1975-10-26 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA

Wayne Eberhart

I DID see BRUCE when he first hit Seattle in November of 1975………he was on the cover of Newsweek and TIME that week as well. Bought tickets ahead of time……….second ROW in a 2,000 seat theater the PARAMOUNT in Seattle………….the ticket? with tax……………….5 dollars. 2nd row ! good GOD…………sold the stub on ebay a few years back for over 50 dollars. I was 20. I just remember when he was doing BORN TO RUN I had !!!!!!!! to go pee……so had to excuse myself and walk past a dozen people to get to the aisle and the can………..I got back before he was done and could hear the music the whole time even away from hall. I tell ya……I remember well Clarence wailing out the opening number……..JUNGLELAND. I can tell you for a fact he opened with JUNGLELAND……..so if you have that you have the first song…. I remember 10th ave freeze out pretty sure……..he really didn't have much out yet……Born to Run was basically new then. he DID play that one for sure………I told you my memory of that one……..the incredible thing was that even though I was in the second row, the music just compelled us to stand up it was that good ! I was THINKING !!! Thunder Road……..that was it………it starts out slow and builds and that is what he opened with………for sure.

Pat Panuco

Hello! I am a big Bruce Springsteen fan, having seen him perform at least 6 or 7 times in the 70s and 80s. I recently Googled “How much is a 1975 Bruce Springsteen Paramount NW Concert poster worth” and came across the entry for that concert on the Brucebase Wiki. I had to laugh at the comment regarding “a partial audience recording that cuts in during “Backstreets’”… because I was there and helped make that recording! Back in 1975, I had a military buddy (Stan Gutoski (RIP)), who had an extra ticket and wanted to know if I would help him record the show. We had heard of Bruce and read all the hype, but we still only knew that he had written “Blinded by the Light” and we had heard “Born to Run” on the radio. We wanted to see what he was all about! He and I had recorded many rock concerts prior to this show, using a reel-to-reel recorder and a Nacamichi mic, but this night my friend had just gotten an new Sony Cassette Deck and wanted to use it. We got to the Paramount early and stood in line… I remember only 10 people ahead of us… and we were able to get front row seats. However, we were pushed back 4 rows because the front was reserved for the press. The seats we ended up with at the balcony were still great, with a bank of speakers directly in front of us. Unfortunately, we weren’t familiar with the record and volume controls on the new Sony deck. The show started and we began recording. When it was time to put in a new cassette (we only used 1 side when recording to allow for time tracking) we went to swap tapes and realized that we hadn’t taken the original off pause! We always said there was a million ways to screw up a recording! So, unfortunately, we missed the first half of the show, and only started recording midway through “Backstreets.”