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Bruce Springsteen 11/16/1990

SHOWID 8519

Set I

Brilliant Disguise
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Mansion On The Hill
Reason To Believe
Red-Headed Woman
57 Channels
My Father's House
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Atlantic City
Wild Billy's Circus Story
Nebraska
When The Lights Go Out
Thunder Road
My Hometown
Real World
Highway 61 Revisted^
Across The Borderline^

Set II


Set III


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◆ Benefit for The Christic Institute ◆
Also performed: Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne

^ With Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt

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User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
wes meyette (5/0) / View  
Shearing (5/5) FLAC / 2 A- View   The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Vol. Eight | Nakamichi CM-50 microphones > Nakamichi...
BLG (5/0) FLAC / 1 View   Nakamichi CM50's > Nakamichi 550 > ana1 > FLAC
chris payment (5/3.4) CDR / 2 View  
Notes: #51/ #176 - EV2
Zoooma (5/5) FLAC / 0 View   Soundboard
gwendibbley (5/0) Digital / View  
Marc Dreilinger (5/2.3) FLAC / 1 View   AUD "Unplugged" ( Live Line # LL 2-25503) liberated boot -- EAC -> WAv -> FLAC (Level 6)...
Notes: Archived Box 3 Disc 231
Marc Dreilinger (5/2.3) DVD (NTSC) / 1 View   1 DVD set -- "A Little More of the Real World" liberated boot lineage unknown
Notes: Archived Box 1 Disc 228
Denis Charette (5/4.5) CDR / 2 A - View   Exc. Aud.
Notes: "Acoustic Tales" Exc. Aud.
sean hite (5/0) / 0 View  
Notes: Master recording Source: Sony D-3 with stock microphone to Sony UX-Pro 90-minute cassette TRANSFER: Nakamichi CR-7A > PreSonus FireStudio Project > Adobe Audition 3.0 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 GENERATION: ANA(M) > WAV [96kHz/24bit] > WAV [44.1kHz/16bit] > FLAC [Level 8] RECORDED BY: Slipkid68 in association with JEMS TRANSFERRED BY: Mike Z. REMASTERED BY: Flynn
Damian (5/5) CD / 2 View  
Notes: Bruce Springsteen November 16, 1990 Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA Master recording Source: Sony D-3 with stock microphone to Sony UX-Pro 90-minute cassette TRANSFER: Nakamichi CR-7A > PreSonus FireStudio Project > Adobe Audition 3.0 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 GENERATION: ANA(M) > WAV [96kHz/24bit] > WAV [44.1kHz/16bit] > FLAC [Level 8] RECORDED BY: Slipkid68 in association with JEMS TRANSFERRED BY: Mike Z. REMASTERED BY: Flynn Disc 1: 1. Show Intro 2. Brilliant Disguise 3. Darkness on the Edge of Town 4. Mansion on the Hill 5. Intro (to Reason to Believe) 6. Reason to Believe 7. Intro (to Red-Headed Woman) 8. Red-Headed Woman 9. 57 Channels (and Nothin' On) 10. Intro (to My Father's House) 11. My Father's House 12. 10th Avenue Freezeout 13. Atlantic City 14. Wild Billy's Circus Story 15. Intro (to Nebraska) 16. Nebraska 17. When the Lights Go Out Disc 2 1. Thunder Road 2. Intro (to My Hometown) 3. My Hometown 4. Real World 5. Highway 61 Revisited (with Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne) 6. Across the Borderline (with Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne) This recording captures the first night of Bruce Springsteen's two concerts for the Christic Institute, a left-leaning public-interest law center. Whether playing new arrangements of older songs or experimenting with elements he would explore in the ‘90s, he showed his craft in its most basic form and put on what amounted to a master class. Springsteen hadn’t played an announced performance in just over two years. In that time, he had gotten divorced, dismissed the E Street Band, moved to Los Angeles, and fathered his first child. It made sense not only that his first gig after these events was a benefit, but