Summertime In New York City

Date:  1971-07-23
Location: Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York


Taper: ?
Source:  Soundboard
Transferred By: ?
Transfer & Generation info: 



Disc length (59:51)

01 C.C. Rider - Down The Road Apiece (10:43) 
02 You Mean So Much To Me (6:31) 
03 Nothing Can Stop Me (7:04)
04 I'm In Love Again (5:29) 
05 Dance Dance Dance (8:06) 
06 You Don't Leave Me No Choice (8:56) 
07 Jambalaya (13:02) 



Notes:

ONE show, with THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BAND (along with a several other un-signed groups) performing as 
part of the Guggenheim Memorial Concert Series that took place daily in Damrosch Park during the summer of 
1971. According to the New York Times the headliner and scheduled 8PM show closer on the 23rd was THE 
RICHARD GOLDMAN BAND, a classical orchestra noted for its creative use of wind and brass instruments. Bruce
and his team were one of several unnamed-in-print undercard acts, each of who were allocated hour-long 
performing slots. At one point Bruce can be heard off mike asking “how much more time do we have?” The 
response back is “15 minutes” and Bruce times the end of his show impeccably. The fact that Bruce’s mid-1971
 lineup included horns may have been the reason Tinker got this particular booking. The trumpet and sax are 
highly prevalent throughout and the arrangements (likely created by Van Zandt) are outstanding.

The above-mentioned setlist is taken from a soundboard recording that is available on the CD “THE BRUCE 
SPINGSTEEN STORY, VOLUME 6” (E Street Records). The bootleg cover implies some Columbia Records/CBS 
affiliation with the recording – but this is just fantasy artwork. This 60-minute recording has continuity between
 songs and is almost certainly the complete BSB show from this afternoon gig. Although this was an outdoor 
event, Bruce and the band were performing within the Guggenheim Band Shell. The superb acoustics of that 
shell, combined with an un-degradated source tape, have resulted in a truly exceptional concert document. Add 
to this a tight, highly disciplined and inspired performance by the entire band and it’s easy to see why most rate 
this Damrosch gig as the finest pre-CBS Springsteen concert currently in existence. This texture of this 
performance is more in keeping with the funkiness of Bruce’s 1974 Wild & Innocent Tour dates and early Asbury
 Jukes shows. It is essential audio in any Springsteen collection.


Infofile updated: 2005-03-26