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We've talked about it in the past. Now let's do it.

Let's name the Top 5 bootlegs for each tour, with as many as 5 more suggestions. The sound has to be pretty damn good for a boot to make the list, but sound quality is not the sole criteria. We'll weigh in the performance (i.e., the energy level, the setting, the setlist, etc.) because that matters, too. Otherwise we'd all be listening to the Atlanta Rising boot, which won't even make the list.

I'll keep a running list here at the top of what the consensus seems to be for each tour. It will change, of course.
Anybody who wants other ideas can probably dig through this thread someday for suggestions that fell short. There are going to be a lot of excellent boots that don't make the list.
So let's get started.

This is the Born To Run tour thread, covering the dates 1975-07-20 to 1976-05-27

1975-07-20 Providence (master tapes, Lampinski)
1975-08-15 Bottom Line (The Way It Was - The Complete Bottom Line Broadcast)
1975-08-23 Atlanta (Sparks On The Ballroom, Godfather)
1975-09-26 Iowa (Meeting across the river, Piggham)
1975-10-02 Milwaukee (Milwaukee Bomb Scare, Mistral)
1975-10-04 Detroit (First Night in Detroit)
1975-10-17 Roxy, LA (Roxy Theatre Night, CC)
1975-11-24 London (Shit Hot and Rockin')
1975-12-31 Philadelphia (Last Tango In Philly, ev2)
1976-04-04 East Lansing (Rise like the Rain, ev2)
1976-04-07 Cleveland (Runners In The Night, Doberman)
1976-04-29 Memphis (Knock On Wood)
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Originally Posted By: Pete
Originally Posted By: Mando
Originally Posted By: Pete

1975-11-24 London (Shit Hot and Rockin')


I would personally go for the Finally London is Ready For.. (Pincher Records)over SH&R.


There's also the Ed Sciaky version - I think that's a bit of an upgrade over the others.


From memory, I think that version is missing the audience recordings eg Thunder Road
Catching up with the more recent releases from this tour I would like to direct your attention towards Fanatic's 8/16/75 recording. Obviously this will not be a contender for the Top 5 since we don't need two from the Bottom Line stand with so many other excellent recordings and shows from this tour, but it's a fantastic performance with a lot of cover songs. SOund is not comparable to the SBDs but very enjoyable for an audience recording from this period nonetheless.
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