Steve Earle Cover Town, Vol. 4

 

STEVE EARLE
Cover Town, Vol. 4

Years ago I made 3 compilations of live songs written by other artists, performed by Steve Earle. Finally I have enough material for a 4th compilation.

From the original text that came with volume 1:

" While Steve Earle is known primarily as one of the great singer/songwriters of his (or any) era, fans who've seen or heard his live shows know that he is also a brilliant interpreter of other artists' work.
With this in mind, I have gone through my collection of Steve's shows and extracted the best versions of his covers and put together this collection, which will be followed by at least two more volumes.

For the purposes of this collection, I have only used songs from Steve's own shows. He's done many guest appearances at other artists' concerts, doing duets, but I'll leave those. Of course there is the occasional
duet here from his shows. Also, I didn't use his  first known recorded live show (Hickory 1982), since that consists almost entirely of covers and people might as well get it in its entirety (it has been shared previously on Dime).

With so many sources, I have left out the lineages, but want to thank the tapers, the people I've traded with, and the people who've uploaded Steve's shows online."

Some tracks were extracted from CD, the newer ones came directly from flac as uploaded on sites like Dime. I adjusted and balanced volume and applied fade in/out.

Note on choice: many songs of the compilation come from the period when Steve's Townes Van Zandt tribute album was released. Consequently live shows from this period had many Townes songs. Including those
songs would not have given much variation, so I left them out, except for one song which was performed before the album came out.

None of these tracks has been commercially released.
Enjoy!
Sylvia

01. Summer Wages( Tyson)                   - The Diamond Club, Toronto- 1987-07-27
02. Brown And Root(Crowell)            - The Diamond Club, Toronto- 1987-07-27                       
03. Sundown (Lightfood)             - The Concert Hall, Toronto- 1989-02-18
04. Ohio (Young)                - Theater Of The Living Arts, Philadelphia- 1999-10-16
05. No Reply (Lennon/McCartney)            - La Zona Rosa, Austin- 2000-11-10
06. Folsom Prison Blues(Cash)             - The Ryman, Nashville- 2003-11-10
07. Luxury Liner (Parsons)             - Universal Amphitheater, LA- 2004-07-10
08. Pancho And Lefty (Townes Van Zandt)        - Bruce Mason Centre- Auckland, NZ- 2008-11-13
09. Deportee (Woody Guthrie)            - Clearwater Festival- Croton-on-Hudson, NY- 2010-06-19
10. John Henry (Roger MCGuinn)            - Clearwater Festival- Croton-on-Hudson, NY- 2010-06-19
11. T'aint Nobody's Business (Frank Stokes)    - Preservation Hall- New Orleans,LA- 2012-05-06
12. Blue Railroad Train (Doc Watson)        - HSB2012- San Francisco, CA- 2012-10-06
13. San Francisco Nights (Eric Burdon)        - HSB2012- San Francisco, CA- 2012-10-06
14. Wild Thing (Chip Taylor            - Vicar Street- Dublin- 2013-06-01
15. Rag Mama Rag (Levon Helm)            - Rhythm & Roots Festival- Charlestown,RI- 2013-08-31
16. Crazy Mama (JJ Cale)             - Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ- Columbia, CO- 2013-09-20
17. Hey Joe (Jimmy Hendrix version)         - Gruene Hall- New Braunfels, TX 2015-04-17
18. Forty-Four (Howling Wolf)            - Gruene Hall- New Braunfels, TX- 2015-04-17
19. There Is A Mountain (Donovan)        - The Canyon Club- Agoura Hills, CA- 2015-06-17


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Steve Earle Cover Town, Vol. 3

 

STEVE EARLE
Cover Town, Vol. 3

This is the third and so far last volume in the series of covers Steve Earle has done over the years.
All tracks come from my own collection. Where I have more than one version of a song I have selected
either the best source or a version I am partial to.

Again I have only used songs from Steve's own shows and left out guest appearances at other artists' concerts.
Of course there is the occasional duet here from his shows.

Technically what I did was: extraction with EAC; some trimming with CDWave (I have deleted tuning and talk that has nothing to do with the songs); and fade in, fade out, and normalizing with SoundForge.
With so many sources, I have left out the lineages, but want to thank the tapers, the people I've traded with, and the people who've uploaded Steve's shows online.

