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Trade List Grading is based upon equalized sound quality, not a reflection of a show’s intrinsic entertainment value. Grading scale: A+ = very good, like a studio CD, perfect B = pretty decent, but with perhaps a substandard mix or presence C = not as good. Too much audience noise or echo, inaudible instruments, lack of treble, etc. D = poor sound overall, comparable to AM radio at best |
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Format |
Venue/ Title |
Date(s) |
Comments
and Sound Quality Grade |
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Clubs & Demos |
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1CD |
Gazzari's |
1974 |
Earliest
known live recording – audience; D |
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1CD |
Gazzari’s
Dance Contest |
1974 |
Entire
Gazzari’s show - B |
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1CD |
Demo Daze |
Various |
Compilation
of various studio demo works and rare live tracks; A to C |
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1CD |
77+
Live (demos & Hilton '76) |
1976 & 77 |
Early
studio demos (as found in Blueprints) and a few live tracks; A- to B- |
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1CD |
Strike
While The Iron's Hot |
5/30/1976 |
Excellent
early live – soundboard; A |
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3CD |
Just
Before The Eruption |
5/30/1976, 6/1/1976 & 1975 |
Includes
S.W.T.I.H. set (lesser quality), Starwood, & Muir
High School- live; B
to C- |
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1CD |
Goldenwest
Ballroom |
5/9/1976 |
Fun show with
some rare tracks – soundboard; B+ |
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1CD |
Club Days
(Goldenwest II) |
5/9/1976, 6/1/1976, 2/1975 |
Nice variety of covers and originals –
soundboard and audience; B to C- |
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2CD |
Goldenwest
Deluxe |
5/9/1976 |
Includes related radio interviews & stuff; soundboard and audience; B+ to C |
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1CD |
Starwood
Club, Hollywood, CA |
6/29/1976 |
Choppy in a few places – Soundboard; B+ to A- |
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2CD |
Blueprints |
Various |
Studio
demos; B to A- |
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1CD |
Zero |
Gene Simmons Demos 1976 |
Excellent
studio demos, some of the same songs as Blueprints but obviously different
recordings; A |
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2CD |
After
Zero |
WB demos 1977 |
Studio
Demos; B to A- |
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2CD |
Complete
Zero |
1976 & 1977 |
Remastered
compilation of Zero and After Zero; A to A+ |
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1CD |
Covers
Band From Pasadena (Aeros Bogarts) |
9/18/1976 |
Fun show
with many cover tunes and a couple original – audience; C |
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1CD |
Magic
Mountain |
1977 |
Includes
Rare originals “One More Time” and “No More Waitin’”, plus an early version of
“Loss of Control”, finished off with the Cherokee studio demos; C- to
B+(“Angel Eyes”) |
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1CD |
Oldest
Lost Tape |
6/10/1977 |
Includes
live version of “Young & Wild”; C+ |
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1CD |
Eruption |
12/20/77 |
A-, unfortunate
hiss keeps this grade down, otherwise it’s great |
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1CD |
Whiskey A-Go-Go, Hollywood, CA |
12/31/1977 |
Audience; C |
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Van Halen Tour |
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1CD |
Selland
Arena, Fresno, CA |
1/28/1978 |
Track transitions sound pasted together - Soundboard?; C+/B- |
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1CD |
Palladium,
New York, NY |
3/25/1978 |
Audience; C |
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1CD |
Burning
Blood |
5/6/1978 |
B |
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1CD |
Stand by
Your Side |
5/10/1978 |
Includes
live version of “Voodoo Queen”; B+ |
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1CD |
Tokyo |
6/17/1978 |
Includes
live version of “Last Night” - Audience; A |
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1CD |
Sonic
Tokyo |
6/22/1978 |
Great
show, needs more bass - Audience; B- |
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1CD |
Bottoms
Up |
7/15/1978 |
Contains
bonus tracks, Soundboard; B- & A- (bonus) |
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1CD |
Ain’t Talkin’
‘Bout Love |
7/15/1978 |
Soundboard;
B |
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1CD |
Nashville |
11/13/1978 |
Typical
