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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 -
Pro Radio Broadcast 9.1 -
Soundboard 9.6 (both shows) -
Audience 9.6 - Very atmospheric and warm, presents a very realistic impression of the sound you would have heard had you been there. -
Audience 7.9 - A little remastering helped this old recording immensely! Now it is worth a listen, even if it is not the brightest of hi-fi jobs…but it’s a document and a good one. -
Soundboard 9.4 - All soundboard, includes Fresno 1983 and more (such as the rehearsals, again soundboard). -
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 9.3 - Includes Radio City Music Hall 1993 which is off the hook killer! Multiple Soundboard sources, all great, all Prince in really excellent form. -
Audience 8.8 - Crisp, well defined sound. -
Audience 9.5 - The recording level is a little low, but the quality is excellent so turn this one up and allow the clearness and dynamics to take you there. Prince Love 4 One Another Charities Tour Atlanta Live, Atlanta 19th January 1997 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Jam Of The Year 3. Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing 4. Rock N' Roll Is Alive (outro) [listed as Instrumental Jam on packaging] 5. Purple Rain 6. 17 Days 7. Get Yo Groove On (including Six) 8. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 9. Face Down (including 777-9311 - Hair) 10. Interlude 11. The Cross 12. One Of Us 13. Do Me, Baby (including Adore - Insatiable - Scandalous - How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore) 14. Sexy MF 15. If I Was Your Girlfriend 16. The Ride (intro) Disc 2 1. The Ride 2. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore 3. Take Me With U 4. Raspberry Beret 5. Mr. Happy 6. 18 & Over 7. Johnny 8. Sleep Around 9. Take The A-Train 10. Freedom Jam 11. Rhonda's Solo 12. I Feel Alright 13. Partyman Jam Love 4 One Another Charities Tour Soundcheck - Tower Theater, Philadelphia : 7th January 1997 14. Jam Of The Year Love 4 One Another Charities Tour - State Theater, Detroit : 13th January 1997 15. Somebody's Somebody Love 4 One Another Charities Tour - Roseland Ballroom, New York : 11th January 1997 (Soundboard Recording) 16. Jam Of The Year 17. Face Down Rosie O'Donnell Show : 7th January 1997 (Broadcast EX) 18. Somebody's Somebody 19. The Holy River -
Audience 9.5 - Yes, this is all audience recordings but the quality is impeccable. The guitar is simply SUPREMELY badass, if you are on the fence about Prince, do yourself a favor and dive into this one because no matter what your bias might be about the man, you can’t deny the power and finesse that this music demonstrates. Just a wonderful testament to how brilliant and masterful Prince was on stage. Prince "Welcome To Australia" Disc 1 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, Australia May 15th, 2012 01. -Thunderstorm Intro 02. -Controversy 03. -Sexy Dancer - Le Freak 04. -Which Way Is Up 05. -Play That Funky Music 06. -911 Is A Joke (Feat. Flavor Flav) 07. -Let's Go Crazy 08. -Delirious 09. -Let's Go Crazy (Reprise) 10. -1999 11. -Little Red Corvette Disc 2 12. -I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 13. -Nothing Compares 2 U (Feat. Shelby J.) 14. -Prince Speech 15. -Take Me With U (Incl. Thunderstruck Chant) 16. -Raspberry Beret 17. -Cream 18. -Cool (Incl. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough) 19. -Make You Feel My Love Disc 3 20. -Purple Rain 21. -When Doves Cry 22. -Nasty Girl (instr.) 23. -Sign 'O' The Times 24. -Hot Thing incl. Alphabet St. (sample) 25. -Love (instr.) incl. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi (chant) 26. -Darling Nikki (instr.) 27. -Pop Life 28. -A Love Bizarre 29. -I Would Die 4 U 30. -Kiss 31. -Mountains 32. -The Dance Electric 33. -Love... Thy Will Be Done 34. -Days Of Wild - Wild And Loose jam incl. Ain't Nobody Highlights from Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, Australia May 14th, 2012 35. -Gold 36. -Jam Of The Year incl. Also Sprach Zarathustra 37. -If I Was Your Girlfriend 38. -She's Always In My Hair 39. -Dreamer 40. -Peach Disc 4 The Bennet's Lane Aftershow Highlights May 29th, 2012 01. -On & On (instr.) 