Enjoy!
Sylvia

01. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Blind Boy Fuller)-         Kerrville Folk Festival- Kerrville TX- 1988-06-11
02. No Reply (Lennon/McCartney) -                 Colne Municipal Hall- Lancashire UK- 2000-05-26
03. Breed (Cobain)-                         Colne Municipal Hall- Lancashire UK- 2000-05-26                        
04. Before They Make Me Run (Jagger/Richards)-             Bishopstock- Clyst St. Mary UK- 2000-05-27
05. I'll Be Coming Around ( Henneman)-                 Nightclub 09:30- Washington DC- 2000-07-14
06. Time Has Come Today (Chambers/Chambers)-             Belly Up Tavern- Solana Beach, CA- 2000-08-04
07. She's A Woman (Lennon/McCartney)-                 The Stone Poney- Ashbury NJ- 2000-12-15    
08. Francine (Gibbons/Cordray/Perron) -             The Stone Poney- Ashbury NJ- 2000-12-15    
09. If I Should Fall From Grace With God (MacGowan)-         The Fabrik- Hamburg Germany- 2002-01-25        
10. Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold ( Van Zandt) -             The Fabrik- Hamburg Germany- 2002-01-25    (w/ Justin Earle)    
11. Sugar Baby (Dock Boggs)-                     The Fabrik- Hamburg Germany- 2002-01-25                
12. Get Together( Valenti)-                     Radio Eins- Berlin Germany- 2003-03-12
13. What's So Funny About Love Peace And Understanding (Lowe)-    Radio Eins- Berlin Germany- 2003-03-12     
14. Cocaine ( traditional adapted by Davis)-             PNC Bank Arts Center- Holmdel NJ- 2003-07-08 ( w/ Jackson Browne and Keb'Mo)
15. Rex'Blues (Van Zandt)-                     The Lemon Tree- Aberdeen UK- 2003-08-07
16. Tom Dooley (Van Zandt)-                     The Lemon Tree- Aberdeen UK- 2003-08-07
17. Revolution (lennon/McCartney)-                 Fox Theatre- Boulder CO- 205-03-20
18. Isn't It A Pity (Harrison)-                 Ancienne Belgique- Brussels Belgium- 2004-12-10
19. Way Down In The Hole (Waits)-                 ACL Music Festival- Austin TX- 2007-09-15


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Steve Earle Cover Town, Vol. 2

 

STEVE EARLE
Cover Town, Vol. 2

This is the second volume in the series of covers Steve Earle has done over the years.
All tracks come from my own collection. Where I have more than one version of a song I have selected
either the best source or the most special/rare one.

Again I have only used songs from Steve's own shows and left out guest appearances at other artists' concerts.
Of course there is the occasional duet here from his shows.

Three covers on this volume have also appeared on volume one, but from different shows:
- Saturday Night, Sunday Morning ( David Olney). David Olney is one of my favourite artists and he deserves any attention he can get.
- Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
- Sailor Man

I have covers from my collection for a third volume. Naturally I am interested in covers that you may have and which are not
included in the compilations.

I'm looking for live version of:
- Dim Lights ( I know 2000-11-11 has it)
- My Back Pages  ( not sure if a live versions exists)
- Creepy Jackolope Eye
- California Sun
- Cocaine ( traditional version adapted by Davis)
- Ohio (Young)
 
Technically what I did was: extraction with EAC; some trimming with CDWave (I have deleted tuning and talk that has nothing to do with the songs); and fade in, fade out, and normalizing with SoundForge.
With so many sources, I have left out the lineages, but want to thank the tapers, the people I've traded with, and the people who've uploaded Steve's shows online.

