• RADIO: METRO RADIO, JAN 1980 on the 2 BOOTLEG CDR: HALF MOON, PUTNEY, 80

Kevin Coyne with Bob Ward [?] (acoustic guitar).

 

Mrs. Hooley Go Home 5:50

So Strange 3:45 [very close to the BEAUTIFUL EXTREMES version but different]

Juliet and Mark 3:51

Pointing the Finger 3:11

Karate King 4:21

Nice acoustic session with an early Pointing the Finger with extra lyrics. But the sound is not too good.

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: MIDLAND THEATRE GROUP, NOTTIGHAM, JAN 21 1980 "PINKY" Image

a.k.a. POETRY READING MIDDLAND HOTEL DARBY
Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

Kevin Coyne reads poetry and sings 2 songs, with Bob Ward (special effects on electric guitar).

 

December Chant 18:22  [unreleased poem]

The Inevitable 3:18  [unreleased poem]
City Black 5:11  [unreleased poem]

Juliet And Mark (KC/BW) 5:19

The Edge 11:13 [unreleased poem]

The Idiot 3:25  [unreleased poem]

Happy Tunes 9:58 [unreleased poem]

Memory Lane 12:01 [unreleased]

1:08:47

Incredible! It sounds like Case History #2 plus disc 2 of Sanity Stomp. Great guitar by Bob Ward too.
The first version had a bad sound, then a much better sounding version surfaced in April 2007, called POETRY READING MIDDLAND HOTEL DARBY(a bit shorter: 53:07mn long, incomplete last song), thanks to Dave and Uwe for this.

 

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: BATTERSEA TOWN HALL "GRAND GALA" a.k.a. CHASING RAINBOWS Image

Recorded live at the Town Hall, Battersea (UK), Jan 30 1980 in support of the show to save Battersea Arts Center. Sound OK.

Bombers 4 ("Bombers, The Trade Mark Of Poor Quality"), released 2001.

Kevin Coyne solo with sound effects except (*) with Bob Ward (electric guitar).

 

Help Me (We Need Love) 3:38 [unreleased]

Fat Girl 7:05

Evil Island Home 6:36

Dance Of The Bourgeoisie 10:40

Pointing The Finger 4:09  [with extra lyrics]

Amsterdam 3:55

Sunday Morning Sunrise 5:04

Having A Party * 7:56  [dedicated to Sid Vicious...]

One Fine Day * 6:17

Memory Lane (Part 12) * 4:35

59:59

 

I love this one, a very rare solo performance. Best Fat Girl ever.

 

 

1980 is a bad year: Kevin Coyne goes though a nervous breakdown (see his liner notes on POINTING THE FINGER); the next album (with his frightening artwork) follows the mood:

    OFFICIAL LP: BURSTING BUBBLES Image

V 2152 (in), Mar 1980

Recorded 1979?

Produced by Kevin Coyne and Al James at Alvic Studios, Wimbleton (engineered by Al and Vic)

Kevin Coyne with Brian Godding (guitar), Bob Ward (guitar), Vic Sweeney  (drums) and Chris Hunter (sax)

Handwritten lyrics were printed on a large fold-out insert 

Cover drawing by Kevin Coyne

 

The Only One 3:19

Children's Crusade 3:55

No Melody 3:18

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) 4:59

Mad Boy No. 2 (KC/BG) 2:57 [the 1st Mad Boy was on CASE HISTORY]

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Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 2:32

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 3:44

A Little Piece Of Heaven (KC/BG) 2:43

Day To Day (KC/BG) 2:34

Golden Days (KC/BW) 2:48 [different form ELVIRA]

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 3:48

 

CD release: Virgin CDV 2152, released in 1991

 

Fascinating. Again, new musicians who come from a jazz/jazz rock background and take the music in another new direction. A personal favorite.

In 2004, Brian Godding told (on his website) about the recording of 'Bubbles'. Extract:

"Kevin said he’d like to continue the musical relationship at the end of the run of gigs and invited me to contribute to his next Album for Virgin records so of coarse I was well down for that. At this point I had no idea what he had in mind but I knew it would be something totally different to to what I’d done before and, it most certainly was! I’d long given up the desire to write’songs’ so I assumed that I’d turn up, plug in and learn a few songs he’d written but that was not the plan at all! Kevin (well actually Bob [Ward]) booked some studio time and on arriving and setting up Kevin looked at me and said,” got any tunes or cord sequences”?-------(!!!!!!) I beg your pardon( I thought!), well, for some reason( probably sheer terror!) I started fiddling around with this little sequence of riffs and cords and Kev’ said, “I like that, play it again”. So, I play it again, Kevin riffles through a pile of poems and lyrics and starts singing this amazing song over the top of it!! Bloody hell!( me thinks) this is going to be good when we sort it out! “Got that on tape Bob”? Kevin says as we grind to a halt after some time, Bob gives a nod from the control room and we appear to have ‘ Learn to swim, learn to drown’,the first track for the new album , Bursting Bubbles!!! I said to Kevin that maybe we should do another take at least but he just said “why”? He was of coarse right as this was the way he worked and we made the rest of the album in the same way( he did let me do a few overdubs though, just to keep me happy!) A very spontaneous performer and artist with the ability to pull it off and, of great importance, a very selfless and generous gent!!"

 

 

Bob Ward Demos:

Talk About Love [unreleased] 4:29

Throw It All Away (KC/BW) [unreleased] 3:24

Talk Is Cheap (KC/BW) [unreleased] 3:02

Talk Is Cheap (KC/BW) [alternate - unreleased] 2:32

Excelent and rare studio stuff; (also included in DYNAMITE DAYS OUTAKES) provided by Tony (thank you!) via a journalist who interviewed Ward many years ago. Bob Ward later used some of these songs with Austrian artist Sigi Maron almost with the same backing tracks (see Covers). Sound is OK.

Not sure of the exact dates of these demos but they were often played live with Ward in early 1980.

 

 

•BOOTLEG CDR: PARADISO, AMSTERDAM, NL, MAR 28 1980 "CHICKEN WALKING" Image

FM. Mar 28 1980. FM but bad sound. Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

Line up is probably Bob Ward (guitar), Danny Brown (bass), Peter Wolf (drums).

 

Eastbourne Ladies 5:54

Tulip (KC/AS) 7:26
Talk is Cheap (KC/BW) 3:14

Talk about Love 6:01

22:36

Good show. Also included in this boot as a filler: INTERVIEW, RADIO DARBY, SOUND AND VISION

 

 

•BOOTLEG CDR: ROCK CLUB COVENT GARDEN, LONDON a.k.a. KEVIN COYNE AND THE OCCASIONALS "OLD RED FACE" Image

Apr 17 1980. Bob "The Soljenitsin of R'n'R" Ward (guitar), Danny Brown (bass), Peter Wolf (drums). Sound goes from ok to bad. Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

 

Having a Party 7:03

Dynamite Days 5:04

The Death of Beethoven/The Death of Gary Newman [unreleased] 0:30

Amsterdam 9:00

Mrs Hooley Go Home (KC/AL) 4:13

*Brothers Of Mine 3:15
*Running Bear (?) / I Love You Because (?) / Moonlight Bay (?) [ [unreleased covers], Kevin Coyne filling in while Bob Ward changes a guitar string] 2:59

Marjory Razorblade Suite 7:00

*Talk Is Cheap (KC/BW) [unreleased] 3:18

*Talk About Love [unreleased] 6:22

Throw It All Away (KC/BW) [unreleased] 4:11
Memory Lane (Part 976) [unreleased] 5:30

Keep it Burning [unreleased, based loosely on Blind Willie Johnson's 'Keep your Lamp trimmed and Burning'] 5:44

Eastbourne Ladies 4:32

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) [a la Bo Didley] 4:42

 

A wild show. Killer Having a Party. The Running Bear medley is hilarious (times are approximate).

The songs marked * were also included in the BERLIN 03/09/81 Tim Tape boot CDR (17:40).
 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: BATACLAN, PARIS, FRANCE Image

(and not "Batachan" as the artwork says...)

May 20 1980, bad audience recording.

Kevin Coyne with Bob Ward (guitar), Dan Brown (bass), Pete Woolf (drums).

 

Having a Party 10:02

Dynamite Days 3:31

Mummy 6:12

Mrs. Hooley Go Home (KC/AL) 6:57

Marjory  Razorblade Suite 7:54

Lonely Lovers 3:45 and not 'Lonely Hearts'

Eastbourne Ladies 4:11

Tulip (KC/AS) 6:08 and not 'St Julian'

Talk is Cheap (KC/BW) 3:13 [unreleased]

Talk about Love 6:33 [unreleased]

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 6:42

Memory Lane 5:33 [unreleased]

Keep it Burning 5:00 [unreleased, based loosely on Blind Willie Johnson's 'Keep your Lamp trimmed and Burning']

Amsterdam 3:00

78:47

 

Excellent boot, very heavy band and an angry Kevin.

