Elton John
Sports Arena
San Diego, CA
September 29, 1975
Disc 1
First Set
01 Your Song
02 I Need You To Turn To
03 Border Song
04 Take Me To The Pilot
05 Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future)
06 Country Comfort
07 Levon
08 Rocket Man
09 Hercules
10 Have Mercy On The Criminal
11 Empty Sky
Disc 2
First Set Cont'd
12 Street Kids
13 Intermission
Second Set and Encore
14 Funeral For A Friend - Love Lies Bleeding
15 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
16 Bennie And The Jets
17 Harmony
18 Dixie Lily
19 Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
20 Bitter Fingers
21 Someone Saved My Life Tonight
22 The Bitch is Back
Disc 3
23 Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
24 (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
25 Better Off Dead
26 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
27 I Saw Her Standing There
28 Island Girl
29 Philadelphia Freedom
30 We All Fall In Love Sometimes
31 Curtains
32 Pinball Wizard
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Audience 9.3 - As good as it could be for a large stadium concert. Despite the soundmen fighting mic feedback issues during the first few songs, it certainly gets dialed in and becomes quite nice with the feeling of this being an event, the atmosphere, the way the sound sort of envelopes your ears and you get a sense of size and space. Really sweet! -
Audience 9.5 - Astounding for a 1970 era audience tape, it's got amazing atmosphere and plenty of headroom. The balance here is really good with vocals where they should be, which is very up front, but drums sound fantastic here and the piano sounds perfectly mixed between the two. I can't find too much to complain about with this one. Fantastic! Elton John Swing Auditorium San Bernardino, CA, USA December 5, 1970 01 Your Song 4:29 02 Bad Side of the Moon 4:17 03 Border Song 3:16 04 Can I Put You On 8:02 05 Country Comfort 5:05 06 Sixty Years On 7:03 07 Honky Tonk Women 4:20 08 Burn Down The Mission > My Baby Left Me > Get Back > I Wanna Take You Higher 21:29 Elton John - Piano, Vocals Dee Murray - Bass, Vocals Nigel Olsson - Drums, Vocals -
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Audience 9.2 - A very interesting tour that featured just two individuals on stage working in coordination to bring audiences a new perspective on Elton’s music…and it works marvelously. Audio quality here is great, and that is a huge benefit to the listener as they get to enjoy the subtleties of what is happening on stage, including the witty banter between songs. Elton John Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, CA September 29, 1979 Disc 1 01 Your Song 02 Sixty Years On 03 Daniel 04 Skyline Pigeon 05 Take Me To The Pilot 06 Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) 07 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 08 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 09 Roy Rogers 10 Candle In The Wind 11 Ego 12 Where To Now St. Peter 13 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Singing In The Rain Disc 2 14 Funeral For A Friend 15 Tonight 16 Better Off Dead 17 Island 18 I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself 19 I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) 20 Scott Joplin Intro > Bennie And The Jets 21 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 22 Mama Can't Buy You Love 23 Part-Time Love 24 Crazy Wate 25 Song For Guy 26 Saturday Night 's Alright For Fighting 27 Pinball Wizard 28 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 29 I Saw Her Standing There 30 Twist And Shout 31 Crocodile Rock 32 Back In The U.S.S.R. -
Audience 9.1 - Capturing the unbridled excitement of the flamboyant maestro in his prime in Los Angeles during perhaps his biggest tour. What more can you ask for? The sound is great (especially the drums!) and the appreciative audience never intrudes onto the recording. Elton John The Forum Inglewood, CA October 5, 1974 Disc 1 01 Funeral For A Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 02 Candle In The Wind 03 Grimsby 04 Rocket Man 05 Take Me To The Pilot 06 Bennie And The Jets 07 Daniel 08 Grey Seal 09 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10 Burn Down The Mission Disc 2 11 Band Introduction 12 You're So Static 13 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 14 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 15 Honky Cat 16 All The Girls Love Alice 17 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 18 Crocodile Rock 19 The Bitch Is Back 20 Your Song -