Enjoy!
Sylvia

01. State Trooper (Springsteen)                    - The Backyard- Austin TX- 1996-07-24
02. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A train To Cry (Dylan)    - The Backyard- Austin TX- 1996-07-24
03. Illegal Cargo (Olney)                                       - Nightclub 9:30- Washington DC- 1996-12-06
04. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (Olney)            - Nightclub 9:30- Washington DC- 1996-12-06
05. Sin City (Parsons/Hillman)                    - Munchenbryggeriet- Stockholm, Sweden- 1997-11-07
06. Johnny Too Bad ( Beckford/Crooks/Bailey/Wilson)        - Logo- Hanburg, Germany- 1997-11-13
07. Sweet Virginia (Jagger/Richards)                - Irish Centre- Leeds, UK- 1997-11-24
08. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Perkins)            - Tradewinds- Seabright, NJ- 1998-02-06
09. Baby's In Black (Lennon/McCartney)                - Variety Playhouse- Atlanta GA- 1998-02-14
10. Wild Thing (Taylor)                        - Gypsy Tearoom- Dallas TX- 1998-03-24
11. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way  (Jennings)        - Summerstage, Central Park- NYC- 1998-07-16
12. If I Should Fall From Grace    (McGowan)            - Roisin Dubh- Galway, Ireland- 1998-12-15
13. No Deal (Van Zandt)                        - Roisin Dubh- Galway, Ireland- 1998-12-15
14. Sailor Man (Driftwood)                    - Station Inn- Nashville TN- 1999-03-03
15. Brand New Companion    (Van Zandt)                - Ancienne Belgique- Brussels, Belgium- 1999-05-31
16. My uncle (Parsons/Hillman)                     - Station Inn- Nashville TN- 1999-12-11
17. Willin'(George)                         - Station Inn- Nashville TN- 1999-12-11
18. Raleigh & Spencer (traditional)                - Station Inn- Nashville TN- 1999-12-11
19. Travelling This Lonesome Road (Monroe)            - Station Inn- Nashville TN- 1999-12-11

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Steve Earle Cover Town, Vol. 1

 

STEVE EARLE
Cover Town, Vol. 1

While Steve Earle is known primarily as one of the great singer/songwriters of his (or any) era, fans who've seen or heard his live shows know that he is also a brilliant interpreter of other artists' work.
With this in mind, I have gone through my collection of Steve's shows and extracted the best versions of his covers and put together this collection, which will be followed by at least two more volumes.

For the purposes of this collection, I have only used songs from Steve's own shows. He's done many guest appearances at other artists' concerts, doing duets, but I'll leave those. Of course there is the occasional
duet here from his shows. Also, I didn't use his  first known recorded live show (Hickory 1982), since that consists almost entirely of covers and people might as well get it in its entirety (it has been shared previously on Dime).

Technically what I did was: extraction with EAC; some trimming with CDWave (I have deleted tuning and talk that has nothing to do with the songs); and fade in, fade out, and normalizing with SoundForge.
With so many sources, I have left out the lineages, but want to thank the tapers, the people I've traded with, and the people who've uploaded Steve's shows online.

Enjoy!
Sylvia

01. Racin'In The Streets ( Springsteen)           - Chestnut Cabaret- Philadelphia PA- 1987-07-18
02. Dead Flowers ( Jagger/Richards)               - Chestnut Cabaret- Philadelphia PA- 1987-07-18                       
03. Wheels (Parsons/Hillman)                      - Chestnut Cabaret- Philadelphia PA- 1987-07-18                       
04. Limousine Blues (Hopkins)                     - McCabe's Guitar Shop- Santa Monica CA- 1987-12-18                           
05. White Freightliner( Van Zandt)                - McCabe's Guitar Shop- Santa Monica CA- 1987-12-18                           
06. Lungs (Van Zandt)                             - McCabe's Guitar Shop- Santa Monica CA- 1987-12-19 early show
07. So Different Blues (Lipscombe)                - McCabe's Guitar Shop- Santa Monica CA- 1987-12-19 early show   
08. Little Sister (Trooper)                       - McCabe's Guitar Shop- Santa Monica CA- 1987-12-19 late show
09. Saturday Night Sunday Morning (Olney)         - McCabe's Guitar Shop- Santa Monica CA- 1987-12-19 late show
10. When Will We Be Married (traditional)         - The Emerald Suite, Europa Hotel- Belfast NI- 1988-12-04
11. Nebraska (Springsteen)                        - The Emerald Suite, Europa Hotel- Belfast NI- 1988-12-04       
12. Shake Rattle & Roll (Calhoun)                 - The Arcadia Theatre- Dallas TX- 1989-03-24
13. Goodnight Irene ( traditional)                - Nightstage- Cambridge MA- 1990-01-11 late show
14. Blue Yodel #9 (Rogers)                        - Playhouse- Edinburgh UK- 1990-09-14           
15. She's About A Mover (Sahm)                    - Royal Theatre, Victoria BC- Canada- 1990-10-20
16. Sailor Man (Driftwood)                        - The Birchmere- Alexandria VA- 1995-08-27
17. I'm Looking Through You ( Lennon/McCartney)   - The Birchmere- Alexandria VA- 1995-08-27       
18. Rivers Of Babylon (traditional)               - The Birchmere- Alexandria VA- 1995-08-27           
19. Take It Or Leave It (Jagger/Richards)         - The Cabaret Metro- Chicago IL- 1996-03-25
20. Windfall (Farrar)                             - The Backyard- Austin TX- 1996-07-24
21. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (Jennings) - The Backyard- Austin TX- 1996-07-24

