Ian Matthews - Ebbets Field, Denver, CO, 5-1977
I only have two more Ebbets Field albums to post, and they're somewhat different. They're compilations of all the songs I could find that were recorded at this venue in the cases where only single songs have been made public instead of full shows. So this is the last proper concert. If you know of any concerts from this venue that I've missed, PLEASE let me know! I want this to be the best spot on the Internet for finding this material.
Anyway, let's get to the details of this particular concert. It's the second one from Ian Matthews, a singer-songwriter who was an original member of the band Fairport Convention. (He later changed his name to Iain Matthews.) The first one I posted was from 1976. Like that one, we have this one because it was released earlier in 2026 on the archival collection "Rhythm of the West: The Columbia Years 1975-1977."
With his 1976 album "Go for Broke," he switched styles from folky to pop rock. He continued that trend with his 1977 album "Hit and Run." A lot of the songs here are from that album, as well as the previous one. Also, in the 1976 concert I posted, he hardly ever spoke between songs. But there's a lot of banter in this recording.
This album is an hour and one minute long.
01 talk by emcee
02 Just One Look
03 Times
04 talk
05 Rhythm of the West
06 talk
07 Tigers Will Survive
08 talk
09 Help to Guide Me
10 Brown Eyed Girl
11 talk
12 I Will Not Fade Away
13 talk
14 Shuffle
15 Hit and Run
16 talk by emcee
17 Lonely Hunter
18 talk by emcee
(all tracks Ian Matthews)
Let Paul know if you are NOT sad but grateful for the number of great recordings shared from Ebbets Field - they are/were awesome!
