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Little Feat - Richard's, Atlanta 1973-09-17 (1973)

Track listing:
  1. Introduction > Walking All Night 4:09
  2. Two Trains 3:20
  3. Got No Shadow 5:29
  4. The Fan 7:18
  5. On Your Way Down 6:34
  6. Rock & Roll Doctor 3:34
  7. Oh! Atlanta 4:14
  8. Skin It Back 4:39
  9. Fat Man In The Bathtub 5:25
  10. Sailin' Shoes 4:51
  11. Cold Cold Cold 5:02
  12. Dixie Chicken > 7:21
  13. Tripe Face Boogie // 1:45
  14. Bag Of Reds 1:57
  15. Tripe Face Boogie (Reprise) > Announcement 2:21

Notes

SBD>MR>?>cdr

Sound Quality: A-

This is "digital mix from 4-channel, Dolby C master" which may mean the 4-channel master reel was mixed down to a cassette which later ended up on a cdr. There is some audible evidence suggesting that the mix may have been done on-the-fly or that it was a monitor mix recording to begin with. At any rate, it sounds excellent with great clarity, separation, and punch.

This is a B grade quality soundboard mix (very doubtful an audience as claimed) with a small amount of tape hiss.


Filler Added From Boston, MA 1975/10/31:
14 Bag of Reds
15 Tripe Face Boogie (Reprise) > Announcement


Track 1, the MC pronounces: "Okaaaaay. Direct from a return engagement at Mrs. Hull's Boarding House, here they are, Little Feat". In FeatBase there are no entries for San Francisco or The Boarding House in 1973, and particularly not the night before this date which is occupied by a date at another venue. Featbase lists the following dates for Richard's in Atlanta: Sep, 17-20, 1973 and Aug. 22-24, 1974, and only one date for the Boarding House in San Francisco: 6/1/1976. However, this set matches perfectly that of 9/17/1973 and is the only one of the dates for which a soundboard recording is known to exist.

Little Feat opened for Bonnie Bramlett, Little Feat performed as Bonnie Bramlett's back-up band for 4 nights at Richard's in Atlanta, GA, from September 17 through 20, 1973
Quote from hoyhoy-digest number 2276 (11 Dec 2002):

"They (Little Feat) were billed as the opening act for Bonnie Bramlett and when they got done I nearly left because I didn't see how Bonnie and her band could top what I had just seen the Feat do. There was no equipment change between sets and I thought it odd that two bands would share the same equipment. I'm glad I stuck around! There was no equipment change because the Feat was Bonnie Bramlett's back-up band!"