Breaking The Law
International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, May 8, 1981
The Swingin' Pig TSP-CD-132
71:02
1. Solar Angels
2. Heading Out To The Highway
3. Diamonds And Rust
4. Troubleshooter
5. Breaking The Law
6. Sinner
7. Beyond The Realms Of Death
8. Grinder
9. Hot Rockin'
10. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
11. Victim Of Changes
12. Green Manalishi
13. Hell Bent For Leather
14. Living After Midnight

Bootleg claims to be from "Universal Amphitheatre, Chicago, June 21, 1981," but I could also find no reliable information about a June 1981 Chicago show. The audio matches with video footage of the May 8th show. Nowhere in the stage banter is there any indication they had played Chicago just a month ago, even in places where it would seem appropriate to do so. Furthermore, if you try to look up information about a "Universal Amphitheatre" in Chicago, the only references to it are from this bootleg! Also note that the video of the Aug. 8th show is sometimes mistakenly listed as the 9th (the Chicago show was on a Friday, making it the 8th--I believe the actual show on the 9th was in Rockford, IL).

Since this was broadcast on radio, this "June 21" date may have been a broadcast date.

"Hot Rockin'" and "Troubleshooter" from this show were released on a promo-only 12" single (which should not be confused with any of the commercially-released "Hot Rockin'" singles. This live version of "Hot Rockin'" was also used for the "Metalogy" box set.

There seems to be an edit at the end of track 12, as the sound of the bike for the "Hellbent for Leather" entrance kicks in suddenly. I suspect there are other edits, but if so, they're subtle.

Excellent soundquality and performance.

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