1978 SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN REGGAE - EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR
Pink Panter Records
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The 78 alimony world tour is in full swing here & Street Legal has just been released.
Bob is in a very dark mood which adds great intensity to the mysterious, inpenetrable & great Street Legal songs as well as his back catalogue.
Just read the lyrics to Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) if you want inpenetrable.
One of the all-time great tour legs here, the 78 European shows were praised by fans & critics alike.
The London Earls Court residency is legendary to those who attended, but the circulating tapes generally have compromised sound which is unfortunate.
However, great sounding recordings are available from the Pavillon de Paris residency which makes up for this.
We also have a great show from Rotterdam, complete with barking police dogs & exploding fireworks,
a ferocious performance at Zeppelindfeld, Nurnberg & a final concert at Blackbushe aerodrome, Camberley (near London)
where Bob appeared in a top hat in front of an audience in excess of 200,000 to play the longest concert of his career (2 hours, 45 minutes).
What sort of music is it? Southern mountain reggae of course! That's what Bob told the audience at Zepplindfeld anyway.
Sounds believable for a disperate & desperate group of very talented musicians & singers
schooled in jazz, gospel, Elvis, reggae, R&B & prog rock thrown in with a few leftovers from Rolling Thunder & a roadie called Ratso.
Great, great music from Bob - he has equalled it on occasions since then, but never bettered it.
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Co-produced by Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau, President Vladimir Putin & Mr/The/Maybe President Donald Trump
Mastered at Lubyanka Sound Studios, KGB Headquarters, Moscow.
Another absolutely brilliant production from Jacques, Vladimir, The Donald and the death metal specialists at Lubyanka.
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FLAC from best available sound sources.
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Statistics for this compilation (yes, lies, damn lies & statistics masquerading as facts)
59 ball-tearing, sensational tracks
47 different songs
11 concerts are represented here (from the total of 19 concerts)
4 hours & 33 minutes of music
1 bob
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All songs played on the tour leg are represented here.
Sound quality is, for the most part, very good to excellent.
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WHERE ARE YOU TONIGHT? (JOURNEY THROUGH DARK HEAT)
There’s a long-distance train rolling through the rain
Tears on the letter I write
There’s a woman I long to touch and I miss her so much
But she’s drifting like a satellite
There’s a neon light ablaze in this green smoky haze
Laughter down on Elizabeth Street
And a lonesome bell tone in that valley of stone
Where she bathed in a stream of pure heat
Her father would emphasize you got to be more than streetwise
But he practiced what he preached from the heart
A full-blooded Cherokee, he predicted to me
The time and the place that the trouble would start
There’s a babe in the arms of a woman in a rage
And a longtime golden-haired stripper onstage
And she winds back the clock and she turns back the page
Of a book that no one can write
Oh, where are you tonight?
The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure
To live it you have to explode
In that last hour of need, we entirely agreed
Sacrifice was the code of the road
I left town at dawn, with Marcel and St. John
Strong men belittled by doubt
I couldn’t tell her what my private thoughts were
But she had some way of finding them out
He took dead-center aim but he missed just the same
She was waiting, putting flowers on the shelf
She could feel my despair as I climbed up her hair
And discovered her invisible self
There’s a lion in the road, there’s a demon escaped
There’s a million dreams gone, there’s a landscape being raped
As her beauty fades and I watch her undrape
I won’t but then again, maybe I might
Oh, if I could just find you tonight
I fought with my twin, that enemy within
’Til both of us fell by the way
Horseplay and disease is killing me by degrees
While the law looks the other way
Your partners in crime hit me up for nickels and dimes
The guy you were lovin’ couldn’t stay clean
It felt outa place, my foot in his face
But he should-a stayed where his money was green
I bit into the root of forbidden fruit
With the juice running down my leg
Then I dealt with your boss, who’d never known about loss
And who always was too proud to beg
There’s a white diamond gloom on the dark side of this room
And a pathway that leads up to the stars
If you don’t believe there’s a price for this sweet paradise
Remind me to show you the scars
There’s a new day at dawn and I’ve finally arrived
If I’m there in the morning, baby, you’ll know I’ve survived
I can’t believe it, I can’t believe I’m alive
But without you it just doesn’t seem right
Oh, where are you tonight?
