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Studio and Live Various Sources 9.0 - All sources used appear to be from low gen tapes and broadcasts, I did not hear anything that sounded worse than what I remember…but some of this stuff I’d not heard before so I have to go on assumptions. I like this set very much though, and so will you. The Velvet Underground "Caught Between The Twisted Stars" 4 Volumes Vol. 4 1. Searchin' ("Swan Mix" 09-67 Mayfair Recording Studio, NYC) 2. Lady Godiva's Operation (Mono Mix, 09-67 Mayfair NYC) 3. The Gift (Wembley 6-06-93) 4. Run Run Run (Hilltop Rock Festival, Ringe, NH. 8-02-69) 5. What Goes On (Live 1968) 6. Guess I'm Falling In Love (NYC 04-67) 7. A Short Lived Torture Of Cacophony (NYC 1965) 8. Black Angels Death Song (Bataclan Club, Paris 1-29-72) 9. The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group Of All (Bataclan 72) 10. A Distant Mirror -
Audience 8.8 - A very decent recording for the vintage. Small club atmosphere permeates which gives this recording the legendary status it deserves. A New York underground band that somehow won over the Texas crowd. Amazing! Velvet Underground The First Night End Of Cole Ave. October 18, 1969 Dallas, TX. CD 1 1-01 It's Just Too Much 1-02 Waiting For The Man 1-03 I Can't Stand It 1-04 I'm Set Free 1-05 Beginning To See The Light 1-06 Ocean 1-07 Venus In Furs 1-08 What Goes On 1-09 Heroin 1-10 I'll Be Your Mirror 1-11 Femme Fatale CD 2 2-01 Pale Blue Eyes 2-02 Candy Says 2-03 Jesus 2-04 Story Of My Life 2-05 I Found A Reason 2-06 Sunday Morning 2-07 Afterhours acetate demos, late 1969 2-08 Countess Of Hong Kong 2-09 Ride Into The Sun 2-10 Real Good Time Together 2-11 I Found A Reason 19.October 1969 2-12 Sister Ray 19.10.1969 2-13 End Cole Ave Jam 19.10.1969 -
Audience 8.9 - A slight improvement over the 1st night recording, but only by the narrowest margin. I do hear more keys, but they tend to “blast” a bit here. It’s not a bad thing, it gives this whole thing a special vibe. Velvet Underground End Of Cole Ave. Dallas, Texas 10/19/69 DISC ONE 01. I'm Waiting For The Man 02. It's Just Too Much 03. I'll Be Your Mirror 04. Some Kinda Love 05. Femme Fatale 06. Beginning To See The Light 07. I'm Set Free 08. Afterhours 09. I'm Sticking With You 10. One Of These Days 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Ocean 13. What Goes On 14. Heroin DISC TWO 01. Sister Ray (October 18, 1969) 02. Lisa Says (Unknown Live) 03. Rock'n' Roll (Unknown Live) 04. Blue Velvet Jazz Jam (Unknown Live) -
Studio Recording - This is actually a recent album (digital download only) of a band that first formed in Germany in 1969, and I knew absolutely nothing about them. Turns out they are really good! Their stock in trade is playing familiar progressive 70’s rock arrangements with the same vintage equipment used in their 70’s prime, but recording with modern facilities to get a full, powerful sound. I would say mission accomplished because this is quite good, and not only good but the fact that some of their older material is here in a reworked fashion that does it justice...which is kinda rare to find these days. Out Of Space - Out Of Time Germany 2022 (studio album released in digital download form only)- Warning Walls
- I've Come From A World
- You've Really Got It Fixed
- Wish I Were Happy
- Dreams Out In The Rain
- Dreamland
- A Dream Within A Dream
- Alone
- Valley Of Unrest
- If I Could Tell You
- Nature's Clear Wall
- Yessertronics
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Seattle 1977 Audience 9.3 - Captured in a smaller venue you get a great sense of the proximity, and the space surrounding taper as bits of chatter and background noises lend ambience. A great recording!
Upper Darby 1980 FM Broadcast 9.5 - This is from a KBFH reel so yeah, it’s fantastic.
Seattle 2000 Soundboard 9.6 - A board tape that manages to allow some of the room to seep into the mix so it’s a bit livelier and manages to convince the ear it is not Memorex…or is it?
