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Hammersmith Odeon, London 1980

Last post 05-23-2007, 4:42 PM by MR ROBOTO. 2 replies.
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  •  03-15-2007, 2:00 PM 7964

    Hammersmith Odeon, London 1980

    Has anyone else noticed the difference between this concert and the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show also recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon?  Aside from the different mix and the additional songs, some of these songs are definitely not from the same recording.  The distinctive soundcheck at the beginning is identical, and a few songs such as "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" and "Even The Losers" could be the same, but other songs like "Don't Do Me Like That", "Cry To Me", "Stories We Could Tell", "American Girl", "Breakdown" and "Shout" are obviously different.  TPATH played two consecutive nights at the Hammersmith, March 6th and 7th, 1980.  It appears that both nights were recorded as Petty mentions that the show is being recorded for the radio at different points in the WV concert and the KBFH show.  On the KBFH recording of "Cry To Me", Petty asks the audience "Who was here last night?" which seems to indicate that it was recorded on the second night.  The WV version of "Cry To Me", which is a different recording, must have come from the first night (March 6th).  It's possible that the KBFH radio show, which are edited anyway, used material from both nights.  But if the WV version is a complete, unedited master recording of one concert, it would be the first night (March 6th).  Does anyone else think that is the case?

  •  03-25-2007, 12:40 AM 8124 in reply to 7964

    Re: Hammersmith Odeon, London 1980

    Yeah, I noticed that the version of "Cry To Me" was not the same.  I've had the KBFH discs since the early 80s, and they "bleep" Petty when he uses the f-word on the intro....so I was paying particular attention when "Cry To Me" played, as I was expecting that I might get an uncensored, raw tape...but the intro was different. 

    So I pulled out my KBFH version and compared, and sure enough, the WV version of "Cry To Me" is not the same.  And you're right, on the KBFH version, Petty references having played the venue the night before...so the KBFH version must be 3/7/80...which means the WV must be 3/6/80.

  •  05-23-2007, 4:42 PM 8965 in reply to 7964

    Re: Hammersmith Odeon, London 1980

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