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Due to the complexity of this recording, more detailed notes can be reviewed below. As far as a number rating I can honestly give this a 9.0/9.4 due to the fact it is indeed a welcome upgrade to a great show that we can finally put away the countless other versions of! LED ZEPPELIN - 1973-03-16 - Vienna - NEW 4 SOURCE MATRIX Disc 1 01. Introduction [0:57] 02. Rock and Roll (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) [3:48] 03. Over the Hills and Far Away (Page, Plant) [6:41] 04. Black Dog (Jones, Page, Plant) [6:18] 05. Misty Mountain Hop (Jones, Page, Plant) [4:27] 06. Since I've Been Loving You (Jones, Page, Plant) [9:09] 07. Dancing Days (Page, Plant) [5:53] 08. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Jones, Page, Plant) [6:26] 09. The Song Remains the Same (Page, Plant) [5:20] 10. The Rain Song (Page, Plant) [9:19] --- [* = board tape available / optional disc division @ 58:19] Disc 2 11. Dazed and Confused (Page, Holmes) * [28:30] contains: San Fransisco (Phillips) Mars, the Bringer of War (Holst) 12. Stairway to Heaven (Page, Plant) * [10:59] 13. Whole Lotta Love (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) [25:36] contains: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Wexler, Berns, Burke) Boogie Chillun' (Besman, Hooker) * (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Leiber, Stoller) * Let's Have a Party (Robinson) * I Can't Quit You Baby (Dixon) * 14. Heartbreaker (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) * [8:01] Jimmy Page - guitars John Paul Jones - bass, organ John Bonham - drums Robert Plant - vocals MATRIX NOTES: The general aim was to provide the whole concert in as consistent and upgraded a listening experience as could be stitched together from the various recordings which are all incomplete. While there are always some downsides to matrixing analog recordings that have been manually synchronized, it is hoped that the benefits, such as the improved stereo dimension, of the results outweigh those deficiencies. Further lesser quality audience sources than those described below also exist but were not used. AUD source #1: The master was reportedly a TDK SA 90 cassette, which matches the 45 + 45 minutes which are extant and captured tracks 2-8 & 12 and parts of 1, 9, 11, 13. Winston Remaster used for the first part (which is unmatrixed on that version). Best of the audience recordings overall, recorded close to the stage towards one side. The guitar is somewhat buried here. AUD source #2: A lower/medium quality cassette recording at a greater distance to the stage, used only to patch missing AUD sections of tracks 1 & 9-11 (and the encore break before 14). AUD source #3: Captured most of the concert except for the introduction and notably two gaps in DAC. The master reported to have been recorded with Sony mics to Uher Report reel-to-reel. Close to the quality of AUD.1 but with a different sound balance (guitar is prominent, vocals somewhat buried) and recorded towards the other side of the stage. Matrixing with AUD.1 thus allows reproducing the occasional stereo panning effects of the house mix (which are not present on the SBD): guitar break in Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, bow solo in DAC, Theremin in WLL. SBD source: Apparently a 60 minute cassette which contains most of tracks 11-14. However, several minutes of 11/DAC & 13/WLL are missing, as the tape was not flipped immediately when the side or reel A ran out. There was probably another cassette on which the first hour of the concert was recorded (or copied), including the beginning of DAC, with the engineer likely missing some two minutes of the song between the cassettes, after the first one stopped and until recording resumed on a fresh tape. The reason why only the second cassette is available (for this and also certain other dates) is perhaps that someone in or with the band wanted a listening copy of just the songs with improvisation. The mix that was recorded is not exactly the same as what was played over the PA, as some of the delay/reverb effects (particularly on the vocals), as well as the panning, heard on the audience recordings are not present. Track by track breakdown: tr.01: AUD.2+1. AUD.2 contains half a minute more of the pre-show compared to AUD.1, none of which is on AUD.3. 02-08: AUD.1+3. SBD not available for the first part of the show but AUD.1 & 3 run practically without breaks until the end of BYAS. 09: AUD.1/2+3. AUD.1 has breaks during the intro and its side A completely cuts out @ 1:30 into TSRTS; the taper evidently did not flip the tape and resume recording until well into DAC which gap has here been patched with AUD.2. 10: AUD.2+3. AUD.1 thus does not exist for The Rain Song; the lower quality tape of AUD.2 used to substitute. 11: AUD.2/1+3. AUD.1 continues recording @ 5:00 while AUD.3 cuts out around 6:45 for one minute. Both gaps in DAC have been patched by matrixing with AUD.2, except for the section between roughly 2:50 and 4:00 where that tape itself has a discontinuity. 11: SBD & AUD.1+3. SBD cuts in about 15 seconds after AUD.1, i.e., around 5:15 into DAC from which point on it is the main source for the matrix but augmented with AUD.1 & 3 - and some patching from AUD.2 - as far as they are available. 12: SBD & AUD.1+3. AUD.3 has short cuts in the introduction; SBD cuts out after STH ends as the tape side ran out. 13: AUD.1+3 / SBD & AUD.1+3. Side B of the AUD.1 cassette runs out around 10:15 into WLL but SBD continued recording 4 minutes before that. 13-14: SBD & AUD.3. The segment containing the last 13 minutes of WLL and nearly all of Heartbreaker is therefore a matrix of SBD and AUD.3 since AUD.1 was no longer recording. The encore break is largely cut on both sources between the songs: AUD.3 misses about 2:20 of atmosphere while SBD loses only 1:30 and has the first notes of Heartbreaker intact. For the sake of completeness the missing part has again been patched from AUD.2 although the change in sound is noticeable. -
