The Complete Liberty Hall Tapes

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The event dates for title 3 and 4 on CD 2 are wrong.

Annotation last modified on 2024-11-13 11:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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1CD: 1974-03-09: 2nd Show
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1Wild Billy’s Circus Story
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
Wild Billy’s Circus Story (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972 until 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
revision of:
Circus Song
revision of:
Circus Town
9:53
2New York City Serenade
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
New York City Serenade (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-04 until 1973-07)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
is based on:
New York Song
is based on:
Vibes Man
14:46
3Spirit in the Night
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
Spirit in the Night (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
6:17
4Walking the Dog
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live cover recording of:
Walking the Dog (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and East/Memphis Music
15:54
5It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
4:16
6The E Street Shuffle
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
The E Street Shuffle (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
5:11
7Blinded by the Light
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
Blinded by the Light (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Eldridge Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing, Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
10:29
2CD: 1974-03-09: 2nd Show Encore and Bonus
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1For You
solo piano and solo other vocals [vocals]:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
For You (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1971)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
10:36
2Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-09)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐09, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-09)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-09)
live recording of:
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972 until 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
10:16
3Jungleland (Bottom Line 14th June 1974)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-07-12)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1974-07-12)
recorded at:
1974‐07‐12: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA (1974-07-12) (early, first show)
recorded at:
The Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1974-07-12)
live recording of:
Jungleland (on 1974-07-12)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974 until 1975)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1975)
11:26
4Kitty’s Back (Bottom Line 14th June 1974)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-07-12)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1974-07-12)
recorded at:
1974‐07‐12: Bottom Line, New York City, NY, USA (1974-07-12) (early, first show)
recorded at:
The Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1974-07-12)
live recording of:
Kitty’s Back (on 1974-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
15:45
3CD: 1974-03-10: 2nd Show
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1Mary Queen of Arkansas
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
Mary Queen of Arkansas (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
5:21
2The Fever
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
The Fever (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1971)
10:11
3Spirit in the Night
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
Spirit in the Night (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
7:56
4Gimme That Wine
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Gimme That Wine (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and writer:
Jon Hendricks
2:52
5The E Street Shuffle
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
The E Street Shuffle (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
5:39
6Something You Got
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Something You Got (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
writer:
Fats Domino and Chris Kenner
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Tune-Kel Music
5:08
7It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
4:05
8Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
4:05
9Kitty’s Back
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
Kitty’s Back (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
8:47
10Angel’s Blues
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
Angel’s Blues (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
7:30
11Thundercrack
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
Thundercrack (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
14:16
4CD: 1974-03-10: 2nd Show Encore and Bonus
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1For You
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
For You (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1971)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
9:55
2Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-03-10)
recorded at:
1974‐03‐10, late show: Liberty Hall, Houston, TX, USA (1974-03-10)
recorded at:
Liberty Hall in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1974-03-10)
live recording of:
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (on 1974-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972 until 1973)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
8:04
3Blinded by the Light (Joe’s Place Jan 5th 1974)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-01-05)
recorded at:
1974‐01‐05: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA (1974-01-05)
recorded at:
Joe’s Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (on 1974-01-05)
live recording of:
Blinded by the Light (on 1974-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Eldridge Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing, Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
5:59
4Zero and Blind Terry (Joe’s Place Jan 6th 1974)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-01-06)
recorded at:
1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA (1974-01-06)
recorded at:
Joe’s Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (on 1974-01-06)
live recording of:
Zero and Blind Terry (on 1974-01-06)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1973-06 until 1973-08)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
is based on:
Phantoms
7:21
5Let the Four Winds Blow (Joe’s Place Jan 6th 1974)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-01-06)
recorded at:
1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA (1974-01-06)
recorded at:
Joe’s Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (on 1974-01-06)
live cover recording of:
Let the Four Winds Blow (on 1974-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
writer:
Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino
8:21
6Twist and Shout (Joe’s Place Jan 6th 1974)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1974-01-06)
recorded at:
1974‐01‐06: Joe’s Place, Cambridge, MA, USA (1974-01-06)
recorded at:
Joe’s Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (on 1974-01-06)
live cover recording of:
Twist and Shout (on 1974-01-06)
writer:
Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc (publisher), Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
5:26