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Aud 6.8 - Rough tape this one is, but you get a very interesting sort of immediate echo effect especially with snare drum – Red House sounds pretty decent because the arena really shapes the sound, providing a natural cavernous echo which makes the song sound haunting. Not a throw away tape! -
Aud 7.6 - Large stadium sound with that telltale reverby sound but really pretty clear with just a touch of tape saturation that doesn’t hurt too much thankfully. You can get into this one. -
Volume 2: All EXCELLENT! Must haves without question. -
Aud 7.9 - You know how so many of the 68 audience tapes sound horrid? This is not one of them! This actually captures a moment in time where you get a real sense of the venue, and of the time. Vocals and guitar are pretty clear with some cool “hall” vibe, but not echoey just vibey. Nice! -
Volume 1: All EXCELLENT! Must haves without question. -
SDBRD 9.5 -
Aud 6.9 - Yeah, kinda low rating but super high energy and fantastic playing, early energy. -
BBC Pro 9.3 -
Audience 7.7 - 7.9 - All 3 shows sound like they were done by the same crew. All are decent, nothing spectacular, but consistent and enjoyable without displaying a lot of activity in the upper or lower frequencies. Can be enjoyed is what I am saying. -
Audience 8.5 -
Audience 8.6 -
Sale!
Audience 8.8 - Good levels on this one. -
Audience 8.8 - Actually a very good recording but levels are low so turn it up. Once you crank the volume, you will be satisfied to hear that this is a tight and punchy recording. -
Audience 7.7 - A little crowded but at times it clears up a bit, it’s actually pretty decent and Jeff is very much up front in this one. Well worth getting. -
Audience 8.1 - This is the new remastered version that does improve upon a decent audience tape. Some tape noise was removed, and mid-high band was enhanced with good results. A good one to have, it’s pretty good. -
Audience 8.7 - An explosive concert, totally off the chain here. Quality is solid, for the time period especially – a very immediate punch, very lively, lacking all the niceties for sure but you won’t care, believe me. -
Soundboard 9.3 -
Audience 7.0 - Compressed, all squeezed up in the center…problem is there is just so precious few 1972 recordings and many consider this period to be very important in Beck’s career. -
Audience 9.3 - Turn it up, it just gets better and better. A wide open stereo sound field lets the music breath and soar. -
Audience 8.5 - Stomping show by Jeff, as you know he could be quite erratic but I think he nails it here. Good clear sound although not hi fi by any means. Add Equalizer, add low end, but it’s a good clear sound. -
Audience 8.4 - A pretty loud recording, and not super defined but it’s VERY good nonetheless and well worth hearing. It certainly has a very immediate and live feel to it, even after all these years it’s as if it happened yesterday. -
Audience 7.8 - Good and clear but missing some fatness in the bottom. Still a good one and the band is hot. -
Audience 8.0 - Reasonably clear but there’s that lack of wideness that characterizes a recording captured with condenser mics on cheap decks. But it is not bad for a 1972 recording at all. All can be heard! -
Audience 7.3 - A good remastering would help this one a lot. There is a lot to work with, Jeff is actually up front in the mix, followed by Rod Stewart. -
Audience 7.4 - Noisy recording from very close to stage, but it’s so raw and energetic you get sucked into it immediately. A jolly good show! Clear, loud, and tons of fun to listen to. -
Audience 7.1 - A mediocre recording with some tape hiss present, and bass distortion that is present but thankfully is very minimal. Guitar work is great and is not buried in the mix. With some remastering this could be a lot better. The performance is worth the price of admission- definitely one of his better shows. -
Audience 8.6 - Pretty hot levels on this one, but it is clear and good balance of instruments with plenty of low end and highs (slightly overloaded but not distorted). -
Audience 8.8 - Clean, good and punchy sound with plenty of hot, live atmosphere. On one or two songs Jeff’s solo gets lost, but it does return thankfully. -
Audience 8.6 - Good strong recording with a bit of atmosphere too. This is one you can sink your teeth (or ears) into. -
Audience 8.4 - Captures all the stage action with clarity but maybe not so much of the dynamics, so add just a pinch of your own Equalizer (maybe more bass) it will dramatically improve this already decent recording. -
Audience 7.7 - Suffers from a lack of clarity of instruments and a little bit of large hall echo, with bass being in the forefront but not a boomy bass so that is good. -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - Very nice, with only maybe a little bit of that typical analog tape compression keeping anything from soaring too high. Anyway, it is delightful and sure to please. -
Audience 9.2 - A lot of dynamics and presence on this tape. -
Audience 8.6 - A solid large hall recording. -
Audience 8.5 -
Audience 8.7 -
Radio Broadcast 8.3 - Somewhat hissy but MUCH better than the version that circulated before. Someone remastered this, thank goodness because it’s great but needed some work. -
First Show: Audience 7.3 / Second Show: Audience 7.9 - This one is much clearer, but both shows are going to be good for those who appreciate the pre-Deep Purple Tommy Bolin. -
Audience 7.2 - A reasonable rating and better at times. -
Volume 1,2,3: BBC 1971-1978 – Pro Studio 9.8 (each Volume is individually housed in its separate gate-fold cover). From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Volume 3: BBC 1971-1978 – Pro Studio 9.8 From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Volume 2: BBC 1971-1978 – Pro Studio 9.8 From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Volume 1: BBC 1971-1978 - Pro Studio 9.8 From the moment the first track plays to the last, fasten your seat belts because it’s quite a ride! A MUST! -
Audience 7.7 - Some muddiness, but historically nothing short of astonishing! -
Italy Prog Fest 1972: Volume 1,2,3 Audience 7.5 - The stuff that dreams are made of! How long I have waited for something like this to materialize. I mean, I have been listening to and collecting these bands for ages and now I get to hear a full on multi-artist concert experience by all of the era’s top artists at the zenith of the prog rock movement. How cool is that? What a set this is too! The quality of presentation equals the unquestionable importance of this as a document of an important time for rock music. Thank you to whoever recorded this, and thank you to whoever packaged the recording like this. -
Italy Prog Fest 1972: Volume 3 -
Italy Prog Fest 1972: Volume 2 -
Ital Prog Fest 1972: Volume 1