Tom Waits – Transmission Impossible: 1975-1977

Tom Waits
Transmission Impossible (2015)
Label: Eat To The Beat

This 3 CD set includes radio broadcasts transmitted during this initial period of Tom Waits career, and features complete live performances recorded in; 1975 at the studios of KRQS FM, Minneapolis, featuring just Tom alone at his piano; in December 1976 at Media Sound Studios – another in studio session during which, between numbers, Tom is interviewed by the station presenter; and in 1977, back in the big apple at the famous, My Father s Place venue, out on Long Island.

Tracklist:
CD1 – Minneapolis 1975
1-1 Emotional Weather Report
1-2 Eggs And Sausage (Intro)
1-3 Eggs And Sausage
1-4 Better Off Without A Wife
1-5 Semi Suite
1-6 Spare Parts
1-7 The Ghosts Of Saturday / The Heart Of Saturday Night
1-8 New Coat Of Paint
1-9 Warm Beer And Cold Women
1-10 Virginia Avenue
1-11 San Diego Serenade
1-12 Putnam County
1-13 Ol’ 55
1-14 Mr. Siegal (from The Don Lane Show Australia 1981)
1-15 Tango Til They’re Sore (from Late Night with David Letterman NYC 1986)
1-16 Time (from Late Night with David Letterman NYC 1986)

CD2 – New York 1976
2-1 Emotional Weather Report
2-2 A Sight For Sore Eyes
2-3 Step Right Up
2-4 Eggs And Sausage / Invitation To The Bues
2-5 Jitterbug Boy
2-6 Diamonds On My Windshield
2-7 San Diego Serenade
2-8 Tom Traubert’s Blues
2-9 New Coat Of Paint
2-10 The Piano Has Been Drinking
2-11 I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work

CD3 – New York 1977
3-1 Standin’ On The Corner
3-2 I Never Talk To Strangers
3-3 Pasties And G-Strings
3-4 Invitation To The Blues
3-5 Jitterbug Boy
3-6 Step Right Up
3-7 I Wish I Was In New Orleans / Small Change
3-8 The Piano Has Been Drinking
3-9 Emotionak Weather Report
3-10 Muriel
3-11 Jack & Neal / California, Here I Come
3-12 Tom Traubert’s Blues

Bob Dylan – New York, NY (07/15/86)

Bob Dylan
New York City, New York
Madison Square Garden
July 15, 1986

01 – Shake A Hand (Joe Morris)
02 – Positively 4th Street
03 – Clean Cut Kid
04 – I’ll Remember You
05 – Shot Of Love
06 – We Had It All (Donny Fritts-Troy Seals)
07 – Masters Of War

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
08 – Straight Into Darkness (Tom Petty)
09 – Think About Me (Tom Petty)
10 – The Waiting (Tom Petty)
11 – Breakdown (Tom Petty)

12 – The Times They Are A-Changin’
13 – One Too Many Mornings
14 – It Ain’t Me, Babe

15 – I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (Cecil A. Null)
16 – Band Of The Hand
17 – When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
18 – Lonesome Town (Baker Knight)
19 – Ballad Of A Thin Man

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
20 – Make It Better (Forget About Me) (Tom Petty)
21 – Spike (Tom Petty)
22 – Don’t Do Me Like That (Tom Petty)
23 – Refugee (Tom Petty & Mike Campbell)

24 – Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
25 – Seeing The Real You At Last
26 – Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/Jim Dickinson)
27 – I And I
28 – Like A Rolling Stone
29 – In The Garden

30 – Blowin’ In The Wind
31 – Unchain My Heart (James Freddy/Agnes Jones)
32 – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Concert #26 of the 1986 True Confessions US Tour.
Concert #45 with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. 1986 concert #45.
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar) with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Tom Petty (guitar),
Mike Campbell (guitar),
Benmont Tench (keyboards),
Howie Epstein (bass),
Stan Lynch (drums)
The Queens Of Rhythm: Carolyn Dennis,
Queen Esther Marrow,
Madelyn Quebec,
Louise Bethune (backing vocals).