Fillmore East 1970 Soundboard 8.8 - Clear although not bristling with perfection is a very good early period SMB recording Honolulu 1970 Soundboard 8.8 - A tape that needs one song to dial in the live mix but then gets much better. Still, it’s very good but not sparkling and bright…just good enough to rank pretty high in the category of the formative Steve Miller anthology of concert tapes. San Rafael 1970 Soundboard 9.1 - This is a really nice recording that exemplifies why it is so cool to hear tapes of an artists’ earlier career works before they made it to the big time. This certainly shows the vulnerability and the possibility at the same time. An artist who is still not 100% convincing but clearly has the tool set necessary to advance…and advance he did! Steve Miller Band Before The Glory Live 1970 Disc 1 Fillmore East New York, NY March 6, 1970 01. -Kow Kow Kalculator 02. -Motherless Children 03. -Stormy Monday 04. -Space Cowboy 05. -Living in the USA Honolulu Civic Auditorium Honolulu, HI 6/13/70 06. -Introductions & Tuning 07. -Unknown song 08. -Industrial-Military Complex Hex 09. -Blues With A Feeling 10. -Jackson-Kent Blues Disc 2 Pepperland San Rafael, Ca. September 1970 1. -Unknown 2. -Band Introductions - Never Kill Another Man 3. -Brave New World 4. -Good Morning To You 5. -Kill - Come Play The Drum (Fandango) 6. -Harmonica Jam - Drum Solo 7. -I Love You - Bass Solo 8. -Going To The Country 9. -Children Of The Future Steve Miller- guitar and vocals Bobby Winkelman- rhythm guitar Ross Valory- bass Jack King- drums -
Audience 8.2 - What was once completely unlistenable has now revealed itself to be a tape that contains music and audible sounds…and sound that can be deciphered easily…although clearly not in any kind of high fidelity. Still what you get from this tape is a VERY obvious indication that Bowie knew where music was headed, and in real time is literally creating a new genre and the audience is in pure ecstasy. Kind of neat to listen to this show, it’s a lot higher on the energy scale than most of the other Ziggy recordings believe it or not. DAVID BOWIE - Empire Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland May 19, 1973 1. Hang On To Yourself 2. Ziggy Stardust 3. Watch That Man 4. Quicksand 5. Life On Mars? 6. Memory Of A Free Festival 7. The Prettiest Star 8. Moonage Daydream 9. Changes 10. Space Oddity 11. The Jean Genie 12. Time 13. The Width Of A Circle 14. band introductions 15. Let's Spend The Night Together 16. Drive In Saturday 17. Panic In Detroit 18. Suffragette City -
Montrose Boston 1974 Aud 8.6 - A new master tape source used for this one, and the tape is very clear although the hall acoustics are not optimal but it ROCKS! It’s decent and a lot of fun. Spooky Tooth Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - A master tape source obtained for this presentation and aside from the acoustics of the venue and the sound mix itself, this is a good tape and can be enjoyed. Humble Pie Boston 1974 Audience 8.5 - This recording is from a master source and is clear, but the house mix and the venue make it hard to get that separation of instruments that make for a better experience. That being said this is still well worth getting. MONTROSE Music Hall Boston MA. March 11th 1974 THE BAND Sammy Hagar Lead Vocals Ronnie Montrose Guitar Bill Church Bass Denny Carmassi Drums Disc 1 1 -Tune Up - Intro 2 -Good Rockin' Tonight 3 -Bad Motor Scooter 4 -Drive It On Home 5 -Make It Last 6 -Guitar Solo 7 -Rock The Nation 8 -Drum's and Bass 9 -Space Station #5 10 -Thank You SPOOKY TOOTH THE BAND Mike Patto keyboards vocals Gary Wright organ vocals Mick Jones guitar vocals Val Burke bass vocals Bryson Graham drums 11 -Intro - Tune Up 12 -Waiting For The Wind 13 -Cotton Growing Man 14 -We Busted A Bass String In Boston 15 -Unknown Title 16 -Better By You, Better Than Me Disc 2 17 -I Am The Walrus 18 -Fantasy Satisfier 19 -Evil Woman 20 -Just Enough For The City 21 -Thank You Humble Pie THE BAND Steve Marriott vocals guitar harp keyboards Clem Clempson guitar keyboards vocals Greg Ridley bass vocals Jerry Shirley drums 22 -Tune Up - Intro 23 -Thunderbox 24 -Sweet Peace And Time 25 -Thirty Days In The Hole Disc 3 1 -Four Day Creep 2 -I Just Wanna Make Love To You 3 -Let Me Be Your Lover Man 4 -C'mon Everybody 5 -I Don't Need No Doctor 6 -Bless you Thank you Goodnight -
SDBRD 9.5 - This is basically the same set already available here but in SDBRD quality. Also, there are some tasty bonus tracks on some of the discs that aren’t on the other set. Consequently, I am phasing out the other set which is a 6 disc set (three 2CD sets). You can get that last set for a huge discount right now (only one available). If you want the best quality then opt for this one though. Prince Montreux Jazz Festival Auditorium Stravinski Switzerland July 12-14-15 2013 Disc 1 First Night Pt.1 7-13-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 1. Intro 2. Strays Of The World 3. Days Of Wild 4. Big City 5. Superconductor 6. 1999 7. Mutiny 8. Old Friends 4 Sale 9. People Pleaser 10. Ain't Gonna Miss U When U R Gone 11. F.U.N.K. 12. Dark 13. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 14. Courtin' Time 15. Xpectation 16. Get On The Boat 17. School Boy Crush 18. We're A Winner 19. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Disc 2 First Night Pt. 2 7-13-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 1. Satisfied 2. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing 3. Housequake 4. The Jam 5. The Bird 6. Musicology 7. Extralovable 8. Purple Rain Second Night Pt.1 7-14-2013 (Prince & The NPG) 9. Intro 10. Act Of God 11. What Have You Done For Me Lately 12. Northside 13. (Theme Song From) Which Way Is Up? 14. Dancing Machine 15. Partyman 16. It's Alright 17. Take Me With U 18. Rasberry Beret 19. Cool 20. Let's Work 21. U Got The Look 22. Shade Of Umber Disc 3 Second Night Pt.2 7-13-2013 (plus Bonus) (Prince & The NPG) 1. Days Of Wild 2. Nothing Compares 2 U 3. Mutiny - Ice Cream Castles 4. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 5. Big City 6. Superconductor 7. 1999 8. Musicology - Mama Feelgood 9. Partyup Prince & The NPG rehearsals at Paisley Park Studios, July 6, 2013 10. Days Of Wild 11. People Pleaser 12. Ain't Gonna Miss You When U're Gone 13. F.U.N.K. 14. Dark 15. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 16. Courtin' Time Disc 4 Third Night Pt. 1 7-15-2013 (w/3rd Eye Girl) 1. Intro 2. Let's Go Crazy reloaded 3. Endorphinemachine 4. Screwdriver 5. She's Always In My Hair 6. The Love We Make 7. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 8. Guitar 9. Plectrumelectrum 10. Fixurlifeup 11. Bambi 12. Sometimes It Snows In April 13. The Max 14. Cause And Effect 15. Introductions 16. When We're Dancing Close And Slow 17. Play That Funky Music Disc 5 Third Night Pt.2 7-15-2013 (plus Bonus) 3rdEyeGirl 1. Dreamer 2. The Breakdown 3. When Doves Cry 4. Nasty Girl 5. Alphabet St. 6. Sign O' The Times 7. Hot Thing 8. A Love Bizarre 9. Love 10. Housequake Prince And 3rdEyeGirl Rehearsals at Paisley Park Studios, 11-30-2012 11. I Like It There 12. Let's Work (6-22-2013) 13. Menstrual Cycle (01-07-2013) 14. Plectrumelectrum (01-07-2013) 15. Octopus Heart (01-07-2013) 16. Moon Drop (01-07-2013) 17. The Third Heart Of The Octopus Menstrual Cycle Originally Dropped From The Moon (01-07-2013) 18. Endorphinemachine (06-22-2014) 19. She's Always In My Hair (06-22-2014) -
