Joe Jackson - 1989-08-25 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

Joe Jackson

1989-08-25

The William Randolph Hearst Greek Theater

Berkeley, CA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. crowd

02. Piano Overture

03. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)

04. Right And Wrong >

05. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

06. Cha Cha Loco

07. Home Town

08. It's Different For Girls

09. The Jet Set

10. Tomorrow's World >

11. Me And You (Against the World) >

12. Down To London >

13. Sentimental Thing >

14. Acropolis Now >

15. Blaze Of Glory (with On Broadway tease)

16. Breaking Us In Two (instrumental)

17. Rant And Rave >

18. Nineteen Forever >

19. The Best//I Can Do

20. Evil Empire >

21. Discipline >

22. The Human Touch

23. Steppin' Out

24. I'm The Man

25. encore break

Encore 1:

26. What's The Use Of Getting Sober >

27. Jumpin' Jive medley

Encore 2:

28. band intros

29. A Slow Song

Joe Jackson - 1989-08-25 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

I've seen Joe Jackson on 3 occasions - in February 1981, in August 1980 and then in October 1982. When I saw him that final time he was in the midst of making the transition from angry punk rocker to an artist playing tunes influenced by Cole Porter, jazz and big band music.

Today's post brings us more of later day Mr. Jackson, on tour in support of his labum Blaze Of Glory.  This excellent audience recording captures him in Berkeley on August 25, 1989, 37 years ago today.

Joe Jackson - 1979-06-17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (SBD)

Joe Jackson

1979-06-17

The Paradiso

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Look Sharp

02. Geraldine And John

03. Get That Girl

04. Sunday Papers

05. Baby Stick Around

06. Don't Wanna Be Like That

07. Fools In Love

08. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

09. Happy Loving Couples

10. I'm The Man

11. Throw It Away

12. Got The time

13. Ain't That A Shame  

Joe Jackson - 1979-06-17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (SBD) 

I've seen Joe Jackson on 3 occasions - in February 1981, in August 1980 and then in October 1982. When I saw him that final time he was in the midst of making the transition from angry punk rocker to an artist playing tunes influenced by Cole Porter, jazz and big band music.

I've always preferred Angry Joe, and this FM Broadcast captures him during those early punk days, in Amsterdam on June 17, 1979, 47 years ago today. Having finished his first US tour on June 1, 1979,  Jackson returned to Europe, playing dates in Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and the UK in support of his debut album, Look Sharp. That disc had been released in the UK in January 1979, and then in the US, in April of that same year. Propelled by the single Is She Really Going Out With Him, which climbed to #21 on the Billboard Charts, the album did one better, reaching the #20 position. 

Joe Jackson - 1979-05-25 - Boston, MA (FM)

Joe Jackson

1979-05-25

Berklee Performance Center 

Boston, Ma

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. One More Time

02. banter

03. Look Sharp

04. Friday

05. banter

06. (Do The) Instant Mash

07. Banter

08. Sunday Papers > Baby Stick Around

09. banter

10. Fools In Love

11. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

12. Happy Loving Couples

13. I'm The Man

14. Throw It Away

15. Got The Time

16. banter

17. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries

18. Pressure Drop

19. Ain't That A Shame

Joe Jackson - 1979-05-25 -  Boston, MA (FM)

In the Bible, you’ll find the Three Wise Men. In the bible of new wave music, you’ll find the Three Angry Young Men, Graham Parker, Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson. Jackson’s debut album, Look Sharp was released in the UK in January 1979, and then in the US in April of that same year. Propelled by the single Is She Really Going Out With Him, which climbed to #21 on the Billboard Charts, the album did even one better, reaching the #20 position. Jackson arrived in the US for his first tour at just about the same time the album hit record stores. This FM broadcast captures him during that tour at the in Boston on May 25, 1979, 47 years ago today. Download this one to hear Angry Joe not only play tunes from Look Sharp, but also preview 2 songs (Friday and the title track) from his 2nd album, I’m The Man, which would be released later that year. 

