Suzanne Vega - Solo show
1987-06-07 Early Show
Regents Park Open Air Theatre
London, England

lineage:
Sony Professional Walkman - Cassette TDK SA90 Master

transfer:
AIWA AD F450 > my pc > Audacity on 2015-09-05 by leosayer

I managed to get a ticket from a tout for this early show having already got one for the evening show. I recorded this using a friend's Sony Professional from pretty close to the back row so birdsong, aircraft and the audience are higher in the mix than Suzanne who, unfortunately, sounds a little distant. I'd give this a 'B' purely because of this.

However this recording captures the atmosphere quite nicely and it was a unique couple of shows at this venue which normally hosts Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night Dream and as I recall, the stage was the set of that play. Around this time Suzanne was big in the UK also having played with her band in London at The Royal Albert Hall, Hammersmith Odeon and Wembley Arena, so this was...different.

Enjoy!


01. Toms Diner
02. Solitude Standing
03. Undertow
04. Small Blue Thing
05. Cracking
06. Straight Lines
07. Daniella
08. Luka
09. Ironbound / Fancy Poultry
10. The Queen and the Soldier
11. Knight Moves
12. Gypsy
13. Marlene on the Wall
14. Freeze Tag
15. Neighborhood Girls
16. Silver Lady