boys 5. -Life Can Be So Nice 6. -1999 7. -Mountains 8. -Kiss 9. -Purple Rain -
Audience 8.7 - There is something very special in these amateur audio documents. While you could be overly critical of them for failing to live up to modern sonic standards, the truth is that not only is the audio acceptable as it is, but as a moment captured forever on tape that not only manages to document the entire evening (opening act included) but does so with few blemishes. It's decent quality too, although does not offer extremely dynamic low end or crisp high end, it's a recording that stays mainly in the middle with better definition on guitars which is fine. The Boston Chronicles Vol. I BOSTON GARDEN MARCH 24,1970 Disc 1 Steve Miller Band 1. -Kow Kow 2. -Baby's House 3. -Seasons 4. -Tore Down 5. -Can't You Hear Your Daddy's Heartbeat 6. -Unknown Title 7. -Gangster Of Love 8. -Steppin' Stone 9. -Industrial-Military Complex Hex 10. -Livin' In The USA 11. -Space Cowboy 12. -Crowd - Announcements 13. -Getting It On 14. -Turn On Your Love Light Disc 2 John Mayall & Duster Bennet 1. -The Laws Must Change 2. -Talk 3. -The Laws Must Change 4. -California 5. -Band Intros 6. -I Chose To Sing The Blues (DUSTER BENNETT Solo) Moody Blues 7. -Intro - Tuning 8. -Gypsy 9. -Sunset 10. -DR.Livingston I Presume 11. -Never Comes The Day 12. -Peak Hour 13. -Tuesday Afternoon 14. -Question 15. -Are You Sitting Comfortably - The Dream - Have You Heard -
Audience 8.8 - Another amazing historical document that gives us the entire picture of what it was like to attend a rock concert in Boston in the early 70's. It's one evening out of 365 other evenings in the calendar year but it is a year that I did not get to experience anything like this, being that I was still in elementary school. It's a glaring example of what I was missing! Taper was not only prescient in capturing all the acts but he manages to do so with minimal problems and in very decent quality. Original tape transfers received recent treatment and have never sounded better, it makes me wonder why this material never got picked up by any of the boot labels in Japan or Europe for production. The Boston Chronicles Volume II Live In Boston 1972 Disc 1 BADFINGER Boston Garden Boston MA. July 1st 1972 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Baby Blue 3 -Take It All 4 -Tuesday Morning 5 -Baby, You And I 6 -Suitcase THE BAND Pete Ham vocals guitar keyboards Joey Molland vocals guitar keyboards Tom Evans vocals bass Mike Gibbins vocals drums percussion keyboards Additional personnel Rob Stawinsky drums (US tour, 1972) CACTUS Boston Garden Boston MA. July 1st 1972 7 -Intro 8 -Bedroom Mazurka 9 -Bad Stuff 10 -Bringing Me Down 11 -Swim THE BAND Carmine Appice Drums, backing vocals Tim Bogert Bass backing vocals Werner Fritzschings Guitar Peter French vocals Duane Hitchings Keyboards FACES Boston Garden Boston MA. July 1st 1972 12 -Tune Up - Intro 13 -It's All Over Now 14 -Miss Judy's Farm 15 -Memphis Tennessee Disc 2 Faces cont'd 1 -Maggie May 2 -Stay With Me 3 -Angel 4 -True Blue 5 -Too Bad 6 -That's All You Need 7 -Gasoline Alley 8 -That's All You Need (reprise) 9 -I'm Losing You 10 -Drum Solo - I'm Losing You (reprise) 11 -Maybe I'm Amazed 12 -DJ talk - Crowd 13 -Had Me A Real Good Time - Every Picture Tells A Story 14 -I'd Rather Go Blind 15 -Boston Goodnight THE BAND Kenney Jones drums Ronnie Wood guitar vocals Ian McLagan keyboards Rod Stewart lead vocals Ronnie Lane bass vocals -
