1978-09-19 Capitol Soundcheck (Infofile).txt
1978-09-19 Capitol Soundcheck
Label: Great Dane Records Format: 1CD
Catalog #: FTD9 Source: Soundboard
Total Time: 10:52 Sound: 6.1
Date: September 19, 1978 Performance: 7.8
Location: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, Overall: 6.9
New Jersey
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01. Wedding Bells (5:31)
02. The Ties That Bind (4:30)
03. Good Rockin' Tonight (0:51)
Notes:
- Concert soundcheck
- Soundboard tracks are taken from a line-feed video
Info taken from Brucebase:
https://brucebase.wikispaces.com/1978#200978
1978-09-20 - CAPITOL THEATRE, PASSAIC, NJ
Soundcheck: WEDDING BELLS (several takes, 7.45) / THE TIES THAT BIND (instrumental warm up + full take, 5:44) /
GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT (1.05) / (piano instrumental, 1.29) / THUNDER ROAD (instrumental, 2.02) / I'M ALIVE (2.46) /
(guitar instrumental, 1.14) / WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (instrumental, 1:06) / DON'T BE CRUEL (vocal ad-lib, 0.23) /
I CAN'T HELP IT (IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU) (1.32) / GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY (two takes, 1.46) /
HEY PORTER (vocal ad-lib, 0.02) / I WALK THE LINE (0.54) / (I HEARD THAT) LONESOME WHISTLE (0.33) / (piano instrumental, 0.32) /
GO AWAY (COME CLOSE) (several takes, 7.42) / HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (0.28) / GO AWAY (COME CLOSE) (instrumental, 1.09)
Audience tape and partial in-line video with soundboard audio. Fascinating soundcheck, another taped from outside the venue. In the middle
of a three-night stand at the Capitol, Bruce works through several Hank Williams and Johnny Cash classics, tackles the 1964 Hollies single
"I'm Alive," Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and addresses new material as well. "Go Away (Come Close)" is a moody, minor key ballad,
either newly written or from the Darkness album sessions. Another one that got away. Meanwhile, "The Ties That Bind" may well be the band's
first performance, as Bruce carefully reviews chord changes before they try it out. The raw, edgy arrangement is very different from the
Searchers-styled rendition Springsteen would debut in concert in November, being more like Jeff Beck-era Yardbirds, a la
"You're A Better Man Than I". The careful arrangement of "Wedding Bells" is stark and moving, with slower versions approaching the mood
Bruce would later achieve with "Used Cars" on 1982's Nebraska. Thanks to Johnny Savage for the review.
These recordings all likely derive from this one soundcheck. Previously Brucebase has placed this soundcheck session under September 19,
with the reasoning that there would be no need to do a soundcheck before the second night of the stand since Bruce carried his own sound
crew on the road. However, it seems unlikely that Springsteen would carry out a soundcheck with such experimental content prior to an
important radio broadcast. There may have not been a necessity to perform a soundcheck in the middle of a three night stand, but that
doesn't mean that Springsteen wouldn't use the opportunity to work on new material. In addition, the soundcheck has historically been
considered to have taken place on this date (prior to Brucebase listing the soundcheck on September 19, we had it listed here, on
September 20). The first three songs listed above, plus segments of "Point Blank" and "Kitty's Back," circulate on DVD from an
excellent in-line source.
GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT (3.14) / BADLANDS (4.27) / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT (6.56) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN (4.11) / INDEPENDENCE DAY (5.35) /
THE PROMISED LAND (5.26) / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (10.05) / IT'S MY LIFE (5.21) / THUNDER ROAD (5.38) / JUNGLELAND (9.40) /
SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN (3.53) / FIRE (2.50) / CANDY'S ROOM (3.12) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT (6.53) / POINT BLANK (8.26) /
KITTY'S BACK (12.58) / INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET (10.55) / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) (10.12) / BORN TO RUN (4.45) /
TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT (4.05) / DETROIT MEDLEY (9.45) / TWIST AND SHOUT (8.56)
Complete show available on pro-shot video, soundboard audio sourced from the video feed and a 2011 transfer of a two-track recording
recorded by the Record Plant's mobile unit. "It's My Life" played by request from the crowd. Listen after "It's My Life" for Roy starting the
intro to "Racing In The Street," but Bruce deciding to skip it and go right into "Thunder Road." First "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" of
the tour, last played in December 1975. Debut of the extended instrumental introduction to "Point Blank". Early 2012 saw new audio and video
sources of this show emerge; 'Douceur de Vivre' (JEMS) (translates as 'the sweetness of life') is possibly one of the best quality recordings
of Springsteen in existence (both official and unofficial) and is a must for any collector. This tape does not have the cuts to "Jungleland"
and "Incident On 57th Street", but does lack the start of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and the end of "Twist And Shout". 'Douceur de Vivre'
uses patches from the video source to fill in the missing parts. Subsequent to the JEMS version, Godfather released a copy on CD
'Second Night At The Capitol Theatre'. Also available on CDs '2nd Night At The Capitol Theatre' (Winged Wheel) and
'Tonight It's Just You And Me', both of which use the old line video as source. The soundcheck can be found on CD
'Capitol Soundcheck' from Great Dane.
The concert was professionally filmed on the Capitol Theatre's in-house video system. The resulting film is technically lacking,
but very well shot with excellent direction. The two-DVD 'Live In Passaic - September 20th 1978' from Brucevideos uses a recently
unearthed video source, and is a substantial visual upgrade over the existing sources. This DVD uses the JEMS audio. All video sources
are missing the start of "Jungleland" and thirty seconds of "Incident On 57th Street" due to tape changes. Part of the soundcheck
(including takes of "Wedding Bells" and "The Ties That Bind") also circulates on video.of the concert now circulate on an
average-to-poor quality DVD, although a recently enhanced two-DVD version has been released, which is worth getting.
Unfortunately the last hour of the DVD only circulates with a VCR generated "timecode" on-screen display, which obstructs and
distracts. This footage without the timecode does however circulate amongst private collectors. That TV report by New York's
"Channel 4 News," which includes partial, pro-shot colour footage of three songs from this show ("Badlands," "Spirit In The Night"
and "Born To Run") and a short backstage interview, is circulating on fan-made DVDs. A full copy of the programme can be downloaded
here. (right click, save as, 6mb). Thanks Peter.
Enjoy The Show,
Jeff
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