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Soundboard 9.1 - This is not a complete show, but WHO cares? It’s a vintage 1969 soundboard of the Who and man, it smokes! I’ll take it whoever which way I can get it (see what I did there?). BTW the complete show does exist, but the audio quality of the audience recording that makes up the difference is of significantly less fidelity that it was decided not to even include it for release. The Who The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA October 19, 1969 - 2nd show 1. -Heaven and Hell (fades in) 2. -Can't Explain 3. -Overture 4. -It's a Boy 5. -1921 6. -Amazing Journey 7. -Sparks 8. -The Acid Queen 9. -Summetime Blues 10. -My Generation -
Audience 8.8 - This show finally comes to light after decades and it’s surprisingly good. It’s extremely insistent and powerful sounding with guitars really up front and vocals thankfully pretty nicely mixed in as well. In fact, even drums here sound nicely integrated into the live sound mix in this small sounding venue. I rather like this one and you will too. Armored Saint Sherwood's Indianapolis, IN. January 30th, 1985 1. March Of The Saint 2. Mutiny On The World 3. False Alarm 4. Take A Turn 5. Stricken By Fate 6. Seducer 7. Madhouse 8. Can U Deliver -
Radio Broadcasts 9.4/9.1 - Overall quality is excellent with a couple of these sounding a little dated but nevertheless the quality of the content combined with broadcast over the air quality (never mind how many decades ago) I think this holds up quite well. BLODWYN PIG The Live Sessions John Peel Radio Broadcast Tracks 1-6 1st Feb 1970 Tracks 7-12 13th Dec 1970 1. -The Change Song 2. -Ain't You Coming Home 3. -See My Way 4. -Instrumental 5. -Same Old Story 6. -See My Way (Reprise) 7. -Meaney Mornay 8. -Rock Me Baby 9. -Somebody Just Like Me 10. -See My Way 11. -Slow Down 12. -Worry Personel: Mick Abrahams - guitars, vocals; Andy Pyle - bass; Jack Lancaster - saxophone, flute; Ron Berg - drums; Peter Banks - guitars (B tracks) -
Various Sources 8.5/10 - So this is, as the title suggests, a collection of recordings made during this tour but the kicker is that the songs are all ones that were one-off’s (with a couple of exceptions). I found that even the worst track (the final track in the set) was not as bad as they made it seem in the liner notes. Still, when compared to some of the truly outstanding ones in the set, yes maybe it really paled in comparison but there’s only two “marginal” tracks here and they aren’t totally abhorrent. This was a very interesting listen for me personally. Bob Dylan All This Tangled Rope - Street Legal Live 1978 1. -Changing of the Guards - Paris, July 8th 2. -New Pony - Paris, July 5th soundcheck 3. -Baby, Stop Crying - New York City, September 30th 4. -Is Your Love in Vain - Providence, October 7th 5. -Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) - Seattle, November 10th 6. -True Love Tends to Forget - Camberley, July 15th 7. -We Better Talk This Over - Los Angeles, November 15th 8. -Where Are You Tonight - Seattle, November 10th 9. -A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Nürnberg, July 1st 10. -Gates Of Eden - Camberley, July 15th 11. -Am I Your Stepchild - Madison, November 1st 12. -The Man In Me - Paris, July 6th 13. -Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - New York City, September 29th 14. -Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long) - St. Paul, October 31st 15. -I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Hollywood, December 16th 16. -One Of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - Nürnberg, July 1st 17. -Fix It, Ma - Paris, July 3rd soundcheck Notes: 2. poor recording; has not been performed live yet as of March 05; note that a soundcheck recording of "No Time To Think" (the 3rd track on the studio album) circulates, but the quality is markedly inferior to "New Pony," so I chose not