Collectors Music Reviews

Oddities, a new John Lennon title containing outtakes, rehearsals and demos in super quality.  Some tracks are released and some are not.  Here you will find them in the best possible quality and in their longest format ! Chapter One 01. Love take 24-25 outtake / 02. Glad All Over jam / 03. Hold On [...]

The Unicorn label have issued another title this week.  The Beatles Acetate Collection Vol 3 (Unicorn Records UC-145) covers various tracks.  Jeff Beck World Rock Festival (Wardour-095) is a one disc title covering the August 7th 1975 set at the event in Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo.  Pink Floyd In Germany 1970-1971 (Sigma 71) contains excerpts from [...]

Coming out next week are three new metal boots.  Black Sabbath Live Longest…Die At Last (no label) is a 2CD title with the August 5th 1975 Asbury Park, New Jersey soundboard recording.   Black Sabbath Devil & Daughter (Langley Deluxe 016 ) cover the City Hall, Sheffield show on September 2nd, 1989 Yngwie Malmsteen The Swedish [...]

Tarantura produced three more titles from the recent Eric Clapton / Steve Winwood tour of Japan. Budokan 1st Day covers the first night in Tokyo, December 2nd in Budokan. Midland Maniac covers the November 21st show at the Jo Hall in Osaka. Dedicate To Humbert Sumlin contains the December 6th, 2011 Budokan show.  If you [...]

Tarantura have released Rainbow The Closing Night (TCDNIJIFUNE-10-1, 2) containing the December 16th, 1976 Budokan show.  This was the final night of Rainbow’s first tour of Japan. Tarantura have also issued a nifty looking miniature carrying case to house the ten nights from the tour all “Live Recorded by Mr. Terry ‘The Greatest’ Peach.”  The [...]

Just when you thought your collection was safe from Eric Clapton overload, Beano spring three more titles on us.  Indianapolis 1975 (Beano-058) contains the August 27th, 1975 show from Indiana from a tape described as having “TRULY AMAZING SOUND.”  The show features a rare performance of “Carnival” with Carlos Santana. RAH 1994 2nd Night (Beano-059) [...]

At the end of January Tarantura will release LZ Riders In AZ.  This is a three disc set documenting the June 28th, 1972 show in Tucson, Arizona, from a good audience recording.  The Brussels Affair ’73 which contains the multi-track soundboard recordings at Forest Nationale, Brussels, Belgium – October 17th, 1973 (1st & 2nd Show) [...]

  Godfather announced their latest releases coming out soon.  Van Halen Before The Eruption (GR 705/706) contains demos from 1976 and 1977.  ZZ Top Tres Hombres In Clarkson (GR 707) contains a soundboard recording for the April 15th, 1980 show in Clarkston, Michigan.  Dylan In The Eternal City (GR 708/709) covers the November 12th, 2011 [...]

Newly released is The Beatles Vive Le France (sgt/SV-201109-1/2/3).  This contains Beatle live activity in Paris in 1964 to 1965 spread over 2CDs and 1 DVD.  CD ONE LES BEATLES A PARIS 1964 1. Paris Airport Interview Recorded at Le Bourget Airport, Paris january 14th 1964 2. From Me To You / 3. Green Green [...]

The first batch of new releases for 2012 have been announced.  Coming out next week is Deep Purple Long Beach Arena 1971 Complete (Darker Than Blue 128/129) covers the July 30th, 1971 Long Beach show.  Jeff Beck Definitive Napa (Wardour-093) documents the recent Uptown Theater, Napa, California show on November 1st, 2011. Whitesnake Dragonsnake (Shades [...]

Four notable new releases include Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood The Final Budokan (no label) documenting the December 10th, 2011 Tokyo show.  Black Sabbath Killing Yourself To Die:  The Legendary Master (no label) comes from the Olympen, Lund, Sweden show on April 21st, 1977. Queen Rare Cuts Vol. 3 continues the series of unreleased outtakes [...]

Our tech people are working on redesigning the website.  We’ve had an unfortunate interruption of service this past month.  Reverting back to the old site, we’re going to continue providing articles and getting caught up on new releases from December.  We have a tremendous backlog of titles to review and many new titles to discuss.  [...]

Eric Clapton, who has been dominating the silver bootleg market over the past month with several brilliant releases on Beano, is featured on three new releases on the Tarantura label.  On Tour 1974 features the November 1st, 1974 Tokyo show from a previously uncirculated Mr. Peach tape.    Eric Clapton Somewhere Over The Rainbow features [...]

Whitesnake Ultimate Sin (Shades 411) features 2CDs covering the February 14th, 1983 show in Osaka and 1DVD with the following night in the same venue.   The Michael Schenker Group God Returns Definitive Master (Langley Deluxe 015) covers the January 13th, 1984 Fukuoka show.  Leap Night (Shades 440) is a rare Heart title documenting the February [...]

The great Cosmic Energy label have just released Led Zeppelin Mean Business, a 2-BluRay title with the two pro-shot Knebworth shows in 1979.  This amazing release comes in a paper bag with a bunch of Knebworth goodies:  • Knebworth Button • Event ticket for both shows • Mini poster for 8/11/79 • mini Tour program [...]

Godfather announced their December releases starting with a newly found Neil Young recording.  Brother Ben (GR 688/689) documents the December 5th, 1989 show in Milan, Italy.   Bruce Springsteen Thanksgiving Night (GR 690/691/692) is a massive three disc collection with the November 27th, 1980 New York show from The River tour.  This is the first [...]

The flood of Eric Clapton titles continues with three interesting new releases coming out on the Beano label.  2nd Night In Zurich (Beano-054) is a 2CD set documenting the January 21st, 1984 show at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland.  He only played a handful of solo shows in 1984 (instead he toured in Roger Waters’ band [...]

  The Godfather Records is planning to announce their newest release, Welcome Back: How The West Was Won Tapes Revisited (Complete Californian Summer 1972 Diaries).  This massive, limited box set will consist of three separate deluxe gatefold covers, housed in a hard glossy box (similar to their previous massive box sets), also adding a special [...]

Tarantura released Geisha, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Tarantura TCD-120).  To celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest Led Zeppelin shows, this is a multi-source edit presenting the complete concert.   Eric Clapton An Exceptional Legacy (Beano-052) is a limited edition box set.  It contains the February 14th, February 18th, February 22nd and February [...]

Rainbow Freezing Blow (Rising Arrow-050) is a six disc collection containing three unique tape sources for the January 27th, 1978 show at the Nakajima Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan.    Pink Floyd Day Of The Animals (Sigma 77) contains the July 2nd, 1977 New York show in what the label promises to be a huge [...]