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Audience 8.8 - Every now and then a tape surfaces that really gets you excited as a collector. This one is just such a tape, because for one thing not only is the quality very good, but it’s super nice on the ears. What I mean is, the timbre of the recording is very comfortable, so it’s easy to listen to the entire show there is no fatigue on the ears at all. The icing on the cake is having both opening acts in the same kind of quality, in complete form. So, what more could you ask for? The Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand Great Allentown Fair Allentown, PA August 18th 1983 Disc 1 CONEY HATCH THE BAND Carl Dixon guitar lead vocals Andy Curran bass vocals Steve Shelski guitar vocals Barry Connors drums 1 -Intro 2 -Stand Up 3 -Don't Say Make Me 4 -Some Like It Hot 5 -First Time For Everything 6 -Shake It 7 -Devil's Deck 8 -No Sleep Tonight FASTWAY THE BAND Dave King vocals harmonica "Fast" Eddie Clarke- guitar Jerry Shirley drums Richard "Charlie" McCracken bass 9 -Intro 10 -We Become One 11 -You Got Me Runnin' 12 -Give It All You Got 13 -All I Need Is Your Love 14 -Give It Some Action 15 -Feel Me, Touch Me 16 -Far Far From Home 17 -Say What You Will 18 -Telephone 19 -Easy Livin' Disc 2 IRON MAIDEN THE BAND Steve Harris bass backing vocals Dave Murray guitar Adrian Smith guitar backing vocals Bruce Dickinson lead vocals Nicko McBrain drums 1 -Intro 2 -Where Eagles Dare 3 -Sanctuary 4 -Wrathchild 5 -The Trooper 6 -Revelations 7 -Flight Of Icarus 8 -Die With Your Boots On 9 -22 Acacia Avenue Disc 3 10 -The Number Of The Beast 11 -To Tame A Land 12 -Guitar Solo 13 -Drum Solo 14 -Hallowed Be Thy Name 15 -Iron Maiden 16 -Run To The Hills 17 -Drifter -
Audience 8.8 - Well here it is folks, the BEST early vintage ZZ Top recording to ever surface. We already gave up a long time ago that the band would dig into their archives for us, but now it’s been completely left up to the fans to provide the early documents…and for better or worse they have (mostly worse). After all this time a tape has surfaced that presents a powerful early testament to the rocking blues power of ZZ Top before they “made it” to the FM bigtime. The hits were already in the repertoire, but only hinting at the massive success to come. This is the REAL DEAL – a clear, loud, balsy tape from very early in the bands career. ZZ Top Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA December 5, 1973 01 Thunderbird 02 (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree 03 Chevrolet 04 Waitin' For The Bus 06 Jesus Just Left Chicago 06 Gonna Ride Away (?) 07 Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers 08 I Just Got Back From Baby's 09 Rattlesnake Shake 10 La Grange 11 Let's Go Get Stoned + Mellow Down Easy -
Soundboard 8.8 - A less than perfect board tape as far as the overall timbre, and the mix itself. I found this tape to resemble maybe a really good AM broadcast, but perhaps that is too harsh! It’s not bad, I just personally found it to be lacking some “punch”, although it is clear, it’s a board tape so there will be a built in appreciation for the “closeness” of the sounds. SANTANA - L'Olympia, Paris, France; December 4, 1972 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Going Home / A-1 Funk / Every Step Of The Way 3. Samba Pa Ti 4. Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) 5. Just In Time To See The Sun 6. Incident At Neshabur 7. Bambele 8. Stone Flower/Batucada / Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) Disc 2 1. Waiting 2. Castillos de Arena part 1 (Sand Castles) 3. Free Angela / Castillos de Arena - part 2 4. Wings 5. Se a cabo 6. Savor 7. Toussaint L'Overture Carlos Santana - guitar; Richard Kermode - keyboards; Tom Coster - keyboards Douglas Rauch - bass; Michael Shrieve - drums Jose “Chepito” Areas – congas James “Mingo” Lewis - percussion Armando Peraza - percussion -
