CHARISMA PROMO CONCERT 1973 – Genesis, Lindisfarne, & Capability Brown (3CD)

Audience 8.7 – This is a marvel! I mean, who would of thought to bother recording the completely underground opening acts for Genesis!  Come to think of it, maybe even Genesis were still considered to be “underground” around this time! The point being that because someone went to the trouble to bring gear and set up to record you don’t immediately expect that person to get ready in time to record each act in its entirety.They had to have planned it, to make sure they had enough blank tape, got situated in a good spot, got it rolling and balanced and then made sure to get the whole performance…MUCH respect to taper!  The sound quality is very good, it is clear the machine used is good gear but I am inclined to think either the house mix was not ideal or his position was not ideal but the recording itself you can tell is solid. The flaw?  I would call it mid-band crunch, or too much information crowding the middle band but not to the extent of distortion or overload, more that it ended up not having the clarity you want. The low end is round and tight, it’s a comfortable sound but the overall mix is average.

The Charisma Promo Concert 1973

Disc 1

Capability Brown
Heidelberg, Stadthalle
January 15th 1973

01 -Introduction
02 -Beautiful Scarlet
03 -No Range
04 -Liar
05 -Redman
06 -I will Be There
07 -The Garden
08 -Keep Death Off The Road (Drive On The Pavement)

Disc 2

Lindisfarne
Heidelberg, Stadthalle
January 15th 1973

01 -Introduction
02 -No Time To Lose
03 -Together Forever
04 -All Fall Down
05 -Unknown Title
06 -Turn A Deaf Ear
07 -Lady Eleanore
08 -Scotch Mist
09 -The Clear White Light
10 -Meet Me On The Corner
11 -Oh No, Not Again
12 -We Can Swing Together

Disc 3

Genesis
Heidelberg, Stadthalle
January 15th 1973

01 -Introduction
02 -Watcher Of The Skies
03 -Twilight Alehouse
04 -Get ’em Out By Friday
05 -The Musical Box
06 -The Return Of The Giant Hogweed