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FM Broadcast? 9.7 - I am not 100% sure but this could be a broadcast because I occasionally heard some static before a song which is indicative of a broadcast. Now, this is pretty darn clean and hot too, it does not suffer from typical broadcast compression, so it could also be a pre-FM board tape. I just don’t know, but I do know it is killer! -
FM Radio Broadcast - Soundboard 9.5 -
Disc 1 Soundboard 9.8 Disc 2 Audience 8.7 Disc 3 Audience 87/Soundboard 9.4 Disc 4 Soundboard 9.4 This set comprises four discs full of superbly performed music by some very skilled musicians. The only audience recording on this set actually is not that bad, but compared to immaculate soundboard tapes, your ears will need to adjust but you will notice that it is a very good capture with some occasional irregularities with the sound mix where the music gets “further” away (not literally, just something to do with the recording), but overall I think it is ok and worthwhile to enjoy. Kansas Retrospective 1977-1980 Track List: Disc 1: The Palladium, NYC, NY, USA Sunday December 18th, 1977 01 Incommudro / Hopelessly Human 02 Point of Know Return 03 Paradox 04 Icarus - Borne On Wings of Steel 05 Child of Innocence 06 Closet Chronicles 07 Dust In The Wind (acoustic guitar solo) 08 Lonely Wind (piano solo) 09 Cheyenne Anthem 10 Miracles Out of Nowhere 11 The Spider Disc 2: Palladium Cont'd 01 -Portrait (He Knew) 02 -Sparks of the Tempest 03 -Carry On Wayward Son 04 -Down The Road 05 -Magnum Opus Pavillon de Paris Paris, France March 23rd, 1978 06.-Carry On My Wayward Son 07.-Down The Road 08.-Point Of No Return 09.-Paradox 10.-Closet Chronicles 11.-Mysteries & Mayhem - Lamplight Symphony - The Wall Disc 3: Paris Cont'd 01.-Dust In The Wind - Cheyenne Anthem 02.-Miracles Out Of Nowhere 03.-Portrait (He Knew) 04.-Sparks Of The Tempest 05.-Belexes 06.-Magnum Opus - Howling At The Moon Uptown Theatre Chicago, Illinois USA 1980-10-28 & 29 07 -Icarus 08 -Paradox 09 -Cheyenne Anthem 10 -Dust In The Wind Disc 4: Chicago Cont'd 11 -Miracles Out of Nowhere 12 -Loner 13 -Anything For You 14 -Don't Open Your Eyes 15 -Got To Rock On 16 -No One Together 17 -Hold On 18 -Relentless 19 -Portrait 20 -Carry On Wayward Son The Band: Kerry Livgren - guitar, vocals Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals Phil Ehart - drums Dave Hope - bass, vocals Robbie Steinhardt - violin, viola Rich Williams - guitar, vocals -
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Audience 9.3 - Superb recording of a band firing on all cylinders. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Does it get any better than this? No. That is the simple answer. Warning: You’d better strap yourself in for this one folks, I am not kidding. Judas Priest Date: July 31 1978 And More Venue: Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan And More 01. White Heart, Red Hot(*1) 02. Victim Of Changes(*1) 03. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*1) 04. Genocide(*1) 05. Tyrant(*1) 06. White Heart, Red Hot(*2) 07. Starbreaker(*2) 08. Beyond The Realms Of Death(*2) *1)Live at Kosei-Nenkin Hall Tokyo Japan July 31 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING *2)Live At Cleveland Ohio 1978 :Ex SOUNDBOARD RECORDING -
Audience 8.7 - Sometimes a recording that may not be rated in the 9's might be passed over out of hand by picky collectors. That would be a huge mistake in this case. These are both unbelievably cool in a variety of ways - and the sound quality is not even an issue. The audio is fine for a super loud British metal band that comes to Texas and plays smallish venues - you can hear everything clearly. I would say that you might not get the wide spectrum, the sound is going to be focused on the middle range of instruments which gives you good guitar/vocal action at the expense of maybe the kick drum, and definition of bass, so who cares? It's not a deal-breaker at all because once you start listening you soon realize how kick ass these shows are. This is the stuff man! NOTE: Both of these shows have different dates than the single CD releases found on this site. You won't be duplicating anything, they are different dates for both the San Antonio and Kileen gigs. Judas Priest Taking On Texas Disc 1 San Antonio Coliseum San Antonio, Texas March 23, 1978 01 -introduction 02 -Exciter 03 -White Heat, Red Hot 04 -The Ripper 05 -Sinner 06 -Beyond The Realms of Death 07 -Victim of Changes 08 -Guitar Solo - Genocide Disc 2 Crazy Horse Saloon Kileen, Texas, U.S.A. March 28, 1978 01 - Exciter 02 - White Heat, Red Hot 03 - The Ripper 04 - Sinner 05 - Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 - Victim Of Change 07 - Genocide 08 - Starbreaker 09 - Tyrant -
