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Audience 8.8 - A rare treat! Two sets in a small venue in really good quality by a band that had tremendous potential. This is such a cool find, more like this please! Sopwith Camel 1973-07-14 Berkeley, California New Orleans House Set One 01. -Oriental Fantasy 02. -Sleazy Street 03. -Orange Peel 04. -Coke, Suede, & Waterbeds 05. -Hello, Hello 06. -Fazon 07. -Dancin' Wizard 08. -Astronaut Food 09. -...Brief Synthophonia 10. -Monkeys On The Moon Set Two 11. -Brief Synthophonia 12. ---band introductions-- 13. -Sneaky Smith 14. -Wham Bam, I'm A Smoky Ham 15. -Fazon 16. -Sleazy Street 17. -Hello, Hello 18. -Orange Peel 19. -Astronaut Food Total Time ::: 2:07:00 -
Audience 9.1 - Both shows are excellent, Zappa seemed to be in a very good mood, even extending the first night’s show length to accommodate late arrivals. Very cool. I think these are some of the best of the US leg of the ’88 tour. Frank Zappa Bushnell Memorial Hall Hartford, CT. February 16, 1988 Disc 1 1. The Black Page 2. Band Intro 3. Frank Speaks Out 4. Dickie's Such an Asshole 5. When the Lie's So Big 6. Planet of the Baritone Women 7. Any Kind of Pain 8. Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk 9. Trouble Every Day 10. Penguin in Bondage 11. Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel 12. The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley Disc 2 1. Frank Talks 2. What's New in Baltimore 3. Packard Goose Medley 4. Inca Roads 5. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 6. Happy Birthday to You 7. Who Needs the Peace Corps 8. King Kong 9. Stairway to Heaven 10. I Am the Walrus 11. Sofa 12. Cruising for Burgers Frank Zappa Bushnell Memorial Hall Hartford, CT. February 17, 1988 Disc 3 1. Frank Speaks 2. Stink-Foot 3. Band Intro 4. We're Turning Again 5. Alien Orifice 6. Why Don't You Like Me - Bacon Fat - Stolen Moments 7. Montana 8. City of Tiny Lites 9. A Pound for a Brown on the Bus 10. Cosmik Debris Disc 4 1. Packard Goose Medley 2. I Ain't Got No Heart 3. Love of My Life 4. Any Kind of Pain 5. The Torture Never Stops 6. Joe's Garage 7. Why Does it Hurt When I Pee 8. Watermelon in Easter Hay 9. Peaches en Regalia 10. Eat That Question 11. Black Napkins -
Soundboard 9.0 - A good, strong board tape, and a typically high quality Santana performance. This tape has been given a little facelift to reveal better dynamics, less hiss, and more depth in the bottom end, and high mids attenuated to make for a smooth, comfortable listening experience. Santana Pioneer Super Session Yokohama Stadium Yokohama, Japan August 2, 1981 Disc 1 1. Narration 1:12 2. Blue Lagoon 12:10 3. Band Intro 2:02 4. ?? 6:48 5. ?? (Rock n Roll) 6:31 6. Primera Invasion 19.02 8. Searching 5:54 9. Tales Of Kilimanjaro 2:59 10. Black Magic Woman 6:12 Disc 2 11. Well Alright 3:45 12. The Sensitive Kind 4:36 13. American Gypsy 6:39 14. She's Not There 7:44 (guest intro Neil Schon) 15. Ready to Fly 11:36 16. Shake Your Money Maker 9:20 17. Europa 8:53 18. Soul Sacrifice 13:13 -
FM Broadcast 9.3 - Powerful, exciting, this is the way in which to listen to ELP! In a funny way it is sad, because I can clearly hear what I missed out on. EMERSON LAKE and PALMER Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA February 2nd 1974 WBCN Broadcast Aired March 7th 1976 THE BAND Keith Emerson keyboards Greg Lake bass guitar acoustic and electric guitar harmonica vocals Carl Palmer drums percussion SETLIST 1 -K.B.F.H. Intro 2 -Hoedown 3 -Still You Turn Me On 4 -Lucky Man 5 -Piano Improvisations 6 -Karn Evil #9 First Impression 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Karn Evil # 9 First Impression (reprise) 9 -Karn Evil # 9 Second Impression 10 -Karn Evil # 9 Third Impression -
