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——————————————————————- Thank you all for supporting our efforts. It should go without saying but Collectors Music Reviews is NOT a catalog. Nothing here is for sale nor do we know where to get them. This is merely an academic discussion of these artifacts for our amusement. You can now follow Collectors Music Reviews on Twitter. Given the backlog of new release and other titles to be reviewed, this will be a way to give up-to-date impressions on them before we write the in-depth review that you all expect. Oftentimes moments of genius escape official detection. Inspired or rare performances occur without the artist or the record label there to capture a moment which we fans want to hear. Thankfully others have been there to capture the moment on tape and have been gracious enough to share. Legal and moral arguments are transcended by the artistic and historic merit of these recordings. Pete Townshend himself expressed such thoughts about bootlegs when he says: “I’d like to see it proliferate unchecked. If we don’t, we may allow something wonderful to be nipped in the bud…. As an artist, what I think is important is that people listen to your work, and if you are properly rewarded for it, that’s the bonus.” (New York Post, Sunday July 2, 2000) There are many websites dedicated to a particular band. Many websites will offer great information on Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, or the Rolling Stones. But no other free website in the world offers the comprehensive and detailed analysis of live music for all artists as contained on this site.
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  (51 votes, average: 4.29 out of 5) Loading ...36 Responses to “Front Page”Subscribes to this topic Comment RSS or TrackBack URLThis GREAT page is the ULTIMATE page for collectors and fans of collector’s music. Believe me, I’ve collected since 1980. Snefru The first port of call for all enquiries. This objective & informative site is proving indispensible in navigating the murky waters of collecting Just wondering if I wanted to get reviews and info of Page & Plant titles where would I go.Thanks Randy Good question, Randy. We don’t have a Page & Plant section yet because there haven’t been any Page & Plant reviews written. If anyone has a nice collection they would like to review, please send them in and we’ll post them. A really good site. I can easily recommended it as a long-time collector and music connosieur. AA This is the site I have been looking for!!! Truly an invaluable source of information here and absolutely fascinating to read daily. I hope to contribute some useful commentary myself over time too! Cheers! I cannot thank you all enough! Excellent site. Does anyone know if the Mid Valley Jeff Beck Ronnie Scott’s DVD is out yet Cloudyhours, log in or register (it’s free), go to the artist column on the left, click on Jeff Beck, and you will find it and some others there. I am always amazed when people give up their valuable time for the benefit of a mostly unappreciative public. Good on you for maintaining such a rich, varied and frankly wonderful site. In the words of Neil Young “long may you run.” I have been collecting, buying, and trading since 1979 and this is by far the best resource I have ever encountered. If you’re here, you are part of the community and join in. Most excellent site. To the main reviewer especially – hats off. Everything you need is here. The best web site for rarities and collectors. Rock And Roll ! Thank you ! Hello and Seasons Greetings! Thank-you so much for this invaluable site!! I have found this to be a wealth of information, which no collector should be without! Keep it up! I will send a small donation, and continue to donate whenever I can. Again, THANK-YOU!!! Hello and Season’s greetings! This site is simply awesome and to be honest that is an understatement. I usually purchase a silver cd once it gets reviewed here. I am a hardcore Zeppelin collector and was wondering if someone could review Scorpio’s “Go West, Young Man”. Thanks and happy new year to all! I love this site, many great reviews Love the Floyd section on Sirene and Sigma. I am scrambling to buy these labels where ever I can. Pay way too much from predatorialy sellers, which leads me to my question. I don’t know if this is taboo or what ever but could someone help me find a place to buy these labels of Floyd? I am just a collector and never plan to sell anything. Would someone give me a heads up somehow or another? Thanks in advance. Fantastic bits here, thanks for the great work! It’s a great site! great site love the zep stuff absolutely brillaint website. Very informative and highly reccommended. p.s;- is there anyone out there that can do a review of the Whitesnake- Stormbringer Tarantura? Once again a stunning series of new reviews for Led Zeppelin on 4/7/10 – wow, what an effort! Thanks! Hi TJS. The series of reviews for Zeppelin et al on 4/5 to 4/7 are old reviews just reposted. They were lost while doing maintanence. I decided to just post them as new instead of figuring out where to backstamp them. It is nice to revisit these old articles though. The master is too modest – yes I noticed that these were oldies but some times it is worthwhile to look back! Thanks again! A very informative site the information provided here is most welcome.It is a minefield out there guidance on a particular cd is vital to avoid endless head scratching and hair loss great site. KEEP ROCKING from a serious and fanatical music collector. I wasn’t sure where to post this question… Does anybody have an online inexpensive source for CD jewel cases? In particular I am looking for slim (not the fat boy type) double