New Riders of the Purple Sage - Veneta, Oregon, 8/27/72 (2004)
Tracklist front / back album covers
"Truck Drivin' Man" (Terry Fell) – 2:56
"Rainbow" (John Dawson) – 3:40
"Lochinvar" (Dawson) – 4:51
"Groupie" (Dave Torbert) – 3:08
Stage Announcement – White Bird Tent – 2:08
"Whatcha Gonna Do" (Dawson) – 3:40
"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" (Max Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis) – 3:37
"Hello Mary Lou" (Gene Pitney) – 3:08
Stage Announcement – Field Tripping – 0:56
"Whiskey" (Dawson) – 3:52
Stage Announcement – Salt Tabs & Blue Acid – 1:35
"Runnin' Back to You" (Dawson) – 4:14
"I Don't Need No Doctor" (Jo Armstead, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 6:25
"Linda" (Dawson) – 5:21
"Louisiana Lady" (Dawson) – 3:56
"Last Lonely Eagle" (Dawson) – 6:07
"Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) – 10:38
New Riders of the Purple Sage Band Members / Musicians
Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar
John Dawson – rhythm guitar, vocals
Spencer Dryden – drums
David Nelson – lead guitar, vocals
Dave Torbert – bass guitar, vocals
Produced by Rob Bleetstein
Mixed and mastered by Stephen Barncard
16–track transfer by Jeffrey Norman
Recorded by Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor
Bus blotter art by Zane Kesey
Event photos from the film Sunshine Daydream courtesy of Canis Major / Sam Field
Stage announcements by Ken Babbs
Veneta, Oregon, 8/27/72 is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live on August 27, 1972, at the Springfield Creamery Benefit concert, at Temple Meadow, near Veneta, Oregon. It was released on September 21, 2004. It was the third complete New Riders concert that was recorded in the 1970s and released in the 2000s as an album on the Kufala Recordings label, and the only one to be released as one disc instead of two.
In 2020, the album was remixed and remastered, and retitled Field Trip. It was released on CD by Omnivore Recordings on April 24, 2020. It was released as a two-disc LP, in a limited edition of 1,500 copies, on August 29, 2020, in conjunction with Record Store Day.
