Qfm96’s Archie chats with George Thorogood about the reissue of his album Live in Boston: 1982 The Complete Concert. Recorded on November 23rd 1982 at Boston’s Bradford Ballroom.
George Thorogood and The Destroyers Live in Boston, 1982: Complete Concert in stores now!
George Thorogood and The Destroyers were hometown heroes when they played to a packed audience at Boston’s Bradford Ballroom (now the Royale Nightclub) on November 23, 1982. Hailing from Wilmington, Delaware, Thorogood and his band had settled in Boston in the late ’70s, where they became mainstays in the scene. They had recently scored a supporting slot on the Rolling Stones tour, appeared on Saturday Night Live and the title track from their fifth studio album Bad to the Bone was a mainstay on the burgeoning MTV.
The band’s setlist that night was packed full of fan favorites including “Bad To The Bone”, “Who Do You Love”, “Cocaine Blues” and nine others that didn’t make it on to the resulting live album released in 2010. Now, those tracks are available for the first time as part of a complete concert recording re-issue, in stores now on 4-LP 180-gram vinyl, 2-CD set and all digital platforms.
Live In Boston: 1982: The Complete Concert marks the first time this live recording is available on vinyl. In addition, a special deluxe edition pressed on red marble vinyl and limited to 1,000 units was released exclusively for Record Store Day’s 2020 Black Friday event.
“1982 was an absolute high-water mark for us,” George Thorogood said in a statement announcing the release. “Everything was going our way and it shows in this recording from the Bradford Ballroom. This is George Thorogood and The Destroyers at our best!”