The Midnight Cafe Mix #2 – It’s All Right

Various Artists
The Midnight Cafe Mix #2 – It’s All Right

I no longer have this mix on my hard drive. One day I’ll try to remake it.

My goal was to do a mix every month and here it is the middle of March and I’m just getting my second one out. Truth is I had this one ready at the end of February but kept forgetting to post it. Once again this is a pretty random mix. These aren’t the greatest bootleg songs of all time. They aren’t the best performances by these artists nor even the best versions of these songs. Its just a bunch of songs that I like, put together for fun.

The transitions should be a little better this time than last, though I’m still learning how to edit the MP3s.

1. “Where the Streets Have No Name” – U2
1987.05.15 – Rutherford, NJ

U2 at the height of their powers. I always loved this song as the opener for The Joshua Tree and it works really well opening this mix.

2. “Good Lovin'” – The Grateful Dead
1978.04.12 – Durham, NC

Not my favorite period for the Dead, nor my favorite cover song, but they do a really nice rockin’ version here.

3. “One More Cup of Coffee” – Bob Dylan
1993.11.16 – New York, NY

From the infamous Supperclub shows. The all acoustic version knocks some of the menace out of this song, but the excellent playing more than makes up for it.

4. “Wings for Wheels” – Bruce Springsteen
1975.02.05 – Bryn Mawr PA

An early rendition of “Thunder Road.” Its fun to catch the various differences between this and its “official” version.

5. “Fred Jones Part 2” – Ben Folds
2005.12.29 – XM Radio

Slowing things down a bit comes this ballad from Ben Folds.

6. “Mission in the Rain” – Jerry Garcia Band
1989.01.28 – San Francisco, CA

I’m usually not a fan of this song, but Jerry’s got a nice solo in it which is followed by some interesting stuff by Melvin Seals. It starts off really slow and soft but it cooks up eventually.

7. “Breakdown” – Tom Petty
1999.04.23 – Hamburg, Germany

Tom Petty gets things rocking again. I really like the little vocal rave up at the end.

8. “Sweet Jane” – Lou Reed
1974.05.14 – Stockholm, Sweden

Holy moly is Lou on fire here. The whole band just smokes.

9. “Heroes” David Bowie
2003.11.22 – Dublin, Ireland

The first bit of this is clipped but its well worth the slight error there to hear the rest of it.

10. “Vanlose Stairway” – Van Morrison
1983.07.03

It doesn’t get any smoother than to have Van take us away on the Vanlose Stairway.

Various Artists – Washington, D.C. (01/17/93) “The Absolutely Unofficial Blue Jeans Bash For Arkansas”

Various Artists
Washington, D.C.
01/17/93
The Absolutely Unofficial Blue Jeans Bash for Arkansas

A celebration of Bill Clinton’s first presidential win. Apparently, it was open to the public but you had to show an Arkansas driver’s license to get in.

1 Introductions
2 Cate Brothers – Time Is A Thief
3 Cate Brothers – I Can’t Give It Up
4 Cate Brothers — Am I Losing You
5 Cate Brothers — Helping Hands
6 Stage Ambience
7 The Band – Rag Mama Rag
8 The Band – The Shape I’m In
9 The Band – The Weight
10 Clarence Clemons – instrumental
11 Clarence Clemons – song introduction
12 Clarence Clemons — instrumental
13 The Band — Life Is A Carnival
I4 Rick Danko introduces Ronnie Hawkins
I5 Ronnie Hawkins – Who Do You Love
16 Ronnie Hawkins — Run Little Willie
I7 The Band — Stage Fright
I8 The Band – Down Home Blues
19 Levon Helm introduces Varra Clements
20 Vassar Clements — Sweet Georgia Brown
21 The Band — W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
22 Kim Wilson — Shotgun
23 Kim Wilson introduces Dr. John
24 Dr. John – Iko Iko
25 Dr. John – Right Place, Wrong Time
26 The Band — Let The Good Times Roll (incomplete)
27 Stage Ambience
28 The Band — Back To Memphis
29 Song Introduction
30 Ronnie Hawkins – Forty Days
3] The Band — Caledonia
32 Introductions
33 Don Johnson & Stephen Stills – Slow Down
34 Don Johnson & Stephen Stills — Stormy Monday
35 Dickey Betts — Southbound
36 Stephen Stills — I Won’t Go Away
37 Stephen Stills – For What It’s Worth
38 Stage Ambience
39 Bob Dylan – To Be Alone With You
40 Stephen Stills — Key To The Highway
41 I Shall Be Released
42 (I Don’t Wanna To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes

