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On November 3, Wolfgang's Vault will be hosting a special event, liberating the largest simultaneous release of live concerts for download. They've branded it "Cracking the Vault Day" and shows from The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Miles Davis, and many others will be available for the first time ever.
But you don't have to wait until November to get in on the fun. With today's announcement of CVD, Wolfgang's Vault is launching a classic Stevie Ray Vaughan Show recorded in Philadelphia in 1983. They will follow this up with a release of his 1984 Austin show on Friday, and these two shows are just the beginning of what will be offered from Vaughan come November 3. In addition to the Vaughan concerts, Wolfgang's Vault will be early releasing several amazing concerts each week leading up to the "Cracking the Vault Day" event.
To help celebrate, we've been given a special treat to share with our readers. Scroll down and listen to the embedded audio clip of "Testify" from the Philadelphia concert then continue on to the Wolfgang's Vault site to download the concert or listen to other streaming audio clips.
Known as the site where live music lives, Wolfgang's Vault is the world's largest online archive dedicated to preserving concerts and vintage music. Launched in 2003, with a collection of music from famed promoter Bill Graham, the site as grown by leaps and bounds over the last six years. There is never a charge at Wolfgang's Vault and there is a free iPhone app for those who want to download the music to their iPhone.