also that he stood by himself. After sets by Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt, Springsteen appeared to a huge ovation. He appeared nervous but sounded well-rehearsed, both particularly evident when he sat down to play the piano. Between songs, he spoke with candor at about his life, past and present. From "My Father's House" to "Real World," this was the most moving and interesting 90 minutes of any Springsteen performance I've seen. The recording was something of an afterthought. Although tapers' presence in the house was a sure bet (props, Persic and RT), I brought my gear anyway. I was seated in the 9th row of the orchestra, just off center toward stage right (house left). People were excited, and the buzz grew prior to Springsteen's set. When he emerged from the wings, people erupted. But the audience heeded his request for quiet, which helped on every level. The crowd element on this recording captures the vibe perfectly; check out the reaction as Springsteen makes his way through the first verse of “Red Headed Woman,” then again as he tickles out the beginning of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” on piano. From start to finish, it was that kind of performance, with surprises coming one after another. On this night, he played four new songs; two others debuted the second night. Both shows featured an identical encore of covers performed with Browne and Raitt. Days after, I made a copy for a good friend, then put the master away. Soon, the well-known bootleg “Springsteen, Raitt and Browne” emerged --- a good document, to be sure, but to me the CDs came across a bit flat. Still, the sound is clear and even, so I never returned to my own recording. To mark the concert's 20th anniversary, Mike Z. converted the master tapes using the azimuth-adjusting Nakamichi deck, then Brother Flynn assumed remastering duties. Through judicious equalization, one will hear slightly cleaner sound with greater depth than the master tape presents. Flynn basically unlocked the sound, and let the natural low end take its rightful place in the spectrum. As I had run out of tape, just over a minute of "Real World" contains a patch borrowed from the source used for the "Springsteen, Raitt and Browne" set. Hope that's okay. Alongside gigs like the Vets Show and Winterland, Springsteen historians rank the Chrsitic shows among the great ones of his career. The sets certainly stand out from anything he had done previously, and gave a clear glimpse of the transition he was managing at the time. Strip all that away, and you've still got close to 90 minutes of great music. Thanks to Mike Z. and Flynn for their work. Special thanks to Butterking for his input and efforts as executive producer. And shouts out to the other JEMS --- it's an honor to sail underneath their flag. If you download this, please consider making a small donation to charity. Slipkid68 P.S. I was joking over e-mail with my co-producers about just how far we've come in 20 years. In 1990, had I said that we would one day use something called BitTorrent to share the recording, but wouldn't post it on the anniversary proper because it would compete with a multi-CD/DVD deluxe reissue of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" that was coming out on November 16... or that Springsteen would green-light the playing of fan-based recordings... on his satellite radio channel...
Hopper (5/5) CDR / 2 A - View  
Notes: Solo Acoustic
Jeff S (5/5) cd-r / 1 A View   aud
Notes: Incredible. Essential
NANU (5/1) DVD / 1 AU View  
Bazz (5/5) CDR / 1 A A View  
Notes: Top 50 Bruce shows
Mike Zielinski (5/4.9) CDR / 1 A A View   Aud
Notes: "The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings(Ev2)"; nakamichi cm300 > sony tcd5m
Mike (5/5) CDR / 2 A A View  
marc cohen (5/4.8) cdr / 1 View  
