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  • 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
  • Truly somewhat of an oddball release, this album stems from a long lost rehearsal session by a bunch of stoned South African teenagers in the late 60's. Not much was even known about them, not even at the time as the band never gigged or recorded a legitimate album. Still, the music reverberates with manic acid rock intensity. You've been warned!
  • Brand New unsealed. The 30th Anniversary Edition of the album remix/remaster on SACD.
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  • Soundboard 9.7 - Superb sound quality! Crisp, well balanced, and even kind of dynamic which is a bonus as you know that sometimes board times are…well, board!  This is a shining recording man, grab it! Rory Gallagher Blues Rock Festival Tegelen, The Netherlands September 1, 1984 Disc One 01 - intro - Double Vision 02 - Follow Me 03 - I Wonder Who 04 - My Baby, She Left Me 05 - Mississippi Sheiks 06 - Drinkin' Down The Bourbon 07 - Off The Handle Disc Two 01 - Walkin' Blues 02 - I'm Leavin' 03 - Out On The Western Plain 04 - As The Crow Flies 05 - Big Guns 06 - Bring It On Home 07 - Tore Down 08 - Knock On Wood Disc Three 01 - Shadow Play 02 - Jamming Improv 03 - Gerry McAvoy Bass Jam 04 - Bad Penny 05 - audience 06 - Shinkicker 07 - Blues Improv (I've Been Lovin' You Too Long - Jam - Walkin' The Dog - Little Queenie 08 - Mr. Pitiful Rory Gallagher Group; May 1981 - 1991: Rory Gallagher - guitar, vocals Gerry McAvoy - bass Brendan O'Neill - drums Mark Feltham (guesting) - harmonica  
  • Audience 8.9 - Two different evenings in Boston, each three years apart. For one thing, it's a well balanced capture all the way around (both gigs). Hearing the differences between stadium acts performing in '74 and then in '77 reveals subtle changes in music and delivery. I like being able to notice things like that and sets like this really allow the listener to immerse themselves in their own analytics as they listen. The sound is very good especially because a well done remastering job refreshed the tapes. I love this, this is a treat for people who wished they got to hear the opening acts too but tapers seldom saved tape for them. Boston Chronicles Vol. III Live in Boston 1974-1977 Disc 1 BLACK SHEEP Music Hall Boston MA. May 16th 1974 1 -Intro 2 -Power To Heal 3 -Guitar Solo 4 -A Little Or A lot 5 -Stick Around 6 -Payin' Yer Dues 7 -Drum Solo 8 -Woman 9 -Thank You - Stage Announcements THE BAND Lou Gramm vocals Donald Mancuso guitar Larry Crozier keyboard Bruce Turgon bass Disc 2 TEN YEARS AFTER Music Hall Boston MA. May 16th, 1974 1 -Intro 2 -Rock And Roll Music To The World 3 -Nowhere To Run 4 -Good Morning Little School Girl 5 -It's Getting Harder 6 -Drum Solo 7 -Love Like A Man 8 -Slow Blues In C Disc 3 TYA cont'd 9 -Look Me Straight Into The Eyes 10 -Jam - Scat Thing 11 -I Can't Keep From Crying 12 -Going Home 13 -Sweet Little Sixteen 14 -Choo Choo Mama 15 -The Crowd THE BAND Alvin Lee guitar vocals Leo Lyons bass Chick Churchill keyboards Ric Lee drums Russ  drums Disc 4 DERRINGER Boston Music Hall Boston MA. March 18th 1977 1 -Intro 2 -Still Alive and Well 3 -Let Me In 4 -Teenage Love Affair 5 -Sailor 6 -Beyond the Universe 7 -Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo - You Really Got Me 8 -Sittin' By the Pool 9 -One Eyed Jack 10 -Roll With Me THE BAND Rick Derringer  vocals guitar Vinny Appice  drums Kenny Aaronson  bass background vocals Danny Johnson  guitar vocals STARZ Boston Music Hall Boston MA. March 18th 1977 11 -Cherry Baby 12 -Night Crawler 13 -Pull the Plug 14 -Boys in Action 15 -Drum Solo 16 -Boys in Action (reprise) THE BAND Michael Lee Smith  vocals Richie Ranno  guitar Brendan Harkin  guitar Pieter "Pete" Sweval  bass Joe X. Dubé (aka Jeff Grob)  drums
     