Joe Jackson - 1980-02-16 - Boston MA (SBD)

Joe Jackson
1980-02-16
Orpheum Theater
Boston, MA
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Carter Alan Introduction and Tuning
02. On The Radio
03. friday
04. Geraldine And John 
05. Kinda Kute
06. Out Of Style
07. Pretty Boys
08. Sunday Papers > One More Time
09. Amateur Hour 4:11
10. Is She Really Going Out With Him?
11. Don't Wanna Be Like That
12. Joe Introduces The band
13. I'm The Man
14. Encore Break 
15. The Harder They Come
16. (Got The) time 
17. Carter Alan Wrap Up

Joe Jackson - 1980-02-16 - Boston MA (SBD)

Joe Jackson 1980 - #2: As promised, here's the 2nd half of our Same Tour, Different Show entering featuring Joe Jackson in 1980. This one is an FM Broadcast from Boston from February 15, 1980, 46 years ago today. By the way, some confusion exists about this date. The download actually includes a 2nd copy of the show dated February 23.  Some sources say that February 23 was the broadcast date, with February 16 being the actual concert date. Others sources, however, indicate that the show was postponed from February 16 to February 23 because Joe was suffering from a sore throat. Whether February 16 or February 23 is correct, this concert features Angry Joe at his best.

Joe Jackson - 1980-02-15 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

Joe Jackson
1980-02-15
Capitol Theatre
Passaic, NJ
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. On Your Radio
02. Friday
03. Geraldine And John
04. Kinda Kute
05. Out Of Style
06. Pretty Boys
07. The Harder They Come
08. Sunday Papers
09. One More Time
10. Amateur Hour
11. Is She Really Going Out With Him?
12. Don't Want To Be Like That
13. I'm The Man
14. I Can't Give You Anything

Joe Jackson - 1980-02-15 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

Joe Jackson 1980 - #1: When Joe Jackson hit the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ on February 15, 1980, 46 years ago today, he was in full Angry Joe mode. He was touring in support of his first 2 albums, both released in 1979, Look Sharp and I'm The Man. And as I entered the theater for the show, I was hardly in a Valentine's Day mood. I was in the process of being dumped by a girlfriend, so I was ready for a defiant, edgy, punk, new wave performance.  And I got it.  Joe delivered a fiery set, propelled by Graham Maby's base, that included an unexpected cover of the Harder They Come!  Songs like Is She Really Going Out With Him and One More Time, delivered with reckless abandon, resonated perfectly with me. Download this soundboard recording of the show, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Same Tour, Different show entry. `By the way, you can actually see the show here.

Joe Jackson - 2001-01-14 - Hamburg, Germany (FM)

Joe Jackson

2001-01-14

Night & Day Tour II

Congress Centrum CCH, Saal 2

Hamburg, Germany

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Prelude > Hell Of A Town

02. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)

03. Dear Mom

04. Stranger Than You

05. Another World

06. Chinatown

07. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

08. Breaking Us In Two

09. Be My Number Two *

10. Home Town *

11. For No One (The Beatles) *

12. Drowning *

13. It's Different For Girls *

CD 2:

01. Love Got Lost

02. Real Men

03. Stranger Than Fiction

04. Glamour And Pain

05. Target

06. Just Because

07. Got The Time

08. band intros

09. Stay > Steppin' Out > Stay

10. Blaze Of Glory

11. A Slow Song

* Joe solo 

Joe Jackson - 2001-01-14 - Hamburg, Germany (FM)

2000s - #2: In October 2000, Joe Jackson released the album, Night & Day II, a disc whose musical style mimicked that of 1982,'s Night & Day disc, his most commercially successful recording.  As with the original disc, the songs on Night & Day II were about life in New York City. Jackson went on tour in support of the album in November 2000, playing a dozen shows in North America, before launching th European leg of the tour in January 2001. This FM broadcast captures him in Hamburg on January 14, 2001, a quarter century ago today,

Joe Jackson - 1982-12-09 - Boston, MA (FM)

Joe Jackson 

1982-12-09

The Orpheum Theater

Boston, MA

FM Broadcast

256 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. On Your Radio

02. Another World

03. Sunday Papers

04. Look Sharp!

05. Fools In Love

06. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

07. One More Time

08. It's Different For Girls

09. Target

10. TV Age

11. Steppin' Out

12. Beat Crazy

13. A Slow Song

14. I'm The Man

Joe Jackson - 1982-12-09 - Boston, MA (FM)

I've seen Joe Jackson on 3 occasions - in February 1981, in August 1980 and then in October 1982. When I saw him that final time he was in the midst of making the transition from angry punk rocker to an artist playing tunes influenced by Cole Porter, jazz and big band music. I've always preferred Angry Joe!

