LDB Special Series #389 (RLR collection)

Out of my 7,000+ shows and radio broadcasts, I have many concerts that were special for some reasons: the setlist, the
musicians, the venue or unexpected events. These are the ones I'd like to propose you. Most of these come from my
cassettes collection, so they will be released at a slower pace than my Master Series! But you won't be disappointed!
I will try to gather the most unusual things I have in my collection and, as always, your feedback and comments will be my
reward for all the work involved in this project.

DO NOT share this music on mp3, just convert it for your own use. Sharing mp3's is the right way to make me stop sharing
music here.

Finally, some notes about your truly ldb: I have been a fan of live music since I was 9 years old (that is where
I attended my very first show, a PFM/De André gig at Milano's Palalido) and my first taped show was at 11 using
a crappy portable cassette player with embedded microphone. I become more serious about taping in 1983 when I
started to record every show. In 1991 I acquired my first Sony Professional and in 2000 I moved to MiniDisc to
finally settle on R-09 in early 2008.

I have seen over 500 shows in my career. Most of them were taped but for others bad luck struck and I could not
record it: on top of my mind there's a Paul McCartney show in 1993 in Milano where I was caught by the security or
Porcupine Tree in Roma in March 1999 when the DAT machine would seem to work but listening back to the tape there
would just be a long bunch of silence. Or during a Y.Malmsteen show where I got so annoyed that I left halfway
through the show and erased the tape and finally on a PFM show in Milano in 2007 where I had to leave before the
encore because the baby-sitter had to leave early that evening. Some other times I was very close not to tape or
had to do it in extremely difficult situations: for the four Peter Gabriel shows at Earls Court in 1987 security
was checking tapers with metal detector; at the David Gilmour comeback show in London in 2001 at RFH I had the
security guy sitting next to me but I managed to tape the show without checking one single time my MiniDisc!

There was a time I was travelling anywhere in Europe to see shows, especially if there was no touring in Italy: I
remember Rush in Paris in 1992 when the trio did not even know what Italy was. I have seen shows at stadiums
(Genesis at Wembley) and in places with 30 people (Porcupine Tree in Milano in 1997); bands that would later
become huge (Pearl Jam in a free show for 150 people) and masters of jazz (Miles Davis or Sarah Vaughan). Shows
I will never forget (Pink Floyd at Versailles castle) and some I would rather forget (no comment...).

I truly believe that live music is what keeps music alive, what make us enjoying it together, what allow us to
have deep feelings and transmit it to others. Studio records are nowadays 'commodities': you can buy online as
anonymous wav files and listen in your iPod or at home. Live music will always imply an effort to buy the tix,
travel to the venue, see the show, think about it when coming back home. 

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Uniondale, Nassau Coliseum
December 31, 1980

01.Intro MC /Night
02.Prove It All Night
03.Spirit In The Night 
04.Darkness On The Edge Of Town 
05.Independence Day 
06.Who'll Stop The Rain 
07.This Land Is Your Land 
08.The Promised Land 
09.Out In The Street 
10.Racing In The Street 
11.The River 
12.Badlands 
13.Thunder Road 
14.Cadillac Ranch 
15.Sherry Darling 
16.Hungry Heart 
17.Merry Christmas Baby 
18.Fire 
19.Candy's Room 
20.Because The Night 
21.4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 
22.Rendezvous 
23.Fade Away 
24.The Price You Pay 
25.Wreck On The Highway 
26.Two Hearts 
27.Ramrod 
28.You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) 
29.Held Up Without A Gun 
30.In The Midnight Hour & Countdown to 1981
31.Auld Lang Syne / Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 
32.Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 
33.Jungleland 
34.Born To Run 
35.Detroit Medley: Devil With A Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly / C.C. Rider / Jenny Take A Ride / I Hear A Train / Devil With A Blue Dress (Reprise) 
36.Twist And Shout 
37.Raise Your Hand  

TT 216:36

Lineage: Unknown recording device > n generation tape > Teac Tape Deck AD-RW900 > Creative Sound Blaster Audigy > HD >
SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

We are all very familiar with the soundboard version of this show but to me this source from RLR collection is an audience
one, although a very good one. You can hear comments from the audience here and there. Complete show. This is my introduction
to this tracker, hope you will enjoy it. Not sourced from any silver these are infact 3 tapes RLR acquired in the early 80´s
as he was a quite active Boss trader back then. I acquired about 700 tapes from his collection spanning from Springsteen to
Floyd, Genesis, Maiden, U2 and many more.

Enjoy!

ldb