@slaw apologies for the silence, got food poisoning on Sunday at lunch and it kicked my butt for a couple of days.
My comment on the 'sounds like a bootleg' was mainly that it sounds like, because it is, a board recording of a live show. It is not heavily, if at all, 'produced'. The sound is not cleaned up or mixed, just a bit 'raw' and if you listen over time the sound somewhat 'improves' over the course of some of the songs, which is typical as the soundman running the board is doing his job. It definitely comes across as a true depiction of a live show. I saw several legs of that tour as I was entirely fascinated with Trace and likely listened to that record 500 to 600 times the year it came out. Maybe more? As much as I love the first three records I can't claim that SV was overly great to see live as every member was an introvert and the sound was never exceptional. But I loved it anyway.
My main experience with bootlegs is Zep and Genesis and while I think the SQ is far superior on this record they all have a 'raw' quality to them compared to a studio mixed live recording. You know what I mean?
I had the same concert as a bootleg that Neil Young put out as 'Live at Massey Hall' a few years back and the difference between the two makes them sound like entirely different concerts. Totally different.
Bad Company - Bad Company - reissue from Insound purchase, not warped!, and the SQ is very good, vinyl quality is way above avg
