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Friday, February 17

Marshall Crenshaw - Philadelphia, PA 1990 (sbd)

Chestnut Cabaret
Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 30, 1990 
   
soundboard recording (quality: Ex-; this sounds great!)
 
01 Valerie (Richard Thompson cover)
02 You Should've Been There
03 Mary Anne
04 Steel Strings (Peter Case cover)
05 band intros
06 Like a Vague Memory
07 Someplace Where Love Can't Find Me 
      (John Hiatt cover)
08 There She Goes Again
09 On the Run
10 Love's Made a Fool of You
      (Bobby Fuller cover)
11 This Is Easy
12 Calling Out for Love (at Crying Time)*
13 Let Her Dance
14 She Hates to Go Home
15 Whenever You're On My Mind
16 Twine Time - instrumental
      (Alvin Cash & The Crawlers cover)
17 (You're My) Favorite Waste of Time
18 Cynical Girl
19 Rockin' Around In NYC
20 Heartbreak Time
      (G. Burtnik lead vocal)
MC's new archival release
21 Someday, Someway
22 I Can See for Miles (The Who cover)
23 Somebody Crying
  
*track 12: middle cut — fades out, then back in 

Musicians:
Marshall Crenshaw: guitar, vocals
Glen Burtnik: guitar, keyboards
Graham Maby: bass, backing vocals
Kenny Aronoff: drums

ROB SEZ: I can't think of a better way to wrap up this run of Marshall Crenshaw offerings fron the 1980s than with this rocking, fab-sounding live set from the first month of the new decade. I have a sentimental preference for MC's original rhythm section, including brother Robert on drums, but I can't find any fault here: Kenny Aronoff on drums and Graham Maby on bass. I've got plenty of other MC recordings in my archive from the '90s onward, but they'll have to wait. I want to get on with sharing a pair of newly-unearthed dB's shows plus lesser-known artists that you need to hear. Keep an eye out for re-releases of more classic MC recordings, now that he's reclaimed rights to his earlier catalog. His stellar debut was just re-released on Yep Roc in a remastered & expanded edition. HUGE THANKS to julsay for sharing the original lossless files, which had a few issues related to track splitting and too much variability in volume. I didn't mess with the basic sound, just re-split the tracks, added fade-ins and -outs where needed, and adjusted the levels to make it a smoother listening experience. Please enjoy.  



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