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Steve Earle 2009-07-21 Hoyt Sherman Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa

Steve Earle  2009-07-21
Hoyt Sherman Auditorium
Des Moines, Iowa

Where I Lead Me
Colorado Girl
story about Townes>
Rex's Blues>
Fort Worth Blues
banter
Pancho and Lefty
banter about the blues
Brand New Companion
banter
Tom Ames' Prayer
My Old Friend the Blues
Someday
Taneytown
Now She's Gone
Someday
banter
Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
story about Townes
Marie
banter
City of Immigrants
Dixieland
banter
Jerusalem
banter
The Mountain
banter
Lungs
To Live is to Fly
Guitar Town
tuning, banter
Copperhead Road


Source: Sbd> Sony M1 DAT
Transfer: Tascam DA20mkII> M-Audio Transit> SoundForge 8.0
Tracking & FLACing: CDWave, Trader's Little Helper

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Steve Earle 2012-01-29 Colonial Theater Phoenixville, PA

Steve Earle
2012-01-29 Colonial Theater
Phoenixville PA USA

source : schoeps mk-41 > actives > nbox plus > sony pcm-m10 > 24/44.1 wav >
dsp-quattro 3 > MBIT+ > 16/44.1 wav > xACT 2.15 > flac
taper : edtyre

Angry Young Man
Taneytown
Now She's Gone
Goodbye
Feel Alright
My Old Friend The Blues
Someday
God Is God
Every Part of Me
South Nashville Blues
Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain
Angel Is The Devil
I Am A Wanderer
Gulf Of Mexico
City Of Immigrants
Little Emperor
Galway Girl
Thinking About Burning The Walmart Down
Ben Mcculloch
Steve Talks
The Mountain
Steve Talks
Jerusalem
Copperhead Road
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The Devil's Right Hand
Christmas In Washington 

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Steve Earle 1990-01-11 Nightstage Cambridge, MA(early & late)

STEVE EARLE
NIGHTSTAGE
CAMBRIDGE, MA.
JANUARY 11, 1990
EARLY SHOW

01. BABY LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN
02. ANGRY YOUNG MAN
03. HOMETOWN BLUES
04. MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES
05. THE OTHER KIND
06. HAVE MERCY
07. GUITAR TOWN
08. THE RAIN CAME DOWN
09. I AIN'T EVER SATISFIED
10. NOTHING BUT A CHILD
11. SO DIFFERENT BLUES
12. LIMOSUSINE BLUES
13. REGULAR GUY
14. CLOSE YOUR EYES
15. COPPERHEAD ROAD


Recorded with Nakamichi tape deck
2 CM300s with shotgun ends 

EAC/WAV/Flac

Over the years I got very comfortable recording shows at
Nightstage. So, this time I brought a Nakamichi home deck
(Sorry I don't remember the model) and The CP-4 shotgun
capsules for the CM300s. I don't know why I thought this set-up
was necessary for a room so small. I ran a litte extention cord
to an outlet (might as well use their electricity while I was at it)
Between sets Nightstage managment approached me and said
"What the fuck do you think your doing?" I replied something to
the effect "I dunno"
They said "wait here!!" and came back with Earle. Steve looked at me,
looked at the taping set up and said "Hi"
He looked at the staff like they were idiots and walked away. Thanks Steve.


Recorded with Nakamichi tape deck
2 CM300s with cp-4 shotgun ends
located in the middle of the balcony.

STEVE EARLE
NIGHTSTAGE
CAMBRIDGE, MA.
JAN. 11, 1990
Late Show


01. BABY LET ME FOLLOW YOU DOWN
02. ANGRY YOUNG MAN 
03. FEARLESS HEART
04. THE OTHER KIND
05. HAVE MERCY
06. GUITAR TOWN
07. MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES
08. SOMEDAY
09. LITTLE SISTER
10. I AIN'T EVER SATISFIED
11. STEVE TALKS ABOUT "FEARLESS HEARTS"
12. NOTHING BUT A CHILD
13. SO DIFFERENT BLUES
14. LIMOSOUNE BLUES
15. WHEN THE PEOPLE FIND OUT
16. CLOSE YOUR EYES
17. COPPERHEAD ROAD
18. BILLY AUSTIN
19. JOHNNY COME LATELY
20. GOODNIGHT, IRENE 

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