03-28-1981

Grugga Halle

Essen, Germany

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

This is a tremendous show with some standout versions, including Sugaree, Shakedown, and Althea. But Phil didn’t consider it very good at the time. As he relates in Searching for the Sound, earlier that day, Billy had fired and wrongfully accused their manager, Richard Loren, of stealing from the band. Phil called it a “stupid move,” for which Billy jumped across the room and started strangling the bass player. The band played later that night, but the interpersonal dynamic between the boys was, no doubt, a little strained.

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Identifier:

gd1981-03-28.140323.fm.eaton.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Master FM Cassette > Dat 16/48

Notes:

Notes: – Thanks to Rob Eaton for the Dat – Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer – Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnind136977 FM source which supplies the UK announcer at the beginning of the show, the final 0:14 of “Shakedown Street”, a 0:27 patch in “The Other One”, a 0:13 patch in “Wharf Rat”, the final 2:45 of “Good Lovin'”, as well as the UK announcer postscript at the end of the show – Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid22802 soundboard source which supplies the “One More Saturday Night” encore – Flying Karamazov Brothers on stage during “Drums” – Pete Townshend on guitar for “Not Fade Away > Wharf Rat > Around & Around” – This copy does not have the DJ comments when Flying Karamazov Brothers take the stage or when Pete Townshend comes on stage after “Drums” – Short segue out of “Drums” into “Not Fade Away” included in “Not Fade Away” Mastered by Scott Clugston 12/16/17

Description:

Set 1

Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told > Sugaree, Me & My Uncle > Mexicali Blues, Shakedown Street, Little Red Rooster, Althea, Looks Like Rain > Deal

Set 2

Samson & Delilah, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet > He’s Gone > The Other One > Drums# > Not Fade Away* > Wharf Rat* > Around & Around* > Good Lovin’*

E: One More Saturday Night*

The Who Opened

* – w/ Pete Townshend
# – w/ The Flying Karamozov Brothers

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Transferrer:

Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston

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