Bruce Springsteen – Winterland [Raring Records, 1981, Vinyl: EX] 3xLP
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Bruce Springsteen – Winterland, Raring Records BS 2978 3xLP
Matrix numbers 8810-A/B/C/D/E/F, also crossed-out codes BS 2978-A/B/C/D/E/F.
The matrix information suggests that this repressing, from circa 1979-1981, shares the common lacquer masters or metal mothers as the original release "Live in Promised Land" and were probably manufatured in the same California pressing plant.
Originally broadcasted on KSAN-FM radio from San Francisco, December 15th, 1978, the first night at the Winterland ballroom is probably the most bootlegged of all the concerts Springsteen has ever played. In the vinyl era, LIVE IN THE PROMISED LAND (also known as WINTERLAND,1978 ), a triple-LP set originally released on the Slipped Disc Records label, was the most widely known among many titles bootlegging this concert.
The Darkness Tour is the essential Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band live experience. Each song performance is an E Streeter masterclass and I love how one particular instrument takes priority on each of the twenty-five tracks. Obviously “Badlands” and “Streets of Fire” .are guitar-driven and the blend of Bruce and Stevie’s during the opening song is a beautiful mess. That being said, these two songs feature prominent moments from Clarence, Roy and Danny, while the work of Max and Garry can’t go unmentioned, but their participation is so routinely brilliant at this stage In a first set that has arguably five of Bruce Springsteen’s greatest ever songs played, it’s not “Racing” or “Thunder Road”, “The Promised Land” or “Jungleland” that stand out as the highlight of this first hour, that honour goes to “Darkness on the Edge of Town”. You can hear the anger in every drumbeat by Max, every guitar strum by Bruce and Steve and the sequence where Bruce sings “I lost my money when I lost my wife, those things don’t seem to matter much to me now” before screaming the song’s most vehement lyrics has perhaps never been more true.
At the time, yet-to-be-released tracks: “The Ties That Bind”, “The Fever” and “Point Blank”, alongside the close to (if not actually) perfect versions of “Prove It All Night”, “Mona” – “Preacher’s Daughter” – “She’s The One” and “Backstreets” provide brilliant examples of Springsteen and The E Street Band in the rough early formative stages of their music and also of them having mastered alternative versions of their songs. “The Fever” is flawless, bringing the second set to an early cool down after “Ties” and “Santa” – which is itself preceded by a slow monologue from Bruce – before great versions of “Fire” and “Candy’s Room". Though Bruce’s vocals may be stunning in “The Fever”, it is all about Clarence and his booming harmonies to complement his sax work. The Big Man also brings it in a “Prove It All Night”, forceful, blissful and the purest essence of the tour. “Prove It” and the two songs that follow is a great way to understand how Springsteen truly owned the stage when he was on it and had all of the freedom in the world. “Rosie” closes the second set with the same electricity that encompasses the half hour long encore compiled of five of his finest crowdpleasers: “Born to Run”, “Detroit Medley”, which seems to get greater every time I hear it, “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” with Bruce singing “with my back against the wall” in a way that puts this in the conversation for all-time greatest version, “Raise Your Hand” and a complete “Quarter to Three”, free from a fade-in after coming back from the KSAN broadcasters talking about the perceived to be finished show. Winterland ends the way it begins, on the highest of highs.
Grading scale: NM > EX > VG+ > VG > Good > Poor)
Vinyl: EX. Stunning showing only slight tiny signs of use. The finish is shiny with some light marks where the vinyl has been in and out of the inner sleeve a few times. Labels are superb, clean and bright without marks. Spindle shows no sign of wear. And no warps.
Cover: . SPINE: Clear, readable text | SEAMS: Top & Bottom intact without splits | CREASES: None or minor only | RING WEAR : None | DEFACING: None | (Actual images so you can check the condition)
Will combine for shipping if you buy mixed singles and albums. If you buy multiple items wait for invoice with correct shipping cost.
Records are packed well with extra protection and LPs taken out of sleeves. Double-LP usually works as 1LP but no extra protection.
Tracks:
A1 Badlands A2 Streets Of Fire A3 Spirits In The Night A4 Darkness On The Edge Of Town A5 Factory B1 Promised Land B2 Prove It All Night B3 Racin' In The Streets B4 Thunder Road C1 Jungleland C2 Interview C3 The Ties That Bind C4 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town D1 The Fever D2 Fire D3 Candy's Room D4 Because The Night D5 Point Blank E1 Mona/She's The One E2 Backstreets E3 Rosalita F1 Rosalita Concluded F2 Born To Run F3 Detroit Medley: Devil W/The Blue Dres ood Golly Miss Moll .C. Ride enny Jennyprice rating