Paris 1971 Soundboard 9.6 - Excellent, well balanced mix seemingly made for some kind of professional use but if it was for broadcast than this is certainly a pre-broadcast master source. Frankfurt 1972 Audience 8.8 - A really good tape here, it seems it would have to have been on a reel to reel because it’s too good to be a portable unit with a cheap inboard mic. Ike & Tina Turner Revue Europe 1971-72 Disc 1 L'Olympia Theatre Paris, France 1971-01-30 01. -You Got Me Hummin' (The Ikettes) 02. -Everyday People (The Ikettes) 03. -Shake A Tail Feather (The Ikettes) 04. -(Intro Tina) Gimme Some Lovin' 05. -Sweet Soul Music 06. -Son Of A Preacher Man 07. -Come Together 08. -Band Intros 09. -Proud Mary 10. -A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday) 11. -I Smell Trouble 12. -Respect 13. -Honky Tonk Women 14. -I've Been Loving You Too Long 15. -I Want To Take You Higher 16. -Land Of 1,000 Dances Disc 2 Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle November 16th, 1972 01 -Kings of Rhythm Instrumental 02 -Everyday People 03 -My Love for You Runs Deeper 04 -There Was a Time 05 -Theme From Shaft 06 -The World's A Little Bit Out Of The Way 07 -Instrumental 08 -Introduction To Ike And Tina Turner 09 -Get Back 10 -Come Together 11 -With A Little Help From My Friends 12 -Honky Tonk Women 13 -I Smell Trouble 14 -Proud Mary 15 -I've Been Loving You For Too Long 16 -Respect -
Audience 8.7 - OK, so I totally understand why someone might pass this up- but I think you would be missing something special. It’s an audience recording, very very deep into the crowd, it’s noisy, it’s not fantastic but it is great – now here’s the rub: If you are reading this review, this can be considered a spoiler alert. It took me a complete song before I realized the audience was not a part of the show. The people near the mic sound like they are a part of the stage show, or at least they did to me. I felt like I was in New Orleans but its New York City. I liked this performance, and I tolerate the recording, I came away after listening to this feeling I understood Prince just a little better. After this review I think it’s only fair to warn you – on a few songs the drummer’s high hat sounds like a missile shooting through your speakers – it’s unnerving and I don’t think there’s much you can do but wait for the next song. It’s an uh-oh I ain’t gonna lie. Prince Gotta Lotta Butter To Go Butter Restaurant New York City, NY. 06-17-2006 Disc 1 1. It Ain't Over - Peach 2. Te Amo Corazon 3. Forever In My Life - Everyday People 4. The Ride 5. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) 6. Love Changes 7. The Chain - Come Together 8. When A Man Loves A Woman 9. Redhead Stepchild 10. Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Again)-Play That Funky Music Disc 2 1. Partyman 2. 3121 3. Lolita 4. Satisfied 5. Black Sweat 6. Kiss 7. All Eye Want Is You - Joy In Repetition 8. Anotherloverholeinmyhead - Rock Lobster 9. If I Was Your Girlfriend 10. Be Happy - Ecstacy - The Bird -
Studio 9.7 - More spectacular studio works by Prince who commands the proceedings in a Hendrix-like manner. Listen to the different guitar effects that he uses, how it suits the song and how different he makes it sound when he needs something. He has a bag of tricks let’s just say. Prince Purple And Gold Studio Works "Download and Streaming Collection" Disc 1 1. Purple And Gold 2. Rock N' Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis) 3. Free Urself 4. If Eye Could Have Your Attention 5. The Song Of The Heart 6. F.U.N.K. 7. One Song 8. Cybersingle 9. Baltimore 10. Fallinlove2nite 11. What If 12. That Girl Thang 13. Live Out Loud 14. Ain't Gonna Miss U When U Gone 15. Menstrual Cycle 16. Octopus Heart 17. Da Bourgeoise Disc 2 1. Cause And Effect 2. Hot Summer 3. Rich Friends 4. Same Page Different Book 5. Boyfriend 6. Madrid 2 Chicago 7. Breathe 8. Magnificent 9. Purple House 10. United States of Division 11. Silver Tongue 12. Glasscutter 13. S.S.T. 14. Brand New Orleans 15. The Morning After 16. Turn Me Loose 17. In A Large Room With No Light 18. Rock And Roll Love Affair -
