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Audience 9.4 - Whoever did this one really knew what the heck they were doing so I am thinking it was someone who knew what they were doing…and the band was on board with it. It’s just too good to be a smuggled in their jacket tape machine job. Television Max's Kansas City New York, NY. 1975 1. Fire Engine 2. Judy 3. Marquee Moon 4. Friction 5. Torn Curtain 6. Breakin' In My Heart 7. Hard On Love 8. Prove It 9. Venus 10. Little Johnny Jewel 11. Foxhole 12. Kingdom Come -
Audience 8.7 - There are more recordings of this band pre-1983 that post, which I find rather odd. I found this recordings to be adequate to hear what they were like in 1983, and they were good, but the recording does not highlight the vocals, rather on guitar and drums which is fine but I love this band’s vocal acrobatics and want them front and center. The B-52s Tennis Stadium Forest Hills, NY August 5th, 1983 01. Song For A Future Generation 04:20 02. Strobe Light04:32 03. Planet Claire 04:20 04. Mesopotamia 04:33 05. Butter Bean 04:29 06. Queen Of Las Vegas 05:46 07. Give Me Back My Man 06:07 08. Whammy Kiss 05:30 09. Legal Tender 05:02 10. Dance This Mess Around 04:30 11. Private Idaho 04:00 12. Rock Lobster 05:30 13. Party Out Of Bounds 05:28 14. There's A Moon In The Sky 06:00 -
Audience 9.4 - Fantastic atmosphere and vibe on this one. A strong recording that captures their full, glorious girl power. I can almost taste the delicious sweat emanating off Susanna Hoffs' super hotness - OK, so I had a major crush on her back in the day (does that explain it?) The Bangles City Coliseum Austin, Texas 4-21-86 Different Light Tour 2. In A Different Light 2:39 3. Walking Down Your Street 3:37 4. James 2:44 5. Restless 3:08 6. Live 2:52 7. September Gurls 3:20 8. Not Like You 3:15 9. Nothing 3:10 10. He's Got A Secret 3:16 11. If She Knew What She Wants 4:21 12. Return Post 4:44 13. Let It Go 2:17 14. Manic Monday 3:53 15. Goin' Down To Liverpool 3:29 16. Want You 3:23 17. Hero Takes A Fall 2:09 18. Dover Beach 4:50 19. I'm Not Talking 4:23 20. 7 & 7 Is 2:41 21. Walk Like An Egyptian 4:19 Total Time: 69:13 The Band Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar - Susanna Hoffs Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals - Vicki Peterson Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals - Michael Steel Drums, Percussion & Backing Vocals - Debbie Peterson -
Audience 8.8 - The sound of this recording owes almost all of its characteristics to the house PA sound. What I mean is this: The recorder very accurately captured exactly what this gig sounded like, and so if there is any particular thing that is not as good as it could be, we need to talk to the sound man. This tape captures this show in excellent quality, I would say the rating reflects more what the sound itself actually was like at this show - not great (for me I just did not love the drum sounds, and thought the guitars could be louder) but really very good. I think it is a matter of preference then, because some people might really like the way this show sounds coming out of the main PA system. Bangles Beacon Theatre New York City, NY March 28, 1986 01 Restless 02 Walking Down The Street 03 James 04 September Gurls 05 Not Like You 06 He's Got A Secret 07 I'm In Line 08 If She Knew What She Wants 09 Return Post 10 Let It Go 11 Going Down To Liverpool 12 Manic Monday 13 Angels Don't Fall In Love 14 I'm Not Talking 15 Hero Takes A Fall 16 Dover Beach 17 7 & 7 Is 18 Want You 19 Yes It Is -
Audience 9.5 - This is the good stuff! A well balanced and dynamic recording as close and clear as you can get to Susanna...ahhh...you can hear but not touch! I guess I'll have to settle for audio only but I can dream can't I? You will too, listen to this and you'll get me. Bangles Copenhagen Montmartre, DK 1986-02-17 01. Intro 02. In a Different Light 03. Live (The Merry‐Go‐Round) 04. Restless 05. Walking Down Your Street 06. James 07. September Gurls (Big Star) 08. Not Like You 09. Manic Monday 10. He's Got a Secret 11. I'm in Line 12. If She Knew What She Wants (Jules Shear) 13. Return Post 14. Let It Go 15. Going Down to Liverpool (Katrina and the Waves) 16. Angels Don't Fall in Love 17. I'm Not Talking (Mose Allison) 18. Hero Takes a Fall 19. Dover Beach 20. 7 and 7 Is (Love) 21. Interview by Jan Laursen pre show for Danish Radio. -
