Boston: Tokyo 1979 (VG+ Aud) FLAC

1979-04-19 Tokyo, Japan *Liberated Bootleg*
"Tribute To Brad Delp" Tarantura Records (catalog #TCDB - 1 - 1, 2)
Source - AUD
Rating - 9/10
Artwork Included.
Lineage - Silver CD ----> Trade CD-R -----> EAC -----> FLAC (Level 8)

OU: I received this show in a trade from someone who had the silver pressed edition. It is an excellent audience recording of the Don't Look Back tour. Many thanks to the person who shared it with me.

1-01-Opening
1-02-Rock & Roll Band
1-03-Shattered Images
1-04-Brad Delp MC1
1-05-Peace of Mind
1-06-Feelin' Satisfied
1-07-Brad Delp MC2
1-08-Don't Look Back
1-09-The Journey
1-10-More Than A Feeling
1-11-A Man I'll Never Be
1-12-Smokin'
1-13-Keyboard Solo
1-14-Smokin'
1-15-Guitar Solo
1-16-Blues
1-17-Foreplay - Long Time

2-01-Encore Opening
2-02-Something About You
2-03-Party
2-04-Television Politician
2-05-Audience
2-06-Don't Be Afraid
2-07-Ending SE, MC

Brad Delp - Lead vocals, guitar
Tom Sholz - Guitar, organ
Barry Goudreau - Guitars, backing vocals
Fran Sheehan - Bass, backing vocals
Sib Hashian - Drums, backing vocals

rar files packed with a (winrar) recovery record -
links require copy and paste to browser
fileserve.com:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/AR44SG2
http://www.fileserve.com/file/4fZNkGg
http://www.fileserve.com/file/xWAgDge
http://www.fileserve.com/file/Pz6RrX2
http://www.fileserve.com/file/ZU3J4h8
please use the referral link BELOW if you wish to become a Fileserve premium user
http://fileserve.com/signup.php?reff=XETA0m6ToZM~ (links above work without premium account too)

rapidshare.com:
http://lix.in/-9c09bc
or
http://lix.in/-946897
http://lix.in/-95ef38
http://lix.in/-9775d9
http://lix.in/-98fc7a
http://lix.in/-9a831b
or
http://mvmkmr.link-protector.com
http://mvmkms.link-protector.com
http://mvmkzx.link-protector.com
http://mvmkzw.link-protector.com
http://mvmkzv.link-protector.com

megaupload:
http://lix.in/-915b41
or
http://lix.in/-98fc66
http://lix.in/-9a8307
http://lix.in/-9c09a8
http://lix.in/-8e4e09
http://lix.in/-8fd4aa
or
http://mvmkmk.link-protector.com
http://mvmkmm.link-protector.com
http://mvmkmz.link-protector.com
http://mvmkmn.link-protector.com
http://mvmkmc.link-protector.com

Comments welcome.

Boston: Boston 1976 (Dan Lampinski Aud Master) FLAC

Boston Music Hall
Boston, MA
16 October 1976
Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski

01 Rock & Roll Band
02 Shattered Images
03 Peace Of Mind
04 Something About You
05 Smokin'
06 Guitar solo
07 Foreplay/Long Time
08 More Than A Feeling (end cut)
09 Television Politician

The band had sound system problems.
opening for Blue Öyster Cult

Sony TC-152SD Tape Recorder
Sony ECM-99 Stereo Microphone
Maxell cassettes
Mastered and FLAC'ed by Carl Morstadt
Master Cassette -> Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction -> M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 -> CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files -> Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) -> CDWAV (track breaks) -> dBpowerAMP Audio Converter (24-bit/96-KHz wav files converted to 16-bit/44.1 KHz wav files) -> FLAC Front End (FLAC 8 with sector boundary alignment)
FLAC files tagged with Foobar2000 Live Show Tagger
No EQ'ing.

rar files packed with a recovery record -
links require copy and paste to browser
rapidshare.com:
http://lix.in/-71767b
or
http://lix.in/-717671
http://lix.in/-72fd12
http://lix.in/-7483b3
http://lix.in/-760a54
or
http://vrvwkw.link-protector.com
http://vrvwkv.link-protector.com
http://vrvwkk.link-protector.com
http://vrvwkm.link-protector.com

megaupload:
http://lix.in/-7c0412
or
http://lix.in/-72dc4c
http://lix.in/-7462ed
http://lix.in/-75e98e
http://lix.in/-77702f
or
http://vrwrmm.link-protector.com
http://vrwrmz.link-protector.com
http://vrwrmn.link-protector.com
http://vrwrmc.link-protector.com

Comments welcome.

Boston: 1977 KBFH (Pre-FM) FLAC

If you are a Boston fan then don't miss this!

1977-03-19 Long Beach, CA
Bootleg Title: Alive
Lineage: SBD > ? > CD-R(x) > EAC > WAV > FLAC
Source: Soundboard/KBFH PRE-FM
Quality: A+
King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcast. This is the Pre-FM version of the entire concert, with no DJ chatter or station identification.
Though I do not have the covers I did include some excellent art that you could easily use to make your own. -Dave

Setlist:
01. Rock & Roll Band
02. Shattered Images (Help Me)
03. More Than A Feeling (extended ending)
04. Something About You
05. Man I'll Never Be
06. Smokin'
07. Guitar Solo - Blues Song
08. Peace Of Mind
09. Foreplay/Long Time
10. Television Politician

links require copy and paste to browser
rapidshare.com:
http://lix.in/-50bbb5
or
http://lix.in/-585cda
http://lix.in/-4aa13b
http://lix.in/-4c27dc
http://lix.in/-4dae7d
http://lix.in/-4f351e

megaupload:
http://lix.in/-4bee84
or
http://lix.in/-538fa9
http://lix.in/-55164a
http://lix.in/-569ceb
http://lix.in/-58238c
http://lix.in/-4a67ed

Comments welcome.

