The Nighthawks with Elvin Bishop
Bottom Line
New York City, NY
October 18, 1987
(TWo Of Us Master Series Volume 345)

Recording: Shure Mic > Sony WM - D6C

Transfer: Master tapes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > USB Sound Devices > Audacity > iZotope RX / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

THE NIGHTHAWKS
01 I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
02 I Can't Get Next To You
03 Shake Your Hips
04 Rainin' In My Heart

ELVIN BISHOP
05 Struttin' My Stuff
06 Honest I Do
07 Instrumental
08 Oklahoma Country Girl
09 Belly Rubbin'
10 Instrumental
11 Stealin' Watermelons
12 Travelin' Shoes
13 Don't You Lie To Me

Known Faults:
-Last Unknown Instrumental: end cut

Between 1983 and 2002 there were not any tapers more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of two decades 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, enjoy the ride, this is definitely not a dark ride.

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The Nighthawks with Elvin Bishop @ Bottom Line - New York City, NY October 18, 1987

The Nighthawks played on and off as Elvin Bishop�s East Coast band in the late 1980's, this show also circulates from a 2008 posting as a decent SB. Being committed to releasing all tapes...no tape left behind...we now offer the Two Of Us audience capture for evenings performance. If you want a copy that puts you in the audience rather than on the stage, then this is it.

Our deepest gratitude goes to the "Two Of Us" for their dedication to capturing these legendary performers and preserving shows that many are hearing for the first time. The countless hours spent waiting in line, traveling, purchasing tickets, and trusting me to safeguard their life's work do not go unnoticed. Our community owes you both an immense debt of thanks.

A big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for making the connection to Two Of Us and laying the foundation for what has become an extraordinary series of releases.

Goody masterfully dialed in the pitch, just as he does on all our key releases.

The sheer number of uncirculated shows "Two Of Us" taped and continue to provide for release is truly staggering.

Artwork and a number of newspaper ads, review and articles are included.

mjk5510 & Two Of Us

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