#40 The Rolling Stones - Forest National, Brussels, Belgium - October 17, 1973 (early show) (Flac)

NOTE: 
THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL RELEASE (LATE SHOW), THERE WERE TWO PERFORMANCES ON THIS DATE. THE BOOTLEG IS FROM THE EARLY SHOW.
(See the notes below)

The Background:
It’s 1973, the Rolling Stones play a live benefit concert for victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake. The show at the Forum in LA on January 18, would be their first live performance in six months, since the closing date (July 26, 1972) of the North American tour, at Madison Square Garden in New York. 
Three days after this benefit concert, they took to the stage of the Honolulu International Centre in Hawaii, to begin their Winter tour. After three shows they returned to LA for further work on the forthcoming follow up to ‘Exile On Main St.’
On February 9, the Stones arrived at Sydney airport in Australia, to conduct the usual press conferences for promotional and publicity purposes before flying to New Zealand to perform at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland on the 11th, their only date in this country.  Nine shows then followed in Australia, taking in the cities of Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and finally Sydney on February 26 & 27.
Mixing and overdubbing for the upcoming album ‘Goat’s Head Soup’ continued throughout the spring and summer months. The first single from the album, ‘Angie’ backed with ‘Silver Train’ was released on August 20th
The ‘Goat’s Head Soup’ album would be released on the last day of August, and the European tour in support began the very next day in Vienna. The tour comprised of 43 shows over 49 days. This bootleg is from the third last show, not the official release from the evening show, although a few tracks are common to both.

The Bootleg:
At the time of writing, the Rolling Stones bootlegs database, lists 65 different titles for this early show (of which at least part of the show has appeared on). I have downloaded numerous variations over the years, a few of the titles I have been through - Bunnies, Bombs, Busts & A Princess (Halcyon), Bedspring Symphony, Nasty Music (VGP) & Europe 73 (VGP) in fact, five editions of the latter. A book could be written about just this one Rolling Stones show and the endless amount of bootlegs that have been derived from it. The one that remains on my shelf is this: Brussels Affair - Definitive Edition! released in 2000 on the Rattle Snake bootleg label (RS 015/16). Other Stones fans may have their own favourite from the titles I have previously mentioned but what is important, is that you have a copy of the show.

Reviewer’s Comments:
“The boot is the Stones' finest hour in terms of live performance captured on tape”

“Midnight Rambler on the first disc just soars (Mick Taylor is in top form) and the recording is a primal moment. The way the Stones come back into the full tempo ending from the conclusion of the breakdown 3/4 of the way through is something magical and transcendent.”

“Gimme Shelter is perhaps the most original and enduring song in the Stones cannon, capable of knocking a listener out in any of the many interpretations the band has put forth over the years. However, listening to the guitar interplay between the savage slashing of Keith Richards on the rhythm riffs and Mick Taylor's monster soloing will take your breath away.”

“This is in fact the best Stones album bar none. Yes, really! Sound quality is amazing. The Stones are at their peak musically and as a performing band.”

“Arguably the best live release from the band's illustrious career, this is one affair that will remain fresh after repeated visits.”

“This snapshot of the 1973 Rolling Stones tour of Europe in support of the Goats Head Soup album finds the band at the pinnacle of their live prowess, Brussels Affair is such a revelation”

The European Tour Dates:

September
1st: Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
3rd: Eisstadion, Mannheim, (West) Germany
4th: Sporthalle, Cologne, (West) Germany (early show)
4th: Sporthalle, Cologne, (West) Germany (late show)
7th: Empire Pool, Wembley, London,
8th: Empire Pool, Wembley, London (early show)
8th: Empire Pool, Wembley, London (late show)
9th: Empire Pool, Wembley, London
11th: Belle Vue, Kings Hall, Manchester, England
12th: Belle Vue, Kings Hall, Manchester, England
13th: City Hall, Newcastle, England (early show)
13th: City Hal,l Newcastle, England (late show)
16th: Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland
17th: Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland
19th: Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England (early show)
19th: Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England (late show)
23rd: Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria
25th: Festhalle, Berne, Switzerland
26th: Festhalle, Berne, Switzerland (early show)
26th: Festhalle, Berne, Switzerland (late show)
28th: Olympiahalle, Munich, (West) Germany (early show)
28th: Olympiahalle, Munich, (West) Germany (late show)
30th: Festhalle, Frankfurt, (West) Germany (early show)
30th: Festhalle, Frankfurt, (West) Germany (late show)

