What's strange is that they rather "hide" the original dates for demos and live tracks....The box set should've had precise info on when the tracks were recorded. Okay there are interviews & speculations but I'd prefer straight facts.
During the 80s & 90s they did include at least place & year for live tracks but it really bugs me those 2010 re-masters dont have precise info on the dates....I guess they might have mixed several versions together + done maybe editing and/or re-recording (bass tracks, anyone?) but still they could've had included some info...
...which got me thinking....should do a comparison on Cincinnati '87 bootleg tracks against official releases and check if the bass tracks are identical....
BTW they really did mix those "sons of beaches" demos..some of Bryan's tasty hammond in the beginning of Homebound Train is barely audible on the official release...so on some of those tracks I prefer raw bootleg versions. "House Of Fire" was a real surprise....I guess they were really chasing for hit songs at that time...
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