 

This FM Broadcast captures Jackson during this Cole Porter moment, in Boston, on December 9, 1982, 43 years ago today, right after the release of  the album, Night and Day. The disc went to #4 on the Billboard charts, Jackson’s only top ten album. The singles Steppin' Out" and Breaking Us In Two both were top 20 hits. Gentle Joe was clearly more chart friendly than his angry predecessor. 

Joe Jackson - 1986-10-21 - Tokyo, Japan (SBD)

Joe Jackson

1986-10-21

Nakano Sun Plaza

Tokyo, Japan 

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. One More Time 

02. Wild West 

03. Right And Wrong 

04. You Can't Get What You Want 

05. (It's A) Big World 

06. Home Town 

07. On Your Radio 

08. Shanghai Sky 

09. Fifty Dollar Love Affair 

10. Cancer > Be My Number Two > Breaking Us In Two 

11. Steppin' Out 

12. Survival 

13. Soul Kiss 

14. It's Different For Girls 

15. The Jet Set 

16. Sunday Papers (Monday Papers) 

17. Tonight And Forever 

18. Jumpin Jive Medley: Jack You're Dead > What's The Use Of Getting Sober > Jumpin Jive 

19. I'm The Man 

20. Man In The Street

Joe Jackson - 1986-10-21 - Tokyo, Japan (SBD)

1980s - #6: Most artists, if they want to record a live album go on tour, record numerous shows, then compile the best tracks to release on record. Not Joe Jackson - he decided to do it the opposite way!  First, he played 6 shows in 3 nights in late January 1986 at the Roundabout Theater in New York City.  From those shows, he compiled the Big World album which was released on March and climbed to #34 on the Billboard charts. And then, he launched a world tour in support of Big World, that took him to Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and back to Europe!  This soundboard recording captures Joe during that tour, in Japan on October 21, 1986, 38 years ago today.

Joe Jackson - 1979-11-09 - Santa Monica CA (FM)

Joe Jackson

1979-11-09

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Santa Monica, CA.

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Look Sharp

02. On Your Radio

03. Geraldine And John

04. Sunday Papers 

05. One More Time

06. Friday 

07. It's Different For Girls 

08. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

09. Kinda Kute

10. I Don't Wanna Be Like That 

11. Happy Loving Couples 

12. I'm The Man >

13. Got The Time

14. Baby Stick Around

15. I Can't Give You Anything 

Joe Jackson - 1979-11-09 - Santa Monica CA (FM)

I've seen Joe Jackson on 3 occasions - in February 1981, in August 1980 and then in October 1982. When I saw him that final time he was in the midst of making the transition from angry punk rocker to an artist playing tunes influenced by Cole Porter, jazz and big band music. I've always preferred Angry Joe, and this FM Broadcast captures him during those early punk days, in Santa Monica on November 9, 1979, 44 years ago today!

Joe Jackson - 1984-06-16 - Clarkston MI (SBD)

Joe Jackson
1984-06-16 
Pine Knob Music Theatre
Clarkston, Michigan 
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

xx. Body And Soul (missing)
xx. Heart Of Ice (missing)
01. Another World (cut in) 
02. Sunday Papers 
03. The Verdict 
04. Cha Cha Loco 
05. talk 
06. Breaking Us In Two 
07. Be My Number Two 
08. talk 
09. Is She Really Going Out With Him (cut) 
10. Memphis (cut)
11. Soul Makossa >
12. TV Age 
13. Steppin' Out
14. You Can't Get What You Want 

First Encore
15. Jumpin' Jive (cut in) 
16. intros 
17. Go For It 

Second Encore
18. Slow Song 

Joe Jackson - 1984-06-16 - Clarkston MI (SBD)

I saw Joe Jackson 3 times in the early 1980s - February 1980, August 1980 and October 1982 - and watched the transition from Angry "Punk Rock" Joe to Sentimental "Cole Porter" Joe happen right before my very eyes!