Warren Zevon The Ultimate Live 1977-2000 Disc 1 Pacific Alliance "We Don't Need Nuclear Power" Benefit Concert Paramount Theater Seattle, WA February 5, 1977 01 -Introduction 02 -Frank And Jesse James 03 -Hasten Down The Wind 04 -Backs Turned Looking Down The Path 05 -Carmelita 06 -Mohammed's Radio 07 -Excitable Boy 08 -I'll Sleep When I'm Dead The Tower Theatre Upper Darby, PA April 22nd 1980 09 -Intro 10 -Play It All Night Long 11 -Johnny Strikes Up The Band 12 -Excitable Boy 13 -Gorilla You're A Desperado 14 -Werewolves Of London 15 -Jeannie Needs A Shooter 16 -Wild Age 17 -Certain Girl 18 -Unknown Title 19 -K.B.F.H. Outro Disc 2 Moore Theater Seattle, WA. April 22nd, 2000 1 -Werewolves Of London 2 -Excitable Boy 3 -Seminole Bingo 4 -For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer 5 -Don't Let Us Get Sick 6 -Poor Poor Pitiful Me 7 -My Shit's Fucked Up 8 -Porcelain Monkey 9 -Detox Mansion 10 -Lawyers, Guns & Money -
Audience 8.8 - A good, bright recording that features rich bass, and strong vocals in particular. This allows you to hear the musicianship which believe it or not, these guys have! I also appreciate their nods to the classics. W.A.S.P. Elysee Montmartre Paris, France October 28, 1992 Disc 1 01 The Invisible Boy 02 The Real Me 03 L.O.V.E. Machine 04 Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue) 05 Wild Child 06 The Idol 07 The Headless Children 08 The Great Misconceptions of Me Disc 2 09 Hellion 10 On Your Knees 11 I Don't Need No Doctor 12 I Wanna Be Somebody 13 Blind in Texas -
Audience 9.0/8.5/8.7 - All four discs are very good source tapes with the first two discs being the strongest with a sound quality that sits nicely on the ears, very comfortable, albeit slightly further back in the hall than the other two discs. I think the other shows maybe feature a louder, more up front guitar sound, but at the same time are also a bit more crowded in that frequency although at no time is there distortion present. Disc 3 suffers from a little bit of the typical big sound onto little cassette recorder where it’s just not as clear as you wish but at least you can hear what is going on, and it is not what I would call muddy sounding. Disc 4 is decent in the fact that you have a clear guitar, tone is audible which is crucial when you are listening to Leslie West. All instruments audible and distinct but not rising much above a middle to upper 8 rating. All in all, I am pleased at the overall sound quality in this set seeing as how there are not many really high quality audios of this band. West, Bruce & Laing European Conquest Disc 1 Falkoner Center Copenhagen, Denmark March 28, 1973 01. -Don't Look Around 02. -Pleasure 03. -Why Dontcha 04. -Third Degree 05. -Mississippi Queen - West Solo Disc 2 06. -Roll Over Beethoven 07. -Love Is Worth the Blues 08. -Powerhouse Sod 09. -The Doctor 10. -Sunshine of Your Love Disc 3 Circus Krone Munich, Germany April 13, 1973 1. Don't Look Around 2. Pleasure 3. Why Dontcha 4. Third Degree 5. Missippi Queen 6. Roll Over Beethoven 7. Powerhouse Sod 8. Politician 9. Sunshine Of Your Love 10. Audience 11. The Doctor Landwirtschaftshalle Kaiserslautern, West Germany 1973-04-14 1. -DON'T LOOK AROUND 2. -PLEASURE 3. -WHY DON'TCHA 4. -THIRD DEGREE 5. -MISSISSIPPI QUEEN 6. -ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN 7. -LOVE IS WORTH THE BLUES 8. -POLITICIAN 9. -SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Musicians LESLIE WEST- Guitar/Vocals(Ex-Mountain) JACK BRUCE- Bass/Vocals(Ex-Cream) CORKY LAING- Drums(Ex-Mountain) -
Audience 9.0 - Solid job by taper to record from a good spot where the sound mix is great, and using good gear he gave us a document that you will be enjoying and playing more than once. The band is in high spirits and put on a good “rock show”. Lovely! Wings Olympia Stadium Detroit, MI 1976-05-08 Disc 1 01. Intro 02. Venus And Mars 03. Rock Show 04. Jet 05. Let Me Roll It 06. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 07. Medicine Jar 08. Maybe I'm Amazed 09. Call Me Back Again 10. Lady Madonna 11. The Long And Winding Road 12. Live And Let Die 13. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) 14. Richard Cory 15. Bluebird 16. I've Just Seen A Face 17. Blackbird Disc 2 18. Yesterday 19. You Gave Me The Answer 20. Magneto And Titanium Man 21. My Love 22. Listen To What The Man Said 23. Let 'Em In 24. Time To Hide 25. Silly Love Songs 26. Beware My Love 27. Brass Introductions 28. Letting Go 29. Band On The Run 30. Hi, Hi, Hi 31. Soily Band Members: Paul McCartney - bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals Linda McCartney - keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals Denny Laine - guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, harmonica, vocals Jimmy McCulloch - guitars, bass, vocals Joe English - drums, percussion, vocals Tony Dorsey - trombone, percussion Howie Casey - saxophone, percussion Steve Howard - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion Thaddeus Richard - saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion -
Audience 9.1 - A very very nice taping effort, captured here with very decent gear so the quality speaks for itself. Position of taper is good, so a nice mix of the sound from the PA, all in all it’s a good one and highly recommended. There is another Wings LA Forum 1976 but it's taken from June 22 with some filler from the 23rd whereas this is the complete June 23rd show. Paul McCartney & Wings The Forum Inglewood, CA June 23, 1976 Disc 1 01 Venus And Mars 02 Rock Show 03 Jet 04 Let Me Roll It 05 Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 06 Medicine Jar 07 Maybe I'm Amazed 08 Call Me Back Again 09 Lady Madonna 10 The Long And Winding Road 11 Live And Let Die 12 Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) 13 Richard Cory 14 Bluebird 15 I've Just Seen A Face 16 Blackbird Disc 2 17 Yesterday 18 You Gave Me The Answer 19 Magneto And Titanium Man 20 Go Now 21 My Love 22 Listen To What The Man Said 23 Let 'Em In 24 Time To Hide 25 Silly Love Songs 26 Beware My Love 27 Letting Go 28 Band On The Run 29 Hi, Hi, Hi 30 Soily -
Soundboard 9.3 - Nice re-mastering here, brings out the music to where it’s really vibrant and powerful. Wings 'Wings Over Los Angeles 1976' (Remastered) The Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA., USA June 22 + 23, 1976 Disc 1 1. Venus And Mars - Rock Show - Jet 2. Let Me Roll It 3. Spirits of Ancient Egypt 4. Medicine Jar 5. Maybe I'm Amazed 6. Call Me Back Again 7. Lady Madonna 8. The Long And Winding Road 9. Live And Let Die 10. Picasso's Last Words 11. Richard Cory 12. Bluebird 13. I've Just Seen A Face 14. Blackbird 15. Yesterday Disc 2 1. You Gave Me The Answer 2. Magnetto And Titanium Man 3. Go Now 4. My Love 5. Listen To What The Man Said 6. Let 'Em In 7. Time To Hide 8. Silly Love Songs 9. Beware My Love 10. Letting Go 11. Band On The Run 12. Hi Hi Hi 13. Solly -
AM Radio Broadcast 8.7 - This recording is most definitely from AM radio but it is clear and the dual guitar activities are on full display. You won’t get the depth of bass here, and sometimes you realize how dated a recording has to be if it originates off AM radio…but you listen anyway because it’s still good, and it’s still Wishbone Ash. Wishbone Ash Dijon, Palais des Sports June 12, 1981 1. THE KING WILL COME 2. WHERE IS THE LOVE 3. UNDERGROUND * 4. WARRIOR * 5. THROW DOWN THE SWORD 6. LOADED * 7. PHOENIX 8. NUMBER THE BRAVE 9. JAIL BAIT 10. BLOWIN’ FREE 11. GET READY * Line-up: Andy Powell – guitar, vocals Larie Wisefield – guitar, vocals Trevor Boulder – bass Steve Upton – drums Claire Hammill - vocals on * -
Audience 8.8 - I am very thankful this recording exists, so few tapes from around this time that are clean and audible. Now, it gets off to a bumpy start but smoothes out and remains consistent for the duration. It’s taken from I would say the middle of the venue but does not suffer from typical distance recordings. The main P.A. system is strong, so you get a good signal here, all instruments present and accounted for. Vocals remain very much up front in the mix, guitars follow. All in all this is really outstanding and the time period is optimal. Wishbone Ash Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Ludwigshafen, Germany 01.11.1974 Disc 1 01 -Don't Come Back 02 -Silver Shoes 03 -Lady Jay 04 -The King Will Come 05 -Warrior 06 -Throw Down the Sword 07 -Persephone Disc 2 08 -Introduction 09. -F.U.B.B. 10. -Blowin' Free 11. -Time Was 12. -Hometown 13. -No Easy Road 14. -Where Were You Tomorrow -
