THE ROLLING STONES / NEW BARBARIANS - BLIND DATE REVISITED
(The Swingin' Pig Records 202)

LINEAGE:
Original TSP CDs -> WAV (EAC v. 0.95 beta 4 - secure, Offset "actual") -> FLAC (flacfrontend, level 6) -> You

DATE/VENUE:
Civic Auditorium, Oshawa (a few miles from Toronto), Ontario, Canada
April 22nd 1979 (2nd show)

QUALITY:
Excellent Stereo Soundboard

PERFORMANCE:
According to Bill Wyman, the 2nd show at Oshawa 1979 (which this torrent features) was a lot better than the 1st one.
Which makes me very grateful that there's no good sounding recordings of the 1st show (only a piss poor recording exists of the 1st show)
Because....this 2nd show at Oshawa is a complete riot - it's impossible to be "serious" when listening to the performance Rolling Stones and New Barbarians gave that afternoon.
The whole show is filled with mistakes from the band - Ronnie and Keith is obviously drunk as skunks - and unlike now......Jagger is drunk as well! (no need to even mention John Belushi - who introduces the show.....he's in another dimension)

Just listen to "Respectable" - if you like to hear "the greatest R&R band in the world" being "the most out-of-it R&R band in the world"

It's interesting to know that during "Jumpin Jack Flash" - the bass player of New Barbarians (Stanley Clarke) joined Rolling Stones.
And - due to recent published photos; he also starred on "Miss You" !
That's quite unique. Not many people have been allowed on-stage with the Rolling Stones during the years, apart from vocals.
I would not blame Bill Wyman if he didn't bother to be the only bass player on stage that night. I wouldn't even blame him for leaving the entire show, and have a quiet cup of tea instead.

COMMENTS:
I'm uploading this bootleg, as it is the BEST source for this show. And...there's a *new* release from "Godfather records" which feature the Rolling Stones part of this show. I haven't heard that "Godfather" bootleg - but as always....Godfather copy other bootlegs, and then tweaken the sound, with EQ
So save your money - and get the best source of this must-have show here.

COMMENTS #2:
Please check out this thread to see some photos from Oshawa 1979:
http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1121808,page=1

ARTWORK:
Complete artwork included, taken from "rs-covers.com"


TRACKLIST:

DISC 1:

01. INTRODUCTION BY CLIFF LORRIMER AND JOHN BELUSHI
02. SWEET LITTLE ROCK 'N ROLLER (written by Chuck Berry)
03. F.U.C. HER
04. BREATHE ON ME
05. INFEKSHUN'
06. I CAN FEEL THE FIRE
07. AM I GROOVING YOU (written by Berns/Barry)
08. SEVEN DAYS (written by Bob Dylan)
09. BEFORE THEY MAKE ME RUN

DISC 2:

01. PRODIGAL SON (written by Wilkins)
02. LET IT ROCK (written by Chuck Berry)
03. RESPECTABLE
04. STAR STAR
05. BEAST OF BURDEN
06. JUST MY IMAGINATION (written by the Temptations)
07. WHEN THE WHIP COMES DOWN
08. SHATTERED
09. MISS YOU
10. JUMPIN' JACK FLASH



Enjoy.....Erik Snow, July 2010