Wednesday, December 23, 2020

The Police - The Rat, Boston, MA, 1978-10-29




Tech Stuff:
File Format: Flac
File size: 330 mb
Zip format: RAR
Original Flac > Check Sector Boundries / Encoding > Traders Little Helper
Original Seeder Notes:
Lineage: SB > unknown gen cass > CDR
Total Time: 41:22

Notes:
This one just turned up a few years ago and the sound
is amazing.I got this show in a trade a couple years back from a friend in Boston. It's the earlist Police show available with them as a three piece band and the only known recording where they played "Dead End Job". This one's essential for any Police collection.
About the show:
Here's an early show from The Police in Boston in the fall of '78. Recorded at The Rathskeller in Kenmore Square just a stones throw from Fenway Park, this Basement Club was the premier venue for Punk and New Wave in Boston in the late 70's. A friend of mine's band played "The Rat" often so I can testify that it was as Intimate as it was Rowdy! This show is originally listed as soundboard, however the sound is in Mono and was probably EQ'd at sometime (samples below) . All praise go to the Original Recordist & Seeder, and as always Your Comments are Appreciated!!!

The Police
The Rat
Boston, MA
October 29, 1978

01. Fallout 3:24
02. Hole In My Life 4:40
03. So Lonely 6:58
04. Roxanne 7:58
05. Sting Talks 1:55
06. Next To You 2:31
07. Born In The '50s 5:44
08. Truth Hits Everybody 2:36
09. Next To You (reprise) 1:51
10. Dead End Job 3:45
 

2010 Notes:
Originally Posted by Jazamo August 2010
 

Enjoy or not!
Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/r7xisaae1d2buta/TP-78.rar/file

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for the great show. It displays a side of them never heard on the studio albums.

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