Audience 8.4 - A lo-fi but pretty decent and clear recording. I would not expect there to be many high-end live tapes floating around due to the fact that most people probably did not know who this guy was. Collectors will appreciate having this, a very uncommon thing and worthy of investigation. Wizzard - Sant Monica 1974 Venue - Civic Centre Place - Sant Monica State - California Country - USA Date - 6th October 1974 DISC ONE 01 - Ball Park Incident 02 - Brand New 88 03 - Angel Fingers 04 - Forever 05 - Gang Bang 06 - This Is The Story Of My Love 07 - California Man 08 - Goin' Down The Road DISC TWO 01 - She'll Be Gone 02 - You can dance The rock 'n' Roll 03 - See My Baby Jive 04 - Locomotive 05 - Buffalo Station 06 - Get On Down To Memphis -
Audience 9.4 - If you can’t get into this rollicking, electric southern fried punk and roll then you aren’t alive. This kicks total ass! Great sound quality and great atmosphere combined with a band that was unfairly ignored by the media at a time when new music and new attitudes were flourishing. I can listen to this all day…Fantastic! X Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, CA November 1, 1985 01 Love Shack 02 We’re Having Much More Fun 03 Los Angeles 04 White Girl 05 I’ll Stand Up For You 06 The Hungry Wolf 07 Year 1 08 Burning House Of Love 09 Supercharged 10 The New World 11 Around My Heart 12 In This House I Call Home 13 Because I Do 14 Blue Spark 15 My Goodness 16 Breathless 17 Beyond And Back 18 We’re Desperate 19 Wild Thing 20 Johnny Hit And Run Paulene 21 What’s Wrong With Me? 22 Soul Kitchen 23 Poor Girl -
Radio Broadcast 8.8 - This tape sounds a bit old and word but the music that it contains is pretty well “out there” and I can only imagine how many trips have been taken with this band playing in the background in the late 60’s. Xhol Caravan Studio 2 Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Köln, Germany 1969 01 -Improvisation Pt.1 02 -Announcer 03 -Improvisation Pt.2 Tim Belbe - tenor saxophone Hansi Fischer - alto saxophone, flute Klaus Briest - bass Skip van Wyck - drums Öcki Brevern - organ -
SDBRD 9.4 /Audience 8.1/Audience 8.8/Audience 8.3 - A comprehensive collection but not everything is represented here, but I would say the more complete recordings are…and so, well, what you get is a pretty mixed bag. The good stuff is very good, and the not so good stuff is…not so good. What does it mean? Should I get this 4 disc set? Yes you should if you care anything at all about this seminal band. There just isn’t a whole lot of live “bootleg” recordings because they predate the era of the taper – not to say there aren’t tapes from 1967-1968 because there are, but not nearly as plentiful or as good as tapes that were made subsequently. That being said, I still found myself listening to everything in this set because you can’t argue the fact that hearing Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page before they were rock gods is immensely interesting. The Yardbirds "The Anthology 66-68" Disc 1 Stockholm, Sweden (Featuring Jimmy Page) April 1967 01 -Shapes Of Things 02 -Heart Full Of Soul 03 -Mr. You're A Better Man Than I 04 -You Go Your Way 05 -Over Under Sideways Down 06 -Little Games 07 -My Baby 08 -I'm A Man Unknown Location 1966 (Featuring Jeff Beck) 09 -Shapes Of Things 10 -For Your Love 11 -Hang On Sloopy Disc 2 Civic Center Santa Monica, CA July 22, 1967 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 05 -My Baby 06 -Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine 07 -Smile On Me 08 -I'm A Man 09 -Over Under Sideways Down Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH April 25, 1968 10 -Train Kept A Rollin' 11 -You're A Better Man Than I 12 -Heartful of Soul 13 -Dazed & Confused 14 -White Summer 15 -I'm A Man Disc 3 The Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA, USA July 25 or 26, 1967 First Set 1. -Intro 2. -Train Kept A-Rollin' 3. -You're A Better Man Than I 4. -Heart Full Of Soul 5. -I Wish You Would - Hey Gyp 6. -My Baby 3:08 7. -Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I‘ll Go Mine) 8. -Shapes Of Thing Second Set 9. -Smokestack Lightning 10. -Bye Bye Bird 11. -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12. -Smile On Me 13. -Glimpses 14. -I Ain‘t Done Wrong 15. -Over Under Sideways Down Disc 4 Shrine Exposition Hall Los Angeles, CA May 31, 1968 00 -Intro 01 -Train Kept A Rollin' 02 -You're A Better Man Than I 03 -Heartful of Soul 04 -Dazed & Confused 05 -Shapes of Things 06 -I'm A Man 07 -White Summer 08 -Smokestack Lightning 09 -I'm Waiting For The Man 10 -Bye Bye Bird 11 -Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 12 -Drinking Muddy Water 13 -New York City Blues 14 -I Wish You Would 15 -Hey Gyp