Audience 9.0 -A sparkling audience tape that captures a band that is firing on all cylinders in frightening precision and dexterity (all members). Good bass presence here, no rumble just nice and solid which helps give clarity to everything else. Return To Forever Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, Germany 1976-03-21 Disc 1 101 Medieval Overture 6:01 102 Band Intros 2:19 103 Sorceress 12:25 104 The Magician 6:41 105 The Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrant 12:59 Disc 2 201 Lenny White Acoustic Set Introduction 1:20 202 The Romantic Warrior 12:20 203 Chick Piano Solo - Trio (Stanley, Lenny) On Green Dolphin Street, La Fiesta 9:22 204 Al Acoustic Guitar improvisation - RTF 11:37 205 Stanley Acoustic Bass improvisation incl. Bass Folk Song - RTF 10:52 206 Lenny White Drum Solo 10:39 207 Space Circus - Lopsy Lu - Coda 15:47 -
Audience 9.3 - The second this begins you know it’s gonna be great, and it’s better than great. I’ve heard radio broadcasts that don’t sound as nice as this. I need atmosphere, I want to feel the space around me, the venue itself is a part of the event. Audience tapes of high quality can sometimes deliver more atmosphere than the best soundboard, and sometimes it’s necessary if you want to relive an event to have that atmosphere included in the recording. Genesis Boston Music Hall Boston, MA 24 February 1977 Disc 1 01 - Squonk (07:55) 02 - One For The Vine (11:32) 03 - Robbery, Assault & Battery (07:31) 04 - Your Own Special Way (07:26) 05 - Firth Of Fifth (09:16) 06 - The Carpet Crawlers (07:07) 07 - In That Quiet Earth (04:41) 08 - Afterglow (04:35) 09 - I Know What I Like (09:00) 10 - Eleventh Earl Of Mar (09:56) Disc 2 11 - Supper's Ready (25:28) 12 - Dance On A Volcano (04:20) 13 - Drum Duet (01:05) 14 - Los Endos (06:32) 15 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (04:38) 16 - The Musical Box (03:37) Phil Collins - lead vocals, drums and percussion Tony Banks - keyboards, 12 strings & backing vocals Mike Rutherford - bass guitars, guitars & backing vocals Steve Hackett - lead guitars & effects Chester Thompson - drums and percussion -
Audience 8.8 - This is a real surprise, for this early vintage you do not expect anything really good especially out of the Music Hall but I have news for you – this is a good, good tape. Of course it is going to have that almost cavernous kind of quality but regardless it’s a really clear sound and one that shows off each member of the band and offers at the same time a feeling of time and place. EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Boston Music Hall, Boston, Ma. November 12, 1971 Disc One 1. -Hoedown 2. -Tarkus 3. -Take A Pebble Disc Two 1. -Knife Edge 2. -Rondo 3. -drums 4. -Rondo -
Audience 8.8 - I am very thankful this recording exists, so few tapes from around this time that are clean and audible. Now, it gets off to a bumpy start but smoothes out and remains consistent for the duration. It’s taken from I would say the middle of the venue but does not suffer from typical distance recordings. The main P.A. system is strong, so you get a good signal here, all instruments present and accounted for. Vocals remain very much up front in the mix, guitars follow. All in all this is really outstanding and the time period is optimal. Wishbone Ash Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany 01.11.1974 Disc 1 01 -Don't Come Back 02 -Silver Shoes 03 -Lady Jay 04 -The King Will Come 05 -Warrior 06 -Throw Down the Sword 07 -Persephone Disc 2 08 -Introduction 09. -F.U.B.B. 10. -Blowin' Free 11. -Time Was 12. -Hometown 13. -No Easy Road 14. -Where Were You Tomorrow -
Studio Quality 9.5 - A lot of stuff to go through here, both discs jam packed with music. George Harrison - Stripped 101 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) 102 Any Road 103 Love Comes To Everyone 104 Miss O'Dell 105 All Those Years Ago 106 Circles 107 Living In The Material World 108 Got My Mind Set On You 109 Bangla Desh 110 This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying) 111 Pisces Fish 112 Don't Let Me Wait Too Long 113 The Day The World Gets 'Round 114 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 115 Ding Dong, Ding Dong 116 Stuck Inside A Cloud 117 Rising Sun 118 Dark Horse 119 Not Guilty 120 Crackerbox Palace 121 I Really Love You 201 You 202 That's The Way It Goes 203 This Song 204 Brainwashed 205 It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna) 206 Far East Man 207 Blow Away 208 Deep Blue 209 Life Itself 210 When We Was Fab 211 Sue Me, Sue You Blues 212 Soft-Hearted Hana 213 Devil's Radio 214 Can't Stop Thinking About You 215 Be Here Now 216 This Is Love 217 So Sad 218 Dream Away -
