Worcester, MA, 4/4/73 is an album by the
country rock band the
New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live at
Clark University in
Worcester, Massachusetts on April 4, 1973. It was released on May 20, 2003. It was the first of a series of albums that were released on the Kufala Recordings label in the 2000s and that contain complete New Riders concerts recorded in the 1970s.[3]
Two members of the
Grateful Dead sat in with the New Riders at the Worcester concert.
Keith Godchaux played piano for the entire show, and
Donna Jean Godchaux sang lead vocals on the
Loretta Lynn song "You Ain't Woman Enough", and backing vocals on the ballad "
Long Black Veil".[4][5] The New Riders played nineteen original songs and six covers, a total of almost two hours of music.
Recording and sound quality
According to a statement on the back cover, the CD "was mastered directly from the original half track analog reel to reel tapes, recorded at 7.5 ips. While capturing the band at a fine point in time, the 30-year-old tapes may at certain points exhibit some imperfections due to the ravages of time."