Soundboard 9.3 - Three discs containing three shows performed during a stretch of the ’74 tour when Bill Bruford was brought in to complete the tour dates scheduled. All three are soundboard, great clarity and dynamics, a real sonic treat and of course Bruford brings a wide array of chops and panache to add to an already talented ensemble. Gong Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway December 11, 1974 Disc 1 1. -Master Builder (6:08) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:26) 3. -Tropical Fish (5:12) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:22) 5. -Solar Musick Suite (7:48) 6. -Oily Way (2:11) 7. -Outer Temple (2:52) 8. -Inner Temple (1:30) 9. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (5:36) 10. -You Can't Kill Me (3:33) 11. -The Isle Of Everywhere (2:17) Total time 46:55 Notes: First Scandinavian gig. Several tracks cut in or out. Some tape problems during the first 3 minutes. Disc 2 Oslo (Norway), Chateau-Neuf – December 15, 1974 1. -Master Builder (13:34) 2. -Perfect Mystery (2:38) 3. -Tropical Fish - Selene (7:13) 4. -I Never Glid Before (7:38) 5. -Transition (1:10) 6. -Solar Musick Suite (9:01) 7. -Didier Improv (10:21) - 8. -Oily Way (2:32) 9. -Inner Temple (3:33) - 10. -Outer Temple (1:37) 11. -Gliss Improv (3:41) 12. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (2:21) Disc 3 Rotterdam (Netherlands), Eksit - December 7, 1974 1. -A Sprinkling Of Clouds (7:24) 2. -You Can't Kill Me (8:58) 3. -Isle Of Everywhere (10:21) 4. -You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever (12:37) 5. -Applause (5:57) 6. -Flying Teapot (8:04) Lineup: Daevid Allen - vocals & guitar Didier Malherbe - saxes, flute & vocals Steve Hillage - guitar & vocals Miquette Giraudy - vocals & percussion Tim Blake - synthesizers & vocals Mike Howlett - bass Bill Bruford - drums -
Pro FM Broadcast 9.2 - Both sets are great, both in performance and sound quality. Really great musicianship! I also found myself really enjoying the songs, since I was only very familiar with their evergreen hit “Green Grass and High Tides”. I saw these guys in 1980 and they were great but I was so young I just can’t remember the songs. The Outlaws The Record Plant, Sausalito CA. 1975-03-11 Disc 1 1. -Song In the Breeze (5:04.52 ) 2. -Prisoner (8:57.00) 3. -There Goes Another Love Song (3:07.34) 4. -Cry No More (4:23.59) 5. -Knoxville Girl (3:39.00) 6. -Green Grass and High Tides (13:01.54) Billy Jones: vocals, guitar Henry Paul: vocals, guitar Frank O'Keefe: bass Hughie Thomasson: vocals, guitar Monte Yoho: drums Disc 2 The Outlaws The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA November 22, 1976 01 -Waterhole 02 -Stick Around 03 -Song In The Breeze 04 -Freeborn Man 05 -Cry No More 06 -Knoxville Girl 07 -Green Grass & High Tides 08 -There Goes Another Love Song Band line up Hughie Thomasson – guitar, vocals, pedal steel guitar, banjo (passed away September 9, 2007, aged 55) Billy Jones – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals (passed away February 7, 1995, aged 45) Harvey Dalton Arnold – bass, vocals (tenure 1976–1980) Monte Yoho – drums, percussion (presently still in the band) Henry Paul – guitar, vocals (presently still in the band) -
