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... My best guess is that the bonus material at the end of disc one (labeled as "from Set 1") may be all that survives of that set. If all of it was available, why wouldn't they have released both sets? So, if I had to guess, I would say that disc 1 and 2 represent all of Set 2.

The limited number of NRPS setlists I can find from 1969 show that they only played single set shows. Of course, the Bear's Lair shows could have been different, and labeling it as Set 2 suggests they did play two. Hmm... Looking at the ticket stub, it seems the show started at 10:30, which would make for a late night if they did play two standard sets.

Also, I am totally making a guess, especially as I haven't even had a chance to open up the package to look at any liner notes.

Peace

That "Chapter 1" set is odd/lacking info. The sub title is "Set 2", on two disc. Do you believe "disc 2" is the beginning of the second set or end? Which would make 'disc 1' the opposite. Then this make the bonus track, set 1, the only thing left available from that show? I couldn't find a set list for this show. I'm just an anal idiot sometimes.

I got the one that I ordered the other day, but as I am giving it as a Christmas gift to my dad, I have not unwrapped the actual set. However, looking at it from the side, it seems to be five cds in individual slip cases - 2 for the show at Bear's Lair, and single discs for the remaining three shows.

Peace

Kevin - thanks for that follow up on Pete Townsend. Interesting that although the Gretsch featured so much, and sounded so great on the studio recordings, he didn't play it live much - or one like it. The only photographs of him playing it live from the early 70s, that I can remember, are ones from that Eric Clapton gig, when Eric was coaxed out of retirement to play with a pickup band of various luminaries at The Rainbow.

Maybe its the fact that big bodied guitars like Gretsch's, have feedback that isn't so easy to control. Also, its one thing smashing a Gibson or a Fender....but you don't want to be smashing a Gretsch very often. Maybe it was just to cumbersome, and restricted his stage movements ! Although Brian Setzer used to nip about a bit.

Also interesting that Joe Walsh suggested that the guitar had songs within it. Even at my humble level, I have noticed that guitars have personalies which need accommodating. Yesterday I bought a second hand Epiphone casino - just a budget guitar - but quite nice. I have had a few strums on it, and I am waiting to see what sort of music it would like me to try and play on it. Its a bit like meeting someone new, getting a new guitar.

Thanks for the reminder about the bonus disc that came with Thelma - that is a seriously smoking disc! Best bonus disc of the series? Maybe. I've always held that spot for the 2012 disc from the Cap Center 7/29/74 (maybe because I'm a Maryland boy.) Perhaps today I will play them back to back to determine the true champion. I don't know which will win in the end, but I am sure that I will enjoy the hell out of the competition!

Peace

Oh, the Orpheum bonus disc is a winner too! This series has really brought an embarrassment of riches!

Also, spent some time down the Absinthe rabbit hole - thanks for the link Led! Nearly convinced myself that I should order the Strong68 set with the bottle, spoons, glasses, and sugar cubes until I saw the $45 shipping cost, bringing the purchase to $104. Wife did suggest it might make a great Christmas present for someone tho... :)

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This recording really shows the intensity of this show. Amazing!!

I just received 5 discs, no extra disc in an envelope. I believe disc 2 is set 2. Jerry bought his pedal steel in 1969 in Denver. He told the people to make sure it was in tune, because he would not be able to tune it.

Hey DAVEROCK and KEITHFAN thought you might find this interesting

In his '70s heyday when he wasn't busy gluing hotel furniture to the ceiling, future Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh was providing six-string inspiration to his fellow guitar playing peers.

In a recent interview with the San Diego Reader, Walsh confirmed a famous legendary tale that he had helped Who guitarist Pete Townshend to cement the sound of his now-famous guitar tone.

“Yes. That happened. The James Gang opened for the Who when they performed 'Tommy' in Europe. Pete and I are in the same zip code in terms of writing music and playing guitar. He had taken me under his wing as kind of a mentor. But during 'Tommy,' he’d locked into a certain amp/guitar setup for touring, and he got stuck there. It was time for him to move on and I sensed that.”

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Walsh allows that many rock guitarists of the time were employing the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul as their primary instruments for creating musical destruction. He had a setup that in his mind provided an especially harmonic secret sauce to the guitar playing sound and he shared that with Townshend.

A bright orange '57 Gretsch Chet Akins model guitar paired with a '59 Fender Bandmaster amp, both gifts from Walsh, gave Townshend exactly the right sonic mojo that he needed to create the next Who album, 'Who's Next.'

The Gretsch was a big hollow-bodied guitar that brought a rich tone that produced feedback at high volume, something that became an essential component of Townshend's sound. In typical fashion, Townshend eventually smashed the guitar during a Who show (no musical instrument was safe from Pete's on-stage wrath, right?), but he reportedly had the instrument reassembled and still owns it today.

“There’s songs in that guitar,” says Walsh. “You sit down with it, and stuff just comes out of you.”

The year 2012 will bring new music from Walsh, who recently wrapped up 'Analog Man,' his first album of new solo material since 'Songs For A Dying Planet' in 1992.

Read More: Joe Walsh Remembers Helping Pete Townshend Find His Famous Guitar Tone | https://ultimateclassicrock.com/joe-walsh-pete-townshend-guitar-tone/?u…

Funny you should mention the need to get to a museum and look at some stuff...last week the Mrs and I flew into Denver to hit the Monet exhibit at the Denver Art Museum...over 120 paintings of his were borrowed from other museums and private collections to put this exhibit on...it ends in Feb and then goes to Germany before everything is sent back...pretty heady day...some years ago we also drove into LA to attend a Van Gough exhibit that was pretty extensive...the Amsterdam Van Gough Museum was closed for renovations and they sent a major portion of it on a world wide tour...I love to stand to the side of a painting and see the depth of the paint and the brush strokes...Another plus to Denver was going to the music shop "Twist and Shout" ....great great store...picked up about 20 CD's including a couple of Dick's Picks I didn't have, only $18 each plus the acoustic Warfield finally...right next door to it is a major book store, "The Tattered Cover"...awesome...if anyone goes take a lunch cuz I guarantee you'll be there all day...

Out of those who have gotten theirs, did you get an extra disc 3 in an envelope?

Also how do explain disc 1 & 2? Is 2 the rest of the second set?

Do you think the only set 1 stuff was the "bonus tracks" on disc 1?