Bruce Springsteen

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

May 23, 1988

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Show Notes

Bruce Springsteen - Lead vocals, guitar, harmonica; Roy Bittan - Piano, keyboards; Clarence Clemons - Tenor and baritone saxophones, percussion, backing vocal; Danny Federici - Organ, glockenspiel, keyboards, accordion; Nils Lofgren - Guitar, pedal-steel guitar, backing vocal; Patti Scialfa - Guitar, percussion, backing vocal; Garry Tallent - Bass; Max Weinberg - Drums
Additional musicians: Mario Cruz – Tenor saxophone, backing vocal; Ed Manion – Baritone saxophone, backing vocal; Mark Pender - Trumpet, backing vocal; Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg - Trombone, backing vocal; Mike Spengler – Trumpet, backing vocal; Jon Landau – Guitar (on Hungry Heart, Have Love Will Travel, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Sweet Soul Music, Raise Your Hand and Lonely Teardrops)
Also appearing as the Ringmaster – Terry Magovern
Recorded live with the Thrill Hill mobile unit by Toby Scott, assisted by Paul du Gré
Mixed by Jon Altschiller from Digital PCM multitracks; Additional engineering: Danielle Warman
For Your Love recorded during soundcheck before the show
Mastered to DSD and PCM by Jon Altschiller
Post Production by Brad Serling and Micah Gordon
Art Design by Michelle Holme; Cover Photo by Neil Preston
Tour Director: George Travis
Jon Landau Management: Jon Landau, Barbara Carr, Jan Stabile and Alison Oscar
HD Files are 24-bit/96kHz; Audiophile DSD files are DSD64
Read essay by Erik Flannigan
CD Release Date: January 28th

Reviews

Setlist at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY on May 23, 1988

Set One

Tunnel of Love 495

Boom Boom 227

Be True 301

Adam Raised a Cain 348

Two Faces 214

All That Heaven Will Allow 713

Seeds 401

Vigilante Man 301

Cover Me 477

Brilliant Disguise 314

Spare Parts 663

War 178

Born in the U.S.A. 505

Set Two

Tougher Than The Rest 401

Ain't Got You 197

She's the One 423

You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) 351

I'm A Coward 587

I'm On Fire 256

One Step Up 348

Part Man, Part Monkey (Live MSG 1988) 315

Backstreets 505

Light Of Day/Born To Be Wild 494

Born to Run 560

Hungry Heart 283

Glory Days 452

Have Love, Will Travel 341

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 295

Sweet Soul Music 294

Raise Your Hand 453

Lonely Teardrops 399

For Your Love (soundcheck) 378

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