Wilco – New York, NY (09/22/11)

Wilco
2011-09-22
Rumsey Playfield
Central Park Summerstage
New York, NY USA

Four-Track Digital Master Recording
Recorded from read of the Main Floor

Neumann KM-150s + DPA 4021’s > Edirol R-44 (Oade Concert Mod) >
2x 24bit 48kHz wav files > Soundforge (level adjustments, mixdown,
set fades) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector
boundaries) > flac

Recorded and Produced
by nyctaper
2010-09-23

Setlist:
[Total Time 2:09:41]
01 Art Of Almost
02 I Might
03 Ashes Of American Flags
04 I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
05 One Wing
06 Bull Black Nova
07 At Least Thats What You Said
08 One Sunday Morning
09 Shouldnt Be Ashamed
10 [banter]
11 Born Alone
12 She’s A Jar
13 Handshake Drugs
14 Standing O
15 Rising Red Lung
16 Impossible Germany
17 Dawned On Me
18 A Shot In The Arm
19 Hummingbird
20 [encore break]
21 Via Chicago
22 Whole Love
23 [banter – Town Hall Sept 2001]
24 War On War
25 Jesus Etc
26 Im The Man Who Loves You
27 Monday
28 Outtasite

Steve Earle – Dallas, TX (03/24/89)

Steve Earle & the Dukes
Arcadia Theatre
Dallas, Texas
March 24, 1989

Recording: 2 x Sony ECM33F > Marantz PMD-430 > XLII-S
Lineage: Audience Master > Marantz PMD-430 > MacBook Pro > Peak Pro XT (Indexed) > xACT 1.59 > Flac > Dime

Taping Location: Mezzanine Center Row F

DISC ONE

01 Copperhead Road
02 Good Ol’Boy
03 San Antonio Rose
04 The Rain Came Down
05 Even When I’m Blue
06 My Old Friend The Blues
07 Someday
08 Devil’s Right Hand
09 Fearless Heart
10 Nowhere Road
11 Hillbilly Highway
12 Down The Road
13 Band Intro > Snake Oil
14 Back’s To The Wall

DISC TWO

01 I Ain’t Ever Satisfied
02 Nothing But A Child
03 Johnny Come Lately
04 When Will We Be Married
05 Nebraska
06 Angry Young Man
07 Once You Love
08 The Week Of Living Dangerously
09 Waiting On You
10 Little Rock & Roller
11 You Belong To Me
12 I Love You Too Much
13 Dead Flowers
14 Guitar Town – missing
15 Shake, Rattle & Roll – missin

Great full band show from Steve & The Dukes, touring in support of “Copperhead Road”, this show carries two distinct memories for me. It was LOUD during the full on band sections (my ears rang for days and as I recall I forgot my trusty ear plugs for just such occasions) and he broke a ton of strings…

Quality is excellent, loud, clean sound with no audience noise around me.

This is the first transfer to CD using the original taping equipment.

If you are mostly familiar with Steve’s more recent work and in need of a show that grabs you by the throat and won’t let go then look no further, Steve was dealing with many personal demons during this time and he played like an “Angry Young Man”.

As with all my audience recordings samples attached and if you grab it, play it LOUD!