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: BRUPOP FESTIVAL, BRUINISSE, NETHERLANDS

Aug 9 1980, good sound

Kevin Coyne with Bob Ward (guitar), Dan Brown (bass), Pete Woolf (drums)

 

Mummy 4:58

Eastbourne Ladies 4:13

Marjory Razorblade /Children's crusade 7:09

Lonely Lovers 3:32

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 5:31

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) 4:35 [a la Bo Didley]

Memory Lane 5:00 [unreleased]

35:01

 

Another good boot. The Bo Didley Learn to swim is a curiosity.

See the boot called SAVIOUR (1984).

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: BRU (?) INTERVIEW + 2 SONGS 1980?

 

Interview #1 2:06
Interview #2 0:45
Interview #3 0:11

Interview #4 2:15

Pretty Park 8:28 [live at the Melkweg, NL, with Zoot Money, fantastic version]

Throw it all Away (KC/BW) 3:50 [live at the Paradiso, NL, might be Mar 28 1980] [unreleased]

17:25

Included in the WOLVERHAMPTON show.

 

 

    2 OFFICIAL LP: SANITY STOMP Image

Virgin VGD 3504, Nov 1980

(W. German Virgin 301 427-406)

(really two albums released together)

Back cover art by Robert Coyne

 

Disc #1 Produced by Paul Wickens at Berry Street Studios (engineered by David Hunt)

Kevin Coyne with Paul Fox (guitar), Segs (bass), Dave Duffy (drums), Gary Barnacle (sax) and Paul Wickens (keyboards) [actually, the band The Ruts]

Fat Man 2:30

The Monkey Man 3:04

How Strange 2:32

Somewhere In My Mind 3:25

When (See You Again?) (KC/PW) 2:32

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Taking On The World 3:11

No Romance (KC/PW) 4:00

Too Dark (One For The Hero) (KC/PW) 2:45

Admit You're Wrong 3:55

Formula Eyes 2:09

 

Disc #2 Produced by Kevin Coyne at Alvic (engineered by Mike)

Kevin Coyne with Brian Godding (guitar and keyboards), Robert Wyatt (drums), and a bit of Bob Ward (guitar)

New Motorway 2:58

A Loving Hand 3:07

Fear Of Breathing 3:33

In Silence 4:36

Taking On The Bowers (KC/RW) 3:19 (or 'Take On The Bowers')

-

Wonderful Wilderness (KC/BG) 7:48

My Wife Says 3:58

The World Speaks (KC/BG) 2:27

You Can't Kill Us 2:04

 

CD release (1CD): Virgin CDV 3504, released in 1991.

 

Record #1 is pure power pop and works quite well; record #2 is very innovative avant-garde with Robert Wyatt.
In 1988, Brian Godding released a great instrumental jazz-rock LP called "Slaughter on Shaftesbury Avenue", recorded for the most part with GLS and where he played some of the themes from Sanity Stomp #2.

Says Kevin about 'Sanity': " I was quite ill when I made that record, as a matter of fact; I was quite mad, basically. That’s why it’s called Sanity Stomp. I had a nervous breakdown and, ironically, I don’t want to say ironically...amazingly...I was able to carry on making records. That’s a record I made when I was clinically ninety-five per cent nuts, and the themes are rather odd, but somehow it comes out as sounding all right. I’m amazed."

 

 

•BOOTLEG CDR: HALF MOON PUTNEY, UK. 2 NOV 1980 Image

Nov 2 1980, UK. Artwork by Emma, layout by Alan Richardson. The artwork says "1981"
Kevin Coyne with "GLS": Brian Godding (guitar), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums).

 

Intro 1 0:37

Intro 2 0:23

Intro 3 0:23

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) / Day To Day (KC/BG) 13:44

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 3:58

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 1:09

Talking 1:05

New Motorway 3:10

Talking 0:54

America 8:26

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 4:55

Talking 1:39

Talking 0:24

Wonderful Wilderness (KC/BG) 5:58

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 8:19

Talking 1:11

Amsterdam 2:53

Little Piece of Heaven 0:42

A Little Piece Of Heaven (KC/BG) 4:18

Talking 0:43

Rock Me Baby (King, Josea, arr. KC) / Three Legged Duck With Words (BG) [unreleased]10:18

Speaker + Applause 0:58

1:16:07

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: THE GREYHOUND, FULHAM PALACE ROAD, NOV 6 1980 "LIFE AMAZES US DESPITE OUR MISERABLE FUTURE" Image
Kevin Coyne with "GLS": Brian Godding (guitar), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums). Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) 7:18
Day To Day (KC/BG) 6:55
Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 7:40
New Motorway 3:50
America 9:56
The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 4:37
Wonderful Wilderness (KC/BG) [cut] 7:31
Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 7:55
A Little Piece Of Heaven (KC/BG) 5:55
Amsterdam 4:21
Rock Me Baby (King, Josea, arr. KC) 4:17
Three Legged Duck With Words (BG) 4:40 [unreleased]
Cheat Me (KC/DC/NC) 2:55
77:57

