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John Kay & Steppenwolf .... July 15, 1981 (First Show; 9:03PM)
The Bayou, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.


John Kay - lead vocals & guitar
Michael Palmer - lead guitar
Steven Palmer - drums
Chad Perry - bass
Brett Tuggle - keyboards


Taper: bpthree
Taping Gear: Sony TC-1100T with Sony ECM-16 condenser microphone
Lineage: Maxell UD XL1 master cassette> Teac A-550RX cassette playback> TASCAM CDRW-700> Trade CD-R> (wav) EAC (secure mode)> (flac) Trader's Little Helper level 6 (align on sector boundaries)
Quality: vg/vg+
Length: 76:51 minutes
Artwork: none.
Samples: none.


Set List:

01. Rock Me Baby/ I'm Movin' On
02. Hat Box
03. Hey Lawdy Momma
04. Every Man For Himself
05. Snowblind Friend
06. Hot Night In A Cold Town
07. Introductions/ Doc Johnson's Phantom Power Surprise
08. Sookie Sookie
09. Ain't Nothin' Like It Used To Be (Tape Flip)
10. Magic Carpet Ride
11. None Of The Above
12. Give Me Some News I Can Use
13. Move Over
14. Business Is Business
15. Born To Be Wild
16. The Pusher


Taper's Comments:

1 - HELP!! If you have any uncirculated SPIRIT shows, or better quality FM
broadcasts than what's been posted here before, please share them. If you
know anybody who has shows that fit this category that aren't on DIME, please
dub off their stuff and share it. I'm trying to write a book on SPIRIT and need
all the information I can get. I have a database of over 1500 gigs 1967-1996, and
want to find as much information as I can to add to it. If you have any memories
of where you saw SPIRIT, the more specific the better (venue, city, date, supporting
bands, etc.), I'd love to know that as well. Please leave that in the comments
section or PM me. Thank you!

2 - Show description & comments follow:

"The Bayou" was a legendary club in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC,
located by the Potomac River, under an overhead section of the Whitehurst
Freeway. It lasted into the 21st Century, but it was closed because the property
was worth more as office space than a nightclub. What a loss. Many famous acts
played here on their way up or down, such as U2, SRV, Dire Straits, The Pretenders,
etc.

Here's another killer show with John Kay & Steppenwolf. I thought the band was
particularly good with the Palmer Brothers, and there seems to be some agreement
with that amongst fellow DIME members. The audience is REALLY into this one,
and cheers loudly for old and new material. By the next time they came to town,
the band had progressed to the larger "Wax Museum", and that performance has
been previously posted (Torrent # 258579). Also a killer! Enjoy!

bpthree

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