Concert Recordings: Why Only 1983?

Eyeball Chair · Post by **Eyeball Chair** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:43 am

there are many recordings, and there are only a few from 1983, like the one I'm watching now:

Mod edit: No links to bootlegs on WOWAY. Moved to Tour forum

no one recorded any from 1980-82. why is that?

weirdalfan1000000 · Post by **weirdalfan1000000** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:51 am

I don't think many people who had good cameras would have thought of recording a concert back then.

Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:19 am

And if they did have camcorders, why record a flash-in-the-pan novelty artist? I mean, will anybody even recognize his name in 1983?

27-77 · Post by **27-77** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:28 am

Actually, there is only one 1983 recording circulating, and that is an official recording from Bermuda's archives. There are 2 audience recordings from 1984, 1 from 85, 2 from 87, 1 from 92...really, it wasn't until 1996 that a lot of people recorded shows.

Just be thankful that some recordings got leeked from Bermuda's archive, or else we wouldn't have any video of 83, 84, or 85.

27-77 · Post by **27-77** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:59 am

Forgot...
There is a 1981 recording, but it's not audience-recorded.

Eyeball Chair · Post by **Eyeball Chair** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:01 am

27-77 @ Aug 22 2008, 02:59 AM wrote: Forgot...
There is a 1981 recording, but it's not audience-recorded.

oh, there is?

Eyeball Chair · Post by **Eyeball Chair** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:03 am

the only one from 83 is the one at "The Bottom Line" in NYC, right?

27-77 · Post by **27-77** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:04 am

Yes. The setlist is:

The Railroads
I'm Stupid Blues
Gotta Boogie
Stop Draggin' My Car Around

It's really interesting to listen to, since it's just al on accordion. He pretty much screams everything though...

EDIT: yes, the bottom line from 7/29/83 is the only one circulating. There's a clip of a 5/24/83 one on youtube but it's just 2 songs. Another one from Bermuda's archive...

Eyeball Chair · Post by **Eyeball Chair** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:17 am

cool. it would be nice to see that.

I am not promoting bootlegging in that sentence up there.

27-77 · Post by **27-77** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:48 pm

You found my youtube channel, it's on one of my friends' channels...the one with all the 1984 videos...*hint*