Studio 9.4 - Whenever I hear the word "acetate" I instantly think of poor quality, scratchy, noisy antique sound recordings but not these! Great stuff. George Harrison All Things Must Pass - The Apple Acetates Disc 1 01 Hear Me Lord (Outtake) 02 Let It Down (RS1) 03 Awaiting On You All (RS1) 04 Run Of The Mill (RS1 False Start, RS2) 05 Art Of Dying (RS9 Take 26) 06 What Is Life (RS1 Take 25) 07 Isn't It A Pity 08 Isn't It A Pity (Version 2 RS1) 09 Behing That Locked Door (RS1) 10 All Things Must Pass 11 I Live For You (RS1) 12 Beware Of Darkness (RS1) 13 Down To The River (RS1) 14 I'll Still Love You Disc 2 01 Plug Me In (RS1) 02 Plug Me In (RS2) 03 Wah Wah (RS1, Take 3) 04 My Sweet Lord (RS1) 05 I Dig Love (Take 10 RS1/RS2) 06 If Not For You (RS1) 07 The Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (RS1) 08 Out Of The Blue 09 It's Johnny's Birthday 10 Plug Me In 11 I Remember Jeep 12 Thanks For The Pepperoni -
Soundboard 9.3 - I enjoy listening to excellent recordings of Yes from 1980 and 1984 because they are full of music that I always manage to find new depth of creativity in every time I hear it. Maybe it wasn’t my favorite Yes period back then, but I can appreciate it now. Great quality, and so it is the 1980 Drama sessions material on Disc 2. YES Park Stadium Hershey, PA. September 1, 1984 Disc 1 01. -Leave It 02. -Reason To Be Here 03. -Hold On 04. -Hearts 05. -I've Seen All Good People 06. -Tony Kaye Keyboards Solo 07. -Solly's Beard 08. -Changes 09. -Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10. -It Can Happen 11. -The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) - Whitefish - Amazing Grace Disc 2 12. -Intro - City Of Love 13. -Starship Trooper Jon Anderson (Vocals, Guitar) Alan White (Drums) Trevor Rabin (Guitars, Vocals) Tony Kaye (Keyboards) Chris Squire (Bass) Drama Sessions The Town House studios London, UK 18 April 1980 14. -The Yes Song 15. -Who Makes The Tea 16. -Does It Ever Happen (To You) 17. -To The Light 18. -Satellite Chris Squire - Bass Steve Howe - Guitars Alan White - Drums -
Audience 9.5 - This may be a pro audience recording because it has some of the hallmarks of it being managed by someone other than a concert goer. Not saying 100% certain, but it’s just too good and clean, and free of interference but who knows maybe it’s just a really astute taper? All I know is that this material and this quality make for a real revelation for people like me who glossed over the albums. Damn good stuff, with a stellar cast of characters. Same with the San Francisco 1977 tape which I include in this rating but is a soundboard…similar stellar sound quality maybe 9.6 but has a little more hiss present. Still, it is EXCELLENT! Stomu Yamashta's Go Royal Albert Hall London, England May 29, 1976 Disc 1 1. -Ghost Machine 2. -Surfspin 3. -Time Is Here 4. -Winner Loser - Band Introductions 5. -Solitude - Nature - Air Voice - Crossing The Line 6. -Man Of Leo Stomu Yamashta: drums, percussion Kevin Shrieve: guitar Ava Cherry: vocals Jess Roden: vocals Patrick Gleeson: synthesizers Michael Shrieve: drums Paul Jackson: bass Doni Harvey: guitar Brother James: percussion Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA September 26, 1977 7. -Prelude 8. -Seen You Before Disc 2 1. -Madness 2. -Mysteries Of Love 3. -Crossing The Line 4. -Wheels Of Fortune 5. -Beauty 6. -You And Me 7. -Instrumental Interlude 8. -Man Of Leo 9. -Wheels Of Fortune (Reprise) Stomu Yamashta - Piano, Percussion, Synthesizer Steve Winwood - Vocals, Keyboards Michael Shrieve - Drum Kit Al Di Meola - Solo Guitar Klaus Schulze - Synthesizers (Space Machine!) Jerome Rimson - Bass Pat Thrall - Guitar Brother James - Congas Karen Friedman - Vocals -
