Ronnie Spector, Ruth Brown
Wanda Jackson, Lucinda Williams
Tramps
New York City, NY
November 13, 1997
"Trouble Girls: The Rolling Stone Book Of Women In Rock" Publication Party
(Two Of Us Master Series Volume 71)

Recording: Shure Mic > Sony WM-D6C

Transfer: Master Tapes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity > iZotope RX 8 / ozone 9 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC

RONNIE SPECTOR
01 Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love?
02 Baby, I Love You
03 Say Goodbye To Hollywood
04 So Young
05 She Talks To Rainbows
06 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
07 Walking In The Rain
08 (The Best Par Of) Breakin' Up
09 You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory
10 Be My Baby

RUTH BROWN
11 That Train Doesn't Stop Here
12 5-10-15 Hours
13 I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
14 Too Little Too Late
15 If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It
16 Tears In Heaven (Intro Only)
17 Love Letters

WANDA JACKSON
18 Rockabilly Fever
19 Stupid Cupid
20 Mean, Mean Man
21 Fujiyama Mama
22 Right Or Wrong
23 Let's Have A Party Medley >
24 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On >
25 Rip It Up

LUCINDA WILLIAMS
26 Pineola
27 Something About What Happens When We Talk
28 Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
29 Can't Let Go
30 Hot Blood

Known Faults:
-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus: splice
-That Train Doesn't Stop Here: start cut
-5-10-15 Hours: end cut
-Tears In Heaven: Intro Only
-Rockabilly Fever: start slightly cut

Welcome to Volume 71 of the "Two Of Us" Master Series.

Between 1983 and 2002 there was likely not a taper or taping duo more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of two decades they taped over 250 artists with an array being taped multiple times.

If you collect Springsteen then you are already familiar with some of their work, "fmcleanboots" has posted a half dozen or so of their "Tunnel Of Love" tour shows but has decided to pass the baton.

What you don't know is their passion was not just for Springsteen but for music and that passion runs deep. It is astonishing how many artists they taped.

They followed tours taping club shows, theater shows, arena shows, big artists, mid-level artists and local artists. If they were following a tour and the tour had an off night they'd see who else was playing that night to tape.

Always focused on enjoyment of the show as the priority, tickets were for the most part acquired outside of the venue as they worked to obtain the best possible seats, continually trading up until the correct seats were acquired.

The results of this were the captures are uniformly excellent but on occasion the start of the show was sacrificed as a trade-off for the seats. The heavy lifting was done by the Sony WM-D6C and an external Shure Mic before moving to DAT for the last couple of years.

None of their masters have ever been circulated and have been safely stored for the past three to four decades in a climate controlled environment. Tapes transferred so far are in pristine condition.

Though we may do some mini releases of a series of shows in order for one portion of a tour for the most part shows will not be released in order, there are just too many of them.

This will be a very exciting series and we hope along the way we upgrade existing circulating audio and offer up shows that do not have any circulating audio.

We hope you enjoy the ride, this is definitely not a dark ride.

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"Trouble Girls: Book Of Women In Rock" Publication Party featuring Ronnie Spector, Ruth Brown, Wanda Jacks and Lucinda Williams @ Tramps - NYC November 13, 1997

You never know what is going to emerge as part of the "Two Of Us" recording legacy. We get a great cross section of national tours, regional tours and local artists.

Some of the most exciting shows to emerge are the "only in New York City" shows, this show clearly falls into that category and features three inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and one that should be.

In 1997, Rolling Stone published "The Rolling Stone Book Of Women In Rock". The release was promoted with a publication party at Tramps featuring Ronnie Spector, Ruth Brown, Wanda Jackson and Lucinda Williams.

And what a great party it was, Ronnie Spector opens the proceedings, an artist we have featured on a number of previous releases, we get a couple of nice additions to her standard set in "So Young" and "She Talks To Rainbows". I'm a big Ronnie Spector fan, she always puts on a great show and like always she has the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand. We are pleased to add another Ronnie set to her live legacy.

The Queen of R & B is up next with a deep, bluesy set of some of her biggest hits. Any set that features "I Sold My Heart To The Junkman" is a show worth hearing. A great set of classics, we do only get the intro to her version of "Tears In Heaven", I bet she brought the audience to tears with that one.

The penultimate set features the Queen Of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson. I've not been exposed to Wanda's live performances previously, she can really get a crowd going. Another great set of classics there is a lot to like about her set.

Lucinda Williams closes the night in true Lucinda fashion, playing great music with complaints about her record label, men leaving the seat up and life in general. She is clearly happy playing Tramps, commenting on the great ladies of Rock sharing the bill that night and the great sound system. Her five song set is heavy on songs from "Sweet Old World" and features "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" eight months before it was released.