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Earls Court
London, England
17 June 1978
01.Simple Twist Of Fate
Third concert of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 33.
Concert # 10 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
Bob Dylan (harmonica) on Simple Twist Of Fate.
LB-1693;
Taper: Nigel Simms;
Remaster: Pb
Jokerman: Fair sound [B-].
PP: Good sound [B].
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Earls Court
London, England
20 June 1978
02.Love Her With A Feeling (Tampa Red)
03.One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
Concert # 6 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 36.
Concert # 13 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
LB-3458;
Equipment: Master R2R > MC(2) > CDR(1) > EAC(secure) >
remastering with SoundForge 8.0 > FLAC(level8) > Dime
Very good to excellent sound [B+].
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Feijenoord Stadion
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
23 June 1978
04.A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
05.You're A Big Girl Now
06.Blowin' In The Wind
07.I Want You
08.The Times They Are A-Changin'
Concert # 7 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 37.
Concert # 14 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
Instrumental without Bob Dylan:
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall.
LB-2115; xref-01722;
Rotterdam '78 (Street Legal / 001-002)
Jokerman: Poor sound [C].
PP: Very good to excellent sound [B+].
Sound is not bad on this (it is better than Camberley), but there is considerable background noise
from barking police dogs & then fireworks on The Times They Are A-Changin' which closed the show.
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Zeppelindfeld
Nurnberg, West Germany
1 July 1978
09.Mr Tambourine Man
10.Shelter From The Storm
11.It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
12.I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
13.A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)
14.Love Minus Zero/No Limit
15.A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
16.One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
17.You're A Big Girl Now
18.One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
19.Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
20.Masters Of War
21.All Along The Watchtower
22.All I Really Want To Do
23.It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
24.Forever Young
25.I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
26.The Times They Are A-Changin'
Concert # 11 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 41.
Concert # 18 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
Bob Dylan (harmonica) on It's All Over Now, Baby Blue.
Carolyn Dennis (vocal) backed by Bob Dylan and the band on A Change Is Gonna Come.
Helena Springs (vocal) backed by Bob Dylan and the band on Love Minus Zero / No Limit.
Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar) on A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall.
Eric Clapton (guitar) on:
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight,
The Times They Are A-Changin'.
Only vocal performance of A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall during the 1978 World tour.
BobTalk
Thank you. That was a new song. This is an old one. Not really new. It gives me great pleasure to sing it in this place!
(before Masters Of War)
OK, We wanna do this tune. A lot of people say this is reggae, but it still seems to work pretty well this way.
It's an old song still says the same thing. Actually it’s more SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN REGGAE.
(before Don't Think Twice, It's All Right)
Thank you. Eric Clapton is back. He's gonna stay here and sing all night with me.
(plays I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight).
Thank you. Eric Clapton on lead guitar!
LB-7929;
Trainload Of Fools (Rattlesnake / RS 085-86)
Jokerman: Very good to excellent sound [B+].
PP: Excellent sound [A-].
This is a very bright, transparent recording
which is marred on many songs by a very noisy audience which often drowns out Bob's vocals.
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Pavillon de Paris
Paris, France
3 July 1978
27.Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan–Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
Concert # 12 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 42.
Concert # 19 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
LB-11236;
Taper: Legendary Taper A (LTA);
Equipment: Sennheiser MKE-2002 Binaural Microphones >
Uher 4200 Report Stereo IC > 2 BASF 13cm/5in reels
Excellent sound [A].
