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AC/DC
The Soundboard Archive [no label, CD1/2 of 5]
Various dates and venues. Very good soundboard.
Thanks to the original uploaders; Hadrian (Lossless Legs) and to Macrinus for sharing the tracks at The Traders’ Den.
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Notes:
For some time now, I have been making “The Soundboard Archive” compilations. My live-music collection had become so massive that I thought it pointless to keep “multiple-to-the-nth-degree” versions of the same songs, especially for “non-jam” bands: thus the genesis of this project of mine.
This has been my methodology:
1. Choose a trade-friendly artist (= “not on Lossless Legs’ & Dime’s NAB lists”) & collate all of the tracks from my “SBD” flac/shn files for said artist.
2. Listen to each track and choose what sounds to my ears to be the “best” version. (This is subjective, I know – but I’m QUITE picky as far as “sound quality” goes.)
3. As needed, rename each chosen track.
4. Compile “the winners” into a “The Soundboard Archive” collection – after ensuring that NO included tracks have been officially released. (Each text file contains information about those shows/songs which had been officially released at the time of my compilation.)
ENJOY! Support the artist and buy the officially-released items!
Hadrian (LL) / Macrinus (TTD)
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Disc 1
1974-12-31 - Festival Hall - Melbourne, AUS
FM > ? > CD-R received in trade > Sound Forge > .wav > Flac
Track 01. Show Business 4:27
1976-03-07 - BBC Studio 4, Maida Vale - London
FM > ? > CD-R received in trade > Sound Forge > .wav > Flac
Track 02. Little Lover 5:00
1976-07-08 - Paris Theatre - London
FM > ? > CD-R received in trade > Sound Forge > .wav > Flac
Track 03. Live Wire 5:47
Track 04. It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock ‘n’ Roll) 5:24
Track 05. Soul Stripper 7:39
Track 06. High Voltage 5:26
1977-01-30 - Haymarket Festival - Sydney, AUS
FM Broadcast > Stereo > PC Line-in > Sound Forge >.wav > Flac
Track 07. Jailbreak 5:09
Track 08. Can I Sit Next To You Girl 5:17
1977-08-22 - Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
Pre-FM > ? > CD-R received in trade > Sound Forge > .wav > Flac
Track 09. She’s Got Balls 6:48
Track 10. Problem Child 4:46
56 mins
Disc 2
1977-09-03 - Old Waldorf - San Francisco, CA
SBD > ? > CD-R received in trade > EAC > FLAC
Track 11. Up To My Neck In You 8:19
Track 12. Kicked In The Teeth Again 4:14
Track 13. Baby Please Don’t Go 9:11
1977-10-27 - “Sight & Sound In Concert,” Golders Green - London
FM > ? > CD-R received in trade > Sound Forge > .wav > Flac
Track 14. Whole Lotta Rosie 5:17
Track 15. TNT 4:36
1978-08-21 - Paradise Theatre - Boston, MA
WBCN-FM > CD-R > EAC > Wave > dbPowerAmp > Flac
Track 16. Gone Shootin’ 6:29
Track 17. Bad Boy Boogie 9:23
Track 18. Rocker 6:58
Track 19. Dog Eat Dog 6:05
61 mins
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