to include it. 5. Dylan did not debut the intro story about the "old man with his eyes on fire" until San Diego, November 17th 9. only solo performance of this song in '78 10. mixed source recording, with merge at 0:47 11. "second version" lyrics; does not include my favorite line from the "first version," "I pulled you out of dope scenes, orgies and jam sessions too." 13. second of only two '78 performances 14. only live performance to date as of March 05; a studio demo circulates, as well 15. final number from the final '78 show; minor tape problems 4:07 > 4:11 17. poor recording; author unknown, possibly Dylan; sounds of taping device being moved 0:00 > 0:29, minor edit 0:24 Bob Dylan (vocal, guitar & harmonica) Billy Cross (lead guitar) Alan Pasqua (keyboards) Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals) David Mansfield (violin & mandolin) Steve Douglas (horns) Jerry Scheff (bass) Bobbye Hall (percussion) Ian Wallace (drums) Helena Springs Jo Ann Harris Carolyn Dennis (background vocals). -
Audience 8.8 - This came as a total surprise as I never knew it existed…and man, I gotta tell ya this is f’kin AWESOME! This is a band that is crucial to the burgeoning British punk movement but they owe more to the MC5 than the Sex Pistols. This one off show features the band going under the moniker The Doomed because they have a certain Lemmy Kilmister on bass. What a high energy, totally wild and crazy fun gig too! Good sound quality, thankfully! Great setlist with a nice handful of covers that highlight their influences (they even do Silver Machine from Hawkwind!). Lots to get into with this little slice of history. Les Punks Electric Ballroom London, England 01. Jet Boy Jet Girl 02. Stretcher Case 03. Anti-Pope 04. Second Time Around 05. Problem Child 06. Silver Machine(Hawkwind) 07. Burgler 08. Looking At You(MC5) 09. Help(Beatles) 10. Marching Men(Rich Kids) 11. Stab Your Back 12. City Kids(Motorhead) 13. New Rose 14. I Feel Alright(The Stooges) 15. Neat Neat Neat Dave Vanian: Vocals Captain Sensible: Guitar & Vocal Lemmy Kilmister: Bass Rat Scabies: Drums -
Audience 8.7 - A rare tape of the 1974 tour, you gotta grab these whenever they appear because unfortunately there are precious few. This one does not disappoint in the quality dept. despite being pretty friggin’ loud and close to taper…almost crosses over the line pegging the meters into distortion but it doesn’t…it would have been a total loss if it had. The disclaimer then is “watch out for your ears”. Steely Dan Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA. April 18th, 1974 1. -Intro - Tune Up 2. -Bodisatva 3. -Boston Rag 4. -Do It Again 5. -Any Major Dude 6. -King Of The World 7. -Rikki Don't Lose That Number 8. -Dirty Work 9. -Pretzel Logic 10. -My Old School 11. -Reelin' In The Years Donald Fagen - Keys, Sax, Lead Vocals Walter Becker - Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - Lead Guitar Denny Dias - Guitar Jim Hadder - Drums, Backing Vocals -
Audience 8.5 - I would designate this recording as a reference recording – what was going on in 1973? That’s what this tape is, an old newspaper featuring a back story on this local band. Very dated…sound quality is marginal but not in a miserable, muddy, dogshit kind of way. It’s listenable and fun, like I said it is a good reference and may guide you towards other NYD tapes out there. I know I was certainly intrigued enough to seek out other recordings. New York Dolls Felt Forum New York City, NY August 3, 1973 01 Courageous Cat 02 Personality Crisis 03 Looking For A Kiss 04 Bad Girl 05 Great Big Kiss 06 Vietnamese Baby 07 Babylon 08 Pills 09 Trash 10 Frankenstein 11 Jet Boy -
