MUTHER'S MUSIC EMPORIUM
NASHVILLE, TN, USA
January 29, 1974 (Originally erroneously listed as the 19th)
Goody Pitch-Corrected Remaster of the Liberated Bootleg "You Mean So Much To Me" (Great Dane Records)
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The layout of the original discs was unevenly distributed, with the 2nd disc containing only the last 2 tracks. A bit different here. Hope you don't mind...
Many choose not to burn their tracks nowadays, so it's of little consequence until you burn copies of the show to share. I believe there was a set-break
here, anyway. As there's a cut in the beginning of "You Mean So Much To Me", the effect of those tracks butting up against another is much less jarring
if burned to 2 discs. Continuous playback will still have a jump in the transition. There was a bit of an attempt by the producers of the original boot to connect "Thundercrack" with "YMSMTM" which I undid, as it contained a small amount of redundant material. I've attempted to smooth over these rough transitions caused by what appears to be the original taper starting and stopping the cassette.
I've also decided not to EQ these tracks, although I do think they will benefit by boosting the low end by various amounts, but that's personal, and I know
some folks prefer making the choice on their own, if at all, as well as to what degree at any given time. So - season to taste... I know a bunch of
y'all are probably on a low sodium diet at this point, anyway...
Thanks to all involved in the capture, preservation and previous presentation of this fine classic show! Wish I coulda been there...
Big thanks to Eric T for creating another superb art package to put this thing in for y'all, too. It'll give those Japanese bootleggers and E-Bay sellers somethin' they can put out on the market right away...
Goody
Disc 1
01 Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? - 4:13
02 Walking the Dog - 9:33
03 Incident on 57th Street - 8:01
04 Kitty's Back - 10:14
05 Thundercrack - 12:17
Disc 2
06 //You Mean So Much To Me - 10:12
07 Growin' Up - 3:08
08 Blinded By The Light - 11:29
09 //Let The Four Winds Blow - 6:49
10 //Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (incl. "Shotgun") - 9:13
Bruce Springsteen Vocals, guitar
Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez Drums, bg vocals
Garry W. Tallent Bass, bg vocals
Danny Federici Organ, accordion, bg vocals
Clarence Clemons Sax, bg vocals
David Sancious Piano, Rhodes
FROM BRUCEBASE: There is no circulating audio from this show. Please note that the widely circulating soundboard audio attributed to this show (most famously found on the CD "You Mean So Much To Me" (Great Dane)) is actually from a small club gig in Nashville ten days later (see listing for January 29 for specific details).
1974-01-29 - MUTHER'S MUSIC EMPORIUM, NASHVILLE, TN
DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET? (4:04) / WALKING THE DOG (9:12) / INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET (7:44) / KITTY'S BACK (9:53) / THUNDERCRACK (11:50) / YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME (start cut, 9:50) / GROWIN' UP (3:01) / BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (11:00) / LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW (start cut, 6:42) / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) - SHOTGUN (8:54)
One show, double bill, with Springsteen and band opening for headlining Texas blues guitar legend Freddie King (and his band). King was booked for a six-night residency, however Springsteen was a special guest only for the first two nights. Bruce played before King both nights but was allowed to give a headliner-length performance. The above-mentioned ten-song setlist represents Bruce's complete performance and is from an excellent quality soundboard that is most commonly found on the widely circulating CD 'You Mean So Much To Me' (Great Dane). Unfortunately, the folks at Great Dane incorrectly attributed this audio to a January 19 show at Kent State University and this erroneous information has widely propagated ever since. (Please refer to the January 19 Kent State listing for specific details about that show, which took place in a much larger venue before a substantially larger crowd).
Bruce's booking at this small, 300-seat club came about after Mike Appel became aware of a CBS Sales Convention taking place in Nashville and, additionally, that the entire CBS contingent would be staying in a hotel near this club. Appel conducted a handbill/leaflet drop to each room in the hotel, inviting nearly 200 CBS sales and marketing people to attend the shows. However, according to Appel, nobody from CBS turned up and the club was painfully empty. The audio evidence certainly backs up Appel's recollection. There doesn't sound like there are more than 100 people in the club for Bruce's show. It is speculated this soundboard was recorded because Appel wanted to have material from the show to give to the CBS people he (wrongly) anticipated would show up. This was a single show consisting of two sets. There was a short intermission after "Thundercrack". The opening song of the second set, "You Mean So Much To Me", is missing its opening minute or so. Similarly "Blinded By The Light" was the final song in the second set and the opening minute of the first encore, "Let The Four Winds Blow", is missing. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (which contains the "Shotgun" segment) was the final encore.
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Thank you plum. Great stuff.
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