Friday, 22 May, 1987 – Town Hall, Cheltenham, England

  1. Shoulder Pads
  2. U.S. 80’s-90s
  3. Gut of the Quantifier
  4. Mark’ll Sink Us
  5. Hey! Luciani
  6. Haf Found Bormann
  7. Australians in Europe
  8. Terry Waite Sez
  9. Get a Hotel
  10. Guest Informant
  11. There’s a ghost in my house
  12. Bombast
  13. Twister
  14. Frenz
  15. Mr. Pharmacist
  16. Lucifer over Lancashire

NOTES

Total Gig = 72:21

Audience audio

Sound is a bit “back of the hall” but for all that very clear. Occasional non intrusive audience noise. Vocals a tad indistinct on occasions.

The only known recording  of “Twister”.

The final performance of “Haf Found Boorman”

The Fall, I guess, at their most prog-tastic from Rogers pre-taped piano laden orchestral score through to the material from “Hey” Luciani” which takes things away from the usual song format to theatrical production. It is of course interlaced with moments of pure pop madness with the self-deprecating “Shoulder Pads” kicking things off, and visitations from a ghost plus Messrs Waite, and Pharmacist.

Tracks 2 to 10 in the set however are a fantastic journey through the literal and lateral Smithy observations of the world.

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