1978-12-16 San Francisco.txt
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
1978-12-16
Winterland Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
2018 low-gen. upgrade via JEMS Archive (w/ encore patch)
01_Bill Graham introduction
03_Badlands
04_Rendezvous
05_Spirit in the Night
06_Darkness on the Edge of Town
07_Independence Day
08_The Promised Land
09_Prove It All Night
10_Racing in the Street
11_Thunder Road
12_Jungleland
14_Christmas story
16_The Fever
17_Fire
19_Because the Night
20_Point Blank
22_Backstreets
23_Rosalita
24_Born to Run
26_Tenth Avenue Freeze-out [alternate source]
27_Quarter to Three [alternate source, incomplete]
JEMS 2018 Transfer: Low-generation cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A azimuth-adjusted transfer > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.0 capture > iZotope RX and Ozone mastering > FLAC
In the Bruce Springsteen story, the chapter on Winterland grows longer still. To wit: on a December afternoon in 2018, fans speculate on internet message boards whether Springsteen's penchant for releasing live recordings near the holidays will mean "Winterland" this year.
If so, will it bring the legendary first show (December 15), an FM radio broadcast that captured what many believe is his best performance, becoming one of his more famous? Or will the archive present the more relaxed but still-electrifying second night? Or both?
In early 2018, we reached out to our brothers in the Grateful Dead community. We figured a San Francisco taper must have been present on December 16, and asked for help. In short order, we found our taper... but we've yet to succeed in getting the tapes. The search continues: few dates merit an exhaustive search for the true source like this one does.
In other places, more seamless listening meant applying fades and removing gaps; a few artifacts remain, proving more mysterious than troublesome. For me, this version sounds much better than others I recall. The separation is remarkable, which stems from Bruce Jackson's rich and full house mix. Sounds like the taper knew about hardware and position, too.
A big thank you to our fellow tapers in the Grateful Dead community who helped spur our search, and to BK from JEMS. He made the transfer and dialed in the sound, ensuring a great anniversary treat for everyone. Another tip of the hat to mjk5510 for service above and beyond.
- slipkid68
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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