Audience 8.7 and SDBRD 8.8/9.1 - Both sources are clean and decent, the first disc is actually a radio broadcast but they used a tape source that was recorded by a fan in the audience! Sounds a little distant but clear with good atmospherics, just unusual to know how they did it. The other disc contains a board tape made at the Fillmore which is very good but more than that really shows the crossing over the line by “country” artists into uncharted territory. This music reminds me of what would happen if you took The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Beatles and told them to pretend they are Eagles flying around the Bay Area. The last bit of disc 2 is from Holland and is the best sounding of the set. Poco Eagles Auditorium Seattle, WA 1969-07-05 Disc 1 Set 1 early show 01. Pickin' Up The Pieces 02. Hurry Up 03. My Kind of Love 04. Nothin's Still the Same 05. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed 06. Grand Junction 07. A Child's Claim To Fame 08. Make Me A Smile 09. Nobody's Fool 10. El Tonto De Nadie Regresa Set 2 late show 11. What A Day 12. Do You Feel It Too? 13. Calico Lady 14. Anyway Bye Bye 15. I Guess You Made It 16. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed 17. Grand Junction 18. Consequently, So Long 19. Pickin' Up The Pieces 20. Short Changed 21. Nobody's Fool 22. El Tonto De Nadie Regresa Lineup: Richie Furay - guitars, vocals Jim Messina - guitars, bass, vocals Rusty Young - pedal steel guitar, Dobro George Grantham - drums, vocals Disc 2 1970-11-01 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 01. I Guess You Made It 02. C'mon 03. Hear That Music 04. Anyway Bye Bye 05. Hurry Up 06. Hard Luck - A Child's Claim To Fame - Picking Up The Pieces 07. Make Me Smile 08. You Better Think Twice 09. Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed - Grand Junction - Consequently, So Long Lineup: Richie Furay - guitar, lead vocals Paul Cotton - guitar, vocals Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, vocals Timothy B. Schmit - bass, vocals George Grantham - drums, vocals VPRO-Muziek, Nederland-1 Radio show Eindhoven, Netherlands 1972-02-10 10. Hoedown 11. Just For You and Me 12. You Are The One 13. Bad Weather 14. Hard Luck-Pickin Up the Pieces 15. Railroad Days -
Stockholm 1972 SDBRD 9.1 - Some minor tape hiss present but otherwise it’s quite good for its age. It was recorded well, I mean, the sound to me is very organic and that suits this style of music. Princeton 1973 SDBRD 9.3 - First thing you’ll notice is the lively, massive drums, and a good, round, full bass followed by sharp and clear guitar tone. A very very nice board tape! Nottingham 1975 SDBRD 8.7 - A somewhat subdued sound (tape age?) but pretty clear and could maybe just use a little EQ to bring out the frequencies…and also a little volume boost but other than that it’s a good tape that could be great. There’s a lot of communication with the crowd, more so than usual. Return To Forever Dramaten Stockholm Jazzdays Stockholm, Sweden September 17, 1972 FM Disc 1 01 -Band intro by Chick 02 -Spain 03 -Children's Song 04 -500 Miles High 05 -Noon Song 06 -Matrix 07 -Radio Announcer Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes and Acoustic Piano Joe Farrell - Flute and Soprano Saxophone Stanley Clarke - Acoustic Bass Airto Moreira - Drums Disc 2 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 1973-11-30 01 -Theme To The Mothership 02 -Bass Folk Song 03 -Children's Song 1 04 -Space Circus 05 -Captain Senor Mouse 06 -The Game Maker Chick Corea -keys Stanley Clarke -bass Lenny White -drums Bill Connors -guitar Disc 3 University of Nottingham Nottingham, U.K. February 22, 1975 1. -beyond the 7th galaxy 2. -song to the Pharoah kings - Vulcan worlds 3. -the shadow of Lo 4. -talk Disc 4 5. -Vulcan worlds 6. -talk and tuning 7. -no mystery 8. -talk 9. -celebration suite Chick Corea: keyboards Al Di Meola: guitar Stanley Clarke: bass Lenny White: drums -
Audience 8.2 - Not the best tape by any stretch but it’s also a scarcity…very few World Invasion Tour tapes survive and this one does have a couple of things going for it –first, it is NOT muddy! It’s not distinctive, but that is not the same as muddiness. It’s a “clear” tape that is just not from close up, and is not done on professional gear. I started listening to this thinking “oh man” but believe it or not you will find a reason to continue on through the whole show, especially when Dave rants about his little problem in Cincinnati the night before. Van Halen Lee County Arena Fort Myers, FL August 8, 1980 World Invasion Tour 1. -Romeo Delight 2. -Bottoms Up - Alex Van Halen Drum Solo 3. -Runnin' With The Devil 4. -Loss of Control 5. -Take Your Whiskey Home 6. -Dance The Night Away 7. -Women In Love 8. -Jamie's Crying 9. -Bright Lights, Big City 10. -Everybody Wants Some!! 11. -And The Cradle Will Rock... 12. -Edward Van Halen Guitar Solo 13. -Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 14. -Ice Cream Man 15. -You Really Got Me -
Soundboard 9.9 - The rating says it all. You all know I do not easily give ratings that top 9.8, so it has to be really special to get something like this. An excellent soundboard is not enough, in this case the source is from a multi track soundboard so it was recorded with intent and not for reference only. Rush National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, U.K. 04-23-88 Disc One: 1. Three Stooges Intro 0:52 2. The Big Money 5:57 3. Subdivisions 5:23 4. Marathon 6:32 5. Turn The Page 4:42 6. Prime Mover 5:33 7. Manhattan Project 5:10 8. Closer To The Heart 4:32 9. Red Sector A 5:11 10. Force Ten 4:55 11. Time Stand Still 5:11 12. Distant Early Warning 5:15 Disc Two: 1. Lock And Key 6:34 2. Mission 5:41 3. Territories 6:20 4. YYZ 3:18 5. The Rhythm Method 4:37 6. The Spirit Of Radio 4:59 7. Tom Sawyer 5:38 8. 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 5:33 9. La Villa Strangiato 5:27 10. In The Mood 3:11 -
