Friday 22 February 2008

Gary Numan - Sydney (31.05.80)


Gary Anthony James Webb, Valerian, Tubeway Army or Gary Numan (take your pick) will be 50 years old on 08 March. He's still touring, albeit with a darker sound. Here's a short set from his synth / new wave / electropop period. It was recorded at The Capitol Theatre in Sydney on 31 May 1980 and recently broadcast on Australian radio station JJJ, hence the occasional announcer interruptions. Excellent sound quality - 37 minutes at 192kbps.
Recommended listening: Replicas + The Pleasure Principle, released within a few months of each other in 1979.
A remastered and expanded version of Replicas is released in the UK on 25/02/2008.
Enjoy.

Tracks

01 I Nearly Married A Human
02 Airlane
03 Me, I Disconnect From You
04 M.E.
05 Films
06 We Are So Fragile
07 Are 'Friends' Electric?
08 Replicas
09 Cars
10 I Die: You Die

 

Tuesday 5 February 2008

The Housemartins - Glastonbury (22.06.86)

At 12 noon on Sunday 22 June 1986, The Housemartins were the opening act on Stage One of Glastonbury CND Festival. This was the third and final day of a musicfest which included the likes of That Petrol Emotion, The Waterboys, The Pogues, Psychedelic Furs, The Go-Betweens, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, The Cure, Half Man Half Biscuit, Madness, Microdisney and The Mighty Lemon Drops.
This appears to be a very good audience recording. It has been fully tagged and mastered. Only 9 tracks, but this is the full set.
Enjoy.

Tracks

01 Think For A Minute
02 Heaven Help Us All
03 Over There
04 Sheep
05 We're Not Deep
06 Anxious
07 Me And The Farmer
08 Happy Hour
09 I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)