Audience 8.2/Studio 9.5 - OK, what we have here is both a blessing and a curse. How to begin? It’s not the best sounding tape, but, it’s perhaps one of the most important and illuminating tapes to have surfaced in a long time. I’d been collecting Motley Crue for some time (because they have a special place in my early teenage years) and had always thought 1982 was the earliest known recordings. Should this even be in anyone’s collection? Considering the revelation it was to me, hearing them sound so confident and amazing as early as this, yes I think it belongs in every collection. It sounds pretty rough, but not rough enough to dismiss. A LOT of work went into the re-mastering to deliver something that started off unlistenable and now can be considered a “good” audience tape. Small club, loud AF band, sub-par taping gear. Why were tapers there recording at all? Who was Motley Crue in 1981? By the sound of it, they were already hot stuff on the scene. The demos are excellent; these early demos are also indispensible and belong in every Crue collector’s tape deck. MOTLEY CRUE The Whiskey Los Angeles, CA 12 11 1981 1. Take Me to the Top 2. Runnin' Wild in the Night 3. I Will Survive 4. Toast of the Town 5. Starry Eyes 6. Piece of Your Action 7. Come On and Dance 8. Too Fast for Love 9. Merry-Go-Round 10. Live Wire Bonus Tracks Leathur Demos 1981 11. Public Enemy No.1 12. Take Me To The Top 13. Stick To Your Guns 14. Toast Of The Town -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - This is most definitely a broadcast although when it starts you may confuse it for a very good audience tape. The tape itself that was made from the broadcast is a little aged it seems but holds up pretty well. It’s a solid old tape, just could use a little brightening up. Pat Benatar Band Paradise Rock Club Boston, Mass. October 30, 1979 1. -If You Think You Know How To Love Me 2. -So Sincere 3. -I Need A Lover 4. -My Clone Sleeps Alone 5. -In The Heat Of The Night 6. -No You Don't 7. -Just Like Me 8. -Heartbreaker 9. -Come On, Let's Go Pat Benatar: lead vocals Neil "Spyder James" Geraldo: guitars, vocals, keyboards Scott St. Clair Sheets: guitars, vocals, synthesizer Roger Capps: bass, vocals Myron Grombacher: drums -
Studio Quality 9.4 - I admit I never was a fan, but being a music collector I ended up discovering a few things I’d missed and this is one. While I am still not the biggest Morrissey fan, I think he certainly fits with this style and let’s admit it these songs are all quite good. The Smiths Demos & Outtakes 01 -Reel Around The Fountain (July 1983, Troy Tate final mix) 02 -The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (October 1983, John Porter monitor mix) 03 -This Night Has Opened My Eyes (June 1984, unreleased studio recording) 04 -Rusholme Ruffians (July 1984, John Porter first take) 05 -I Misses You (December 1984, instrumental) 06 -There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (September 1985, early take) 07 -The Queen Is Dead (Fall 1985, original unedited version) 08 -Frankly, Mr Shankly (November 1985, Stephen Street "trumpets" recording) 09 -Ask (9 June 1986, probable first-ever take) 10 -Is It Really So Strange? ( June 1986, original unreleased studio recording) 11 -Shoplifters Of The World Unite (December 1986, instrumental) 12 -Sheila Take A Bow (January 1987, John Porter original version) 13 -Girlfriend In A Coma (January 1987, early take) 14 -Death Of A Disco Dancer (April 1987, first take) 15 -Paint A Vulgar Picture (April 1987, early take) 16 -Heavy Track (April 1987, instrumental) -
Audience 8.4 - Buried in a closet for decades this important document has finally surfaced. It’s, to my ears, slightly better than the next oldest live document which I believe is the Music Machine gig. The tape itself is not as bad as you’d imagine and that could be due to the diligent re-mastering that was done. The sound is not as murky and indecipherable as a lot of the other 1980 tapes. This can be appreciated, I mean, this is May of 1980 the band had yet to break open and even though they had a hardcore following, was not known outside of UK in any substantive sense. If you were a