  • Stockholm 1983 Audience 8.9 - This tape starts off kind of average and slowly but surely keeps getting better until what we have is a very good tape of a really good show. As most already know, any good tape of this line up is VERY welcome as it showcases what I consider a great band – I did not say a great Black Sabbath because you can’t get away from Ian’s obvious vocal inflections that inevitably recall his old band. That being said if you listen to this without that bias you realize how good this BAND was in 1983. Paris 1983 Soundboard 9.1 - A most welcomed thing amongst Black Sabbath collectors without question is this board tape with the Ian Gillan line up.  I love the material they recorded on Born Again, this is almost the logical progression from Technical Ecstasy, to me anyway. The music is more ideally suited to Ian Gillan’s vocals than it would have been to Ronnie James Dio and I think that is obvious. Black Sabbath Quebec City 1983 Audience 8.9 - I like this tape because you really get to hear and appreciate what the bass is all about in Sabbath and it is here in excellent detail. Everyone shines, it’s great to have this abundance of riches because this short-lived period of Black Sabbath is certainly one of the most unique sounding. Black Sabbath LIVE 1983 Ian Gillan - Vocals Tony Iommi - Guitar Geezer Butler - Bass Bev Bevan - Drums Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards Disc 1 Johanneshovs Isstadion Stockholm, Sweden August 19th, 1983 01. -Intro (Stonehenge) 02. -Children Of The Grave 03. -Hot Line 04. -War Pigs 05. -Born Again 06. -Supernaut 07. -Drum Solo 08. -Rock 'N' Roll Doctor 09. -Disturbing The Priest 10. -Keep It Warm 11. -Black Sabbath 12. -The Dark 13. -Zero The Hero 14. -Tony Iommi's Guitar Solo 15. -Digital Bitch 16. -Iron Man Disc 2 Stockholm Cont'd 01. -Smoke On The Water 02. Paranoid Espace Balard Paris, France September 30th, 1983 03 - Children Of The Grave 04 - Hot Line 05 - War Pigs 06 - Supernaut - Drum solo 07 - Rock 'n' Roll Doctor 08 - Disturbing The Priest 09 - Guitar solo 10 - Digital Bitch 11 - Smoke On The Water 12 - Paranoid Disc 3 Quebec City Coliseum Quebec City, CANADA Oct 20 1983 01 -Intro - Children of the Grave 02 -Hot Line 03 -War Pigs 04 -Supernaut - drum solo - Rock' n' Roll Doctor 05 -Disturbing the Priest 06 -Iron Man Disc 4 07 -Zero the Hero 08 -Heaven & Hell - Guitar solo - Digital Bitch 09 -Black Sabbath 10 -Smoke on the Water 11 -Paranoid  
  • Audience 8.8/Audience 8.7  - Both recordings here (from the same taper) occurred on two different gigs at the same venue in the same year.  Both are consistent, and good. The songs do duplicate but Rory has new material to offer at the second gig later in the year. Great set here! Rory Gallagher Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, WG 1973-01-26 Disc 1 01  -Messin' With The Kid 02  -Hands Off 03  -I Should've Learnt My Lesson 04  -Laundromat 05  -Walk On Hot Coals 06  -Banker's Blues 07  -Pistol Slapper Blues 08  -Goin' To My Hometown Disc 2 09  -In Your Town 10  -I Could've Had Religion 11  -Bullfrog Blues 12  -Mellow Down Easy 13  -Used To Be Disc 3 Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, WG 1973-10-24 01  -Messin' With The Kid 02  -Hands Off 03  -Hoodoo Man 04  -Cradle Rock 05  -A Million Miles Away 06  -Walk On Hot Coals 07  -As The Crow Flies Disc 4 08  -Pistol Slapper Blues 09  -Unmilitary Two-Step 10  -Banker´s Blues 11  -Goin' To My Hometown 12  -Who´s That Comin´ 13  -In Your Town 14  -Bullfrog Blues 15  -Laundromat Band: Rory Gallagher - Vocals Guitar, Mandolin, Harp Rod De'Ath - Drums Lou Martin - Piano Gerry McAvoy - Bass  
  • Audience 9.4 - Outstanding tape that has a full, rich bottom end that comes close to overshadowing the rest of the band but does not…but the fact that it is so insistent in the mix gives you that feeling like you are standing close to the mains and literally feel the bass and drums going right through you. That is what gives this recording an amazing live feel, because it literally places you right there and when you crank this you relive this event.  