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Old 06-27-2015, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by BklynBlue View Post
Hi Dino,
You seem frustrated by the lack of response, but in truth, without access to the original tapes, there is actually no way of knowing from which set on any given night, the tracks may be from.
Musically, some of these tracks are among their finest captured on tape, but as a historical document, the collection is basically pointless.
The compilers had two choices: make the discs as enjoyable listening experience as possible, programming the tracks for flow and pacing, or release the show(s) as they were recorded, and those at the venue experienced them.
My problem with how heavily edited the shows are, is that they refuse to acknowledge what they have done, insisting that the discs are a true representation of the shows as played and they clearly are not.

Example: based on Dawson’s descriptions of the shows, (an admittedly far from perfect guideline) and the clues that can be garnered from the numbers as presented, it seems obvious that “On We Jam” the final number on Disc Three was actually played before the February 05, 1970 ‘Black Magic Woman’ on “Show-Biz Blues”.
This was a warm-up and at the end Green helps Dawson set the levels before the show proper begins.
If that is correct, than that number would also be from February 05.

If you look at the set lists from the shows before and after their Boston Tea Party stand, (and almost all the shows they ever played) each of the three guitarists would play two numbers and then cede the spotlight to the next player.
Disc two has Spencer playing five numbers in a row, and Kirwan has only five songs across the three discs.

While the Snapper discs are the most “complete”, there have been close to twenty other releases of this material over the years, almost all of which utilize some combination of seventeen core songs;nothing “new” has surfaced from these shows since the Snapper releases.
Either the “equipment problems” referenced in the liner notes were so severe as to render the remaining material unreleaseable, the original tapes were lost or destroyed, or they are tied up in litigation.
I would love to hear the shows in full, but I don’t think we will see the day.
Yes, it's frustrating! Thanks for your observations regarding "On We Jam" and the 5-song Spencer portion.
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