London 1978 Audience 8.5 - This is a show that has seen limited release as a bootleg CD but I have to assume one that only hardcore fans ever purchased. Now, many years later and thanks to the revolution in collecting shows, many of these sub-par recordings have re-emerged with the layers of muck and grime removed, and previously unheard frequencies and sounds uncovered. This is one such tape, and might I say it is really not that bad! I specifically highlight this tour because of the amazing set lists, so when “new” tapes surface, I think it is just great for the collectors as they rediscover this excellent period of Rush. Note: The filler on disc 2 is St. Paul 1978 which is only a fragment of the show as that is all that exists. Milwaukee 1978 Audience 8.3 - Another rare recording that would not have been given a second thought, due to the extremely poor dynamics and recording quality, has surfaced. This tape source has been thoroughly re-mastered and revealed itself to be listenable. Careful re-mastering is taking otherwise dismal recordings and making them to where you really have to stop and give pause, because it is yet further proof that we are living during an amazing time for collectors. The set lists during this time period are simply awesome, and the band is just firing on all cylinders, as they also were carrying over into 1979. Rush On Tour 1978 DISC 1 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England February 19, 1978 01 - Bastille Day 02 - Lakeside Park 03 - Bytor And The Snowdog 04 - Xanadu 05 - A Farewell To Kings 06 - Something For Nothing 07 - Cygnus X-1 08 - Closer To The Heart 09 - Anthem DISC 2: 01 - 2112 02 - Working Man - Fly By Night - In The Mood 03 - Drum Solo - Cinderella Man Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota December 9, 1978 04 - Anthem 05 - A Passage To Bangkok 06 - Bytor And The Snowdog Disc 3 Milwaukee Arena. Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 7, 1978 01 - Introduction - Anthem 02 - A Passage To Bangko 03 - Bytor And The Snow Dog 04 - Xanadu 05 - Something For Nothing 06 - The Trees 07 - Cygnus X-1 08 - Hemispheres 09 - Closer To The Heart DISC 4 01 - Circumstances 02 - A Farewell To Kings 03 - La Villa Strangiato 04 - 2112 05 - Working Man 06 - Bastille Day 07 - In The Mood 08 - Drum Solo -
Disc 1 Soundboard 8.8 - This sounds like it could be from a television special as it has that telltale compression, and to my ears it sounds dated but in a cool way. A little narrow but clear and retains a sharpness, so you get every nuance of guitar but at the expense of any real bottom end – still is very good for the early vintage. Disc 2 Soundboard 9.6 except last two songs Audience 9.2 - This disc showcases some of the very best stuff I’ve heard, really a joy and fine quality too. Disc 3 SDBRD 9.7 - I hate to say it, but this is almost too good. At times though, guitar is mixed a little low, but it seems it’s only when he is on a certain setting on his guitar for whatever reason. Mostly it’s mixed real well. The audio fidelity is crystal clear, I think it needs more atmosphere…although to be fair Roy’s guitar creates that in spades. Roy Buchanan Live History 1972-1987 Disc 1 The Crossroads Bladensburg, MD April 17, 1972 01. -Them Changes 02. -Sweet Dreams 03. -Johnny B Goode 04. -Down By The River 05. -Roy's Bluz (My Soul Died Last Friday) 06. -By the Time I Get To Phoenix Fillmore East 1971 07. -Bill Graham introduces Nils Lofgren 08. -Shotgun 09. -The Messiah Will Come Again Disc 2 1974-09-13 Ebbett's Field, Denver, Colorado 1. Too Many Drivers 2. Reelin' and Rockin' 3. My Soul Died Last Friday 4. You Don't Love Me 5. CC Rider 6. I Hear You Knockin' 7. Honky Tonk 8. The Messiah Armadillo World Headquarters Austin, TX September 2, 1978 9. -Instrumental 10. -Sunshine Of Your Love 11. -Instrumental 12. -Instrumental Toad's Place New Haven, CT January 20, 1981 13. -Audience 14. -Roy's Bluz (My Soul Died Last Friday) Disc 3 Rockefeller's Houston, Texas February 5, 1987 01 -Instrumental 02 -Peter Gunn - guitar intro 03 -When a Guitar Plays the Blues 04 -Can't Judge a Book 05 -Beer Drinkin' Woman - Down By the River intro 06 -Down By the River 07 -Green Onions 08 -Sunshine of Your Love 09 -Hey Joe - Purple Haze 10 -Short Fuse 11 -Green Onions 12 -Blues Instrumental - When a Guitar Plays the Blues 13 -Can't Judge a Book 14 -Beer Drinkin' Woman -
NY 1978 SDBRD 9.3 - Really nice sounding, warm, well mixed. A couple of songs fade in, and a couple fade out, so that is unusual in my opinion for a board tape but it’s most of the songs, it isn’t drastic…and all the songs are instrumental anyway. A great one for the collector! Nuremberg 1980 SDBRD 9.5 - Another really good tape and excellent show, with minor complaint being a couple of fade ins and a couple of fade outs which only really may have an effect on those people who are intimately familiar with the band’s material. Pat Metheny Group Lineup: Pat Metheny - guitars Lyle Mays - piano, Oberheim FVS and Prophet 5 synthesizers, organ, autoharp Mark Egan - electric bass Dan Gottlieb - drums the Bottom Line N.Y.C. New York September 26, 1978 (2nd show) Disc 1 1. -radio intro - phase dance 2. -April joy 3. -unity village 4. -the windup 5. -American garage 6. -radio announcer -the epic - hermitage 7. -lakes 8. -midwestern night's dream 9. -Jaco 10. -San Lorenzo - radio announcer Disc 2 Meistersingerhalle Jazz Ost-West Nuremberg, Germany 1980-06-21 1. -(Cross The) Heartland 2. -April Joy 3. -Unity Village - The Windup 4. -The Epic Disc 3 1. -Phase Dance 2. -Down Here On The Ground 3. -Hermitage 4. -San Lorenzo -
New York 1973 SDBRD 9.2 - Excellent professionally recorded show. It’s easy to hear how it was that his star took off and exploded just a few short years later. New Orleans 1973 Audience 8.8 - A strong, clear, atmospheric recording (easy to put yourself in the taper’s seats). I always thought some bands sound better if they aren’t captured through the board…Frampton has such good stage presence and there’s always such a good audience report…audience tapes of excellent quality are the best listening experience imho. Frampton's Camel Academy of Music New York, NY May 4, 1973 THE BAND Peter Frampton guitar vocals Mick Gallagher keyboards Rick Wills bass John Siomos drums Disc 1 1 -KBFH Intro 2 -White Sugar 3 -Lines on My Face 4 -Do You Feel Like We Do 5 -Jumping Jack Flash Disc 2 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA 1973-07-03 01. Intro 02. It's A Plain Shame 03. The Light 04. Lines On My Face 05. The Lodger 06. Do You Feel Like We Do 07. Jumpin' Jack Flash 08. White Sugar 09. Stage Announcements -
Houston based melodic metal with very tasty guitar work and excellent song writing. Features the rhythm and lead guitar of former Hooker guitarist Robert Hampton. This unreleased album dates back to 1990, all music has been re-mastered from all surviving master tapes. -