Soundboard 9.2 - I think this right here is as good as it will get to a complete Tommy Bolin Purple gig in soundboard quality and, here’s the important thing, reasonably cohesive playing. To be honest, after listening to this, it’s kind of apparent that Deep Purple was probably not the best vehicle for Tommy’s talents. Not that he can’t play, but that Deep Purple’s music was too one dimensional. That being said it is still pretty good despite the erratic mix – sometimes guitar is up front and sometimes it is buried. All in all I think I can say this show will be a revelation for Purple and Bolin fans. Deep Purple Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA. 26th January 1976 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Burn 3. Lady Luck 4. Love Child 5. Gettin’ Tighter 6. Smoke on the Water 7. Georgia On My Mind 8. Keyboard Solo 9. Lazy 10. Drum Solo 11. Homeward Strut Disc 2 1. Tuning 2. This Time Around 3. Owed to “G” 4. Guitar Solo 5. Drifter 6. Stormbringer 7. Going Down 8. Highway Star David Coverdale – Vocal Tommy Bolin – Guitar Glenn Hughes – Bass & Vocal Jon Lord – Keyboards Ian Paice – Drums -
Audience 9.4 -A fierce sounding tape with major emphasis on Tony, and man, you can hear every nuance of the guitar and it is literally spine-tingling…but at the expense of Ronnie’s vocals. Not to worry too much, I mean, it’s just a badass recording you tend to overlook that. This is well worth listening to I highly recommend it. Black Sabbath Kaikan Hall Kyoto, Japan 1980 November 20 Disc 1 01 Opening SE - Supertzar 02 War Pigs 03 Neon Knights 04 N.I.B. 05 Children Of The Sea 06 Sweet Leaf 07 Drum Solo 08 Sweet Leaf 09 Lady Evil 10 Black Sabbath Disc 2 01 MC 02 Heaven And Hell 03 Iron Man 04 Instrumental 05 Guitar Solo 06 Instrumental 07 Guitar Solo 08 Instrumental 09 Guitar Solo 10 Orchid 11 Die Young 12 Paranoid (encore) 13 SE 14 Announcements Line-up: Tony Iommi - guitars Ronnie James Dio - vocals Geezer Butler - bass Vinny Appice - drums Geoff Nicholls - keyboards -
Austin 2007 Audience 9.6 - Excellent dynamics, strong recording signal that sounds like you are sitting right in front of the band. You can almost make out her diction of lyrics…almost ha ha! A lovely recording. Toronto 2007 Audience 9.1 - A good recording that features nice instrument separation and clarity, it isn’t as round and tight as the Austin show on disc 1 but it’s very strong in its own right. Amy Winehouse 2007 Disc 1 SXSW La Zona Rosa Austin, TX March 16, 2007 01. -Addicted 02. -Just Friends 03. -Back to Black 04. -Wake Up alone 05. -Tears Dry On Their Own 06. -He Can Only Hold Her 07. -You Know I'm No Good 08. -Me & Mr. Jones 09. -Love Is a Losing Game 10. -Rehab 11. -Valerie Disc 2 Mod Club Toronto ON 2007-05-12 01. -Addicted 02. -Just Friends 03. -Cherry 04. -Back To Black 05. -Wake Up Alone 06. -Rick-stacy Rap 07. -Tears Dry On Their Own 08. -He Can Only Hold Her 09. -Fuck Me Pumps 10. -Love Is A Losing Game 11. -Valerie (w/ Band Intro) 12. -Rehab (w/audience) 13. -Amy Chats 14. -Me & Mr Jones 15. -You Know I'm No Good -
Levittown 1981 FM Broadcast 9.3 - Crisp and nicely mixed for broadcast this recording does not suffer from any degradation or compression, it’s wonderful! London 1984 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Excellent quality recording with some atmosphere to give you a sense of space, so not what I would call a direct to board feed, it was recorded and mixed for air and has that distinct feel to it. Blue Oyster Cult Spit Levittown, New York June 15, 1981 Disc 1 01 -Dr Music 02 -ETI 03 -Burnin' For You 04 -Fire Of Unknown Origin 05 -Cities On Flame 06 -Joan Crawford 07 -Flaming Telepaths 08 -Veteran of Psychic Wars 09 -ME 262 10 -Hot Rails To Hell 11 -Godzilla 12 -Born To Be Wild Disc 2 13 -Heavy Metal 14 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 15 -Roadhouse Blues Hammersmith Odeon London, England 14 February 1984 16 -Introduction 17 -ME-262 18 -E.T.I. 19 -Born To Rock 20 -Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll 21 -Take Me Away 22 -Shooting Shark 23 -(Don't Fear) The Reaper 24 -Born To Be Wild 25 -Let Go 26 -Outro -
