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77 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. “My only suggestion is regarding listing more pro cdr releases it looks as though this is the way things are going.” THIS WILL NEVER BE THE WAY, NEVER! A “PRO” CD-R IS WORTHLESS, IT’S A CD-R WITH A FANCY PRINTED LABEL AND COVER BUT STILL A CD-R. IT’S LIKE A TDK C-90 (ANYONE RECALL THEM?) CASSETTE WITH A PRINTED COVER INSTEAD OF A VINYL BOOT! IT’S GOOD THAT CMR ONLY REVIEWS SILVER FACTORY PRESSED CD’S AS I AM SICK & TIRED OF HOTWACKS THAT EVEN REVIEWS FAN MADE CD-R’S!! SILVER AND FACTORY PRESSED…THAT’S THE WAY TO GO!! Amen Kads! Once the music on those cdrs start to deteriorate is when people will stop requesting reviews of shows on recordable media. Same here. Bought years back some FULL priced PRO CD-R’s from those fucking Japs and most of them are deteriorated after only 5-6 years.. And they are still offering them in large quantities at full rpice. It’s a shame! So NO pro-CD-R reviews here please! Sadly the majority of new releases these days are on CDR and DVDR’s as the silver releases continue to shrink from the vendors I buy from. There are a ton of excellent shows which will never make it onto silver CD so I would not mind seeing a special section for mini reviews which at least rate sound quality of CDR’s releases just so I can know which are good quality shows out there. Sorry if it’s wrong to post this here, but anyone heard from LedMan since approx. mid-January? If no one has, then unfortunately it appears that he may have passed away, become hospitalized, or something similar of that type of nature. I haven’t gotten any replies to my e-mails to LedMan over the last several weeks. Anyone, such as Pookie, possibly have any Cream factory-pressed silver original audio-only CD’s (not DVD’s or any other video formats) that feature their farewell show(s) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, U.K. on Nov. 26th, 1968? I have the 1CD called “Three Wheels of Fire” on The Genuine Pig label (TGP-CD-126), but I’m looking for other versions, such as the 1CD called “Farewell Concert” on the Pigeon label (GIG-02), so if anyone, such as pookie, who may be able to help me in any way at all could let me know, it’ll be greatly appreciated – thanks. To say CDrs will never be the way is a bit like shutting the barn door after the event. If you have a choice then silvers are the way but if the source of a cdr is of better quality than a silver what do you then?. Do you buy the silver to spite your face also if you love a certain band and no silvers are being produced buy them??????. I guess what I’m saying is-why bother purchasing a cdr at all? You could download any show, burn it to disc, and with a high quality printer, you can make your own artwork. You could probably even do a better job than such cheesy labels such as Cellar Dwellar, Alternative Edge or Hot Stuff. By the way, there have been a few rare instances in which I have/had a cdr that was of better quality than a silver. I’ve gone ahead and purchased the silver anyway and have kept the cdr-but in the back of my mind, I know that it’s inevitable the cdr will deteriorate and will have the silver to listen to. (even if it hasn’t deteriorated, I’m still cringing as I put the disc in my player hoping this isn’t the time it does start to falter) i realize some people really hate pro-CDR releases, but does anybody have or know of a discography for the pro-CDR label LEM that produces Pink Floyd-related titles? i’m especially curious about what LEM 013, 015, & 016 are because they’ve been a total mystery to me…even after trying to find them on the Internet. thanks much to anybody who can help since the Who song I Can See for Miles has been said to be rarely performed live during the Keith Moon era, does anybody know of any decent live Who CD releases or shows that include I Can See for Miles w/ Moon on drums? if not, then maybe any studio versions (outtakes, demos, alternate mixes, etc.)