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Sting 07/27/88
Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Set I
Someone To Watch Over Me> Sister Moon, Lazarus Heart> Too Much Information, Englishman in New York, Rock Steady, Straight to my Heart, Tempted, One World (Not Three), If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free), Bring on the Night> When the World is Running You Down, Lonely House, the Idiot Bastard Song, I Don't Wanna Be, LA Promise
Set II
Branford&Kenny Instrumental, They Dance Alone, Consider Me Gone, King of Pain, Be Still My Beating Heart> Walking in your Footsteps> Fragile> Little Wing, the Secret Marriage, Don't Stand So Close To Me, Mack the Knife, Cario Mie Bien, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Home on the Range, Every Breath You Take
Set III
 
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Delmar Brown (keyboards, vocals)
Jeffrey Lee Campbell (guitar)
Mino Cinelu (percussion)
Kenny Kirkland (keyboards)
James Taylor "JT" Lewis (drums)
Branford Marsalis (saxophone)
Dolette McDonald (vocals)
Sting (vocals, guitar, synclavier)
Tracy Ann Wornworth (bass)

"The Art of the Heart"; supposedly recorded for official release
Last Changed By Hamilton, Greg & Diana
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MB (1/5) CDR / 3 A View  
Greg (1/5) Audio CDR / 3 A View  
Notes: This is my 600th show and it is something very special. The liberated boot "Art Of The Heart" (Red Phantom RPBX 009/010/011), supposedly recorded for official release. The show occurred during the ?Nothing Like The Sun? tour, but was something quite unique. The normal NLTS shows were lasting about 130 minutes and were being performed only in huge stadiums or at special summer festivals. Just once, in a very small theatre in the heart of California, Sting made an exception. For 3,000 people only. The concert was played at the end of July, 1988, while Sting was again crossing the United States for the second part of the tour. 3000 people, all invited guests (no tickets were sold) saw an amazing three hour show. During the NLTS tour Sting changed the set list nearly every night. In addition, in Europe Sting also liked to perform at least one song in the language of the country he was performing. That night in California he played all those tunes, tracks in Spanish, French and German, as well as the complete program he had prepared for the new tour. There were also lots of covers, including Frank Zappa's ?The Idiot Bastard Son?. To date this is still believed to be the longest show of Sting?s entire career. Even some members of the band had the chance to perform some of their own material: Dolette McDonald, Delmar Brown, Kenny Kirkland and Branford Marsalis provided some very high quality moments. This is the complete recording, in full stereo, of that magical event, a "must" for any serious music aficionado (sorry Ed!) or Sting fan. The line up is: Sting (Guitar), Omar Hakim (Drums), Branford Marsalis (Tenor & Soprano Sax), Kenny Kirkland (Keys & Sax), Darryl Jones (Bass), Dolette McDonald (Vocals), Janice Pendarvis (Vocals), and Delmore Brown (Vocals). Thanks John
Bootsy (1/5) shn / 2 View  
rhett lieberman (1/5) / 3 View   DSBD>CD>DAT>CD
Notes: LIve album nver released....art of the heart
TSGarp (1/5) SHN / 2 A View  
Mike Glumb (1/4.8) Audio / 2 View   SBD Unk DAT 2
Bill Jagde (1/5) CDR / 3 A View   Sbd
Jim Donohue (1/5) shn / 2 A A+ View  
Notes: nice, (3) aud
Jack Straw (1/0) SHN / 2 View   SBD
Cory (1/5) CDR / 3 View   DSBD > DAT > Sony D8 > Montego II Plus > CD Wav
Notes: This show was originally recorded to be released under the title "Art of the Heart" -it never was.
Jose Wala Wala (1/0) CDR / 3 View  
Notes: Played every song performed during tour.
Howard (1/5) SHN / 2 View   sdb>>?>>dat>>CDR
Rob (1/0) CDR / 3 View   SBD
Notes: This was sort of a secret show. There was very short notice for this show. It was a private, invitation only, concert during the ...Nothing Like The Sun" World Tour The show which included a lot of covers, such as Frank Zappa's The Idiot Bastard Son. After the break Kenny and Branford performed Kenny's instrumental Blasphemy. To introduce Consider Me Gone, Sting told the audience: "I was singing this next song, I think in San Francisco last week and while I was singing it I couldn't help thinking of George Bush, so I want you to think about George as I sing this song." Bush was running for President for the Republicans and eventually won the election. Before Mackie Messer: "We just came from a tour of Europe. At this point of the show every night I come on and I do a song in the language of the country I was performing in. [..] It shows some kind of respect for the culture and the people you are playing to, and also they go fucking crazy when you do. So tonight, just for the fun of it I'm gonna do a song in German, a song in Italian, a song in French, and then I'm gonna play you what I play in the mid-west of America. You'll be surprised." Before Caro Mio Ben: "What I'm not gonna play here tonight is an awful version of the William Tell Ouverture which we fucked up in Switzerland. This song is Italian. You'll like this if you like pizza." There were serious plans to release (parts of) this show on a live album. Eventually this never came about, but a bootleg ("The Art Of The Heart") of the complete show was released in October 1992.
