The Jacksons
Mid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
November 25, 1979
Soundboard Recording

JEMS Transfer: Master Cassette > Nakamichi RX-505 azimuth-adjusted playback > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity 3.1 capture > iZotope RX10 Advanced and Ozone 9 > FLAC

01 Dancing Machine
02 Things I Do For You
03 Ben
04 I Am Love (Pts. 1 & 2)
05 Keep On Dancing
06 Daddy's Home
07 Motown Medley: I Want You Back > ABC > The Love You Save
08 I'll Be There
09 Rock With You
10 Blame It on the Boogie
11 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (start cut)
12 Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) end cut

Known Faults: Start cut on "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and end cut on "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)"

JEMS is delighted to present a new master cassette transfer of this oft-rumored soundboard recording of The Jacksons live in Memphis, November 25, 1979.

The concert was part of the long Destiny tour, named for The Jacksons 1978 album of the same name. By this point in the run, Michael had released his breakthrough solo masterpiece Off The Wall, which dropped in August 1979. The success of its first two singles, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You," turned Off The Wall into a monster hit and also forced a change in the Destiny tour setlist to incorporate the two songs, both of which are featured here along with recent Jacksons hits and a taste of the group's Motown classics.

To understand the impact of Michael's newfound success, The Jacksons had already hit Memphis in May, playing the 2300 seat Orpheum Theatre, but came back in November to perform at the Mid-South Coliseum which holds over 10,000.

Rumors of this soundboard recording have swirled for some time, and inferior or incomplete audio of the show has appeared on YouTube. This is the first optimized transfer of the master cassette, correcting azimuth, AC hum and other issues. The board tape is not flawless, but it is nonetheless a remarkable capture of a compelling performance, especially the early live renditions of Michael's solo songs.

Huge thanks to Walrus for liberating this tape with a major assist from By-Tor X-1. We greatly appreciate being partners in bringing the rare music they track down to the masses. Professor Goody tuned the pitch for you and mjk5510 handled post production.

BK for JEMS

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