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Curtis Ensler's Collection

Bruce Springsteen Band   03/17/1972

Richmond Arena, Richmond, VA
Media CDR   1 disc
J-Card Comment The Bruce Springsteen Band - Richmond Arena, Richmond (17-3-1972)

1. Do It With A Feeling
2. Cherokee Queen (Daddy Sing Me A Cradle Song)
3. Look Towards The Land
4. Not Fade Away-Bo Diddeley's Gunslinger
5. Mountain Jam-When You Dance
6. Goin' Back To Georgia
7. Got My Mojo Working
8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Unfortunately no artwork

Brucebase:

ONE show, quadruple bill, with THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BAND opening the evening's festivities
for BANG, THE MIKE QUATRO JAM BAND and MITCH RYDER & DETROIT. This was a festival-styled show,
with each act allocated equal 80 - 90 minute time slots. Although Mitch Ryder was top-billed
it was electronic space music favorite Mike Quatro (70's rocker Suzi Quatro's brother) who performed last.
In an attempt to minimize the 6,500-seat Richmond Arena's notorious echo problems the show's promoter
made changes to the venue's interior for this event. The revamped 4,500-seat layout was intended to
attract audiophiles, however ticket sales were weak. An article in the following day's paper noted a
turnout of not much more than 1,000. A review of the show in the paper briefly mentions Springsteen
and notes the wide variety of styles performed in his set as compared to the Steel Mill era. The audio
evidence certainly confirms this assessment.
The above-mentioned 8-song setlist (in its probable performing sequence) is culled from 75 minutes of
soundboard audio of reasonable (but not great) quality. This may not be the entire performance but it
is certainly most of it. This audio has been in circulation since the early 1980's, although
(excepting one track) it has never appeared on any mainstream bootleg. For many years this audio was
attributed to a Steel Mill gig in Richmond in November 1970. However this is definitely not Steel Mill,
as Robbin Thompson is not present, both Springsteen and Van Zandt are sharing lead-rhythm guitar duties,
David Sancious is on keyboards and, lastly, one of the covers played ("Mountain Jam") was not even
released until January 1972.
Springsteen plays piano on both "Cherokee Queen" and "Look Toward The Land" (with Sancious handling the organ).
This performance of the commercial-sounding "Cherokee Queen" (the only live rendition known) was pressed
on acetate as a publishing demo later in 1972. "Look Toward The Land" is a more polished performance
than other known renditions from 1971. During "Not Fade Away-Bo Diddley" a brief snatch of The
Allman Brothers "Yes There Is A Mountain" segment from "Mountain Jam" is performed. We are then treated
to an inspiring "Mountain Jam - When You Dance". Unfortunately both the opening few minutes and closing
couple of minutes of this performance are cut and not circulating complete. Although this was a small crowd,
it's clear that some hardcore Springsteen fanatics are present at this show. For the first encore voices
can be heard near the front of the stage screaming for "Resurrection" (a song Bruce stopped playing when
Steel Mill folded). Bruce doesn't oblige, but instead delivers "Goin' Back To Georgia" - itself
rarely played by the BSB lineup. Bruce performs a unique condensed arrangement, without any
band harmony vocals. Springsteen closes the show with Dylan's "Baby Blue", in a very similar
arrangement of the song to that performed at Richmond's Back Door Club a few weeks earlier.

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Title: The Bruce Springsteen Band - Richmond Arena, Richmond ( 17-3-1972 )
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Hi Folks,

Me again, with a nice oldie, but goldie. This is one of the last shows of The
Bruce Springsteen Band. He already met Mike Appel. In a month and a half (May
2rd 1972) his life would change forever when he auditioned for John Hammond Sr.

In this set some very rarely played songs and even some songs from his "old"
days with Steel Mill.

This show was recorded by Mike Appel and the song "Cherokee Queen" was used as
publishing demo.

Sorry ... no artwork included!

Enjoy and remember:

"That's right folks ... Don't touch that dial!" (FZ)

Spanjeganger

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