Chris J. (1/5) cdr / 3 View  
Notes: SBD - W/Branford M.!
Jake Oja (1/4) SHN / 2 View  
Scott Rosen (1/5) shn / 2 View  
Notes: DSBD (sdb>>?>>dat >>CDR>SHN)
Kindbuddy (1/5) CDR / 1 View   SBD
Notes: This is the whole show, I've got disc 3 of 3, which has the last 12 songs. Disc 1: Someone To Watch Over Me Sister Moon Intro/ The Lazarus Heart/ Too Much Information Englishman In New York Rock Steady Straight To My Heart Tempted One World If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Disc 2: Bring On The Night/ When The World Is Running Down Lonely House The Idiot Bastard Son (original by Frank Zappa) I Don't Wanna Be (performed by Dolette McDonald) The Promise (performed by Delmar Brown) Blasphemy (performed by Kenny Kirkland & Branford Marsalis) They Dance Alone Consider Me Gone King Of Pain Disc 3: Be Still My Beating Heart Walking In Your Footsteps Fragil/ Little Wing/ From Me To You The Secret Marriage Don't Stand So Close To Me Mackie Messer/ Mack The Knife Caro Mio Ben Ne Me Quitte Pas Home On The Range Every Breath You Take -In 1988 Sting had serious plans to release a live album of (parts of) the show recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on July 27, 1988. Eventually this never came about, but the COMPLETE recording surfaced on the bootleg "The Art Of The Heart" in October 1992
ajb237 (1/5) cdr / 3 A View  
Notes: very slight skip at track transitions; popping during King of Pain & Every Breath You Take
Colin Miller (1/0) shn / 2 A+ View  
Tibbs (1/5) shn / 2 a View  
Joe Zielinski (1/5) CD / 3 ex Ex- View   Los Angeles 1988
Notes: Los Angeles 1988, Watch Tower release, appears to be a copy of Art of the Heart
Raydawg (1/5) cdr / 3 A View  
Chris (1/4.3) cdr / 3 A- View  
Matt Bohlander (1/5) CDR / 3 A View   SBD
Joel Tenney (1/5) .SHN / 2 View  
John Banks (1/5) CDR / 3 A+ View  
Notes: The Art of the Heart
John VB (johnvan) (1/5) SHN / 2 View  
Cyndi (1/5) shn->wave / 3 A+ A+ View   SBD
Notes: Sting & Branford Marsalis The Art Of The Heart July 27, 1988 Wiltern Theater Los Angeles, CA Label:Red Phantom Catalogue number:RPBX 009/010/011 Source:SB Running time: 172 minutes CD1 Someone to Watch Over Me > Sister Moon The Lazurus Heart > Too Much Information Englishman in New York Rock Steady Straight to my Heart Tempted One World (Not Three) If You Love Someone (Set Them free) Bring on the Night > When the world is Running Down Lonely House The Idiot Bastard Son (by Frank Zappa) I Don't Want to Be (guest female singer) CD2 The Promise If You Love Someone (Set Them free) (Repeated Track) Bring on the Night - (cuts) (Repeated Track) --Set 2-- Intro > Blasphemy They Dance Alone Consider Me Gone King of Pain CD3 Be Still My Beating Heart> Walking in Your Footsteps Fragil> Guitar solo> Little Wing The Secret Marraige Don't Stand So Close to Me Mackie Messer/Mack The Knife Cario Mie Bien Ne Me Quitte Pas Home on the Range Every Breath You Take any song help send to [email protected] thanks to Dr.B.Fried for lending me his copies. conversion by mike lai I have edited this setlist from one I found on etree. I have included the first text file with the discs as well. Peace, Patrick Taber 1/30/02 peacethrumusic@alsovinezarathustra Attendance: 2,300; sellout. This was sort of a secret show. There was very short notice for this show. It was a private, invitation only, concert during the ...Nothing Like The Sun" World Tour The show which included a lot of covers, such as Frank Zappa's The Idiot Bastard Son. After the break Kenny and Branford performed Kenny's instrumental Blasphemy. To introduce Consider Me Gone, Sting told the audience: "I was singing this next song, I think in San Francisco last week and while I was singing it I couldn't help thinking of George Bush, so I want you to think about George as I sing this song." Bush was running for President for the Republicans and eventually won the election. Before Mackie Messer: "We just came from a tour of Europe. At this point of the show every night I come on and I do a song in the language of the country I was performing in. [..] It shows some kind of respect for the culture and the people you are playing to, and also they go fucking crazy when you do. So tonight, just for the fun of it I'm gonna do a song in German, a song in Italian, a song in French, and then I'm gonna play you what I play in the mid-west of America. You'll be surprised." Before Caro Mio Ben: "What I'm not gonna play here tonight is an awful version of the William Tell Ouverture which we fucked up in Switzerland. This song is Italian. You'll like this if you like pizza." There were serious plans to release (parts of) this show on a live album. Eventually this never came about, but a bootleg ("The Art Of The Heart") of the complete show was released in October 1992.
Brice Boyer (1/0) / 3 View  
Lee Wagner (1/0) cdr / 3 View   SBD - no other info