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One of Barbra's performances at the hungry i was recorded. The sound is very professional (not an audience recording). Barbra's hungry i show was released in the mid-80's on the Bel Canto record label. |
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Later, an abridged version was released on CD by a German label and titled "The Beginning Period".
Neither were complete. The German release cut out most of Barbra's in-between-song patter and rearranged the order of the songs. Both recordings deleted "Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf" and the orchestra reprises. |
Hear Barbra's excellent version of "Big Bad Wolf" [3.3 MB]:
The complete show is listed below. Not listed are the wonderful asides by Barbra and a hilarious introduction of the band. (When introducing band member Benny Bach, Barbra jests, "His name is Benny. And he doesn't." The mostly gay audience howls.)
Listen to a sample:
First Show |
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Second Show |
| Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home |
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My Name Is Barbara |
| Keepin' Out of Mischief Now |
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Much More |
| My Coloring Book |
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My Honey's Lovin' Arms |
| Cry Me A River |
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I Hate Music |
| Monologue/Value |
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Right As The Rain |
| Lover, Come Back To Me |
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When The Sun Comes Out |
| Have I Stayed Too Long At The Fair |
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Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf |
| Like A Straw In The Wind |
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Down With Love |
| Straw in the Wind (Orchestra Reprise) |
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Soon It's Gonna Rain |
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Happy Days Are Here Again |
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Happy Days Orchestra Reprise/Monolgue |
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Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered) |
The following is excerpted from Guy Vespoint's excellent article on the hungry i recording from All About Barbra magazine number 37:
"Reese Hamel, who was a recording engineer, started doing some recordings at the hungry i," guitarist Eddie Duran told Rafe Chase in a recent interview. One of the first in the Bay Area capable of first-rate remote stereo recording, Hamel offered to tape a couple of sets during one evening of Streisand's 1963 appearance at the legendary San Francisco night spot. "He had a Volkswagen bus and had all his equipment in it, had it all set up and would just lead cables from the bus to the back of the hungry i and into the room." With her notoriety virtually guaranteed to mushroom in the ensuing months, it was speculated that a live recording could potentially augment her Columbia catalogue should her activities (namely her imminent involvement in Funny Girl ) preclude the scheduling of studio-derived product ... Barbra works with a quartet comprised mostly of local musicians, the exception being pianist/arranger Peter Daniels who had been her accompanist since 1960 at the Bon Soir. The other musicians, who provide able support, include guitarist Eddie Duran, his brother Carlos on bass and Master Sounds drummer Benny Barth.
Columbia Records/Streisand pursued legal action against Bel Canto for releasing the rare Streisand performance.
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