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Five concerts from the early years of Tangerine Dream. First time ever on CD for these rare recordings captured at various live venues in the UK & Europe between 1974 & 1976. Mastered by Tangerine Dream's Edgar Fr... more »oese. Paper sleeves housed in a deluxe box. Castle. 2003.« less
Five concerts from the early years of Tangerine Dream. First time ever on CD for these rare recordings captured at various live venues in the UK & Europe between 1974 & 1976. Mastered by Tangerine Dream's Edgar Froese. Paper sleeves housed in a deluxe box. Castle. 2003.
CD Reviews
Essential for any "classic" Tangerine Dream fan
Paul Allaer | Cincinnati | 11/15/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A couple of years ago Tangerine Dream teased us with the release of "Soundmill Navigator", a 1976 live album, supposedly setting the stage for a stream of "classic" TD live releases. And then... nothing happened, until now! Here comes "The Bootleg Box Set Vol. 1", a 5 concerts, 7 CD extravaganza containing about 6 hrs of live music covering 1974-1976, with the classic line-up of Egdar Froese, Chris Franke and Peter Baumann.The Sheffield concert (audio recording; 10-29-74; 44 min.) is a Phaedra-era stream of conciousness, not much melody to speak of. The Royal Albert Hall concert (soundboard, 4-2-75; 103 min.) is the highlight of the box, shifting easily from mood pieces to sequencer-driven hard-charging sets, reminiscent of the Rubycon studio album of the same era (and the band is introduced by John Peel, no less!). The Croydon concert (audio; 10-22-75; 61 min.) contains elements of the Ricochet live album, with again great sequencer-driven tracks. The Bilbao concert (audio; 1-31-76; 111 min.) is in the same vein, but not as focused. The Berlin concert (audio; 6-27-76; 31 min.) is the real puzzler on this set: the same concert as "Soundmill navigator" but hardly sounding the same (the sound quality doesn't help), begging the question: why is this included here?In the end, these are minor quibbles. This set is an excellent addition to the Tangerine Dream catalogue of their "classic era" music. I've been waiting for years for a collection like this, and recommend it strongly to any TD fan of the Phaedra-Rubycon-Ricochet era."
You Are There!
jazzrage | Port Washington, New York United States | 09/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the classic Tangerine Dream live experience. I've heard their chopped up remasters of concerts (Ricochet, Soundmill Navigator) and hissy bootlegs of some of these same concerts and in both cases was disappointed but in this case I was totally and pleasently surprised. Every concert on here is a classic and they all are unique and improvised. They are of the classic Rubycon and Phaedra line up but they sound totally different from these albums. If you want to know what Tangerine Dream sounded like live in their prime, look no further. Croydon Fairfield Hall is the top concert in this set, hands down."
"Historic" is The Word!!!!
Louie Bourland | Garden Grove CA | 09/15/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Tangerine Dream's "Bootleg" boxed set is a revelation for die-hard Dream fans. This 7-disc set features music from 5 different concerts recorded between 1974 and 1976. With the exception of the 1976 Philharmonic concert (which was remixed and released as "Soundmill Navigator" in 2000), all of the music included in this set has never been released before. The sound quality for the most part is excellent and has been digitally remastered by Tangerine Dream's founder Edgar Froese. Also, there are no alterations to the recordings. This means that the recordings are presented exactly as they were performed.
I cannot think of a dull moment in this boxed set. All of the music included here is exciting and demonstrates Tangerine Dream in all their glory during their first wave of success.
The Sheffield 1974 concert as well as the 1975 Royal Albert Hall performance and the 1976 Philharmonic Hall concert (presented here without its studio overdubs) are big standouts. The 1975 Croyden performance is particularly interesting since that year's "Ricochet" live album was partially recorded during this show. The 1976 Bilbao concert is two solid hours of pure improvisation that never seems to run short of spontaneous ideas.
Tangerine Dream's "Bootleg" box set is definitely a must have. Fans that have only heard the live and studio albums from this particular period aren't getting the full picture until they hear this. THIS is what Tangerine Dream was honestly all about when they performed live in the 1970's. Pure musical exploration that never seems to lose its momentum."
BUY THESE CLASSIC CONCERTS NOW!!!
Music Expert | East Coast, USA | 10/28/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Curious. It says on the CD insert that it has been authorized by Tangerine Dream's Edgar Froese, and even says that on Amazon.com's description. But it is not on Tangerine Dream's official website (tadream.de).. Perhaps it is an actual bootleg, and just tolerated by TD because it is such a niche item. Or perhaps it is a bootleg, and not sanctioned by TD, and it will disappear when they find out about it. That's even more reason to buy it NOW before they are all gone. All these concerts, except for the Bilbao, Spain concert have been in my tape/CD-R collection for years. The sound quality on these CDs is fantastic compared to the cassette versions that I've received in trade over the years.
Anyway, it is a must buy for all fans of TD that have more than a passing interest in the band, especially their 1970s Baumann/Franke/Froese lineup (and the Hoenig/Franke/Froese lineup on the Royal Albert Hall show). And be sure you're a true fan before spending the money, because let it be known that these are recordings made by fans from the audience. Good quality, but not perfect.Again, I don't think this package is going to be around so long, so BUY IT NOW!"
Date of 1975 Fairfield show
V. Vaughan-Eden | 08/03/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great set and nicely represents Tangerine's peak period (1974-1976). At this point, they were the masters of in-concert improvisation, as each concert was pretty much made up on the spot (for the most part) and varied greatly from one night to the next. A correction to an earlier post from Paul Allaer (which was a great post, btw); the Fairfield Hall material (Disc 4) is from 75-Oct-23, not Oct-22. This is the same concert that Ricochet Part 2 was taken from.
The line-up for this box set (other than 75-Apr-2, Royal Albert Hall) is:
Track Listings (1) - Disc #1