April 27, 2015, The Sinclair (Converse Rubber Tracks Festival) Boston, MA

01. Seen Your Video
02. Takin A Ride
03. Treatment Bound
04. Kissin’ In Action
05. I’m In Trouble
06. Left Of The Dial
07. Kiss Me On The Bus
08. Nobody
09. I Will Dare
10. Valentine
11. Waitress In The Sky
12. 20th Century Boy/Bang A Gong (T.Rex)
13. All Shook Down
14. Anywhere’s Better Than Here
15. Whole Food Blues
16. Skinny Black Jeans
17. Sixteen Blue
18. Another Girl, Another Planet (Only Ones)
19. Can’t Hardly Wait
20. The Ledge
21. Within Your Reach
22. Bastards Of Young
23. Never Mind
24. Unsatisfied
25. Alex Chilton

Search parties call home,
I’m meeting you in the combat zone...

Notes: First performance of “Skinny Black Jeans.”

In celebration of the Boston opening of Converse’s World Headquarters, the shoe company sponsored five nights of live music at the Cambridge club The Sinclair.  Dubbed the “Converse Rubber Tracks Series ” tickets were only available through internet lottery. Given the opportunity to see the legendary Replacements in a five hundred-seat venue the line was around the block an hour before the 8 PM opening.

Recording: Audience

February 23, 1991, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

01. I Don’t Know
02. I Will Dare
03. Achin’ To Be
04. Bent Out Of Shape
05. Merry Go Round
06. Satellite
07. Happy Town
08. Swingin Party
09. One Wink At A Time
10. Waitress In The Sky
11. Skyway
12. When It Began
13. Bastards Of Young
14. Answering Machine
15. Unsatisfied  > Sadly Beautiful
16. If Only You Were Lonely
17. Alex Chilton
18. Nightclub Jitters
19. Someone Take The Wheel
20. Kiss Me On The Bus
21. Talent Show
22. Asking Me Lies
23. Nobody
24. Never Mind
25. I.O.U.
26. Within Your Reach
27. Can’t Hardly Wait
28. I’ll Be You

And I could purge my soul perhaps,
For the imminent collapse...

Tickets: $19.50

Notes: Rough sound

Recording: Audience

November 21, 1987, Boston Opera House, Boston, MA

01. Kiss Me On The Bus
02. Nightclub Jitters
03. Valentine
04. Happy (Rolling Stones)
05. Little Mascara
06. Johnny’s Gonna Die
07. Darlin’ One
08. Black Diamond
09. The Ledge
10. Waitress In The Sky
11. I’m In Trouble
12. I Will Dare
13. Unsatisfied
14. I Don’t Know
15. Color Me Impressed
16. Can’t Hardly Wait
17. Love Lost (James Burton/Slim Dunlap)
18. Another Girl, Another Planet (Only Ones)
19. Takin A Ride
20. Take Me Down To The Hospital
21. Hold My Life
22. Favorite Thing
23. I.O.U.
24. Never Mind
25. Left Of The Dial
26. Alex Chilton
27. Bastards Of Young
28. Downtown (Petula Clark)

Always on the ball,
She’s always on time...

Tickets: $15.50

Notes: ‘Love Lost’ is an instrumental that occurs on Slim Dunlaps 1993 album “The Old New Me.” Great version of ‘Happy” and some nice audience participation at the beginning of ‘Black Diamond.’ Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’ is done amazingly well and with reverance. An incomplete version circulates starting with ‘Happy.’

Recording: Audience

Bootlegs: Live In Boston ‘87

May 1, 2002, Virgin Megastore, Boston, MA

01. Intro.
02. Waiting For Somebody
03. Lookin’ Out Forever
04. Once Around The Weekend
05. Hootenanny
06. No Place For You
07. Eyes Like Sparks > All I Really Want To Do
08. Born For Me > 2 Days ‘Till Tomorrow
09. Mr. Rabbit
10. High Time
11. Alex Chilton
12. Crackle & Drag
13. Skyway
14. Unsatisfied
15. Let The Bad Times Roll
16. Someone Take The Wheel
17. Lost Highway (Hank Wiliams) > Psychopharmacology
18. Outro.

I watch myself fall apart,
I watch the rabbits in my yard...

Notes: Solo, in-store performance.

