Bruce Springsteen 1978-09-06 Chicago (drwilkie master).txt
Bruce Springsteen
Uptown Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
September 6, 1978
(drwilkie Master Tapes)
16/44 Edition
Transfer: Master Tapes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre > Audacity (2496 Capture) > Peak Pro 6 (pitch adjusted) > iZotope RX / ozone 5 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > 16/44 > xACT 2.39 > FLAC
02 Badlands
03 Streets Of Fire
04 Spirit In The Night
05 Darkness On The Edge Of Town
06 Heartbreak Hotel
07 Factory
08 The Promised Land
09 Prove It All Night
10 Racing In The Street
11 Thunder Road
12 Jungleland
14 Fire
16 Adam Raised A Cain
19 Backstreets
20 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
21 Born To Run
22 Because The Night
23 Quarter To Three
Known Faults:
-Backstreets: first few notes missing
As is the case with many Darkness shows with the tour moving back and forth from arenas to theaters to arenas the sound is a bit unstable for the first song or two as the sound crew finds the right balance. Drwilkie is locked in from the start and reports the overall sound was excellent from where he was taping on the main floor, 5th row left of center section on the right aisle, once the crew stabilizes the mix/volume the result is an excellent capture.
Drwilkie gives us a glimpse into taping that night:
" I used either a Sony TC150 with an external mic or a Sony Walkman WM-R2 with an external mic. I was in the 5th row main floor left aisle first seat (main floor had 3 sections - left, center, and right) - I was rightmost seat of left section. Sound was great, and the only freak-out moment was when Clarence came off the stage into the aisle I was on, while Bruce jumped down into the aisle between center and the right section. The Big Man stopped right next to me for his solo (can't remember which song) and I think he saw me recording, but he returned to the stage without incident. While I could never fully enjoy a show when I was taping, it was good to know that a good recording would be enjoyed by me and others for years to come. Still appears to hold true."
Amen to that!
Taking place two weeks before the legendary Passaic run of shows, this is a classic Darkness show featuring the last "Growin' Up" of the tour.
Thanks to CB for putting me in touch with drwilkie and a huge debt of gratitude to drwilkie for taping and trusting me with his master tapes so we can enjoy his excellent work for years to come.
mjk5510 & drwilkie
IVAN EDIT:
1) Tracks renamed/renumbered for CD Burning-no fade ins added
2) Tracks tagged
3) New .md5 & .ffp files created
4) Spectral/frequency graphs included
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