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23-01-1971
The Upstage
Asbury Park, New Jersey

"SAY GOODBYE TO STEEL MILL"

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1. Sweet Melinda
2. Oh Mama
3. Guilty*

*Very small cut at 6:00

Info Taken from Brucebase.org.uk:

ONE show, double bill, with STEEL MILL headlining and NATIONAL DEBT opening. This was advertised as the final-ever
Steel Mill gig and current evidence supports this. The dissolution of Steel Mill was amicable. Apparently Bruce
had informed members in December, prior to a Christmas trip to California, of his desire to explore other musical
directions. Speaking of his brief, 5-month (Sept 70 - Jan 71) Steel Mill tenure, vocalist Robbin Thompson has
commented: “it was a strange thing. No one really knew why I was in the band….but about half way through (his tenure)
I knew the band, as it was, wasn’t going to last, especially me.”

The above-mentioned partial setlist is taken from a recently unearthed, very good quality soundboard recording that is
now in limited circulation. This material has yet to appear on any mainstream CD boot. The audio features continuity
between songs and marks the first-ever appearance of any Springsteen audio from The Upstage. These three songs are culled
from early in the set and may possibly be the show’s opening three numbers. This is also the first time a rendition of
“Sweet Melinda” has surfaced in nice sound quality. The remainder of the show has not surfaced.

Enjoy!!

Dennis88

The Upstage
Asbury Park, New Jersey

Info Taken from Brucebase.org.uk:

ONE show, double bill, with STEEL MILL headlining and NATIONAL DEBT opening. This was advertised as the final-ever Steel Mill gig and current evidence supports this. The dissolution of Steel Mill was amicable. Apparently Bruce had informed members in December, prior to a Christmas trip to California, of his desire to explore other musical directions. Speaking of his brief, 5-month (Sept 70 - Jan 71) Steel Mill tenure, vocalist Robbin Thompson has commented: “it was a strange thing. No one really knew why I was in the band….but about half way through(his tenure) I knew the band, as it was, wasn’t going to last, especially me.”

The above-mentioned partial setlist is taken from a recently unearthed, very good quality soundboard recording that is now in limited circulation. This material has yet to appear on any mainstream CD boot. The audio features continuity between songs and marks the first-ever appearance of any Springsteen audio from The Upstage. These three songs are culled from early in the set and may possibly be the show’s opening three numbers. This is also the first time a rendition of “Sweet Melinda” has surfaced in nice sound quality. The remainder of the show has not surfaced.