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>Subject: Where Beauty Goes Unrecognized #15
>From: E.W.Schoneveld@caiw.nl (Eric Schoneveld)
>Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 19:36:24 GMT

>Knight of the hurricane 
>No 552 
>Razor's Edge 
>Madison Square Garden, NY, Dec 8th 1975 
>
>   1.When I paint my masterpiece 
>   2.It ain't me babe 
>   3.Lonesome death of Hattie Carroll 
>   4.Tonight I'll be staying here with you 
>   5.It takes a lot to laugh 
>   6.Romance in Durango 
>   7.Isis 
>   8.Times they are a-changing 
>   9.Dark as a dungeon 
>  10.Mama, you been on my mind 
>  11.Never let me go 
>  12.I dream I saw St. Augustine 
>  13.I shall be released 
>  14.Love minus Zero/No limit 
>  15.Simple twist of fate 
>  16.Oh sister 
>  17.Hurricane 
>  18.One more cup of coffe 
>  19.Sara 
>  20.Just like woman 
>  21.Knockin on heaven's door 
>  22.This land is your land 
>
>This is Rolling Thunder at it's best ! An excellent recording of the
>Hurrican Carter Benefit in Madison Square Garden, late '75 from the
>soundboard. Previous releases were taken from old vinyl bootlegs, this one
>is taken straight from the tape. Highly recommended.
>Rating 5/5


Crazy Joe rates this CD set 5 on a 0 - 5 scale.
>From: m006p500@mcmail.com (Alan Fraser) >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Re: Knight Of The Hurricane... >Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 08:25:00 GMT >On 12 Dec 1997 17:24:36 GMT, rcj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Craig Jamieson) >wrote: >>Knight Of The Hurricane >> >>8 December 1975, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. [323] >Well-trailed as reputedly the best quality ever for this concert, but >hard to find. Apparently the first pressings were faulty. New ones are >not now expected till January.
>From: Daniel Erickson >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Re: Boot availability >Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 17:15:31 -0800 >Message-ID: <34ECD934.286C@earthlink.net> >I have the Night of the Hurricane CR-R. It sounds great and I've had a >gas listening to it. Sorry. Call me a lazy slob if you like... I'm >having a good time!
>From: Alan Fraser >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Re: Hurricane Carter Benefit... >Date: 21 Feb 1998 08:53:30 -0800 >Message-ID: <6cn0qa$iok@drn.newsguy.com> >>Hurricane Carter Benefit >>(2CDs, Voolou 2/3, 1998) >> >>(Not the 1991 OMBS 099 version out of Milano) >I've never heard of this, but Knight Of The Hurricane (2CDs, GWW001/2, 1998) is >now available and covers the same concert in excellent quality.
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Message-ID: <01BD436F.C4492240@NorfordLaptop.dss.dornier.dasa.de> >Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 11:06:33 +0100 >From: Tim Norford >Subject: Knight Of The Hurricane Review >KNIGHT OF THE HURRICANE (The Final Cut) GWW002 (2 CDs) >Madison Square Garden, New York, 8th December 1975 >The disc box has a black and white cover picture of Rolling Bob sitting and > strumming, >inside left pic of Baez and Bob, inside right a trail map of the Rolling Thunder >Review - nice one. Back Cover - track list and comical sleeve notes which > develop a >short descriptive story around the titles of various bootlegs : > >"From the middle lands they came, creatures void of form, performing their deeds > of mercy....." > >You get the picture ? > >Sound quality is good, falling below Plymouth Rock (this is an audience tape I > guess) >but all instruments are crisp and clean. I've only had a listen to a few tracks > so I can't >comment on the performance. Ask me in a couple of months - by then I could be >happily married or living in a whore house in Amsterdam. > >Overall a nice package, recommended. Will post more after a few listens.... > >Tim Tiddler
>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Message-ID: <01BD45CA.07EE25C0@NorfordLaptop.dss.dornier.dasa.de> >Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 10:57:44 +0100 >From: Tim Norford >Subject: Knight Of The Hurricane >Further to my review of a few days ago I must add that after a few >listens sound quality and performance is really very good. IMHO >Hattie Caroll is worth the entrance fee. > >The only errors I've found are that I Dreamed I Saw St A. is listed as the > first track on disc 2 but is in fact the last on disc one and that the last >1 1/2 tracks suffer some strange hiss / distortion. > >Tim Tiddler >From: bobgill@erols.com >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Re: Knight Of The Hurricane >Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 18:55:10 -0800 >Message-ID: <34FB710E.3ED0@erols.com> > That probably explains why the original 2-LP of this show used a tape of a >different show for the last two songs (Knockin' on Heaven's Door and This Land >Is Your Land). > > -- Bob G. >From: Bob Stacy >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Re: Knight Of The Hurricane >Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 21:21:45 -0500 >Message-ID: <34FB6938.FC3021BD@usit.net> >I haven't heard the newest disc, Knight Of The Hurricane, but the (most >widely?) circulating tape from 8 Dec 75 does have those glitches in the >last two songs. The makers of the 2-LP [The Hurricane Carter Benefit, >SODD 007] substituted Knockin' On Heaven's Door' from Providence >(evening) and 'This Land Is Your Land' from Bangor. Those substitutions >are labeled on the boot sleeve. Also missing from the 2-LP are 'I Shall >Be Released', 'Love Minus Zero/No Limit', and 'Simple Twist Of Fate'; >however, 'Love Minus' and 'Simple Twist' can be found on the LP [On The >Road 1974-1975, ZAP 7877]. >For those now thoroughly confused with what Dylan played that night, >what he left off, and what he substituted, my notes have the following >information (mostly lifted from Krogsgaard): >---------------------------------- >New York City >Madison Square Garden >Dec 8, 1975 >Night Of The Hurricane I. > >1. When I Paint My Masterpiece >2. It Ain't Me Babe >3. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carrol >4. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You >5. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry >6. Romance In Durango >7. Isis >** >8. The Times They Are A-Changin' >9. Dark As A Dungeon (Merle Travis) >10. Mama, You Been On My Mind >11. Never Let Me Go >12. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine >13. I Shall Be Released >** >14. Love Minus Zero/No Limit >15. Simple Twist Of Fate >16. Oh Sister >17. Hurricane >18. One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) >19. Sara >20. Just Like A Woman >21. Knockin' On Heaven's Door >22. This Land Is Your Land > >1 Bob Dylan & Bob Neuwirth shared vocal. >5 Robbie Robertson lead guitar. >8-13 with Joan Baez. >14,15 Bob Dylan solo. >21 Bob Dylan & Roger McGuinn shared vocal. >22 shared vocal by Bob Dylan & the group. > >Mono audience recording.
>From: "Mills Family" >Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan >Subject: Knight Of the Hurricane >Date: 5 Apr 1998 13:25:01 GMT >Message-ID: <01bd6096$481a83a0$ef567ec2@smills> >A warning ..... try before you buy ...... > >Picked this up at a fair yesterday.Although both cd's are referenced >correctly they both contain exactly the same tracks , being the first half >of the show . > >Steve