Musikhalle,
Hamburg, Germany
August 1, 1996
FM broadcast
Patti
performed for the last time as the Patti Smith Group on 10 September 1979 at
the Stadio Comunale in Florence, Italy.
She
was on stage for part of a benefit concert in Detroit 1980 and except for a few
poetry readings in 1981 would not appear live again until a two-song
performance with her husband Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith, to celebrate the 15th
anniversary of Arista Records in 1990. A benefit show in 1991 for AIDS followed and also an appearance in Central Park during 1993 but it wasn’t until 1995 that Patti again took the stage regularly. She ended the year supporting and appearing as a guest on Bob Dylan’s ‘Paradise Lost tour’ and was accompanied by original PSG band members Lenny Kaye, Jay Dee Daugherty with the addition of Tony Shanahan, Oliver Ray and Tom Verlaine.
This
same line-up would perform in 1996 on Patti’s first European tour in seventeen
years. The tour promoted Patti’s sixth album ‘Gone Again’ released in June
1996. This Hamburg show on 1st August was broadcast on German FM
radio and the recording showcases a stunning performance with crystal clear
sound and a superbly balanced stereo mix. This is an exceptional download and
one of the very best in my collection.
Lineage: Onkyo FM tuner > Onkyo Tapedeck(analog)
> PC music cleaning lab > CDR > EAC > Flac > wav > Nero >
wav > flac (see original notes with download)
disc
one
01.
Wing (4:53) 02. People Have the Power (4:04)
03. Dancing Barefoot (5:23)
04. Summer Cannibals (4:00)
05. Wicked Messenger (4:28)
06. Ghost Dance (5:02)
07. Beneath the Southern Cross (5:36)
08. Redondo Beach (4:32)
09. Free Money (4:23)
10. About a Boy (10:02)
disc
two
11.
The Crystal Ship (3:13)12. When Doves Cry / Ain’t it Strange (10:10)
13. Wild Leaves (5:39)
14. People Have the Power (2:14)
15. Gone Again (4:40)
16. Please Be My Guy (0:26)
17. Because the Night (4:00)
18. Land / Gloria (9:52)
19. Farewell Reel (3:46)