Soundboard 9.0 - The unmistakable emphasis in this mix is the percussion (and to a lesser extent keyboards) but that makes for an interesting take on this one…you are forced to reckon with the powerhouse engine room for once, and with no regrets either. It’s still a good recording, and everyone else is there but you will know who’s taking the stage in the mix here. Santana Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 20th, 1971 Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo) Neal Schon (g) Gregg Rolie (kbd/vo) David Brown (b) Coke Escovedo (perc) Michael Carabello (perc) Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc) Michael Shrieve (ds) 1 -Incident At Neshabur -5:12 2 -Taboo -5:08 3 -Jungle Strut -5:46 4 -Toussaint L'Overture -6:17 5 -Evil Ways -4:41 6 -Samba Pa Ti -3:45 7 -Black Magic Woman - Gypsy Queen -6:01 8 -Oye Como Va -4:13 9 -Savor-3:59 10 -Jingo- 4:45 11 -Soul Sacrifice -13:11 12 -Gumbo -5:18 13 -Se A Cabo -2:06 14 -Treat 9:19 -
Radio Broadcast 9.2 A touch of hiss present, but other than that this is a pleasant and airy recording. Electronic music with an atmosphere that would convince you otherwise. Excellent! Isao Tomita Hammersmith Odeon London, England 01 Introduction 0:50 02 Dawn (from Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2) (Ravel) 4:29 > 03 Snowflakes Are Dancing (Debussy) 2:14 > 04 Clair de Lune (Debussy) 5:58 05 Synthesizer Sounds Demonstration (narrated by Bob Walker) 10:54 06 Arabesque No. 1 (Debussy) 4:10 Firebird Suite (w/Michael Reeves on piano) (Stravinsky) 07 Part 1 - Intro and Dance Of The Firebird 5:18 08 Part 2 - Round Of The Princesses (Khorovod) 5:12 09 Part 3 - Internal Dance Of King Kastchei 4:01 10 Part 4 - Berceuse and Finale 7:39 -
Soundboard 9.3 - This is, for me, a real revelation. I never knew anything of this band outside of their lone smash hit “My Sharona”, which incidentally happens to hearken me back to a very specific time and place of my youth when this song blasted from every radio every 10 minutes. Listening to this show, I am stunned at how excellent the band is, and how good ALL of the songs are. How they remained pigeonholed and forgotten as another 1 hit wonder it just amazes me because they should have been more than that. I could not stop playing this once I started…I was on board for the whole ride and will do it again! THE KNACK THE FORUM INGLEWOOD, CA 1980-03-30 01. Baby Talks Dirty 02. Your Number Or Your Name 03. Oh Tara 04. The Hard Way 05. I Want Ya 06. Mr. Handleman 07. End Of The Game 08. Hey Little Girl 09. Tell Me You're Mine 10. Good Girls Don't 11. Heartbeat 12. Can't Put A Price On Love 13. Hold On Tight And Don't Let Go 14. Come A Little Bit Closer 15. Frustrated 16. (She's So) Selfish 17. My Sharona 18. (Havin' A) Rave Up 19. Not Fade Away 20. We Love You -
Soundboard 8.8 - It’s a board tape, a little on the flat side but if you want to hear the whole band and what they are playing I guess this one is going to be right on point for you. Allman Brothers Band Palace Theatre Albany, NY 03/03/73 01. -Wasted Words 02. -Done Somebody Wrong 03. -Statesboro Blues 04. -Ain't Wastin' Time No More 05. -One Way Out 06. -Stormy Monday 07. -Midnight Rider 08. -Jessica - Bomb Scare - Jessica 09. -Trouble No More 10. -In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed -
