Let's Active - The Ritz, NYC 1986 (soundboard)

LOSSLESS RE-POST

The Ritz

New York, NY

July 18, 1986

soundboard recording (quality VG++; most of this is in stereo, but I had to make a handful of tracks two-channel mono due to recurring long gaps in one channel; some tape deterioration issues are audible about three fourths of the way through)

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ROB SEZ: The highlight of this recording is the performance. Although I miss Faye Hunter's vocals and bass playing, Eric Marshall keeps the tempo where it needs to be, and Mitch is having a very good night in the vocals + guitar department ...COPIOUS THANKS to the taper and to dB’s Fan for his continuing generosity.

01 Waters Part

02 Last Chance Town

03 Talking to Myself

04 Back of a Car (Big Star cover)

05 Writing the Book of Last Pages

06 Leader of Men

07 In Little Ways

08 Fell

09 Prey

10 band intros

11 Whispered News

12 Won't Go Wrong

13 Reflecting Pool

14 Every Word Means No

15 Hot Smoke and Sassafras 
        (Bubble Puppy cover; cuts out mid-song)

16 Swinging Creeper* (Ventures cover)

17 Hush^ (Deep Purple cover)

18 Route 69

19 Godzilla+ (Blue Oyster Cult cover)
      
NOTE: Track 12 switches from mono to stereo at 1:24

*John French on 2nd guitar
^Matt Piucci of Rain Parade on lead guitar
+Don Dixon on 2nd bass & lead vocals 
 
TT: 1:04:45

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MP3@320

Let’s Active:

Mitch Easter (aka "Blind Al Wilson") – guitar, vocals

Angie Carlson – keyboards, backing vocals

Eric Marshall – drums

Dennis Ambrose - bass