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Paul McCartney – Under The Staircase (no label) is a single pro-shot DVD from Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK on July 23rd, 2018 and has been paired with the “Best Audio Master”. Whitesnake – Definitive Nagoya 1980 (Zodiac 327) is a 2CD stereo soundboard from Aichi Kinro ...
October, 2018
- 9 October
Kisstory III box set coming soon from the Magic Bus label!
Kisstory III – Swedish Invasion: 1976 – 1999 is a new 12CD box set featuring master tapes from legendary Swedish concert tapers. This massive box includes upgrades of Lund 76 and Stockholm 96, never before available complete Gothenburg 83 and 84 and Stockholm 99, as well as all new Gothenburg ...
- 9 October
New releases from The Rolling Stones, Bad Company, & Iron Maiden!
The Rolling Stones – Philadelphia 1975 1st Night (no label) is a 2CD set from the Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA on June 29th, 1975. The Rolling Stones – New Orleans 1978 (no label) is a 2CD set from the Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana on July 13th, 1978. Bad Company – Live ...
- 8 October
Four new titles coming from Golden Eggs!
Pink Floyd – Moon Over Ocean (EGG 55/56) is a 2CD set from Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL on April 15, 1972 which the label is calling a “Definitive upgraded version, excellent audience”. David Bowie – Standing On My Own (EGG 57) is a single disc with an assortment of tracks recorded ...
- 2 October
New titles from The Beatles, Black Sabbath, ELP, & David Bowie!
The Beatles – Live At The Star Club (The Executive Version) (no label) is a 2CD set featuring performances from the Star Club, Hamburg, Germany Late December 1962. Black Sabbath – Definitive Vienna 1989 (Zodiac 324) is a 2CD stereo soundboard from Summer Arena, Vienna, Austria on September 24th, 1989. ...
- 1 October
Led Zeppelin’s ‘How The East Was Won’ on Empress Valley and Eelgrass
And so it came to pass, around a week ago, the most anticipated release by Empress Valley from their soundboard revolution series this year, ‘How The East Was Won’. A soundboard recording from the bands gig at the Osaka festival hall on the 29th of September, 1971. Already promoted by ...
September, 2018
- 18 September
New titles on DVD & CD!
The Beatles – Live At Budokan 1966 Definitive Edition (no label) is a pro-shot triple DVD set covering June 30th & July 1st (Afternoon Show), 1966 at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to the two shows, this also features a bunch of extras including airport footage, press conferences, ...
- 17 September
New Zeppelin on Graf Zeppelin
Just days after the anniversary of of of the most famous (Certainly one of the earliest) Led Zeppelin ‘live recordings’, the Graf Zeppelin label have announced their latest issue. ‘Live On Blueberry Hill’ is, of course, the famous Forum, Inglewood, California show from the 4th September, 1970. The label have ...
- 17 September
‘No Filter’ Rolling Stones on Crystal Cat
Just announced; the two Rolling Stones London shows from earlier this year. In the labels own style card sleeves, these being CC releases, we have to assume they will be exclusive audience recordings compiled with the odd bonus track added to the end. If you liked this review, buy me ...
- 12 September
Macca’s ‘Egypt Station’ promotion gets booted
In one of the first releases from, no doubt, a few, the DAP label have raced in to announcing their compilation of the much discussed Grand Central Station ‘secret show’ that Paul McCartney pulled in NYC. This 2 CD, 1 DVD and 1 blu-ray set features not just the show ...
- 11 September
New releases from Wardour, Zodiac, & no label!
The Rolling Stones – Madison Square Garden 1975 5th Night (no label) is a 2CD set from Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY on June 26th, 1975. The Rolling Stones – Honolulu 1998 1st Night (no label) is a 2CD set from Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii on January 23rd, ...
- 4 September
News & new releases!
Simon And Garfunkel – Korakuen Stadium 1982 (Zion-133) is a six disc set from Korakuen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan recorded on May 10th, 11th & 12th, 1982. The Rolling Stones – Tacoma 2002 (no label) is a 2CD set from Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington on November 6th, 2002. Eric Clapton – ...
- 3 September
New titles from Golden Eggs just announced!
Kiss – Not For The Innocent-II (EGG 41/42) is a 2CD set featuring 45 tracks described as “Over 10 years in the making: a successor to the classic Godfather label release. A collection of mint quality Kiss STUDIO OUTTAKES spanning their entire career”. This includes an 8 page booklet with ...
August, 2018
- 31 August
The Rolling Stones ‘Birds Vault’ gets it’s release
Again, it was only a matter of time .. The latest greatest leak from the Stones vault (Apparently related to the legendary OBR label), the ‘Birds Vault’ popped up after a limited release on a very expensive private press LP, after a short discussion with regards to it being liberated ...
- 28 August
New titles from Pink Floyd, GNR, Queen, & Black Sabbath!
Pink Floyd – Earls Court 1994 BBC Radio Broadcast (Sigma 221) is a 2CD stereo soundboard from Earls Court, London, UK recorded on October 20th, 1994 and broadcast by BBC Radio 1 on November 15th, 1994. This is “Taken from the original off-air master cassettes”. Portions of this concert were ...
- 22 August
Rattlesnake welcome home the Rolling Stones!
From the Rolling Stones latest UK / Europe tour, the Rattlesnake label have got themselves two IEM based releases. ‘Welcome Home The Rolling Stones’ comes in two parts; The first is from the first London night on the 22nd of May at London stadium. Bonus tracks come from the Coventry ...
- 21 August
New releases from Led Zeppelin & Eric Clapton!
Led Zeppelin – Pontiac Silverdome 1977 (no label) is a 3CD set from Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan on April 30th, 1977. The last (and maybe only) silver version of this show was Hot Rods In Pontiac from the TDOLZ label released many years ago. Led Zeppelin – L.A. Forum 1977 ...
- 8 August
New Dylan and U2 on Xavel
Brand new from the Xavel label a CD + DVD se from Bob Dylan’s latest Asian tour. Recorded at the Fuji Rock festival, Naeba Ski Resort, Yuzawa, Japan on the 29th July, 2018, this tour has seen Dylan returning to his guitar (For the first couple of songs at least), ...
- 7 August
New releases from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, & Bob Dylan!
Led Zeppelin – Dusseldorf 1970 (no label) is a 2CD set from Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany on March 12th, 1970. Pink Floyd – Aphrodite 1971 Archives (Sigma 220) is a 5CD set featuring multiple sources for Hakone Aphrodite, Hakone, Japan on August 6th, 1971 and comes with a Programme Replica. Bob ...
July, 2018
- 31 July
New releases on CD & DVD!
The Rolling Stones – Warsaw 2018 (no label) is a 2CD set from PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland on July 8th, 2018. Eric Clapton – Definitive Hyde Park 2018 (Beano-180) is another recording from Clapton’s performance at Hyde Park, London, UK on July 8th, 2018. This features guest appearances from Marcy ...