Audience 8.5 - While some may say this recording is not technically that great, I beg to differ. Now, it is not super clear, but it is not muddy…it is not distant, it is not super dynamic but it still has guts and balls. I actually REALLY grooved to this, and the band is ferocious sounding. Hearing the fresh faced Vinnie Appice on drums for the first time with Sabbath and he’s really driving the beat, a different style to Bill Ward. This one is a must have for anyone that calls themselves a Sabbath fan. It’s THAT important. Black Sabbath Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii August 31, 1980 1. -Dio and Appice interview 2. -War Pigs 3. -Neon Knights 4. -N.I.B. 5. -Children of the Sea 6. -Sweet Leaf 7. -Black Sabbath 8. -Heaven and Hell 9. -Iron Man 10. -Guitar solo 11. -Die Young 12. Paranoid 13. -Children of the Grave -
Excellent quality throughout with only disc 1 being less than ideal due to the rarity of the tape and early vintage, and that is because you are comparing it to the rest of this set which is all soundboard. The canister cover might appear in the photos as though Rory's face is all washed out but that is just how the flash affected it. Rory Gallagher "Decades 1972-1982" Disc 1 Lausanne, Switzerland Swiss Radio Session Pavillion des Sports June 3, 1972 01. Going to my Hometown 02. Presentation 03. In Your Town 04. Used To Be 05. Interview 06. Hoodoo Man 07. Presentation 08. Messing With The Kid 09. Presentation 10. I Could've Had Religion Popgala, Vliegermolen Voorborg, Holland TV March 1973 11. Messin With The Kid 12. Hands Off Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Rod de'Ath - drums Disc 2 Richard's Niteclub Atlanta, Georgia September 1973 01 - Messin' With The Kid 02 - Hands Off 03 - A Million Miles Away 04 - Laundromat 05 - Cradle Rock 06 - Hoodoo Woman 07 - In Your Town Radio Station Studio Atlanta, Georgia September 1973 08 - Pistol Slapper Blues 09 - As The Crow Flies Disc 3 Ancienne Belgique, Belgium 1974-10-21 01.Garbage Man 02.A Million Miles Away 03.Cradle Rock 04.Tattoo'd Lady 05.Pistol Slapper Blues 06.Too Much Alcohol 07.Out On The Western Plain (cut) Rory Gallagher - vocals,guitar Gerry McAvoy - Bass Lou Martin - Keyboards (Organ and Piano) Rod De Ath - Drums Disc 4 The Bottom Line New York, NY. Live at The Bottom Line, February 8, 1976 1. -I Take What I Want 2. -Messin' With The Kid 3. -Too Much Alcohol 4. -Out On The Western Plain 5. -Ain't Too Good 6. -Walk On Hot Coals 7. -Tattoo'd Lady 8. -Bullfrog Blues Line up Rory Gallagher - guitars/vocals Gerry McAvoy - Bass Rod De'Ath - Drums Lou Martin - keyboards Disc 5 Hammersmith Odeon London, England 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 Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Rod de'Ath - drums Lou Martin - keyboards Disc 6 Rhein-Neckar-Halle Heidelberg-Eppelheim, Germany October 5, 1978 01 Do You Read Me? 02 Secret Agent 03 I Wonder Who 04 Bought And Sold 05 Cloak And Dagger 06 Cruise On Out 07 Out On The Western Plain 08 As The Crow Flies 09 Too Much Alcohol 10 Goin' To My Hometown Disc 7 01 Shadow Play 02 A Million Miles Away 03 Overnight Bag 04 Tattoo'd Lady 05 Bullfrog Blues 06 Moonchild 07 All Around Man Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Ted McKenna - drums Disc 8 London, UK. September 