Don (5/3) CD / 2 A- View  
VinnyF (5/0) / 2 A View  
catapult (5/0) CDR / 2 View  
Andrea (5/4.3) CDR / 2 A View   AUD
branna leigh (5/0) CDs / 2 View  
John (5/0) CD-R / 2 View  
Adam (5/4.8) cdr / 2 View  
john (5/0) / 1 View   American Dream
Karl Zener (5/5) CDR / 1 A+ View  
Notes: Christic Institute Benefit Concert with Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne In need of first 2 discs from this show
Branna Leigh (5/0) / 2 View  
Notes: acoustic show.
Steve K (4/5) FLAC / 2 A- View   Aud
eclect (4/4.4) FLAC / 2 A+ B- View   aud?>?>FLAC
Notes: from bootleg "Its Been Awhile". sourced from "Acoustic Tales". fillers of 11/17/90 and "The ASR Tapes" with the E Street Band. SQ varies. tape hiss band clipping quite evident at times. (esp on ASR tape tracks)
Matt Pkorn (4/0) cdr / 1 A A View   nakamichi cm300 > sony tcd5m
jimcampbell (4/5) CDR / 3 View   Templar Records-original silvers>EAC>Flac
Notes: w/Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt
Toast (4/5) CDR / 3 View  
Notes: I have the artwork.
"Christic Nights" - 3 disc set
11/16/90-11/17/90
Jan Bohan (4/5) / 2 A View   AUD
Notes: 90 mins
Mike McCann (4/5) FLAC / 1 A B+ View   nakamichi cm300 > sony tcd5m
Notes: Title: The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings 'Label': Ev2
marc cohen (4/0) cdr / 1 B View  
Sidney Moscowitz (4/1) cdr / 1 A View   sbd
Notes: Christic Institute Benefit- first show only
David Baum (4/5) CDR / 3 View  
Notes: Includes 11.17.90 and CD 3 contains video of 11.16.90
zowie (3/5) cd / 2 a- View   aud
Notes: filler 11-17-90
TTDaddy (3/5) FLAC / 1 View   AUD
Notes: Mike Millard first gen via JEMS - The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Vol. 8 Recording Info: Nakamichi CM-50 microphones > Nakamichi 550 cassette recorder JEMS 2015 Transfer: First-generation cassette copy made by Mike Millard for BC > Nakamichi CR-7A azimuth-adjusted transfer > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.0 (24/96) capture > pitch correction > iZotope RX MBIT+ resample 16/44.1 > Peak Pro XT (volume smoothing / edit / index) > xACT 2.21 > FLAC - converts to 2 audio discs (TRT 1:25:04)
TTDaddy (3/5) FLAC / 1 View   AUD
Notes: Night 1, 1st half of "The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings" source : nakamichi cm300 > sony tcd5m - transfer from master cassette(s) (TRT 1:19:13)
Jeff Hyman (3/5) cdr / 1 A View  
Notes: Acoustic, Browne/Raitt guest.
Chris Larson (3/5) / 0 View  
Lance Johnson (3/5) CDR / 2 View  
Notes: Good, up-front audio. Slightest transition hiccups between tracks. You know, you gotta love the Boss playing a Resonator. He's a ballsy son-of-a-gun.
john zicconi (3/5) CDR / 1 AUD View   AUD
Notes: Acoustic
newgrass (3/0) cd-r / 1 A A View   sbd
bob chabot (3/5) CDR / 1 A A View   Aud
Notes: Acoustic. Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raite on encore.
Sammy (3/0) CDR / 2 A+ A View   AUD
Notes: Liberated Boot "Acoustic Tales" Nov 16&17 1990
Crowster2 (3/5) CDR / 3 View  
Brian R (3/5) SHN / 2 View   Aud; shn download
Notes: Acoustic Tales (Swingin' Pig)
Brian R (3/5) DVD / 1 View   aud camcorder
Notes: Christic Benefit
scott (3/0) cdr / 1 A View   sbd
Notes: Christic Institute Benefit- first show only
Michael (3/0) CDR / 2 View  
Jay (3/5) SHN / 0 A View  
Notes: Swinging Pig 'Acoustic Tales'
Larry (3/5) / 3 A View  
Notes: 3rd disc of set - first is Jackson Browne, second is Bonnie Raitt.
Tim O (3/4.9) cdr / 1 View  
Mike Willcox (3/4.9) cdr / 2 A A View   unknown
Shawnee (2/5) FLAC / 1 A A- View   AUD
Notes: Unplugged (with filler from 11-17-90)
Rolf K (2/0) CD-R / 2 View  
Roger Moroney (2/5) flac / 1 A A View   nakamichi cm300 > sony tcd5m
For_you (2/0) CD-R / 2 View  
Shane Prowett (2/4.8) CDR / 2 A View  
Frank Katen (2/0) / 1 View  
James Ireland (2/0) FLAC / 2 View   Audience Recording > ??? > "It's Been a While" bootleg > ??? > FLAC