? thanx to anybody who lets us know. Just a quick word about the sad news of the passing of a true legend. Jon lord who will be missed his contribution to the world of music is oustanding and beyond question. This is why it is so nice to have recordings of artists who are know longer with us, And to remember them by. R.I.P from a true fan of your work. Snakebyte Anyone possibly have available, or know anything that could help me find, a factory-pressed silver original of the radio broadcast of the David Gilmour show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA on July 12th, 1984, esp. the 1CD “In Floyd We Trust!” (BM 054)? You can e-mail me at DLee122298["at"]aol["dot"]com. Thanks. Careful Axeman Eugene, Stuart, thank u for that info…i’ll check it out Here is link to an article on the Greatful Dead tape archive, found it quite interesting http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/11/26/121126fa_fact_paumgarten?currentPage=all relayer67, A few weeks ago, I finally managed to get a factory-pressed silver original of the Cream 1CD “Farewell Concert” on/by the Japanese label Pigeon (GIG-02), and although it took me well over a year, maybe even over 2 years to find it, it was very much worth the very long wait! WOW – It sounds much much better than I expected it to, considering the relatively poor sound quality rating it had been given, and Cream’s final, farewell performance was great. Very highly recommended, but unfortunately nearly impossible to find, apparently, as it seems that it’s hard enough even just to find info on the ‘Net for just about all of the 15 releases in the Pigeon Live Series – let alone actually finding an actual CD of one. On that subject, I Had Aerosmith ‘Texxas Jam’ (Pigeon Gig-08), and still have Deep Purple ‘Machine Head Live’ (Pigeon Gig-07). Each was lifted from the Japanese laserdisc release, so they do not necessarily have the correct running-order (ie, it follows the LD) or full LD soundtrack (CD timing-constraints), but the sound itself was excellent. Packaging was horrible, and I am pleased things have moved along, but I was always pleased with my Pigeon CDs. Anyone know of any radio broadcasts, soundboards, or superb-quality audience recordings of Roger Waters shows other than the ones reviewed on this excellent site (CMR), other than the radio broadcast of his Nov. 7th, 1987 show in Quebec, Canada, which I eventually managed to acquire a few months ago, & other than those from his live Wall tour(s) of 2010-12? And maybe especially those from his “Radio KAOS” tour(s) in the late ’80′s, since I seem to remember at least 1 other superb-quality boot-recorded “Radio KAOS” show listed on the late Wojtek’s Floyd boot site, which I personally thought was the very best Floyd boot site ever & very fortunately managed to remain online even many months after Wojtek’s tragic passing away due to an illness a few years ago, but very unfortunately became defunct, apparently, sometime in early 2012. Thanks. If there aren’t any more such superb boot recordings of Roger Waters live, then how about David Gilmour live, other than the ones reviewed on this excellent site (CMR) & other than the radio broadcast of Gilmour’s July 12th, 1984 show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, which I finally managed to obtain on original silver a couple weeks ago? Thanks. Check out this website with thousands ofstreaming live shows Classicrawker, are those live shows at/on http://tela.sugarmegs.org/alpha/Nu.html in lossless format? Thanks. OK, then how about any recordings of Roger Waters live shows of his 1987 Radio KAOS tour that are at least decent in quality, other than the Quebec 1987-11-07 radio broadcast? I may even be willing to settle for pro-CDR’s if nothing on factory-pressed original silver has ever been released. Thanks. I don’t know DLee? but there are so many I am guessing they are MP3 format to save space. OK, then by any chance does anyone have the complete Roger Waters live show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on Nov. 13th, 1987, either as a 3-pro-CDR (apparently it doesn’t exist on factory-pressed original silver, unfortunately) or in any lossless audio file formats, such as FLAC or SHN? I don’t necessarily want to buy it/them or trade for it/them (at least not yet), but anyone at least have it/them? Thanks to anyone who could just let me know. You can e-mail me at DLee122298["at"]aol["dot"]com Anyone, besides me, seen the King Crimson LTIA box set??? It’s got a very Godfather kinda vibe to it. I just want to say to most everyone here what’s likely a final goodbye, as this may very well be the final time that I ever bother or annoy anyone here (again), as I’ve had very serious/severe health problems for many years that have taken a very bad turn for the worst recently – I may have only several or so more days to live. Thanks very much for everything, & I wish you nothing but the best for the future. I apologize very much (very sorry) for all the annoyances, etc., etc. I