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quasi:

san francisco, ca at the bottom of the hill 10/17/99
tracklist: seal the deal, under a cloud, our happiness is guaranteed, i never want to see you again, not much else, birds, in the first place, sea shanty, empty words, all bent out of shape, nothing from nothing, two by two, the skeleton, california, smile, i give up, the star you left behind, the iron worm, the poisoned well, unto itself, pictures of lilly
rating: a

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radiohead:

stockholm, sweeden at the gino 12/1/95 cassette
tracklist: bones, high and dry, lucky, creep, bishop’s robes, you, fake plastic trees, just, street spirit (fade out), black star, nice dream, stop whispering
extra songs: exit music (for a film)#, paranoid android*, no surprises^, airbag^, paranoid android^, talk show host*, climbing up the walls*
notes: # from the jo wiley show on radio one (6/3/97), * from the evening session on radio one (6/3/97), ^ from later with jools holland (6/7/97)
rating: a

new york, new york at the hammerstien ballroom 12/19/97 cassette
tracklist: airbag, karma police, the bends, exit music (for a film), subterranean homesick alien, my iron lung, lucky, planet telex, no surprises, bones, paranoid android, fake plastic trees, let down, street spirit (fade out), climbing up the walls
extra songs: street spirit (fade out), blowout, (both acoustic--from 3/22/96 in vancouver, b.c.), subterranean homesick alien (from 5/21/95 in holland)
rating: a

thom yorke solo acoustic--five songs and interview from ‘just passing thru’ at omega studios cassette
tracklist: interview, plus: street spirit (fade out), lucky, high and dry, motion picture soundtrack, fake plastic trees
rating: a++

unplugged cassette (various dates and venues)
tracklist: killer cars, wonderwall, blow out, street spirit (fade out), lucky, high and dry, motion picture soundtrack, fake plastic trees, black star, subterranean homesick alien, thinking about you, creep, just, yes i am, airbag
rating: varies from a+ to b

b-sides:
planet telex, killer cars, palo alto, banana co., lull, molasses, polyethelyne parts 1 and 2, how can you be sure?, maquiladora, india rubber, climbing up the walls, bishop’s robes, creep, fake plastic trees, talk show host, rabbit in your headlight, killer cars, pearly, meeting in the aisle, a reminder, melatonin, the trickster, lewis (mistreated), punchdrunk lovesick singalong, permanent daylight, lozenge of love, you never wash up after yourself, how i made my millions, a reminder, stupid car, thinking about you, faithless, the wonderboy, coke babies, banana co (electric version), yes i am, killer cars (magadon version), inside my head, million dollar question, phillapa chicken, you (live), blowout, melatonin, pop is dead, maquiladora (live), nice dream, nobody does it better (live), thinking about you (live), vegetable (live), stop whispering (live and acoustic), let down, how to disappear completely and never be found, lift, motion picture soundtrack

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r.e.m.:

mtv unplugged coming soon on cd
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bridge school enefit coming soon on cd
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the replacements:

chicago, il at grant park 6/4/91 ***final show*** cassette
tracklist: i will dare, bent out of shape, achin’ to be, merry go round, happy town, swingin’ party, one wink at a time, waitress in the sky, when it began, someone take the wheel , talent show, nobody, another squirrel, another planet, hey, good lookin’ , i’ll be you, i don’t know, within your reach, can’t hardly wait, hootenany
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‘demos, outtakes, rarities, live’ cassette
demo for ‘sorry ma...’ paul live in seventh street entry, outtakes from ‘let it be’, rarities, live in the seventh street entry
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sebadoh:

3/5/99 cleveland, oh cassette
trcklist: license to confuse, careful, ride the darker wave, drama mine, weird skull, willing to wait, flame, not too amused, it's all you, bird in the hand, mindreader, drag down, love to fight, soul and sife, unknown, unknown, beauty of the ride, on fire, unknown, unknown, love is stronger than..., crystal gypsy
rating: a

