Bruce Springsteen Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA November 17, 1990 Mike Millard Master Tapes via JEMS The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 237 16/44 Recording Gear: AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid capsules) > Nakamichi 550 Cassette Recorder JEMS Transfer: Mike Millard Master Cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 azimuth-adjusted playback > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity 3.1 capture > iZotope RX > iZotope RX8 Advanced and Ozone 10 > xACT 01 Brilliant Disguise 02 Darkness On The Edge Of Town 03 Mansion On The Hill 04 Reason To Believe 05 Red Headed Woman 06 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) 07 The Wish 08 Tougher Than The Rest 09 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 10 Soul Driver 11 State Trooper 12 Nebraska 13 When The Lights Go Out 14 Thunder Road 15 My Hometown 16 Real World 17 Highway 61 Revisited (with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt) 18 Across The Borderline (with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt) Known Faults: -None Introduction to the Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Series Welcome to JEMS Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone series presenting recordings made by legendary taper Mike Millard, AKA Mike the MICrophone, best known for his masters of Led Zeppelin done in and around Los Angeles circa 1975-77. For the complete details on how tapes in this series came to be lost and found again, as well as JEMS' long history with Mike Millard, please refer to the notes in Vol. One: http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...d.php?t=142055. Until 2020, the Lost and Found series presented fresh transfers of previously unavailable first-generation copies made by Mike himself for friends like Stan Gutoski of JEMS, Jim R, Bill C and Barry G. These sources were upgrades to circulating copies and in most instances marked the only time verified first generation Millard sources had been directly digitized in the torrent era. That all changed with the discovery of many of Mike Millard s original master tapes. Yes, you read that correctly, Mike Millard s master cassettes, long rumored to be destroyed or lost, have been found. Not all of them but many, and with them a much more complete picture has emerged of what Millard recorded between his first show in late 1973 and his last in early 1992. The reason the rediscovery of his master tapes is such a revelation is that we ve been told for decades they were gone. Internet myths suggest Millard destroyed his master tapes before taking his own life, an imprudent detail likely concocted based on the assumption that because his master tapes never surfaced and Mike s mental state was troubled he would do something rash WITH HIS LIFE S WORK. There s also a version of the story where Mike s family dumps the tapes after he dies. Why would they do that? The truth is Mike s masters remained in his bedroom for many years after his death in 1994. We know at least a few of Millard s friends and acquaintances contacted his mother Lia inquiring about the tapes at the time to no avail. But in the early 2000s, longtime Millard friend Rob S was the one she knew and trusted enough to preserve Mike s work. The full back story on how Mike s master tapes were saved can be found in the notes for Vol. 18 Pink Floyd, which was the first release in our series transferred from Millard s original master tapes: http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...d.php?t=156400 Bruce Springsteen, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, November 17, 1990 Volume 237 completes Mike "The Mike" Millard's wire-to-wire coverage of the Christic Institute benefit concerts with Bruce Springsteen's magnificent set from the second night. Springsteen, along with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt, played back to back concerts in Los Angeles to raise money for the organization. It was Bonnie and Jackson who convinced Bruce to support the Christic Institute, a progressive legal-rights organization that was deeply opposed to the covert operations exposed during Iran-Contra affair at the time. The two appearances were Springsteen s first true concerts since the end of the Amnesty tour October 1988. They also marked only his second solo performances since he formed the E Street Band, following a somewhat safer set at the 1986 Bridge School Benefit Concert. As such, anticipation for his Christic gigs was extraordinarily high. In a pre-internet era, all of us, myself included, walked into the shows with no idea what Springsteen was going to play. After blowing minds with his set the first night, Springsteen returned with an equally impressive follow up, changing several songs from the prior performance with the inclusions of three previously unheard original songs, "The Wish," "Soul Driver" and the still unreleased "When The Lights Go Out," plus a sublime solo piano reading of "Tougher Than The Rest," and "State Trooper" from Nebraska. Springsteen's first-night set was released as Vol. Eight in the Lost and Found series but has since been officially released along with this show. While the soundboard recordings obviously have merit, there's something special about Mike's captures and the you-are-there experience one gets from listening. The audience responses to this show were part of the magic of the evening and you won't get that from the official versions. Millard was seated in the eighth row and you'll hear the size of the Shrine (it seats over 6000) on the tape, though I don't consider that a negative. This is a warm, inviting recording that accurately represents the sound in the room, which I can vouch for as I was fortunate enough to attend, marking it as one of the hallowed occasions where, unbeknownst to me at the time, Mike Millard and I were in the same venue at the same concert. Samples provided. ### JEMS is proud to partner with Rob, Jim R, Ed F, Barry G and many others to release Millard's historic recordings and to help set the record straight about the man himself. We can t thank Rob enough for reconnecting with Jim and putting his trust in our Millard reissue campaign. He kept Mike s precious tapes under wraps for two decades, but once Rob learned of our methods and stewardship, he agreed to contribute the Millard DATs and cassettes to the program. Our releases would not be nearly as compelling without Jim s memories, photos and other background contributions. As many of you have noted, the stories offer an entertaining complement to Mike s incredible audio documents. Rob S took care of the high-resolution tape transfer for this one; Professor Goody tweaked the pitch and mjk5510 handled post production and CD artwork as always. We thank them all. This one is dedicated to the late Charles R. Cross, who adored the Christic shows and the art of audience recording. Finally, cheers to the late, great Mike the MICrophone. His work never ceases to impress. May he rest in peace. BK for JEMS