This date is NOT the same show as the other Cologne '79 (Rockpalast) listed here. This is November 4th, 1979 so if you bought the other Cologne '79 this is not that and this is equal if not better in some ways than the Rockpalast gig. Dire Straits Europe 1979 Disc 1 Carre Theater Amsterdam, Netherlands 11-04-1979 01. intro                                        03:23 02. Down To The Waterline                        02:56 03. Six Blade Knife                              05:26 04. Once Upon A Time In The West                 05:38 05. Lady Writer                                  03:35 06. Single Handed Sailor                         05:37 07. News                                         03:47 08. What's The Matter Baby                       03:29 09. Portobello Belle                             04:17 10. Wild West End                                05:44 Disc 2 11. Lions                                        05:41 12. Angel Of Mercy                               03:31 13. Solid Rock                                   04:01 14. Sultans Of Swing                             07:02 15. Where Do You Think You're Going?             05:08 16. Southbound Again                             04:29 17. Setting Me Up                                03:13 18. Twisting By The Pool                         06:06 Disc 3 Messehalle Cologne, Germany 11-09-1979 01. intro                                        02:44 02. Down To The Waterline                        02:57 03. Six Blade Knife                              05:37 04. Once Upon A Time In The West                 05:26 05. Lady Writer                                  03:31 06. Single Handed Sailor                         05:52 07. Lions                                        05:46 08. Sultans Of Swing                             06:37 09. Wild West End                                05:36 10. Portobello Belle                             04:09 11. News                                         03:50 Disc 4 12. In The Gallery                               06:55 13. Follow Me Home                               05:47 14. Angel Of Mercy                               03:47 15. Solid Rock                                   04:11 16. What's The Matter Baby                       03:12 17. Where Do You Think You're Going?             04:28 18. Water Of Love                                05:20 19. Southbound Again                             04:55 20. Setting Me Up                                03:32 21. Twisting By The Pool                         05:26  
  • Sunrise, Fl. 1992 Audience 9.1 - A really nice and bright recording. It’s not as full on the low end but it’s there, everything is pretty clear and it is a pretty spacious, atmospheric tape. Groningen 1992 Audience 9.2 - This tape is bright, good balance, and a realistic live atmosphere. Black Sabbath 1992-07-24 & 09-17 Disc 1 Sunrise Musical Theater Sunrise, Florida 1992-07-24 101 Soundcheck (Vinny Appice) - Intro 102 E5150 103 The Mob Rules 104 Computer God 105 Children Of The Sea 106 Time Machine 107 War Pigs 108 I 109 Die Young 110 Guitar Solo - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 111 Black Sabbath Disc 2 201 TV Crimes 202 Master Of Insanity 203 After All (The Dead) 204 Drum Solo 205 Iron Man 206 Heaven And Hell 207 Neon Knights 208 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise) Disc 3 Evenementenhal Groningen, Netherlands 1992-09-17 301 E5150 302 The Mob Rules 303 Computer God 304 Children Of The Sea 305 Time Machine 306 War Pigs 307 I 308 Die Young Disc 4 401 Guitar Solo - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 402 Black Sabbath 403 Master Of Insanity 404 After All (The Dead) 405 Drum Solo 406 Iron Man 407 Heaven And Hell 408 Neon Knights 409 Paranoid - Heaven And Hell (Reprise)  
  • Audience 8.9 - Both of these nights feature decent sound quality that also allows you to hear all of the instruments in a reasonably clear mix. This is hard to come by! The massive 30 song sets, the very good sound, the fact these are among the bands final shows…what more could you ask for? Soundgarden The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA. February 15, 2013 01 -Searching With My Good Eye Closed 02 -Attrition 03 -Let Me Drown 04 -Jesus Christ Pose 05 -Spoonman 06 -By Crooked Steps 07 -Rhinosaur 08 -Taree 09 -My Wave 10 -Been Away Too Long 11 -Worse Dreams 12 -Pretty Noose 13 -Burden in My Hand 14 -A Thousand Days Before 15 -Black Saturday 16 -Blow Up the Outside World 17 -Fell on Black Days 18 -Chris brings 11 year old kid onstage 19 -Fresh Tendrils 20 -New Damage 21 -Superunknown 22 -Live to Rise 23 -Non-State Actor 24 -Mailman 25 -Like Suicide 26 -encore break 27 -Outshined 28 -Rusty Cage 29 -Dusty 30 -Slaves & Bulldozers- (In