Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
May 23, 1978
Shea Theater
Buffalo, NY

From a previously-Uncirculated master recording

Source:  Audience
Taper:  JC

Recording:
Sony TC55 with internal mics (taper is 90% sure that was the model) --> Maxell UD cassettes (normal bias)

Taping location:
5th row orchestra left (again, taper is not 100% sure)

Transfer:
Master --> Nakamichi MR-2 --> Sound Blaster Audigy  2ZS --> Audacity (44100khz/24bit) --> CDR

Mastering:
CDR --> EAC --> Adobe Audition --> Flac 

Thanks to all parties for assisting in getting this one out.

Disc 1
1. Introduction
2. Badlands
3. Night
4. Something in the Night
5. For You
6. Thunder Road
7. Spirit in the Night
8. Prove It All Night
9. Racing in the Street
10. Candy's Room
11. The Promised Land
12. Paradise by the C
13. Fire
14. Darkness on the Edge of Town

Disc 2
1. Streets of Fire
2. Mona --> She's the One
3. Adam Raised a Cain
4. Backstreets
5. Rosalita
6. The Promise (full band)
7. Born to Run
8. 10th  Avenue Freezeout
9. You Can't Sit Down

Known Faults:
Prove It All Night ends suddenly for tape switch.
Cut towards end of Backstreets (@ 10:19)

No other songs are cut.


Recording Notes:

First set is a bit muted, but the second set and encores are nice and bright.  I don't have "Go!" to compare it to, but it is better than this version:
http://jungleland.dnsalias.com/torrents-details.php?id=33727

Couple of guys near the taper try to identify the songs, especially the new material.  They also get a little annoying with song requests, although the requests are for songs that would indicate they are huge fans (It’s My Life and Because the Night).


Show notes from Brucebase:

Opening night of the Darkness On The Edge Of Town tour. Includes the only ever live performance of "The Promise" with the full E Street Band until the Asbury Park Carousel web broadcast in 2010. This concert features the live debut of eight songs from Darkness On The Edge Of Town, all except "Factory" and "Something In The Night" (which had made its debut in 1976), and also features the full band version of "For You". "Prove It All Night" has a piano and guitar solo introduction - this will develop and expand throughout the tour, becoming a concert highlight. "Backstreets" has continued to evolve and the middle section contains the Sad Eyes interlude for the first time. "Paradise By The 'C'" premieres as the start of the second set which also includes another premiere - "Fire". A contributor to the Greasy Lake website recalls that Bruce read the lyrics to the last two songs from a piece of paper.