October
2nd: Ernst-Merck-Halle, Hamburg, (West) Germany (early show)
2nd: Ernst-Merck-Halle, Hamburg, (West) Germany (late show)
4th: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark (early show)
4th: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark (late show)
6th: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden (early show)
6th: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden (late show)
7th: Brondby-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark (early show)
7th: Brondby-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark (late show)
9th: Grugahalle, Essen, (West) Germany
10th: Grugahalle, Essen, (West) Germany
11th: Grugahalle, Essen, (West) Germany
13th: Sportpaleis AHOY, Rotterdam, Holland
14th: Sportpaleis AHOY, Rotterdam, Holland (early show)
14th: Sportpaleis AHOY, Rotterdam, Holland (late show)
15th: Sportpaleis Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium
17th: Foret Nationale, Brussels, Belgium (early show) (bootleg)
17th: Foret Nationale, Brussels, Belgium (late show) (official release)
19th: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, (West) Germany

Rolling Stones Brussels Affair - Definitive Edition! 
Rattle Snake ‎– RS 015/16
Released:  2000 

Disc one:
01 Brown Sugar*   
02 Gimme Shelter   
03 Happy   
04 Tumbling Dice   
05 Dancing With Mr. D   
06 Angie   
07 You Can't Always Get What You Want   
08 Midnight Rambler*  
09 Honky Tonk Woman   
10 All Down The Line   
11 Rip This Joint   
12 Jumping Jack Flash   
13 Street Fighting Man*   
14 Starfucker   
recorded live at the Forest National, Brussels, Belgium on October 17th 1973, 1st show.

Disc two:
01 Brown Sugar            Rotterdam Oct 14 (late show)
02 Happy                       London Sep 9
03 Gimme Shelter         London Sep 9
04 Heartbreaker             London Sep 9
05 Street Fighting Man  London Sep 9
06 Brown Sugar             Newcastle Sep 13
07 Starfucker                  Newcastle Sep 13
08 Dancing With Mr. D  London Sep 9
09 Angie                         Newcastle Sep 13
10 Midnight Rambler     London Sep 9
11 Gimme Shelter          Munich Sep 28
12 Street Fighting Man  Munich Sep 28
 bonus tracks 
13 Bitch                        Vienna, Sep 1
14 100 Years Ago         Vienna, Sep 1
15 Sweet Virginia         Vienna, Sep 1
16 Silver Train              Vienna, Sep 1

#39 FLEETWOOD MAC - Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco 1968 (Flac)

This is the final post before I start the top 10 countdown. If you want to find a title, just enter the artists name in the search box at the top left hand corner.

This is a wonderful live performance by Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac. Particularly impressive are the extended slow blues ‘Worried Dream’ and ‘I Loved Another Woman.’ There is a smouldering slowburn and ambience that the early Mac bring to their songs, that sets them apart from the other British Blues bands of this era. The tone and piercing crystalline sound of Peter Green's guitar is highly unique and combined with the subtle underrated playing of Mick Fleetwood and his rhythm buddy John McVie give the band such a distinctive feel. They can also rock hard too, see 'Long Tall Sally' on disc two, where they produce a clattering punk like intensity on this classic rock 'n' roll cover.

Fleetwood Mac
Carousel Ballroom
San Francisco, CA.
June 9, 1968
(plus another partial set from the same run of shows (June 7 or 8, 1968)).

