1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (mjk5510 transfer)

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Track 03: ending guitar solo only
Track 10: end only
Track 13: cuts in before I Hear A Train section

(Recorder 2 Source)

Transferred and upped by mjk5510 (February 2013)

Transfer: 1980’s tape trade > Nakamichi CR‐5A (azimuth adjusted) > MacBook Pro > Audacity > Peak Pro XT (volume smoothing/indexing/pitch correction/subtle tweak) > xACT > FLAC

Notes from info file:

Emerging from the tape archives, an incomplete alternate recorder 2 source.

Not sure what the exact story is around this recording, most songs are cut at the start or at the end and it appears someone was only recording specific songs. The recorder apparently had auto levels, as the start of each song is significantly louder for a second or so until the levels even out. I smoothed out the start of each song but did not use any fade outs or ins to keep the integrity of the source.

All songs are near complete except for a few seconds at the start and a few seconds at the end like they were conserving tape.
Growin’ Up, Jungleland and Raise Your Hand are complete except for a few seconds cut at the end of Growin’ Up.

Now the good news, the quality is for the most part excellent for a 1981 recording, it’s a shame this isn’t the complete circulating recording.

Samples below…

Enjoy,
mjk5510

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-24 21:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Independence Day
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Independence Day (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
7:36
2Who’ll Stop the Rain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live cover recording of:
Who’ll Stop the Rain (on 1981-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
3:16
3Prove It All Night
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Prove It All Night (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
1:29
4The Price You Pay
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
The Price You Pay (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
4:57
5The River
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
The River (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
version of:
Oh Angelyne
5:50
6Fire
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Fire (on 1981-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4:29
7Growin’ Up
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Growin’ Up (on 1981-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
8:30
8Fade Away
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Fade Away (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
8:09
9Stolen Car
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Stolen Car (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
3:50
10Wreck on the Highway
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
1:05
11Backstreets
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Backstreets (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974 until 1975)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1975)
8:13
12Jungleland
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live recording of:
Jungleland (on 1981-01-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974 until 1975)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1975)
10:24
13Detroit Medley
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live cover recording of:
Detroit Medley (on 1981-01-21)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
medley of:
C. C. Rider (Jerry Lee Lewis version)
medley of:
Devil With the Blue Dress
medley of:
Good Golly Miss Molly
medley of:
Jenny Take a Ride
4:57
14Raise Your Hand
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1981-01-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1981-01-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1981-01-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1981-01-21)
recorded at:
1981‐01‐21: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada (1981-01-21)
recorded at:
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1981-01-21)
live cover recording of:
Raise Your Hand (on 1981-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music (BMI)
4:27