Studio Quality 9.8 – Superb collection of tracks that will 100% most definitely entertain you and will get multiple spins on the player. Great stuff!The Bangles Doll Revolution Early Mixes, Alternate Versions and Demos 1. -Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s A Doll Revolution) - Early Mix 2. -Grateful – Early Mix 3. -Something That You Said – Early Mix 4. -The Good Son (Song For A Good Son) - Early Mix 5. -I Will Take Care Of You – Early Mix 6. -Stealing Rosemary – Early Mix 7. -The Rain Song – Continental Drifters Demo December 1992 8. -Ask Me No Questions – Kindred Spirit (Acapella Version) 9. -Nickel Romeo – Crash Wisdom, Genghis Cantina, Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 1994 10. -Ride The Ride – The Bangles, Acoustic Version, House Of Blues, September 23, 2000 11. -Mixed Messages – Continental Drifters, New Brunswick, New Jersey July 8, 2001 12. -Here Right Now – The Bangles, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany, April 8, 2003 13. -Between The Two – The Bangles, Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany, April 8, 2003 14. -Single By Choice – The Bangles, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland, April 14, 2003 15. -Lost At Sea – The Bangles, The Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA, October 17, 2003 16. -Something That You Said – Susanna Hoffs Unreleased Solo Version 17. -Grateful - – Susanna Hoffs Unreleased Solo Version 18. -Happily Ever Laughter – The Bangles, Unreleased Demo 19. -My Town – The Bangles, Non-album track released by A.O.L 20. -Tear Off Your Own Head -Susanna Hoffs and Michael Steele Demo
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FM Broadcast 9.2 - Even though this is a broadcast, it retains a "rough" mix quality to it which suits the band's sound and style. The recording quality is fantastic, it does not have a lifeless feel but rather an obvious impromptu feel as you can tell by the stage feedback as the mix gets dialed in. The Bangles Queen Margaret Union Glasgow, Scotland March 1, 1986 FM Broadcast 1. In a Different Light 2. Live 3. Restless 4. Walking Down Your Street 5. James 6. September Gurls 7. Not Like You 8. Manic Monday 9. He's Got a Secret 10. If She Knew What She Wants 11. Return Post 12. Let It Go 13. Going Down to Liverpool 14. Angels Don't Fall in Love 15. I'm Not Talking 16. Hero Takes a Fall -
Audience 9.0 - This is actually how The Bangles should sound live. This is as punk as I have heard them. The guitar tone is killer, the drums are bare bones and perfect...vocals delivered directly into my ears like sweet butter spread on an ear of corn. The Bangles Marquee Club London, England February 20, 1985 01. Silent Treatment 02. All About You 03. Live 04. The Real World 05. James 06. Restless 07. Where We're You When I Needed You 08. I'm In Line 09. He's Got A Secret 10. Going Down To Liverpool 11. Tell Me 12. Hero Takes A Fall 13. Want You 14. I'm Not Talking 15. 7 & 7 Is 16. Dover Beach 17. I'm Going Home 18. How Is The Air Up There 19. Pushin' To Hard -
Studio Quality 9.7 - A great collection of exciting tracks that for me were very illuminating because I never really took the time to listen to this band back in the day. Now, well it's pretty clear they were great and now I am fully engrossed in their works and this set delivers plenty.
The Bangles – ‘Rarities Volume 1’ CD Compilation from Banglemania Fanzine 2024 Remastered Version Disc 1 1. El Pollo Loco – Michael Steele spoken word track 2. Sleepless Nights – Kindred Spirit Tracks 2 & 3 non-album tracks 3. Here Comes Trouble – Kindred Spirit 4. Farmer’s Daughter – Double Date - Double Date are Vicki Peterson, Susan Cowsill& Peter Holsapple 5. Stoned Soul Picnic – Double Date 6. No Mag Commercial – The Bangs 7. Harvey Kubernik’s Attention Getting Device – Noh Comment w/ Susanna Hoffs 8. I Can’t Let Go – Continental Drifters non-album track 9. I Got Nothing – The Bangles ‘Goonies’ soundtrack album 10. I’m Not Talkin’ –The Bangles, Amsterdam, Holland February 16, 1985 11. Yes It Is – The Bangles, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, California May 17, 1986 12. 7 And 7 Is – The Bangles, Den Haag, Holland February 23, 1986 13. How Is The Air Up There? – The Bangles, Amsterdam, Holland February 16, 1985 14. Going Home – The Bangles, London England, February 20, 1985 15. Pushin’ Too Hard – The Bangles, London England, February 20, 1985 16. James – The Bangles, Rumble Seat Garage, Long Beach, CA, February 27, 1983 17. Bitchen’ Summer/Speedway – The Bangs Disc 2 1. Outside Chance – The Bangs, HJ’s Rock Club, Hollywood, CA, June 27, 1982 2. 