Audience 8.8 - Good punchy recording that gives you a front row seat to the action. -
Audience 8.3 - Do not let the “average” sound rating prevent you from selecting this AMAZING rarity. I could write paragraphs on why this is a must have for any self-respecting Priest fan, but suffice it to say that this is why I even collect live music. The details of the recording are but one small part of the equation, but I will note that the tape suffers from two main problems – it’s a little muffled and it’s a little hissy. There is also an unfortunate cut where the solo begins in Victim of Changes (could it not have happened on any other song?), I think this is the tape flip. The quality worsens a bit after that, but there’s also good news to report: The tape has been remastered, revealing much more music that was probably buried under muck and noise for decades. What you end up with is a very intense show, and an audience absolutely being blown to smithereens. I can imagine after having to deal with mediocre top 40 and disco music, new wave, etc. having a band like Judas Priest I mean, that had to be like a sledgehammer to the skull because let’s face it, for 1979 these guys were way heavy, and not in a punkish Motorhead heavy but a very competent, sinister kind of heavy. That does come through on this tape. Without a remastering it would have been tough to listen to it, but it’s actually not hurtful on the ears, the actual frequency range is comfortable, and there are times where it is even very decent. Overall it is simply one of those you really have to just get and appreciate for what it is because it quite simply is DEVASTATING. -
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Audience 9.2 - I rated this highly because even though the levels are hot there is no distortion and it’s a decent live mix with some atmosphere present too (you can distinguish the delay on the guitar and echo on vocals over all the intense action of the band which is a pleasant thing). It’s also a great gig! -
Soundboard 9.0 - hot show! A band that always put on a good, solid, tight and professional show. Total pro's and that's why we still love them. -
Soundboard 9.5 - Spectacular sound, ferocious performance! This is, without a doubt, one absolute must-have for anyone with even a remote interest in Judas Priest…but I’ll take it even further and say ANYONE who loves hard rock should get this one. Judas Priest - "Unleashed In New York" Mudd Club, New York, NY, USA March 11th, 1979 01 Intro 02 Hell Bent For Leather 03 Delivering The Goods 04 Running Wild 05 Beyond The Realms Of Death 06 The Green Manalishi 07 Victim Of Changes 08 Rock Forever 09 Starbreaker Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton Ian Hill Les Binks -
Audience 8.8 - Really crisp and vibrant -
Soundboard 9.3 - Excellent low gen source for this exciting early board tape. -
Audience 7.8 - Excellent! Good dynamics and tons of atmosphere. -
Audience 8.6 - A tape that has gone through extensive rehabilitation and is now something I can recommend to fans. First off, you no longer have a low volume, crowded tape – this new re-master has the sound panned wider which allowed the muddier channel to be dealt with properly…all the work has paid off because, quite frankly, any 70’s-‘80’s Priest tape needs to be considered as historically valuable, right up to around 1986 IMHO. Judas Priest Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California May 24, 1981 World Wide Blitz Tour 01. -Solar Angels 02. -Heading Out To The Highway 03. -Diamonds And Rust 04. -Hell Bent For Leather 05. -Breakin' The Law 06. -Sinner 07. -Beyond The Realms Of Death 08. -Grinder 09. -Desert Plains 10. -Hot Rockin' 11. -You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise 12. -Victim Of Changes 13. -The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 14. -Livin' After Midnight 15. -Tyrant - outro -
BBC Radio Broadcast 9.0 -
Leicester Audience 9.2 - Very clear, close, with very detailed highs and a solid, driving low end to round out the sound. Rob Halford sounds like he's in your living room. Super lively! Sheffield Audience 9.1 - This one is solid, the guitar and vocals are the stars of the show, but drums sit very nicely here and the bass is pumping away without being boomy at all. This is a really nice tape!
