Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Castle Hall
Osaka, Japan
April 23, 1985
(Recorder 3 Source - 2nd Generation)

Transferred and upped by mjk5510 (February 2013)

Transfer: 1980's 2nd Generation tape trade > Nakamichi CR 5A (azimuth adjusted) > MacBook Pro > Audacity > Peak Pro XT (editi / indexing / volume smoothing / subtle tweak) > xACT > Flac

Available recorder sources:
Recorder 1: Second Day At Castle Hall Vol 1 and 2 (4 LP Set)
Recorder 2: Last Night In The East (3LP Set Limited to 350 copies)
Recorder 3: 2nd Generation Tape (this source)

At least 3 different recorders available for this date, I've labeled them recorder 1, 2 and 3 to keep them all straight. 
 
What I'm calling recorder 1 was released as "Second Day At Castle Hall Vol 1 and 2" 4LP set.  Quality is very good but there is some low level background distortion in the left channel on sides 3 and 4 (a transfer would likely fix this with a simple paste job from right to left channel).

What I'm calling recorder 2 was released as "Last Night In The East" 3LP set.  Probably the lesser quality of the 3 recorders but if it was the only source available it would be a solid listen.  It is missing Bobby Jean and a few songs are out of order, probably that way so it would fit comfortably on 3 LP's.

What I'm calling recorder 3 is the source of this share.  It's the best of the 3 available sources from start to finish and had only one issue. 
It was missing 16 seconds of the start of Prove It All Night.
I have patched this missing segment with the recorder 1 source. 

I will probably transfer the other 2 sources at some point, they are both very good to excellent and probably worth the time to transfer.

This show is presented here 100% complete with the one patch, the taper did an excellent job capturing the entire show with virtually no intrusive crowd noise.

The Japan leg of the tour was all business, a tight, focused rock show. 

This is a strong candidate for best show of the Japanese legÉ

DISC ONE
01 Born In The USA
02 Out In The Street
03 Darlington County
04 Atlantic City
05 Point Blank
06 Working On The Highway
07 Prove It All Night
08 Glory Days
09 The Promised Land
10 My Hometown
11 Badlands
12 Thunder Road

DISC TWO
01 Cover Me
02 Dancing In The Dark
03 Hungry Heart
04 Cadillac Ranch
05 Sherry Darling
06 No Surrender
07 Backstreets
08 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

DISC THREE
01 Bobby Jean
02 Born To Run
03 Can't Help Falling In Love
04 Twist And Shout - Do You Love Me

Known issues:
-Prove It All Night - first 16 seconds missing patched with recorder 1 source

Enjoy,
Mark (mjk5510)