Studio Quality 9.5 What a great set this is! I love being able to hear this full range of material spanning the musicians career. Very intelligently thought out collection with detailed liner notes included. Excellent! David Bowie - Karma Man 1965-1969 Demos, Outtakes & Radio Sessions Disc 1 1-1 That's A Promise 2:21 1-2 Silly Boy Blue 2:58 1-3 Love You 'Til Tuesday 3:17 1-4 Over The Wall We Go 2:54 1-5 When I Live My Dream (Version 2) 3:46 1-6 Let Me Sleep Beside You 3:21 1-7 Karma Man 3:02 1-8 Everything Is You 2:11 1-9 C'est La Vie 2:36 1-10 C'est La Vie (Backing Track) 2:56 1-11 Love You 'Til Tuesday 3:03 1-12 When I Live My Dream 3:40 1-13 Little Bombardier 3:32 1-14 Silly Boy Blue 3:30 1-15 In The Heat Of The Morning 2:41 1-16 Social Girl 2:43 1-17 In The Heat Of The Morning 3:00 1-18 London Bye Ta-Ta 2:33 1-19 Karma Man 2:59 1-20 When I'm Five 3:08 1-21 Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 4:02 Disc 2 1960's Songs Performed Live in the 1970's, 80's & 90's 2-1 Sorrow 3:06 2-2 Everything's Alright 2:25 2-3 Space Oddity 5:24 2-4 I Can't Explain 2:10 2-5 I Got You Babe 3:32 2-6 Young Americans Medley 6:33 2-7 No Fun 2:43 2-8 I Wanna Be Your Dog 4:20 2-9 Sorrow 2:43 2-10 White Light/White Heat 4:41 2-11 Space Oddity 5:07 2-12 I Can't Explain 2:38 2-13 Space Oddity 4:01 2-14 White Light/White Heat 4:19 2-15 Go Now 4:32 -
Audience 8.8 - A very decent, wide field recording. What that means is there’s a lot of headroom so you can turn it up and it will sound even better. The BBC bonus tracks are excellent as well and from very early on. Def Leppard Dallas, Texas September 3rd, 2012 Disc 1 101. -Undefeated 102. -Rocket 103. -Let It Go 104. -Foolin' 105. -Make Love Like A Man 106. -Animal 107. -Love Bites 108. -Let's Get Rocked 109. -Gods Of War 110. -Acoustic Medley 111. -Women Disc 2 201. -Bringin' On The Heartbreak 202. -Switch 625 203. -Hysteria 204. -Armageddon It 205. -Photograph 206. -Pour Some Sugar On Me 207. -crowd - encore 208. -Remembering the years talk 209. -Rock Of Ages Bonus BBC October 26, 1979 210. -Rock Brigade 211. -Wasted 212. -Satellite 213. -Good Morning Freedom -
Audience 9.3 - An excellent capture of a great performance by the entire band. With a recording like this where taper is using high quality equipment, the end result is only as good as the PA sound since that is what your mics capture. In the case of Dio, I am sure they have a multi-million dollar PA system and expert sound engineers at the desk. The live sound is well mixed and powerful. DIO Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME. September 9th 1985 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -King of Rock and Roll 3 -Like The Beat Of A Heart 4 -Don't Talk To Strangers 5 -Hungry For Heaven 6 -The Last In Line 7 -Holy Diver 8 -The Last In Line (reprise) 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Heaven And Hell 11 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 12 -Keyboard Solo - Guitar Solo 13 -Sacred Heart 14 -Rock 'n' Roll Children 15 -Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 16 -Man On The Silver Mountain 17 -Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise) 18 -Stand Up And Shout 19 -Rainbow In The Dark 20 -Thank You Goodnight THE BAND Ronnie James Dio vocals Vivian Campbell guitar Jimmy Bain bass backing vocals Vinny Appice drums Claude Schnell keyboards -