Judas Priest De Montfort Hall Leicester, UK 16th June 1988 Disc 1 1. Introduction 2. Hellion 3. Electric Eye 4. Metal Gods 5. Sinner 6. Breaking The Law 7. Come And Get It 8. I'm A Rocker 9. The Sentinel 10. The Ripper 11. Beyond The Realms Of Death Disc 2 12. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 13. Ram It Down 14. Heavy Metal 15. Victim Of Changes 16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) 17. Living After Midnight 18. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 19. Hell Bent For Leather Disc 3 City Hall Sheffield, UK 22nd June 1988 1. Introduction 2. Hellion 3. Electric Eye 4. Metal Gods 5. Sinner 6. Breaking The Law 7. Come And Get It 8. I'm A Rocker 9. The Sentinel 10. The Ripper 11. Beyond The Realms Of Death Disc 4 12. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 13. Ram It Down 14. Heavy Metal 15. Victim Of Changes 16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) 17. Living After Midnight 18. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 19. Hell Bent For Leather -
Audience 8.8 - A very good recording for the time period, and being a hole-in-the-wall venue in the great state of Texas I can imagine what those Texans must have thought about these leather-clad English hellhounds! Judas Priest Crazy Horse Saloon Killeen, TX. March 25th, 1978 1. Exciter 2. White Heat, Red Hot 3. The Ripper 4. Sinner 5. Beyond The Realms Of Death 6. Victim Of Changes 7. Genocide 8. Starbreaker 9. Tyrant -
Soundboard 9.8 - Almost perfect. -
Audience 9.0/9.2 - Two very good captures that convey a lot of information, most notably the popularity of the band at such an early stage of their careers, and that the Japanese used very high quality taping gear and knew instinctively how to stealth record a rock show. This is good for historical purposes in that these recordings always eventually take on much more significance with the passage of time. This is my argument for why artists should relax their stances against "bootlegging" because while your moment may be on the surface a commercial venture, in the long run it is a milestone not just for the artist in their career but in the overall culture and therefore should be, if possible, preserved. End of rant.
Judas Priest Japan Tour 1978 Disc 1 Nagoyashi-Kokaido Nagoya, Japan August 3, 1978 1. Intro 2. The Great Gates Of Kiev 3. Exciter 4. White Heat, Red Hot 5. The Ripper 6. Sinner 7. Beyond The Realms Of Death 8. Better By You, Better Than Me 9. Victim Of Changes 10. Diamonds And Rust 11. Genocide 12. Starbreaker 13. Tyrant Disc 2 Festival Hall Osaka, Japan August 5, 1978 1. The Great Gates Of Kiev 2. Exciter 3. White Heat, Red Hot 4. The Ripper 5. Sinner 6. Beyond The Realms Of Death 7. Better By You, Better Than Me 8. Victim Of Changes 9. Diamonds And Rust 10. Genocide 11. Starbreaker 12. Tyrant -
Audience 8.6 - Pretty solid actually, you get pretty good instrument separation even though the rhythm guitar and bass combination is REALLY powerful on this tape, just thankfully not enough to bury the lead work which rings out over the top of it all. A very nice addition to the collection! Judas Priest 19790315 Houston, TX Music Hall 01. Hell Bent For Leather 03:28 02. Delivering The Goods 03:38 03. Running Wild 03:02 04. Beyond The Realms Of Death 08:00 05. Rock Forever 03:38 06. The Green Manalishi 03:23 07. Evil Fantasies 04:55 08. Starbreaker 05:17 09. Tyrant 04:59 ________ 00:40:20 -
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Audience 8.5 - This tape sounds very low generation if not direct from a master, very articulate high end but missing a good solid low end – that does not kill it though. It’s got a good amount of hall atmosphere without actual reverb effect which is fine. Listening to this, I realize that the Turbo tour was really damn good, a lot of good songs and great playing.