Notes: Disc 2 contains tracks from the following day and also the 'ASR Tape' (ASR Recording Services, Glen Rock, NJ, 6-21-86)
Jack McM (2/0) / 0 B B+ View  
BjornE (2/0) CDR / 2 A+ A View   DAUD
Notes: "Unplugged"
HazyDavy84 (2/0) CDR / 2 A View  
Notes: Christic Nights (inc. 11/17/90)
Keenan (2/0) CDR / 1 A- A View  
Jeff (2/4) cdr / 2 View   Christic Institute Benefit
Notes: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Christic Institute Benefit 16-Nov-1990 Los Angeles,CA Shrine Auditorium, USA DISC ONE: 01 - Brilliant Disguise 02 - Darkness On The Edge of Town 03 - Mansion On The Hill 04 - Reason To Believe 05 - Red Headed Woman 06 - 57 Channels & Nothing On / My Father's House 07 - 10th Avenue Freezeout 08 - Atlantic City 09 - Wild Billy Circus Story DISC TWO: 01 - Nebraska 02 - When The Lights Go Out 03 - Thunder Road 04 - My Hometown 05 - Real World 06 - Highway 61 Revisited (with Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne) 07 - Across The Borderline (with Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne)
Jeff (2/4) cdr / 2 View   Christic Institute Benefit
Mike Kelly (1/4.3) cdr / 2 View   board/broadcast
joe rapoza (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: Slipkid68 in association with JEMS master recording
joe rapoza (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: 90's copy
joe rapoza (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: The Christic Nights - Persic Recordings 11/16& 11/17
joe rapoza (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: Mike Millard first gen via JEMS The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Vol. Eight
joe rapoza (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: acoustic tales swinging pig records
joe rapoza (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: official download
joe rapoza (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: Springsteen, Raitt And Browne Label: Templar Records tcd 16
joe rapoza (1/5) / View  
Notes: american dream -red phantom
joe rapoza (1/5) / View  
Notes: a little more of the real world
Carter (1/5) CDR / 2 View  
buc2220 (1/5) CDR / 0 A- View   AUD
cedremsoundlabs (1/0) / 1 View  
stringman67 (1/5) CDR / 3 A View  
Notes: AUD (52.54/44.30/78.36) smooth edits
Tommy Danscuk (1/5) CD / 1 View   Aud > DAT
Notes: Solo, show included Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne
Warren Amos (1/5) CDR / 2 View  
geoff (1/4) FLAC / 3 A A View  
Notes: With sets by Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt. DVD#36
bluibootleg (1/0) FLAC / 0 View   Audience
tee-waii (1/5) CDR / 3 A+ View   SBD
Notes: Guests with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt
Dawn (1/5) CDR / 1 View  
Notes: thanks kelly :)
clutch (1/5) CDR / 2 A View   Nice Aud.
Notes: Great Show!
Brian Hedden (1/0) / 2 A+ View   Aud
Narnian (1/5) CDR / 1 View  
Ruby Tuesday (1/5) DVD / 1 View  
Notes: This is from the 16th and 17th and features guests Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.
Martin M. Pedersen (1/3) cdr / 3 A View  
Notes: Contains also the 11/17/90 show. Perfect show and performance. A must have show. "Christic Night" Without the mpeg-fil on disc 3.
Dale Bennett (1/4.7) cdr / 2 A View  
moedbt (1/5) CDR / 3 View  
HEDSPACE (1/5) cdr / 2 View   AUD
Bridget Teddie (1/5) dvd / 1 View  
Notes: Christic Institute trade http://www.brucedvds.net/DVDIndex/detail.php?detail=129&hits=true
Graveyard Boots (1/5) CDR / 2 B+ View   Audience
Notes: 'Acoustic Tales' [Swingin' Pig] - groundbreaking performance and an above average audience tape marred only by the requirement to continually adjust the volume to hear the englightening between song commentary - bonus: alternate tracks from the following night, including The Wish - not available on original issue of 'Acoustic Tales'