12-14 Bob Dylan solo (vocal & guitar).
13, 14, 32 Bob Dylan (harmonica).
15, 30, 32 Bob Dylan and Tom Petty (shared vocals).
16 Howie Epstein (slide guitar), Tom Petty (bass).
24-28, 30-32 Ron Wood (guitar).

Note. 3 broadcast in the program – Eye-witness News – by WABC-TV, 15 July 1986.

BobTalk

  • All right, New York City baby. We’re celebrating here tonight.
    Just because, just being alive, just being alive in this city is reason enough to celebrate.
    And we’re gonna celebrate it. (before Clean-Cut Kid)
  • You and me, we had it all. Ha-ha. I sung that for anybody who’s ever had their heart broken
    just one time.
  • All right, I’m gonna play all the songs in the same key tonight. It seems like a good idea.
    What do you think? (before It Ain’t Me, Babe)
  • Thank you. Thank you very much. Tom and I are gonna sing an old song for you now.
    A song they used to play on the radio when we were growing up.
    I think I’m the oldest person here, am I right? Oh, I’m sorry.
    OK, when I was growing up they used to play these kind of songs on the radio.
    Anyway they don’t write these kind of songs anymore. Kind of a shame, but it’s true.
    So this is about, … song about a man who thinks he knows it all, ha-ha but, ….
    (before I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know)
  • I wanna say hello to all those people standing over there to the right.
    I wanna say hello to all of them. You know who you are. And you do too.
    All right, anybody know what time it is? What time is it?
    All you rock music critics should know. I know there’s plenty of you out there.
    You know what time it is? I hope you do. Or you ain’t gonna be a rock critic for long?
    (before Band Of The Hand)
  • OK, Ricky Nelson, he did a lot of my songs, Ricky Nelson.
    I wanna do one of his called Lonesome Town. Actually I heard this song when I was about oh,
    say I dunno, two years old. It really had an impression on me. (plays Lonesome Town)
    Thank you. Thank you, Ricky.
  • All right, ha-ha, what time is it. We got a curfew tonight.
    If youíre checking on that right now, this might … time, what time is it? Weíve gone over
    curfew. OK, I wanna introduce Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers too.
    On the keyboards, Benmont Tench. All the people in the back can hear it right.
    Ha-ha, OK, New York City baby. Ok now, on the guitar, Michael Campbell.
    Right, on the drums now, Stan Lynch. OK now, on the bass guitar, and the rest of the
    instruments, Howie Epstein. I especially wanna thank Mr. Tom Petty himself.
    A real gentleman, he should be around a long time. And another old friend of mine,
    and a special guest guitar player, Ronnie Wood. Actually Ronnie’s been up here for
    a while now, ha-ha. I also of course have my own Heartbreakers.
    I’m glad some of you recognize that. That’s Queen Esther Marrow and Carolyn Dennis,
    Madelyn Quebec and Louise Bethune. Anybody out there wanna be introduced? Ha-ha,
    Iím ready to introduce anybody tonight. (before Like A Rolling Stone)
  • All right now, we played that for all the, you know weíve got all the Ray Charles fans out
    there tonight. We played that for you all. (after Unchain My Heart)

4 new songs (16%) compared to previous concert. No new songs for this tour.

Stereo audience recording, 145 minutes.

LB-00536 xref-01340 ; 70min+61min+43min ; 3CDR ; Rating: B+
(LB-00536 ; 47min+40min+46min+43min ; 4CDR ; Rating: B+)

7/15/86, Madison Square Garden. NYC
from the cb master audience

very good to excellent sound; upfront talking d1t8; strange noise possibly
clapping at d1t10 1:17 & 1:35

(a bittorrent from 12/13 is missing d3t7,8,9 and is a sort of close eac match on d1t2
with same digital flaws plus another set of discontinuities between tracks;
described as “Audience Recording 145 mins” with filenames like “bd86-07-15d1tr01.flac”;
xref-01320)

