John Fogerty
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York City, NY
September 18, 1997
(Two Of Us Master Series Volume 22)

Recording: Shure Mic > Sony WM-D6C

2020 Transfer: Master Tape > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity > iZotope RX / ozone 5 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC

01 Born On The Bayou
02 Green River
03 Lodi
04 Lookin� Out My Backdoor
05 Susie Q
06 I Put A Spell On You
07 Bring It Down Jelly Roll
08 Southern Streamline
09 Who�ll Stop The Rain
10 Midnight Special
11 A Hundred And Ten In The Shade
12 I�m Working On A Building
13 Big Train (From Memphis)
14 Centerfield
15 Down On The Corner
16 Swamp River Days
17 Hot Rod Heart
18 Before You Accuse Me
19 Long As I Can See The Light
20 Band Introductions
21 The Old Man Down The Road
22 Blueboy
23 Walking In A Hurricane
24 I Heard It Through The Grapevine
25 Bad Moon Rising
26 Fortunate Son
27 Proud Mary
28 Travelin� Band

Known Faults:
-I'm Working On A Building: start cut
-Big Train (From Memphis): start slightly cut
-Centerfield: first few opening notes cut

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

Between 1983 and 1999 there was likely not a taper or taping duo more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of a decade and a half 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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John Fogerty @ Hammerstein Ballroom 1997

Fogerty played the Hammerstein Ballroom three times in 1997, June 2nd, 3rd (circulates on SB) and this show from September 18th. I believe this is the first appearance of this final night at the Hammerstein and what a show it is.

Sounding extremely at ease on stage and backed by arguably his best post CCR band to date, he does a great job recreating the CCR sound. Sprinkling in a number of new songs and classic post CCR songs make for a tremendous night of music.

Two Of Us does an excellent job capturing the proceeding up-close with excellent instrument separation. Samples provided.

Thanks to "Two Of Us" and their dedication to capturing all these great shows as well as trusting me to be the caretaker of their work. Also, a big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for putting me in touch and laying the groundwork that has resulted in this release.

Artwork and samples included...

mjk5510 & Two Of Us

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