This is the concert that the official "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" was recorded at, and the resulting recording is now on heavy rotation on radio every Christmas. In fact, the entire show was professionally recorded (along with several other shows in December) under the guidance of Jimmy Iovine as part of a plan to release a live album, making a future archival release possible. Thom Panunzio assisted him with recording. The recorded version was commercially released in early November 1981 on a vinyl compilation album In Harmony 2, and as a b-side of the My Hometown single in 1985.
Official concert recording available for purchase in multiple formats, including CD and high definition audio, from Springsteen's official live download site at nugs.net/bruce (previously live.brucespringsteen.net).
- Running Time: 2:19:29
Soundcheck available from an 'unbooted' audience tape. An 'unbooted' audience tape of the concert is available on CDRs and 'It's My Life' (Fanatic), which is a transfer from the master cassettes. A Brucebase reader says he met Ed Sciaky after the show, who told him that "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" had been recorded for the radio. Note to collectors - some tapes circulate with "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" missing.