early set list including “Down In Flames” – Audience; C to C- |
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World Vacation Tour |
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1CD |
Live and
Loud |
3/25/1979 |
B |
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1CD |
California
World Music Festival |
4/8/1979 |
C |
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1CD |
Van Halen
in VanCouver |
4/18/1979 |
Audience;
C |
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1CD |
Light Up
The Sky |
4/19/1979 |
Includes
The Story of Joe, Audience; C |
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2CD |
Masonic
Auditorium, Detroit, MI |
5/1/1979 |
Audience; B- |
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1CD |
We’re An
American Band |
6/21/1979 |
C+ |
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2CD |
Blitzed
in London |
6/28/1979 |
B- |
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2CD |
Furitsu
Taiiku-Kan, Osaka, Japan |
9/10/1979 |
B- |
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World Invasion Tour |
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1CD |
Bright
Lights, Big Largo |
5/1/1980 |
B+ to C (in
places) |
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1CD |
Manchester,
UK |
6/19/1980 |
Audience; C |
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1CD |
London
Invasion |
6/23/1980 |
Soundboard;
B- |
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1CD |
The Good,
The Bad, and Van Halen |
6/23/1980 |
Same as
London Invasion, but includes “You Really Got Me”; B- |
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2CD |
Rainbow Theater
Ballroom, London |
6/24/1980 |
Audience;
B- |
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2CD |
This Ain’t No Cheap Trick |
9/10/1980 |
Contains a few random editing issues, Audience; C+ to
C-(in places) |
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Fair Warning Tour |
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2CD |
Homeground |
6/19/1981 |
Soundboard;
B- |
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1CD |
Listen Up
Eddie |
6/21/1981 |
Soundboard;
B- |
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2CD |
Nassau
Coliseum Uniondale, NY |
7/18/1981 |
Audience; C |
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2CD |
Martial
Law |
7/21/1981 |
Audience;
B- |
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Hide Your Sheep Tour |
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2CD |
Sold Out on
a Saturday Night: Charlotte, NC |
7/17/1982 |
Possible
Soundboard; B |
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2CD |
Seattle,
WA |
9/2/1982 |
Audience; C+/B- |
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2CD |
Everybody
Wants A Virgin |
10/27/1982 |
From
Montreal – Audience?; A- |
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1CD |
I’m So
Glad |
1/16/1983 |
C+ |
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2CD |
South American
Assault |
2/5/1983 |
Includes
a special acoustic Montevideo tune following “Summertime Blues”, and
“Heartbreak Hotel”, Soundboard; C+ |
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2CD |
US
Festival |
5/29/1983 |
Classic
show – soundboard; B+ |
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1984 Tour |
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2CD |
Madison
Square Garden |
3/30(or 31)/1984 |
Audience;
B |
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2CD |
Tai Chi
in San Francisco |
5/11/1984 |
Full show
- Audience; B- ~includes radio interview with Ed & his guitar (very
cool); A- |
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1CD |
Live at
the San Diego Sports Arena |
5/21/1984 |
Soundboard;
B |
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2CD |
Live in
Madison |
7/3/1984 |
B+ |
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2CD |
Meadowlands,
NJ |
4/2/1984 |
Audience;
B |
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2CD |
Assaults
Quebec |
4/21/1984 |
B |
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1CD |
Wild In The Stadium |
9/1/1984 |
Audience; B+ |
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5150 Tour |
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1CD |
The Dawn
of 5150 |
Various |
Some 5150
studio outtakes, some live material, some of EVH’s Wild Life score; B- to A+ |
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2CD |
Kemper
Arena Kansas City, MO |
5/30/1986 |
Audience;
C-/D+ |
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2CD |
Montreal,
Canada |
8/20/1986 |
Audience:
A- |
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1CD |
New
Haven, CT |
8/26/1986 |
Selected
songs from the Live Without A Net show, but also includes “Good Enough” and
“Wild Thing” - Soundboard; A |