SDBRD 9.7 A fantastic stereo board that has a ton of excitement and great atmosphere (unusual for a board tape). If you collect Plant shows, this is considered a must. ROBERT PLANT Brighton, Centre December 17, 1983 Disc 1 01. -In The Mood 02. -Pledge Pin 03. -Messin' With The Mekon 04. -Worse Than Detroit 05. -Keyboards Solo - Thru With The Two Step 06. -Other Arms Disc 2 07. -Horizontal Departure 08. -Moonlight In Samosa 09. -Wreckless Love 10. -Band Intro - Slow Dancer 11. -Like I've Never Been Gone Robert Plant - Vocals Robbie Blunt - Guitar Jezz Woodroffe - Keyboards Bob Mayo - Keyboards, Guitar Paul Martinez - Bass Richie Hayward - Drums -
Stockholm 1983 Audience 9.3 - Sourced from the original vinyl release of this incredible show, the audio is top shelf, and you really can’t tell it is from vinyl it is a great rip! Awesome. Montreal 1984 - Audience 8.6 A real curiosity this one is…and, well, I don’t know what to say. It’s authentic, I mean, it’s really Ozzy in his most staggeringly real persona (drunk off his ass). He can be forgiven, after all it is an after party at a club in Montreal, I’d be drunk too! Ozzy Osbourne "Adventures On The Road 1983-1984" Disc 1 December 6th 1983 Draken Stockholm, Sweden "Bark at the Moon" Tour 01 -Intro 02 -I Don't Know 03 -Mr. Crowley 04 -Rock 'n' Roll Rebel 05 -Bark at the Moon 06 -Revelation (Mother Earth) 07 -Steal Away (The Night) 08 -Suicide Solution 09 -Forever 10 -Drum Solo 11 -Flying High Again 12 -Iron Man 13 -Crazy Train 14 -Paranoid 15 -Interviews Band: Ozzy Osbourne - vocals Jake E Lee - guitars Bob Daisley - bass Don Airey - keyboard Carmine Appice - drums Disc 2 01 -Interviews (Stockholm 1983) Mustache Club Montreal, Canada 4-26-1984 After Concert Party with Ozzy, Jake E. Lee, Juan Crochier 02 -Suicide Solution 03 -Paranoid 04 -Bark At The Moon 05 -Crazy Train -
New Haven 1975 Audience 9.0 - Nice one here, a lovely guitar tone that rings out clear and true, so close you can put yourself in tapers seats! Only heard one small drop out, there’s another somewhere else but I don’t recall. Only lasted a few seconds. Either way, this is truly an electrifying tape and I have to say I think it can be considered a must have. Tulsa 1975 Audience 8.6 -A recently re-mastered version has appeared, and thankfully so because this tape suffered serious hiss and muddiness before. Now, there’s some hiss remaining but not near as much, and layer after layer of muck has been removed revealing a fine tape, and a blistering performance. Detroit 1976 Audience 9.1 - Electric atmosphere, almost palpable as you settle into a great show by a guitar master. Band is hot, audience is responding…a great night for rock and roll! JEFF BECK "On Tour 75-76" Disc 1 New Haven Colosseum New Haven, CT May 4th 1975 1 -Tune Up 2 -Constipated Duck 3 -She's A Woman 4 -Freeway Jam 5 -Definitely Maybe 6 -Superstition 7 -Keyboard Solo 8 -Cause We've Ended As Lovers 9 -Power 10 -Got The Feeling 11 -You Know What I Mean 12 -Band Intros 13 -Diamond Dust 14 -Jeffs Jam THE BAND Jeff Beck Guitar Max Middleton Keyboards Wilbur Bascomb Bass Bernard Purdie Drums Disc 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma June 14, 1975 Jeff Beck - guitar Max Middleton - keyboards Bernard Purdie - drums Wilbur Bascomb - bass 01. -Tune-Up 02. -Constipated Duck 03. -Drums 04. -She's a Woman 05. -Freeway Jam 06. -Definitely Maybe 07. -Superstition 08. -AIR Blower 08. -Max Middleton solo 10. -'Cause We've Ended as Lovers 11. -Power 12. -We Got the Feeling 13. -You Know What I Mean 14. -Diamond Dust - Jam Disc 3 Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI July 3, 1976 LATE SHOW 1. -Sister Andrea 2. -Oh Yeah 3. -Country And Eastern Music 4. -Darkness (Earth In Search Of A Sun) 5. -You Know What I Mean 6. -Scatterbrain 7. -Freeway Jam 8. -Earth (Still Our Only Home) 9. -Diamond Dust 10. -Full Moon Boogie 11. -Sophie 12. -Led Boots Jeff Beck - Guitar Jan Hammer - Keyboards Steve Kindler - Violin Fernando Saunders - Bass Jonah Smith - Drums -
Stoke 1974 Audience 8.4 - A loud tape with a touch of stadium boom, but not anything that approaches irritation. It sounds like it’s in stereo, I hear guitar in one channel and bass in the other which is kinda cool. The instruments are all clearly discernible here making for a tape that sits on the upper side of very good. Tulsa 1975 Audience 8.7 - A tape that has a good, snappy live sound and a pretty good mix for the ears. The music is delivered to you through a tight mid-range and a snare drum that hovers over everything making it instantly delightful. I rather do like this one! Orange, France 1975 Audience 8.8 - A fine tape, one that really has good separation of instruments, and very decent dynamics. When the guitar solos, the sound seems to glide above you, so that kind of effect and atmosphere puts this show into a category I call “Repeat Listening” because you will go to it again. Amsterdam 1976 Audience 8.8 - Brassy, but enough mid and bottom to smooth that out nicely. A touch of cymbal sizzle but again there’s enough of all other frequencies here that not any one stands out in an annoying fashion. This is a well-balanced tape with some real life in it. Bad Company "Tour Diary 1974-1976" Band line-up Paul Rodgers - vocals Simon Kirke - drums Mick Ralphs - guitar Boz Burrell - bass Disc 1 Victoria Hall Hanley, England Dec. 17, 1974 01 Deal With The Preacher 02 Rock Steady 03 Little Miss Fortune 04 Ready For Love 05 Feel Like Makin' Love 06 Shooting Star 07 Seagull 08 Bad Company 09 Easy On My Soul 10 Good Lovin' Gone Bad 11 Movin On 12 Can't Get Enough 13 Can I Get A Witness Disc 2 Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK June 8, 1975 01 Deal With the Preacher 02 Rock Steady 03 Little Miss Fortune 04 Ready for Love 05 Wild Fire Woman 06 Feel Like Makin' Love 07 Shooting Star 08 Easy On My Soul 09 Movin' On 10 Good Lovin' Gone Bad 11 Bad Company Disc 3 Theatre Antique, Orange, France August 15, 1975 01 -Intro - Deal With the Preacher 02 -Rock Steady 03 -Little Miss Fortune 04 -Ready For Love 05 -Wild Fire Woman 06 -Feel Like Makin' Love 07 -Shooting Star 08 -Easy On My Soul 09 -Movin' On 10 -Good Lovin' Gone Bad 11 -Bad Company Disc 4 Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands February 11, 1976 01 Live For The Music 02 Deal With The Preacher 03 Ready For Love 04 Wild Fire Woman 05 Sweet Little Sister 06 Youngblood 07 Simple Man 08 Good Lovin' Gone Bad 09 Rock Steady 10 Feel Like Makin' Love 11 Honey Child 12 Can't Get Enough -
