JOHN PRINE : LIVE AT THE OTHER END DEC. 1975

 

Disc One (73:01)

  1. Flashback Blues
  2. Rocky Mountain Time
  3. Living In The Future
  4. Maureen, Maureen / Pretty Good
  5. Hello In There
  6. Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
  7. The Late John Garfield Blues
  8. Quiet Man
  9. The Accident (Things Could Be Worse)
  10. Donald And Lydia
  11. Sam Stone
  12. Dear Abby
  13. Angel From Montgomery
  14. Christmas In Prison
  15. Often Is A Word I Seldom Use
  16. Far From Me
  17. Please Don't Bury Me
  18. Great Rain
  19. Souvenirs (with Steve Goodman)
  20. Nine Pound Hammer (with Steve Goodman)

Disc Two (66:06)

  1. Forbidden Jimmy
  2. Sweet Revenge
  3. Billy The Bum
  4. Grandpa Was A Carpenter
  5. Common Sense
  6. Sour Grapes
  7. Illegal Smile
  8. The Great Compromise
  9. Mexican Home
  10. The Torch Singer
  11. Way Down
  12. Spanish Pipedream
  13. That Close To You
  14. Paradise Intro
  15. Paradise
  16. Middle Man
  17. Clocks And Spoons
  18. Everybody
  19. Saddle In The Rain

Label : Rhino / Atlantic

Venue : The Other End, New York City, New York, USA

Recording Date : December 15-17, 1975

Release Date : July 17, 2021

Review (AllMusic) : Only 6000 copies of this 1975 John Prine concert were pressed by the good folks at Rhino Records (in association with Atlantic) in 2021, but if you can find one you should grab it. It's just John and his guitar, with a little help from Steve Goodman on a few numbers. A little more lively than his LIve 1987 set, which has the advantage of 10 more years of material to pull from, it may very well be the best live Prine you'll find. The songs from Common Sense & Sweet Revenge benefit from this intimate setting and there a few songs not found elsewhere. If you care about Prine at all, this is required listening. It's sad to think we'll never see him on stage again, but this helps. A true American original at his best. Don't miss it.

Review (Rough Trade) : In December 1975, Grammy Award-winning songwriter John Prine played three nights at The Other End (previously and now known as The Bitter End) in Greenwich Village, NYC. The acoustic performances featured some of his best-known songs such as ‘Angel From Montgomery’ and ‘Hello In There’, from his first four studio albums: John Prine (1971), Diamonds In The Rough (1972), Sweet Revenge (1973) and Common Sense (1975). These rare and previously unreleased solo performances—comprising two full sets - are made available for the first time exclusively for Record Store Day 2021.