Peter Stone Brown Demos : A (B+/A)
These are demos from various Peter Stone Brown sessions ranging from '82 to '95. There are interesting outtakes here (Not Gonna Be All Right, for example) and interesting alternate versions of songs which made it onto Peter's album Up Against It (You Don't Have To Close The Door with a duet and Insignificant with a band, for example).

07/82 Linden Studios, Ambler, Pennsylvania:
1. Long Way
2. Jamaica Plain
3. You Don't Have To Close The Door
4. Man In Hiding

85 East Side Studios, Manayunk, Pennsylvania:
5. Nights Of Iron

85 Almeda Studios, Broomall, Pennsylvania:
6. You Didn't Know

01/88 Invisible Sound, Baltimore, Maryland:
7. Say Yes
8. What Do I Do?
9. You Don't Have To Close The Door (sung with Donna Jay)
10. Where Were We?
11. When You Were With Me (Peter Stone Brown on slide guitar)

06/94 and 02/95 Invisible Sound, Baltimore, Maryland:
12. Lonesome Surprise
13. I Don't Understand
14. Insignificant
15. Not Gonna Be All Right (Peter Stone Brown on lead guitar)

- Tracks 1-4 feature Ray DiSilvis on guitaar, Gary Dillon on guitar and pedal steel, Dave Kannerstein on piano, Bob Woods on bass, and Turk McFadden on drums
- Tracks 5-6 feature The Others: Tony Milllett on bass and vocal, Andy Foy on guitar, and Bob Bergstresser on drums
- Tracks 7-11 feature The Others (Version 3): Bob Jay on lead and rhythm guitars, Jake Kurdsjuk on bass, vocal, 12-string guitar, and organ, and Pat Gilson on drums
- Tracks 12-15 feature The Fumblers: Dan MMontgomery on guitar, Paul Fredrickson on bass, and Mike Vogelmann on drums

12/02/00 Fergie's Pub, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : A- (B+/A-)
Peter Stone Brown plays this show on the electric guitar with Jim Fogarty & The Tonebenders, which includes an electric guitar, bass, and drums. The only real problem with this recording is that Peter's voice unfortunately isn't as upfront as one would hope for. The band is very talented (Jim's guitar playing is very talented - check out Rockabilly Guy, Tombstone Blues, and You Don't Have To Close The Door) as they stick mainly to Peter's album songs (except for Wyoming and Bob Dylan's Tombstone Blues).

1. Up Against It
2. You're Not There
3. Say Yes
4. Matter Of The Heart
5. Rockabilly Guy
6. Before I Go
7. Tombstone Blues - written by Bob Dylan
8. Walking In My Sleep
9. Wyoming
10. You Don't Have To Close The Door
11. Waiting For You

05/11/01 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : A- (A/A-)
This show has Peter Stone Brown on acoustic guitar with Larry Broido on electric lead guitar. Sold My Soul To Heaven and Farewell Angelina are both great.

1. Can We Forget The Past
2. You're Not There
3. Every Now And Then
4. Wyoming
5. Sold My Soul To Heaven
6. Farewell Angelina - written by Bob Dylan
7. Matter Of The Heart

06/14/01 Tobacco Road, New York City, New York ("Tobacco Road") : A- (A-/A-)
Peter Stone Brown is a wonderful musician. In this concert he has teamed up with a great guitarist named Larry Broido, who plays the electric guitar while Peter plays the acoustic guitar and this works extremely well. Peter's vocals are very soothing at times, and his phrasing is very good. He opens this show with three wonderful cover songs, including a Bob Dylan cover. The other covers are also great, as is his original material. The only problem is that his voice isn't as upfront as one would hope.

