Saturday, 27 September, 1980 – Tatton Community Centre, Chorley, England

  1. The N.W.R.A.
  2. That Man
  3. Totally Wired
  4. Your Heart Out
  5. Pay Your Rates
  6. A Figure Walks
  7. The Container Drivers
  8. In The Park
  9. English Scheme
  10. How I Wrote Elastic Man
  11. New Puritan
  12. Gramme Friday

NOTES

Barely tolerable audience audio beset as it is with constant audience chatter throughout – albeit on a subliminal level – which is damn annoying as it burbles away continuously.

For some reason Mr Smith does not connect with his audience at all and there is some sort of ongoing rancour between the singer and his listeners. Odd really given that the response is generally positive.

A tidy but short set with all material played well, in fact a good gig apart from the recording. Worth it for the blistering canter through “Pay Your Rates”.

First existing (and maybe first ever?) live performances of Container Drivers and In The Park.