- Rebellious Jukebox
- Like to Blow
- Futures and Pasts
- Various Times
- It’s the New Thing
- No Xmas for John Quays
- Stepping Out
- Frightened
- Psycho Mafia
- Mother-Sister
- Last Orders
- Crap Rap
- Repetition
- Industrial Estate
- Bingo Master’s Breakout
NOTES
58 minutes
Audience Recording
Murky audience affair with everything a sort of wall of sound and the bass adding some unnecessary overtones. Mark suffers the most from under recording. There is an annoying PA hum throughout.
Band is in fine fettle demonstrating a sort of abandoned glee. A pity then that this is such a poor capture.
Mark kicks things off by explaining that the band has had “equipment” problems and explaining that the band only has two amps. This might explain some of the sound problems.
Mark dedicates “No Xmas” to the “hippies round the corner, who should be here” and asks Marc to do a count-in. This is a particular fine version tonight as Mark seems to be channeling some disaffected soul or another. Mark advises the band really “got into it” at the end and advises that they will put things right with “Steppin’ Out”.
There is a bit of static before “Frightened” and I think there is some slowness in the tape at this point.
“Mother-Sister” has a particularly jaunty feel to it tonight – nicely off kilter – Mark advises its “about nothing….the words fit the music”. The rhythmic interplay here is pretty impressive. Probably the high light of the evening.
The rarely captured “Last Orders” adds some value to this record of the band. Its manically sloppy and crashes to a juddering halt. This is the last known recording of the track.
A magnificently prog-tastic “Repetition” starts with a snippet of “Crap-Rap” and is wonderfully intense and demanding.
A bit of a jape around the beginning of “Industrial Estate” leads to a great version.
Matters conclude with a venomous “Bingo” with audience participation and great “Frippery” from Bramah.
Aside from the duff sound this is a good gig and really captures the atmosphere.
First recorded performance of “No Xmas for John Quays”.