Ronnie Spector - 1989-12-22 - NY NY (Early) (Ex Aud)

Ronnie Spector

1989-12-22

Early Show

Village Gate

New York, NY

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Wonder

02. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

03. Baby, I Love You

04. Do I Love You?

05. Something's Gonna Happen

06. Walking In The Rain

07. I Can Hear Music

08. Frosty The Snowman

09. You, Baby

10. Communication

11. (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up

12. Sleigh Ride

13. Be My Baby

14. Take Me Home Tonight

Ronnie Spector - 1989-12-22 - NY NY (Early) (Ex Aud)

Ronnie Spector 1989 - Back To Back - #1: In the early 1960s, the Ronettes, with Ronnie Spector as lead singer, scored nukerous chart hits, including Be My Baby, Baby, I Love You, Walking In The rain and I Can Hear Music, just to name a few. The Ronettes also recorded 3 tracks for the album A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector - Frosty The Snoman, Sleigh Ride and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus> (Of Note - Darlene Love and The Crystals were also major contributors to the albim).  The disc went to #10 on the Billboard charts and was ranked #142 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 and 2012 lists of the 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked it as the greatest Christmas album of all time. Ronnie's connection to that album continued to her death, as she often performed Christmas shows in New York clubs.  This excellent audience recording captures her doing exactly that at the early show at the Village Gate on December 22, 1989, 44 years ago today.  Download this one, then come back later today for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set.

Los Lobos - 2022-12-21 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

Los Lobos

2022-12-21

City Winery 

New York, NY

Excellent Audience recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Michael Dorf Introduction

02. Short Side Of Nothing

03. Evangeline

04. Will The Wolf Survive?

05. Misery

06. Rebel Kind

07. Come On Up

08. Up The Line

09. Christmas and You

10. Dream in Blue >

11. Forty Thousand Headmen

2nd Set:

01. Intro & Tuning

02. Saint Behind The Glass

03. Teresa

04. Guantanamera

05. Peace

06. Sail On, Sailor

07. I Got Loaded >

08. Not Fade Away

09. Bertha

10. Encore Break

11. What's Going On

12. Cinnamon Girl

Note: Cesar Rosas did not perform at this show.

Los Lobos - 2022-12-21 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

Los Lobos 2022 - Back To Back - #3: As promised yesterday, here's our 3rd and final post in our Back To Back set featuring Los Lobos at City Winery in 2022. This one is an excellent audience recording from December 21, 2022, a year ago today

Los Lobos - 2022-12-20 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

Los Lobos

2022-12-20

City Winery 

New York, NY

Excellent Audience recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Michael Dorf Introduction

02. Down On The Riverbed

03. Love Special Delivery

04. Angel Dance

05. You've Got to Lose

06. The Valley

07. Chuco's Cumbia

08. Come On Up

09. ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?

2nd Set:

01. Intro & Tuning

02. The Neighborhood

03. Why Do You Do?

04. Come On, Let's Go

05. Hey Joe⁶

06. Arbolito de Navidad

07. Volver volver

08. Don't Worry Baby

09. Dear Mr. Fantasy

10. Encore Break

11. Guantanamera

Los Lobos - 2022-12-20 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

Los Lobos 2022 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's our 2nd post in our Back To Back set featuring Los Lobos at City Winery in 2022. This one is an excellent audience recording from December 20, 2022, a year a go today.  Download this one, then come back tomorrow for post 3 in this Back To Back set.

Los Lobos - 2022-12-19 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

Los Lobos

2022-12-19

City Winery 

New York, NY

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Michael Dorf Introduction

02. Flat Top Joint

03. Wicked Rain

04. La vengaza de los pelados

05. Chuco's Cumbia

06. Will The Wolf Survive?

07. Come On Up

08. Christmas and You

09. ¿Dónde está Santa Claus?

