Collectors Music Reviews The Standard In Live Release Analysis 
Dependent on what you saw first, either the Moonchild or Goldplate labels won the race in getting the Rolling Stones 2002 sessions out first but there was only a day between the winners and the silver stand. The Moonchild have gone with the basics approach and settled on the core, ...
April, 2018
- 25 April
April’s Golden Egg releases
The Golden Eggs label have recently announced their latest raft of new releases. Their Pink Floyd release this month, ‘Welcome To Vienna’ from the 1st of February, 1977, has been upgraded from a brand new tape transfer. An excellent audience recording. The Kiss release, ‘Live In Rome’ is another audience ...
- 24 April
New titles from The Rolling Stones, Rainbow, Van Halen, & ELP!
The Rolling Stones – Paris Sessions 2002 (no label) is a single disc featuring studio sessions from Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris, France recorded between May 13th and June 7th, 2002. Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow – Moscow 2018 (Black Box 025) is a 2CD + DVD from Olympijskiy Stadium, Moscow, Russia on ...
- 18 April
New titles from Moonchild and an EV announcement!
The Japanese budget label, Moonchild has recently dropped a few new titles, two from the Stones, one of Fleetwood Mac. The first is ‘Live’r Than You’ll Ever Be’. A ‘stereo matrix’ (2 mono audience recordings: #1 TMOQ source / #2 alternate source, including parts from a mono soundboard recording (FM ...
- 18 April
The great Stones leak of 2018 on silver disk.
I must admit, I always thought that the first release of the Stones Paris sessions from 2002 – Leaked only 6 days ago – would be on pro-CDR, this the Goldplate label from Japan have delighted and surprised me by announcing their release first. Featuring additional songs not on the ...
- 17 April
New titles from Macca, Van Halen, Ozzy, & Whitesnake!
Paul McCartney – Now Hear This Song Of Mine: Ram Outtakes (no label) is a 2CD collection of Ram outtakes sourced from early and alternate mixes, backing tracks, Cold Cuts, live tracks, and even a couple from the Get Back sessions in 1969. Van Halen – Definitive Hammersmith 1978 (Zodiac ...
- 10 April
New titles from The Beatles, Paul & Linda, Pink Floyd, & Deep Purple!
The Beatles – Die Beatles & Beatlemania! With The Beatles (no label) is a 2CD set featuring needle drops of Die Beatles (German Stereo LP : SHZE 117 Matrix A2/B2) and Beatlemania! With The Beatles (Canadian Stereo LP : ST 6051 Wide Mix). Paul & Linda McCartney – Ram: Dr. ...
- 3 April
New releases from The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, & David Bowie!
The Rolling Stones – Live In Oakland 1969 (no label) is a single disc from Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA on November 9th, 1969 (2nd Show). This is a “Stereo Matrix of 2 mono audience recordings (with parts from soundboard tape)”. Eric Clapton – Chicago 1974 (Beano-171) is a single disc ...
March, 2018
- 27 March
New Beatles, Pink Floyd, & Rainbow titles!
The Beatles – It’s The Beatles (no label) is a CD + DVD from the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK on December 7th, 1963. The CD features an “Unprocessed Version” while the pro-shot DVD features the “Restored Edition” and contains both the restored and raw footage. The DVD also has bonus ...
- 21 March
Brand new titles on Crystal Cat
The Crystal Cat label have just announced two new titles to their catalogue; There’s their first Stones title for a while, ‘No Filter In Stockholm’ presents the Cat’s own recording of the band at the Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden on the 12th of October, 2017. Three bonus tracks were recorded ...
- 20 March
New CD & DVD titles announced today!
Led Zeppelin – Trampled Underfoot (no label) is a 2CD set from Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY on February 7th, 1975. This is “Taken from the original 2LP records “Trampled Underfoot” (Cream Of The Crop Records JPP 14001)”. David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars – The All ...
- 16 March
New releases from the Far East
A group of assorted rarities and upgrades has appeared within the past week; Pink Floyd, ‘Complete Copenhagen 1971’ is the SpeakEzy labels release of this ‘Atom Heart Mother’ era tour show. Roger Waters, ‘Us And Them North America 2017 – Live in Tampa’ is a multi IEM and audience matrix ...
- 13 March
New releases including a Rolling Stones box, Lennon, Bowie, & Europe!
The Rolling Stones – Licks Japan Tour 2003 (no label) is a 12CD box set celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Licks Japan Tour and includes the following shows: Budokan, Tokyo – March 10th, 2003, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama – March 12th, 2003, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo – March 15th & 16th, ...
- 10 March
Brand new Lennon release on HMC.
The HMC label continue their rarities and upgrades series with volume three of “Grails”, subtitled, ‘Games Of The Mind’. The DVD portion of this release features material from 1973 as John started sinking in to his ‘Lost Weekend’ period – Therein featuring 19 minutes of rehearsals for the ‘Mind Games’ ...
- 6 March
News & new releases!
Wings – San Diego 1976 (no label) is a 2CD set from the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA on June 16th, 1976. Wings – L.A. Forum 1976 1st Night (no label) is a 2CD set from the Forum, Inglewood, CA on June 21st, 1976. Pink Floyd – Zurich ...
February, 2018
- 28 February
New releases on Golden Eggs!
The Golden Eggs label have announced some new titles coming soon… Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – A Beautiful Dream (EGG 12) is a single disc FM Broadcast from Paris, France. This was recorded at Studio 105 de La Maison de la Radio on November 20, 2017. U2 – The ...
- 27 February
New releases from Pink Floyd, Rainbow, Journey, & Toto!
Pink Floyd – Aphrodite 1971 Remaster (Sigma 210) is a 3CD set from Hakone Aphrodite, Hakone, Japan on August 6th, 1971. This features separate mono and stereo multi-source mixes of the concert and comes with a Programme Replica. Pink Floyd – Boblingen 1972 Stereo Matrix Edition (Sigma 211) is a ...
- 13 February
New releases from The Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Who, & Rainbow!
The Beatles – Complete Recording Sessions Volume 4 (no label) is a 2CD set featuring recordings from October 1965 – December 1965. The Beatles – Rubber Soul (Centered Vocals Remix) (no label) is a single disc. I would say the title speaks for itself on this one. Eric Clapton – ...
- 8 February
Led Zeppelin soundboard news from Empress Valley
From the Far East, news has begun to spring up from over the past few days. The latest of this exciting announcements is that the label have offered out a new ‘single’ CD. Yes, one track, not even an EP. The tracks is ‘Immigrant Song’ from Led Zep’s show at ...
- 6 February
New releases announced today!
Pink Floyd – Definitive Westworld (Sigma 209) is a 2CD stereo soundboard from the Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA on April 29th, 1970. This was first issued by the label on Westworld (Sigma 4). Deep Purple – Made In Europe: 8 Track Stereo Cartridge (no label) is a single disc ...