Studio Quality 9.3 - Very slight hiss but otherwise super-duper. Definitely this is fly-on-the-wall type stuff, with banter intact. Very insightful, and kind of gives me more of an appreciation for an overlooked album. Bob Dylan - Billy The Kid Sessions Disc 1 Session 1 Outtakes 1 20 jan 73 01 Billy (Instrumental) 02 Billy (Instrumental) 03 Billy (Instrumental) 04 Billy (Verses from Billy 1 & 4) 05 Billy 4 06 Turkey 07 Turkey 08 Turkey 09 Billy 10 Billy Surrenders 11 Billy Surrenders 12 And He's Killed Me Too 13 And He's Killed Me too 14 And He's Killed Me too 15 Goodbye Holly 16 Pecos Blues 17 Pecos Blues Disc 2 Session 2 Outtakes 2 sessions 72-73 01 Billy 4 02 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 03 Sweet Amarillo 04 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 05 Final Theme 06 Rock Me Mama 07 Billy 7 08 Billy 7 09 Instrumental 10 Instumental 11 Final Theme 12 Ride, Billy Ride Session 3 Sam Peckinpah's House, Durango, Mexico. December 1972 to January 1973 13 Billy -
Audience 8.8 - This is NOT the Monsters of Rock show, it’s actually the last DLR (classic era) show and it’s pretty good! It’s not super close up or terribly far from stage, seems to be in a nice spot and everything is clear with decent dynamics. Now, it’s a recording from a rowdy crowd but even with that I felt they did not ruin this or intrude unnecessarily – in fact it seemed they wanted to listen to the band and not hold conversations or stupid hooting and whistling during songs. Fantastic! Van Halen Stadion am Dutzendteich Nurnberg, Germany 1984-09-02 Disc 1 01. -Unchained 02. -Hot For Teacher 03. -Drum Solo 04. -On Fire 05. -Running With The Devil 06. -Little Guitars 07. -House Of Pain 08. -Bass Solo 09. -I'll Wait 10. -Everybody Wants Some Disc 2 11. -Oh, Pretty Woman 12. -1984 13. -Jump 14. -Guitar Solo 15. -Panama 16. -You Really Got Me 17. -Happy Trails - You Really Got Me (reprise) -
various sources SDBRD 9.8 and audience 8.7 - The first disc contains superior, professional recordings that were sourced from a vinyl album. This stuff is ridiculously good, in every sort of way. The second disc contains an audience tape that is not bad having been refreshed with a recent re-mastering that has lifted decades of dust off it to reveal a pretty cool document. SAVOY BROWN Live 1969-1970 Disc 1 Connecticut College New London, UK. 1969 1 -Instrumental ............ 07:27 2 -I'm Tired ............... 04:50 3 -Train To Nowhere ........ 05:26 4 -Louisiana Blues ......... 24:40 Kinetic Playground Chicago, IL. 1969 5 -I'm Tired ............... 03:01 6 -A Hard Way To Go ........ 05:22 7 -A Little More Wine ...... 06:19 8 -Rock & Roll Boogie ...... 04:08 9 -Shake Rattle & Roll ..... 08:24 Leicester, UK. 1969 10 -It Hurts Me Too ......... 04:25 11 -May Be Wrong ............ 07:27 Disc 2 Fillmore East New York, NY. Dec. 19th, 1970 1. -Blues Jam 2. -Sunday Night 3. -Leavin' Again 4. -It Serves You Right To Suffer 5. -Louisiana Blues 6. -Shake, Rattle and Roll Players: Bass Guitar – Tone Stevens Drums – Roger Earl Lead Guitar – Kim Simmonds Piano – Bob Hall Rhythm Guitar – Dave Peverett Vocals – Chris Youlden -
Professional Broadcast 9.2 - The audio CD has been remastered and sounds nice, the audio on the video disc is not remastered and sounds as it did during the original broadcast. This legendary broadcast features George Harrison and Eric Clapton on guitar. Delaney and Bonnie and Friends Featuring Eric Clapton "Far From the Madding Crowd" Falconer Theater Copenhagen, Denmark December 10, 1969 1. -Poor Elijah - Tribute to Robert Johnson 2. -I Don't Know Why 3. -Where There's a Will, There's a Way 4. -Special Life 5. -I Don't Want to Discuss It 6. -That's What My Man is For 7. -Coming Home 8. -Little Richard Medley Band Lineup: Eric Clapton Guitar, Vocals Delaney Bramlett Guitar, Vocals Bonnie Bramlett Vocals George Harrison Guitar Dave Mason Guitar Jim Gordon Drums Carl Radle Bass Bobby Whitlock Organ, Vocals Jim Price Trumpet Bobby Keys Saxophone Rita Coolidge Vocals Tex Johnson Percussion