 
 

• BOOTLEG CDR: AS 'DJ' ON RADIO HILVERSUM (GERMANY), NOV 30 1980 Image
Kevin Coyne picks his favorite artists. Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood (C. Parker) 4:13
Little Richard - Can't Believe You Wanna Leave (Price) 3:13
Robert Johnson - Hellhound on my Trail (R. Johnson) 3:30
Timi Yuro - Hurt (Crane/Jacobs) 3:14
Elvis Presley - Baby Let's Play House (Gunter) 3:21
Captain Beefheart - Ode to Alex 5:08
Robert Wyatt - The Sea Song (R. Wyatt) 7:30
KC- Dark Dance Hall (from Bursting Bubbles, extracts) 3:26
PIL - Careering (PIL) 5:46
Fabulous Thunderbirds - The Crawl (Shuler/Victorian) 3:12
Little Walter - Off The Wall (Little Walter) 4:04
Loudon Wainwright III - The Swimming Song (Wainwright) 3:11
Tommy McClennan - Highway 51 3:38
Rosie and The Original - Angel Baby (Hamlin) 4:53
58:29

Very interesting that one.
 
 

• 2 BOOTLEG CDR: HALF MOON, PUTNEY, UK, DEC 7 1980 Image

A Tim Tape (see Credits).

Kevin Coyne with "GLS": Brian Godding (guitar), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums). Artwork by me.

 

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 8:54

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) 6:59

Day To Day (KC/BG) 6:24

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 4:01

New Motorway 4:23

America 8:49 

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 5:39

Wonderful Wilderness (KC/BG) 12:29

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 7:15

Don't Make Waves 4:20

Amsterdam 3:57

Turpentine 8:07

81:23

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A Little Piece Of Heaven (KC/BG) 4:20

Three Legged Duck With Words (BG) 4:48 [unreleased]

Eastbourne Ladies 5:39

Lucille (R. Penniman) 5:35

14:48

1:35:11

 

Bonus tracks on CDR2:

CAPITOL RADIO 1980 and METRO RADIO JAN 1980.

An excellent one, really wild and funny. Very rare live versions of songs from SANITY STOMP. And what a band... GLS rule!

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: LONDON, UK, DEC 13 1980, "IT GIVES ME PAIN" Image

Kevin Coyne with "GLS": Brian Godding (guitar), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums). Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me. Sound is very bad.

 

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 5:38

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) 4:59

Day To Day (KC/BG) 4:59

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 4:34

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 4:57

America 8:11 

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 7:19
Turpentine 6:07
A Little Piece Of Heaven (KC/BG) 4:25
Eastbourne Ladies 5:43
Rock Me Baby (King, Josea, arr. KC) 5:58

Three Legged Duck With Words (BG) extracts 0:37 [unreleased]

1:03:27

Another great GLS boot but with a terrible sound...

 

 

• RADIO: CAPITOL RADIO, JAN 1980, as stated on some old artwork of the BOOTLEG HALF MOON, PUTNEY, 80. Actually it is really CAPITOL RADIO SESSION 1983

 

 

• Taking On The World from SANITY STOMP is included on CASH COWS, Virgin Records MILK 1, 1980. (CASH COWS has two versions: first has a track by The Professionals which is replaced on second by an injunction sticker and a track by Magazine). IMAGE

 

 

• VARIOUS ARTISTS LP: MINIATURES Image 

Pipe records, PIPE 2, 1980

Various artists recording one minute songs

Kevin plays (solo on the piano) "James, Mark and Me (in the manner of Tom Waits)" (unavailable anywhere else)

Too many other bands on the disc to be listed here...

 

CD release: Blue Print BP 159CD, released 1994

 

 

COMPILATION LP: HUMO PRESENTS TORHOUT/WERCHTER 1977-1981 IMAGE
Live LP Ariola Records, 1981 Cat.number 203.772, made in Holland

Includes Let's Have a Party
Other artists include: The Kinks, The Blues Band, Dr. Feelgood, Tom Robinson Band, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile, Raymond van het Groenewoud, The Specials, Dire Straits, Nick Lowe, Kevin Ayers, Fisher Z, Mind De Ville, Rory Gallagher.