Excellent stereo soundboard recording from low gen. source

CD1: June 9, 1968 first set
01. [cuts in] Madison Blues  4:31
02. My Baby’s Gone  6:00
03. My Baby’s Skinny  4:48
04. Worried Dream  9:57
05. Dust My Broom  4:32
06. Got To Move  3:00
07. Worried Mind  4:41
08. Instrumental  10:29
09. Have You Ever Loved A Woman?  7:58
10. Lazy Poker Blues  4:49
Running time: 60:55

CD2: June 9, 1968 second set
01. [cuts in] Stop Messin’ ‘Round [with Paul Butterfield]  2:12
02. I Loved Another Woman [with Paul Butterfield]  7:03
03. I Believe [with Paul Butterfield]  5:17
04. The Sun Is Shining [with Paul Butterfield]  6:27
05. Long Tall Sally [with Paul Butterfield]  4:53
06. Willie & The Hand Jive 4:04
07. > Tuti Frutti  3:02
08. thanks by Peter Green, announcer band intros + crowd noise before encore  0:32
09. Ready Teddy [cut]  3:16

June 7 or 8, 1968 S.F. Carousel Ballroom 
10. [cuts in] I Need Your Love So Bad  1:46
11. I Believe  4:59
12. Shake Your Moneymaker  9:12
13. Ready Teddy  2:30
14 Peter Green says thanks, announcer outro + crowd noise  0:19
Running time: 55:38

Peter Green - guitar, vocals
John McVie - bass
Mick Fleetwood - drums
Jeremy Spencer - guitar, vocals
Paul Butterfield - harp (where noted)

 Original notes:
There are minor channel fluctuations in a few spots but this mostly sounds spectacular with a very 60's sounding mix (vocals in one channel and guitars in the other). To be able to hear Paul Butterfield with Fleetwood Mac is a highlight but Peter Green sounds really great too!
I have heard that this was posted back in the STG era, but this version has been remastered with the sets separated better between discs and some minor "nip and tuck" type edits. No EQ or noise reduction was used in the remastering process.
From Peter Green's stage comments, this is from one week into Fleetwood Mac's first U.S. tour and he sounds like he's having a really good time on the last night of a 3 show run with Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. This is presumed to be the last night because Peter Green makes a comment about how they'll be back in 2 weeks (not the following night). I think that they returned to the Carousel on the 22nd or 23rd of June.
A Dime member offered to create some cover art and it contains some rare cover photos that came from another Dime member so thanks to both of them and to the original source for this terrific recording!
I should mention that the poster for this concert was one of the strangest designs ever. It was a rendition of some medals that was supposed to be cut out and worn. I guess you'd have to see it to understand the concept...
Transfer info: unspecified lineage CD's received in trade // CD extraction with Toast Titanium > Macintosh Pro Tools (minor edits, normalization & retracking) > AIFF > FLAC > CD.
FLAC files (level 8) created with xACT with sector boundaries verified.
md5 file created with checkSUM+.

#38 DAVID BOWIE - Strange Fascination (Live 1974) (Flac)

DAVID BOWIE - Strange Fascination
Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, USA
5th September 1974

“The Year Of The Diamond Dogs” as named by producer Tony Defries, began on 14 June and ended on 1 December 1974. The tour had three distinct legs; June to July, then September and ending with October through to the beginning of December.
This soundboard was recorded on the second leg, from the fourth date of a seven-night run, at the Universal Amphitheatre in LA. During the month layoff in August, David began recording his next studio album, “Young Americans.”
The official release “David Live” was recorded on the first leg during July. This live recording from the second leg, is somewhat different with alternate arrangements of some of Bowie’s most famous songs, making it never less than interesting and somewhat of a rarity, as there are few seventies unreleased Bowie recordings in this quality.
The set list is excellent, a third of it taken from the current ‘Diamond Dogs’ album, four tracks from ‘Aladdin Sane’ and three from ‘Ziggy’, also performed is ‘All The Young Dudes’ a Bowie written hit single for Mott The Hoople. The outtake ‘ It’s Gonna Be Me’ from the ‘Young Americans’ sessions would not see official release until 1991 (on the album re-issue)
Despite the many accounts of David’s large cocaine intake and drug problems, he performs and sings extremely well, despite the bizarre ‘Italian’ accent used on some track intros.
A superb bootleg, well worth a place in your collection.

