Bruce Springsteen
Hallenstadion
Zurich, Switzerland
April 11, 1981
(Recorder 5)

Transfer: Low Gen DS Archives Tape > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Peak Pro 6 (pitch adjusted) > iZotope RX / ozone 5 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC

01 Factory
02 Prove It All Night
03 Out In The Street
04 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
05 Darkness On The Edge Of Town
06 Independence Day
07 Who’ll Stop The Rain
08 Two Hearts
09 The Promised Land
10 This Land Is Your Land
11 The River
12 Badlands
13 Thunder Road
14 Cadillac Ranch
15 Sherry Darling
16 Hungry Heart
17 Fire
18 You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
19 Wreck On The Highway
20 Racing In The Street
21 Backstreets
22 Ramrod
23 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
24 Born To Run
25 Detroit Medley
26 Rockin’ All Over The World

Known Faults:
-Ramrod: 7 seconds patched at start with Recorder 4
-Born To Run: 30 seconds patched at start with Recorder 1

Anyone who knows me and have followed my uploads should be well aware of my love for the European leg of The River tour. Bruce and the E Street Band seem to be out to erase the memory of the 1975 European stretch with shows that are tight and focused. So, I get pretty jazzed when a new recorder source comes my way for any shows on this leg of the tour.

The Zurich stop is already well represented with four recording sources.
The first source is released on CD 'Hallenstadion 81' (Winged Wheel). A second source was released on the 2 LP 'Hallenstadion Zurich' (Ocean Records) and CDR 'Rockin' All Over The World'. The third source is incomplete and release on the 1LP 'Live In Zurich'. A fourth source remains in limited circulation but does not appear to be one of the better quality sources.

This release of a previously unknown 5th recording source comes from the DS Archives that keeps giving us surprise after surprise. It ranges from very good to excellent and is capture very close to the stage. 

I'm not going to get into which is the best source, they all have their place but I'd rate much of this show top of the stack. Which is the frustrating thing about it. Though the quality is never less than very good, it appears the taper may have had to compete for mic space within the crowd or the tapes aren't stable throughout because it is not steady quality from start to finish. The first hour or so of the show is not as dynamic and contains a touch of hiss that is not present in the rest of the show. The good news is the balance of the show is near excellent to excellent, close to the stage with plenty of punch...I've provided a variety of samples.

Thanks as always to Dan and is selfless sharing of his deep archives with all of us to enjoy for years to come, please show him your gratitude in the comments.

Artwork included...

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