fan of Iron Maiden in these times, it’s akin to investing money in Google stock when it was first offered. Why would you? …maybe because you liked what they were doing and had a hunch. Man! IRON MAIDEN Market Hall Carlisle England, UK May 20th, 1980 01. Prowler (4:09) 02. Remember Tomorrow (5:52) 03. Killers (5:09) 04. Running Free (3:28) 05. Another Life (inc. Drum solo) (6:12) 06. Transylvania (3:40) 07. Strange World (5:42) 08. Charlotte The Harlot (4:30) 09. Phantom Of The Opera (7:04) 10. Iron Maiden (5:23) 11. Drifter (11:48) 12. I've Got The Fire (4:15) 13. Running Free (3:43) -
Audience 9.4 - A fantastic, close, precise recording that really drives that funk right through the speakers. A crackling, red hot energy that taper captures admirably, I mean, it sounds like he is sitting right directly in front of the band with microphones up and the band is only too happy to oblige. Tower Of Power Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA September 24, 1976 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 So Very Hard To Go 04 Oakland Stroke 05 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 06 What Is Hip? 07 Doin’ Alright 08 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 09 This Time It’s Real 10 Knock Yourself Out 11 You’re Still A Young Man -
Audience 9.6 - Brilliant! A fantastic tape no matter how it was recorded, it’s simply great and showcases the precision, dynamics, and unstoppable energy that is Tower of Power. Tower Of Power Old Waldorf San Francisco, CA February 12, 1977 01 Squib Cakes 02 Ain’t Nothin’ Stoppin’ Us Now 03 Down To The Nightclub (Bump City) 04 Can’t You See (You Doin’ Me Wrong) 05 Oakland Stroke 06 You Ought To Be Havin’ Fun 07 What Is Hip? 08 Too Good To Be True 09 Drop It In The Slot 10 Doin’ Alright 11 Knock Yourself Out 12 You’re Still A Young Man 13 (To Say The Least) You’re The Most -
Audience 8.8 - A down n’ dirty recording that is surprisingly clean! How do I mean? Well, it captures not just the sound of the Dolls on stage (which is a dirty, sleezy rock and roll) but also the perfect atmosphere of this time and place almost to the degree that you don’t ever want it to end. This is LOADS of fun and will receive multiple plays for sure. NEW YORK DOLLS THE YELLOW BALLOON SYRACUSE, NY, USA JUNE, 1974 01. -something else 02. -looking for a kiss 03. -who are the mystery girls 04. -stranded in the jungle 05. -pills 06. -personality crisis 07. -puss n boots 08. -trash (aborted) 09. -trash 10. -chatterbox 11. -ain't got no home 12. -it's too late 13. -teenage news 14. -32-20 blues 15. -back in the usa 16. -on fire [early version] 17. -human being BAND: David Johansen - vocals, harmonica Johnny Thunders - guitars Sylvain Sylvain - guitars Arthur Kane - bass Jerry Nolan - drums w/ The Fantastic Buddy Bowser - sax -
Soundboard 9.2 - These are great but Prince himself mixed them hot and put them out exactly as you hear them. These recordings are going to probably melt your speakers, the levels are really pushed all the way up just to the breaking point. Still, to my ears I like what I am hearing. Prince Rehearsals 2012/2013 1. The Dance Electric 2. Mutiny - Ice Cream Castles 3. Days Of Wild & Loose 4. Old Friends 4 Sale 5. Dark 6. I Like It There 7. Bambi 8. Let's Go Crazy (Reloaded) 9. Plectrum Electrum 10. Boom - Stratus -
Soundboard 9.0 - A surprisingly good recording considering that it attempts to capture something pretty untamed especially for the time. There are lots of unrehearsed punk moments here, but overall I remain quite impressed with this early Misfits music because it sounds like a genie being let out of the bottle. Misfits December 20, 1978 Max's Kansas City New York, NY 01) Bullet 02) Where Eagles Dare 03) Who Killed Marilyn 04) Horror Business 05) Static Age 06) TV Casualty 07) Hollywood Babylon 08) Teenagers From Mars 09) Children In Heat 10) Attitude 11) Blue Christmas 12) We Are 138