The Station - Carrboro, NC, Oct. 1980

The dB's
The Station

Carrboro, NC

Oct. 29, 1980

audience recording (sound quality VG++; from copy of master tape). There’s persistent, but not annoying, crowd chatter. Occasional distortion on the vocals when they get loud, but it's not a major hairy deal...  

Highlights: The earliest-known live outing for “Spitting In the Wind” plus a coupla songs that later appeared on Repercussion. Will Rigby fans take note: the man’s on fire here, even more than usual, and his drums are prominent in the mix.
 

I've never been to The Station in Carrboro. 
But if this wall mural is any indicator, it must be pretty cool...

BIG HUGE THANKS to the taper and dB’s Fan for the generous share! 

SAMPLE: "If and When (The Station 1980)"

01 (I Thought) You Wanted to Know

02 Spitting In the Wind

03 Black and White

04 What I Dig

05 I Feel Good (Today)

06 Judy

07 Dynamite

08 Soul Kiss

09 pH Factor

10 Living a Lie

11 You Can't Take Her Away from Me

12 Tomorrow Never Knows

13 Bad Reputation

14 Big Brown Eyes

15 You Got It Wrong

16 Death Garage

17 The Summer Sun

18 instrumental

19 The Fight

20 My Back Pages

21 If and When

22 Tearjerkin'

23 Everlasting Love 

TT: 73:19

MP3@320

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(note: although the files say "Cat's Cradle," the show is actually

this one from The Station, Oct. 29, 1980)

It's called "The Station" because it's used to BE a train station...

The dB’s:

Chris Stamey – guitar & vocals

Peter Holsapple – guitar, organ & vocals

Gene Holder – bass

Will Rigby – drums