Comments on: New Godfather and Sigma titles

By: wgpsec

wgpsec — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:22:29 +0000

I am planning on starting a review soon for Sigma’s Missing Pieces and will keep this info in mind. Thanks.

By: brianvy

brianvy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:11:44 +0000

Is it also possible that the SOS claimed to be from 3/9/72 Osaka is actually misdated and could have been taken from Highland’s “Fourth Eclipsed Night”? (on which SOS is really from 3/9/71 Osaka)
My ideas, however, are all conjecture as I have not heard the Sigma title. This theory is only based on internet research/logic…

By: brianvy

brianvy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:01:01 +0000

RE: Pink Floyd ‘Missing Pieces’:
If the AHM claimed to be from 3/13/72 Sapporo is taken from “The Cold Side of the Bow” bootleg, then apparently that AHM is actually from 3/8/72 Osaka.

By: gsparaco

gsparaco — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:13:49 +0000

There will be a full review posted soon, but on a first hearing it sounds like there is more well defined bass to this remaster but there are clicks on the tape during “What Is And What Should Never Be” that are not present on older releases. So it’s a mixed bag so far.

By: eddie77

eddie77 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:11:35 +0000

Has anyone heard ‘Hiheeled Sneakers?’….I try to get the one or two best-sounding Zep ROIO from each touring year…does this make the cut?

By: langbroek

langbroek — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:18:45 +0000

Let me tell you about zeppelin it’s super.

By: brianvy

brianvy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:32:24 +0000

The Hampton Roads show is a good one and early LZ SB shows are each to be cherished… It’s just been out on silver many times before and I personally don’t need to own an identical (non-upgraded) version.

By: Pedro Moya

Pedro Moya — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:05:30 +0000

Thanks brianvy! I,m not getting the “must have” vibe that I get with some titles BUT there aren’t that many 71 SB titles going around.
Would getting the Orlando SB be a better idea?
PS: Wasn’t Jennings Farm Blues released like 15-20 years ago and it was a mix of different stuff? I remember a horrible cover.

By: brianvy

brianvy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:02:17 +0000

The LZ is rehash-o-rama. Wow… Pedro… sooooo, a very famous release of the LZ Toronto 1971 SB is “Jennings Farm Blues” from Scorpio (J.F.B. 64-10-170). Of course there are also many releases of the Hampton Roads tape …. but this release is a logical SB combination if nothing else…

By: Argenteum Astrum

Argenteum Astrum — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:07:14 +0000

You’re correct – High Heeled Sneakers contains a portion of soundboard from Toronto 1971 although it’s only few songs.

By: Pedro Moya

Pedro Moya — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:54:34 +0000

Wow! Lots of Pink fans but here’s a Zeppelin question:
Is the Maple Leaf portion of HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS really from the soundboard??
There has been multiple releases from this show but I don’t remember any from the SB, just good quality aud recordings of an ok show.
Maybe using the sb from Maple Leaf ( if it actually exists) to fill in the gaps and complete the Hampton Roads would produce a good 71 show.

By: DLee

DLee — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:33:39 +0000

I personally found the Gold Standard version of the Bradford ’71 show to be only a slight upgrade of the Ayanami 2-pro-CD-R version, which was already quite good. As for the Washington ’71 show, the old factory-pressed silver 1-CD’s “Fat Old Sun” & “Eugene” released many years ago on the Oil Well label but considerably hard to find, are noticeably quite better than the Gold Standard version, as is the fan-produced non-commercial 2-CD-R “Something From Nothing”.

By: eric99

eric99 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:23:20 +0000

Yes, somebody is listening. How about some of the L.A. shows from ’75 that have never seen the light of day. Come on hoarders, give ‘em up.

By: strummerville

strummerville — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:34:10 +0000

Great news on the Floyd front. However, the constant claims of “…truly amazing sound” have not always been borne out, as some recent releases clearly highlight (eg. Dark Side Of The West). Both Bradford 1971 and Washington 1971 have both been issued before on the Gold Standard label, with both titles boasting excellent sound quality.

By: DLee

DLee — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:36:37 +0000

Outstanding front covers – Sigma’s artwork has been excellent so far. And releasing as many as 6 discs at the same time is a new record for them, and I can’t recall Siréne or Ayanami ever releasing more than six at once. Very exciting, or at least very interesting, news. So maybe Sigma was actually listening when I very recently mentioned on this site the need for the Washington, DC 1971-11-16 concert.