Bruce Springsteen
“Watch The World Explode”
The Bottom Line, New York, NY
July 13, 1974
Cassette>CD>Magix/CD Wav Editor/Roxio>flac
I just wanted to say that technically this is Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. But, for the sake of consistency,
a lot of those early shows booked Bruce Springsteen as a solo act. Somewhere in the mid-seventies the ads for the venues
began mentioning the E Street Band. At this particular time the MC introduces just Bruce Springsteen.
This is 1974 Volume 4 of Joe Kivak’s master recordings. Here is a classic Bottom Line show and for the most part the sound
is pretty damn good! Rosalita is the only song that kind of goes off the deep end into an explosion of distortion. The
levels on the recorder must have been accidentally turned way up. The show kicks off with a great version of “Then She
Kissed Me” According to BruceBase Jungleland is cut, but here is the complete jazzy version! Sandy however, stays true to
being incomplete. Born To Run in it’s early stages has different lyrics. Listen for the line “And then watch the world
explode.” Having this early version of BTR is in itself worth having. The classic “No Money Down” is another rare song
that makes this show special. I would loved to have been at this show seeing Bruce Springsteen in such an intimate venue.
Wow, just look at the ticket scan on the artwork, it reads $5. Can you imagine paying 5 dollars to see Bruce Springsteen?
Wow, that was something!
Fanatic Records and Mr Anonymous presents another installment of the Kivak Master Series!
Enjoy!
Rob
Disc One
101 Introduction (2:00)
102 Then She Kissed Me (3:14)
103 Spirit In The Night (6:42)
104 Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street (4:34)
105 E Street Shuffle (10:40)
106 Saint In The City (4:54)
107 No Money Down (6:20)
108 Jungleland (12:48)
109 Born To Run (5:19)
Disc Two
201 Sandy (7:33)
202 Kittys Back (19:38)
203 New York City Serenade (19:11)
204 Rosalita (12:24)
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