10. Up the Line

2nd Set:

01. Intro & Tuning

02. Evangeline

03. You've Got to Lose

04. Whiskey Trail

05. Kiko and The Lavender Moon

06. Arbolito de Navidad

07. Volver volver

08. Don't Worry Baby

09. Not Fade Away >

10. Bertha⁷

11. Encore Break

12. What's Going On

Los Lobos - 2022-12-19 - New York, NY (Ex Aud)

Los Lobos 2022 - Back To Back - #1: When it comes to music venues, New York City has more than you can count.  The metropolatain area boasts 3 stadiums, 4 arenas, medium sized venues such as the Beacon, The Capitol in Portchester and The Theatre at MSG, over 40 Broadway theaters and countless small clubs. With alll those options, its amazing how certain bands eventually pick a favorite they return to again and again. In the 1980s and 1990s, for example, The Band loved playing at the Lonestar Cafe.  The Grateful Dead made Madison Square Garden their home, playing runs as long as 9 shows, and setting a record, since broken, for the most concerts ever played at the World's Most Famous Arena.  The Allman Brothers annual residency at the Beacon is the stuff of legends.  Los Lobos seems to be following in that tradition, turning City Winery into their venue of choice whenever they visit NYC. This excellent audience recording captures them at City Winery just a year sgo today, on December 19, 2023.  Download this ioe, then come back tomorrow and the next day for posts 2 and 3 in this Back To Back set.

Rolling Stones - 1981-12-19 - Hampton VA (SBD)

Rolling Stones

1981-12-19

Hampton Coliseum 

Hampton, VA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Under My Thumb

02. When The Whip Comes Down

03. Song Introduction

04. Lets Spend The Night Together

05. Shattered

06. Song Introduction

07. Neighbours

08. Black Limousine

09. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)

10. Twenty Flight Rock

11. Going To A Go-Go

12. Let Me Go

13. Time Is On My Side

14. Song Introduction

15. Beast Of Burden

16. Song Introduction

17. Waiting On A Friend

18. Song Introduction

19. Let It Bleed

20. You Can't Always Get What You Want

21. Band Introduction

22. Little T&A

23. Song Introduction

24. Tumbling Dice

25. Song Introduction

26. She's So Cold

27. Song Introductio

28. Hang Fire

29. Miss You

30. Honky Tonk Woman

31. Brown Sugar

32. Start Me Up

33. Jumpin' Jack Flash

34. Satisfaction (Incomplete)

Rolling Stones - 1981-12-19 - Hampton  VA (SBD)

Stones 1981 - Back To Back - #1: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To NAck set featuring the Rolling Stones in 1981.  This one is a soundboard recording of the last night of the tour, in Hampton, on December 19, 1981, 42 years ago today.

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Rolling Stones - 1981-12-18 - Hampton VA (SBD)

Rolling Stones
1981-12-18
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Under My Thumb
02. When The Whip Comes Down
03. Let's Spend The Night Together
04. Shattered
05. Neighbours
06. Black Limousine
07. Just My Imagination
08. Twenty Flight Rock
09. Going To A Go Go
10. Let Me Go
11. Time Is On My Side
12. Beast Of Burden
13. Waiting On A Friend
14. Let It Bleed
15. You Can't Always Get What You Want
16. Introduction
17. Little T & A
18. Tumbling Dice
19. She's So Cold
20. Hang Fire
21. Miss You
22. Honky Tonk Women
23. Brown Sugar
24. Start Me Up
25. Jumping Jack Flash
26. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Rolling Stones - 1981-12-18 - Hampton  VA (SBD)

Stones 1981 - Back To Back - #1: Over the years here at So Many Roads, we've probably brought you close to a dozen shows from the Rolling Stones' 1981 tour. Soundboards from that tour abound as the band taped every show in anticipation of releasing a live album and a concert film. In fact, perhaps more than any previous tour in rock history to that point, the Stones’ 1981 venture was about maximizing profits. The Stone’s became the first band to have a corporate sponsor for a tour. Jovan paid the band $1 million to advertise on every ticket printed. In addition, this show, the next to last of the tour, from Hampton on December 18, 1981, 42 years ago today, was the first concert ever broadcast on pay per view. To borrow from Frank Zappa, the tour could have been subtitled “we’re only in it for the money”. This soundboard recording captures that Hampton show in its entirety and you don't have to pay a dime!  Download this one, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set.