Randy Newman - KSAN, Boarding House, San Francisco, CA, 6-11-1972

American singer-songwriter Randy Newman hasn't released much in the way of live performances from his early years. That's a shame, because he did solo shows with just him playing a piano, which allowed one to hear his songs in a more stripped down style than the album versions. This tries to rectify that.

He did put out one live album in 1971, simply called "Live." But there are two problems with that album, in my opinion. First, it's very short, at only 28 minutes long. And secondly, it was recorded in 1970. He'd only put out two solo albums by then. This concert comes after the release of his classic 1972 album "Sail Away," giving him stronger material to work with. Songs from that album like "Sail Away," "Political Science," "You Can Leave Your hat On," and "God's Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)" are all time greats in my opinion, and they're all performed here.

The sound quality of this concert is excellent because it was professionally recorded and played by a San Francisco radio station. The only minor snag is that there were two points during the concert when an overdubbed voice came out to remind listeners of the radio station's call letter. Using the X-Minus audio editing program, I wiped out those mentions. Those are the two songs with "[Edit]" in their titles.

Newman's singing and/or musical style isn't for everyone. But if you're into talented songwriting, he's up there at the top with a handful of other legends.

This album is 50 minutes long. That's still short as concerts usually go, but it appears to be the full show.

01 talk [by Tom Donahue] (Randy Newman)
02 Lover's Prayer (Randy Newman)
03 You Can Leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman)
04 Dayton Ohio,1903 (Randy Newman)
05 talk (Randy Newman)
06 Yellow Man (Randy Newman)
07 talk (Randy Newman)
08 Lucinda (Randy Newman)
09 Living without You [Edit] (Randy Newman)
10 Beehive State (Randy Newman)
11 Linda (Randy Newman)
12 Old Kentucky Home (Randy Newman)
13 Suzanne (Randy Newman)
14 talk (Randy Newman)
15 Memo to My Son (Randy Newman)
16 Political Science (Randy Newman)
17 Last Night I Had a Dream (Randy Newman)
18 talk (Randy Newman)
19 God's Song [That’s Why I Love Mankind] (Randy Newman)
20 Burn On (Randy Newman)
21 Sail Away (Randy Newman)
22 I Think It's Going to Rain Today [Edit] (Randy Newman)
23 Lonely at the Top (Randy Newman)
24 Davy the Fat Boy (Randy Newman)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16376665/RANDNWMN1972KSNBordngHousSnFrncscoCA__6-11-1972_atse.zip.html

The cover photo is from the right year, 1972, but the wrong place, Amsterdam.