Liberated Bootleg
Label - Tom 001/002 CD
Artwork Included

Silver Discs > EAC > Flac
2xCD - 106 Minutes Approx

CD 1
Introduction
1984
Rebel Rebel
Moonage Daydream
Sweet Thing
Changes
Suffragette City
Aladdin Sane
All The Young Dudes
Cracked Actor
Rock And Roll With Me

CD 2
Knock On Wood
It's Gonna Be Me
Space Oddity
Diamond Dogs
Big Brother
Time
The Jean Genie
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
John I'm Only Dancing (Again)
Voice Of Promoter

Notes below from Bassman's David Bowie site
http://www.algonet.se/~bassman

"A Japanese double CD made from the original tape. It is not fair to call it a re-issue of the European CD with the same title, because this one contains the 10 minute intro and the outro. The intro consists of lots of street sounds and the outro is the voice of the promoter announcing that Bowie has left the theatre after the final song. The sound quality is absolutely excellent, which means even better than the European issue, but if you can't compare you won't notice! Anyway, it's a true must!"

#37 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Tokyo Sun (Live 1984) (Flac)

Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
January 17, 1984
Live from the Soundboard

FM broadcast

01. Over The Wall (6:39)
02. The Back Of Love (3:23)
03. Stars Are Stars (3:01)
04. The Killing Moon (4:26)
05. All That Jazz (2:56)
06. The Cutter (3:54)
07. Never Stop (4:21)
08. Thorn Of Crowns (5:41)
09. Crocodiles (6:49) (cuts out at 4:17)
10. All My Colours (Zimbo) (4:47)
11. Do It Clean (6:57)

Virtually all of the bootlegs on the 100 greatest bootlegs blog have been sourced from the original downloaded files on my hard drives. This is an exception and has been ripped from the cdr I burnt circa 2007-08. The original files were acquired from the old 'Tape City' torrent site, now long gone.

This is my favourite Bunnymen bootleg. It has circulated on a silver disc which has inferior quality, noise reduction was used on it and ruined the sound. There is a touch of hiss here, noticeable between songs, but overall the quality is superb with clear pounding bass and sparkling guitar. 'Do It Clean' the best version ever? You decide!

thebasement67
100greatestbootlegs blog
June 2015

Artwork included

Note: Crocodiles cuts out 2:30 before the end of the track. Does anyone have the complete track from this source (Tape City torrent site)

#36 RAMONES - Blitzkrieg '76 (Flac)

Available on CD-R but the sound lacks in comparison with the vinyl version (it says "remastered" but sounds like re-sequenced and punch-less). Few Ramones bootlegs (especially from the early years) have the quality of "Blitzkrieg '76". The band play virtually the whole of their debut album, only missing 'I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement' and 'Loudmouth.'

The front cover dates the show as being from May 12, 1976, and recorded at the "The Club" in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Some sites date it as May 21st.

 “ Paul (Simonon) was practising bass to reggae songs and the first Ramones album, which was seminal. It can't be stressed how great the first Ramones album was to the (punk) scene because it gave anyone who couldn't play the idea that it was simple enough to be able to play. We all used to practise along with it. Paul and I spent hours, days, and weeks playing along to the record. Anyone could see where the notes went and it gave everyone confidence. It was the first word of punk, a fantastic record.”  ………………………………………………………………Joe Strummer

A1 Blitzkrieg Bop   

A2 I Remember You   

A3 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment   

A4 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend   

A5 53rd & 3rd   

A6 Havana Affair   

A7 California Sun

A8 Judy Is A Punk   

A9 I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You   

A10 Today Your Love... Tomorrow The World  

B1 Beat On The Brat   

B2 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue   

B3 Swallow My Pride   

B4 Glad To See You Go   

B5 Chainsaw   

B6 Listen To My Heart   

B7 Baby Sitter   

B8 Oh Oh I Love Her So   

B9 Commando   

B10 Let's Dance

sourced from a vinyl rip by  jpstooges (April 2012)

