Collectors Music Reviews

Soleil Our Sights (Highland HL411/412) Rhein Necker Halle, Heidelberg, Germany – November 21st, 1977 Disc 1 (66:52):  Firebird Suite, Parallels, I’ve Seen All Good People, Close To The Edge, Wondrous Stories, Turn Of The Century, Tour Song, And You And I, Going For The One Disc 2 (37:23):  Awaken  A Prelude, Awaken, Starship Trooper, Roundabout, Ritual [...]

 Voices In The Academy (Highland HL189/190) Academy of Music, New York, NY – May 4th, 1974 Disc 1 (51:05):  Watcher Of The Skies, band introducing, Dancing With The Moonlit Knight, The Cinema Show, I Know What I Like, Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 (41:38):  The Session, The Musical Box, Supper’s Ready The Selling England By [...]

Dance Right On Through The Night (Highland HL317/318) Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI – April 16th, 1974 Disc 1 (41:40):  Watcher Of The Skies, Dancing With The Moonlight Knight, short story, The Cinema Show, I Know What I Like  Disc 2 (55:01):  Firth Of Fifth, The Musical Box, Horizons, “Peter & Phil” performance, Supper’s Ready Although Genesis [...]

A Trick Of The Stage (Highland HL319/20) Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA – April 13th, 1976 Disc 1 (58:02):  Dance On A Volcano, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Fly On A Windshield, Carpet Crawlers, The Cinema Show, Robbery Assault & Battery, White Mountain, Firth Of Fifth Disc 2 (60:07):  Entangled, Squonk, Supper’s Ready, I Know What [...]

Sweet Hitch-Hiker (Highland HL669/670) Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland – July 3rd, 1984 Disc 1 (65:45):  Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, Money, If, Welcome To The Machine, Have A Cigar, Wish You Were Here, Pigs On The Wing (part 1), In The Flesh, Nobody Home, Hey You, The Gunner’s Dream Disc 2 (57:02):  [...]

Return To Drama (Highland HL649/650) Boston Gardens, Boston, MA – September 9th, 1980 Disc 1 (67:50):  Young Person’s Guide to Orchestra, Does It Really Happen?, Yours Is No Disgrace, Into The Lens, Clap, And You And I, Go Through This, Man In The White Car Suite, Parallels, We Can Fly From Here Disc 2 (47:08):  [...]

A=Live 1980 (Highland HL 640) Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO – October 26th, 1980 (49:57):  Introduction, Songs From The Wood, Crossfire, Heavy Horses, Batteries Not Included, Protect And Survive, Bungle In The Jungle, Guitar Solo, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Solos/Black Sunday, Outroduction The early 80′s were a strange time for the big progressive rock bands of the 1970′s.  [...]

Special Request’s Night (Highland HL634/635) International Forum, Tokyo, Japan – September 15th, 2003 Disc 1 (70:49):  Opening (Firebird Suite), Siberian Khatru, Magnification, Don’t Kill The Whale, In The Presence Of, We Have Heaven, South Side Of The Sky, And You And I, Steve Howe solo (To Be Over, The Clap) Disc 2 (74:47):  second half opening, [...]

Tales From Playing The Oceans (Highland HL638/639) Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany – April 16th, 1974 Disc 1 (61:35):  Firebird Suite, Siberian Khatru, And You And I, Close To The Edge, The Revealing Science of God Disc 2 (71:36):  The Ancient, Prelude Ritual, Ritual, Roundabout, Starship Trooper Tales From Playing The Oceans contains one of the final shows [...]

Extra Tracks (Highland HL633) (46:35):  Close To The Edge (studio run through), High The Memory:  The Remembering (studio run through), Roundabout (backing track) To coincide with the release of Rhino’s “expanded and remastered” edition of Yes’ catalogue, Highland released this disc of outtakes that were not included on the offiical releases.  The Yes discussion boards [...]