This soundboard recording from June 16, 1984, 39 years ago today, captures the former a ngry punk rocker in full "Sentimental Joe" mode  That year, Jackson continued to venture far from his new wave roots, releasing the album Body & Soul, an album drawing inspiration from jazz standards and salsa rhythms. The disc wen to number #20 on the Billboard charts in the US, and spawned a top 15 hit, You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want). 

Joe Jackson - 2019-07-05 - Villeurbanne, France (IEM)

Joe Jackson

2019-07-05 

Le Transbordeur

Villeurbanne, France

IEM Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Alchemy

02. One More Time

03. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

04. Big Black Cloud

05. Fabulously Absolute

06. Another World

07. Drowning

08. Real Men

09. Rain

10. Invisible Man

11. It's Different For Girls

12. Fool

13. Sunday Papers

14. King of the World (Steely Dan cover)

15. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)

16. Ode to Joy

17. I'm the Man

18. Encore Break##

10. Steppin' Out

20. Got the Time

21. Alchemy (reprise) 

Joe Jackson - 2019-07-05 - Villeurbanne, France (IEM)

I saw Joe Jackson 3 times in the early 1980s - February 1980, August 1980 and October 1982 - and watched the transition from Angry "Punk Rock" Joe to Sentimental "Cole Porter" Joe happen right before my very eyes!

This soundboard recording captures Joe much more recently, in France on July 5, 2019, 8just 3 years ago today.

Joe Jackson - 1995-01-30 - Birmingham, UK (FM)

Joe Jackson

1995-01-30

Symphony Hall

Birmingham, UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Home Town 

02. Real Men 

03. Nocturne No. 4 (missing)

04. Is She Really Going Out With Him? > It's Different For Girls   

05. Stranger Than Fiction 

06. The Other Me (missing)

07. Tango Atlantico (missing)

08. Sea Of Secrets

09. Nocturne No. 2 (missing)

10. The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy 

11. Ever After 

12. Only The Future 

13. Another World 

14. Chinatown 

15. Breaking Us In Two 

16. You Can't Get What You Want 

17. Got The Time

18. What's The Use Of Getting Sober?

19. I'm The Man

20. Steppin' Out (Missing)

Joe Jackson - 1995-01-30 - Birmingham, UK (FM)

1990s - #6: To be blunt, I was less than happy when the Angry Joe Jackson of the late 1970s and early 1980s became Sentimental Joe with the release of songs like Stepping Out. I missed the unhappy, growling punk rocker behind songs such as I’m the Man, One More Time and Is She Really Going Out With Him.  Once Jackson moved from punk to Cole Porter, however, he was not headed back. His future albums included swing music, jazz,  and even attempts at classical composition, such as his 1994 disc, Night Music. This FM broadcast captures him on tour in support of Night Music, in Birmingham on January 30, 1995, 27 years ago today.

Joe Jackson - 1980-08-09 - Asbury Park, NJ (SBD)

Joe Jackson

1980-08-09

Conventional Hall

Asbury Park, NJ

Soundboard Recording

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. One To One

02. I'm The Man

03. Beat Crazy

04. Look Sharp

05. Mad At You

06. Kinda Kute

07. The Evil Eye

08. Pretty Boys

09. On Your Radio

10. Friday

11. Talk

12. Fit

13. Is She Really Going Out With Him

14. Don't Wanna Be Like That

15. Introductions

16. One More Time

17. Ovation & Talk

Encores:

18. The Harder They Come

19. Got The Time

Joe Jackson - 1980-08-09 - Asbury Park, NJ (SBD)

I saw Joe Jackson 3 times in the early 1980s - February 1980, August 1980 and October 1982 - and watched the transition from Angry Joe to Sentimental Joe happen right before my very eyes!

This soundboard recording captures Joe just a few days after the 2nd time I saw him, in Asbury Park on August 9, 1980, 41 years ago this very day! Take a listen and you'll clearly hear some of the transition from Angry Joe to Sentimental Joe, in songs such as One To One from the album Beat Crazy, that he would release in October 1980.