jewel cases with hinges on the center tray the hold the discs. Where the center part that is actually two prices. The part that is ‘connected’ to the case stays still so the tray inlay artwork doesn’t doesn’t get damaged. to lug_nutz6, as for the kind of slim double cd jewel cases that you need, dlee recommended to me a few years ago sleeve city or sleeve town of memphis, tennessee, as they have the exact kind you want….. lug_nutz, supermediastore.com. Thank you Careful Axeman Eugene and eric99 for the information. I think Sleeve Town is the winner… I have a Led Zeppelin cd titled ‘California ’69′ on the Lemon Song label. I know it is Japanese in origin. Can anyone shed any light on this cd as to how many were made and whether it is a rare item? I have been unable to find very much information on this cd and would be grateful for your assistance. According to the Illustrated Collector’s Guide To Led Zeppelin (CD Edition Volume Two) by Robert Godwin, there is no mention of it being rare; but that doesn’t mean it’s not. I’ve never seen it during all my years of collecting. I’m sure it would fetch quite a few bucks on Ebay, but of course, most unauthorized live Zep gets shut down on Ebay pretty quickly. (depends how you word them!) Thanks for the information you are right about ebay certain words do bring up warnings about certain cds. Thanks again Keep rocking good collecting to you all. ‘California ‘69′ on the Lemon Song label has been upgraded by Empress Valley and Scorpio labels. For those that don’t know about these releases, they cover the January 12, 1969 Fillmore West show. It’s not a great recording on either of these titles however quite listenable considering the limited recording equipment available in 1969. “Lemon Song” releases are indeed of Japanese origin and I rarely see them being offered these days. I have no idea how many copies were pressed however there are completest like myself who have to have everything regardless if there’s upgrades available ALTAMONT Disc 1 (cd) IMP-N-030 IDOL MIND PRODUCTION 3cds&1DVDR This historic show begins with a moog synthesizer for soundcheck; then sam cutler thanking all the organizers for their tireless work to make this show possible; Santana opens with Savor heavy on keyboard tones and percussion; next is Jingo which shows the band in a good groove with Evil Ways following which is cut due to the crowd and the Hell’s Angels scuffling under the influence of acid mayhem; which builds during this concert. Jefferson Airplane follow woth The other Side of this Life with a nice harmony blend between grace slick,paul kantner and marty balin 3/5 of a mile is next with some nice bass runs by jack cassidy; greasy heart follows incorrectly listed as fat angel with a very tight rhythm groove and Jorma playing a solid lead; the angels and marty balin get into it during this time frame with balin being knocked out;order seems to be restored during white rabbit the trippy song accentuated by Grace’s smooth rendering of it; the Airplane set ends with Free Bird and a great groove on You&Me&Pooneil. The Flying Burrito Brothers follow with a nice laid back set of the country rock flavored tunes Six Days on the Road,High Fashion QueenCody Cody and the uptempo boogie number Lazy Day. Crosby, Stills,Nash&Young follow the Burrito set with Stephen Stills penned track Black Queen with some nice lead work by Stills; pre road downs is the next tune with some nice guitar interplay between stills & Neil Young with Graham Nash & David Crosby interwined on vocals with Stills gruff tones. Down By the River ends their pleasant set rather peacefully. As the Rolling Stones appear on stage Sam Cutler politely asks the Hell’s Angel’s to get off the stage; Cutler introduces the band followed by Mick Jagger saying “It’s so good to see you all” to the massive audience; Jumping Jack Flash opens with a rather sluggish beginning; the band picks it up with Carol & Sympathy for the Devil showcasing the newest Stone, Mick Taylor who had replaced the departed Brian Jones. Jagger imploring the crowd as the band stops during Sympathy for the Devil as the acid fused crowd and the Hell’s Angels, ripped out of their gords continue to scuffle; they resume finishing sympathy and the sun is shing begins with more mayhem in the crowd; a very pleasant Stray Cat Blues follows with love in vain next with Mick Taylor playing some very nice chops. Under my thumb is reportedly where the young black man Mereduth Hunter is killed and the band stops during under my thumb;Jagger unable to control the crowd looking more comical than menacing in his “Devil outfit” Cape and all ; Keith and an an angel about to come to blows,as the Angels seem to be so acid fueled they work several people in the crowd over with pool cues. Brown Sugar is next; with what i believe is it’s debut, pleasant good rgyth between Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts; Midnight Rambler follows which Jagger introduces as “A new one; which we hope yoi will dig” Some superb bass lines betweem Keith & Mick Taylor’s guitar interplay.Disc two ends with highly charged rockers Live With Me and Gimme Shelter. I sent the altamont 1969 3cd and 1 dvdr on; hoping it went through; having glaucoma ut becomes tedious at times for my writing; i just hope i did not hit too many keyboard errors ha! Regarding updating this site i would firstly like to say what a great site this is so informative. My only suggestion is regarding listing more pro cdr releases it looks as though this is the way things are going. A boot is a boot after all the material should out way the format.Keep Rocking and fine collecting to you all. Sorry the comment area are closed |
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