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smashing pumpkins:

chicago, il at the metro 8/??/93 cassette
trcklist: rocket, quiet, today, rhinoceros, geek usa, siva, disarm, cherub rock, hummer, silverfuck, mayonaise
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eliott smith:

portland oregon at umbra penumbra 9/17/94 cd
tracklist: some song, alphabet town, unknown, no name #4, big decision, condor avenue, no name #1, no confidence man, unknown, not half right (with neil gust)
rating: a

toronto, ontario at the ultrasound 3/31/95 cassette
tracklist: the white lady loves you more, unknown (‘you know you don’t have to shout’), the biggest lie, southern belle
notes: elliott opened for mary lou lord. it’s on the same tape as her show listed above.
rating: a

new york, ny at westbeth theatre 3/30/96 cassette
tracklist: cupid’s trick, speed trials, see you later, bottle up and explode, angeles, punch and judy, thirteen, needle in the hay, some song
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princeton, new jersey at the terrace club 4/12/97 cassette
tracklist: division day, alameda, angeles, alphabet town, between the bars, bled white (very diff. lyrics), st. ides heaven, thirteen, say yes, needle in the hay, big decision, southern belle, 2:45 am, waterloo sunset, clementine
rating: a

new york city at brownies 4/13/97 cassette
tracklist: division day, alameda, angeles, alphabet town, bled white (very diff. lyrics), clementine, say yes, between the bars, southern belle, waterloo sunset, needle in the hay, condor avenue (intro), last call, the biggest lie
**my tape ends after 45 minutes....it’s missing the second half of the show. let me know if you have complete version with these songs:
st. ides heaven, i figured you out, see you later, speed trials, not half right, coming up roses, they’ll never take her love from me, no name #4
rating: a

new york city at brownies 4/14/97 cd
tracklist: division day, alameda, angeles, st. ides heaven, alphabet town, cupid’s trick, thirteen, say yes, needle in the hay, between the bars, southern belle, waterloo sunset bonus songs: miss misery on conan o’brien, miss misery at the oscar’s
notes: great show. elliott is very talkative and interacts with the crowd a lot.
rating: a+ a ‘must have’

santa monica, ca at kcrw studios (morning becomes eclectic) 5/16/97 cassette
tracklist: interview plus five acoustic tracks: division day, angeles, needle in the hay, say yes, ballad of big nothing
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new york, new york at the knitting factory 7/31/97 cassette
tracklist: pictures of me, alameda, ballad of big nothing, speed trials, cupid’s trick, rose parade, miss misery, something, waltz #2 (xo), division day, between the bars, christain brothers, unknown (doing okay, pretty good), say yes, i didn’t understand, southern belle, st ides heaven, clementine, angeles, punch and judy, no name #4, coming up roses, biggest lie, needle in the hay
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santa monica, ca at kcrw studios 8/16/97 cassette 25 min
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new york, ny word association at the knitting factory 9/7/97 cassette
tracklist: poem #1, between the bars, waltz #2 (xo), poem #2, say yes, division day
rating: a/ -

cambridge, ma at the green street mile 1/4/98 cassette
tracklist: everybody cares, everybody understands, division day, waltz #2 (xo), say yes, i didn’t understand, bled white, clementine, waterloo sunset, rose parade, unknown (shooting star), st ides heaven, angeles, miss misery
rating: a+

atlanta, ga at the point 2/5/98 video
tracklist: angeles, division day, waltz #2 (xo), between the bars, southern belle, clementine, alameda, st ides heaven, jealous guy, rose parade, miss misery, say yes, needle in the hay, coming up roses, christain brothers, no name #3, thirteen, pictures of me, clouds, the biggest lie
rating: c/c-

los angeles, ca at the largo 4/11/98 2 cd’s
trracklist: tomorrow, tomorrow, between the bars, waltz #2 (xo), division day, angeles, clementine, st. ides heaven, oh well, okay, say yes, some song, rose parade, no name #3, coming up roses, alameda*, clouds*, southern belle, jealous guy*, biggest lie, needle in the hay, pictures of me*, all my rowdy friends have settled down, lost highway, no name #1, alphabet town, thirteen
notes: songs with an asterisk are with jon brion
rating: a+

washington dc at the black cat 4/17/98 cd
tracklist: angeles, division day, clementine, waltz #2 (xo), between the bars, southern belle, jealous guy, say yes, oh well, okay, no name #4, rose parade, alameda, pictures of me, some song, biggest lie, st ides heaven, care of cell 44, speed trials, thirteen, no name #3
rating: a+ a ‘must have’

san francisco, ca at the bottom of the hill 5/18/98 cassette
tracklist: angeles, division day, waltz #2 (xo), clementine, st ides heaven, between the bars, alameda, rose parade, oh well, okay, needle in the hay, jealous guy, say yes, pictures of me, i’m so tired, bled white, question mark, southern belle, coming up roses, the biggest lie
rating: a+

stockholm, sweeden at studion 6/12/98 cd 65 min
tracklist: angeles, division day, clementine, alameda, between the bars, pictures of me, waltz #2 (xo), rose parade, some song, say yes, needle in the hay, roman candle, independence day, speed trials, 2:45 am, no name #2, thirteen
rating: a+

new york, new york at tramps 10/3/98 cassette
tracklist: indepedence day, ballad of big nothing, speed trials, waltz #2 (xo), alameda, stupidity tries, bottle up and explode, pictures of me, sweet adeline, baby britain, happiness, division day, i didn’t understand, say yes, st. ides heaven, between the bars, give me love (give me peace on earth)
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boston, ma at newbury comics 10/5/98 video
tracklist: unknown (aborted), waltz #2 (xo), christain brothers, alameda, give me love, the white lady loves you more, st ides heaven, when i paint my masterpiece
notes: may be an incomplete show...the video cuts out in a couple of places between songs. at one point someone passes out and elliott walks into the crowd to help them out
rating: c/c-

minneapolis, mn at the 400 bar 10/10/98 cassette 70 min
tracklist: independence day, ballad of big nothing, speed trials, bled white, waltz #2 (xo), alameda, bottle up and explode, stupidity tries, pictures of me, sweet adeline, baby britain, happiness (tom’s start), division day, i didn’t understand, coming up roses, the biggest lie, thirteen, christain brothers, when i paint my masterpiece
note: all songs are played with quasi except for those marked with an asterisk, which are elliott solo
rating: a

minneapolis, mn at the 400 bar 10/11/98 cd
tracklist: our thing, bled white, waltz #2 (xo), pictures of me, independence day, ballad of big nothing, speed trials, stupidity tries, bottle up and explode, sweet adeline, happiness (tom’s start), division day, 2:45 AM, baby britain, st. ides heaven, say yes*, between the bars*, ballad of a thin man, christian brothers
note: all songs are played with quasi except for songs marked with an asterisk, which are elliott solo
rating: a

new york, ny at tramps 10/31/98 cassette 70m
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portland, or at the satyricon 2/26/99 cassette (coming soon)
tracklist: tomorrow, tomorrow, last call, sorry, my mistake, miss misery, son of sam, pitseleh, southern belle (aborted), everything reminds me of her, baby britain, say yes, rose parade, easy way out, the white lady loves you more, not half right, st ides heaven, biggest lie, angeles, 2:45 am, happiness
notes: acoustic set
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dallas, tx at trees 3/9/99 cassette 60 min
tracklist: ballad of big nothing, independence day, speed trials, bled white, son of sam, waltz #2 (xo), cupid’s trick, stupidity tries, baby britain, bottle up and explode, happiness (tom’s start), pictures of me, i didn’t understand*, say yes*, between the bars*, taking the easy way out, 2:45 am, sweet adeline
note: all songs are played with quasi except for those marked with an asterisk, which are elliott solo
rating: a

new york, ny at westbeth 3/27/99 cassette 70 min
tracklist: alphabet town, st. ides heaven, happiness (aborted at end of song), no name #4, southern belle (aborted), harvest moon, everything reminds me of her, last call, tomorrow, tomorrow, no name #1, son of sam (briefly cut), sorry, my mistake, taking the easy way out, between the bars, punch and judy (aborted), angeles, i didn’t understand, i figured you out, miss misery, the biggest lie
rating: b/b- (slight tape hiss--email me if you have a better version)