Joe Jackson - 2003-04-24 - Cologne, Germany (FM)

Joe Jackson

2003-04-24

Live Music Hall,  

Cologne, Germany

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. One More Time 

02. Take It Like A Man 

03. Still Alive 

04. On Your Radio 

05. Down To London 

06. Fools In Love 

07. Beat Crazy 

08. Is She Really Going Out With Him 

09. Love At First Light 

10. Any Major Dude Will Tell You 

11. Real Men

12. Little Bit Stupid 

13. Sunday Papers 

14. It's Different For Girls 

15. I`m The Man 

Joe Jackson - 2003-04-24 - Cologne, Germany (FM)

To be blunt, I was less than happy when the Angry Joe Jackson of the late 1970s and early 1980s became Sentimental Joe with the release of songs like Stepping Out. I missed the unhappy, growling punk rocker behind songs such as I’m the Man, One More Time and Is She Really Going Out With Him. In 2003, however, Jackson reunited with Graham Maby, David Houghton and Gary Sanford, his original backing band, for an album entitled Volume 4. While not the success his early albums were, Volume 4 was a welcome return to Jackson’s original rock roots. This FM broadcast captures Jackson on tour on April 24, 2003, 18 years ago today, just about 2 months after the release of Volume 4. Download this one to hear Joe reach back to his glory days “one more time”.

Joe Jackson - 2019-03-23 - Turin, Italy (IEM)

Joe Jackson

2019-03-23

Teatro Colosseo

Turin, Italy

IEM Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Alchemy

02. One More Time

03. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

04. Another World

05. Fabulously Absolute

06. Strange Land

07. Stranger Than Fiction

08. Real Men

09. Cancer

10. Invisible Man

11. Talk & Bass issues

12. Wasted Time

13. Fool

14. Sunday Papers

15. King of the World(Steely Dan cover)

16. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)

17. Ode To Joy

18. I'm the Man

19. Encore Break

20. Steppin' Out

21. Got The Time

22. Alchemy (reprise) 

Joe Jackson - 2019-03-23 - Turin, Italy (IEM)

In January 2019, Joe Jackson released his 19th studio album, entitled Fool.  Forty years earlier, in 1979. Jackson had burst on the music scene with not one but 2 album releases, Look Sharp and I'm The Man, as good a 1-2 debut punch as you may find in rock history. Of course, in those 4 decades, Jackson's style and music changed significantly, as he moved from punk and new wave to jazz to Cole Porter  and beyond! One thing stayed the same during that time, however, namely the man on bass, the one and only Graham Maby! This IEM recording captures Jackson on tour in support of Fool, in Italy on March 23, 2019, 2 years ago today.

Joe Jackson - 1979-11-29 - London, UK (FM)

Joe Jackson 

1979-11-29 

Hatfield Polytechnic

London, UK 

FM Broadcast

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. Look Sharp!

03. Baby Stick Around

04. Sunday Papers

05. One More Time

06. Friday

07. It's Different For Girls

08. Don't Wanna Be Like That

09. Happy Loving Couples

10. I'm The Man

11. Got The Time

12. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

13. Come On

Joe Jackson - 1979-11-29 - London, UK (FM)

1970s - #6: As I’ve mentioned in the past, in the Bible, you’ll find the Three Wise Men. In the bible of new wave music, you’ll find the Three Angry Young Men, Graham Parker, Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson. Jackson’s debut album, Look Sharp was released in the UK in January 1979, and then in the US, in April of that same year. Propelled by the single Is She really Going Out With Him, which climbed to #21 on the Billboard Charts, the album did even one better, reaching the #20 position. He released his 2nd album I’m The Man, on October 5, 1979 That disc would go to #22 on the Billboard charts. While not quite the one two punch of Elvis Costello’s first 2 albums (My Aim Is True and This Year's Model), Jackson’s debut and follow up discs made it clear he would be a musical force in the years to come.  This FM broadcast captures Joe about 6 weeks after the release of I'm The Man, in London, on November 29, 1979, 41 years ago today.