Recording: Audience

April 25, 2005, Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA

01. Stain Yer Blood
02. AAA
03. If I Had A Hammer (Peter, Paul & Mary)
04. I Will Dare
05. Kiss Me On The Bus
06. Anyways All Right
07. Gun Shy
08. Mannequin Shop
09. Someone Take The Wheel
10. Live Forever (Billy Joe Shaver)
11. Making Me Go
12. Let The Bad Times Roll
13. When Will We Arrive
14. As Far As I Know
15. Mr. Rabbit
16. Born For Me
17. Little Mascara
18. Valentine
19. High Time
20. Swingin Party
21. Love Untold
22. Different Drum (Mike Nesmith/Stone Poneys)
23. Achin’ To Be
24. Knockin’ On Mine
25. Crackle & Drag
26. Only A Hobo (Bob Dylan)
27. How Can You Like Him?
28. What A Day (For A Night)
29. Borstal Breakout (Sham 69)
30. Can’t Hardly Wait
31. I.O.U.
32. Never Mind
33. Alex Chilton
34. Left Of The Dial

It ain’t nobody’s business,
Who you see or who you kiss...

Notes: With ‘His Only Friends.’ Rare Paul version of ‘Borstal Breakout.’

Recording: Audience

March 22, 1989, Boston Opera House, Boston, MA

01. Color Me Impressed
02. I Don’t Know
03. I.O.U.
04. Anywhere’s Better Than Here
05. Back To Back
06. Favorite Thing
07. Hayday
08. Achin’ To Be
09. I Wanna Destroy You (Soft Boys)
10. Darlin’ One
11. The Ledge
12. I Will Dare
13. Waitress In The Sky
14. Asking Me Lies
15. I’ll Be You
16. Answering Machine
17. Little Mascara
18. Cruella DeVille
19. Can’t Hardly Wait
20. I Won’t
21. Valentine
22. Another Girl, Another Planet (Only Ones)
23. We’ll Inherit The Earth
24. Alex Chilton
25. Sadly Beautiful
26. Born To Lose (Johnny Thunders)
27. Bastards Of Young

You press your luck,
Up against my body...

Tickets: $17.75

Notes: Nice version of Johnny Thunders’ rarely played classic ‘Born To lose.’

Recording: Audience

June 18, 1986, The Channel, Boston, MA

01. Hayday
02. Bastards Of Young
03. Dose Of Thunder
04. Baby Strange (T. Rex)
05. Can’t Hardly Wait
06. Left Of The Dial
07. Answering Machine
08. Unsatisfied
09. Black Diamond
10. Raised In The City
11. Waitress In The Sky
12. Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Beverly Hillbillies (Flatt And Scruggs)
13. Green Acres Theme (Richard Baily)
14. Hear You Been To College
15. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
16. My Fist Your Face (Aerosmith)
17. September Gurls (Big Star)
18. Fun Fun Fun (Beach Boys)
19. Valentine
20. I Will Dare
21. Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
22. Thank You (Fallentin’ Me Be Mice Elf Again) (Sly & The Family Stone)
23. God Damn Job
24. Rattlesnake
25. Ace Of Spades (Motorhead)
26. Julie Julie (Bobby Sherman)
27. I Got You Babe (Sonny And Cher)
28. Borstal Breakout (Sham 69)
29. Sweet Soul Music* (Arthur Conley/Sam & Dave)
30. I’ll Be There* (Jackson 5)
31. The Twist* (Chubby Checker)
32. Lawdy Miss Clawdy* (Lloyd Price/Elvis Presley)
33. Walk On The Wild Side* (Lou Reed)
34. Thank You (Fallentin’ Me Be Mice Elf Again)* (Sly & The Family Stone)

Everything I’ve ever wanted,
Tell me what’s wrong...

Notes: *with Barrence Whitfield - Barrence Whitfield (born Barry White, June 13, 1955) is an American soul and R&B vocalist and best known as the singer of Barrence Whitfield and the Savages in the 1980s. 18 covers played/attempted.

Recording: Audience

Bootleg: The Channel Boston, MA 6/18/86

August 28, 1989, Greatwoods Amphitheater, Mansfield, MA

Partial Set:
01.  Achin’ To Be
02.  Waitress In The Sky
03.  Don’t Ask Why
04.  Unsatisfied
05.  I’ll Be You
06.  I Will Dare

The way I used to love her,
That’s the way I hate her now...

Supporting: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Notes: Sorry Ma track “Don’t Ask Why’” makes a surprising and welcome addition to this later period show.

Recording: Soundboard

Bootleg: We’re Better Than The Heartbreakers / Shit Shower And Shave