Cat Stevens
Music Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
February 27, 1976
Lineage: Audience Stereo FOB Sony ECM-99A > Sony TC-152SD
Teac X-1000R > Tascam CD-RW900
1st Gen Reel > CDR > EAC Secure > Audacity (edits) > CD Wave (tracks) > FLAC
Total Time - 87:11
Thanks to the taper!
Transfer and encoding by Steve Hopkins
Note: first set taped from center orchestra...
second set from right side directly in front of p.a.
Chico Batera - percussion
Kimberley Carlson - backing vocals
Gerry Conway - drums percussion
Alun Davies - guitars, vocals
Angela Howell - backing vocals
Bruce Lynch - bass
Sue Lynch - backing vocals
Jean Roussel - hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer, piano
Larry Steele - percussion, flute, acoustic guitar, bass
Cat Stevens - guitars, piano, vocals
Mark Warner - guitars, bazouki
CD1 (38:04):
(1) The Wind (1:55)
(2) Moonshadow (3:04)
(3) Where Do The Children Play? (3:27)
(4) Another Saturday Night (2:42)
(5) C79 (3:31)
(6) King of Trees (3:30)
(7) Whistle Stop (3:38)
(8) Miles From Nowhere (4:09)
(9) Lady D'arbanville (4:41)
(10) Banapple Gas (3:29)
(11) Hard Headed Woman (3:53)
CD2 (49:07):
(1) Tuesday's Dead (4:01)
(2) Oh Very Young (2:34)
(3) I Love My Dog (3:07)
(4) How Can I Tell You (4:18)
(5) Sitting (3:23)
(6) Majik of Majiks (4:19)
(7) Sad Lisa (3:46)
(8) Two Fine People (3:51)
(9) Talk and tuning (1:20)
(10) Ruins (3:54)
(11) Peace Train (4:05)
(12) Father & Son (4:32)
(13) Blue Monday (2:37)
(14) Wild World (3:14)
Notes: This one has appeared on Dime several times over the years, but since it's been awhile and Cat Stevens recordings don't appear very often (especially from a 1st gen. reel in this quality!) I thought this would be worth another spin. Cat's performances were always impassioned and very professional, and this is no exception. If you are a fan of his studio releases, you will like his live performances even though he wasn't one to modify arrangements or stretch out songs much. This one features an interesting setlist that ranges from his then-current material all the way back to his first album. A good listen all the way through.
The sound quality of the first set is quite solid for a mid-1970s analog recording; it sounds a bit distant and lacking in fidelity, but overall a decent mix and no noticeable hiss or distraction from other audience members. The taper moved for the second set to a better location, and the sound is really excellent for the era.
Well worth having. Many thanks to Steve for sharing it many times in the analog era (I think I got my cassette from him back in about 1989, though that cassette is not the source of this upload) and for allowing it to be digitized and shared later in the modern era.
