Univ. of Fla., Tampa, FL 1984 + Demos 1982-'83

The dB’s

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Sept. 28, 1984

TOURISM ON TOUR: The dB's at Niagra Falls

(opening for R. E. M.)

audience recording (sound quality VG; iffy sound from the tape source, but I did some tweaking in Audacity, and it’s now quite listenable — might even be mistaken for a lower-quality soundboard recording; try the sample)

01 Neverland (cuts in)

Halfway up the ladder: The dB's in 1984
photo by Laura Levine

02 Love Is for Lovers

03 She Got Soul

04 Bad Reputation

05 A Spy In the House of Love

06 Not Cool

07 Amplifier

08 Suspicious Minds

09 Rendezvous

10 New Gun In Town

Demos 1982-‘83

11 She Got Soul #2

12 Spitting In the Wind

13 Rendezvous

14 White Train #1

15 Molly Says

16 Repercussion

17 The Death of Rock

18 This Crazy Town

19 Martha Helen Wood*

TT: 1:06:08

MP3@320

*Track 19 is a demo for a song written and  sung by Gene Holder's wife, Myra. A finished version of the song appeared years later on Myra's solo album, Four Mile Road (produced by Mr. Chris Stamey + 1 track by Mitch). 

NOTE: Many of the demos in the set as I received them are not included in the above. Categories of demos not included here: 
1) Ones I already shared in the ‘Like This’ Revisited post; 
2) Demos the same (or nearly the same) as those on the Ride the Wild Tom-Tom official release; 
3) Demos with Chris on lead vocals (per an earlier request from him).

 

The dB’s (1984 live show line-up):

Rick Wagner - bass

Gene Holder - guitar

Will Rigby - drums

Peter Holsapple – guitar, vocals