Bruce Springsteen/ME,USA 1977

The famous taper, Joe Maloney, even recorded Bruce Springsteen’s stage! Based on the tendency of the sound sources he has released so far, I had the impression that he was an overwhelmingly “prog-friendly taper”, but he was good at recording live performances in the United States in the mid-1970s, and he even recorded Springsteen. What’s more, what he recorded was the 1977 tour, which is very popular among enthusiasts. For general fans, the 1977 tour was said to surpass the more major and well-known “Darkness Tour” the following year. What’s more, it was a time when we were blessed with high-quality sound sources that captured that intense stage. The following items were highly acclaimed as the best releases.・February 13th “DEFINITIVE SOUL CRUSADERS” ・February 15th Detroit “DETROIT 1977” ・February 22nd Milwaukee “MILWAUKEE 1977” ・February 22nd St. Louis “WILD FOX EVENING: ST. LOUIS 1977” ・March 22-24th Boston “LEGENDS FROM THE MUSIC HALL” ・March 25th Boston “ARE YOU READY FOR THE FINAL MOMENT?” Of these, all of the February stages were spread among traders as “official” audience recordings recorded by Springsteen’s staff. In addition, no soundboard recordings had ever been unearthed for the 77 tour. On top of that, a large amount of sound sources recorded by the staff from the mixer area were unearthed, so enthusiasts were worried that “there was no soundboard on the 1977 tour?” However, last year, as part of Springsteen’s official live download, the 1977 tour was released, and even though it was PA out, two soundboard recordings that enthusiasts around the world had dreamed of were released at once. The fact that they were able to release a soundboard that you couldn’t hear even a fragment of on the bootleg was truly official… and it made enthusiasts around the world say “wow”. By the way, the official live download released a multi-track recording of the performance on the 20th, not the September 19th, from the three Passaic performances, which were the best performances of the “Darkness Tour”, and in the latest work, they released a benefit concert at the end of the 1993 tour, and they’re doing great, easily burying Crystal Cat’s “MEADOWLANDS NIGHT”. However, as for the 1977 tour, the value of each item listed above has not faded at all. This is simply because the two officially released soundboard performances were the first two days of the tour. One of the reasons why the 1977 tour is so popular is that the composition of the live performance changed dramatically during the already short schedule. Therefore, each item released by our shop still maintains its value as a superb sound source that documents the changes of such tours. Nevertheless, the items released by our shop are biased towards the first half and the end of the tour, and the other periods missing should have been unsatisfactory for enthusiasts. Furthermore, the audience recordings left by the staff also exist in March, but unfortunately they are all incomplete. Thankfully, the stage recorded by Joe Maloney captured the perfect time to fill such a gap. That is the Lewiston performance on March 19th, which will be released this time. The time was when the short-term tour was about to reach its final spurt, with the final Boston performance coming up. It would be tempting to call it the “last transition period,” but the uniqueness of the set list is clearly evident. The opening is the standard “Night,” but the second song is “Don’t Look Back.” This composition is the development that symbolizes the second half of the tour. And yet, it is interesting that the Animals cover “It’s My Life” still survives. The song was introduced to the repertoire at the end of the 1975 tour, and was performed in a dark arrangement as if to express his feelings about the troubles with Mike Appel, the first manager, that began at the same time. However, in the 1977 tour, it was reborn as a dramatic arrangement with the trumpets of the accompanying Miami Horns, and it was destined to disappear from the repertoire after the first day in Boston. And above all, Springsteen’s singing, which is too wild, unique to the 1977 tour, was in top form again this day. This is clear even just by listening to the song “Thunder Road”. And “Backstreets”, which was a long but impressive performance that was the highlight of every night, was also wonderful. Of course, there was the charm unique to the 1977 tour, but the second half of the show on this day was also full of fulfilling performances. This is shown in “Jungleland”. It’s amazing how easily he performs such hyper performances on this tour. And before starting “Rosalita,” he lightly hums Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula,” and Clarence Clemons and Max Weinberg quickly join in for a stylish opening. Maloney has captured this stage, full of interesting things to listen to, in mono with a solid sound quality that is typical of his audience recordings. Although it does not reach the sound image of a series of staff recordings or Boston’s excellent balance, the warm taste of the mono, which captures both the performance and the sense of realism with an exquisite balance, is still very attractive. This is a work that makes you want to call Joe Maloney, and if you can listen to it with the same quality as his recordings released in the past, I can say with confidence that it will be the birth of a new masterpiece from the 1977 tour. Why has this recording, which boasts such rich content and sound quality and has been around for a long time, not been released until now? The answer is simple. This was simply because he was plagued by small noises throughout the album. In particular, several small noises were mixed in within a minute of “It’s My Life”. For this release, the small noises that frequently occurred throughout the recording have been thoroughly removed. Furthermore, the high pitch has been accurately adjusted. This is an item that has been polished to an elegant mono recording, allowing you to enjoy the wild performance of 1977 even more. Joe Maloney was amazing even when he recorded Springsteen! Live at Central Maine Youth Center, Lewiston, ME. USA 19th March 1977 PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (45:03) 1. Night 2. Don’t Look Back 3. Sprit In The Night 4. It’s My Life 5. Thunder Road 6. Mona / She’s The One Disc 2 (72:25) 1. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (with Miami Horns) 2. Action In The Streets (with Miami Horns) 3. Backstreets 4. Jungleland 5. Rosalita (with Miami Horns) 6. Born To Run 7. Quarter To Three (with Miami Horns)