20, 1979 01 DJ Intro by Alan Black 02 Shin Kicker 03 Last of the Independents 04 Key Chain 05 Bought and Sold 06 Wayward Child 07 Mississippi Sheiks 08 Out on the Western Plain 09 As the Crow Flies 10 Do You Read Me? 11 Philby 12 Hellcat Rory Gallagher - Guitars, Vocals Gerry McAvoy - Bass Ted McKenna - Drums Disc 9 Pavillon Baltard Nogent sur Marne, France January 25, 1980 RTL Broadcast 01 - Follow Me 02 - Shinkicker 03 - Off The Handle 04 - Moonchild 05 - Wayward child 06 - Brute Force And Ignorance 07 - Keychain 08 - Tattoo'd Lady 09 - As The Crow Flies 10 - Goin' To My Hometown 11 - Shadow Play 12 - Bullfrog Blues 13 - Sea Cruise 14 - Philby 15 - Country Mile Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Ted McKenna - drums Disc 10 GLASGOW APOLLO Glasgow, Scotland 1982-05-28 01 -RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT 02 -BOURBON 03 -BAD PENNY 04 -FOLLOW ME 05 -WHAT IN THE WORLD 06 -BIG GUNS 07 -BRUTE FORCE AND IGNORANCE 08 -DOUBLE VISION 09 -MOONCHILD 10 -OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN 11 -PHILBY DISC 11 01 -TATTOO'D LADY 02 -RIDE ON RED 03 -JINX 04 -THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT 05 -WAYWARD CHILD 06 -NOTHIN'BUT THE DEVIL 07 -SHADOW PLAY 08 -SHINKICKER 09 -LAST OF THE INDEPENDANTS 10 -BULLFROG BLUES 11 -SECRET AGENT 12 -WHEN MY BABY SHE LEFT ME RORY GALLAGHER - GUITAR & VOCALS GERRY McAVOY - BASS BRENDAN O'NEILL - DRUMS -
Audience 8.3 - Limitations with the microphone is probably what prevents this recording from blossoming as it sometimes seems like it wants to do. You can hear it, for instance, during some of the passages, but I think the overloading of the bass crowds out the guitar a bit too much (although you can hear guitar, just not in a clear and detailed manner). Drums and keyboards dominate with a very insistent, pulsing bass undercurrent throughout. Does that count this out? Not at all, due to the disparity of live BJH recordings, I think this one is worth exploring. The compositions and playing make up for the limitations on the tape. Barclay James Harvest Greens Playhouse Glasgow, Scotland 1972-11-19 01. -Medicine Man 02. -Mockingbird 03. -Summer Soldier 04. -Galadriel 05. -After the Day 06. -Dark Now My Sky -
Quality will vary wildly, as you know these volumes (Euro Tour 1 & 2) are meant to document all known recordings regardless of source. Disc 1 Paris, France (September 23, 1970) 132. 03:29 Jumping Jack Flash 133. 02:22 Roll Over Beethoven 134. 07:26 Sympathy For The Devil 135. 03:56 Stray Cat Blues 136. 05:27 Love In Vain 137. 03:55 Dead Flowers 138. 10:40 Midnight Rambler 139. 04:10 Live With Me 140. 02:46 Let It Rock 141. 04:38 Little Queenie 142. 04:16 Brown Sugar 143. 03:43 Honky Tonk Women 144. 04:19 Street Fighting Man Disc 2 Paris, France (September 24, 1970) 145. 04:27 Jumping Jack Flash 146. 02:22 Roll Over Beethoven 147. 07:53 Sympathy For The Devil 148. 04:33 Stray Cat Blues 149. 06:00 Love In Vain 150. 03:18 Prodigal Son 151. 04:18 Dead Flowers 152. 12:51 Midnight Rambler 153. 05:01 Live With Me 154. 02:49 Let It Rock 155. 05:24 Little Queenie 156. 03:57 Brown Sugar 157. 03:13 Honky Tonk Women 158. 03:51 Street Fighting Man Disc 3 Vienna, Austria (September 27, 1970) 159. 04:32 Intro - Jumping Jack Flash 160. 02:44 Roll Over Beethoven 161. 07:48 Sympathy For The Devil 162. 04:35 Stray Cat Blues 163. 06:53 Love In Vain 164. 03:23 Prodigal Son 165. 04:21 Dead Flowers 166. 12:37 Midnight Rambler 167. 04:04 Live With Me 168. 03:37 Let It Rock 169. 