| Identifier | 9269773 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Reference Number | 1725 |
| Note | ONE show, with THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BAND the sole act on the bill. This was opening night of 9-show
residency that encompassed three of the four weekends in February. The above-mentioned 19-songs are culled from circulating audience audio from the 9-show residency that would seem to encompass parts of four of these nine shows – consequently there are multiple performances of some songs (a total of 25 recordings encompassing 229 minutes). Most of these 25 recordings have been in circulation since the mid 1980’s and more than half have been issued on various mainstream bootleg titles. The remainder of the audio is only circulating via private CDR sources. The overall sound quality is good. The so-called “Backdoor Club Tapes†represent some of the most perplexing live audio to sort out, primarily due to the fact that nearly all the between-song audio appears to have been cut by the original taper prior to the audio entering into collector circulation. Because of the lack of audio continuity it is extremely difficult to tell which recordings emanate from which shows - and virtually impossible to decipher the correct running order. Although the shows of Feb 4th and 26th are often cited on trade lists, these two dates appear to based on the fact that for many years these were the only two dates known to have been played at the club. It is now known the residency was much longer, so this material could be from any of the shows. However it is more likely that most of it comes from the final weekend’s performances. Southside Johnny was a guest on the first weekend. However Southside’s harp playing is only heard on one track, “Bright Lights Big Cityâ€. Bruce handles the harmonica on “Just Cant Changeâ€, one of his better songwriting efforts of 1971. Two other standout songs are “Like A Stranger†and “Make Up Your Mindâ€. The most interesting track is the full band version of “Cowboys Of The Sea†– a song that clearly foreshadows the change of lyric style that Bruce was adopting at the time |
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| Bruce Springsteen 1972-02-?? The Really, Truly, Complete Backdoor Club Tapes (N, Richmond, VA | |
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| Set 1 | Disc 1- Soundboard recording Down The Road Apiece Make Up Your Mind Like A Stranger I Remember-1 I'm Into Something Good Take Out Some Insurance Down To Mexico-1 When You Dance1 Disc 2- Audience recording Magic Kind Of Lovin' Love Is A Crazy Thing Band's Just Boppin' The Blues I Just Can't Change All I Want To Do Is Dance-1 Down To Mexico-2 Bless My Soul-1 Disc 3- Audience recording Down To Mexico-3 Darkness-Darkness Sitting On Top Of The World Bright Lights, Big City It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Cowboys Of The Sea Disc 4- Feb 26, 1972 Audience recording Down To Mexico- 4 Something You Got All I Want To Do Is Dance-2 I Remember-2 Bless My Soul-2 |
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