LA Sports Arena, California 1988 explained

LA Sports Arena, California 1988
Type:Live album
Artist:Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and The Horns of Love
Cover:Springsteencalifornia.jpg
Released:July 8, 2015
Recorded:April 23, 1988
Genre:Rock
Length:3:20:31
Label:http://live.brucespringsteen.net
Producer:Toby Scott, Paul du Gré
Prev Title:Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984
Prev Year:2015
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LA Sports Arena, California 1988 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band with The Horns of Love, released in July 2015 and the sixth official release through the Bruce Springsteen Archives.[1] The show was originally recorded live at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California on April 23, 1988 during the Tunnel of Love Express.

The concert is available on CD and digital download at http://live.brucespringsteen.net.[2]

Background

This is the first complete recording to be officially released from the tour, which was the first to feature a full horn section for the length of the tour. This was provided by The Miami Horns who were renamed The Horns of Love for the outing. This tour marked the last time Springsteen would go out with the E Street Band until their reunion tour in 1999.

Track listing

All songs by Bruce Springsteen, except as noted.

Set One

  1. "Tunnel of Love" – 7:59
  2. "Be True" – 4:52
  3. "Adam Raised a Cain" – 5:51
  4. "Two Faces" – 4:39
  5. "All That Heaven Will Allow" – 11:21
  6. "Seeds" – 5:47
  7. "Roulette" – 4:22
  8. "Cover Me" – 7:31
  9. "Brilliant Disguise" – 5:11
  10. "Spare Parts" – 10:09
  11. "War " – 2:59 (Whitfield/Strong)
  12. "Born in the U.S.A." – 8:18

Set Two

  1. "Tougher Than the Rest" – 6:02
  2. "Ain't Got You" – 2:33
  3. "She's the One" – 6:57
  4. "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)" – 6:00
  5. "I'm a Coward" – 9:42
  6. "I'm on Fire" – 4:19
  7. "One Step Up" – 5:49
  8. "Part Man, Part Monkey" – 4:53
  9. "Backstreets – 7:52
  10. "Dancing in the Dark" – 6:22
  11. "Light of Day" – 7:36

First Encore

  1. "Happy Birthday to Roy Orbison" – 3:06
  2. "Born to Run" – 5:32
  3. "Hungry Heart" – 5:00
  4. "Glory Days" – 8:58
  5. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" – 10:26

Second Encore

  1. "Have Love, Will Travel" – 5:47 (Berry)
  2. "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" – 4:34
  3. "Sweet Soul Music" (Conley/Redding)

Personnel

The E Street Band

The Horns of Love

Notes and References

  1. Bruce Springsteen Launches Archival Concert Download Service. Rolling Stone. 18 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Bruce Springsteen & the e Street Band – April 23, 1988 Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA.

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