detroit, mi at saint andrews hall 4/3/99 cd
tracklist: [independence day], speed trials, bled white, son of sam, waltz #2 (xo), stupidity tries, cupid’s trick, baby britain, i can’t answer you anymore, bottle up and explode, pictures of me, sweet adeline, division day, say yes*, no name #4* (aborted), harvest moon*, st. ides heaven*, [taking the easy way out], {between the bars*}, {say yes*}, christain brothers*, {give me love, give me peace on earth}
note: all songs are played with quasi except for songs marked with an asterisk. also, my version is missing indepndence day and taking the easy way out, but has an extra version of say yes, between the bars, and george harrison’s give me love. i think the person who burned it for me got mixed up.
rating: a/a-

toronto, ontario at the opera house summer ‘99 cassette
tracklist: ballad of big nothing, independence day, speed trials, bled white, son of sam, xo, i can't answer you anymore, cupid's trick, baby britain, stupidity tries, bottle up and explode, sweet adeline, pictures of me, taking the easy way out, condor ave. (aborted) harvest moon, the biggest lie, flowers for charlie, division day
notes: let me know if you know the date for this one
rating: a

portland, or at the satyricon 10/14/99 cassette
tracklist: instrumental, chelsea girls, easy way out, happiness, angeles, can’t make a sound, alameda, these days, untitled (no name #7), wouldn’t mama be proud, say yes, untitled (so many people) biggest lie, division day
rating: a

hoboken, nj at maxwell’s 12/30/99 cassette
tracklist: son of sam, happiness, coming up roses, everything reminds me of her, la, the white lady loves you more, color bars, satellite, southern belle, better be quiet now, last call, can’t make a sound, independence day, trouble, jealous guy, biggest lie
rating: a

new york, new york at the knitting factory 12/31/99 cassette
tracklist: happiness, son of sam, easy way out, clementine, la, everything means nothing to me, say yes, ‘happy new year,’ give me love, stupidity tries, everything reminds me of her, st. ides heaven, between the bars, southern belle, pitseleh, ballad of big nothing, independence day, rose parade (aborted), unknown, the biggest lie, angeles,last call
notes: unknown song is a piano instrumental
rating: a

seattle, wa at the breakroom 2/28/00 cassette
tracklist: son of sam, happiness, southern belle, between the bars, la, rose parade, division day, pretty mary k, angeles, needle in the hay, say yes, waltz #2 (xo), st ides heaven, independence day, balad of big nothing (aborted), color bars, the biggest lie, last call
rating: a

portland, or at satyricon 2/29/00 cassette
tracklist: son of sam, happiness, southern belle, between the bars, everything means nothing to me, la, rose parade, i figured you out, last call, pretty mary k, color bars, say yes, needle in the hay, i better be quiet now, independence day, ballad of big nothing, nighttime, st ides heaven, i’m only sleeping, unknown (i’m still here if you want me)
rating: a

austin, tx at sxsw 3/17/00 cd
tracklist: son of sam, junk bond trader, pretty mary k, everything means nothing to me, l.a., stupidity tries, lost and found, unknown ("i’m still here if you want me..."), cupid’s trick, wouldn’t mama be proud, color bars, happiness, amity, can’t make a sound, between the bars, taking the easy way out, ballad of big nothing, independence day, waltz #1
rating: a

b-sides:
no confidence man, shytown, a living will, figure 8, how to take a fall, some song, i don’t think i’m ever gonna figure it out, big decision, the enemy is you, waltz #1 (demo), some song (alternate electric version), miss misery, happiness, division day, angeles (alternate mix), no name #6, bottle up and explode (early vesion), our thing, happiness (live & acoustic...the best version i’ve ever heard), son of sam (acoustic), son of sam (live and acoustic)
i also have a bunch of live covers and rarities that were used as filler on cassettes...email me if there's something you are looking for.

