LOSSLESS RE-POST
Wiltern Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
June 4, 1991
audience recording (sound quality VG+; full, satisfying sound; little bit of crowd chatter here and there, but nothing too distracting; also a few very brief anomalies that sound like the taper adjusting the mics)
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At the time of this show, Sam’s then-current album was Cruel Inventions.
Bill Rogers created this graphic based on the album’s cover image. |
01 Go Down
02 Now I Can't Find the Door
03 Standing Still
04 Tripping Over Gravity
05 Cruel Inventions
06 Flame
07 Raised On Promises
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08 Lying
09 Trying to Hold On to the Earth
10 These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Musicians (educated guess re: who played what):
Michael Blair - percussion
Rick Boston - guitar
T-Bone Burnett (aka "Ogden Nashville") - additional guitar
Denny Fongheiser - drums Mark Hart - keyboard
Eric Presley - bass
Sam was opening for Elvis Costello, who had a 6-night run of shows in 1991, at the Wiltern in L.A. (May 28 & 29, June 3 & 4) and the Greek Theatre in Berkeley (May 31 and June 1). Being the final night of the series, you can hear Sam's confidence and the musical assuredness of the band. Enjoy the gorgeous arrangements, some of which are creative variations on the album versions (not to mention the hilariously sardonic between-song commentary by Sam…).
BONUS SHOW:
Sam Phillips
Boulder's Cover
Boulder, CO
April 1989 (exact date unknown)
FM recording (sound quality VG++; would have graded this Ex- but some recurrent vocal distortion earns it a lower rating [it doesn't ruin the listening experience by any means, but it's noticeable]). I'm guessing this is a radio broadcast of a concert that featured more music, but perhaps this is all that was broadcast or recorded.
Sam is so photogenic that Hollywood came calling, and cast her in one of the "Die Hard" movies back in the 1990s — as a terrorist!
01 I Don't Want to Fall In Love
02 The Turning
03 What You Don't Want to Hear
04 Libera Me
05 Carry You
06 Remorse
07 Raised on Promises
08 Flame
09 Trying to Hold On to the Earth
10 Down
11 No One But You
12 These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
This show captures Sam during a career transition, featuring mostly songs from The Turning (her final "Christian" album under the name Leslie Phillips) and The Indescribable Wow (her first on a "secular" label as Sam Phillips). Both were produced by T-Bone Burnett, whom she married between the recording of the two albums. Apparently, Sam really digs that ol' Nancy Sinatra tune...
Sam Phillips - vocals, guitar
Jeff Campbell - guitar
Michito Sanchez - percussion & drums
David Miner - bass "…and everything else"
Sam's latest fab album is
World On Sticks
Buy it in various formats directly from the artist.
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