Audience 9.1 - A lovely, intimate recording that belies the size of the venue. Of course, this was a different approach Elton John undertook on this tour. I think it works well, the bombast has been toned down and what you get instead is an examination of his music presented to you by the man…I think you will appreciate these songs in this way. ELTON JOHN October 16, 1979 Tuesday Boston Music Hall, Boston, Ma. USA Back In The USSA Tour Disc One 01. -Your Song 02. -Sixty Years On 03. -Daniel 04. -Skyline Pigeon 05. -Take Me To The Pilot 06. -Rocket Man 07. -Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 08. -Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 09. -Roy Rogers 10. -Candle In The Wind Disc Two 11. -Ego 12. -Where To Now St.Peter 13. -He'll Have To Go 14. -Elton's Song 15. -I Heard It Through The Grapevine 16. -Funeral For A Friend 17. -Tonight 18. -Better Off Dead 19. -Idol 20. -I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself 21. -I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) Disc Three 07. -Bennie & The Jets 08. -Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 09. -Mama Can't Buy You Love 10. -Crazy Water 11. -ovation & talk 12. -Song For Guy 13. -Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) - Pinball Wizard 14. -Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On - I Saw Her Standing There - Twist & Shout - Crocodile Rock - Back In The USSA Elton John - piano, vocals Ray Cooper - percussion, vibraphone -
Audience 9.0 - Warm, spacious, clear, and complete. Elton John playing Baton Rouge at the pinnacle of his career, in marvelous quality, how could you not? Just sayin’, this is worth your time. ELTON JOHN LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 29, 1974 Disc 1 1 Funeral for a Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 2 Candle in the Wind 3 Grimsby 4 Rocket Man 5 Take Me to the Pilot 6 Bennie and the Jets 7 Daniel 8 Grey Seal 9 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Disc 2 1 Burn Down the Mission 2 Band Intros 3 You're So Static 4 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds 5 Honky Cat 6 All the Girls Love Alice 7 Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) 8 Crocodile Rock 9 The Bitch Is Back -
Audience 8.9 - It’s amazing how tapes still pop up after so many years and sound like they were recorded yesterday. This is one such tape. The music also holds up, and since I never saw Elton John live I am still impressed with how much the guitar factors in to this show. I enjoyed this performance and I felt the excitement of the crowd and felt totally transported which is the hallmark of a well-done recording. Elton John Convention Center Anaheim, CA November 2, 1980 01 -Funeral For A Friend - Love Lies Bleeding 02 -Tiny Dancer 03 -Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 04 -All The Young Girls Love Alice 05 -Rocket Man 06 -Philadelphia Freedom 07 -Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 08 -Saturday Night 09 -All I Want Is You Disc 2 10 -Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 11 -Harmony 12 -Little Jeannie 13 -Bennie And The Jets 14 -Imagine 15 -Ego 16 -Have Mercy On The Criminal 17 -Someone Saved My Life Tonight 18 -Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance) 19 -Great Balls Of Fire 20 -Good Golly Miss Molly 21 -I Saw Her Standing There -
Audience 8.4 - Very decent, with good clarity on guitars, some tape noise present but not intruding on the sounds of the music. Sometimes this gets a little over saturated but not to distortion, just more in a little cluttering but this is still way too good of a gig, and a very decent capture, so I can’t slag on it just because there are some minor flaws. -
Audience 8.4 - A steady and powerful recording with emphasis on the keys. Not super clear, not even super dynamic, but the sound occupies a decent middle ground where everything can be heard with some good midrange punch. Worth having for sure! -
Audience 8.0 - Very forceful and loud capture, some taper conversations present, but a very immediate live feeling as if this could have been taped a couple of years ago. Some high frequencies have a squelchiness to them, but when the band is all playing together the audio retains a more comfortable timbre. Overall this is pretty good stuff, and very heady music. I’ve heard people compare them to Pink Floyd, and to be honest I do hear that in some of their compositions, but that is not entirely accurate in describing them. Maybe if you said they were stylistically similar to PF but with a Deep Purplish ensemble approach to the sound, you would be closer. -