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Monsters of Rock / OU812 Tour |
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1CD |
Rosemont,
IL |
10/25/1988 |
Partial
show - a little choppy - Audience; C+ |
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2CD |
Buffalo,
NY |
6/19/1988 |
Includes
a cover of “Superstitious”; B |
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2CD |
Who’s
This Sucker In The 3 Piece? |
10/11/1988 |
Audience;
C |
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1CD |
Got the
Miracle Fingers |
2/1/1989 |
Soundboard;
A |
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour |
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2CD |
Buloxi,
MS |
12/6/1991 |
Includes
Born on The Bayou; B to B+ |
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1CD |
Daydream
in Dallas |
12/4/1991 |
Dallas
Free Show, virtually no audience noise - soundboard; A |
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1CD |
Man On A
Mission |
1992 |
Includes
“Rock Candy/Voodoo Chile” - Soundboard; A |
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Right Here, Right Now Tour |
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2CD |
Secret
Gig at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go |
3/3/1993 |
Soundboard;
A- (after first track) |
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2CD |
Darien,
NY |
7/3/1993 |
Very light on the bass - Audience; B- |
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2CD |
Weedsport,
NY |
7/4/1993 |
Audience; B+ |
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2CD |
Antioch,
TN |
7/24/1993 |
Light on the bass (but can be EQ’d alright)- Audience; B+/A- |
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2CD |
Noblesville,
IN |
7/25/1993 |
Possible soundboard?; A- |
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2CD |
Live from
East Troy, WI |
7/31/1993 |
Audience;
B+ |
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2CD |
Live from
Sacramento |
8/22/1993 |
Fun show
– audience recording; A- |
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2CD |
Rocking
My Hometown |
8/27/1993 |
Great
show includes acoustic version of “The Love”, and full band version of “Eagles
Fly”, Soundboard; A to A- |
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1CD |
Live:
Jump |
1993 |
4 track
cd single: “Jump”, “Love Walks In”, “Mine All Mine”, “Eagles Fly” –
Soundboard; A+ |
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Ambulance Tour |
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1CD |
Balance
Album Release Party |
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Album
Network Broadcast, VH with intimate live audience, interviews mixed with
album tracks; A |
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1CD |
Breaking
the Balance |
1/30/95 + |
Soundboard;
A+ to A- |
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1CD |
Secret
Gig (Arnhem, Holland) |
1/27/1995 |
Soundboard;
A+ |
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2CD |
Random
Shot |
3/11/1995 |
Unedited
John Stewart MTV show –soundboard; A+ |
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1CD |
Blastin' |
3/11/1995 & 6/24/1995 |
Compilation
from 2 shows – soundboard; A+ |
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2CD |
Someday
In The Valley |
7/29/1995 |
Includes
Sammy’s acoustic “Someday” - Audience; A- |
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2CD |
Rocks The
Beer Hall |
8/19/1995 |
Soundboard;
A+ |
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2CD |
Kickin’
Some Big Ass In Mass |
8/9/1995 |
Audience;
B+ |
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Van Halen III Tour |
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2CD |
The Only
One |
10/29/1998 |
Fantastic
audience audio; A+ |
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2CD |
Unchained
Monsters |
7/24/1998 |
Album
Network Broadcast – Soundboard, includes studio out take “That’s Why I Love
You”; A+ |
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2004 Tour |
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2CD |
Live from Greensboro (Buckeye version) |
6/11/2004 |
Sounds more distant than Steecoe version, Audience; B |
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2CD |
Live from Greensboro (Steecoe version) |
6/11/2004 |
Sounds more muffled than Buckeye version, Audience; B |
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2CD |
Live from Indianapolis |
7/1/2004 |
Audience; B |
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2CD |
Live from Cleveland |
7/2/2004 |
Audience; B |
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2CD |
Live from Toronto |
7/3/2004 |
Audience; A- |
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2CD |
Live from Columbus |
7/7/2004 |