Thanks to "Two Of Us" and their dedication to capturing all these great shows, the HOURS and HOURS spent waiting in line, traveling, money on tickets as well as trusting me to be the caretaker of their life's work, our little community is indebted to you both. Also, a big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for putting me in touch and laying the groundwork that has resulted in all these great releases and finally to professor goody for always being "on call" to ensure we're at the correct pitch...we've only just begun to scratch the surface.

Artwork included...

mjk5510 & Two Of Us

PREVIOUS RELEASES
01 Elvis Costello 1989-08-20 Columbia, MD
02 David Bowie 1983-07-16 Hartford, CT
03 David Bowie 1983-07-18 Philadelphia, PA
04 Chuck Berry & Ron Wood 1986-06-25 NYC, NY
05 Bangles 1986-03-28 NYC, NY
06 Pretenders 1984-05-01NYC, NY
07 Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band 1989-08-04 Saratoga Springs, NY
08 Tracy Chapman 1988-11-28 NYC, NY
09 Animals 1983-11-12 NYC, NY
10 Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit 1984-08-18 NYC, NY
11 Blasters 1986-07-25 NYC, NY
12 Roy Orbison 1988-07-27 NYC, NY
13 Paul McCartney 1989-08-24 NYC, NY
14 John Cale 1987-06-27 NYC, NY
15 Nick Lowe 1995-01-30 NYC, NY
16 E Street Band Presents The E Street Revue 1992-11-21 Red Bank, NJ
17 David Byrne 1993-12-23 NYC, NY
18 Dave Edmunds 1994-09-15 NYC, NY
19 Marianne Faithful 1990-10-17 NYC, NY
20 Ronnie Spector 1989-12-22 NYC, NY
21 Ronnie Spector 1989-12-23 NYC, NY
22 John Fogerty 1997-09-18 NYC, NY
23 A Christmas Gift For You 1988-12-22 NYC, NY
24 A Christmas Gift For You 1988-12-23 NYC, NY
25 Elvis Costello 1989-08-29 Holmdel, NJ
26 Bob Dylan 1997-04-20 Long Branch, NJ
27 Ronnie Spector 1990-09 NYC, NY
28 Gary US Bonds 1983-07-11 NYC, NY
29 Kinks 1993-05-13 NYC, NY
30 Bruce Springsteen 1985-01-15 Charlotte, NC
31 Blasters 1985-10-26 NYC, NY
32 Difford & Tilbrook 1989-09-23 NYC, NY
33 Elvis Costello 1984-08-18 Queens, NY
34 Joe Ely 1986-09-12 (Early) NYC, NY
35 Elvis Costello 1989-08-19 Philadelphia
36 Original Crickets w/Steve Forbert 1987-04-28 NYC, NY
37 Squeeze Acoustic 1996-07-30 NYC, NY
38 Elvis Costello 1989-08-23 Wantagh, NY
39 David Bowie 1983-07-20 Philadelphia
40 Nils Lofgren 1989-06-09 NYC
41 Nils Lofgren 1989-12-08 NYC
42 Nils Lofgren 1989-12-09 Asbury Park
43 Joe Strummer & The Latino Rockabilly War 1989-11-11 NYC
44 Willy DeVille 1986-11-21 NYC Early Show
45 Bob Dylan 1991-07-11 Jones Beach
46 Willy DeVille 1989-11-28 NYC Early & Late Show
47 Deborah Harry 1989-11-12 NYC
48 Chuck Berry 1986-10-18 NYC
49 Nick Lowe 1989-04-11 Brookville, NY
50 Nick Lowe 1989-04-13 Waltham, MA
51 Neil Young 1993-08-20 Wantagh, NY
52 Carl Perkins 1988-07-12 NYC, NY
53 Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie 1987-12-28 NYC, NY
54 Roxy Music 2001-07-23 NYC, NY
55 Roxy Music 2001-07-24 NYC, NY
56 John Fogerty 1997-06-04 NYC, NY
57 Squeeze 1990-08-04 NYC, NY
58 Lou Reed 1989-03-21 NYC, NY
59 Nick Lowe 1989-04-21 Ann Arbor, MI
60 Nick Lowe 1989-04-22 Evanston, IL
61 Neil Young 1996-08-19 NYC, NY
62 David Bowie 1983-07-21 Philadelphia, PA
63 David Bowie 1983-07-25 NYC, NY
64 Everly Brothers 1990-08-17 Westbury
65 David Bowie 1983-07-26 NYC, NY
66 Patti Smith 1997-10-28 NYC, NY
67 Patti Smith 1997-10-29 NYC, NY
68 Patti Smith 1997-10-30 NYC, NY
69 Patti Smith 1997-10-31 NYC, NY
70 Linda Ronstadt 1990-08-30 Wantaugh, NY

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