Randy Newman
09/23/1977
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, PA
USA
FM->AMPEX reel-to-reel tape

This concert was sent to radio stations on reel-to-reel from Warner Bros. Records. Fans of Randy Newman probably know more about this recording than I do - but it has always been a favorite of mine. There is a lot of interplay with the audience, especially late in the show when Randy Newman talks about writing the score for "Ragtime."

For years I played a cassette copy of this that I had taped when it first aired in my market in 1978. Years later I ran across a large reel at an estate sale. The cover of the AMPEX box is as it appears as the front jpeg that is included. There was a track sheet with notes to the late night announcer as to which commercials to include between the two halves of the show. These sheets are reproduced on the back jpeg.

I have looked for this as a CD on the web for awhile. Finding nothing I have chosen to post it here. There may be some frequency imperfections due to the transfer. Hopefully it is good enough for you to play endlessly on your car stereo.

Lineage: TEAC-Peak-WAV-FLAC


1 Intro/Yellow Man 02:54
2 You Can Leave Tour Hat On 02:43
3 I'll Be Home 02:45
4 Birmingham 02:34
5 Jolly Coppers On Parade 03:00
6 Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear 01:59
7 Marie 02:45
8 Kentucky Home 01:56
9 Louisiana 03:04
10 Guilty 02:46
11 Albanian Wedding Song 03:12
12 Rednecks 03:16
13 Political Science 02:32
14 Sail Away 03:38
15 Lonely At The Top 02:28
16 Linda 02:59
17 Davy The Fat Boy 02:54
18 "Ragtime" Chatter 00:46
19 Sigmund Freud's Impersonation Of Albert Einstein In America 02:26
20 Short People 02:56
21 I Think It's Going To Rain Today 03:11

TOTAL TIME 56:51

Grabbed this at TTD today (thanks to original seeder!) and I am seeding this here for a few reasons. First, I am a generous soul, though not in bed, thus I don't think people who don't have accounts at TTD should be exclusded from hearing this fine piece of history. Second, a comment on the TTD suggested this torrent is an upgrade to a previous set torrented on Dime at some point, so I figure many of you will appreciate this. Third, and most importantly, there were some minor flaws with the original torrent that I was able to correct myself, namely, the formatting in the original info file was messed up, making it virtually unreadable (like my unpublished novel!), and the original seeder didn't bother to number the tracks, making this collection of songs a real pain in the kiester, mister, to burn to CD and/or listen to in the correct order. Welp, these minor problems have been corrected. Huzzah!

Don't sell, don't down-convert, don't call me daughter.

Fingerprints:

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Birmingham.flac:a6c17ef445a62abc5c1636538e3f3bbc
Davy The Fat Boy.flac:7af2d581df5b7875fda8b382b2644ab0
Guilty.flac:0098d9c7da04f04ba98da8bd22e8479e
I Think It’s Going To Rain Today.flac:12883fd6fd4ffe8e3a6836c13fad3020
I’ll Be Home.flac:a057fa2e2f7c11f8d81554fc08374579
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Jolly Coppers On Parade.flac:995726a74e45088b16317dbf47f7cac5
Kentucky Home.flac:6d244a5c9d757fd5e55db73ddb4b6844
Linda.flac:ccbcd09dad251f5486718f011b11ec6c
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Louisiana.flac:24bcdaf5eb117f760ba80168ba29db4b
Marie.flac:33055b59029911622a6bf21fe8d51e70
Political Science.flac:c8447d6ab6874cf3814e98fefd092bb7
Ragtime Chatter.flac:ed95caf0dc2f07923015e3d95615b9ad
Rednecks.flac:39a1abee63f110c10634bee93fc351e3
Sail Away.flac:96ff870efccc0affc2fa771837ac84ca
Short People.flac:3734961c6040cb6a6aee22c32c5789d9
Sigmund Freud’s Impersonation Of Albert Einstein In America.flac:ea1dba29602d6b3678727bf7ba23c6a7
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