Disc 1:
1. Roll On Buddy - written by unknown (traditional) - small gap at end
2. Lonesome Whistle Blues - written by Hank Williams - volume is quieter than on first track (rest of show is at this new volume)
3. Sweetheart Like You - written by Bob Dylan
4. Man In Hiding
5. What Do I Do?
6. Here On Earth
7. Matter Of The Heart
8. You're Not There
9. Mystery Mountain
10. Farewell Angelina - written by Bob Dylan
11. Before I Go
12. Every Now And Then
13. Where Were We?
14. Waiting For You

Disc 2:
1. Up Against It
2. Insignificant
3. Walking In My Sleep
4. Intro to next song
5. Wild Mountain Thyme - written by unknown (traditional)
6. Sold My Soul
7. Wyoming - sound shifts to right speaker at 4:35
8. Lonesome Surprise
9. You Don't Have To Close The Door
10. Say Yes
11. When You Were With Me

09/23/01 Sidewalk Café, New York City, New York : A- (A-/A-)
Unfortunately, there's some distortion in the right speaker when the volume gets loud. This is a great show: in New York City only 12 days after September 11. This show features Peter Stone Brown on acoustic guitar and Larry Broido on lead electric guitar.

1. Pastures Of Plenty - written by Woody Guthrie - sound becomes loud at 0:19
2. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) - written by Bob Dylan
3. New Ice Age - written by Tony Brown
4. Here On Earth
5. Mystery Mountain
6. Could It Be?
7. Walking In My Sleep
8. Every Now And Then - volume gets a bit quieter at 0:44
9. Waiting For You
10. When You Were With Me

10/10/01 Sidewalk Cafe, New York City, New York : B+ (A-/B+)
This show has Peter on acoustic guitar and Larry on electric. It's an all-around good show.

1. Up Against It
2. You Don't Have To Close The Door
3. Mystery Mountain
4. Matter Of The Heart
5. Every Now And Then
6. Wyoming
7. Sold My Soul To Heaven
8. Farewell Angelina - written by Bob Dylan
9. When You Were With Me
10. Here On Earth

11/23/01 Baggott Inn, New York City, New York : A- (A-/A-)
This show features Peter Stone Brown solo acoustic. It has three interesting cover songs: Golden Vanity, As I Went Out One Morning, and Moonlight. The start of You Don't Have To Close The Door is very interesting (a picked intro lasts about a minute). This is another great show.

1. Up Against It
2. I Don't Understand
3. Long Way
4. Temporarily Blind / You Didn't Know
5. Not Gonna Be All Right
6. Golden Vanity - written by unknown (traditional)
7. As I Went Out One Morning - written by Bob Dylan
8. You Don't Have To Close The Door
9. Moonlight - written by Bob Dylan
10. Waiting For You
11. Here On Earth

01/27/02 Sidewalk Café, New York City, New York ("Sidewalk Blues Again") : A (A/A)
At this show, Peter Stone Brown plays on acoustic guitar and acoustic slide guitar, and Bob Nichols plays harmonica on some songs. Many of the songs are Peter Stone Brown singing solo acoustic. One of the highlights is a very impassioned Here On Earth. There are then three bonus tracks from Peter's house (which are, of course, in superb sound quality and are great performances).

Disc 1:
1. Shelter From The Storm (solo acoustic) (Peter Stone Brown on acoustic slide guitar) - written by Bob Dylan
2. Can't See What's Comin' (Bob Nichols on harmonica) (Peter Stone Brown on acoustic slide guitar)
3. Dink's Song (Bob Nichols on harmonica) (Peter Stone Brown on acoustic slide guitar) - written by unknown (traditional)
4. Long Way (Bob Nichols on harmonica) - a bit of distortion in the right speaker when the volume's loud
5. Up Against It (Bob Nichols on harmonica)
6. Not Long After Midnight (solo acoustic)
7. Rockabilly Guy (solo acoustic)
8. What Do I Do? (solo acoustic)
9. Here On Earth (solo acoustic)

filler:
10. Can't See What's Comin' (solo acoustic) (Peter Stone Brown on acoustic slide guitar)
11. Dink's Song (solo acoustic) (Peter Stone Brown on acoustic slide guitar) - written by unknown (traditional)
12. Shelter From The Storm (solo acoustic) (Peter Stone Brown on acoustic slide guitar) - written by Bob Dylan

- Tracks 10-12 are from 09/12/01 Peter Stoone Brown's home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania