Wrecking Boston - Night 1 (Jdwtyl Version)

Friday, 17 August 2012

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Wrecking Boston - Night 1

JDWTYL VERSION

 

2012.08.14 - Fenway Park, Boston, MA

 

Disc 1

01. Intro
02. The Promise Land
03. Out In The Street
04. We Take Of Our Own
05. Wrecking Ball
06. Death To My Hometown
07. My City Of Ruins
08. Spirit In The Night
09. The E Street Shuffle
10. Jack Of All Trades
11. Atlantic City

Disc 2

01. Because The Night
02. Johnny 99
03. Darlington County
04. Working On The Highway
05. Shackled And Drawn
06.vWaitin' On A Sunny Day
07. Boom Boom
08. Drive All Night
09. The Rising
10. Badlands
11. Thunder Road

Disc 3

01. We Are Alive
02. Born To Run
03. Rosalita
04. Glory Days
05. Dancing In The Dark
06. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
07. Dirty Water
08. Twist And Shout

 
Notes:

Total run time = 3:28:58
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Recording Info

 

Source: Schoeps MK4's > Schoeps CMR's > Naiant Tinybox > Edirol R-09HR ; Transfer: SDHC > Adobe Audition > Cakewalk pyro > .WAV > FLAC(5) ; Location: Section 14, Field Box 23, Row G

 
  • Brucebase Info (14.08.2012)

…No great surprises for the first of two nights in Boston as Bruce and Band return to the stage after a two week break. "Boom Boom" makes its first appearance this tour, and there's the expected "Dirty Water" in the encores. 29-song set also includes "Drive All Night", and "The E Street Shuffle" makes a welcome comeback after a short break. Patti Scialfa is not present.

 
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Copenhagen Night (CC)

Thursday, 16 August 2012

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  • Brucebase Info (26.06.1999)

…Audience tape. Set opener was played as it was raining hard at the start of the concert - and it continued through most of the night. Tour premiere for "Because The Night". "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" includes "It's All Right" and "Fire". First ever performances in Denmark of "Darlington County", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Where The Bands Are", "Stand On It", "If I Should Fall Behind", and "Land Of Hope And Dreams". Available on CD "Copenhagen Rain" (Piggham) ,"Who'll Stop The Rain" (?) and "Copenhagen Night" (Crystal Cat). The Piggham version is perhaps the best of the three.

 
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Copenhagen Night

CRYSTAL CAT – # CC 534/535/536

 

1999.06.26 - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, DENMARK

1999.06.27 - Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, NORWAY *

 

* Bonus Tracks

 

Disc 1

01. Intro                
02. Who'll Stop The Rain
03. Prove It All Night
04. Two Hearts      
05. The Promised Land
06. Darlington County
07. Tougher Than The Rest
08. The River       
09. Youngstown      
10. Murder Incorporated
11. Badlands        
12. Out In The Street

Disc 2

01. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
02. Where The Bands Are
03. Working On The Highway
04. Because The Night
05. The Ghost Of Tom Joad
06. Streets Of Philadelphia
07. Backstreets
08. Light Of Day
09. Stand On It
10. Hungry Heart

Disc 3

01. Born To Run
02. Bobby Jean      
03. Thunder Road
04. If I Should Fall Behind
05. Land Of Hope And Dreams
06. My Love Will Not Let You Down
1
07. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
1
08. Mansion On The Hill
1
09. The River
1
10. My Girl
1  
11. Jungleland
1

 
Notes:

1. 1999.06.27 - Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, NORWAY

 
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Everybody Clap Your Hands – Boston Night 3 (Featuring The Miami Horns)(JEMS - Steve Hopkins’ Master Tapes)

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

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  • Brucebase Info (24.03.1977)

…Show features "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" and the first known Springsteen version of Jackie Wilson's 1967 hit "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher".