Audience 8.4 - Another one of those audience recordings that, while being listenable and clear, does not have a great separation of instruments or vocal clarity. That being said, this recording is certainly worth having, because it’s not a pile of muddy crap – it’s very listenable. Features a packed set list too. ZZ Top Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY March 8, 1977 Band line-up Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals Dusty Hill - bass, vocals Frank Beard - drums, percussion Total Time = 01:28:56 Disc One 01 Thunderbird 02 Chevrolet 03 Precious & Grace 04 Waitin' On The Bus 05 Jesus Just Left Chicago 06 Enjoy & Get It On 07 Pan Am Highway Blues 08 It's Only Love 09 Ten Dollar Man 10 Movin' On Down The Line 11 Heard It On The X 12 Balinese 13 Arrested For Driving While Blind 14 Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings Disc Two 15 She's A Heartbreaker 16 Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 17 Blue Jean Blues 18 Rattlesnake Shake 19 La Grange 20 Mexican Blackbird 21 Backdoor Love Affair 22 Tush 23 Goin' Down To Mexico 24 Mellow Down Easy -
Soundboard/Pro Studio 9.8 - Immaculate. Perfection. All it really needs is more live atmosphere, but this would be my personal taste and no reflection upon how genuinely great this entire collection is. Dive in! Prince Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy Paris, France 6-17-87 Disc 1 1. Sign O'The Times 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Little Red Corvette 4. Housequake 5. Girls & boys 6. Slow Love 7. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 8. Hot Thing 9. Now's The Time 10. Sheila E. Drum Solo 11. Let's Go Crazy 12. When Doves Cry 13. Purple Rain 14. 1999 15. The Cross Disc 2 Rehearsal #1 Unknown Location Minneapolis, MN. December 1987 1. Hot Thing #1 2. Hot Thing #2 3. Hot Thing #3 4. Strange Relationship 5. Shockadelica 6. Superfunkycalifragisexy (inc. 3 Nigs Watchin' A Kung Fu Movie, Atomic Dog) Disc 3 Rehearsal #2 Paisley Park Minneapolis, MN. December 1987 Rehearsal for New Year's Eve concert 1. Sign O'The Times 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Housequake 4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 5. Slow Love 6. Starfish And Coffee 7. Hot Thing 8. Now's The Time 9. Sheila E. Drum Solo 10. If I Was Your Girlfriend 11. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 12. U Got The Look 13. Strange Relationship 14. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 15. Forever In My Life 16. Kiss -
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Mostly Very Good to Excellent quality audience recordings. Interesting to listen in this context, with the idea being that the band worked out the arrangements in front of live audiences then went to record after the tour. You know the history, but this collection brings it to life. Pink Floyd: The Early 1972 UK Concerts. A Trip To The Moon. 11 CD set of Pink Floyd rare audience recordings from their legendary early 1972 UK gigs recorded live at: CD 1 & 2: The Dome, Brighton, East Sussex, 20.01. 1972 (Complete show). CD 3 & 4:: The Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 21.02.1972 (Complete show). CD 5 & 6: The Wintergardens, Bournemouth, Hampshire, 22.01.1972 (2 tape sources incl. complete show). CD 7 & 8: The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, 17.02.1972 (Complete show from 1st gen. master). CD 9: The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, 20.02.1972 (Best of '72 vinyl completed and restored version). CD10 & 11: The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 30.03.1972 (Complete show). Disc 1 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time - Breathe (Reprise) 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -End of DSOTM & Tuning 8. -Atom Heart Mother Disc 2 1. -Tuning 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -One Of These Days 4. -Tuning 5. -Echoes 6. -Tuning 7. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 3 1. -Speak To Me - Breathe 2. -On The Run 3. -Time - Breathe (Reprise) 4. -The Mortality Sequence 5. -Money 6. -Us And Them 7. -Any Colour You Like 8. -Brain Damage 9. -Eclipse Disc 4 1. -One Of These Days 2. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 3. -Echoes 4. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 5 1. -Breathe 2. -On The Run 3. -Time 4. -Breathe (Reprise) 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -Us And Them 8. -Any Colour You Like 9. -Brain Damage 10. -Eclipse 11. -Speak To Me 12. -Breathe 13. -On The Run 14. -Time 15. -Breathe (Reprise) 16. -The Mortality Sequence 17. -Money Disc 6 1. -Us And Them 2. -Any Colour You Like 3. -Brain Damage 4. -Wind Sound Of One Of These Days 5. -One Of These Days 6. -Tuning 7. -Echoes 8. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 9. -Tuning 10. -A Saucerful Of Secrets Disc 7 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -Us And Them 8. -Any Colour You Like 9. -Brain Damage 10. -Eclipse Disc 8 1. -Tuning - One Of These Days 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -Tuning 4. -Echoes 5. -Tuning 6. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Disc 9 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time 5. -Breathe (Reprise) 6. -The Mortality Sequence 7. -Money 8. -Us And Them 9. -Any Colour You Like 10. -Brain Damage 11. -Eclipse Disc 10 1. -Speak To Me 2. -Breathe 3. -On The Run 4. -Time 5. -The Mortality Sequence 6. -Money 7. -Us And Them 8. -Any Colour You Like 9. -Brain Damage 10. -Eclipse Disc 11 1. -One Of These Days 2. -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 3. -Echoes 4. -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun -
Audience 9.1 - A really fine recording and a great show this is! Some minor limitations present during very heavy passages where the equipment fails to maintain the clarity we get used to during most of this show – but it’s not a deal-breaker at all because the recording remains powerful without distorting which is critical to the success of the tapers’ efforts here. You might lose a touch of vocals and some clarity (a little bit) but that will not detract from the pleasure you will get from this show. Pink Floyd LONDON 18.3.77 Wembley Empire Pool, London, England, March 18th 1977 Total time = 111:42m Disc 1 (50:08m) 1. SHEEP 2. PIGS ON THE WING pt 1 3. DOGS final note edited out 4. PIGS ON THE WING pt 2 5. PIGS (THREE DIFFERENT ONES) Disc 2 (61:34m) 1. SOYCD 1-5 2. WELCOME TO THE MACHINE 3. HAVE A CIGAR 4. WISH YOU WERE HERE 5. SOYCD 6-9 6. US & THEM -
Audience 8.6 - This is an untouched, raw transfer straight from the reels, and as such it will sound like it could be MUCH better sonically with some professional sound re-mastering. Many people will no doubt want to hear it as it was recorded, and it is good, it’s really pretty good, but what I would prefer is a sonic facelift because I think this one really deserves it. It’s still a great show. Pink Floyd 1970-11-14 Ernst-Merck Halle Hamburg Germany disc 1 01 -Astronomy Domine 02 -Fat Old Sun 03 -Cymbaline 04 -Atom Heart Mother 05 -Interstellar Overdrive disc 2 01 -The Embryo 02 -Green Is The Colour 03 -Careful With That Axe, Eugene 04 -Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 05 -Saucerful Of Secrets -
