James Taylor
Boston Common
Boston, MA
1984-08-15

Source: Sonics(?) > C (Dolby C) by Barry Savenor
Transfer: MC (ZXC-90) > Nak Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > EZ CD Audio Converter > PCM @ 2496
Master: Wavelab 12 (tracking, fades, EQ, DDI Codec (Dolby C @ -30.6 dBFS), resample, Lin dither) > FLAC 1644


01. intro
02. You Can Close Your Eyes
03. Something In The Way She Moves
04. Sweet Baby James
05. Carolina On My Mind
06. Money Machine
07. Your Smiling Face //
08. \\ Traffic Jam
09. Sea Cruise
10. crowd - banter
11. B.S.U.R.
12. Bartender Blues
13. Brother Trucker
14. band intros
15. Millworker
16. That's Why I'm Here
17. Johnny Comes Back
18. Mexico
19. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
20. Up On The Roof
21. Knock On Wood
22. How Sweet It Is
23. Steamroller Blues
24. Fire And Rain
25. That Lonesome Road

James Taylor - vocals, guitar
Rosemary Butler - vocals
Dan Dungmore - guitar
Billy Payne - keyboard
Arnold McCuller - vocals
Rick Shlosser - drums, percussion
Leland Sklar - bass

Bass is a little overloaded. A vintage EQ was used to make a small cut at 45 Hz, which doesn't un-overload the bass, but makes the overload a little less prominent. Randy Newman opened. The accompanying Boston Globe article gives some context for the recording.


Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2025-05-03