Enjoy!
mjk5510

Bruce Springsteen – East Rutherford, NJ (10/02-03/09)

Bruce Springsteen
10/02/09 &10/03/09
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ

Wrecking Ball
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
No Surrender
Outlaw Pete
Hungry Heart
Working On A Dream
Band Intro
Badlands
Adam Raised A Cain
Something In The Night
Candy’s Room
Racing In The Street
The Promised Land
Factory
Steets Of Fire
Prove It All Night
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Waitin’ On A Sunny Day
Raise Your Hand
I’m Goin’ Down
Be True
Jailhouse Rock
Thunder Road
Long Walk Home
The Rising
Born To Run
Cadillac Ranch
Bobby Jean
American Land
Dancing in The Dark
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Wrecking Ball
Out In The Street
Outlaw Pete
Hungry Heart
Working On A Dream
Intro
Born In The USA
Cover Me
Darlington County
Working On The Highway
Downtown Train
I’m On Fire
No Surrender
Bobby Jean
I’m Goin’ Down
Glory Days
Dancin’ In The Dark
My Hometown
The Promised Land
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
The Rising
Born To Run
Applause
Raise Your Hand
Jersey Girl
Kitty’s Back
Detroit Medley
The American Land
Waitin’ On A Sunny Day
Thunder Road

Wilco – Chicago, IL (02/18/08)

Wilco
February 18, 2008
Riviera Th., Chicago IL USA

I no longer have a copy of this show. If you do and would like to share it, please let me know.

Eaglebarger Source
Source: Earthworks SR77’s > Lunatec V3 (@24/48)> Microtrack 24/96 (FOB, on first rail)
Transfer: Wavelab 5.0 (UV22 HR dithering to 16/44.1) > CD Wave (tracking) > Wavelab 5.0 (fades in d1t01,d2t02, d2t03, d2t19) > Trader’s Little Helper (flac encoding)
Taped and transferred by Jerry Eaglebarger (chitaper@mindspring.com)

Dewey Source
Taper: John Dewey (hammerhorror@sbcglobal.net)
Uploader: John Dewey (hammerhorror@sbcglobal.net)
Source: Neumann AK40’s (NOS Kwon Bar) > LC3 Active Cables > KM100’s > AETA PSP3 > Sound Devices 744t
Conversion: Compactflash Card > Sandisk Card Reader > Adobe Audition > CD Wave Editor > FLAC Frontend

Darktrain Source
Taper: Darktrain
Source: Schoeps MK4’s> Actives> Nbox> Marantz PMD620(24/48)
Location: Taper Section

Disc 1 (76:39)

Set 1
01 Blue Eyed Soul
02 *Remember The Mountain Bed
03 *Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard
04 *Hesitating Beauty
05 -Stage Banter-
06 *That’s Not The Issue
07 Wishful Thinking
08 You Are My Face
09 Side With The Seeds
10 A Shot In The Arm
11 We’re Just Friends
12 Kamera
13 -Stage Banter-
14 Handshake Drugs
15 *How To Fight Lonliness
16 *Jesus Etc.
17 -Stage Banter-
18 Should’ve Been In Love
29 -Stage Banter-
20 *Pick Up The Change
21 Theologians

Disc 2

01 #Walken
02 #I’m The Man Who Loves You

Set 2
03 Via Chicago
04 Impossible Germany
05 She’s A Jar
06 Say You Miss Me
07 -Stage Banter
08 Box Full Of Letters
09 I’m Always In Love
10 -Stage Banter-
11 *#Hate It Here
12 *#The Late Greats
13 *#Red Eyed & Blue >
14 *#I Got You
15 *#Monday
16 My Darling
17 -Encore Break-
18 #Can’t Stand It
19 Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway(again)

*w/ Andrew Bird
#w/ the Total Pros horn section

I give the edge to the Eaglebarger source, but the Darktrain source is pretty good too. Dewey, less so.

