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My first BORN IN THE USA tour boot, obtained
Dec. of 1984 (image taken from Popsike) |
In the latest archive release (
i.e., August 5th, 1984, East Rutherford, NJ) from Springsteen’s official live download site, what I consider the best thing is to be able to hear two
NEBRASKA tunes
, Atlantic City and
Highway Patrolman, in awesome sound quality. Especially, an early, fresh performance of the former is a highlight of the show to me (as for the previously available full-band arrangements, I prefer the
MTV PLUGGED version to the one on
LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY which I never like). It is possible that this live version is the one that was seriously considered for inclusion on
LIVE 1975/85, but was left off. I well remember, despite the terrible sound quality, when for the first time I listened to the full-band live take through the magic of bootlegging (specifically
, BORN IN CINCINNATI, one of the earliest and crummiest bootlegs from the 1984 tour, capturing the July 6th concert). This really is an exciting and thrilling part of listening to his live performance.