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son volt:

minneapolis, mn at first avenue 12/21/95 cassette
tracklist: currently unavailable
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minneapolis, mn at the 7th street entry 6/16/95 cassette
tracklist: windfall, out of the picture, live free, catching on, anodyne, grindstone, route, loose string, tear-stained eye, true to life, fifteen keys, slate, drown, 10 second news, postcard, chickamunga, looking for a way out, sing me back home
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sugar:

venue unknown, 7/12/92 cd
tracklist: the act we follow, a good idea, changes, if i can’t change your mind, every little bit helps, hoover dam, medley: slick, come around, armenia city, the slim, man on the moon
rating: a

boston, ma at the orpheum 11/1194 cd
tracklist: gift, company book, hoover dam, going home, where diamonds are halos, grany cool, a good idea, out of time, frustration, changes, your favorite thing, in the eyes of my friends, if i can’t change your mind, mind is an island, instrumental, titled, city in the sky, man on the moon, gee angel
rating: a

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travis:

the band who... cassette
tracklist: writing to reach you, as you are, why does it always rain on me?, turn, slide show, driftwood, turn (acoustic), driftwood (acoustic), nobody does it better (acoustic), turn, why does it always rain on me?, driftwood, turn, yeah yeah yeah yeah, village man, she's so strange, last laugh of the laughter, good day to die, baby one more time
notes: tracks 1-6 are from manchester uk, on 9/12/99; tracks 7-9 are from the simon mayo show on 9/12/99; tracks 10-12 are from the jools holland show on 11/6/99; track 13 is from tfi friday on 11/12/99; tracks 14-18 are from the barrowlands, glasgow, uk on 10/5/99, and track is 19 from the mark radcliffe show at the bay tavern on 8/6/99. if you are just looking for parts of this cassette to complete your collection/fill a void i would be glad to split it up for you.
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jeff tweedy:

chicago, il at the louge ax 10/20/99 cassette
tracklist: new madrid, how to fight lonliness, candy floss, i would die, one by one, kiss covers, thirteen, hesitating beauty, when the roses bloom again, bob dylan’s 49th beard, at my window sad and lovely, i’m the man that loves you, shot in the arm, i’m always in love, summerteeth, misunderstood, far, far away, she’s a jar, i wish my baby was born, willow garden, oklahoma, usa, gun
notes: solo jeff tweedy acoustic show
rating: a

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uncle tupelo:

east orange, nj at wfmu studios 7/27/90 cassette
tracklist: screen door, looking for a way out, true to life, watch me fall, life worth livin, flatness, whiskey bottle, no depression, factory belt, sin city, atomic power,
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columbia, mo at kcou studios 11/29/90 cassette
tracklist: i’ve been woking on the railroad, john ardy, long black veil, dead flowers, do you wanna be a rock and roll star, still water, looking for love, take it easy, peaceful easy feeling, screen door, sugar mountain
notes: plus: ‘not forever’ demo (1989), outdone, that year, whiskey bottle (ed)
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columbia, mo at the blue note 2/16/91 cassette
tracklist: factory belt, no depression, postcard, train, flatness, punch drunk, d. boon, discarded, life worth livin, nothing, true to life, outdone, watch me fall, before i break , wasn’t born to follow, screen door, i got drunk, that year, graveyard shift, atomic power, i’m a little uneasy, freak scene, fortunate son, gimme, gimme, gimme, down by the river, baby please don’t go, looking for a way out
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san francisco, ca at slims 11-11-93 cassette
tracklist: grindstone, satan, your kingdom must come down, true to life, chickamunga, watch me fall, anodyne, the long cut, slate, atomic power, new madrid, sandusky, steal the crumbs, acuff-rose, looking for a way out, we’ve been had, give me back the keys to my heart, fifteen keys, nothing, life worth livin, no depression, willin, this is nowhere, truck drivin man,
notes: plus live on npr 2-23-93 interview, blue eyes, atomic power
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lounge ax 1993 wxpt broadcast 3/24/94 cassette
chickamunga, watch me fall, satan, your kingdom must come down, fifteen keys, long cut, new madrid, sandusky, looking for a way out, slate, atomic power, acuff-rose, we’ve been had, give me back the key to my heart, postcard, gun, effigy
notes: also includes ‘long cut’ live promo only cd recorded 10/15/93 we’ve been had, anodyne, truck driving man, suzy q, fifteen keys plus: npr interview 3-23-93
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st. louis, mo at ??? 4/30/94 cassette
tracklist: we’ve been had, fifteen keys, long cut, grindstone, satan, your kingdom must come down, anodyne, new madrid, sandusky, slate, atomic power, watch me fall, looking for a way out, acuff-rose, true to life, gun, no depression, postcard, chickamunga, give back the key to my heart, willin, is anybody going to san antonio, effigy
notes: bonus track: are you sure hank done it this way (w/ joe ely)
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midwest, 5/1/94 cd
tracklist: no depression, chickamunga, grindstone, satan your kingdom must come down, fifteen keys, the long cut, anodyne, new madrid, slate, atomic power, postcard, gun, high water, acuff-rose, true to life, we’ve been had, give me back the keys to my heart, everybody knows this is nowhere, whiskey bottle
rating: a+

