1974-05-09 Rock & Roll Punk

Label:		E Street Records		Format: 	1CD 
Catalog #: 	ES-62				Source: 	Audience
Total Time: 	77:07	  			Sound: 		?.?
Date: 		May 9, 1974			Performance:	?.?
Location: 	Harvard Square Theatre, 	Overall: 	?.?
		Cambridge, Massachusetts

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01. Intro (1:48)
02. New York City Serenade (14:56)
03. Spirit In The Night (6:55)
04. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (5:06)
05. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street (3:48)
06. It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (4:12)
07. The E Street Shuffle (9:08)
08. Kitty's Back (14:51)
09. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (9:26)
10. The E Street Shuffle (5:24)
11. Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street (1:30)

Notes:

- Track 8 includes "Bright Lights Big City"
- Track 10 & 11 are the soundcheck of the early show of the same date

Info taken from Brucebase:
http://www.brucebase.org.uk/gig1981.htm#74

	09/05/74 - HARVARD SQUARE THEATRE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS 

	Soundcheck: THE E STREET SHUFFLE / DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND ST 

	Early Show: NEW YORK CITY SERENADE (13:44) / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT (5:26) / I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN (5:09) / 
	DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND ST (3:47) / IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY (4:01) / THE E STREET SHUFFLE (6:00) / 
	KITTY'S BACK (13:28) / ROSALITA (9:34) 

	Late Show: THE E STREET SHUFFLE / NEW YORK CITY SERENADE / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / BORN TO RUN / 
	4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY / KITTY'S BACK / FOR YOU / ROSALITA / 
	LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW / TWIST AND SHOUT

	TWO shows, double bill, with Bruce opening for headliner BONNIE RAITT. This is one of most famous Springsteen gigs 
	yet, ironically, one of the most inaccurately reported - the key point of confusion being that there were 2 
	separate admission shows on the night and the long-circulating audio has been long-attributed to the wrong show. 
	An 8-song, 70-minute, continuous segment of the early show (plus two soundcheck tracks) can be found on "ROCK AND 
	ROLL PUNK" (E ST) or "FEEL THE SPIRIT". This is the entire early show except for one or two encore songs that 
	followed “Rosalita”. The MC’s use of the name “The E Street Band” in his introduction is the earliest appearance of 
	that name on any show audio or promotional material yet unearthed. The “E Street Band” name was conjured up only a 
	few weeks earlier. The first show’s audio is a quality audience recording made by a taper who had good equipment and 
	an ideal recording spot. Indeed, a close analysis of background conversation during the soundcheck yields an argument
	between someone in Springsteen's camp and the taper over this person’s right to be recording the show. This person 
	obviously got away with it during the first show but appears not have been so fortunate for the second. An excellent 
	show that includes a unique cover of the Dinah Washington / Etta James WWII-era blues classic "I Sold My Heart To The
	Junkman" (performed by Bruce in the "comedy mode" as recorded by The Starlets in 1961 - the likely inspiration).

	THERE IS NO KNOWN AUDIO OF THE 2ND SHOW and precise setlist details remain problematic due to conflicting 
	recollections. Critic Jon Landau's much-quoted "I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen" line 
	emanates from this night. Landau only attended… and his Real Paper review only covers… the late show. However 
	Landau’s review, in conjunction with information from other attendee recollections, provides an accurate, albeit 
	partial, setlist for the late show, one that lasted 20-30 minutes longer than the early show. Bruce opened with the 
	slow arrangement of "E Street Shuffle", the only known instance that Bruce has opened with this song. "For You" was 
	also performed in its piano-solo arrangement. Bruce knew that Landau was attending the late show and he unveiled at 
	least one new composition (possibly up to three) for Landau's ears. One of these, "Born To Run" (identified in 
	Landau's review as the song with the “Telstar” guitar opening), is confirmed via multiple recollections, including 
	later comments by Landau to Dave Marsh. If one or two additional “new songs” were performed during the late show 
	(and this is where there are conflicting stories) then these would have been either “Angel Blues” (previously only 
	played on 10/3/74) or “The Fever” (rarely played and considered new) or two songs that Bruce had written and was 
	already fiddling with in the studio - “Jungleland” and “A Love So Fine”.

Enjoy The Show,

Jeff

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