Soundboard 9.3 - All shows excellent! When you combine brilliant musicianship with highly innovative music at a time when it was still accepted, and toss in a liberal amount of improvisation, you will get Mahavishnu Orchestra. Mahavishnu Orchestra "Three In '73" 1973-08-14 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL Billy Cobham - drums Jerry Goodman - violin Jan Hammer - keyboards Rick Laird - bass John McLaughlin - guitar Disc 1 01. -Birds of Fire 02. -Sister Andrea 03. -Hope - Awakening 04. -Open Country Joy 05. -Dream 06. -Celestrial Terrestrial Communters Disc 2 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada 13 July 1973 01 -Introduction 02 -Meeting of the Spirits 03 -Miles Beyond 04 -Steppings Tones 05 -Sister Andrea 06 -Dream 07 -I Wonder - Awakening (beginning) Disc 3 Montreal Cont'd 01 -Awakening (Part 2) 02 -Awakening (Part 3) 03 -Awakening (Part 4 - conclusion) 04 -Meeting of the Spirits 1973-11-07 Palace Theatre NY NY 05. Dream 06. Sister Andrea 07. Hope - Celestial Terestrial Commuters -
Atlanta 1977 Audience 8.6 - At times the tape shines (quieter sections) but for the louder parts (most of the concert) the bass overtakes guitar, and the bass is not boomy so it is not an annoying thing it’s more of a live mix thing. Clarity is very good but not great, frequencies are all intact here, the sound can breathe a little, it’s not a bad tape and it is not a great tape…and I think the consensus is that you would benefit from having it in the collection. Louisville 1977 Audience 8.7 - The sound here borders on distortion but manages to stay within a sane level of tolerance due to exceptional re-mastering (which is so difficult, to keep highs and mids but lose clipping, it’s a task I would not want myself). If taper was able to manage his levels, this would have been one of the best audience tapes of all time…you can hear the quality, but yeah, some problems there with the upper level distortion keep it as a very good tape as opposed to extremely great. Still, I have to say this is well worth having. Milwaukee 1977 Audience 8.2 - This is the kind of tape that is hard to get through without needing some major adjusting. I can tell you only that even after careful re-mastering, it is still an average tape with some decent moments but mostly difficult on the ears. It’s saving grace? It’s a brand new discovery, and is only popping up for the first time since it was first recorded. I enjoyed the quieter parts (such as Wish You Were Here, and the acoustic portions of the Pigs suites). Pink Floyd "Animal Rescue Of 1977" Disc 1 The Omni Atlanta, Georgia April 26, 1977 01 -Sheep 02 -Pigs On The Wing part 1 03 -Dogs 04 -Pigs On The Wing part 2 05 -Pigs (Three Different Ones) 06 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond part I-V 07 -Welcome To The Machine Disc 2 Atlanta cont'd 01 -Have A Cigar 02 -Wish You Were Here 03 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond part VI-IX Freedom Hall, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center Louisville, KY, USA 17 June 1977 04 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) 05 -Welcome To The Machine 06 -Have A Cigar 07 -Wish You Were Here 08 -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) Disc 3 Kentucky cont'd 01 -Money Milwaukee Stadium Milwaukee, WI USA 1977-06-15 02. -Sheep 03. -Pigs On The Wing (part 1) 04. -Dogs 05. -Pigs On The Wing (part 2) 06. -Pigs (Three Different Ones) Disc 4 Milwaukee cont'd 01. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts I - V) 02. -Welcome To The Machine 03. -Have A Cigar 04. -Wish You Were Here 05. -Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts VI - IX) -
Soundboard 9.3/Studio 9.4 - Excellent quality all around, and of course it’s Thin Lizzy so you know the jams are top shelf. Thin Lizzy Golders Green Hippodrome London, UK. July 26, 1973 1. The Rocker 2. Things Ain't Working Out Down At The Farm 3. Slow Blues 4. Gonna Creep Up On You 5. Suicide Track 6-9 - Thunder & Lightning sessions 6. -Bad Habits 7. -Baby Please Don`t Go 8. -Mama Don`t Like It 9. -Chosen One -
Audience 9.2 - A really quality recording for the time. Some audience chatter before songs, overall very respectful. Good atmosphere, heavy vibe, great performance. Hard to not want this one featured prominently in the collection. Pink Floyd Grosser Stadthalle Offenbach am Main, Germany 26 February 1971 Disc 1 01 Astronomy Domine 02 Green Is the Colour 03 Careful with That Axe, Eugene 04 Embryo 05 Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun 06 Cymbaline Disc 2 07 A Saucerful of Secrets 08 Atom Heart Mother 09 Audience 10 Atom Heart Mother (Reprise) 11 Pink Blues 50th Anniversary transfer from 1st gen tape -
Soundboard 9.6 - Another near perfect one from you-know-who and this time guest appearance by Miles Davis. I did hear some minor static interference with Prince’s guitar pedal during some solos, nothing that would probably even be noticed by most people. Prince w/ Miles Davis (track #8 ) 12-31-87 Paisley Park Studios Minneapolis, MN This New Years Eve show was a benefit for the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless 01: Hot Thing 02: If I Was Your Girlfriend 03: Let's Go Crazy 04: When Doves Cry 05: Purple Rain 06: 1999 07: U Got That Look 08: It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night > Six > Miles solo > Housequake > Chain of Fools > Cold Sweat > Take the A Train > Housequake > Funky Man > Land of 1000 Dances > Piano jam > Alphabet Sweat > Cold Sweat > Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee > Housequake > It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night -
New York 1981 Soundboard 9.3 - Great early period Prince! Paris 1981 Soundboard 9.3 - Another very good board tape from early touring Prince, doing his thing on the “club” tour of 1981. Prince 1981 CD1 Dirty Mind Club Tour - The Ritz, New York : 22nd March 1981 01. DO IT ALL NIGHT 4'23 02. WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD ? 6'00 03. GOTTA BROKEN HEART AGAIN 3'48 04. BROKEN 2'35 05. WHEN YOU WERE MINE 4'16 06. GOTTA STOP (MESSIN' ABOUT) 4'27 07. SEXY DANCER 5'22 08. SISTER 1'38 09. I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER 3'29 10. HEAD 13'32 11. STILL WAITING 6'41 CD2 Dirty Mind Club Tour - Theatre Le Palace, Paris : 4th June 1981 (am) 01. DO IT ALL NIGHT 3'53 02. WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD ? 6'41 03. GOTTA BROKEN HEART AGAIN 3'50 04. JACK U OFF 4'07 05. WHEN YOU WERE MINE 4'50 06. GOTTA STOP (MESSIN' ABOUT) 4'45 07. SEXY DANCER 5'36 08. SISTER 1'49 09. STILL WAITING 5'31 10. PARTY UP 7'51 11. DIRTY MIND 4'23 12. UPTOWN 5'44 -