#35 STEVE EARLE - BKA-Luftschloß, Berlin - March 12th, 2003 (Flac)

From August 1st until 22nd 2003, every night from 11.00 PM – 1.00 AM (German summer time) Berlin radio station RadioEins broadcast another round of their superb "summer night concerts", recorded earlier in the year. Artists included Massive Attack, Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle & The Dukes; this rocking FM broadcast is from the BKA-Luftschloß in Berlin.

In a busy year for Steve he performed on the east coast of the US throughout January and into February finishing in Atlanta, Georgia. He then flew with the Dukes to Europe for a 13-date tour in March and April, taking in Germany, Norway, England, Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands, before returning to the US for further live dates in Montana, Oklahoma, Texas and California. A visit to Canada followed with promo appearances on Canadian TV for a live date in Ontario. June 30th marked an appearance at the 10th Annual Fast and Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty in Washington DC.
He also found time to appear in some guest slots, notably for Pearl Jam during their ‘Riot Act’ tour, before returning to Europe in August for some solo Festival dates. Not finished for the year, he went home for more appearances in the US and then Canada during October and November.

Steve Earle & the Dukes
Luftschloß, Berlin, Germany
March 12, 2003

01 Amerika v. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)
02 What's A Simple Man To Do?
03 Ashes To Ashes
04 Conspiracy Theory
05 My Old Friend The Blues
06 Someday
07 Taneytown
08 The Rain Came Down
09 Harlan Man
10 Mystery Train Part II
11 Copperhead Road
12 Guitar Town
13 Billy Austin
14 The Truth
15 Some Dreams
16 Hurtin' Me Hurtin' You

17 Go Amanda
18 John Walker's Blues
19 Jerusalem
20 Transcendental Blues
21 N.Y.C.
22 The Unrepentant
23 Hard-Core Troubadour
24 Devils Right Hand
25 Christmas In Washington
26 Time Has Come Today
27 Get Together
28 (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding

FM Broadcast

#34 RORY GALLAGHER - In Concert 1971-72 (Flac)

Rory Gallagher was a phenomenal guitarist and songwriter and this ‘In Concert 71-72’ is the best sounding early live bootleg. It was compiled from two live BBC performances, that were broadcast as promotion for Rory’s first two solo releases. ‘Rory Gallagher’ released on 23 May 1971 and ‘Deuce’ released on 28 November 1971. An official live album was also released on 14 May 1972, ‘Live In Europe’ it was the first of two essential live official releases.
The BBC were great supporters of Rory’s music and numerous sessions and live performances exist, with only a fraction of them officially released.

notes:

Rory Gallagher: Two BBC In Concerts

torrent size: 13 tracks; 76:19 minutes; 507MB Flac files and 1.17MB art
BBC; London, England .... ex-/ex/sb
Source: BBC > CDR(1) > (wav) EAC (secure mode) > mkwACT(shn) (> YOU)
Artwork included, HANX :-)
Information: http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=212301
more information: http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=212358

12 August 1971 (Tx. 22 August 1971)
BBC 'John Peel Sunday Concert'
Paris Theatre, London, England, UK
6 tracks; 39:14 minutes .... ex-/ex/sb > CDR

01. Hands Up
02. For The Last Time
03. In Your Town
04. Just The Smile
05. Laundromat
06. It Takes Time

13 January 1972 (Tx. 22 January 1972)
BBC 'In Concert'
Paris Theatre, London, England, UK
7 tracks; 37:05 minutes .... ex-/ex/sb>CDR

07. (Introduction) not by John Peel
08. Used To Be
09. I Should've Learned My Lesson
10. Out Of My Mind
11. Could've Had Religion
12. Crest Of A Wave
13. Messin' With The Kid