Audience 8.2 - A good sounding recording if you want to just know what is happening on stage and don’t mind a perfectly balanced mix, or crispness in the highs. Some breaking up at volume, where the intensity of this band is just too much for the tapers equipment. Still, I have to tell you, there is reward in this tape if you stick it out. Not saying it gets that much better, but I am saying this is one GREAT rock band! Just overwhelming intensity, and interesting compositions, it keeps you interested to hear what happens next. -
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Audience 9.3 - Stellar sound, probably professional recording and mix. (The Light Went On Again) -
Audience 7.6 - Thin and mono. You will want to EQ this, but don’t give up on it completely, the set list is awesome, and you do adjust to the sound a bit. -
Audience 8.4 - Very clear recording that sits just a little further back in the spectrum that I would prefer but that helps provide more atmosphere so that is the trade off. It’s a decent recording you can enjoy. -
Audience 8.8 - A very pleasant, easy on the ears recording. There's a lot of positive atmosphere and some mild audience participation but this is definitely one you can get into. Not much from this tour, so it is very good to be able to hear them as they were in 1982. Electric Light Orchestra Saarbrucken, Germany March 4, 1982 Disc 1 1. Twilight 2. Yours Truly 2095 3. Evil Woman 4. Livin' Thing 5. Telephone Line 6. From The End Of The World 7. The Way Life's Meant To Be 8. Violin Solo 9. John Lennon Tribute Disc 2 10. Hits Medley 11. Hold On Tight 12. Don't Bring Me Down 13. Roll Over Beethoven 14. Thank You's And Goodnight -
Audience 8.4 -
Soundboard - Pro Broadcast BBC 9.2 - Taken from a vinyl source, there are some noise problems but most have been removed in mastering. -
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Audience 8.9 - Just the right amount of sonic clarity and separation of instruments with “live atmosphere” to make for a realistic listening experience. Sounds much like what you could have expected having been there. This was also the last show of the tour. Excellent! -
Audience 8.7 -
Audience 9.5 - Superb in every way, probably a pro recording. -
Audience 8.8 - This tape takes a minute to find a sweet spot, but when it does, it’s quite enjoyable with exceptional detail in the highs – and a good “thwacking” kick drum that anchors the whole thing. A good ‘un! -
Audience 8.8 - A show new to circulation, it presents a severely under represented period of the band. Not too many tapes have surfaced (and no known videos) so whatever we can get, we appreciate. Here, taper did an admiral job even though he's clearly immersed in a boisterous audience. There is plenty of audience present, but thankfully what you get most of is a relatively clear and atmospheric ELO on a great night. There is a touch of overcrowding within the mid-range frequency, but nothing that distorts so there's zero muddiness and maybe less low end that you might prefer. Overall I have to say it fits nicely into my ELO collection right next to the one or two other 1981 shows (like I said, few and far between).Electric Light Orchestra Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Time Tour 1981Disc 11. Twilight 2. Yours Truly, 2095 3. Evil Woman 4. Livin' Thing 5. Telephone Line 6. From The End Of The World 7. Here Is The News 8. Mik's Violin Solo 9. Twelve-Bar Blues10. Tribute To John Lennon: Imagine Nowhere Man Across The Universe A Day In The LifeDisc 211. ELO Hits Medley: Showdown Ma-Ma-Ma Belle Can't Get It Out Of My Head Strange Magic Fire On High Turn To Stone Standin' In The Rain Mr. Blue Sky Sweet Talkin' Woman Shine A Little Love Last Train To London Confusion Rockaria!12. Hold On Tight13. Don't Bring Me Down14. Do Ya15. Roll Over Beethoven -
Audience 9.0 - Great definition and a solid spectral range if just the slightest touch of crowding in the mids once the band is full blast, but it totally rocks and you will love it! -
Audience 9.2 - Pro recordings -
Audience 8.5 - Clear recording that lacks a bit of upper dynamics but has good low and mid range, although not a super defined quality, but it’s a great recording to my ears. -
Audience 8.9 - Superb detail, especially mids and highs which are spot on. Very lovely in all regards. -
Soundboard 9.3 -