Lakeland 1980 Soundboard 9.3 - So it’s the early 1980’s and I have to be honest but I would not have given Prince a chance. But, listening to these recordings today I hear real drums, crunchy guitars with an almost psychedelic tone, and confident rhythm section all belting out some decent funk and pop (although I don’t quite hear the precedent to superstardom). Interesting in hindsight. Columbia 1980 Soundboard 9.3 - Early period Prince already showing so much confidence on the live stage. Excellent sound! PRINCE 1980 Disc 1 Live at Civic Center Arena Lakeland, FL 8 March 1980 Line-up: Prince (vox, guitar) Bobby Z. (drums) André Cymone (bass) Dez Dickerson (guitar) Matt Fink (keyboards) Gayle Chapman (keyboards) 01. Boogie intro (instr.) incl. Jingle Bells (a.k.a. One Horse Open Sleigh) [James Lord Pierpont] (instr., short) 02. Soft And Wet 03. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 04. Still Waiting 05. Bambi 06. Band introduction 07. Sexy Dancer 08. Just As Long As We’re Together 09. I Wanna Be Your Lover Disc 2 Live at Carolina Coliseum Columbia, NC 16 March 1980 Line-up: Prince (vox, guitar) Bobby Z. (drums) André Cymone (bass) Dez Dickerson (guitar) Matt Fink (keyboards) Gayle Chapman (keyboards) 01. Boogie intro (instr.) incl. Jingle Bells (a.k.a. One Horse Open Sleigh) [James Lord Pierpont] (instr., short) 02. Soft And Wet 03. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? 04. Still Waiting 05. Band introduction 06. Sexy Dancer 07. I Wanna Be Your Lover -
Ultrasonic Studios 1969 Pro Studio 9.4 - Excellent stuff, I’d never heard this one before and I was pleasantly surprised to finally hear such pristine unofficial tracks by this great band. Tucson 1972 Audience 8.7 - A rambly, jambly sounding tape that allows you to hear every instrument with emphasis on drums, vocals and keyboards believe it or not…in such a way that sucks you right into it almost as if it were at a revival meeting. Yes, there’s a tiny amount of overload here (understandable) but I gotta tell you, this is a very, very exciting recording. Memphis 1972 Soundboard 9.7 - Scintillating stuff! Razor sharp guitar, pounding drums, and beautiful bass all interwoven and mixed for maximum clarity and separation of instruments. They were smart to allow some bleed from the audience to give this tape plenty of electric live atmosphere. SUPERB! CACTUS "Bringing The Boogie 1969-1972" Disc 1 Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA Tuesday, 23 December 1969 Tuesday, 10 February 1970 01 Peace on Earth [0:33] 02 Feel So Good [4:41] 03 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover [8:27] 04 vamp [0:41] 05 Bro. Bill [5:35] 06 Help Me [6:25] 07 Oleo jam [4:17] 08 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover riff [0:50] 09 Let Me Swim #1 [2:26] 10 Rumblin' Man (instrumental; intercut w/ Wipeout) [5:32] 11 Let Me Swim #2 [3:11] 12 Let Me Swim #3 [6:24] 13 Parchman Farm [2:36] Band line-up: Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica Jim McCarty - guitar Tim Bogert - bass Carmine Appice - drums Disc 2 Tucson, Arizona March 13th 1972 01. -Parchman Farm 02. -Long Tall Sally 03. -The Last Clean Shirt {Bro. Bill} 04. -Seven Nights {Includes bass solo, guitar solo, and drum solo} 05. -Bringing Me Down 06. -Oleo {Includes bass solo} 07. -Let Me Swim {Includes Boogie On} 08. -Rock & Roll Fever 09. -Whiskey & Wine Line-up: Peter French - vocals Werner Fritzchings - guitar Duane Hitchings - keyboards Tim Bogert - bass, vocals Carmine Appice - drums, vocals Disc 3 Ellis Auditorium Memphis, TN, USA December 19, 1971 01. Long Tall Sally 12:16 02. Bag Drag 03:10 03. Evil 16:11 04. Parchman's Farm 06:21 05. Alaska 03:56 06. Oleo 11:19 Disc 4 Memphis cont'd 07. No Need to Worry 20:18 08. Let Me Swim' 04:58 09. Big Mama Boogie 15:30 10. Heebie Jeebies > Money > Hound Dog > What I'd Say 17:03 Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica Jim McCarty - guitar Tim Bogert - bass, vocals Carmine Appice - drums, vocals -
Soundboard 9.5 - Crisp, intimate, warm, inviting sound. It’s like, I don’t know, being there or something (cliché but true). Al DiMeola El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 17, 1977 1. -Mediterreanean sundance 3:58 (3:49) 2. -flight over Rio 7:28 (7:11) 3. -midnight tango 7:57 (7:39) 4. -percussion and drum solos 6:58 (6:42) 5. -elegant gypsy 12:29 (12:01) 6. -band introductions 2:10 (2:05) 7. -the wizard 11:45 (11:18) 8. -race with the devil on the Spanish highway 10:23 (9:57) Al DiMeola- guitar Stu Goldberg- keyboards Eddie Colon- timbales and percussion Lee Pastora- congas Eric McCann- bass Chuck Burgi- drums -
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The Who 1975 Tour Canister The Who October 6th 1975 Manchester Belle Vue Manchester, England Disc 1 01 - Substitute 02 - I Can't Explain 03 - Squeeze Box 04 - Heaven And Hell 05 - Tattoo 06 - Baba O'Riley 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Amazing Journey - Sparks 09 - Eyesight To The Blind 10 - Acid Queen 11 - Fiddle About Disc 2 01 - Pinball Wizard 02 - I'm Free 03 - Tommy's Holiday Camp 04 - We're Not Gonna Take It (See Me Feel Me) 05 - Summertime Blues 06 - Drowned 07 - 5.15 08 - My Generation - Drum Solo - Naked Eye 09 - Won't Get Fooled Again Ludwigshafen, Germany Friday November 7th, 1975 Disc 3 01. -I Can't Explain 02. -Substitute 03. -Squeeze Box 04. -Baba O' Riley 05. -Boris The Spider 06. -Drowned 07. -However Much I Booze 08. -Dreaming From The Waist 09. -Behind Blue Eyes 10. -Amazing Journey 11. -Sparks 12. -The Acid Queen 13. -Fiddle About 14. -Pinball Wizard 15. -I'm Free 16. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 17. -We're Not Gonna Take It Disc 4 01. -Summertime Blues 02. -My Generation 03. -Join Together Blues 04. -Roadrunner 05. -My Generation Blues 06. -Naked Eye 07. -Won't Get Fooled Again 08. -Magic Bus Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee November 23rd, 1975 Disc 5 1. -I Can't Explain 2. -Substitute 3. -Squeeze Box 4. -Baba O'Riley 5. -Boris The Spider 6. -Drowned 7. -However Much I Booze 8. -Dreaming From The Waist 9. -Behind Blue Eyes 10. -Jaws Soundtrack 11. -Amazing Journey 12. -Sparks Disc 6 13. -Acid Queen 14. -Fiddle About 15. -Pinball Wizard 16. -I'm Free 17. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 18. -We're Not Gonna Take It 19. -Summertime Blues 20. -My Generation 21. -Join Together 22. -Roadrunner 23. -Won't Get Fooled Again The Omni Atlanta, GA. 24 November 1975 Disc 7 1. -I Can't Explain 2. -Substitute 3. -Squeeze Box 4. -Baba O'Riley 5. -Tattoo 6. -Boris The Spider 7. -Drowned 8. -Dreaming From The Waist 9. -Behind Blue Eyes 10. -Amazing Journey 11. -Sparks 12. -The Acid Queen 13. -Fiddle About Disc 8 14. -Pinball Wizard 15. -I'm Free 16. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 17. -We're Not Gonna Take It 18. -Summertime Blues 19. -My Generation 20. -Join Together 21. -My Generation Blues 22. -Roadrunner 23. -Won't Get Fooled Again 24. -Magic Bus Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada 11 December 1975 Disc 9 1. -Can't Explain 2. -Substitute 3. -My Wife 4. -Baba O'Riley 5. -Squeeze Box 6. -Behind Blue Eyes 7. -Dreaming From The Waist 8. -Boris The Spider 9. -Magic Bus Disc 10 10. -Amazing Journey 11. -Sparks 12. -The Acid Queen 13. -Fiddle About 14. -Pinball Wizard 15. -I'm Free 16. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 17. -We're Not Gonna Take It 18. -See Me, Feel Me 19. -Summertime Blues 20. -My Generation 21. -Join Together 22. -Road Runner -