 
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Everybody Clap Your Hands – Boston Night 3 (Featuring The Miami Horns)

JEMS ; STEVE HOPKINS’ MASTER TAPES

 

1977.03.24 - Music Hall, Boston, MA

 

Disc 1

01. Night
02. Don't Look Back
03. Spirit in the Night
04. Incident on 57th Street
05. Thunder Road
06. Mona / She's the One
07. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
08. Growin' Up
09. It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City (slight bit of start missing)

Disc 2

01. Backstreets
02. Jungleland
03. Rosalita
04. Born to Run
05. Quarter to Three
06. Little Latin Lupe Lu
07. You Can't Sit Down
08. Higher and Higher

 
Notes:

Night three of what I consider Springsteen's greatest concert stand ever is the penultimate show in the run, and sets the stage for the final show one night later. Or, as some have argued, is night three the apex itself, the best performance of the bunch?

 

For me, its bit like debating Sassacaia vs. Solaia--they are both so fucking great, which is "the best" hardly matters, especially when you are fortunate enough to enjoy them both. As I have once, maybe twice, just so you don't get the wrong idea.

 

And both shows we shall have, but up first is March 24 and what a show it is. It retains the addition of "Incident on 57th Street" from the previous night, but for my money this is a superior performance, one of the song's finest. Joining the set this night are two welcome additions. The first is a lively "Saint in the City." Here's a track that shows off just how sublime Steve Hopkins' recording is. I'm sure three nights into the run, the sound in the room had been tuned to perfection and Steve is getting it ALL. The guitar duel can be heard right down to the six strings.

 

The second addition is one you all know, and probably the song that pushed the Boston run into the rarefied air it occupies: a cover of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher."

 

Why is "Higher and Higher" so significant? Well, part of it has to do with the timing of these shows, which would be the final performances before Bruce returned to the studio to begin recording Darkness on the Edge of Town. While the Appel lawsuit was not yet settled, Bruce had seen the light at the end of the tunnel, so there's a sense of both relief and anticipation that feels palpable in all four Boston '77 performances.

 

"Higher and Higher" comes across like that perfect addition, that one step beyond, with Bruce telling his fans through the song that they had sustained him through this dark period, when his future as a recording artist was up in air. "Higher and Higher" is akin like that great finale song at the end of a musical that just seems to sweep up every theme of the night into one last exuberant declaration. Hear for yourself. Samples provided. Ticket stub, too.

 

Thanks yet again to Steve for allowing JEMS to present his incredible work in a fresh light.

 

The Boston '77 run will return.

 

/ BK for JEMS

 

Recording Info

 

Steve Hopkins master via JEMS

 

Taping Gear: Sony ECM-99A > Sony TC-158SD (recorded on two Maxell UD 90-minute tapes, Dolby B encode)

 

JEMS 2012 transfer: SH master cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A (Dolby B decode) > Sound Devices USBPre2 (24/96) > Peak 6.0 with iZotope Ozone > .wav (24/96) > resample via iZotope MBIT+ to .wav (16/44) > FLAC

 
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Wrecking Montpellier (Germain Version)

Monday, 13 August 2012

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Wrecking Montpellier

GERMAIN VERSION

 

2012.06.19 - Park & Suites Arena, Montpellier, FRANCE

 

Disc 1

01. Inroduction
02. We Take Care Of Our Own
03. Wrecking Ball
04. Badlands
05. Death To My Hometown
06. My City Of Ruins
07. Spirit In The Night
08. Growin' Up
09. Jack Of All Trades
10. Candy's Room
11. Prove It All Night
12. She's The One

Disc 2

01. Working On THe Highway
02. Shackled And Dawn
03. Waiting On A Sunny Day
04. Apollo Medley 
05. Point Blank
06. The River
07. The Rising
08. Out In The Street
09. Land Of Hope And Dreams

Disc 3

01. Born In The USA
02. Born To Run 
03. Bobby Jean
04. Seven Night To Rock
05. Dancing In The Dark
06. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

 
Notes:

2 Songs are missing "Fire" and "Rocky Ground"

 

Recording Info

 

Taper: Germain
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  • Brucebase Info (19.06.2012)

…First indoor arena show in Europe for this tour. In what is becoming a regular occurrence, the band take the stage to Once Upon A Time In The West. The 28-song set features the tour premieres of "Growin' Up" (with Roy playing a piano solo where Clarence would usually play the sax solo) and "Fire", the latter by sign request. "Fire" requires three (intentional) false starts, just like the 1986 Bridge Benefit show. Bruce takes the outro guitar solo on "Prove It All Night". Patti Scialfa is not present.