My Time of Dying) The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA February 17, 2013 01 -Intro 02 -Incessant Mace 03 -My Wave 04 -Been Away Too Long 05 -Worse Dreams 06 -Jesus Christ Pose 07 -Flower 08 -Taree 09 -Spoonman 10 -By Crooked Steps 11 -Blind Dogs 12 -Rowing 13 -Non-State Actor 14 -Drawing Flies 15 -Hunted Down 16 -Black Saturday 17 -Bones of Birds 18 -Blow Up The Outside World 19 -Fell On Black Days 20 -Burden In My Hand 21 -A Thousand Days Before 22 -Blood On The Valley Floor 23 -Rusty Cage 24 -New Damage 25 -4th Of July 26 -encore break- 27 -Outshined 28 -Black Hole Sun 29 -Ty Cobb 30 -Slaves & Bulldozers-(In My Time of Dying)  
  • Los Angeles 1984 Soundboard 9.7 - A great one here! Crisp sounding and a beautiful mix especially how the drums sound and all the vocals even backing vocals are clearly audible. Worcester 1984 Audience 8.8 - This is not a bad tape, but it is not recorded close to the mains so it does sound somewhat distant. The music is clear and not muddy but lacks that depth your ears crave. What it does highlight is the vocals which really project, keyboards sound comparatively good too, and the recording does improve somewhat throughout the performance sounding a little fuller as it goes along. Again, not a bad one and worthy of your time but on this 2 show set (From One End To The Other) the LA show is the better by far. Frank Zappa From One End To The Other Disc 1 The Palace Theater Los Angeles, CA July 21st, 1984 1. -Treacherous Cretins 2. -Montana 3. -Easy Meat 4. -Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 5. -Advance Romance 6. -He's So Gay 7. -Bobby Brown 8. -Keep It Greasey 9. -Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me 10. -Carol You Fool Disc 2 11. -Chana In De Bushwop 12. -Let's Move To Cleveland 13. -Tinseltown Rebellion 14. -Oh No 15. -Son Of Orange County 16. -More Trouble Every Day 17. -Penguin In Bondage 18. -Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 19. -Jungle Boogie 20. -The Closer You Are - Johnny Darling 21. -No No Cherry Disc 3 E.M. Loew's Theatre Worcester, MA October 25, 1984 Early Show 01 Zoot Allures 02 Tinsel Town Rebellion 03 More Trouble Every Day 04 Penguin In Bondage 05 Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 06 Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 07 Bamboozled By Love 08 Cocaine Decisions 09 Nig Biz 10 Outside Now Disc 4 11 Be In My Video 12 I’m The Slime 13 Montana 14 Easy Meat 15 Joe’s Garage 16 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 17 Little Girl Of Mine 18 The Closer You Are 19 No No Cherry 20 Cosmik Debris 21 The Illinois Enema Bandit Lineup: Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Alan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock  
  • Soundboard 9.6 - Both of these concerts are stellar board tapes with lots of life in them. Sounds like they come from pre-FM broadcast masters. Charlie Daniels Band Met Center Bloomington, MN 5-15-79 Disc 1 1. -Jitterbug 2. -Trudy 3. -FM Simulcast Station Roster 4. -Reflections 5. -Caballo Diablo 6. -Let The Blind Man Play 7. -Funky Junky 8. -Behind Your Eyes 9. -Johnny B. Goode 10. -Long Haired Country Boy Disc 2 11. -Uneasy Rider 12. -No Potion For The Pain 13. -Birmingham Blues 14. -Cumberland Mountain #9 15. -Devil Went Down To Georgia 16. -Texas 17. -The South's Gonna Do It Again 18. -Orange Blossom Special Disc 3 Met Center Bloomington, Mn. May 19, 1979 1. -Fanfare - Intro 2. -Passing Lane 3. -Jitterbug 4. -Trudy 5. -FM Simulcast Station Roster 6. -Reflections 7. -Caballo Diablo 8. -Let The Blind Man Play 9. -Funky Junky 10. -Behind Your Eyes 11. -Johnny B. Goode 12. -Long Haired Country Boy Disc 4 13. -Uneasy Rider 14. -No Potion For The Pain 15. -Birmingham Blues 16. -Cumberland Mountain #9 17. -Stage Banter 18. -Devil Went Down To Georgia 19. -Texas 20. -The South's Gonna Do It Again 21. -Orange Blossom Special
  • Early Show Audience 8.8 - Not to be confused with another Chicago ’81, this is from the Uptown Theatre on November 27th, and it’s relatively new to circulation. The sound quality is very good, with especially nice meatiness on drums, and a close, warm guitar tone and presence which makes this one to have in the collection.

