Friday, April 24, 2026

Another Poll

Here's a really interesting thing that just happened. Yesterday, somebody posted a list of dozens of newly liberated bootlegs, nearly all of them recorded at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York. They're generally from about 2012 to 2024, though there are some exceptions. (The venue closed in 1976 after many decades, then reopened in 2012, so it's everything interesting since the reopening.) They include many of the biggest name musical acts to pass through there. Here's the list (scroll down the thread a bit to see it):

https://www.guitars101.com/threads/you-didnt-get-this-from-me.843644/

Actually, I see that's only a partial list. Here's a PDF file of the complete list, which is twice as long:

https://pixeldrain.com/u/86W6nJCY

If you're interested, I highly recommend you grab the ones you want for yourself, while the grabbing is good. Who knows, the links may all die at any time. 

There's good news and bad news. The good news is that, of the ones I've sampled so far, the sound quality is fantastic. Every single one is a soundboard. Many also are high quality videos. The bad news is that most of them are mono, and most are just a single sound or video file, with no song list or anything else. I can't do anything about the mono, but I could fix the other issues. I want to take some of these and give them my usual treatment, chopping them into mp3s, giving them song titles, making cover art, and so forth. But I can only do that for a small percentage of this very long list, especially since I have so much other music I want to post too.

So that gets me to a poll. If you want to see me fix up and post certain concerts from that list, please write which ones you want the most. Just give the artist name and year, and I can figure out the rest. To keep things reasonable, please list no more than ten. I don't know how many I will convert, but I'll try to do at least the top vote getters. Thanks.

27 comments:

  1. Neutral Milk Hotel for me. Nothing else jumps out immediately. Cheers.

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  2. Pointless converting to mp3

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    1. Unless mp3s are what you're after, which applies to lots of us.

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  3. In no particular order, Many Thanks!!
    Diana Krall – 3/12/15
    Jeff Beck -- 8/15/18
    B-52s -- 2/27/16
    Steely Dan -- 9/20/14
    Steely Dan -- 9/21/14
    Yes – 8/12/16
    Gary Clark Jr. -- 9/6/16
    Primus -- 10/29/17
    Wilco -- 2/2/16
    John McLaughlin -- 11/4/17
    Jeff Beck -- 7/19/16
    Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles -- 10/19/18
    Tears for Fears -- 19/28/15
    Claypool Lennon Delirium -- 7/30/19

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    1. Apologies for the long list, I didn't see the limit request until posted. Feel free to choose the ten you like the most. Many many thanks!!

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  4. if you managed to grab the Bob Dylan before it vanished, I'd love to hear that.

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  5. Wow. Here's are a few artists that pique my interest (many because they so seldom show up): Mudcrutch, Fiona Apple, John Prine, Neko Case, Squeeze, Big Star, Avett Brothers. Thanks for this!!

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    1. Mono shmono. Live concerts are fairly mono experiences anyway.

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  6. Hi, first off, thanks for this great site that you run, I have been enjoying it for awhile now and wanted to say Thank You!
    I would LOVE to see what you can do with the two JACKSON BROWNE shows from The Capital Theatre (9/15 & 9/16 2015)
    Some others I'd be happy to see tracked and given the ATSE touch:
    Ben Folds Five 10-9-2012
    Graham Nash 7-15-2015
    Hot Tuna 8-6-2016
    Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle 9-26-14
    Ryan Adams 7-24-16 (Port Chester) & 6-7-24 (Menlo Park)
    The Jackson Browne shows would be my first choice though.
    Thank You!!

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  7. Grabbed a few of these in original form. They sound excellent - the Duran Duran set especially - you realize how many hits they had. But please work your magic on Gary Clark, The Decemberists, Fiona Apple, BB King, Steely Dan, Kasami Washington, Joe Walsh, Cheap Trick. And whatever you can do with King Crimson but be cautioned - Mr. Fripp didn't take care of that vivacious wife of his by being soft on ROIOs.

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  8. Felice Brothers, Dawes, Elvis Costello, Son Volt please

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  9. Two probably less popular but really interesting ones: Tom Hamilton & Holly Bowling -- 6/1/18; Sarah McLachlan -- 9/18/18

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  10. Also, B-52s from 2016 is a single track

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  11. Bob Weir Acoustic-Roots-Warren Haynes-Grace Potter-Trey Anastasio & Bobby Keys on 9-7-2012
    Looks like it is 3 parts though, Bob Weir, Roots, and the All-Star Jam
    https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bob-weir/2012/capitol-theatre-port-chester-ny-3bddac00.html
    https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-roots/2012/capitol-theatre-port-chester-ny-2bddac0e.html

    Also, Steve Winwood and J Geils Band.
    Thanks!

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  12. Avett Brothers (All), Felice Bros, Jason Isbell, Drive by Truckers please.

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  13. Many thanks for your generosity + great job on T** P****y Mudcrutch.

    So much to choose from......the standout for me is John Prine (must be one of his last shows before untimely passing)
    The others I'd 'vote' for are The Rascals 2/14-15/12; Leon Russell, Little Feat 1/15/12; Johnny Lang, Buddy Guy 7/28/13; David Bromberg Quintet 8/15/19; Steely Dan 5/20/14; Molly Tuttle 4/2/23; Lyle Lovett 11/8/12
    Seeing as to how I get 10 votes I'll Vote for the John Prine twice

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  14. Amanda Shires (2016), Jason Isbell (2015), J. Geils Band (2012), Psychedelic Furs (2012), Glen Hansard (2018), Grace Potter (2013) & Brandi Carlile (2017)

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  15. it seems to me that the real treasure/rarity here is the Dylan show. Did you get it before it was pulled?

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  16. If I get ten votes, it's 4 for Jenny Lewis (9/14/16), 3 for Yes (8/12/16) and 3 for Khruangbin (6/19/19)! Jenny was in a fine band called Rilo Kiley once upon a time.

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  17. I'm voting for:
    - Flight of the Conchords
    - Jeff Tweedy
    - Big Star
    - Flaming Lips
    - Regina Spektor
    - Neutral Milk Hotel

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  18. Two Things 1) I have about 1/2 dozen that have already been split and converted to mp3 - Hornsby, both Steely Dans, Frampton, Robert Plant, TTB, Steve Winwood, The Wallflowers, and both Rascals. If yiou want/need them, I'll bundle them and post a link. 2) If you could split a few and post, I'd love to see Black Crowes -- 4/2, 3/13, Counting Crows -- 10/23/12, Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt -- 4/30/15, Squeeze -- 11/29/17, and all 3 Warren Haynes shows -- 10/1/2015. 10/11/2012, and 10/12/2012. Thanks!

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  19. Hi, here is another list of 700 bootlegs from the same source:
    https://we.tl/t-4KiDEzxsbKLni93K

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