This set is truly amazing. It is, as the cover says, stereo soundboard. It appears that when the latest Leeds reissue was done that somebody managed to lift a copy of the master tape. I would be interested in hearing how this was done if anybody has heard any rumors.
It does appear to contain the complete show. Side 1 clocks in at 70:48 while side 2 is 62:08. Every song is there - however, there are a few breaks where it is possible that between song chatter might have been removed. The songs themselves seem complete and unedited (finally). Only after listening to this boot do you realize how much the legitimate issues were not only edited but also cleaned up. For example, many years ago there was an acetate of three songs from the show for a planned EP that was never released. One of the titles was "I Can't Explain." In the opening bars Daltrey (or Townshend) sings "alright." This was apparently deleted from the regular releases but does appear on the bootleg. Both "Magic Bus" and "My Generation" have large sections that did not appear on the regular releases. A lot of the vocals from "My Generation" that are very evident on the bootleg were either removed from the regular issues or buried in the mix.
The bootleg does suffer from a lot of crackling noise, some of which can be heard on the first release of the album. This appears to be on the master tape and this was left as is. There are also a few sections where a couple of seconds of material is missing.
It has been pointed out on the Who mailing list (Odds and Sods) that this bootleg does run 1/2-1% slow and that the left channel is too low. If this is indeed the case, it appears to be minimal, as you will see when i put up sound clips.
All in all, this bootleg is a must have and is well worth the expense. It is probably the best Who bootleg I have seen in all my years of collecting Who material. I thought this was one show we would never see in its completeness - I sure am glad I was wrong!
Email me if you're interested in owning a CD-R copy of this complete history making show
