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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 -
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 -
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) -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
Santa Monica 1974 Audience 8.7 - A tape that takes a song to balance out and adjust but once it gets going is quite good. Some signs of age, but it has held up reasonably well and makes a nice addition to any collection. Be aware there is a tape situation during Dancing With The Moonlit Knight where the sound phases back and forth across the speakers, sounding as if the show was in quadraphonic, and the tape machine struggled but it lasts only a couple of minutes. Not a complete show, we only have 47 minutes but it’s better to have this than nothing at all. Quebec City 1974 Audience 8.9 - A very clear and strong tape that does take a minute to settle in, with tapers carrying on occasionally but eventually chilling out…they don’t annoy too much thank goodness! The performance here is stellar, the audience very responsive. A memorable evening. Genesis Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA. 3-22-74 Disc 1 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Intro to Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -The Cinema Show 5. -I Know What I Like 6. -Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 Centre de Congres Quebec , Canada 4-18-74 1. -Watcher Of The Skies 2. -Britannia Story 3. -Dancing With The Moonlit Knight 4. -Romeo Story 5. -The Cinema Show 6. -Five Rivers Story 7. -Firth Of Fifth 8. -The Battle Of Epping Forest 9. -Henry & Cynthia Story 10. -The Musical Box -
FM Broadcast 9.0 and Audience 8.8 - Both recordings capture the band well enough to appreciate that they were at least attempting to craft their own sound and style. The FM is cleaner and better separation of instruments but the audience tape ain’t all that bad. Giuffria 2/20/85 Peabodys Down Uder WMMS Coffee Break Cleveland, OH 1. Do Me Right 2. Don't Tear Me Down 3. Lonely in Love 4. Take it Straight to the Top 5. Out of the Blue (Too Far Gone) 6. Call to the Heart 7. Greg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 8. Trouble Again 9. Craig Goldy Guitar Solo 10. Turn Me On - Outro Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California, USA February 1, 1985 11.Do Me Right 12. Don't Tear Me Down 13. Line Of Fire 14. Call To The Heart 15. Gregg Giuffria Keyboard Solo 16. Trouble Again Band: David Glen Eisley - Vocals Craig Goldy - Guitars Gregg Giuffria - Keyboards, BG Vocals Chuck Wright - Bass, BG Vocals Alan Krigger - Drums, Percussion -
Audience 8.5 - Certainly a mainstay title in the huge catalog of live Metallica boots. Why? Because it is the classic line-up and it sounds reasonably good, even though the twin guitar attack is not clearly defined. The band was making a statement around this time, and that much is certainly evident with these Ride The Lightening tour tapes. Metallica Stockholm, Sweden 12-12-1984 1. Ecstacy Of Gold 2. Fight Fire With Fire 3. Ride The Lightning 4. Phantom Lord 5. The Four Horsemen 6. Bass Solo 7. For Whom The Bell Tolls 8. No Remorse 9. The Call Of Ktulu 10. Seek And Destroy 11. Blitzkrieg -
Audience 8.4 - Not a bad stadium recording that has a huge atmosphere and consequently not the best definition, although Roger soars high above with his articulate vocals. Bass is the underlying foundation of this recording…probably worth getting as it does seem to edge out a large portion of Euro ’70 tour tapes. THE WHO Stadthalle, Offenbach, West-Germany Sept. 13, 1970 Disc 1: 01. Heaven And Hell 02. I Can't Explain 03. Young Man Blues 04. Don't Even Know Myself 05. Water 06. Overture 07. It's A Boy 08. 1921 09. Amazing Journey > 10. Sparks 11. Eyesight To The Blind 12. Christmas 13. The Acid Queen 14. Pinball Wizard Disc 2: 01. Do You Think It's Alright? xx. Fiddle About (missing?) 02. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 03. There's A Doctor 04. Go To The Mirror! 05. Smash The Mirror 06. Miracle Cure 07. I'm Free 08. Tommy's Holiday Camp 09. We're Not Gonna Take It > 10. See Me Feel Me 11. Summertime Blues 12. Shakin' All Over > 13. Twist And Shout 14. My Generation > 15. Naked Eye > 16. Magic Bus approx. 117 mins -
Studio quality 9.1 - OK, now let me be perfectly clear about what I think about this…I have no clue what to think about this. I leave that up to you. All I can say is the quality is great. Have fun! Rod Stewart and Ron Wood Harris Sound Studios Northwoodmere, NY. July 1969 Tracks as best as can be deciphered Instrumental (Gloria) Sweet Georgia Brown Blues Carnation Supply Down By The Riverside Bonnie & Clyde All The Time Spotty Blues Instrumental All The Time -