Soundboard 9.3 - A very well traveled tape, seeing release as a video, as well as countless boot CD’s. The video was so-so, the audio has always been great. The show itself, not their best, and not their worst. Is it essential? It’s a great sounding ’76 board tape (the closing gig of the tour in Europe) so, my thought is that it should be somewhat necessary in the collection. The Rolling Stones Knebworth Open Air Festival, Knebworth Park, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England August 21th 1976 DISC 1: 01. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 02. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 03. If You Can't Rock Me / Get Off Of My Cloud 04. Hand Of Fate 05. Around And Around 06. Little Red Rooster 07. Stray Cat Blues 08. Hey Negrita 09. Hot Stuff 10. Fool To Cry 11. Star Star 12. Let's Spend The Night Together 13. You Gotta Move 14. You Can't Always Get What You Want DISC 2: 01. Dead Flowers 02. Route 66 03. Wild Horses 04. Honky Tonk Women 05. Tumbling Dice 06. Happy 07. Nothing From Nothing (Billy Preston on vocals) 08. Outa Space (Billy Preston on vocals) 09. Midnight Rambler 10. It's Only Rock'n Roll 11. Brown Sugar 12. Rip This Joint 13. Jumpin' Jack Flash 14. Street Fighting Man -
Audience 9.7 - This recording is a sonic treat for your ears. The band performs a percussive style of music that is picked up by tapers equipment in a most dynamic way, with beautiful tonal quality, separation of instruments, and atmosphere. A winner! Festa Di Proletaria, Cervia, Ravenna, Italy 7-23-1978 Disc 2 Tracks 5 & 6 Mensile Di Musica E Cultura Progressiva, Milano, Italy 1974 Disc 1- Soundcheck & Stage Intro
- Viva Pa Uba
- The Big Tune
- The March
- Half The Sky Intro - Falling Away Pt.1
- Woodwind Intro - Falling Away Pt. 2
- Improvisation
- Slice
- Look Back
- Industry
- Waking Against Sleep
- Ruins Variations - Free Virgin of Illinois
- Scotland The Brave - Half The Sky
- Beautiful As The Moon Terrible As An Army With
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CD 1 Audience 8.8 - A very good, bright, well balanced recording. Most welcomed because for me, it’s this time period (actually 1970-73) of the band I like the most. CD 2 Audience 8.1 - A somewhat flat, and a little bit muffled recording. I can still hear everything, it lacks dynamic range, but I did not find it annoyingly so, just when compared to disc 1 this one sounds lifeless. Gentle Giant Tour of Italy 1972 Disc One Bologna February 2, 1972 1. Intro 2. Alucard 3. Funny Ways 4. Nothing At All 5. Plain Truth 6. The Queen Disc Two Rome Feb. 1972 1. Alucard 2. Funny Ways 3. Nothing At All 4. Plain Truth -
Audience 9.5 - Superb fidelity, and as always a fine performance is delivered with that trademark menacing keyboard sound. At times it could be confused with electric guitar, which is exactly what I think Gianni Leone was going for since the start of the band in 1972. Il Balletto Di Bronzo 2011-11-05 Kawasaki Japan, Italian Progressive Rock Festival Club Citta' Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 5th November 2011 01. Deliquio Viola 02. Napoli Sotterranea 03. La Discesa Nel Cervello 04. Introduzione 05. Primo Incontro 06. Secondo Incontro 07. band introduction 08. Terzo Incontro 09. ending Personnel Gianni Leone (vocals, keyboards) Ivano Salvatori (bass) Adolfo Ramundo (drums) -
Audience 9.3 - Taken from master tape, this is super clean, vibrant, and detailed – as an Italian prog recording ought to be. These guys cover a wide range of sound and style all keeping within that certain ethos of grandiose, elegant Italian rock (can get frenetic at times, complex, gentle, ethnic, it's all that and more). Arti E Mestieri 2011-11-05 Kawasaki Japan Italian Progressive Rock Festival ARTI & MESTIERI Line up : Beppe Crovella, Keyboard/Hammond Furio Chirico, drums Marco Roagna, guitars Roberto Puggioni, bass Iano Nicolo', vocals TRACKLIST : 1 - OPENING 2 - GRAVITA’ 9.81 3 - STRIPS 4 - POSITIVO-NEGATIVO 5 - SI FA LUNA 6 - VALZER PER DOMANI 7 - MIRAFIORI 8 - IL FIGLIO DEL BARBIERE 9 - ARC EN CIEL 10 - ALBA MEDITERRANEA 11 - KEYBOARDS SOLO 12 - DRUMS SOLO – JAM 13 - 2000 14 - TREMA 15 - MESSAGE FROM FURIO CHIRICO 16 - IN CAMMINO 17 - ENDING