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Live and rare: "Bootleg" CD
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About this bootleg
2CD Japan. Released in 1998. Excellent sound. Source: Dutch radio. Taped by the KRO.
All tracks are attributed to a gig at the Vrijhof, Enschede, The Netherlands, on February 14, 1984. The Vrijhof is located at the campus of TH University, hence the byline John Cale with TH Twente Band. This is not correct. Enschede 1984 contains more tracks of the Vrijhof performance. The bootleg lp No Regrets was also culled for this performance.
Disc one: Heartbreak Hotel, Amsterdam and Riverbank recorded at a solo performance in Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands, February 8, 1983 (more on: Utrecht 1983-02-08).
Hedda Gabler, Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll, Eindhoven 1980-06-21, with Judy Nylon (vocals), Chris Thomas (keyboards), Jimmy Bain (bass), Ollie Halsall (guitar), Clyde Edwards (drums), Jeff Reynolds (trumpet) and Rudy Van Dyck (sax).
Caribbean Sunset is from a performance at the Werchter Festival, Belgium, 3 July 1983 (more on: Werchter 1983-07-03).
All other tracks: Vrijhof, Enschede, The Netherlands, on February 14, 1984.
Musicians on Disc 2:
John Cale: guitar, piano, vocals
Andy Heermans: bass
David Lichtenstein: drums
David Young: guitar
Setlist
CD1:
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Hedda Gabler
- Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll
- Amsterdam
- Riverbank
- Mercenaries (Ready For War)
- Caribbean Sunset
- Guts
- Praetorian Underground
CD2:
- Dead Or Alive
- Magazines
- Model Beirut Recital
- Dr. Mudd
- Leaving It Up To You
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Chinese Envoy
- I'm Waiting For The Man
- Paris 1919
- Hungry For Love
Remastered version
In 2007 a remastered version was circulated among traders. The Dutch announcer is Vincent van Engelen:
The volume of disc 2 turned out to be 5 dB lower than that of disc 1, so I fixed it. Also, I completely redid the track splits. Other than that, there has been no manipulation of this excellent sounding set of recordings made by Dutch radio in the early eighties and compiled for a broadcast on KRO's Rocktempel in 1984.
Setlist
CD1:
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Dutch announcer
- Hedda Gabler
- Dirty Ass Rock 'n' Roll
- Dutch announcer
- Amsterdam
- Riverbank
- Dutch announcer
- Mercenaries (Ready For War)
- Dutch announcer
- Caribbean Sunset
- Guts
- Praetorian Underground
CD2:
- Dead Or Alive
- Magazines
- Model Beirut Recital
- Dutch announcer
- Dr. Mudd
- Leaving It Up To You
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Chinese Envoy
- introductions
- I'm Waiting For The Man
- Paris 1919
- Hungry For Love