tried to help out as much as I reasonably could whenever I was able to, but unfortunately my presence here had become unwelcome a long time ago, and I should have departed way back then. As I did a couple previous times a few years ago, I do have a couple/few rare P. Floyd-related recordings that Godfatherecords (sic) may be interested in, but most likely I will be unable to get them passed on to the Godfather or anyone else, very unfortunately. Anyway, again, thanks & best wishes. Goodbye. PS – please don’t e-mail me, as I likely won’t be able to reply to it – let alone just open & read it. Very sorry to hear of your departure DLee and sorry to hear of your condition. Your contributions to the site have been appreciated still and will be missed. Take care. Sorry to hear of your health issues DLee. I always enjoyed your posts so I wish you the best. Also heard an unconfirmd rumour that the owner of this site ourown G. Sparaco has passed away is this true? Looks like it is, classicrawker, just googled it. So very sad, my thoughts are with Mr. Sparaco’s loved ones. Yes, this is true and I am very sorry saying this to everyone. As many of you are finding out the sad news is true, our Friend Gerard Sparaco has passed away. Like many of you I started reading his reviews and comments on the Underground Uprising site and was elated when he began this site, a place where collectors can go and read about new releases in an open forum. He gave me the chance to contribute and supported me through his possitive feedback with each new review. My condolances go out to his family and he will certainly be very missed. anybody familar with the pro-CDR label Ace of Spades, who have released many Roger Waters titles of his live Wall shows the last few years? are they a legit pro-CDR label like Amity or LEM? and BTW, what does “LEM” stand for? or is Ace of Spades just a cheesy DIY amateur operation? if I order an Ace of Spades CDR title, how would I be able to tell whether it’s a legit original pro-CDR that’s a true commercial release or just a non-commercial piece or crud done by some DIY amateur or amateurs? thanks to anybody who could help me, or at least try to anybody know how Mid Valley’s “Reverse G” 2CD version of the Derek & the Dominos 11/26/1970 show in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA) compares to the Hiwatt label’s “Everyday We Play the Blues” 2CD digi-pack version? there’s one website that claims that Hiwatt’s version is a little better, but another site has Mid Valley’s version rated substantially higher. we already have the Hiwatt version, and like it, but we’re wondering if the Mid Valley version may be worth pursuing as a possible upgrade, so thanks to anybody who could kindly inform us what are the very best versions of the Doors infamous 3/1/1969 show in Miami, Florida (USA) for which Jim Morrison was convicted of exposing himself? and what are very worst versions to avoid? thanks to anybody who could helpfully let us know if nobody can help us with the Doors Miami ’69 show, then how about the Doors 9/20/1968 shows in Stockholm, Sweden? what are the very best versions? and the very worst versions to avoid? we esp. want the show that has both “You’re Lost, Little Girl” and “Wild Child”, whether that’s the early or late show, as there seems to be some confusion as to which is which. thanx to anybody who could try to help us I do not beleive either the Miami or the Stockholm shows have been upgraded on silver for some time. The masterclone for the late show in Stockholm sufaced a few years back that is a nice upgrade but do not beleive it was booted. I think the old Swinging Pig title for stockholm is still the only version of both early and late shows. A comprehensive Doors Box set would be a very welcome thanx, relayer67. we managed to get the Doors 1CD “A Scandinavian Prayer”, which was released by Explorer Records in 2007 (ER 0107) and claims to have been “re-mastered from the original reels”. anybody familiar with it? it sounds great, but does anybody possibly know of any other version of the Doors Stockholm ’68 show that’s definitely better? also, anybody know of any version of the Doors Miami ’69 show that’s noticeably superior to the 1CD “Liquid Night” on the Screaming Butterfly label, which we got just a couple weeks ago? thankx for any replies so nobody knows anything about “Reverse G” vs. “Everyday We Play the Blues” for Derek and the Dominos in Cincinnati (1970)? 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