Metropolitan Opera House NY 1970 Audience 8.4 - A decent tape considering we have very few US 1970 tour audience tapes that sound great. A little sweetening with EQ and you’ve just raised the sound rating another half a point…technology has changed the way collectors think about these old audience source tapes. Newcastle 1971 Audience 8.7 - A surprising new find! Buried for decades and now dusted off, restored and presented for your approval. It’s not bad! I can hear it all, with some cool atmosphere. I rather like it! San Francisco 1971 Audience 8.8 - This tape has some depth to it, where you get definition in the bass and not just “low end” which I appreciate. Roger rises above in the sound mix but on this tape nobody is drowned out, it’s evenly mixed and that makes it enjoyable. Some background noise which sounds like it is coming from the house PA but not during the band performing…all in all this is a real good one. The Who "Time Machine 1970-71" Disc 1 Tommy At The Metropolitan Opera House Metropolitan Opera House New York City, NY June 7th, 1970 (Late Show) 01 -Heaven And Hell 02 -I Can't Explain 03 -Overture 04 -1921 05 -Amazing Journey 06 -Sparks 07 -The Hawker 08 -Christmas 09 -The Acid Queen 10 -Pinball Wizard 11 -Do You Think It's Alright 12 -Fiddle About 13 -Tommy Can You Hear Me 14 -There's A Doctor 15 -Go To The Mirror 16 -Smash The Mirror 17 -Miracle Cure 18. -Sally Simpson Disc 2 19. -I'm Free 20. -We're Not Gonna Take It 21. -See Me Feel Me 22. -Summetime Blues 23. -Shakin' All Over - Spoonful 24. -My Generation Hofheinz Pavilion University of Houston Houston, TX 1970-06-20 25 - Heaven and Hell 26 - I Can't Explain 27 - Young Man Blues 28 - I Don't Even Know Myself 29 - Overture 30 - It's A Boy 31 - 1921 Disc 3 Live at The Odeon Cinema Northumberland Street Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Saturday 30th October 1971 01. I Can't Explain 02. Substitute 03. Summertime Blues 04. My Wife 05. Baba O' Riley 06. Bargain 07. Behind Blue Eyes 08. Won't Get Fooled Again Disc 4 09. Baby Don't You Do It 10. Magic Bus 11. Overture - Amazing Journey - Sparks 12. Pinball Wizard 13. See Me Feel Me Disc 5 Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA 1971-12-13 01 - Substitute 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - My Wife 04 - Baba O'Riley 05 - Behind Blue Eyes 06 - Bargain 07 - Won't Get Fooled Again 08 - Pinball Wizard 09 - See Me, Feel Me 10 - My Generation 11 - Jam - Naked Eye - I'm Going Down 12 - Magic Bus -
Nazareth Radio City Music Hall 1976 Audience 9.2 - Opening for Deep Purple, the band has something to prove…and prove it they did! In excellent, mind-bending sonic POWER – the kick drum literally will kick your skull in – the crowd extending their pleasure with every note. For those only familiar with their two radio staples, you will most certainly want to re-examine this band’s output after hearing this. I know I did! Deep Purple Radio City Music Hall 1976 Audience 9.1 - This is a long awaited tape for many people who craved to hear the late Tommy Bolin with the band in at least above average quality. This is way above average! Now, it is not perfect, I would have liked more guitar in the house mix, but still you can’t deny the power and excitement of this recording. It SMOKES in a MAJOR ass-kicking way! Get it. Deep Purple VS. Nazareth Disc 1 NAZARETH Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY. January 23rd 1976 1 -Tune-Up 2 -Changin' Times 3 -Miss Misery 4 -Razamanaz 5 -Guilty 6 -Bad Bad Boy 7 -Road Ladies 8 -Night Woman 9 -Love Hurts 10 -Hair of the Dog 11 -This Flight Tonight 12 -Woke Up This Morning 13 -Teenage Nervous Breakdown THE BAND Dan McCafferty lead vocals Manny Charlton guitar Pete Agnew bass Darrell Sweet drums Disc 2 DEEP PURPLE Radio City Music Hall New York City, NY. January 23rd 1976 1 -Tune up 2 -Burn 3 -Lady Luck 4 -Love Child 5 -Gettin` Tighter 6 -Smoke On The Water 7 -Keyboard Solo 8 -Lazy Disc 3 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Jam 11 -This Time Around - Ode To G Tommy Solo 12 -Drifter 13 -Stormbringer 14 -Going Down 15 -Highway Star THE BAND Jon Lord keyboards Ian Paice drums Tommy Bolin guitar David Coverdale vocals Glenn Hughes bass vocals -
Soundboard 8.9 - Kinda cool when you get these board tapes that pan a guitar, and then one other lead instrument to the other side, which in this case is keyboards. I think this allows for an examination of the instrument in question, so you might find yourself listening once and concentrating on guitar, then another time you’ll give drums and keys more attention…and that is why this show might have you coming back several times for more. Interesting! THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Manley Fieldhouse Syracuse, New York, April 7, 1972 Disc 1 1. -Statesboro Blues 2. -Done Somebody Wrong 3. -Ain't Working Time No More 4. -One Way Out 5. -Stormy Monday 6. -You Don't Love me 7. -In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed 8. -Midnight Rider Disc 2 1. -Whipping Post 2. -Jam SUNY Stonybrook, New York, July 26, 1970 3. -Mountain Jam -
Audience 8.2 - A loud and raucous tape, with a band of noise in the upper mid frequency that prevents better separation of instruments. Saving grace? Duane is the clearest instrument on this recording – in fact it is his guitar that soars over the sound to the degree that you almost inevitably focus solely on him throughout. As it happens, Gregg’s vocals are next up in the mix. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Academy Of Music, New York August 15, 1971 Disc 1 1. -Statesboro Blues 2. -Trouble No More 3. -Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ 4. -Done Somebody Wrong 5. -One Way Out 6. -In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Disc 2 1. -Blue Sky 2. -Midnight Rider 3. -Hot ‘Lanta 4. -You Don’t Love Me - Soul Serenade - You Don’t Love Me 5. -Revival