Audience 8.8 - A nicely atmospheric tape that is very clear, with pretty decent instrument separation and emphasis on vocals so you hear every lyric. Nothing is drowned out in this mix! Fabulous tape! ELO Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA. August 26, 1978 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Standing In The Rain 3. Night In The City 4. Turn To Stone 5. Can't Get It Out Of My Head 6. Cello Solo 7. Tightrope 8. Telephone Line 9. Rockaria Disc 2 1. Violin Solo 2. Strange Magic 3. Mr. Blue Sky 4. Sweet Talkin' Woman 5. Evil Woman 6. Do Ya 7. Livin' Thing 8. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle 9. Roll Over Beethoven -
Soundboard 7.7 - Tape shows its age, but the music is very listenable. -
Soundboard 7.8 – 8.7 - A mixed bag, but all of it is decent and ranges to very decent. -
Audience 7.3 - Don’t let the poor rating diminish what is a very rare artifact. No other recordings of this period exist, which is hard to believe. Coming from a master cassette, the sound is cavernous and not well defined, but it is also very clear which may sound impossible but it’s true. It’s clean, and not a complete waste at all. In fact, I listened to it, gave it a chance, and decided that it is acceptable for hard core fans who want to know what White Trash sounded like live, in Detroit, in 1977. And they were stunning, to be honest. -
Audience 9.5 - Unbelievably awesome! Strap yourself in and get ready to hear just how insanely good a well done audience recording can be. This recording also includes a couple of songs by the opening act Climax Blues Band. Edgar Winter Group Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA October 14, 1975 + Two Bonus Tracks from Climax Blues Band's opening set Disc 1 01 Introduction 02 Let's Do It Together Again 03 Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo 04 Cool Dance 05 Shuffle Low 06 Devil With The Blue Dress On 07 Don't Ever Say Goodbye 08 Frankenstein Disc 2 09 Just Another Punk 10 Free Ride 11 Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll 12 Tobacco Road 13 Undercover Man 14 Goin' To New York (Climax Blues Band Opening) 15 All The Time In The World (Climax Blues Band Opening) -
Audience 8.8 - This is the good stuff, seriously good I mean. What you are getting in this one is a band really unstoppable, with a monstrous hit in Frankenstein that the audience is going nuts for and for good reason – a penultimate version that will leave you completely floored. Very strong recording puts you in the action with a front row seat. I love it! EDGAR WINTER WITH RICK DERRINGER BOSTON MUSIC HALL BOSTON, MA SEPTEMBER 10, 1974 THE BAND Rick Derringer guitar vocals Dan Hartman bass vocals Chuck Ruff drums Edgar Winter Clavinet Mellotron organ piano synthesizer vibraphone saxophone vocals SET LIST CD 1 1 -JUST PLAYING THAT ROCK AND ROLL 2 -JUST AROUND THE BAND 3 -HANGING AROUND 4 -MAKE IT FUNKY 5 -WE'RE GONNA GET TOGETHER 6 -UNCOMPLICATED 7 -EAST STREET 8 -FREE RIDE CD 2 1 -ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE COO 2 -TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR 3 -FRANKENSTEIN 4 -UNDERCOVER MAN 5 -DO LIKE ME -
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Soundboard 9.6 -
Aud/FM? 7.7 - Hard to say really what the source is for this one. To my ears, it sounds like it was recorded for local broadcast, and being the year 1974 was probably sponsored by a local AM radio station It sounds like the engineers did spare the expense of the recording, so, yeah, it’s less than what you might expect of a broadcast. -
Audience 9.7 - There’s no way this isn’t a professional recording, it’s too good and it doesn’t come across as a board tape but it could be, if they used some ambient mics and mixed that in but either way this is simply spectacular. If you are wondering how Eddie must sound now with so many years removed from grunge I have news for you – he sounds as good as ever and his band is great, and the songs he performs in his set are all great. This…is…great! Eddie Vedder & The Earthlings Beacon Theatre, New York, NY (4 Feb 2022) Disc 1 01-Drive (R.E.M. cover) 02-Room At The Top (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover) 03-Timeless Melody (The La’s cover) 04-I'll Be Waiting 05-The Dark 06-Invincible 07-Long Way 08-Brother The Cloud 09-I'm One (The Who cover) 10-The Haves 11-Fallout Today Disc 2 12-Mrs. Mills 13-[Chad Smith Drum Solo] 14-Rose Of Jericho 15-Try 16-Dirty Frank (Pearl Jam song) (with "Freaky Styley" tease; preceded by "Black Summer" tease) 17-Porch (Pearl Jam song) Encore: 18-Isn't It A Pity (George Harrison cover) 19-Not For You (Pearl Jam song) 20-Rockin' In The Free World (Neil Young cover) Encore 2: 21-[Intros & Thanks] 22-Purple Rain (Prince cover) (Josh Klinghoffer on lead vocals for 2nd & 3rd verses) Eddie Vedder & The Earthlings: Eddie Vedder: vocals, guitar Josh Klinghoffer: guitar, keyboards Andrew Watt: guitar Chris Chaney: bass Glen Hansard: guitar, keyboards Danny Clinch: Harmonica on "Try" Chad Smith: drums -
