The Beatles - Artifacts- The Definitive Collection Of Beatles Rarities 1958-1970 [5 CD, 1993] [FLAC]

  

Its release predated the officially produced Anthology by more than two years, and its hard to believe Anthology didn't take some cues from this beautifully produced set. Collecting some of the most significant bootlegs of the last 25-odd years in chronological order, Artifacts tells the complete Beatles story through 122 outtakes, live concert tracks, demos, overdub sessions, and rehearsals spread out across five discs with complete linear notes and full color photos.

Phish - St. Louis '93 [6 CD, 2017]

 

St. Louis ’93 collects official recordings of Phish’s two 1993 stops at the American Theatre in St. Louis. Both the April 14 and August 16 shows are fantastic and previously circulating audience recordings were unimpressive to say the least.

The six-CD set comes from an extremely busy year in Phish history and a very important one. Phish was in the process of moving from theaters to amphitheaters and was starting to employ the “Type II” jamming that became a hallmark of their sound. Fans in St. Louis were treated to two very different concerts in 1993, but each was filled to the brim with highlights.

 

 

Grateful Dead - View from the Vault, Volume Four (DVD 9, 2012)

 

View from the Vault, Volume Four (styled as View from the Vault IV) is the fourth release in the "View from the Vault" series of rock concert recordings by the Grateful Dead. Like the other entries in the series, it was released simultaneously on CD and as a DVD concert video. However, unlike the previous 3-CD volumes, View from the Vault IV is a 4-CD set. This volume contains selections from two consecutive shows in California — July 24, 1987, at Oakland Stadium, and July 26, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium.

These concerts were recorded during the "Dylan & the Dead" tour. On this brief tour, the Grateful Dead played two sets followed by a performance by Bob Dylan, with the Dead providing his accompaniment (some of those performances are documented on the album Dylan & the Dead). All four Dead sets from these two dates are included in the release, but the sets with Dylan are not. Also not included are the "Touch of Grey" encores the Dead played both nights with Dylan on guitar (followed by an additional Dylan song). Additionally, the CD version includes "Friend of the Devil", "Me & My Uncle", and "Big River", which do not appear on the DVD.

View from the Vault IV was the first "View from the Vault" that was not also released on VHS videotape. It was the first DVD of the series that included the option of either a two-channel stereo or a Dolby 5.1 channel surround sound soundtrack. It was the final title in the "View from the Vault" series, and was followed eight months later by The Closing of Winterland DVD/CD set. 

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion

Grateful Dead - Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 (2+1 CD + DVDRIP + DVD 5, 2008/FLAC)

 Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 is a live album by American rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains two CDs and one DVD and was released in 2008. The album was recorded September 15 & 16, 1978, at the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. This was the third continent on which the band performed, having previously performed in Europe. Unlike Dick's Picks, Road Trips, Dave's Picks, and certain other of the band's archival series of live album releases, which are simply two-track stereo recordings made from the soundboard during the concert, the shows on the album were recorded on a 24-track multitrack recorder and were mixed down to stereo just prior to the album's 2008 release.

A bonus disc of additional tracks from the dates was included with early copies of the album. The DVD contains concert footage (all of which is represented either on the two CDs or the bonus disc) from the September 16 performance. It also includes "The Vacation Tapes", a 15-minute feature, from footage originally shot on 8mm silent film, of band members, crew and friends visiting various Egyptian sites.

•     Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
•     Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
•     Keith Godchaux – keyboards
•     Mickey Hart – drums
•     Bill Kreutzmann – drums
•     Phil Lesh – bass guitar
•     Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Guest musicians

•     Hamza El Din - vocals, oud, tar, hand clapping on "Ollin Arageed"
•     The Nubian Youth Choir - vocals, hand clapping, tar on "Ollin Arageed"

 

Phish - At the Roxy [8 + 1 CD, 2008]

At the Roxy is an 8-disc box set from the rock band Phish recorded live over the course of their three-show run at the Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, from February 19 to February 21, 1993.

Over three nights, the band showcased the full spectrum of their talents from ballads to blues, from master composition to fearless improvisation all simmered and served to a small crew of jubilant participants in a near perfect environment. At the same time, the quartet was experimenting with their acoustic, bluegrass side that peaked over the next several years and provided a perfect baffle to the intense, psychedelic rock of Rift-era Phish. The 8-CD box set is the first complete multiple-show release since Hampton Comes Alive and the 1998 Island Tour.

Phish

• Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals
• Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals
• Mike Gordon - bass guitar, vocals
• Jon Fishman - drums, vocals

Special guests

• Jimmy Herring - guitar on disc 3, tracks 3, 4 and 5
• Jay Von Lehe - vocals on disc 5, track 17
• Jeff Mosier - banjo on disc 8, tracks 12 - 14