Artist - Johnny Winter

Date - 1988/02/27

Venue - Hammerjacks, Baltimore, MD USA

Setlist & Fingerprints -

Track 01 - Honky Tonk
Track 02 - Rock Me Baby
Track 03 - Don't Take Advantage Of Me
Track 04 - Love Her With A Feeling
Track 05 - Bony Maronie, Drum Solo and Reprise
Track 06 - Johnny B. Goode
Track 07 - It's All Over Now
Track 08 - Under The Double Eagle

Lineage -

unknown mic > unknown analog cassette recorder >
unknown master tape > Maxell UR90 normal bias
cassette tape, 1st gen >
SONY TC-WE475 Stereo Cassette Deck >
ZOOM H2 Handy Recorder (tracked songs here) >
PNY OPTIMA SD 2 GB sound card >
transferred wavs to HD > Cakewalk Pyro 2005
(retracked and edited songs here) >
new wavs > Trader's Little Helper (wav to flac,
encode level 8, aligned on sector boundaries)

Quality - 8.5-9.0/10 very good plus to excellent minus
audience recording, IMHO as always.

One CD, 8 tracks, 51:45

TT: 51:45 This should be the ENTIRE concert.

I didn't tape or attend this show, so this will be short
and sweet. I got this tape over 20 years ago from either
the taper or his friend, I don't recall which. I WAS
assured that it was 1st gen however and the claim was made
that it was complete, even though it's a short show, even
by JW's standards. Except for the tape flip, I'll go out
on a limb and say that IMHO, it's complete. This concert is
a real barnburner, back in the days when JW was really on
top of his game. Sad to say, I've listened on headphones
(and stone-cold sober, BTW) to several 2010, 2011 & 2012
JW shows and it's just not the same ; Johnny comes in late
on solos, he makes mistakes or plays briefly in the wrong
key on several recordings. Hey, I've been a big fan since
1972 and love JW but there may be a time to bow out gracefully,
if you know what I mean. You won't hear any mistakes here
on this recording ; he plays like a devil. For a real treat,
listen to this on headphones & see what I mean...well, let's
get this show on the road and listen to some state-of-the-art
Johnny. Hot damn !

Finally, please don't buy, sell or convert this show to mp3 or
any other lossy format. Please seed this as long as you can.
Please trade this freely as it probably is fairly uncirculated.
This show will be a welcome addition to any Johnny Winter fan's
collection. I think that ALL of you will really love this show.
I will post a sample to help some of you decide whether or not to
download this. If you were at this show, please share your memories.
So, as Mr. Natural keeps on and on and on saying, have fun, don't
freak out and enjoy the concert !

jojogunne 3/18/2012