Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Concert, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 1988-05-14 Remastered

Taper : Joe D'Amico ''AKA'' Joebeacon

Editing : Joe D'Amico ''AKA'' Joebeacon

Nak 300 Mics > Sony D-5 (2nd Deck)

Nak Dragon > Korg Mr-1000 > Audio Gate > Cool Edit > Master Files > Adobe Audition > Ozone > Traders Little Helper

This is the complete show. First 4 discs where the part of show that wasn't on the HBO broadcast . Paul Shaffer Band and The MG's where the back up bands most of the night . Booker T was sick and didn't make the show .

On 14 May 1988 the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours at Madison Square Garden, New York. The event was dubbed "It's Only Rock And Roll".

Only artists who had released material on the Atlantic label in the United States performed, with the artists spanning the 40 years of the company's existence. Lavern Baker and Ruth Brown were the longest tenured Atlantic acts to perform, while Debbie Gibson was the most recent Atlantic signing to make an appearance at the event.

Some Atlantic signings, who had either officially split up or who had not performed together for a number of years, re-formed especially to perform at the concert. These artists included The Rascals, Iron Butterfly, and the former members of Led Zeppelin. Other notable performers included Yes, Genesis, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer (representing Emerson, Lake & Palmer), Foreigner, Paul Rodgers, Bob Geldof, Booker T. Jones, Wilson Pickett, The Coasters, The Spinners, Peabo Bryson, The Blues Brothers (featuring Dan Aykroyd and Sam Moore), Roberta Flack, The Manhattan Transfer, Bee Gees, Ben E. King and Vanilla Fudge.

There had been plans to close the performance with a greatest hits all-star jam, but this idea was shelved. Instead, the former members of Led Zeppelin performed as the last act.

The concert was broadcast live in the USA on FM radio and HBO television, commentary for the latter being provided backstage by comedian Robert Townsend. HBO commenced its live broadcast a few hours into the event and interspersed footage of the concert which had been taped earlier by the network. In so doing, some of the artists' sets were edited or omitted. An edited version aired later that year on ABC hosted by Robert Hays. Several banners heralding the reunion of Led Zeppelin band members were displayed like tapestry by excited fans, but, to their dismay, were taken down before HBO went with their live feed.

In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast over a period of four weeks by BBC 2, presented as hour-long episodes. Atlantic Records later released this production on video under the title Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll. The release intercut concert footage with highlights from earlier performances, as well as older footage from the Atlantic archives.

Setlist :
01-The Coasters-That Is Rock-N-Roll
02-Graham Nash & Steven Stills- Southern Cross
03-Roberta Flack- Killing Me Softly with His Song
04-Phil Collins- In the Air Tonight
05-Phil Collins Talking, Introduction Of Carl Palmer & Keith Emerson
06-Emerson & Palmer with Robert Berry on bass- America (including Rondo, Tocata, Tank) ***
07-Average White Band- Person To Person
08-I Got Work To Do
09-Pick Up the Pieces
10-Bobby Short- Hop Scotch Blues @
11-Black & Blue
12-Rochelle Cappela- The Truth, Gonna Set You Free
13-Ruth Brown- Teardrops From My Eyes
14-Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
15-Lavern Baker- Tweedle Dee
16-Jim Dandy
17-Levert- Casanova
18-Stacey Q- Two Of Hearts
19-Nu Shooz- Should I Say Yes
20-I Can't Wait
21-Iron Butterfly- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
22-Spinners- Working My Way Back To You
23-Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
24-Mighty Love
25-Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson- The Closer I Get To You
26-Wilson Pickett, Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues) & the MG's- Midnight Hour
27-Land Of 1000 Dances
28-Robert Townsend Talking
29-The Manhattan Transfer- Birdland
30-Four Borthers
31-Soul Food To Go
32-Boy From New York City
33-Coasters- Young Blood
34-Charlie Brown
35-Hog For You, Baby
36-Robert Townsend Talking & Michael Douglas Introduction of Crosby, Stills & Nash
37-Crosby, Stills & Nash- Wooden Ships
38-Our House
39-Carry On
40-Bee Gees- To Love Somebody
41-Lonely Days
42-Jive Talkin'
43-Laura Branigan- Gloria
44-Robert Townsend,Paul Schaffer & Lisa Bonet Talking
45-Yes- Perpetual Change
46-Owner of a Lonely Heart
47-I've Seen All Good People
48-Hold On
49-Roundabout
50-Herbie Mann- Unknown Tune
51-Soul Serenade
52-Unknown Tune
53-Robert Townsend Talking
54-Vanilla Fudge- Take Me for a Little While
55-You Keep Me Hangin' On
56-Robert Townsend & Marv Albert Introduction
57-Coasters- That Is Rock-N-Roll
58-Crosby, Stills & Nash- Suite: Judy Blues Eyes
59-Roberta Flack- Killing Me Softly with His Song
60-Phil Collins- In The Air Tonight
61-Lavern Baker- Jimmy Dandy
62-Saved
63-Roberta Flack Introduction of Foreigner
64-Foreigner- Hot Blooded
65-Juke Box Hero
66-Urgent
67-I Want To Know What Love Is
68-Robert Townsend Talking
69-Ben E. King- Spanish Harlem
70-There Goes My Baby
71-Save the Last Dance for Me
72-Debbie Gibson- Staying Together
73-Foolish Beat
74-Out of the Blue
75-Shake Your Love
76-Only In Your Dreams
77-Happy Birthday
78- Robert Plant- Heaven Knows
79-Ship of Fools
80-Tall Cool One
81-Robert Townsend Talking
82-Bobby Darin-Mack The Knife(On Big Screen)
83-Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn & The MG's- Last Night
84-Carla Thomas and the MG's- Gee Whiz, Look At His Eyes
85-Paul Rodgers and the MG's- (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
86-Miki Howard and the MG's- Try a Little Tenderness (End Gets Cut Due To Tape Flip)
87-Miki Howard,Paul Schaffer & MG's- Tramp
88-Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues), Sam Moore and the MG's- Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
89-Soul Man
90-I've Been Lovin' You Too Long
91-Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues), Sam Moore, Phil Collins & the MG's- You Don't Know Like I Know
92-Knock on Wood
93-Bob Geldof- You Can't Be Too Strong
94-Genesis- Turn It on Again
95-Land Of Confusion
96-Misunderstanding
97-Throwing It All Away
98-You Can't Hurry Love
99-Short Cut To Somewhere (Cut In Song Due To Tape Flip)
100-All I Need Is A Miracle
101-That's All
102-Tonight,Tonight,Tonight
103-Invisible Touch
104-Turn It On Again
105-Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray Introduction of The Rascals
106-The Rascals- Good Lovin'
107-Groovin'
108-People Got to Be Free
109-Rufus Thomas- Walking the Dog
110-Robert Townsend, Phil Collins, and Ahmet Ertegun Introduction of the former members of Led Zeppelin
111-Led Zeppelin- Kashmir
112-Heartbreaker
113-Whole Lotta Love
114-Misty Mountain Hop
115-Stairway to Heaven

*** Fuck ups in song due to we where running the shot guns and got popped and had to switch to another set of nak 300 mics with just the caps.
@ Begining of song low volume due to we where taping mics to railing.