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Brand New - Sealed Sound quality on all releases on this label is excellent. -
Audience 8.7 - This band, while not a household name by any stretch, actually did gain quite a following throughout Europe and even to a much lesser degree in the USA. They played a style of progressive rock that was accessible but did not convert to singing in English completely and that probably won over more fans in their home country. The recording here is clear, it provides just enough dynamics and detail to let you sink yourself into their sound, although the recording suffers some level problems towards the end, but recovers enough to end on a high note. The material is great, I am reminded of Pink Floyd, Eloy, and perhaps maybe a bit of ELP. Novalis Festival Nordestedt, Germany 1977-09-10 Disc 1 01 -Irgendwo, Irgendwann 02 -Wunderschätze 03 -Astralis 04 -Sommerabend Disc 2 05 -Track 05 06 -Wer Schmetterlinge Lachen Hört 07 -Track 07 08 -Track 08 09 -Es Färbte Sich Die Wiese Grün Brandung Feuer bricht in die Zeit Sonnenfinsternis Dämmerung -
Excellent underground hard rock/metal resurrected from the vaults of obscurity. Import from UK, SEALED. -
Soundboard 9.3 - Incredible recording with emphasis on vocals. -
Audience 9.2 - A very clean and clear tape, with a solid and intense mid range giving it an immediate thump that I find makes for a close approximation to having been there. -
Audience 9.6 - Combining three different sources would be superfluous unless each independent source had things that one of the others did not. In this case, it is exactly what happened, and the result is spectacular. Simply put, this is a must have! -
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 -
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 -
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Audience 9.0 - This recording was made by the same crew that did the previous evening’s LA Forum gig. The quality is very similar and the only difference would be a result of where they were seated. It’s a really good recording! New Barbarians Sports Arena San Diego, CA May 22, 1979 Disc 1 01 Sweet Little Rock & Roller 02 Buried Alive 03 F.U.C. Her 04 Mystifies Me 05 Infekshun 06 Rock Me Baby 07 Sure The One You Need 08 Lost And Lonely 09 Breathe On Me 10 Love In Vain Disc 2 11 Let's Go Steady Again 12 Apartment No. 9 13 Honky Tonk Women 14 Worried Life Blues 15 I Can Feel The Fire 16 Come To Realise 17 Am I Grooving You 18 Seven Days 19 Before They Make Me Run 20 Jumping Jack Flash -
Audience 9.1 - A great tape that ramps up the intensity and puts you in the front row. This show has been put out before but never sounding as good as this. Wowsers! Note: Some of the following evenings show in San Diego was used to replace music that was lost due to technical issues and while not as good as the LA show it is still very good sounding. The New Barbarians The Forum Inglewood, CA May 19, 1979 DISC ONE 01 Sweet Little Rock & Roller 02 Buried Alive 03 F.U.C. Her 04 Mystifies Me 05 Infekshun 06 Rock Me Baby 07 Sure The One You Need 08 Lost And Lonely 09 Breathe On Me 10 Love In Vain DISC TWO 01 Let’s Go Steady Again 02 Apartment Number 9 03 Honky Tonk Women 04 band introduction 05 Worried Life Blues 06 I Can Feel The Fire 07 Come To Realize 08 Am I Grooving You 09 Stanley Clarke Bass Solo 10 Seven Days (Bob Dylan cover) 11 Before They Make Me Run 12 Jumpin’ Jack Flash -
Soundboard 8.8 (both shows) -
Audience 9.0 - A solid capture, sounds very close but thankfully no distortion even when Neil plugs in. Good stuff! -
Soundboard 9.3 - From various locations during the 1976 tour. Really, I find this about as pleasurable a collection as I have ever heard. It’s all acoustic selections too. Really wonderful.
