Here's a bit of Cornwell for a Sunday morning. An old but interesting acoustic set from Hugh. I have never been to The Swan, ot High Wycombe for that matter, so I cannot say anything about the venue other than that on this occasion it doesn't sound as though it is particularly full. That is a shame, because as I mentioned, both sets are good for different reasons.
When a band plays, do you ever wonder when they play a particular track whether you will ever hear that live again? It happens particularly on the release of a new album, when an artist, understandably, is keen to air their latest creation, but the following year it is gone, never to return. Look at this 2003 solo set and there are quite a few songs that you are never likely to hear again (especially now that Hugh seems to be more band orientated... so certain songs would be a mismatch wit the current set up). Songs like 'Henry Moore' and 'The Story of Harry Power' for example. Hearing the latter inspired me to track down Peter Carey's 'The True History of the Kelly Gang' which details Harry's life, this was in much the same way that The Stranglers got me reading around topics such as the Russian Revolution and the Spanish Civil war. Punk provided an education in many ways!
As for The Stranglers set, great to hear 'Sweden', 'Straighten Out' and 'Don't Bring Harry' (in the hands of Hugh rather than JJ)!
On the subject of earlyish Hugh material. Does anyone have a lossless version of his gig in Redhill a couple of weeks prior to this one (11th March 2003)? I have it but the second disc will not play. I mentioned it some years ago, but back then I was using adhesive CD labels which have years later rendered quite a few discs unplayable.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-ipQddKWSIj
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-2cu82qJnVx