(a bittorrent from 01/14 is a close eac match on d1t1 with same digital flaws plus more
discontinuities between tracks; mis-described as “LB-0536” and also as
“CB master cassette>DAT>CDR>Direct audio converter>HD, DP” with filenames like “Disc 1\CD Track 1.flac”; xref-01340)

drop/cut between cdrs; discontinuities between tracks

Bob Dylan – New York, NY (07/16/86)

Bob Dylan w/ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Madison Square Garden
New York City, NY USA
July 16, 1986

Source: Audience recording > Sony ECM 150 mics > Sony D6 cassette recorder > Teac MDX90 Metal Tape > ? > FLAC. Recorded from 14th Row Center of Floor.

TaperAdvocat posted this [LB-2447] in EZT in ’04, and he wrote, “WOW!!! I even surprised myself with this one. Hadn’t listened to this recording since the day I made it because only one channel came out. The other track was nothing more than a mere a buzzing noise which in the cassette player of the 80’s made it relatively unlistenable, except with the balance over to the one channel so you listened with one speaker or you used a Y cord. Not to worry though, with the magic of Sound Forge you won’t even notice, just the good track has been reproduced in full stereo (double mono) effect. This is a great sounding audience recording that I made of this rarely heard tour. You will not be disappointed by this one. Just check out this set list. Dylan plays songs that I have never heard anyplace else. And Ronnie Wood shows up to play along on most of Dylan’s tracks on CD 2. Did I mention to check out the setlist??? Wah hooo!!!”

I changed no audio. I added a .ffp file and my usual stuff though.

LB-2447

CD 1:
Bob Dylan w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

  1. Shake A Hand
  2. All Along The Watchtower
  3. Clean Cut Kid
  4. Emotionally Yours
  5. Shot Of Love
  6. That Lucky Old Sun
  7. Masters Of War

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

  1. She’s My Girl
  2. Think About Me
  3. The Waiting
  4. Breakdown

Bob Dylan w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

  1. To Ramona
  2. One Too Many Mornings
  3. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
  4. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
  5. Band Of The Hand
  6. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
  7. Lonesome Town

CD 2:
Bob Dylan w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

  1. Ballad Of A Thin Man

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

  1. Make It Better (Forget About Me)
  2. Spike
  3. Bye Bye Johnny
  4. Refugee

Bob Dylan w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:

  1. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
  2. Seeing The Real You At Last
  3. Across The Borderline
  4. I And I
  5. Like A Rolling Stone
  6. In The Garden
  7. Blowin’ In The Wind
  8. Uranium Rock
  9. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Total time = 159:42

Personnel:
Bob Dylan – vocal, harmonica, & guitar

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers:
Tom Petty – guitar, bass
Mike Campbell – guitar
Benmont Tench – keyboards
Howie Epstein – bass, slide guitar
Stan Lynch – drums

The Queens Of Rhythm:
Carolyn Dennis, Queen Esther Marrow, Madelyn Quebec, Louise Bethune – backing vocals

Tracks CD 2, tracks 06-10, 13-14 – Ron Wood (guitar)

The Band – New York, NY (08/08/95)

The Band
August 8th 1995
“Summerstage” Central Park NYC

AUD:DAT>CD>EAC>FLAC
DAT to CD via Tascam DA302>Tascam CDRW700

  1. The Shape Im In
  2. Sweet Home Chicago
  3. Remedy
  4. Blind Willie McTell
  5. WS Walcott’s Medicine Show
  6. It Makes No Difference
  7. Rag Mama Rag
  8. One More Shot
  9. Caledonia Mission
  10. Crazy Mama
  11. Stage Fright
  12. The Weight
  13. Stuff You Gotta Watch
  14. Up On Cripple Creek

encore:

  1. Life Is A Carnival
  2. I Don’t Want To Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes

Tom Waits – New York, NY (04/07/76)

