1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA (Brian Weisser transfer)

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Annotation

alcolm Barr
09:15
@Ivan: It was shared by a guy called Brian Weisser on Simon Elsey’s Rare S/steen FB group. Here’s some quotes from him:
Recently I came into contact with someone who found these cassettes at a place near them in Norway. The labels are all out of wack and list the wrong show entirely, however, the setlist matches Passaic Night 3. Going off the label its a 2nd gen copy, with plenty of dropouts and cuts (Rosie is missing, Tenth Ave fades out like the bootlegs). No other info was provided with the tape, making it a mystery as to its origins. Seeing as we already have an official release and the JEMS version of the SBD, its essentially a novelty if anything. But I still find it interesting nonetheless.
wow got a response quicker than I thought.
The deck used was a Sony CMT‐EP313, recording through the headphone jack directly into PC. Audacity was used to record the tapes one side at a time at 24bit/44.1khz. Exported out to FLAC as‐is.
He says it was not azimuth adjusted because he isn’t sure where the adjustment screw is. But that in general he doesn’t mess with the decks he uses to transfer all that much. And testing tape 1 on another deck sounded much the same as the transfer deck.
Malcolm Barr
09:15
@Ivan: It was shared by a guy called Brian Weisser on Simon Elsey’s Rare S/steen FB group. Here’s some quotes from him:
Recently I came into contact with someone who found these cassettes at a place near them in Norway. The labels are all out of wack and list the wrong show entirely, however, the setlist matches Passaic Night 3. Going off the label its a 2nd gen copy, with plenty of dropouts and cuts (Rosie is missing, Tenth Ave fades out like the bootlegs). No other info was provided with the tape, making it a mystery as to its origins. Seeing as we already have an official release and the JEMS version of the SBD, its essentially a novelty if anything. But I still find it interesting nonetheless.
wow got a response quicker than I thought.
The deck used was a Sony CMT‐EP313, recording through the headphone jack directly into PC. Audacity was used to record the tapes one side at a time at 24bit/44.1khz. Exported out to FLAC as‐is.
He says it was not azimuth adjusted because he isn’t sure where the adjustment screw is. But that in general he doesn’t mess with the decks he uses to transfer all that much. And testing tape 1 on another deck sounded much the same as the transfer deck.
Malcolm Barr
09:15
@Ivan: It was shared by a guy called Brian Weisser on Simon Elsey’s Rare S/steen FB group. Here’s some quotes from him:
Recently I came into contact with someone who found these cassettes at a place near them in Norway. The labels are all out of wack and list the wrong show entirely, however, the setlist matches Passaic Night 3. Going off the label its a 2nd gen copy, with plenty of dropouts and cuts (Rosie is missing, Tenth Ave fades out like the bootlegs). No other info was provided with the tape, making it a mystery as to its origins. Seeing as we already have an official release and the JEMS version of the SBD, its essentially a novelty if anything. But I still find it interesting nonetheless.
wow got a response quicker than I thought.
The deck used was a Sony CMT‐EP313, recording through the headphone jack directly into PC. Audacity was used to record the tapes one side at a time at 24bit/44.1khz. Exported out to FLAC as‐is.
He says it was not azimuth adjusted because he isn’t sure where the adjustment screw is. But that in general he doesn’t mess with the decks he uses to transfer all that much. And testing tape 1 on another deck sounded much the same as the transfer deck.
@Ivan: It was shared by a guy called Brian Weisser on Simon Elsey’s Rare S/steen FB group. Here’s some quotes from him:
Recently I came into contact with someone who found these cassettes at a place near them in Norway. The labels are all out of wack and list the wrong show entirely, however, the setlist matches Passaic Night 3. Going off the label its a 2nd gen copy, with plenty of dropouts and cuts (Rosie is missing, Tenth Ave fades out like the bootlegs). No other info was provided with the tape, making it a mystery as to its origins. Seeing as we already have an official release and the JEMS version of the SBD, its essentially a novelty if anything. But I still find it interesting nonetheless.
wow got a response quicker than I thought.
The deck used was a Sony CMT‐EP313, recording through the headphone jack directly into PC. Audacity was used to record the tapes one side at a time at 24bit/44.1khz. Exported out to FLAC as‐is.
He says it was not azimuth adjusted because he isn’t sure where the adjustment screw is. But that in general he doesn’t mess with the decks he uses to transfer all that much. And testing tape 1 on another deck sounded much the same as the transfer deck.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-10 07:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Fever
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1978-09-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1978-09-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1978-09-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1978-09-21)
recorded at:
1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA (1978-09-21)
recorded at:
Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, United States (on 1978-09-21)
live recording of:
The Fever (on 1978-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1971)
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2Incident on 57th Street
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1978-09-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1978-09-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1978-09-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1978-09-21)
recorded at:
1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA (1978-09-21)
recorded at:
Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, United States (on 1978-09-21)
live recording of:
Incident on 57th Street (on 1978-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1973)
revision of:
Incident on the W. Side
?:??
3Born to Run
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1978-09-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1978-09-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1978-09-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1978-09-21)
recorded at:
1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA (1978-09-21)
recorded at:
Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, United States (on 1978-09-21)
live recording of:
Born to Run (on 1978-09-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1975, in 1988, in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1974)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Intersong Music Ltd., Penjane, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), Universal Music Works (GMR affiliated) and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1974)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
?:??
4Tenth Avenue Freeze‐Out
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1978-09-21)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1978-09-21)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1978-09-21)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1978-09-21)
recorded at:
1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA (1978-09-21)
recorded at:
Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, United States (on 1978-09-21)
live recording of:
Tenth Avenue Freeze‐Out (on 1978-09-21)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 2003)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1975)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1975)
?:??