    Late Show Audience 8.8 - Very similar to the early show, maybe just a touch less defined due to being in a different spot, but at times it’s also just a touch clearer – so this leads me to believe it’s just a matter of where the microphone is at any given time. Must have been a good recorder though, because the sound is good on the low end and the mids, and highs are not excessive but rather kind of toned down in a good way.  It’s the kind of recording that you can turn up real loud.

    Frank Zappa Chicago 1981

    Disc 1 Uptown Theatre Chicago, IL. 11-27-1981 Early show 1. -Treacherous Cretins 2. -Cosmik Debris 3. -You Are What You Is 4. -Mudd Club 5. -The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 6. -A Pound For A Brown 7. -The Dangerous Kitchen 8. -The Blue Light 9. -Sinister Footwear 10. -Stevie's Spanking 11. -Cocaine Decisions Disc 2 12. -Nig Biz 13. -Tinsel Town Rebellion 14. -Alien Orifice 15. -Teenage Prostitute 16. -Flakes 17. -Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 18. -Yo' Mama 19. -Joe's Garage 20. -Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? 21. -The Closer You Are 22. -City Of Tiny Lights Disc 3 Uptown Theatre Chicago, IL. 11-27-1981 Late show 1. -Zoot Allures 2. -Montana 3. -Easy Meat 4. -Fine Girl 5. -Teenage Wind 6. -Harder Than Your Husband 7. -Bamboozled By Love 8. -King Kong (q: Rite Of Spring) 9. -Sharleena (q: Little Drummer Boy) Disc 4 10. -Drowning Witch 11. -What's New In Baltimore? 12. -Moggio 13. -Dumb All Over 14. -Goblin Girl 15. -The Black Page (q: Fernando) 16. -Strictly Genteel

  • Neunkirchen Audience 8.8 - A large sound, almost feel the sound pressure against your chest on this one! The bass is huge and guitars sit slightly behind creating a sensation of dread, and thankfully the vocals are really placed very nicely in the live sound mix. Definitely the better of the two in this set.

    Boblingen 1983 Audience 8.6 The overall sound here is somewhat average but it's actually slightly clearer than the Neunkirchen show albeit more distant and hollow sounding. It really could use some mid-range boost to bring up the guitars but if you have a good system you can attenuate this to dial in your desired EQ. It's not bad, it's just not quite up to prime time and you'll get more satisfaction from the Neunkirchen show in this set.

    Black Sabbath Germany 1983 Disc 1 Hemmerleinhalle Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany 27th September 1983 1. Supertzar 2. Children Of The Grave 3. Hot Line 4. War Pigs 5. Born Again 6. Supernaut 7. Drum Solo 8. Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor 9. Disturbing The Priest Disc 2 10. Iron Man 11. The Dark - Zero The Hero 12. Heaven And Hell 13. Guitar Solo 14. Digital Bitch 15. Black Sabbath 16. Smoke On The Water 17. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell(reprise) Disc 3 Sporthalle Boblingen, Germany 28th September 1983 1. Children Of The Grave 2. Hot Line 3. War Pigs 4. Born Again 5. Supernaut 6. Drum Solo 7. Rock’n’roll Doctor 8. Disturbing The Priest Disc 4 9. Iron Man 10. The Dark - Zero The Hero 11. Heaven And Hell 12. Guitar Solo 13. Digital Bitch 14. Black Sabbath 15. Smoke On The Water 16. Paranoid - Heaven And Hell(reprise) 17. Interview with Ian Gillan Ian Gillan – Vocals Tony Iommi – Guitar Geezer Butler – Bass Bev Bevan – Drums Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Audience 8.7 All shows appear to have been recorded by the same taper who was diligent to show up to all the Sabbath shows in his town three years in a row. I am impressed with his effort, you can tell he's not an amateur and but for the fact he's not using pro equipment, he most certainly would otherwise have gotten a stellar result. As it is, it's fine but not winning any dynamics awards. What it does deliver is consistent, strong, error-free recordings that you can relax into, and let yourself adjust to what is there because it's certainly not that bad. I started listening to these shows in order to rate them and ended up just letting them play because it's cool to hear this great line-up playing in a far away place away from the glitz and glamour of the metropolis, year-after-year-after-year, and yet deliver a performance no different from one they might have done at, say, Radio City Music Hall or Madison Square Garden.