Soundboard 9.6 - So, not every show of the ’74 tour was a train wreck and this should be proof of that. Sure, Clapton occasionally blurts stuff out, sometimes during a song, but performance-wise this is stellar. Sound quality is near perfect. Eric Clapton Title: The Saint Louis Blues Dates: July 25, 1974 Venue: Henry W. kiel Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, US. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Disc.1 01: Smile 02: Can't Find My Way Home 03: I Shot The Sheriff 04: You Don't Love Me 05: Badge 06: Tell The Truth Disc.2 01: Willie And The Hand Jive 02: Get Ready (false start) 03: Get Ready (full version) 04: Layla ----------------------------------------------------------------- Band Lineup: Eric Clapton: Guitar, Vocals George Terry: Guitar Dick Sims: Keyboards Jamie Oldaker: Drums Carl Radle: Bass Yvonne Elliman: Backing Vocals -
Soundboard and TV 9.3/8.8 - The first two discs are by and large excellent and clear but the last disc is more subdued, still soundboard but the source has aged more and the signal is less bright. Great to listen to, all three discs have a lot to offer. Neil Young Various Dates & Venues "Neil Young - 1970-71 Solo Tour" Disc 1 === 1971-02-23 BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England === 01. Out On The Weekend 02. Old Man 03. Journey Through The Past 04. Heart Of Gold 05. Don't Let It Bring You Down 06. A Man Needs A Maid 07. Love In Mind 08. Dance Dance Dance === 1970-02-19 KQED TV Studios, San Francisco, California === 09. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 10. Everybody's Alone 11. Dance Dance Dance 12. On The Way Home 13. Wonderin' 14. Sugar Mountain Disc 2: === 1971-02-27 Royal Festival Hall, London, England === 01. On The Way Home 02. Tell Me Why 03. Old Man 04. Journey Through The Past 05. Cowgirl In The Sand 06. The Bridge 07. The Loner 08. Don't Let It Bring You Down 09. See The Sky About To Rain 10. Out On The Weekend 11. I Am A Child 12. Ohio 13. Love In Mind 14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart 15. Heart Of Gold 16. A Man Needs A Maid 17. Harvest 18. The Needle And The Damage Done 19. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing 20. Dance Dance Dance 21. Expecting To Fly Disc 3 === 1970-12-04 late show, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York === 01. Cinnamon Girl 02. Wonderin' 03. Helpless 04. Southern Man 05. After The Goldrush 06. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong 07. Birds === 1971-01-16 late show, Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois === 08. Love In Mind === 1970-12-04 late show, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York === 09. Bad Fog Of Loneliness === 1971-01-21 early show, Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts === 10. On The Way Home 11. Tell Me Why 12. There's A World 13. A Man Needs A Maid / Heart Of Gold 14. Down By The River === 1971-02-01 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California === 15. Sugar Mountain 16. I Am A Child -
Studio Quality 9.4 - A really great release, all music contained herein is of the finest quality and best vintage. George Harrison Early version of the "Living In The Material World" including outtakes. 01. Give Me Love 02. Sue Me Sue You Blues - instrumental 03. The Light That Has Lighted the World 04. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long - instrumental mix 05. Who Can See It 06. Living In The Material World - instrumental mix 07. The Lord Loves the One (That Loves The Lord) 08. Be Here Now 09. The Day the World Gets Round - rough instrumental mix 10. That Is All - rough instrumental mix 11. Miss O'Dell 12. Try Some Buy Some -
Audience 8.1 - An old, very fragile tape was found and YEARS of grime and muck were removed to reveal a little bit of music. Still, on the scale of things Zeppelin, this tape is for completists only. Thankfully though it exists and has been wrapped in a very fine looking package. It deserves at least that much. Funny thing though, in listening to this, the bass is clear comparatively speaking and has a brassy, round sound that allows you to hear the notes he is playing. It’s not just a rumbling “low end” mess here, and so I appreciated that. Super excited audience also helps propel the recording a little bit. LED ZEPPELIN Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, Maryland July 23rd 1973 Disc 1 1 -Tune Up 2 -Rock And Roll 3 -Celebration Day 4 -Bring It On Home Intro - Black Dog 5 -Over The Hills And Far Away 6 -Misty Mountain Hop 7 -Since I've Been Loving You 8 -No Quarter 9 -The Song Remains The Same Disc 2 10 -The Rain Song 11 -Dazed And Confused (inc.San Francisco - Mars The Bringer Of War) 12 -Stairway To Heaven Disc 3 13 -Moby Dick 14 -Heartbreaker (with Bouree) 15 -Whole Lotta Love (inc. Gallows Pole - Boogie Chillun) 16 -The Ocean 17 -After Show