Tom Waits
04/07/76
Eisen & Lubin Theatre
New York, NY

Emotional Weather Report
Eggs And Sausage
Drunk On The Moon
New Coat of Paint
San Diego Serenade
Spare Parts
Pasties And A GString
Better Off Without A Wife
Fumblin’ With The Blues
Ghosts of Saturday Night/Cupid
The Heart of Saturday Night
Diamonds On My Windshield
Please Call Me Baby
Depot Depot
Semi Suite
Virginia Avenue
Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)
band introductions
Warm Beer And Cold Women / closing

The Who – New York, NY (03/11/76)

The Who
1976-03-11
New York, NY
Madison Square Garden

Lineage: ANA(M)>DAT(1)>WAV [48kHz/16bit]>WAV [44.1kHz/16bit]>Flac
Transfer: Tascam DA-20 MKII>PreSonus FireStudio Project>Adobe Audition 3.0
Taping Gear: Unknown/Unknown
Taped By: S.M.
Transferred By: Mike Ziegler
dat tape courtesy of JEMS archives

Band Members:
Pete Townshend – vocals, guitar
Roger Daltrey – vocals, harmonica
John Entwistle – bass, vocals
Keith Moon – drums, vocals

Setlist:

  1. I Can’t Explain
  2. Substitute
  3. My Wife
  4. Baba O’Riley
  5. Squeeze Box
  6. Behind Blue Eyes
  7. Slip Kid
  8. Dreaming From The Waist
  9. Magic Bus
  10. Amazing Journey
  11. Sparks
  12. The Acid Queen
  13. Pinball Wizard
  14. I’m Free
  15. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
  16. We’re Not Gonna Take It
  17. Summertime Blues
  18. My Generation (cuts in)
  19. Won’t Get Fooled Again
  20. Road Runner
  21. Let’s See Action
  22. Naked Eye

Length: 113:59

Notes:
Master transfer to dat from the JEMS archives. We are not sure how many recordings circulate for this show but are pretty sure this one is not a commonly circulated one. What we call source 1 is the Artie recording has circulated for many years along with various other recordings of his (most notably his Led Zeppelin New York recordings from 72-77). This source is as good if not better than Artie’s recording but is not without some major flaws. During My Wife and Baba O’Riley the recording suffers from severe microphone problems making the 2 songs almost unlistenable. We’ve included from Artie’s recording (from a master>cdr sourced transfer) these 2 songs along with the originals from this recording. This was one of those rare shows in 76 where they actually played some encores after Won’t Get Fooled Again and also includes the rarely played Slip Kid.

The Band – New York, NY (12/xx/90)

The Band
Lone Star Roadhouse, New York, NY
1990, Dec. ??, late show

01 Caledonia
02 CC Rider
03 Mary Ann
04 Mystery Train
05 WS Walcott Medicine Show
06 It Makes No Difference
07 Ophelia
08 “How Ya Doin'”
09 The Shape I’m In *
10 Blues Stay Away From Me *
11 Up On Cripple Creek *
12 Willy and the Hand Jive *

notes: * w/Brother Gregg & Joe Walsh

source: sbd cassette
lineage: sbd > dat(m) > cassette
source cassette rec on sony d5, metal tape, no nr
nak dragon > hd-p2 24/96 > hd > cd wave > adobe 2.0 16/44 > flac

Queen – New York, NY (09/30/80)

Queen
1980-09-30
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY

Jailhouse Rock – We Will Rock You (fast),
Let Me Entertain You,
Play The Game,
Mustapha,
Death On Two Legs,
Killer Queen,
I’m In Love With My Car,
Get Down Make Love,
You’re My Best Friend,
Save Me,

Now I’m Here,
Dragon Attack,
Fat Bottomed Girls,
Love Of My Life,
Keep Yourself Alive,
drum/guitar solos/Brighton Rock (reprise),
Crazy Little Thing Called Love,
Bohemian Rhapsody,
Tie Your Mother Down,
Another One Bites The Dust,
Sheer Heart Attack,
We Will Rock You,
We Are The Champions,
God Save The Queen