Lifted from cassettes many moons ago. Chris Lowe was a DJ on Signal Radio in Stoke who if I recall was sacked for featuring too much Stranglers material on his playlists!
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-yxn2NJ3KoJ
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-Ctt0cjmUbl
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Feargal Sharkey 'Interview' Flexipop July 1981
Before Feargal was up to the top of his waders in shite on his worthy and welcomed crusade to free our rivers and waterways of poo, he was a great frontman with The Undertones... not that you didn't know that!
Here's one of those bitesize 'star chats' from the page of Flexipop from the Summer of 1981.
The Undertones Alabamahalle Munich 30th September 1981
Here's one that I came across when recently sorting through a mass of unlabelled discs. This proshot TV gig was new to me and it's really rather good. This is from around the time of 'The Positive Touch' tour of 1981, the band's third studio album. Clearly the band were looking to shed the parka image at this point and change the sound of the band and whilst at the time and in the years that followed I was focused on the first two albums what came after was OK, some of it very good in fact. 'Crisis of Mine' is particularly worthy of praise and the band must rate it too since it features in their sets to this day.
Disc Image: https://we.tl/t-MFPMZtdLi4
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-KbEuvQEZti
Sunday 3 November 2024
The Damned John Anson Theater Hollywood CA 21st October 1988
Here's the first night that the band played in Hollywood.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-vCkKXJIO3i
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-vw2j3sSio4
The Damned John Anson Theater Hollywood CA 22nd October 1988 (TFTLTYTD #15)
This was the second of theree nights that The Damned played at the John Anson Ford Theater in Hollywood back in 1988. Once again, the set is rather experimental with a handful of Rock 'n' Roll/Garage covers thrown in. The first, 'You Must Be A Witch' was by sixties Garage band, The Lollipop Shoppe. The track later appeared on one of the noted 'Pebbles' compilation LPs which I guess is how it probably came to the band's notice. 'Cathouse' is a Danielle Dax cover and the origins of 'Tonight' I do not know. Of course, 'Johnny Remember Me' and 'Fever' are both very well known.
Support on these dates was provided by Sham 69.
This post is dedicated to bass player, Bryn Merrick who was with the band for much of the 1980's having replaced Paul Gray in 1983. Bryn succumbed to cancer in 2015 at the age of just 56.
The cover photos and ad are from the Unofficial damned Nonsence Facebook page.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-QNxQhyeGoH
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-TNQBBTKaDc
Big Country Audley End Saffron Walden Essex 11th August 2022
Audley End house is a huge country pile not so far from where I live. Originally the site of a Benedictine priory, it became an aristocratic family seat after the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. Now in the hands of English Heritage the site combines history and entertainment as a means of funding the upkeep of the house and gardens. In this Audley End is not alone. In recent years stately homes, forests and even racecourses have doubled up as high end gig venues. The bills for these summer events (the UK climate dictates that these events only occur in the summer months!) tend to be filled with bands that had their greatest sucesses in the 1980's, which makes sense when the organisers are looking to draw in an audience who can drive to the venue with family and friends. I have no real problem with this as a revenue stream if it contributes to keeping historic buildings and forests standing, but that said this set up is not for me... and its not just because I can't abide Simple Minds!
Soft Cell have recently played these events, and I love Soft Cell. Unfortunately, my Soft Cell is the sleaze sodden, drug fuelled car crash of a band of 'The Art of Falling Apart' era rather than the Radio 2 friendly electro-pop duo that your Gran would tap her toes to. What I am trying to convey is my disdain such 'Picnic in the Park' type affairs which sets designed to appeal to the most casual of gig goers.
Here, I can already hear cries of 'What about The Stranglers playing castles'. Point taken, but having been to the Caerphilly gig, the atmosphere was not much different to a normal Stranglers gig and I guess that this is due to the fact that the bill sets to tone, support coming in the form of Ruts DC in this case. I imagine the same will be true of Warwick and Lincoln.
Anyway, at the Audley End event Big Country were providing support for Simple Minds, this date forming part of a bigger 40th Anniversary tour. I am not a big fan of Big Country (although they have never provoked me in the way Simle Minds do!). I fully understand why they (BC) are as popular as they are, and I appreciate how loved Stuart Adamson was, especially in Scotland. So here they are... and who should pop up.... Jobbo! So I give you 'Skid Country' or perhaps 'Big Skid' (no perhaps not!).
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-GRcihQmXnP
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-9v0bhcxqZA
Het Depot Leuven 20th October 2024
And here's another from the recently concluded European tour. Many thanks to a site contributor for the kind share of the files. Cheers.
MP3 (as received): https://we.tl/t-vze0hMiElA
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-fMbbZHpdLV
01. Intro
02. Toiler On The Sea
03. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
04. Duchess
05. The Raven
06. Nice ‘N’ Sleazy
07. Sweden (All Quiet On The Eastern Front)
08. Just Like Nothing On Earth
09. Princess Of The Streets
10. Water
11. Don’t Bring Harry
12. Ships That Pass In The Night
13. Breathe
14. Peaches
15. Golden Brown
16. Always The Sun
17. Genetix
18. White Stallion
19. Walk On By
20. Hanging Around
21. Tank
22. JJ Burnel
23. Go Buddy Go
24. No More Heroes
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