 
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Ducky Slattery Rises (ER Archives Via JEMS)

Sunday, 12 August 2012

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  • Brucebase Info (28.03.1976)

…Audience tape from the ER archives via JEMS. The tape entered circulation in August 2012, prior to this there was no circulating audio. Above-mentioned presumably complete setlist is culled from information from a May 20th 1976 report in Rolling Stone, a brief review in Duke University's Student Newspaper and an audience recording (which contains the full set, save for "Quarter to Three"). A Brucebase reader present also adds that he recollects "It's My Life" also being played and that "I distinctly remember looking down the row of people and seeing that every single one of them had their mouths open (as did I) in stunned silence, mesmerized by the story and the music. It was thrilling." This is one of only a few shows in which all eight songs from the Born To Run album are performed. A contributor to the Greasy Lake website says that "Detroit Medley" was performed. First confirmed public Springsteen performance of "Raise Your Hand," and the recording supports that claim as Springsteen calls out chord changes to the band. Some sources suggest that "Kitty's Back" was played, but there is no evidence of it on the audience recording…

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ER ARCHIVES VIA JEMS

 

1976.03.28 - Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC

 

Disc 1

01. Night
02. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
03. Spirit In The Night
04. It's My Life
05. Thunder Road
06. She's The One
07. Born To Run

Disc 2

01. Meeting Across The River
02. Backstreets

03. Blinded By The Light
04. Jungleland
05. Rosalita
06. Raise Your Hand
07. Sandy
08. Detroit Medley

 
Notes:

Hello and welcome to the first in a planned series of releases from the ER Archives, the collection of an active '70s taper and trader who stepped away from collecting, leaving his tapes pretty much dormant until now. We're still culling through the archive, but it is already clear that it contains some previously uncirculated shows as well as upgrades to circulating tapes, both audience and soundboard. ER used high-end tape decks and good tape, so his copies of even well- known shows may well be improvements.

 

The first of them is this previously unknown recording from Duke University, March 28, 1976, making it the earliest document we have of the Chicken Scratch tour, predating East Lansing (a JEMS master recording as it turns out) by nearly a week. The Chicken Scratch tour draws its name from the trek's circuitous routing and it hit several markets that were missed on the previous year's tour, including the Carolinas.

 

Bruce alludes to this foray south at a couple points in the show, asking if anyone in the crowd was down from Jersey or New York ("we got the same crowd following us around everywhere"). He also name drops "Ducky Slattery," made famous during the 1973 Main Point broadcast, saying that he used to tell a story about this guy who lived next to a gas station.

 

The setlist is reflective of the early part of the '76 tour, and features one of only four known (and three recorded) performances that year of "Blinded By the Light," which Bruce himself introduces by saying they haven't played it in a long time. The set also includes the first known cover of Eddie Floyd's "Raise Your Hand," with Bruce calling out at least one chord change ("D!") to support the idea that this is indeed its premiere.

 

The Duke show is also notable as one of but a handful of period shows to contain performances of all eight songs from Born to Run, including the rarely played "Meeting Across the River." There's also a passionate reading of "It's My Life" leading into "Thunder Road." The good news is that a few minor defects aside, this is a very nice recording for 1976 and all the songs are intact without cuts. I even heard some guitar bits and vocal parts I had never noticed before in other '76 shows. The only missing track is the presumed set closer, "Quarter to Three”.

 

/Wayne Darlington for JEMS and the ER Archives

 
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