Bob Dylan Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD USA 1989/07/19 vg+ to ex- aud, 1st gen Setlist & Fingerprints: Track 01 - Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine.flac:527bd022c0ffc2ae6972f6796e7ff6eb Track 02 - Legend In My Time.flac:2b7d123b19f279301fe9778be91ef899 Track 03 - Masters Of War.flac:513295ea176b9e2516f51eb11111044b Track 04 - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35.flac:e554b5b6449cdf2370ad02dc0c8f6a3f Track 05 - Shelter From The Storm.flac:8bbc9c4e8afca3d04acc537e886d3f99 Track 06 - Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again.flac:0534129430d995d0e18b01708e4d440c Track 07 - Mr. Tambourine Man.flac:248d5ac5e8b2a699a36cf9b0d4f4a1ed Track 08 - Gates Of Eden.flac:f4bfaf1c898bf79c1649988517ad8d64 Track 09 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right.flac:b3e6fa18c2d2524875cb62c0a1fb58ea Track 10 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door.flac:33bec51cbb7a68df8e5ac00631ef282b Track 11 - Gotta Serve Somebody.flac:d850e44bc4a19c870b168856d8da4501 Track 12 - Silvio.flac:c4d82c9a31a844c37a784bbd484382aa Track 13 - I Shall Be Released.flac:b2ca6698c630f22e18f754c14f8757d8 Track 14 - Like A Rolling Stone.flac:a3d275e4d0ed5bf4604c6769fa4b047a Track 15 - encore applause only.flac:072701445516d96121a31861636b5f39 Track 16 - The Times They Are A' Changin'.flac:12fe96ba7bd262accfed5db808a5a490 Track 17 - All Along The Watchtower.flac:58029df631a60ad6d939d4e90d603387 Track 18 - final applause and booing.flac:bd45228a92bad8e03a19b7edf2ba0189 CD one: 8 tracks, 42:26 CD two: 10 tracks, 42:54 TT: 85:20 If one excludes tracks 15 and 18, CD two = 41:08 and TT: 83:34 ! This is the COMPLETE show : I was there, I know. Sound quality: very good plus to excellent minus, 8-9/10 IMHO, as always. Lineage: Stereo tie mic > Sony Walkman WM-F46 analog tape recorder > Maxell UR 120 normal bias master tapes > JVC TD-W505 stereo double cassette deck > TDK SA-X90 high-bias cassette tape, 1st gen > JVC TD-W505 stereo double cassette deck > AIWA XC-RW700 CD/CD recorder (created tracks here) > Memorex Cool Colors 80 min. music CD-R > Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (ripped CD-R to HD here) > Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (retracked and edited wav files here) > Trader's Little Helper (encoded wav to flac, level 8, aligned on sector boundaries) I WAS at this show with the taper so this description will be a little longer than usual. Clear vocals and instruments. No distortion, no speed problems, virtually no hiss or any audience talking. I still have my Ticketron ticket stub from almost 20 years ago and here is what it says: LOC 40RORC, SEC R/C, ROW/BOX CC, SEAT 6. So I guess that this was taped about 29 rows from the stage. I do remember being on the right side of the stage, looking at the stage. Herewith some random reminisences from that day so long ago: It was a beautiful summer day. We parked at the mall parking lot and walked over to the venue, passing the fountain where (my cousin told me) so many Deadheads had taken fully-clothed showers that everybody got pissed off and banned the Grateful Dead from performing at Merriweather for several years thereafter. (Is the banning part true ? You tell me if you know the score...). After a walk in the woods, we entered the venue. The taper had the recorder on a strap over his shoulder and was wearing a light summer jacket covering the device. If the security clown had lifted that jacket about two more inches, this recording would not exist. Talk about close calls. Henceforth the taper crotched the recorder for MPP visits. A trip to the funny little farmhouse/bathroom building in the back of the venue was unnecessary. We got to our seats still in broad daylight and the show started promptly with Steve Earle opening. That performance was "captured" in its entirety. If anybody wants it, it's available....Steve then left the stage and walked up a main aisle to the rear of the venue, right past our seats. A brush with stardom !!! After a short intermission, Bob took the stage and the crowd went wild. We were certainly charmed that night because everybody around us kept their mouths shut, making for a great recording in that aspect. Two guys were in front of us, speaking Dutch or Danish or Swedish (I don't know) but they also were very respectful towards Bob and stopped talking. Bob played for about 85 minutes and a great time was had by all, except for the booing at the end. Bob amazes me. I've listened to him since 1968 and started seeing him in concert in 1988. I've seen him on stage so stoned that he was stumbling around, coming in at the wrong times with his guitar or vocals or singing the wrong vocals, etc. Yet he still packs them in every night. Still, with all of his shortcomings, I regard him as an American treasure. See him as much as you can because he's not getting any younger. Hats off to Bob Dylan ! Finally, this recording to my knowledge has never been released. It's not quite as good as the one that I d/led from either Dime or STG back on 2/16/2005, but if you listen to this on headphones, I think that you'll be impressed. Many people like different versions, so I hope that you'll like this one, too. There is one flaw: there was a tape flip right before the start of ISBReleased. The beginning of that is very quiet and then it quickly gains volume. That is an idiosyncrasy of the WM-F46 and there's little that one can do about it. That's about all that I have, so let's wrap this up..... No buy, no sell, no mp3. Please seed this as long as you can. I will post a sample to help people decide if they want this but trust me, it's a very good plus to excellent minus quality show. Listen to this on headphones for an enjoyable experience! Well, thanks for reading this and Mr. Natural would like to add these few comments: have fun, don't freak out and by all means, enjoy the concert!!! jojogunne 3/2/2009 (March 2, 2009)