Tunnel
Powder Keg
The Chiselers
He Pep!
Oleano
Pearl City
Behind the Counter
The Coliseum
Das Vultur Ans Ein Nutter-Wain
Feeling Numb
Stay Away (Old White Train)
Spinetrak
Cheetham Hill
Das Vultur Ans Ein Nutter-Wain (again)
Don’t Call Me Darling
Birthday
The Joke
L.A.

NOTES
Final performances of Tunnel, The Coliseum and Stay Away (Old White Train).

An oddity this one. Middling audience capture deep from the echoing bowels of the Hacienda. Group plays a blistering 75 minute set and still certain audience members howl baleful insults throughout and boo at the end. Some odd clattering in parts and group a tad distant.

An indication of how difficult a year 1996 would become is demonstrated by an oft absent Smithy. Notwithstanding this the playing is strong throughout. For no readily apparent reason “Vultur” is played twice. A little inchoate performance wise best describes it with Brix basically taking the lead for a lot of gig. When MES is present he is in fine form.

Stay Away is done as a sort of mutant duo with Karl in sub- J Cash drawl and MES interjecting sparingly – Brix provides most of the vocals.

Brix asks Lucy where she is in an attempt to get her on stage to sing Birthday which is a hard rock version with limited MES at the closing.

The Joke is uniquely different in form and structure.

A challenging listen but a fine set.