Walking The Dog Date: 1973-11-17 Location: Roxy Theatre, Manayunk, PA Label: - Catalog #: - Taper: ? Source: Audience Transferred By: Kevin/e09 Transfer & Generation info: Tape (1st gen?) > CD the source tape is probably 1st gen (unless the taper copied his master tape, then made my copy from his 1st gen copy) and I transferred it to disc using respectable (though not audiophile quality or anything; I forget exactly the make/model now) tape deck and audio CD burner, with no noise reduction, and no "post-production Tracklist: Disc 1: (46:09) 01 Walking The Dog (8:19) 02 Spirit In The Night (7:30) 03 Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? (5:16) 04 E Street Shuffle (4:41) 05 NYC Serenade (12:48) 06 You Mean So Much To Me (7:35) Disc 2: (44:38) 01 It's So Hard To Be a Saint In The City (5:19) 02 634-5789 (9:12) 03 For You (9:10) 04 Thundercrack (16:49) 05 Twist And Shout (4:08) Notes: Seems to be same as the Electric Surges Free, except some silent gaps before/end of some tracks has been removed. More notes: "I was the one (with the help of a former GLer named Barry Burton, who contacted John Leach at Burcebase to authenticate it and figure out the date) who first circulated it, back in November 2002. I don't know if it's still archived anywhere, but my first post to this site was a description of the tape and an inquiry as to what exactly this was, since it was an unknown date at the time. I had the tape, labeled simply "Roxy '73", from my father-in-law, who had gotten it directly from the taper some time in the 80s. Apparently the taper was a magician who was the opening act for that show, and had taped it from the audience with Bruce's permission. I don't know the taper's name, but the source tape is probably 1st gen (unless the taper copied his master tape, then made my copy from his 1st gen copy) and I transferred it to disc using respectable (though not audiophile quality or anything; I forget exactly the make/model now) tape deck and audio CD burner, with no noise reduction, and no "post-production" like fades, EQing or anything -- just the raw audio. Kevin/e09 " Brucebase: TWO shows, with Springsteen headlining. Two or three local bands (names unverified) acted as the undercards. This was an unusual show structure, as the 1st show took place during the day but the 2nd show was not until much later in the evening. It is likely that the 2nd show is the source of the circulating audience recording. It should be noted that this Roxy Theatre in Manayunk was/is NOT the same venue as the more well-known, up-market Roxy Theatre 10 miles away in the heart of downtown Philadelphia. Advanced ticket sales were slow, which necessitated Bruce plugging the gig the previous 3 nights at his My Fathers Place residency. Bruce can be heard twice thanking the crowd for traveling to (in Bruce's words) "this God-forsaken place" to support him. The above-mentioned setlist is taken from an audience recording of only fair sound quality, although slightly better during the slower songs. This audio has continuity (there was no set break intermission) and captures the complete 11-song, 90-minute performance. "You Mean So Much To Me" is cut and missing its final 2 minutes. Albee Tellone guests on baritone sax on "E Street Shuffle", as he did during most of the Sept-Dec 1973 gigs. "For You" is the slow version with Bruce on piano. "Thundercrack" includes an exceptionally long band-introduction segment. Available via the CDR ‘ELECTRIC SURGES FREE’. Info file updated: 2008-10-10