Boston: Acetate Demos 1975-1976 FLAC

"Mission Aborted"
Issued 1996

Setlist:
01 Love (Don't Be Afraid)
02 Help Me to Forget Her Name (Shattered Images)
03 San Fransisco Day (Hitch a Ride)
04 Shakin' (Mother's Milk Shake) (Smokin')
05 She's a Looker/Talkin' to the Wall
06 Rock n' Roll Band
07 Life Isn't Easy (Something About You)
08 More Than a Feeling
09 Don't Be Afraid of Love
10 Peace of Mind
11 San Fransisco Day (Hitch a Ride)

Lineage: I found this on Zomb as posted by Gary. No lineage was given. Sounds like it came off an LP at some point.

Recording notes: Since I posted "We Found It In the Trashcan, Honest!", I wanted to pass this one along here too. The first 5 songs are different sessions than the last 6, which are the same 6 songs found on the "Trashcan" bootleg. You be the judge as to which sounds better!
The setlist I found for "Mission Aborted" separated "She's a Looker" and "Talkin' to the Wall" into two tracks, but they are actually one track (It's a jam though!). The setlist also claims "San Francisco Day" is the last track, but the song was nowhere to be found. I have added the very same "San Francisco Day" from my "Trashcan" boot to complete the setlist. I've also read that the song "Foreplay" can be found on some other bootlegs included with the rest of the first 5 songs. The original `Mission Aborted` bootleg includes a 2nd disk sometimes referred to as an unreleased Boston album, but it is actually Barry Goudreau's solo album from 1980.

rapidshare.com:
http://lix.in/-3b9aad
http://lix.in/-3d214e
http://lix.in/-3ea7ef

megaupload (fixed):
http://lix.in/-402f26
http://lix.in/-41b5c7
http://lix.in/-3a7a3c

Comments welcome.

Boston: Boston Garden 1978 (VG Aud) FLAC

- Boston, MA - Nov.6.1978 -

This is one of my favorite Boston boots from years past. It's Boston in their prime and in their home town! The crowd was rowdy and the band fed off of that. Tom Scholz even instructed the crowd to ignore the rules and stand on their seats if they wanted to.

This recording was widely traded for years on cassette, and eventually released on a bootleg CD called "Party to Boston". But finding a good audio source proved difficult. I finally obtained a 2nd gen cassette tape which sounds way better than any tape of this show I had heard previously... and sounds *much* better than "Party to Boston" (which is even missing a song).

No work has been done to the audio other than transfer and normalization. Personally, I think it sounds great just as it is. But this is a good reference copy to work from if anybody feels bold enough to try their hand at it.

I reworked the artwork from "Party to Boston" to fit this boot. Everything is exactly as it was except for the back. It now reflects two CDs and lists the missing song "Television Politician". I also added a slight drop shadow on the text for readability. The artwork is 200dpi.

Here is the setlist for the show:

CD-1
---------------------
Rock & Roll Band
Shattered Images
Peace of Mind
Feeling Satisfied
Don't Look Back
The Journey
More Than a Feeling
Instrumental Jam
A Man I'll Never Be

CD-2
---------------------
Smokin
Organ Solo
Guitar Solo
This Time
Foreplay/Long Time
Something About You
Party
Television Politician

rapidshare.com:
http://lix.in/-38d623
http://lix.in/-3a5cc4
http://lix.in/-3be365
http://lix.in/-3d6a06
http://lix.in/-2fae67
http://lix.in/-313508

megaupload:
http://lix.in/-3a69d0
http://lix.in/-3bf071
http://lix.in/-3d7712
http://lix.in/-2fbb73
http://lix.in/-314214
http://lix.in/-32c8b5

Comments welcome.

Boston: Cleveland, Ohio 1976 (Pre-FM CD Source) FLAC

if you are a Boston fan - GRAB THIS BOOT!


1976-09-27
Venue: Agora Ballroom
Source: Pre-FM (Recorded and broadcast by WMMS)
Lineage: Original, silver CD bootleg on the SuperSonic Lable (99003 SS) ---> EAC ---> WAV ---> FLAC (Level 8)
Band Members:
Lead Vocals & Guitars - Brad Delp
Guitars & Organ - Tom Sholtz
Guitars - Barry Goudreau
Bass & Background Vocals - Fran Sheehan
Drums & Background Vocals - Sib Hashian

Ripped from the original silver CD pressing. The SuperSonic bootleg label put out a gem of a product with this show. Not only is the sound quality out of this world, but the artwork is stunning as well.
The performance itself is truly remarkable. It was recorded only a few weeks into the tour for the debut album and shows a band giving their absolute all. Brad Delp sounds great! Sholtz and Goudreau trade leads frequently and the fireworks they create are spectacular. Bass player Sheehan and drummer Hashian, hold down the grooves well throughout and contribute serviceable background vocals as well.
Considering Sholtz played almost everything on the studio record himself and Delp did lead and background vocals, the parts are covered very well by the live band.
Though, the background vocals can't match 4 or 5 overdubbed Delps. Highlights include a very early version of "A Man I'll Never Be", (which would later appear on the Don't Look Back album) and a blistering version of "Foreplay/Long Time" as well as a few gems that never made it on their studio albums.
All in all a show that no Boston fan should be without!

rapidshare.com:
http://lix.in/d054d9cd
http://lix.in/86e1e0d0
http://lix.in/6997155d
http://lix.in/8186c058

Download, listen, post a comment. I'd love to hear what you think!