    Black Sabbath Cornwall Coliseum St. Austell, UK June 24, 1980,Feb. 2, 1981 & Jan. 14, 1982 Disc 1 St. Austell, UK June 24, 1980 1. Intro 2. War Pigs 3. Neon Knights 4. N.I.B. 5. Lonely Is The Word 6. Sweet Leaf 7. Children of the Sea 8. Black Sabbath 9. Heaven and Hell Disc 2 10. Iron Man 11. Guitar Solo 12. Die Young 13. Paranoid 14. Children of the Grave St. Austell Feb. 2, 1981 15. Supertzar 16. War Pigs 17. Neon Knights 18. N.I.B. 19. Children of the Sea 20. Lady Evil Disc 3 21. Black Sabbath 22. Heaven and Hell 23. Iron Man 24. Guitar Solo 25. Die Young 26. Paranoid 27. Children Of The Grave St. Austell, UK. 1982 28. E5150 (Intro) 29. Neon Knights 30. N.I.B. Disc 4 31. Children Of The Sea 32. Country Girl 33. Black Sabbath 34. War Pigs 35. Slippin' Away 36. Drum Solo 37. Iron Man 38. Mob Rules 39. Heaven And Hell 40. Paranoid 41. Children Of The Grave  
  • Soundboard 9.5 - Wow! Man, this is totally unexpected and will brighten your day (week, or month even!) like nothing else. A brand new discovery and it's a one/two punch with back to back soundboard recordings of Diver Down tour Van Halen, a tour that previously featured a measley two board tapes in existence. Well, it's not a perfect score, but the imperfections are a tiny price to pay for the glorious sounds present here! Each tape in slightly incomplete, but in places that the other show fills in so you end up hearing the music that makes up a complete Diver Down tour setlist. Basically, the sound engineer most likely had to stop rolling in certain spots in order to make tape changes, but all you have to do is look at each nights set list to see how it shakes out, and, thankfully some good editing has smoothed over some of the stops. As I listened, if I hadn't known there were cuts, I probably would not have been the wiser, basically unless you know where the cuts are you won't notice. But, the SOUND man! The sound is great, I really get to hear Michael Anthony's articulate bass playing, and he's all over the place with fills and runs! You kind of lose that detail in most Van Halen recordings. Eddie is just lighting it up as always, but it sounds especially amazing on these two tapes. The interplay is magic, I don't care if the band had their shortcomings personally, with each other, with whoever, it doesn't show on stage. Somebody get me a doctor, I just got double dosed with prime era Van halen soundboards I've never heard before! What an unbelievable find.

    Van Halen The Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts 22 October 1982 Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Romeo Delight 03 Unchained 04 Drum Solo 05 The Full Bug 06 Runnin' With The Devil 07 Jamie's Cryin' 08 Little Guitars 09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10 Bass Solo 11 Hang 'Em High 12 Cathedral 13 Secrets Disc 2 14 Drum Solo II 15 Everybody Wants Some!! - Dave Talks 16 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 17 Dance The Night Away 18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19 Dave Acoustic Solo 20 Pretty Woman 21 Guitar Solo 22 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 23 You Really Got Me Disc 3 The Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts 24 October 1982 Disc 3 01 Intro 02 Romeo Delight 03 Unchained 04 Drum Solo 05 The Full Bug 06 Runnin' With The Devil 07 Jamie's Cryin' 08 Little Guitars 09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10 Bass Solo 11 Hang 'Em High 12 Cathedral 13 Secrets Disc 4 14 Drum Solo II 15 Everybody Wants Some!! - Dave Talks - Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) 16 Dance The Night Away 17 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 18 Guitar Solo 19 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 20 Bottoms Up! 21 You Really Got Me 22 Happy Trails 23 You Really Got Me (Reprise)
  • Montreal Audience 8.9 - One of the very best audience recordings from this tour, and ad to that the fact that this is sourced directly from a new 24/96 transfer and has been remastered (16/44) and has never sounded better. Toronto Soundboard 9.4 - another recently discovered (and rare as hen's teeth) board tape from a tour that did not see many board tapes. So, it's not just that it has taken decades for this to be discovered, but that it is an outstanding board tape...it's just too unbelievable to fathom how suddenly there now appears three 1982 soundboards from out of nowhere.