02. -Stratus 03. -Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) 04. -Strange Relationship 05. -(Eye Like) Funky Music 06. -Up For The Down Stroke (inc. Song Of The Heart) 07. -Give Up The Funk (tear The Roof Off The Sucker) 08. -Be Happy (instr) 09. -Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 10. -A Long Break (outro) inc. John Blackwell drum solo The Melbourne Sound Check May 14th, 2012 11. -I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (inst.) Disc 5 12. -Sometimes It Snows In April 13. -Love...Thy Will Be Done - Take This Beat 14. -Purple Rain (acoustic) The Melbourne Soundcheck May 15th, 2012 15. -Dreamer (instr.) 16. -Joy In Repetition (instr.) -
Audience 8.8 - Certainly a decent sounding tape, the band sounds a lot more grunge-like than glam pop here which is a good thing. The PA sound mix is off for a bit, with the Third Eye Girl guitar being buried in favor of Prince’s lead guitar role which hurts the interplay (as in the jam during Let’s Go Crazy) but as it goes they seem to get a little better with that. Rally 4 Peace 2015 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland May 10, 2015- DAT Intro 1:30
- Let’s Go Crazy 6:34
- Take Me With U 2:53
- Raspberry Beret 2:13
- Baltimore 7:37
- U Got The Look 3:21
- The Question Of U [instrumental]/The One/Electric Man 9:45
- Controversy 6:46
- 1999 4:02
- Little Red Corvette 5:07
- Nothing Compares 2 U 8:09
- When Doves Cry 2:47
- Nasty Girl [instrumental] 0:25
- Sign ”O” The Times 2:48
- Hot Thing 2:50
- I Would Die 4 U 0:04
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Audience 9.5 - I love this recording, and concert. Fantastic vibe, inspired Prince, and taper who knew what to do. Audio quality is not only excellent but so is the live sound mix. Lots of great guitar here! Prince Newpower Soul Music Festival Tour Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona 18th December 1998 Disc 1 1. Push It Up 2. Jam Of The Year 3. Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing 4. Let's Work 5. Delirious 6. Rock N' Roll Is Alive (outro) 7. Purple Rain 8. Little Red Corvette 9. I Would Die 4 U 10. Jingo-Lo-Ba - Get Yo Groove On 11. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 12. Instrumental 13. Speech 14. The Christ 15. One Of Us 16. The One Disc 2 1. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Courtin' Time 2. 2001:Also Sprach Zarathustra 3. If I Was Your Girlfriend 4. Barcelona - Diamonds And Pearls - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Darling Nikki 5. Nothing Compares 2 U 6. Take Me With U 7. Raspberry Beret - Mr. Happy (outro) 8. Interlude 9. (Eye Like) Funky Music - Mo' Bass In The Place 10. Release Yourself 11. Alphabet St. 12. Come On 13. Gett Off 14. Baby I'm A Star 15. 1999 -
Soundboard 9.7 - A pure unadulterated masterpiece of classic Prince music that ANYONE can appreciate. Rediscover this amazing talent, this is a packed set and well worth exploring. -
Audience 8.9 - A good, clear, and very strong recording. The percussion is crisp and detailed, all of the music is well balanced, Prince vocals are mixed above all which is great. This gig celebrated Prince’s receiving the Minnesota Music Awards honors. Prince 1986-05-20 Bloomington - Carlton Celebrity Room 6th Annual Minnesota Music Awards 01. Intro 02. Raspberry Beret 03. Girls And Boys 04. Life Can Be So Nice 05. Controversy (Incl. All Day All Night) 06. Mutiny (Incl. Holly Rock - Dream Factory) 07. Kiss 08. Love Or $ 09. Awards Speech -
Studio Quality 9.7 - As good as you can hope for. Prince recorded a lot of these tunes several times with different combinations and different mixes and that explains why you will see these tracks popping up on different collections. Hendrix did the same thing. Prince: Box O Chocolates Compilation of outtakes. All sourced from low generation tapes... NOTHING has been ripped from existing bootlegs. You won't hear a better version unless the purple vault is opened! 1. Witness 4 the Prosecution 3:52 2. Movie Star 4:24 3. A Place in Heaven 2:50 4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 3:58 5. Starfish and Coffee 2:46 6. Girl O' My Dreams 1:27 7. Cant Stop This Feeling I Got 2:10 8. We Can Funk 5:31 9. Data Bank 7:56 10. Wonderful Ass 11. All Day All Night