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Soundboard 9.7 - Perfection in every way, and let me tell you, you will be completely engrossed in this concert and in the songs themselves. RIP Eddie Money. -
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ALL Soundboard 9.7 - Dive right into this amazing collection of sonically superb live offerings and get a totally new appreciation for Eddie Money and his super-tight band. -
Audience 8.4 - Great, very clear sound. DVD is pro shot live television performances. -
Professional recording taken from a rare vinyl LP -
Officially reissued by ShroomAngel, this CD gathers together the 1977 demos recorded by a group of musicians based in the Canterbury section of London. The music is spacey, with Middle East overtones and occasionally reminds of a minimalist version of Steve Hillage. -
Recorded in 1977 by a group of musicians who brought different perspectives into the equation. Very much an English folk psyche type of record but features a lot of Eastern influence with the introduction of Sitar, and tablas (and other sounds), an ethereal vibe permeates as Moog synthesizers weave in and out of the music. Lots of heavy, mystical vibe on this one. -
Audience 9.1 -A fantastic tape that gets the right amount of atmosphere to give you a good sense of the moment, the venue, the crowd. The quality of the sound is very clean and punchy although leans toward an upper mid band frequency at the expense of the bottom end. It’s not as full a sound as could have been but it’s an excellent quality of sound nonetheless. The music is very engaging, this is a most welcomed tape. Earth, Wind & Fire Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 14 March 1979 Disc 1 1. -Biyo (4:32) 2. -Jupiter (3:48) 3. -Shining Star (4:58) 4. -Love's Holiday (6:53) 5. -Fantasy (5:01) 6. -Saturday Nite (4:59) 7. -Be Ever Wonderful (5:30) 8. -That's The Way Of The World (7:54) 9. -Magic Mind (8:23) 10. -Horn Section Introduction - Brazilian Rhyme (2:43) 11. -Got To Get You Into My Life (4:46) 12. -Runnin' (2:17) Disc 2 13. -Percussion Solo (6:20) 14. -Trumpet Solo (2:17) 15. -Saxophone Solo (2:24) 16. -Keyboards Solo (4:07) 17. -Drum Solo (2:34) 18. -Bass Solo (7:07) 19. -I'll Write A Song For You (5:54) 20. -Reasons (4:13) 21. -Sing A Song (4:39) 22. -Serpentine Fire (4:17) 23. -Getaway (10:47) 24. -September (4:24) Line-up: Maurice White - lead vocals, percussion Philip Bailey - lead vocals, percussion Larry Dunn - keyboards, piano Al McKay - guitar Johnny Graham - guitar Andrew Woolfolk - saxophone Verdine White - bass Fred White - drums Ralph Johnson - percussion, vocals w/ The Phenix Horns: Rahmlee Michael Davies - trumpet Louis Satterfield - trombone Don Myrick - saxophone Elmar Brown - trumpet -
Audience 9.0 - An incredible document from The Netherlands that you can’t deny. I am a huge fan of this band, and of Jerney Kaggman in particular (one look will indicate the simple reason why), but seriously if you have any interest at all in progressive rock and have not yet discovered this band, this is a great opportunity to take a chance I promise you won’t regret it. Sound quality here is very good, capturing the power and finesse of the band and with this fine lady singer it’s like you don’t even need a PA because her soaring, soulful voice pierces the veil of sound with ease. Musically impeccable, divinely inspired and maestros on all instruments – WHAT A GREAT FUCKING BAND! Earth And Fire Netherlands Live Disc 1 Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden, NL 1975-05-17 01 Atlantis Prelude 02 Circus 03 The Last Seagull 04 Voice From Yonder 05 Fun (Instrumental) 06 To The World Of The Future 07 Storm And Thunder 08 Love Of Life 09 Thanks For The Love 10 Song Of The Marching Children 11 Memories Disc 2 Kunstmin Dordrecht, NL 1975 01 Intro 02 The Last Seagull 03 Song Of The Marching Children 04 Circus 05 Only Time Will Tell 06 Fun (Instr.) 07 Storm And Thunder 08 Love Of Life 09 Voice From Yonder 10 To The World Of The Future/ Outro Disc 3 Laren, NL 1972 1 Song Of The Marching Children Jerney Kaagman: Vocals Gerard Koerts: Organ, Mellotron Chris Koerts: Guitar, Backing Vocals Theo Hurts: Bass Ton Van Der Kleij: Drums