    Van Halen Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada 27. October 1982 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Romeo Delight 03. Unchained 04. Drum Solo 05. The Full Bug 06. Runnin' With The Devil 07. Jamie's Cryin' 09. Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10. Bass Solo 11. Hang 'Em High 12. Cathedral 13. Secrets 14. Drum Solo II 15. Everybody Wants Some!! 16. Dave's Talking 17. Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) Disc 2 18. Dance The Night Away 19. Somebody Get Me A Doctor (incl. I'm So Glad) 20. Ice Cream Man 21. Intruder 22. Oh, Pretty Woman 23. Guitar Solo 24. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 25. Bottoms Up! 26. You Really Got Me 27. Happy Trails 28. You Really Got Me (Reprise) 29. CHOM FM Radio Advert Disc 3 Van Halen Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario 26 October 1982 01 Intro 02 Romeo Delight 03 Unchained 04 Drum Solo 05 The Full Bug 06 Runnin' With The Devil 07 Jamie's Cryin' 08 Little Guitars 09 Where Have All The Good Times Gone! 10 Bass Solo 11 Hang 'Em High 12 Cathedral 13 Secrets 14 Drum Solo II 15 Everybody Wants Some!! 16 Everybody Wants Some!! (Reprise) Disc 4 17 Dance The Night Away 18 Somebody Get Me A Doctor - I'm So Glad 19 Dave Acoustic Solo 20 Intruder 21 Pretty Woman 22 Guitar Solo 23 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 24 Bottoms Up! 25 You Really Got Me 26 Happy Trails 27 You Really Got Me (Reprise)
  • Audience 9.4 - I think these recordings accurately translate the exact feel and sound in the venue, which is a great thing because this is the kind of emotional performance that only Prince could elicit...what I mean is, it's just him playing the piano and singing and yet it is mesmerizing, electrifying, and sometimes melancholy in a good way.

    Prince Oakland, CA. 2-28-2016 Disc 1 1. Confluence 2. I Would Die 4 U 3. Over The Rainbow 4. Batman Theme 5. Big City 6. I Would Die 4 U (reprise) 7. Stand! 8. Take Me With U 9. Little Red Corvette - Dirty Mind 10. Controversy 11. I Feel For You 12. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 13. Pop Life 14. The Max 15. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - Four 16. Black Muse 17. Cream Disc 2 18. Diamonds And Pearls 19. The Beautiful Ones 20. Thieves In The Temple 21. Unchain My Heart 22. It 23. The Question Of U (Inst.) 24. Raspberry Beret 25. Starfish And Coffee 26. Paisley Park 27. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore 28. Nothing Compares 2 U 29. Purple Rain 30. Kiss 31. Black Sweat 32. Purple Music 33. Venus De Milo Disc 3 Late Show 1. Confluence 2. Joy In Repetition 3. When The Lights Go Down 4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 5. With U (Inst) 6. Little Red Corvette - Dirty Mind 7. I Wanna Be Your Lover 8. Do Me, Baby 9. Dear Mr. Man 10. Cream 11. I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore 12. Strange Relationship 13. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 14. Love 2 The 9's (Inst.) Disc 4 15. Waiting In Vain - If I Was Your Girlfriend 16. A Case Of You 17. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore 18. Take Me With U 19. Raspberry Beret 20. Satisfied 21. The Love We Make - Pink Cashmere 22. Diamonds And Pearls 23. The Beautiful Ones 24. Kiss 25. Sometimes It Snows In April 26. Purple Rain 27. Free Urself - Purple Rain (Outro)
  • All Soundboard - All Excellent  (4 Shows)  
  • Professional recording, top shelf! CD 1 - Audience  9.4 CD 2 - Soundboard  9.2 CD 3 - Soundboard  9.3 CD 4 - Soundboard  9.1    
  • 4 Shows - Soundboard  9.8 - Never heard these sound better. Wow!  
  • Waltham  1967 - Audience  7.4 Boston  1968 - Audience  7.9  
  • Audience 9.3 - You could not ask for a better break than having this marathon ass kicking show recorded so well.
  • CD 1 & 2 - Audience  8.9 - Very strong presence, taper had great seats and knew how to operate his levels, so, have fun because the band never sounded better! CD 3 & 4 - This show received a nice remastering which helped bring the middle up and cut out a lot of the tape hiss so what you get now is a smoother sound, and good punch in the mids while offering great solid kick drum, vocals, and guitar with keys being placed perfectly in accompaniment. Just get past the first song where taper finds his position and you are good to go.
