Bruce Hornsby
Boston Common
Boston, MA
1995-10-07

Source:   Nak 700 > WM-D6c by anonymous
Transfer: MC (XLII 90) > Nak Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > EZ CD Audio Converter > PCM @ 2496
Master:   Wavelab 11 (tracking, levels, remove DC offset, fix panning) > FLAC 2496

Thanks to our anonymous taper and to Mark for facilitating

01. \\Spider Fingers
02. White Wheeled Limousine
03. Walk In The Sun
04. Western Skyline
05. Terrapin >
06. I Know You Rider
07. Another Day >
08. It Takes A Lot To Laugh >
09. Valley\/Road
10. Piano Intro To... >
11. End Of The Innocence
12. The Way It Is
13. What A Time (w/ Samson & Delilah)
14. Rainbow's Cadillac
15. Cruise Control

Performed without an encore due to time constraints.  This was part of Mix 98.5 FM's Fall Fest, which took place on the 7th and 8th of October and featured Paula Abdul, Harry Connick, Jr., Cindi Lauper and others.

This is a very nice, clear recording, with the very beginning of Spider Fingers missing and a tape flip in Valley Road, which has been cross-faded.  The tape was labeled in a way that suggests it's from an FM broadcast, but that's not clear, since 98.5 FM sponsored the event.  There is no radio personality or audible station break, either, and members of the audience can be heard hootin' and hollerin' from time to time.  The slightly off-center stereo image (which has been fixed) is another hint that the recording was made at the show.  If so, the Nak 700s was this tapers usual rig.

Whatever the source, it's a nice hour plus of early Bruce that does not seem to circulate.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2024-08-01