Going For Mind Drive (Highland HL653/654) Piazza Della Riforma, Lugano Estival Jazz, Switzerland – July 8th, 2004 Disc 1 (61:42):  Opening/Firebird Suite, Going For The One, Sweet Dreams, I’ve Seen All Good People, Mind Drive/South Side Of The Sky/Footprints/Mind Drive, Yours Is No Disgrace Disc 2 (64:05):  Second Initial (Steve solo), Rick Wakeman solo, Long [...]

Solo Chaser (Highland HL657/658) MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI – August 16th, 1976 Disc 1 (54:30):  Apocalypse, Siberian Khatru, Sound Chaser, I’ve Seen All Good People, The Gates Of Delirium Disc 2 (66:41):  Long Distance Runaround, Patrick Moraz solo, On Wings Of Gold/Clap, Jon Anderson harp solo, Heart Of The Sunrise, Ritual, Roundabout Yes’ 1976 Solo [...]

Trademark Moo (Highland HL630) Pritchard Gymnasium, SUNY Stony Brook, New York – April 11th, 1970 (73:21):  Astronomy Domine, Careful With That Axe Eugene, Cymbaline, Atom Heart Mother, Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets Trademark Moo is the earliest extant tape from Pink Floyd’s third US tour.  Highland’s is [...]

The Late Great Millard Tapes (Highland HL644/645/646) Sports Arena, Los Angeles CA, – April 26th, 1975 Disc 1 (62:59):  Recorder check by Mike Millard, Tuning and Intro, Raving And Drooling, Tuning and Intro, You Gotta Be Crazy, Tuning and Intro, Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5), Have A Cigar, Shine On You Crazy Diamond [...]

Stamping Ground (Highland HL640/641) Holland Pop Festival, Kraalinge Bos, Rotterdam, Netherlands – June 28th, 1970 Disc 1 (49:47):  Astronomy Domine, Green Is The Colour, Careful With That Axe Eugene, tuning time, Atom Heart Mother Disc 2 (58:21):  Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets, Interstellar Overdrive The Holland Pop [...]

Eclipse On Hamburg 1972 (Highland HL651/652) Ernst-Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany – November 12th, 1972 Disc 1 (45:59):  Speak To Me, Breathe, On The Run, Time/Breathe (reprise), The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us & Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, Eclipse Disc 2 (57:14):  One Of These Days, Careful With That Axe Eugene, [...]

Pigs Fly Over America (Highland HL647/648) Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX – May 1st, 1977 Disc 1 (53:15):  Sheep, Pigs On The Wing (part 1), Dogs, Pigs On The Wing (part 2), Pigs (Three Different Ones) Disc 2 (76:46):  Shine On Your Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5), Welcome To The Machine, Have A Cigar, [...]

Naniwa:  Natural Dark In Osaka (Highland HL665/666) Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan – March 8th, 1972 Disc 1 (51:08):  Speak To Me, Breathe, On The Run, Time/Breathe (reprise), The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us & Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, Eclipse. Disc 2 (73:47):  One Of These Days, Careful With That Axe [...]

Mr. Pig (Highland Prime Masters HPM-001AB) Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, CA – May 9th, 1977 Disc 1 (73:43):  Sheep, Pigs On The Wing (part 1), Dogs, Pigs On The Wing (part 2), Pigs (Three Different Ones), Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5), Welcome To The Machine Disc 2 (63:28):  Have A Cigar, Wish You Were [...]

Open The Show (Highland HL165/66/67#Y29) Kultur Und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany  – March 20th, 1998 Disc 1 (58:27):  Firebird Suite, Siberian Khatru, Rhythm Of Love, America, Open Your Eyes, And You And I, Heart Of The Sunrise Disc 2 (43:13):  Mood For A Day, Diary Of A Man Who Vanished, Clap, From The Balcony, Wonderous Stories, Khoroshev Solo, [...]