CBGB dB's - Jan. 1982

LOSSLESS REPOST

The dB’s

CBGB

New York, NY

Jan. 16, 1982

audience recording (sound quality range: VG to VG+; the usual crowd noise is evident since it’s a club show, but it’s more fun than distracting)

Pretty clever what the artwork creator did with the letters on the awning...

ROB SEZ: Two different recordings of this show have circulated in the past, but I am persuaded this is the superior-sounding version. I have re-tracked it and done some subtle eq work to bring out the best of this recording from a first-generation tape. Sincere thanks go to the original taper, dclubok for the original share, and edA for the re-up.

Early set:

artwork included in DL, of course

1.  Black and White

2.  Living a Lie

3.  Ups and Downs

4.  I Feel Good (Today)

5.  Amplifier

6.  Soul Kiss

7.  pH Factor

8.  Ask for Jill

9.  We Were Happy There

10. Bad Reputation

11. Happenstance

12. Neverland

13. banter / Black Sabbath tease

14. If and When

15. Tighten Up

16. Molly Says

TT: 50 mins. 46 secs. (Set 1)

Late set:

1.  (I Thought) You Wanted 

Although CBGB is no more, the famous awning
is now on display at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

      to Know

2.  The Fight

3.  Big Brown Eyes

4.  Purple Hose

5.  She Might Call

6.  Judy

7.  Storm Warning

8.  Hey Baby
       (Alex Chilton cover)*

9.  The Summer Sun

10. Living a Lie

11. In Spain

12. Excitement

encores:

13. Everlasting Love

14. Get Down Tonight (Will Rigby vocal)

15. Let’s Live for Today

*see explanatory note about this song at THIS blog post

TT: 54 mins. 21 secs. (Set 2)

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The dB’s:

Chris Stamey – guitar & vocals

Peter Holsapple – guitar, organ & vocals

Gene Holder – bass

Will Rigby – drums