Audience; B |
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2CD |
Live from Grand Rapids |
7/9/2004 |
Audience; B+ |
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2CD |
Live from Detroit |
7/10/2004 |
Audience; B |
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2CD |
Live from Auburn Hills |
7/11/2004 |
Audience; B+ |
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2CD |
Live from Chicago, IL |
7/19/2004 |
Audience; A- |
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2CD |
Live from Chicago, IL (2nd night) |
7/20/2004 |
Audience; B+ |
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Etc. |
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4CD |
Looney Tunes
- The Unreleased |
Various |
Compilation
of assorted rare songs from various sources; A to C |
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1CD |
EVH -
Guitar Man |
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Pieces of
various VH tunes played in segments, not necessarily Ed; B- |
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1CD |
The
Interview |
1987 |
Studio interview
about OU812 prior to release – no music; A+ |
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1CD |
Musicians
Institute Jam Session |
1989 |
EVH Jams
on Guitar for over 1 hour with Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Berlin and an unknown
drummer; C+ |
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1CD |
Los
Lobotomies - Baked Potato Bar |
2/25/1992 |
Edward
Van Halen joined Steve Lukather on stage to perform; B |
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1CD |
The HTZ
FM Interview |
2/94, 5/95, 6/97 & 10/97 |
Radio
station interviews with DLR, Mike, & Sammy (separately) – no music; A |
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1CD |
Brian May
– Resurrection |
Released: 1995 |
Includes
the 3 Star Fleet Project songs (tracks 6,7,8) w/ EVH – studio; A+ |
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1CD |
Rat
Salade |
Various |
Excellent
quality .mp3 compilation including Looney Tunes, Stand by Your Side, Got The Miracle
Fingers, Daydream in Dallas, Secret Gig (Holland), Random Shot and Blastin’
(equivalent to 11 discs & includes Winamp) |
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1CD |
Photo
compilation CD-ROM |
Various |
Contains
No Music, tons of digital photos from all eras |
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Sammy Hagar |
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1CD |
HSAS in
Concert |
11/9/1983 |
A
different night than the Through The Fire CD, and includes more songs -
soundboard; A+ |
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2CD |
Red Rocks |
1997 |
Soundboard;
B+ |
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1CD |
House of
Blues |
9/16/1997 |
Soundboard;
B+ |
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2CD |
Universal
Amphitheater |
7/2/1999 |
Soundboard;
A- |
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1CD |
Live and
Raw in Cabo |
2000 |
Best Buy
promo disc accompanying Ten13, consists of an intro and 2 songs: “3 Lock Box”
and “Both Sides Now” live - soundboard; A+ |
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2CD |
High
Maintenance |
5/7/2002 |
With Lars
Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Michael Anthony; B+ |
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2CD |
Live in
New York, NY |
8/29/2002 |
With
guests Michael Anthony and Gary Cherone ;A |
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2CD |
Cabo de
Blockbuster |
5/3/2003 |
B+ |
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1CD |
Live in
Walnut Creek, CA |
1/9/2004 |
Includes “Whole
Lotta Led”, Audience; B+/A- |
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2CD |
Tahoe
Wabo Party |
4/30/2004 |
Special
guest Toby Keith, Audience; A- |
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2CD |
Tahoe
Wabo Party |
5/1/2004 |
Great set
list; Special guests Ted Nugent, Toby Keith, Jerry Cantrel, Ronny Montrose;
Audience; A- |
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2CD |
Tahoe
Wabo Party |
5/2/2004 |
Includes
awesome acoustic set including many classic covers; with special guests Toby
Keith, Bob Weir, Jerry Cantrel, Ted Nugent, Ronny Montrose Aaron Hagar, and
more; Audience; A+ |
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David Lee Roth |
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2CD |
Live |
6/13/03 |
Could use
more bass; B+ |
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2CD |
Live |
6/28/03 |
A- |
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Joe Satriani |
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2CD |
Live In
Florida |
8/21/2002 |
Great
quality; A+ |
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As of 4/11/2005