Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975
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Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, released in February 2015 and was the third official release through the Bruce Springsteen Archives.[1] The show was originally recorded at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 31, 1975.
The concert is available on CD and digital download.[2]
Background
The last night of 1975 was also the last night of the Born to Run tour proper. Engineer Jimmy Iovine brought The Record Plant Remote truck out for the occasion. Front of House recordings of this show have circulated for years, along with partial tapes of stereo mixes from the multitracks. This marks the first time the entire show has been mixed for release.
Track listing
All songs by Bruce Springsteen, except as noted.
Set One
- "Intro" - 1:14
- "Night" - 3:25
- "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" - 4:12
- "Spirit in the Night" - 7:12
- "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?" - 5:09
- "It's My Life" - 8:04 (Roger Atkins/Carl D'Errico)
- Originally recorded by The Animals
- "She's the One" - 6:37
- "Born to Run" - 4:38
- "Pretty Flamingo" - 12:36 (Mark Barkan)
- Originally recorded by Manfred Mann
- "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" - 6:13
- "Backsteets" - 8:53
- "Mountain of Love" - 3:36 (Harold Dorman)
- Originally recorded by Harold Dorman
- "Jungleland" - 12:32
- "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" - 14:52
Encore
- "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" - 7:29
- "Detroit Medley" - 13:48
- "Devil With a Blue Dress On" (William "Mickey" Stevenson/Shorty Long) Originally recorded by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
- "See See Rider" (Gertrude "Ma" Rainey/Lena Arant) Originally recorded by Ma Rainey
- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Blackwell/Marascalco) Originally recorded by Little Richard
- "Jenny Take a Ride" (Crewe/Johnson/Penniman) Originally recorded by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
- "Quarter to Three" - 10:46 (Gene Barge/Frank J. Guida/Joseph F. Royster/Anderson)
- Originally recorded by Gary U.S. Bonds
- "Thunder Road" - 6:45
- "Twist and Shout" - 7:55 (Phil Medley/Bert Berns)
- Most famously recorded by The Isley Brothers and The Beatles
Personnel
- Bruce Springsteen - lead vocals, guitars, harmonica
- Roy Bittan - piano
- Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion, background vocals
- Danny Federici - organ, electronic glockenspiel, accordion
- Garry Tallent - bass guitar
- Steven Van Zandt - guitars, background vocals
- Max Weinberg - drums
- Jimmy Iovine - recording engineer
- Dave Hewitt - assistant engineer
- Toby Scott - mastering engineer
References
- ^ Greene, Andy (2014-11-18). "Bruce Springsteen Launches Archival Concert Download Service". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ "Download Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band December 31, 1975, Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA MP3 and FLAC". Live.brucespringsteen.net. 1975-12-31. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
