John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend - John Cale

Live and rare: "Bootleg" LP

Reise Ans Ende Der Nacht

Reise Ans Ende Der Nacht

About this bootleg LP

Double album. Released in 1985. Shelter LP601 (601 377 / LC 0116 - Germany) Produced by Thomas Jerome Newton and Baal for Broken Hopes Project.
Matrix #: CAL - 1 / CAL - 2 / CAL - 3 / CAL 4

Fragmented and erratic track listing. Cover consists of an illustrated page in German of Celine's novel Voyage Au Bout de La Nuit.

1: 1979 Ciardis Studio with David Bowie? / 2: live 197? / 3: live 197? / 4: live 198? / 5: live 198? / 6: live 198? / 7: live 198? / 8-10: live 198?, spoken interlude of Waiting For The man / 11: spring 1974, early demo with Brian Eno (?) / 12: live 1986? with Nico (who sings Tananore in between, a '85 song, or Live At Rond Point, Marseille, march 3, 1975) / 13: Nico, live 12/8/1981, New York / 14: Lou Reed & The Everyman Band, 1980, one of two songs recorded for a full length cartoon, "Rock 'n' Rule", released 1983 / 15: live 198? / 16-17: live 198? / 18-19: live 198? / 20: live 198?, a joke, followed by a false start of Fear / 21-22: live 198? / 23: live 198? / 24: live 198? / 25: 1985, alternate studio outtake / 26: live 198?.

Special thanks: Bert Timmermans and GHary Fox for sending lots of info about his bootleg. Thanks: Konrad Garbal for additional info.

Side A: 1. I've Nothing More To Destroy (3:40) / 2. Honi Soit/Cry Like A Pony (3:46) / 3. Baby Candy (6:19) / 4. Wednesday (10:54).

Side B: 5. Mandela Tribute (0:38) / 6. Looking For A Friend (1:40) / 7. Where Have You Been, My Only Love (3:40) / 8. Augustus Pinochet 1st Take (3:09) / 9. 2nd Take (2:35) / 10. 3rd Take (3:52) / 11. Heartbreak Hotel (4:23) / 12. The Jeweller (6:25).

Side C: 13. New York, New York (2:49) / 14. My Name Is Mok (2:59) / 15. Hedda Gabler (1:07) / 16. Oh La La Pablo Picasso (7:00) / 17. Oh La La > Autobiography (10:33).

Side D: 18. Dying On The Vine (2:00) / 19. Autobiography > Oh La La (9:34) / 20. Streets Of Laredo (3:10) / 21. Heartbreak Hotel (2:19) / 22. Satellite Walk (4:41) / 23. Satellite Walk (6:12).

Side 1:

  1. I've Nothing More To Destroy (piano solo)
  2. unknown ("Ride The Pony") / Honi Soit* / Pablo Picasso*
  3. unknown ("Baby's Gone")
  4. unknown ("Live Long")

Side 2:

  1. unknown* ("South African")
  2. Streets Of Laredo* / Leaving It Up To You*
  3. unknown ("Something's Gone Wrong")
  4. Augustus Pinochet #1*
  5. Augustus Pinochet #2*
  6. Augustus Pinochet #3*
  7. Heartbreak Hotel
  8. The Jeweller

Side 3:

  1. New York, New York
  2. My Name Is Mok
  3. Hedda Gabler* / Fear Is A Man's Best Friend*
  4. Ooh La La* / Love Me Two Times*
  5. Pablo Picasso/ Autobiography* / Love Me Two Times*
  6. Ooh La La
  7. Autobiography / Evidence*

Side 4:

  1. The Bear / Fear Is A Man's Best Friend* / Dying On The Vine*
  2. Autobiography
  3. Ooh La La/ Evidence*
  4. Streets Of Laredo/ Dr. Mudd*
  5. Heartbreak Hotel
  6. Satellite Walk
  7. Satellite Walk (live)

Note:
an * indicates an excerpt of the song

Another intepreastaion of what is on this album:

  1. I Have Nothing More To Destroy (1974 VPRO Dutch Radio Session)
  2. Honi Soit-Ride The Pony (Channel Boston May 9 1981)
  3. Candy Store (Channel Boston May 9 1981)
  4. Four More Years (Detroit Masonic 9 November 1984)
  5. South Africa Rap (Frankfurt Batschkapp 28 October 1985)
  6. Street Of Laredo*/Leaving It Up To You* (Live Autumn 1984)
  7. Somethings Gone Wrong (Mannheim Capitol Nov 11th 1985)
  8. I'm Waiting For The Man* (Live October 1984)
  9. I'm Waiting For The Man* (Live October 1984)
  10. I'm Waiting For The Man* (Live October 1984)
  11. Heartbreak Hotel (1974 VPRO Dutch Radio Session)
  12. The Jeweller (Marseille Rond Point France 12 April 1975)
  13. New York New York** Nico (Not Cale)
  14. My Name Is Mok** (Not Cale)
  15. Hedda Gabbler*/Fear* (Live 1984)
  16. Ooh La La/Pablo Picasso* (Live 1984)
  17. Ooh La La (Live Autumn 1984)
  18. Autobiography/Evidence* (Autumn 1984)
  19. Russian Bear Joke/Fear*/Dying On The Vine* (Mannheim Capitol Nov 11th 1985)
  20. Streets Of Laredo** (Rockpalast 84 Officially Released)
  21. Heartbreak Hotel** (Rockpalast 84 Officially Released)
  22. Autobiography (Live 1984)
  23. Ooh La La/Evidence* (Live 1984)
  24. Satellite Walk* Remix ( Officially Released 12" Single Mix)
  25. Satellite Walk (Live 1985)

Note:
an * indicates an excerpt of the song


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