The Complete Liberty Hall Tapes (Infofile).txt
The Complete Liberty Hall Tapes
Label: Burning Love Format: 4CD
Catalog #: None Source: Radio Broadcast
Total Time: 235:43 Sound: ?.?
Date: March 9 & 10, 1974 Performance: ?.?
Location: Liberty Hall, Houston, Texas Overall: ?.?
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Disc 1: (66:46)
01. Wild Billy's Circus Story (9:53)
02. New York City Serenade (14:46)
03. Spirit In the Night (6:17)
04. Walkin' The Dog (15:54)
05. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (4:16)
06. The E Street Shuffle (5:11)
07. Blinded By The Light (10:29)
Disc 2: (48:01)
01. For You (10:35)
02. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (10:16)
03. Jungleland (11:25)
04. Kitty's Back (15:44)
Disc 3: (75:50)
01. Mary Queen Of Arkansas (5:21)
02. The Fever (10:11)
03. Spirit In The Night (7:56)
04. Gimme That Wine (2:52)
05. The E Street Shuffle (5:39)
06. Something You Got (5:08)
07. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (4:05)
08. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street (4:05)
09. Kitty's Back (8:47)
10. Angel's Blues (7:30)
11. Thundercrack (14:16)
Disc 4 (45:06)
01. For You (9:55)
02. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (8:04)
03. Blinded By The Light (5:59)
04. Zero And Blind Terry (7:20)
05. Let The Four Winds Blow (8:21)
06. Twist And Shout (5:26)
Notes:
- Both shows were broadcasted on KILT-FM
- Disc 1 Track 1-7 Liberty Hall, Houston, Texas 1974-03-09
- Disc 2 Track 1-2 Liberty Hall, Houston, Texas 1974-03-09
- Disc 2 Track 3-4 Bottom Line, New York City, New York 1974-06-14
- Disc 3 Track 1-11 Liberty Hall, Houston, Texas 1974-03-10
- Disc 4 Track 1-2 Liberty Hall, Houston, Texas 1974-03-10
- Disc 4 Track 3 Joe's Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1974-01-05
- Disc 4 Track 4-6 Joe's Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1974-01-06
Info taken from Brucebase:
https://brucebase.wikispaces.com/1974#090374b
1974-03-09 - LIBERTY HALL, HOUSTON, TX
Late (second) show: WILD BILLY'S CIRCUS STORY (9:53) / NEW YORK CITY SERENADE (14:45) / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT (5:32) / WALKING THE DOG (15:54) /
ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) (10:14)
Two shows, double bill, with Springsteen and band headlining and Jimmie Spheeris opening. The above-mentioned nine-song setlist (believed to be in the
proper sequence) is taken from circulating audio that has been sourced from home tapings of radio broadcasts. All nine recordings can be found on the two-CD
boot 'Liberty Hall' (Mistral). The original tapers utilized modest recording equipment, so the sound quality is good but not brilliant. Prior to
band arrangement and play it the next time he is in Houston. It seems Bruce accelerated that promise, as he surprises everyone by performing a semi-band
version at the late show the following night. "For You" is the solo piano version.
Even though there are only nine songs in this setlist, most of the performances during this show are quite extended versions. With a running time of about
90 minutes (depending on between-song edits) this is most likely the complete show, although there are edit points between some songs so it is possible
that a couple of additional songs were performed but are not circulating. Comments Springsteen makes during the show relating to his March 9 afternoon
in-station acoustic performance at KLOL-FM prove this audio is also from March 9. Other comments made by Bruce strongly point to this being the second
show on March 9. There is no circulating audio from this first (early) show.
that the material was broadcast disjointed in November of 1974, rather than in one continuous program segment.
https://brucebase.wikispaces.com/1974#100374
1974-03-10 - LIBERTY HALL, HOUSTON, TX
Late (second) show: MARY QUEEN OF ARKANSAS (5:29) / THE FEVER (9:48) / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT (5:30) / GIMME THAT WINE (3:02) / THE E STREET SHUFFLE (4:16) /
SOMETHING YOU GOT (5:28) / IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY (4:25) / DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET? (3:32) / KITTY'S BACK (8:57) / ANGEL BLUES (8:08) /
THUNDERCRACK (13:45) / FOR YOU (7:54) / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) (end cut, 0:45)
Two shows (8.00pm and 11.00pm), double bill, with Springsteen and band headlining and Jimmy Spheeris opening. As advertising for the Liberty Hall residency
states, the final night was originally scheduled as one show only. However due to strong demand a second (late) show was added at the very last moment.
Attendee recollections from March 10 that have surfaced over the years have caused great confusion due to the fact that both shows featured somewhat
different setlists and because it was not generally known/confirmed that two shows were performed on March 10. Springsteen opened the first show of this
night with an acoustic "Wild Billy's Circus Story" and a partial band, acoustic-orientated rendition of "New York City Serenade" (the same two songs he had
opened the second show with the previous night). The remaining songs performed during this first show are still unclear. There is no audio from any of this
first show known to exist. For the second show Bruce changed the two opening songs, instead he began the late show with an acoustic "Mary Queen of Arkansas"
followed by the semi-acoustic "The Fever".
The second show has several interesting features. Springsteen sings the "The Fever" for the first time in a concert setting and predicates the rendition by
mentioning the studio demo that has been sent out to some radio stations (but doesn't mention the fact he played the song the day before inside the KLOL-FM
studio). By performing "The Fever" at this show Bruce appears to have been delivering on a promise he made to the Liberty Hall audience the night before.
Additionally Bruce breaks a guitar string during "Spirit In The Night" and so we get the first known rendition of Clarence's time-filling comedy number
"Gimme That Wine". We're also treated to the only known live performance of "Angel Blues" (known to most fans by the titles of "She's So Fine" and
"Ride On Sweet William") a rather unspectacular song that dates from mid-1973. The performance is very ragged, indicating it may not have been rehearsed
much. "For You" is the solo piano version.
The above-mentioned 13-song setlist for the second show (believed to be in the proper sequence) is taken from audio that has been sourced from home tapings
of radio broadcasts. Current evidence suggests this show was not simulcast live at the time but, rather, was first broadcast in November 1974 to promote
program segment. The original taper's utilized modest recording equipment, so the sound quality is good but not outstanding. With a running time of about 98
minutes (depending on between-song edits) this is most likely the complete show, although it is possible that a couple of songs are missing. Comments Springsteen
makes between several songs offer quite compelling evidence all this audio is from the late show on March 10.
The 13 songs that are known from this second show only appeared coherently on a mainstream bootleg in 2009. The CD boots 'Liberty Hall' (Mistral),
'All Those Years' (Templar) and 'Live & Unreleased' (Seagull) each include the same five recordings ("Mary Queen of Arkansas", "The Fever",
"Gimme That Wine", "Angel Blues" and "Thundercrack"). "Liberty Hall" also includes "Something You Got". 'All Those Years' and 'Live & Unreleased'
also includes "The E Street Shuffle". The six 'rare/missing' recordings ("Spirit In The Night", "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City",
"Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?", "Kitty's Back", "For You" and "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)") are available on CD 'Greetings From Liberty Hall TX'
(Wonderland Records). The audio quality of this CD is somewhat different to the old versions - it appears to be from a alternative source recording.
It should also be noted that there are unsubstantiated reports that this second show included two additional songs ("4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"
and "Let The Four Winds Blow") that don't seem to be circulating anywhere.
Enjoy The Show,
Jeff
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