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R.E.M. 11/10/1983

SHOWID 23570

Set I

Walter's Theme
Moral Kiosk
Catapult
Burning Down
Letter Never Sent
Pilgrimage
Seven Chinese Brothers
Talk About the Passion
So You Want To Be A Rock and Roll Star
Harborcoat
Sitting Still
Pretty Persuasion
Just A Touch
Gardening At Night
9-9
Windout
Second Guessing
Radio Free Europe
Wolves Lower
Sweet Jane
Femme Fatale
Camera
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Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)

Set II


Set III


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LordFlapjack (5/0) FLAC / 2 A+ A View   Aiwa CM30 > Aiwa HS-F1 > anaM > CDR1 > FLAC
Tulum (5/0) FLAC / 27 View   aiwa cm30 > aiwa hs-f1
Notes: Andy Gill and John King from Gang Of Four on Sweet Jane Eric Martin from the Neats on Lies Show Notes: This was R.E.M.'s third visit to San Francisco; the first came in August/September 1982 where they mainly supported other bands (including Gang Of Four at this venue), and followed up with a return visit as headliners in June 1983. Their return to California in November was brief, with 3 shows, before their first overseas visit to Europe the following week. This trip seemed to be to trial producer Elliot Mazer to record their folow up to Murmur (producer for Neil Young and Bob Dylan amongst many others). I'm not sure what strings IRS must have pulled to get this, but this was a huge coup for a band that only had 1 EP and 1 album to their name at this point. The recording session occurred the day prior to this show, and the session can easily be found online to download if you haven't heard it yet. For whatever reason, the collaboration was never pursued (maybe Elliot didn't appreciate the subtleties of Cushy Tush!). To this day I'm intrigued by what Reckoning would have sounded like if Elliot Mazer got the nod. That recording session was fairly extensive for 1 days work, and not only included songs that were in contention for their next record, but also "jokey" songs like 'Walter's Theme' and 'Cushy Tush'. That can be the only reason I can explain why the band chose to open this show with their mock BBQ ad, which while played very occasionally, never opened any other show where setlists are known. Word of mouth about this band was clearly spreading, and the band received an extremely enthusiastic response, with the packed crowd yelling and cheering songs like 'Talk About The Passion' like they were top 40 hits. This show is particularly unique for the encores - friends Andy Gill and John King from Gang of Four, whom the band had toured extensively with joined the band to cover 'Sweet Jane', and Eric Martin from The Neats, who supported the band at this show (along with Let's Active), came out and sang his song 'Lies' with the band, the only known time this occurred. No less than 7 songs from Reckoning feature at this show, an album that was still 6 months away from release and hadn't even been recorded yet, and were greeted with cheers as if people had known them for years. Given the crowd reaction at this show, it's no wonder in less than a year they would return to the bay city playing theatres, places like the Kabuki too small to satisfy demand.
Mike Marteny (5/5) cdr / 2 A View   CM30>ANA(M)>CDR(1)
Notes: D1 47:25 D2 40:37
BLG (5/0) FLAC / 1 View   Aiwa CM30 > Aiwa HS-F1 > anaM > CDR1 > FLAC
adorup (5/0) FLAC / 0 View  
Andrzej (5/0) CD / 2 View  
Dave (5/0) CDR / 0 View  
Chris Larson (3/5) / 0 A A- View   audience - aiwa cm30 > aiwa hs-f1
Notes: Gang of Four join for Sweet Jane
ItsAllOneSong (3/0) FLAC / 0 View   aiwa cm30 > aiwa hs-f1
Rick Maxwell (3/5) FLAC / 1 View   Aud
Bluesthinker (2/4.9) CDR / 1 View  
cut_here (2/5) flac / 1 View   aiwa cm30 > aiwa hs-f1>flac
Notes: w/ Gof4 cameo
Alex Wolf (0/0) / 0 View  
-SoG- (0/5) Flac / 1 A+ View   Source: aiwa cm30 > aiwa hs-f1
Notes: Audience Recording