Joe Jackson - 2003-05-30 -Amsterrdam, Netherlands (FM)

Joe Jackson  
2003-05-30
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam, Netherlands
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Take It Like a Man
02. Awkward Age
03. Be My Number Two
04. Girl
05. Fairy Dust
06. Fools In Love
07. Love At First Light
08. Steppin' Out
09. Thugz 'r' Us
10. Sunday Papers
11. It's Different For Girls
12. I'm The Man
13. Is She Really Going Out With Him

Joe Jackson - 2003-05-30 - Amsterrdam, Netherlands (FM)

To be blunt, I was less than happy when the Angry Joe Jackson of the late 1970s and early 1980s became Sentimental Joe with the release of songs like Stepping Out. I missed the unhappy, growling punk rocker behind songs such as I’m the Man, One More Time and Is She Really Going Out With Him. In 2003, however, Jackson reunited with Graham Maby, David Houghton and Gary Sanford, his original backing band, for an album entitled Volume 4. While not the success his early albums were, Volume 4 was a welcome return to Jackson’s original rock roots. This soundboard recording captures Jackson on tour on May 30, 2003, 17 years ago today, just about 2 months after the release of Volume 4. Download this one to hear Joe reach back to his glory days just “one more time”.

Joe Jackson - 1979-04-21 - Bottom Line, NY (FM)

Joe Jackson

1979-04-21

Eearly Show

The Bottom Line

New York, NY

WNEW-FM broadcast

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. WNEW intro

02. One More Time

03. Pretty Girls

04. Look Sharp

05. Sunday Papers

06. Baby Stick Around

07. WNEW Station I.D.

08. ...a slight problem with the drums...

09. It's Different For Girls

10. Fools In Love

11. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

12. Happy Loving Couples > band introductions

13. I'm The Man

14. Throw It Away

15. WNEW break

16. Come On

17. WNEW break

18. Ain't That A Shame

19. WNEW outro and credits

Joe Jackson - 1979-04-21 - Bottom Line, NY (FM) 

Joe Jackson’s debut album, Look Sharp was released in the UK in January 1979, and then in the US, in April of that same year. Propelled by the single Is She really Going Out With Him, which climbed to #21 on the Billboard Charts, the album did even one better, reaching the #20 position. Jackson arrived in the US for his first tour at just about the same time the album hit record stores. This FM broadcast captures him during that tour at his first concert in New York City at the legendary Bottom Line on April 21, 1979, 41 years ago today. 

Joe Jackson - 1983-01-22 - Hitchin UK (FM)

Joe Jackson Band
1983-01-22
BBC Sight & Sound In Concert 1983
Regal Theatre
Hitchin, UK
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. BBC Intro
02. Radio
03. Another World
04. Sunday Papers
05. Look Sharp
06. Is She Really Going Out With Him?
07. Stepping Out
08. Slow Song

Joe Jackson - 1983-01-22 - Hitchin UK (FM)

In June 1982, Joe Jackson, the angry punk rocker, surprised fans and critics alike when he released the album Night and Day. The disc paid tribute to the wit and wisdom of Cole Porter, and was far more piano driven than earlier albums such as Look Sharp and I'm The Man. The album went to #4 on the US charts, making it his only album to crack the top 5. The single Stepping Out, reached #6, and earned Jackson Grammy Nominations for Record of The Year and Best Male Vocalist. This FM broadcast from Hitchin from January 22, 1983, 75 years ago today, captures Jackson on tour in support of the Night and Day album.

Joe Jackson - 1982-11-25 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

Joe Jackson

1982-11-25

Jamaica World Music Festival

Bob Marley Performing Arts Center

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Sunday Papers

02. Look Sharp

03. Look Sharp Part 2

04. Steppin Out

05. Got The Time

06. A Slow Song

07. Emcee Talking

08. I'm The Man

09. Emcee Talking

10. On Your Radio

Joe Jackson - 1982-11-25 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

I've been to 3 Joe Jackson concerts - in February 1980, in August 1980 and then in October 1982.  When I saw him that final time. he was in the midst of making the transition from angry punk rocker to a more mainstream artist. His album, Night and Day, released in June, was inspired by Cole Porter and featured, appropriately, more piano based tunes. The song Stepping Out became his only top 10 hit. This show from the World Music Festival on November 25, 1982, 37 years ago today, features that same transitional approach to his music.