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Audience 9.2 - A solid one, with a good timbre and pleasantly punchy in the mids, enough highs to get crispness without sizzle, and a smooth bottom end without boom or overwhelming rumble. It’s really quite excellent, with a sound leaping out of the speakers at you! Judas Priest - Selland Arena Fresno Ca 05 27 1981 Solar Angels Heading Out to the Highway Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover) Hell Bent for Leather Breaking the Law Sinner Beyond the Realms of Death Grinder Desert Plains Hot Rockin' You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise Victim of Changes The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover) Encore: Living After Midnight Encore 2: Tyrant -
Audience 8.6 - A gem of a show, and a recording that thankfully is pretty decent although it does highlight Halford at the expense of the rest of the band. That actually works well here because Rob is just killing it, hitting every high note and wowing the audience. The musicianship is as always a cut above the rest, hence the reason this band lives on to this day. A keeper! -
Audience 8.8 - A really good tape with a loud and phat bottom end that is probably not that unlike what the actual sound would have been at the show. If the vocals were a little bit louder I would have mistaken this for a radio broadcast. JUDAS PRIEST Maison des sports Clermont-Ferrand, France January 31,1984 Disc 1 01 -Electric Eye 02 -Grinder 03 -Metal Gods 04 -Bloodstone 05 -Breaking The Law 06 -Sinner 07 -Desert Plain 08 -Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 09 -The Ripper 10 -Freewheel Burning Disc 2 01 -You've Got Another Thing Comin' 02 -Victim Of Changes 03 -Living After Midnight 04 -The Green Manalishi 05 -Hell Bent for Leather -
Audience 8.5-9.1 All in all, for what you are privy to hear in this collection (some pretty darn rare bits!), it’s pretty good and listenable. It sounds to me that the band, from 1973 and again a few years later in 1975/78 REALLY progressed, it’s almost like night and day. I do like the early, raw stuff because it shows what a band can become if given half a chance. Judas Priest Rarities 1973-1981 Disc 1 London May 10, 1973 First gig with Halford 1. Cheater 2. Never Satisfied 3. Red Light Lady Slough College London, UK. 10-11-1975 4. -Victim Of Changes 5. -Dreamer Deciever 6. -Deceiver 7. -The Ripper 8. -Mother Sun Disc 2 Corn Exchange Cambridge, UK. 20th January 1978 1. -Exciter 2. -White Heat, Red Hot 3. -The Ripper 4. -Savage 5. -Sinner 6. -Beyond the Realms of Death 7. -Victim of Changes 8. -Better by You, Better Than Me 9. -Stained Class 10. -Genocide 11. -Let Us Prey - Call for the Priest 12. -Starbreaker -
Audience 9.6 - Man, someone sure knew what they were doing. This is great, like it could be a broadcast. The tip off for me was when I heard the whistle from someone in the audience near the taper. Judas Priest Westfallenhalle Dortmund, Germany December 17, 1983 1. Riding on the Wind 2. Breaking the Law 3. Freewheel Burning 4. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 5. Living After Midnight 6. Victim of Changes 7. Hell Bent for Leather 8. Sinner (Bonus 1981) * *Bonus recorded live in Lausanne 1981 [audience] -
Audience 8.7 - Starts off a little rough but gets better and better (audience clapping notwithstanding). -
Excellent Soundboard audio - rare live Rainbow Music Hall, Denver 6-25-80 on beautiful deep purple vinyl. -
Audience 8.6 - A surprise because the inclination is to assume this tape will suck – and it’s true it is not high-fidelity but it’s clear and decent and being one of those very few pre-1978 tapes I feel it is a must have for Priest fans. Rob sounds so confident it’s scary. Judas Priest The Greyhound Croydon, UK. May 1, 1977 1. Call For The Priest 2. Diamonds And Rust 3. Victim Of Changes 4. Raw Deal 5. Here Come The Tears 6. Dissident Aggressor 7. The Ripper 8. Sinner 9. Genocide 10. Starbreaker