05:10 Little Queenie 170. 04:20 Brown Sugar 171. 04:16 Honky Tonk Women 172. 04:58 Street Fighting Man Disc 4 Milan, Italy (October 1, 1970) (late show) 173. 03:46 Intro - Jumping Jack Flash 174. 02:35 Roll Over Beethoven 175. 08:17 Sympathy For The Devil 176. 04:18 Stray Cat Blues 177. 06:08 Love In Vain 178. 02:55 Prodigal Son 179. 04:13 Dead Flowers 180. 11:30 Midnight Rambler 181. 03:45 Live With Me 182. 02:53 Let It Rock 183. 04:29 Little Queenie 184. 04:28 Brown Sugar 185. 03:46 Honky Tonk Women 186. 04:18 Street Fighting Man Disc 5 Frankfurt, Germany (October 5, 1970) 187. 03:44 Jumping Jack Flash 188. 02:46 Roll Over Beethoven 189. 07:57 Sympathy For The Devil 190. 04:14 Stray Cat Blues 191. 05:54 Love In Vain 192. 03:06 Prodigal Son 193. 03:55 Dead Flowers 194. 10:47 Midnight Rambler 195. 04:00 Live With Me 196. 02:55 Let It Rock 197. 04:24 Little Queenie 198. 04:10 Brown Sugar 199. 03:09 Honky Tonk Women 200. 04:01 Street Fighting Man Disc 6 Frankfurt, Germany (October 6, 1970) 201. 01:35 Roll Over Beethoven 202. 07:50 Sympathy For The Devil 203. 03:58 Stray Cat Blues 204. 05:15 Love In Vain 205. 03:12 Prodigal Son 206. 04:09 Dead Flowers 207. 10:25 Midnight Rambler 208. 03:41 Live With Me 209. 03:03 Let It Rock 210. 01:14 Little Queenie Disc 7 Essen, Germany (October 7, 1970) 211. 03:52 Jumping Jack Flash 212. 02:21 Roll Over Beethoven 213. 07:22 Sympathy For The Devil 214. 04:21 Stray Cat Blues 215. 05:16 Love In Vain 216. 03:50 Dead Flowers 217. 10:55 Midnight Rambler 218. 04:01 Live With Me 219. 02:49 Let It Rock 220. 04:22 Little Queenie 221. 04:05 Brown Sugar Disc 8 Amsterdam, The Netherlands (October 9, 1970) 222. 04:20 Jumping Jack Flash 223. 02:42 Roll Over Beethoven 224. 06:46 Sympathy For The Devil 225. 04:27 Stray Cat Blues 226. 05:59 Love In Vain 227. 03:14 Prodigal Son 228. 04:15 Dead Flowers 229. 12:16 Midnight Rambler 230. 03:52 Live With Me 231. 02:46 Let It Rock 232. 04:10 Little Queenie 233. 04:29 Brown Sugar 234. 03:25 Honky Tonk Women 235. 05:50 Street Fighting Man Disc 9 Coventry, UK (March 6, 1971) (early show) 236. 03:53 Jumping Jack Flash 237. 04:38 Live With Me 238. 04:04 Dead Flowers 239. 03:49 Stray Cat Blues 240. 05:51 Love In Vain 241. 10:36 Midnight Rambler 242. 00:27 Introductions 243. 05:16 Bitch 244. 03:24 Honky Tonk Women 245. 05:14 Satisfaction 246. 05:25 Little Queenie 247. 04:20 Brown Sugar 248. 05:50 Street Fighting Man Disc 10 London, UK (March 14, 1971) (late show) 249. 04:07 Jumping Jack Flash 250. 04:39 Live With Me 251. 03:56 Dead Flowers 252. 04:04 Stray Cat Blues 253. 07:21 Love In Vain 254. 03:11 Prodigal Son 255. 11:22 Midnight Rambler 256. 04:21 Bitch 257. 00:42 Introductions 258. 03:48 Honky Tonk Women 259. 04:35 Satisfaction -
Soundboard 8.8 - OK, so yeah this board tape is extremely clear but it suffers from the sterility of most board tapes, and when the band is ACDC, you really need that electric atmosphere a rowdy audience provides. I also found this tape kind of missing some “guts”, but, if you want to hear everything, all guitars and drums, vocals (including backing vocals), then you can’t miss with a clean board tape that allows everything to be present. AC/DC B'ginnings Club Shaumberg IL Broadcast Live on WJKL, Elgin IL 1978-09-14 1. -Intro 2. -Live Wire 3. -Problem Child 4. -Sin City 5. -Gone Shooting 6. -Bad Boy Boogie 7. -Rock and Roll Damnation 8. -The Jack 9. -Dog Eat Dog 10. -Rocker 11. -Let There Be Rock -