Wilco – Chicago, IL (02/16/08)

Wilco
February 16, 2008
Riviera, Chicago IL USA

Matrix Source
Recorded by yltfan and Jerry Eaglebarger
*a thir13en blend*

Source 1:
SBD>iRiver h140
Recorded by yltfan

Source 2:
Nakamichi cm300’s>iRiver h120
Recorded by yltfan

Source 3:
Earthworks SR77’s > Lunatec V3 (@ 48kHz) > Microtrack 24/96 (24 Bit)
Transfer: CompactFlash > HD > DVD > HD > Sound Forge 9.0c (24 bit tracking) (fades in on t01 and t21) (fades out on t20 and t35) > Flac Frontend (level 8 endcoding)
Recorded by Jerry Eaglebarger
Transfered by Fez

Skalinder Source
Recordist : Brian Skalinder / bskalinder@yahoo.com
Location : ~3′ LoC, ~40′ back at first rail overlooking pit, ~6.5′ stand
Mic Config : ORTF, 17cm, 110∫
Source : Schoeps MK5 (cardioid) > KC5 > CMC6 > Sound Devices 722
Record Format: 24-bit, 48 kHz
Conversion : Sound Devices 722 > firewire > PC
Edit : MAGIX Samplitude SE v8.3 (gain change adjustments, iZotope Ozone 3 Loudness Maximizer, mixdown, fades, resample, MBIT+ dither, tracking)
Final Format : 16-bit, 44 kHz
Thanks to: the taping crew (Jerry, Chris, and Warner for the clamp space), the understanding surrounding crowd, the venue, and the band and crew.

Eaglebarger Source
Source: Earthworks SR77’s > Lunatec V3 (@24/48) > Microtrack 24/96, FOB on first rail with all the others!
Transfer: Wavelab 5.0 (UVHR rendering to 16/44.1) > CD Wave (tracking) > Wavelab 5.0
(fades in d1t01, d2t04, d2t05, d2t21) > Trader’s Little Helper (flac encoding)
Recorded and transferred by Jerry Eaglebarger (chitaper@mindspring.com)

First Set
01 Intro
02 Someone Else’s Song
03 Hell Is Chrome
04 Handshake Drugs
05 Muzzle of Bees
06 Via Chicago
07 I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
08 Hotel Arizona
09 A Shot In The Arm
10 Impossible Germany
11 It’s Just That Simple
12 When You Wake Up Feeling Old
13 Too Far Apart
14 Hate It Here
15 Jesus Etc.*
16 Forget The Flowers*
17 Dash 7*
18 Christ For President*
19 Walken^
20 I’m The Man Who Loves You^

Second Set
21 Newhart Intro
22 The Late Greats
23 Heavy Metal Drummer
24 Red-Eyed And Blue*
25 I Got You (At The End Of The Century)*
26 A Magazine Called Sunset
27 Monday^
28 Casino Queen
29 Kingpin
30 Passenger Side*
31 Dreamer In My Dreams*
32 The Lonely 1*
33 Encore Break

Encores
34 ELT
35 Hoodoo Voodoo
36 Hoodoo Voodoo 2

*Andrew Bird
^Horns (Total Pros)

The Matrix source of course is the best, but both audience sources are pretty good, though I’d give the edge to the Eaglebarger source. Too bad I couldn’t find the soundboard source, that would have been nice.

Tom Waits – Denver, CO (10/08/74)

Tom Waits
10/08/74
Ebbets Field
Denver, CO
Dime Store Novels, Vol. 1

I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love with You
San Diego Serenade
Good Night Loving Trail
Diamonds on my Windshield
Ice Cream Man
Please Call Me Baby
Better Off Without a Wife
The Ghost of Saturday Night
Big Joe & Phantom 309
Semi-Suite
Ol ’55
On a Foggy Night
Martha
Telerama Interview
Telerama Interview 1992

Allman Brothers Band – Los Angeles, CA (05/25/93)

Allman Brothers Band
Greek Theatre
Los Angeles, California
May 25, 1993

Soundboard recording of unknown origin.

Disc 1-
01. Hot ‘Lanta
02. Statesboro Blues
03. All Night Train
04. Blue Sky
05. The Same Thing
06. Temptation Is A Gun
07. Nobody Knows
08. Midnight Rider
09. Seven Turns
10. Come On In My Kitchen
Melissa
11. Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad
12. Little Martha
13. Jessica
14. What’s Done Is Done
15. Gambler’s Roll
16. Change My Way of Living
17. Whipping Post
Encore:
18. One Way Out
(Dickey sat on a stool and wore a blindfold during encore!)