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eddie vedder and c-average:

chicago, il at the tibetan freedom concert 6/13/1999 cassette
tracklist: last kiss (edie solo), betterman, watch outside, driven to tears, running out of time, i’m not ready, love, patriot
rating: b+

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weezer:

rarities & b-sides cd
tracklist: american girls, jamie, my name is jonas (live), say it ain’t so (live cover by the deftones), mykel and carli, no one else (live and acoustic), jamie (live and acoustic), susanne, sweet adeline [my avaline], you gave your love to me softly, undone-the sweater song (live), the good life (live and acoustic), pink triangle ( live and acoustic), dukes of hazard theme song (live and acoustic), buddy holly (from the moog cookbook), buddy holly (live and acoustic), devotion, el schorcho (live and acoustic), in the garage (live), waiting on you, i just threw out the love of my dreams, butterfly (live and acoustic)

rating:  studio: a
         live: a/a-
         live and acoustic: a++

rivers cuomo live in boston cd
tracklist: rosemary, prettiest girl in the whole wide world, baby, a thousand years, autumn jane, hey m’darling, shelia can do it, i think about you, wanda, sunshine o, stay there, hot tub
live weezer: getchoo, no one else, say it ain’t so, undone-the sweater song
bonus songs: ‘rivers’ by sugar ray, ‘mykel and carli’ by the black market flowers, ‘we have a technical’ by matt sharp

rating:  rivers: b
         weezer: b+/b
         studio: a

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paul westerberg:

asbury park, nj at the stone pony 7/8/93 cd
tracklist: waiting for somebody, mannequin shop, achin’ to be, waitress in the sky, dice behind your shades, merry go round, seein’ her, i will dare, whole wide world, knockin’ on mine, skyway, dyslexic heart, daydream believer, smokey, i’ll be you, can’t hardly wait, here come a regular, world class fad, alex chilton, left of the dial, the ledge, silver naked ladies (cut)
rating: a

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wilco:

‘unplugged and wired’ cassette
acoustic set: minneapolis, mn at ‘let it be’ record store 5/26/96
tracklist: if that’s alright, black eye, pecan pie, don’t you honey me, who were you thinking of, give back the key to my heart, reincarnation, screen door, promising, listen to her heart, watch me fall, acuff-rose
electric set: cicago, il at grant park bandshell 6/4/96
tracklist: casino queen, i must be high, (when we came here today), (it’s you), ( ), ( ), that’s not the issue, out of sight, out of mind, monday, passenger side, ( ), we’ve been had
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yo la tengo:

london, ontario at the embassy 5/25/97 cassette 80 min
tracklist: spec bebop, five cornered drone (crispy duck), somebody’s baby (jackson browne), upside down, from a motel six, ashes on the ground (half japanese), slow down (dump), shadows, carbona, not glue (ramones), tom courtney, autumn sweater, sugarcube, i heard her call my name (velvet underground), sudden organ, i heard you looking
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san francisco, california at the fillmore 9/5/97 cassette 75 min
tracklist: speeding motorcycle, wig out with charlie dapper, autumn sweater, sugarcube, we’re an american band, shadows, alyda, center of gravity, artificial heart, from a motel six, big day coming, deeper into movies, blue line swinger, satellite, clean cover, let’s compromise, yellow sarong
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