Audience 8.8 - At first my thought was that this was a recording for a broadcast because even though it sounds like an audience recording, that may just mean that the station used room mics to capture the concert. What tipped me off to the fact that this is indeed just a really good audience tape is the clapping near the mic after the songs. AC/DC Palladium, New York, NY August 24th 1977 1. -Live Wire 2. -Shes Got Balls 3. -Problem Child 4. -The Jack 5. -High Voltage 6. -Whole Lotta Rosie 7. -Baby Please Don't Go THE BAND Bon Scott lead vocals Angus Young lead guitar Malcolm Young rhythm guitar backing vocals Cliff Williams bass backing vocals Phil Rudd drums -
Audience 8.4 - Not a high fidelity recording, sounding almost like an AM radio broadcast, but it gets a good sound review because it’s got clear guitar and bass (some tape hiss) and vocals are very clear. When a new tape pops up from such an early vintage you always immediately suspect it will be muddy crap so it’s a pleasant surprise to hear that it is decent. I like this show too, it’s a regular tour stop but the band is out to prove a point – and that point is that Led Zeppelin is not the only great English heavy rock band touring the States. JETHRO TULL Delaware, Selby Stadium Delaware, Ohio, USA 28-May-1970 Disc One 101 -Stage Announcement - Tune Up 102 -Nothing Is Easy 103 -My God 104 -To Cry You A Song 105 -With You There To Help Me - By Kind Permission Of 106 -Sossity, You're A Woman - Reasons For Waiting Disc Two 201 -Dharma For One -Drum Solo 202 -We Used To Know - Guitar Solo 203 -For A Thousand Mothers Line-up: Ian Anderson: voice, guitar and flute Martin Barre: guitar Glenn Cornick: bass John Evan: keyboards Clive Bunker: drums -
Audience 9.3 - A brilliant, dynamic, and exciting recording that anyone could enjoy. I mean, this sounds like it could be officially released…not 100% perfect but I would not be as thrilled about it if it was perfect. I don’t need perfection, I need a good blend of excellent audio and nice atmosphere and this tape has that. Jethro Tull Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA April 6, 1977 Disc 1 01 Wondr'ing Aloud 02 Skating Away On the Thin Ice of the New Day 03 Jack-In-The-Green 04 Thick As A Brick 05 Songs From The Wood 06 Conundrum (Tour Instrumental) 07 To Cry You A Song Disc 2 08 A New Day Yesterday (incl. Bourée, Living In The Past) 09 Velvet Green 10 Hunting Girl 11 Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Too Young To Die 12 Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Ode To Joy) 13 Minstrel In The Gallery 14 Cross-Eyed Mary 15 Aqualung 16 Guitar Solo 17 Wind-Up > Back Door Angels 19 Locomotive Breath > Dambusters March > Back-Door Angels (reprise) -
Audience 7.7 - Distant and hissy, but Plant somehow can still be the loudest instrument in the building. Should you get this? It’s not essential but it’s got its got its moments (such as What Is And What Should Never Be). Led Zeppelin Sports Arena, San Diego, CA September 3, 1970 Disc 1 01. Introduction 02. Immigrant Song 03. Heartbreaker 04. Dazed And Confused 05. Bring It On Home 06. That's The Way 07. Since I've Been Loving You 08. Organ Solo 09. Thank You Disc 2 01. What Is And What Should Never Be 02. Moby Dick 03. Whole Lotta Love 04. Communication Breakdown 05. Communication Breakdown (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 06. The Train Kept A-Rollin' (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 07. Blueberry Hill (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source) 08. Long Tall Sally (1970-09-02 Oakland Mono Source)