7 And 7 Is - The Bangs, HJ’s Rock Club, Hollywood, CA, June 27, 1982 3. Steppin’ Out - The Bangs, HJ’s Rock Club, Hollywood, CA, June 27, 1982 4. The Real World – The Bangles, 1983 David Kahne Remix 5. Getting Out Of Hand – The Bangs first 7 inch single 6. Call On Me – The Bangs first 7 inch single 7. What I Meant To Say – The Bangles non-album B-side of ‘Eternal Flame’ 8. Silent Treatment – The Bangles, Les Bains Douches, Paris, France, 2/19/85 9. Where Were You When I Needed You? – Bangles, Amsterdam Holland, 2/16/85 10. Dover Beach – The Bangles,– Melkweg, Bangles, Amsterdam Holland, 2/16/85 11. Danny – The Psycho Sisters, Date and venue unknown 12. He’s Got A Secret - The Psycho Sisters, Date and venue unknown 13. Never Never Boy - The Psycho Sisters, Date and venue unknown 14. Baby Don’t Go - The Psycho Sisters, Date and venue unknown 15. Comfort Food - The Psycho Sisters, Date and venue unknown 16. Timberline - The Psycho Sisters, Date and venue unknown 17. Heather Says - The Psycho Sisters, Date and venue unknown 18. Christmas Son – Kindred Spirit, non-album Christmas song from compilation cd 19. Ask Me No Questions – Kindred Spirit live on The Bob Harris Show BBC Radio 20. Gravity – Kindred Spirit live on The Bob Harris Show BBC Radio. Date unknown -
Audience 9.3 - A great, very lively and sharp recording. I love the mix here too, drums are prominent without being boomy, guitars are complimentary and tuneful. This is a really fun hour of listening pleasure and will get repeat plays in your player for sure. The inclusion of Prince on two songs is just the icing on the cake.The Bangles & Prince Warfield Theatre San Francisco, California May 14, 1986 1. Intro (Dead End Justice) - The Runaways 2. In A Different Light 3. Restless 4. Live 5. I Got Nothing 6. Walking Down Your Street 7. James 8. September Gurls 9. He's Got A Secret 10. If She Knew What She Wants 11. Return Post 12. Going Down To Liverpool 13. Manic Monday (with Prince) 14. Let It Go 15. Angels Don't Fall In Love 16. Want You 17. Hero Takes A fall 18. Dover Beach 19. I'm Not Talkin' 20. Walk Like An Egyptian 21. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (with Prince)
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Audience 8.8 - Very exciting club shows recorded in a way that makes you wonder if the band themselves did not have it done. It is very clear, the only knock I give it is maybe the passage of time took away some of the brilliance, and/or it’s not a first gen tape…but it’s really good! THE CARS Boston 1977 Disc 1 Rathskeller Boston, MA Set 1 & 2 April 30th 1977 set 1 1. -Leave Or Stay 2. -Cool Fool 3. -Don't Cha Stop 4. -My Best Friend's Girl 5. -Show me that your mine 6. -I Don't Want To 7. -Strawberry Moonlight 8. -You're All I've Got Tonight 9. -Just What I Needed set 2 10. -Bye Bye Love 11. -Take or Leave Her 12. -City Lights 13. -Jezebel Disc 2 Set 2 cont'd 14. -Take What You Want 15. -My Best Friend's Girl 16. -Something Else 17. -Just What I Needed 18. -Cool Fool Rathskeller (Rat) Boston, MA June-xx-1977 1. -Intro 2. -Leave Or Stay 3. -Cool Fool 4. -I Don't Want To 5. -I'm In Touch With Your World 6. -Unknown 7. -Come Back Down 8. -You Always Say 9. -You've Been On My Mind 10. -You Can Have 'Em -
Studio Quality 9.7 - Fantastic all around collection which I would also point to as a good starting point to building up a collection of The Cure music. For me it was particularly interesting as I had no prior familiarity with their studio works. The Cure "The Unreleased Demo Tapes (1977-1986)" 01 Meathook (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 02 Listen [early 'Pill Box Tales'] (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 03 I Just Need Myself (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 04 See The Children, Fear The Children (SAV Demo, London, 10th of October 1977) 05 Play For Today (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 06 Into The Trees [aka 'A Forest'] (Rehearsal Demo, 1979) 07 Play For Today (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 08 A Forest (Morgan Studios, London, January 1980) 09 M (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 10 Seventeen Seconds (Morgan Studios Demo, London, January 1980) 11 Birdmad Girl (Early Demo, 1983) 12 Wailing Wall (Early Demo, 1983) 13 The Empty World (Demo, 1984) 14 Bananafishbones (Demo, 1984) 15 The Top (Demo, 1984) 16 Why Can't I Be You? (Miraval Studio Demo, France, 1986) -
