The Kinks - 1977-02-19 - San Francisco, CA (pre-FM/FLAC)

(pre-FM FLAC)

The Kinks live Winterland, San Francisco 1977.02.19
PRE-FM Recording - KSAN Master Reel (except tracks 1, 21 & 22 from FM broadcast)

The album, Sleepwalker, went Top 40 and the group hit the road to promote it. Armed with strong new material and renewed radio interest in their catalogue, the 1977 tour would attract large numbers of fans and be remembered as one of their greatest.

There is no better example of that tour, than their now legendary stop at Winterland in San Francisco. This performance covers all the bases, from the raw simplicity of "You Really Got Me" and "All Day And All Of The Night" to the deep introspective beauty of Waterloo Sunset." Healthy doses of the recent material from "Schoolboys In Disgrace" and "Sleepwalker" are met with approval and the band rocks harder than ever.

Those who love the band's comeback era will find no better live example of that material than this performance. It is also surprising just how brightly some of the bands early 1970s material actually shines. "Celluloid Heroes" is a perfect example of this. Older fans will be delighted to find "A Well Respected Man," sing-a-long renditions of "Sunny Afternoon" and "Lola" and a full tilt "Victoria" to end the night.

01 - You Really Got Me (Intro)
02 - One Of The Survivors
03 - Sleepwalker
04 - Rush Hour Blues
05 - You Make It All Worthwhile/Ordinary People/Everybody's A Star
06 – Lola(singalong)/Banana Boat Song
07 - A Well Respected Man
08 - Sunny Afternoon
09 - Waterloo Sunset
10 - Celluloid Heroes
11 - Schooldays
12 - Schooldays(reprise)/The Hard Way
13 - Education
14 - Brother
15 - Stormy Sky
16 - Life Goes On
17 - Full Moon
18 - Lola
19 - Alcohol
20 - You Really Got Me/All Day All Of the Night
21 - Life On the Road
22 - Victoria

Total Time = 112:45