Rory Gallagher: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Gerry McAvoy: Bass
Wilgar Campbell: Drums

RORY,
P&L

(source: traded shn files from Jeff, thanksabillion)

#33 THE WAILERS - Paris Theatre, London 1973 (Flac)

Bob Marley & The Wailers
May 24, 1973
Paris Theatre              
London, England

The Wailers gave an extraordinary live concert at the BBC’s Paris Theatre, which was broadcast as part of the ‘Top Gear’ pop music series. Performing on the British radio network for the second time, the Wailers were on their best behaviour, and the performance emerged as a perfect jewel, almost “chamber reggae” in the band’s precision and attention to detail. After a well-meaning but fumbling compere, Pete Drummond, introduced the group to raucous whistles and applause from the Wailers’ loyal West Indian clique, Bob said thank you and the group clicked into the show-opener, “Rastaman Chant.” The band was nervous and Bunny’s opening drumbeat was tentative, but then the Barrett brothers synched in and the angelic Wailers harmony rang out:

Said I here the words of the Rasta man seh/Babylon your throne gone down, gone down/Babylon your throne gone down.

 After three minutes and fifteen seconds of harmony, the Wailers were cut off and the compere began his between-song patter. “That was a chant, which is sort of a roots song for the Wailers, to do with a cult which is Rasta Faria (sic) which a lot of West Indians are turning to, which was extremely popular in the 1920s. Rasta meaning ‘head,’ Faria meaning ‘creator.’ This next number is on their current album, Catch A Fire, composed by Bob Marley. It’s called ‘Slave Driver.’ ” Carly Barrett tapped out the opening beats, and a subdued version followed, driven by Tosh’s cruelly chopping guitar and Wire’s vivid, passionate organ breaks. When the number was through, the compere gently urged the crowd to dance, and the party was under way. A great rendition of “Stop That Train” was next, with Tosh delivering his strongest singing of the tour over the breathless harmonies of Bunny and Bob. The Wailers’ vaunted harmonies were again on display in the a cappella choral intro to  “No More Trouble,” which segued into a hard-rocking groove as soon as the rhythm section kicked in. Tosh followed this with an improvised lyric on “400 Years”: Won’t you come with me/You’re black and you’re proud/So you got to be free,” as the band supplied impeccable dub on the song’s coda. “Look how long…400 years!” Now the intensity of the set was starting to really build. “Midnight Ravers” was a bass/dub showpiece, six minutes of apocalyptic imagery, the “music of stampede” invading the staid precincts of the BBC. 

“Stir It Up” seemed even more of a simmering sex litany when coloured with, Tosh’s obscene wah-wah guitar solo on top of the instrumental passage. “Concrete Jungle” followed fast, Carly rushing the beat a little after a sharp snare intro. Wya made a mistake halfway through the song, starting his solo halfway through the second chorus. Bob shot Wya an evil look and killed the song early, going right into the Wailers’ new clarion call from their forthcoming album, “Get Up Stand Up.” The version was pure 1973 Wailers, brimming with tension, never giving up the fight. The compere announced the last number, and the audience protested vehemently. “Kinky Reggae,” the story of looking for herb in Piccadilly Circus, finished an entrancing set. Backstage after the show, Bob Marley got hot with Wya, who had blown a passage in “Concrete Jungle.” Always the perfectionist, Bob Marley didn’t like mistakes.  

(This review is an extract from the book, Bob Marley - Conquering Lion by Stephen Davis, 1983)
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Original notes

#46568
BBC "In Concert"
Bootleg: "First Trip" [TDK!] (TDCY-6005)
Source: SBD
Lineage: Silver > xACT > FLAC

01. Rasta Man Chant
02. Slave Driver
03. Stop That Train
04. No More Trouble
05. 400 Years
06. Midnight Ravers
07. Stir It Up
08. Concrete Jungle
09. Get Up, Stand Up
10. Kinky Reggae

Notes:
I think this is a different source because this version has no announcements at all.
The quality is superb. This sounds like a PreFM recording.