Audience 8.8 - This came as a total surprise as I never knew it existed…and man, I gotta tell ya this is f’kin AWESOME! This is a band that is crucial to the burgeoning British punk movement but they owe more to the MC5 than the Sex Pistols. This one off show features the band going under the moniker The Doomed because they have a certain Lemmy Kilmister on bass. What a high energy, totally wild and crazy fun gig too! Good sound quality, thankfully! Great setlist with a nice handful of covers that highlight their influences (they even do Silver Machine from Hawkwind!). Lots to get into with this little slice of history. Les Punks Electric Ballroom London, England 01. Jet Boy Jet Girl 02. Stretcher Case 03. Anti-Pope 04. Second Time Around 05. Problem Child 06. Silver Machine(Hawkwind) 07. Burgler 08. Looking At You(MC5) 09. Help(Beatles) 10. Marching Men(Rich Kids) 11. Stab Your Back 12. City Kids(Motorhead) 13. New Rose 14. I Feel Alright(The Stooges) 15. Neat Neat Neat Dave Vanian: Vocals Captain Sensible: Guitar & Vocal Lemmy Kilmister: Bass Rat Scabies: Drums -
Soundboard 9.0 - A VERY animated and live sounding recording. There is nothing sterile about this! It bristles with electric mayhem and tension, sometimes it goes a little over the edge (takes a minute for the mix to even out a little bit - and it seems to lean slightly onto upper mid/high end leaves some of the balls of the bass out, but there's enough meat here to add some bass and I think once you do that you'll have a real banger with this one. It's already great, but I'd certainly season it to taste. The Damned Oxford College Of Further Education Oxford, UK. 3-1-1984 01. there ain't no sanity claus 02. disco man 03. ignite 04. stranger on the town 05. wait for the blackout 06. do the blitz 07. melody lee 08. born to kill 09. love song 10. neat neat neat 11. looking at you 12. smash it up pt1 13. smash it up pt 1 1_2 14. smash it up pt 2 15. new rose 16. hippy hippy shake 17. i feel alright 18. we love you 19. i just can be happy today 20. love song -
Seattle 1970 FM Broadcast 9.4 - So good to have clear and vibrant live Doors recordings…there’s just not enough of them out there. Hypnotic, and with Jim at the helm it’s a feast for the imagination as to what shenanigans were happening on stage. Cool as HECK! Detroit 1970 FM Broadcast 9.2 - Nice, clean, concise and this is how I want to hear The Doors. There’s so much subtlety and intrigue and you need to be able to hear everything clearly…and with this tape you do. For the track listing on this one, please review the images as we posted a clear photo of the track sheet. -
Audience 8.7 - I had a hard time determining whether it was the recording or the PA that caused this tape to fall below the usually excellent quality recordings coming out of the Inglewood Forum around this same time. It’s not terrible; the main issue was an overcrowding of the middle bandwidth. So you get plenty of bottom end and soaring high end (where most guitar leads and vocals, and yes, cymbals are clear) but a lack of separation in that crucial middle. That leaves us with a tape clearly made on decent gear, somewhere in the middle of the venue it sounds like, and likely a master source (zero tape noise), but just not delivering the kind of clarity you would want when you are trying to hear the magical guitar interplay, especially Joe Walsh who just has his own musicality that perks your ears up. Still, a good tape that is worthy of exploration and much appreciated being from that wonderful line-up that featured perennial fave Joe Walsh. The Eagles The Forum Inglewood, CA October 22, 1976 Disc 1 01 Hotel California 02 Outlaw Man 03 Doolin-Dalton - Desperado (reprise) 04 Lyin' Eyes 05 Wasted Time 06 Take It to the Limit 07 New Kid in Town* 08 Desperado 09 Midnight Flyer 10 Turn to Stone Disc 2 11 Already Gone Interlude 12 One of These Nights 13 Funk #49 14 Good Day in Hell 15 Rocky Mountain Way 16 Witchy Woman 17 James Dean 18 Best of My Love 19 Walk Away 20 Tequila Sunrise 21 Take It Easy 22 Carol Don Felder – guitars, harmony and backing vocals Glenn Frey – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals Randy Meisner – bass guitar, vocals Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, vocals Jage Jackson – rhythm guitar, percussion Phil Kenzie – saxophone Vince Melamed – electric piano The Monstertones – backing vocals J. D. Souther – vocals, acoustic guitar Joe Vitale – piano, organ, drums, percussion