Dominion Theatre London 27th February 1985

At the request of Ian, here is a full recording of the band during their mini residency at The Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road in old London Town during the Aural Sculpture tour.

The last two tracks 'Ships That Pass In The Night' and 'Thrown Away' are extra tracks from one of the two nights they played at the Birmingham Odeon a few nights before (if memory serves).

FLAC: http://we.tl/vo991N0DnB

Artwork is included in the above download.

01. Intro
02. Something Better Change
03. Nuclear Device
04. Uptown
05. Dead Ringer
06. No Mercy
07. Souls
08. Nice 'N' Sleazy
09. Let Me Down Easy
10. Midnight Summer Dream
11. European Female
12. Golden Brown
13. Strange Little Girl

01. Peaches
02. Death & Night & Blood
03. Threatened
04. Punch & Judy
05. Hanging Around
06. I Feel Like A Wog
07. Down In The Sewer
08. Nubiles (Cocktail Version)
09. The Raven
10. Ships That Pass In The Night
11. Thrown Away

The lights are going out all over Europe and I doubt we will see them go on again in our lifetime.

War memorial with candles

Castle Gardens, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

4th August 2014

'The lights are going out all over Europe and I doubt we will see them go on again in our lifetime.' So said Sir Edward Grey on 3rd August 1914, the evening before Britain declared war on Germany and a new terrifying era of mechanised warfare was unleashed across Europe and beyond.

Tonight in Bishops Stortford, many people of the town gathered in Castle Gardens at the base of the main war memorial to lay candles to mark this centennial event.

It was one hundred years ago, but the changes that 'The Great War' ushered in changed Britain massively and completely reshaped the lives of the population in ways that we are still feeling to this day.

Whilst there I had the bonus of having a brief chat with some veterans, one from the Korean war and one D-Day veteran.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

Buzzcocks The Last Night At The Electric Circus Manchester 2nd October 1977

Here's one from the archives of Dave Sez. In the autumn of 1977, The Electric Circus in Manchester closed it's doors. The venue, which as well as boasting the vilest wallpaper ever produced, played host to all of the major British punk bands of '76/'77 (and some American ones as well).

The final two gigs on 1st and 2nd October 1977 were recorded and a cuts from the bands that played over the two nights were released on a 10" album that went by the name of 'Short Circuit'. The album documents nicely the Manchester punk scene, featuring as it does, Buzzcocks, The Fall, The Drones, the mighty John Copper Clarke and a nascent Joy Division. Of the Buzzcocks set, 'Times Up' was featured. Here now is the full set from the closing night (2nd).

Thanks also to the original uploader.

MP3: http://we.tl/DmSNC9aRlE

Artwork: http://we.tl/gsLQeY4VIS

01. Fast Cars
02. Fiction Romance
03. Boredom
04. Sixteen
05. You Tear Me Up
06. Orgasm Addict
07. Moving Away From The Pulsebeat
08. Love Battery
09. Time's Up

Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltry BBC Radio 2 30th June 2014

Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltry

Royal Albert Hall, London

26th March 2014

Here is a little gem of a recording from a recent Radio 2 show hosted by Paul Jones, featuring tracks from a Wilko solo set, followed by a set from the Teenage Cancer Trust concert at the Royal Albert Hall, when Wilko shared the stage with Roger Daltry.

FLAC: http://we.tl/hGksfGCsCS

Shepherds Bush Empire
25th February 2014

01. Paul Jones Intro
02. All Right
03. Barbed Wire Blues
04. The More I Give
05. Dr. Dupree
06. When I'm Gone
07. Roxette

08. Roger Daltrey Interview

Royal Albert Hall
26th March 2014

09. Going Back Home
10. I Keep It To Myself
11. Keep On Loving You
12. Sneakin' Suspicion
13. All Through The City

Destination Borneo

Rudi Andrews

24th July 2014

It seems like an age in the planning, but finally the day arrived when our intrepid 'little' explorer headed off to Borneo for a month. His mum almost made it back to the car before losing it!

Just to say once more a very big thank you to all those people who generously contributed to his cause!

The Jam Palais D'Hiver Lyon 30th April 1982

Here's a late career gig from Lyon in 1982. To my ears it showcases the wide stylistic diversity that The Jam squeezed into their five years as a prominent act.

I will dig something out from the 'Setting Sons' period over the weekend, but The Jam in any period stand up well!

FLAC: http://we.tl/FJQlJ8HIM8

Artwork: http://we.tl/BJvmD9jsHZ

01. The Eton Rifles

02. Running On The Spot

03. The Great Depression

04. Happy Together

05. Pretty Green

06. Just Who Is The Five O'clock Hero

07. Ghosts

08. In The Crowd

09. A Town Called Malice

10. The Dreams Of Children

11. That's Entertainment

12. Tales From The Riverbank

13. Precious

14. Move On Up

15. David Watts

16. Boy About Town

17. Private Hell

18. Trans Global Express

19. Circus

20. Pity Poor Alfie/Fever

21. Funeral Pyre

22. The Butterfly Collector

23. The Gift

Setting Sons 35th Anniversary Dates (From The Jam)

Mmmmm, picked this flyer up a while back and I am undecided about whether to take the trip to Cambridge or not. The decision would be much easier if Rick were still in the ranks, but with just Bruce I don't know.

Last week, whilst on our St Albans and Reading travels, Owen and I ran through this album a couple of times. We both are in agreement that it is incredible, a brilliantly crafted album from a band at the peak of their creativity.

Now in a Jam mood, a later boot from the band will be posted shortly.