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Pavillon de Paris
Paris, France
4 July 1978
28.My Back Pages
29.I Shall Be Released
30.Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
31.It Ain't Me, Babe
32.The Man In Me
33.I Want You
34.Just Like A Woman
35.We Better Talk This Over
36.I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Concert # 13 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 43.
Concert # 20 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
Instrumental without Bob Dylan:
My Back Pages;
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35.
Bob Dylan solo (vocal, guitar & harmonica) on It Ain't Me, Babe.
Bob Dylan (harmonica) on Just Like A Woman.
Live debut of We Better Talk This Over.
LB-4702:
Remaster: JTT;
Equipment: Reel to Reel Master (Taper Unknown) > DAT >
DVD Data Disc (FLAC) > Wave > Soundforge 8 (Clean Joins, New Track Marks) >
FLAC Level 6 Align on Sector Boundaries
Excellent sound [A].
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Pavillon de Paris
Paris, France
5 July 1978
37.She's Love Crazy
38.Tangled Up In Blue
39.Like A Rolling Stone
40.Gates Of Eden
41.Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
42.Changing Of The Guards
Concert # 14 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 44.
Concert # 21 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
Bob Dylan solo (vocal, guitar & harmonica) on Gates Of Eden.
Live debut of Changing Of The Guards.
Changing Of The Guards partly broadcast by Antenne 1 in Paris 6 July 1978.
LB-4724;
Remaster: JTT;
Equipment: Reel to Reel Master (Taper Unknown) > DAT >
DVD Data Disc (FLAC) > Wave>Soundforge 8 (Clean Joins, New Track Marks) >
FLAC Level 6 Align on Sector Boundaries
Excellent sound [A-].
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Pavillon de Paris
Paris, France
6 July 1978
43.Ballad Of A Thin Man
Concert # 15 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 45.
Concert # 22 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
LB-9080;
Border Beneath The Sun: Definitive Edition (Thinman / 012-013);
Lineage: Original Thinman silvers >
WAV (EAC v0.99 prebeta 5 - secure, Offset "actual") >
FLAC (flacfrontend, level 6) > You
Excellent sound [A-].
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Pavillon de Paris
Paris, France
8 July 1978
44.My Back Pages
45.Baby Stop Crying
46.Love Minus Zero/No Limit
47.Maggie's Farm
48.Going, Going, Gone
49.True Love Tends To Forget
50.Blowin' In The Wind
51.To Ramona
Concert # 16 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 46.
Concert # 23 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
Instrumental without Bob Dylan:
My Back Pages
Bob Dylan (harmonica) on Love Minus Zero / No Limit
LB-4718;
Remaster: JTT;
Source: reel to reel master
Excellent sound [A-].
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Scandinavium
Gothenburg, Sweden
11 July 1978
52.Girl Of The North Country
53.Is Your Love In Vain?
Concert # 17 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 47.
Concert # 24 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
LB-1098
Very good to excellent sound [B+].
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Blackbushe Aerodrome
Camberley, England
15 July 1978
54.Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
55.Simple Twist Of Fate
56.Is Your Love In Vain?
57.Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)
58.The Long And Winding Road (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
59.Gates Of Eden
Concert # 19 of the 1978 European Tour.
1978 concert # 49.
Concert # 26 with the 1978 World Tour
Band: Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Billy Cross (lead guitar), Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns), Jerry Scheff (bass), Bobbye Hall (percussion), Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Carolyn Dennis (background vocals).
Bob Dylan (harmonica) on Simple Twist Of Fate.
Jo Ann Harris (vocal) backed by Bob Dylan and the band on The Long And Winding Road.
Bob Dylan solo (vocal, guitar & harmonica) on Gates Of Eden.
Live debut of Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat).
LB-2849;
xref-01008;
Transfer: JTT;
Equipment: First Generation Tape (Master Cassette) >
Maxell C90 Cassette (DolbyB) > Pioneer 609 (CDR) > EAC > SHN
Good sound [B].
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Rock on, Bob!
XXX
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