  • All Pro Soundboard  9.6 - Stunning quality!
  • Soundboard - All shows ranging from 8.7 to 9.3 in sound quality. All shows have been Remastered!
  • CD 1 - Boston 1974 = Audience 8.7 ~ CD 2 - Seattle 1975 = Audience 8.8 ~ CD 3 - Nashville 1976 = Audience 7.5 ~ CD 4 - Cleveland 1984 = Soundboard 9.4 ..... One heck of a collection here!
  • 2 Shows from Edinburgh: First show - Audience 8.0  (Clear, but a little thin) & Second show - Audience 7.8
  • Audience 9.3 - Good dynamic capture of one of the better performances. A must have!
  • CD 1 and 2:  Madrid - Aud 7.8 - Focus on the guitars here, so less than stellar but good for listening to the amazing guitar interplay which is superb during this show CD 3 and 4:  Niagara Falls - Aud 8.4 - A remastered version of a pretty good gig, sound is very bright and lively, and that helps convey the manic energy of the band and audience, who respond overwhelmingly. Both shows offer benefits to the Priest fans.
  • Both shows are really good, around 8.5 with the second version coming in a touch higher to me. Some annoying clapping along at times but that is the Japanese audience for ya. Most of the time they are VERY well behaved.
  • Both Nights Vastly improved because you now get as complete a show as possible with the two source merge using the audience and the soundboard sources. The second show is pretty decent audience, around 7.8 really but it’s very interesting to get the back to back performances to hear the differences.
  • Both Shows: Early Show - Audience 7.2 - The lesser of the two shows, but the performance is strong, you’ll know they mean business after the first 30 seconds of Immigrant Song! Late Show - Audience 7.7 - Several notches cleaner and stronger than the early show, but both are worth your time.
  • Radio Broadcast 8.5 - This is a big upgrade to what you may have heard before. Music is total mind frying acid induced psychedelia ala Hendrix. KILLER MAN!
  • CD 1 - FM Broadcast 8.8  /  CD 2 - FM Radio Broadcast 9.1  /  CD 3 - FM Radio Broadcast 8.9  /  CD 4 - Audience 8.7
  • Audience 9.3 - Another superb audience highly rated for not only the good clean capture but also for the show itself and the dynamics and effect it all has on the listener emotionally. It’s truly a time capsule, and the DVD is the icing on the cake. This set is now expanded to include the soundboard portion of the show. This is a must own!
  • Audience 8.8 - Crisp, well defined sound.
  • Audience 9.4  (both shows) - Expertly recorded from optimal position with high end gear. Clear and nuanced, with some headroom allowing for the atmosphere of the event to add another dimension to the sonically excellent captures.
  • Volume 1: CD 1 - Pro Radio Broadcast 9.5 CD 2 - Belgium 1974 - Pro Radio Broadcast 9.4  &  Soundboard 9.1 CD 3 - Roslyn, NY 1974 - Soundboard 9.1 CD 4 - Bob Harris 1974 - Soundboard 9.1 and The Bottom Line, NY 1976 - Soundboard 8.7
  • CD 1 - Audience 8.8  /  CD 2 - Audience 7.7  /  CD 3 - Audience 7.2  /  CD 4 - Audience 8.3 Some tape problems persist but they are not severe and do not affect the tape or show for that matter, but for a minor faint pop type sound.
  • Multiple sources used to make up this first volume of the 70’s series. * The first is a really cool 1967 show that is professionally recorded in an amateur fashion. So, yes, a pro recording but whoever engineered it was slow on the uptake, levels are peaked, the mix is funky, oh well, it could have been much better but for a super early Spirit show this is PURE GOLD and the surprise is how jazzy they are here. * The second disc comes from another early gig (1969) from Seattle and is Audience 8.3 for the clarity but has some hiss, and is not exactly hi-fi but you can hear everything very nicely and clear, pretty much, maybe vocals are a little buried but that is all. * Disc 3 is the continuation of the previous plus begins the Chicago 1975 gig (Disc 4) which is Soundboard 8.8 and has lovely atmosphere, and I think it is in stereo, or at least the way it is panned, mimics a stereo effect.
  • Studio and Live - Excellent source material used, especially the studio stuff. The June 10, 1979 performance is perhaps the weakest tape here but one can still hear all the action from the stage even if it sounds a little far back. Fans consider the Accolades set to be a classic piece, it’s easy to hear why.

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