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: TORRINGTON, FINCHLEY, LONDON JAN 25 1981 "PARTYGIRL" Image

Kevin Coyne with GLS: Brian Godding (guitar), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums) (actually, Kevin introduces them with false names - Jean Cooper, Barney Kessel, Colin Hutchinson - during Bourgeoisie). Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me. Sound OK.

 

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 7:46

I Really Love You 6:30

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) 6:03

Day To Day (KC/BG )4:47

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 3:51

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 5:27

America 8:15

42:39

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Don't Make Waves 5:14

Eastbourne Ladies 5:22

Dance of the Bourgeoisie 8:26

F.B.I.[Gormley] [unreleased] 4:50

Turpentine 5:30

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 7:23

As I Recall (KC/BG) 4:40

Three Legged Duck With Words (BG) 5:04 [unreleased]

46:29

1:29:08

 

 

• 2 BOOTLEG CDR: GREYHOUND FULHAM PALACE ROAD, FEB 2 1981 "REVOLUTION" Image

Kevin Coyne with GLS: Brian Godding (guitar), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums). Sound not too good. Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

 

Instrumental by GLS 13:39 [unreleased]

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 8:11

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 5:22

Amsterdam 3:28

Dance of the Bourgeoisie 10:01

Turpentine 5:27

Marjory Razorblade 3:20

49:28

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America 9:38

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 9:54

I Want To Be Happy [unreleased (Vincent Youmans/Irving Caesar from the musical "No, no, Nanette" 1925) 2:17

Learn To Swim - Learn To Drown (KC/BG) 5:57

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 9:57

Eastbourne Ladies 5:49

As I Recall (KC/BG) 5:22

Lucille (R. Penniman) 3:20

51:54

1:41:22

 

Incredible band, as ever.

 

 

• RADIO: BOOTLEG CDR: "RADIO FEATURE", RADIO BREMEN, 1981 Image

Source: FM. A German radio show about Kevin Coyne with German voiced-over interviews and extracts from albums. Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

 

Marlene (cut) 0:47 [LP version]

Talk# 1 1:17

Old Lady 3:54 [LP version]

Talk# 2 1:49

Juliet And Mark (KC/BW) 4:43 [LP version]

Talk# 3 1:30

Asylum (KC/NC) 3:42 [LP version]

Talk# 4 1:36

Good Golly Miss Molly (Little Richard) 1:28 [by Little Richard...]

Amsterdam 1:33 [LP version]

Talk#5 1:52

Hello Judas 2:49 [rare LP version]

Talk#6 1:30

Talking To No One 2:28 [LP version]

Talk#7 1:04

The World Speaks (KC/BG) [Peace] 2:27 [LP version]

Talk#8 1:45

Sleeping/Walking 4:13 [LP version]

Talk#9 0:21

In Silence 4:00 [LP version]

44:57

 

Well... really of no interest if you already have the albums... and do not understand German... (note the rare Hello Judas though).

 

 

•  BOOTLEG CDR: MAUSEFALLE, STUTTGART, GERMANY, 1981-03-25 ("OUR CAPTAIN HAS AMAZING EARS"*) a.k.a. Dancing in the Madhouse Image

Mar 1981 25, source: soundboard

Kevin Coyne with Brian Godding (guitar), Dave Sheen (drums), Steve Lamb (bass)

 

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 3:45 [fades in]

Shaking Hands With The Sun 6:10

I Really Love You 5:06

Turpentine 6:28

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 7:17

Amsterdam 2:27  [sadly guitar solo is cut]

Marjory Razorblade Suite 7:08  ["punk" version!]

Pretty Park 4:45

Eastbourne Ladies 5:40

Let's Have a Party (J-M Robinson) 3:05

Outro  0:40

52:39

 

Great sound, great players (what a guitarist! Check the solo on Let's Have a Party!), great songs (Turpentine, Marjory): one of the best Kevin Coyne's boots!

Beware! Two different boots share that same name! (actually, the name of a Kevin Coyne painting) see 1992.

 

 

• BOOTLEG: THE UNDERGROUND CLUB, NEW YORK CITY, JUN 10 1981, "NO REVOLUTION" Image

Sound is bad. Kevin Coyne with "GLS": Brian Godding (guitar), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums). Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 7:57
The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 5:30
Turpentine 8:45
Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 6:20
Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 4:53
America 11:08
Eastbourne Ladies 5:13 [cut]
A Loving Hand 6:57
Day To Day (KC/BG) 6:55
Knocking on Heaven's Door (B. Dylan) 4:56
68:38

 

 

• RADIO: BOOTLEG LP then CDR: RADIO CONCERT, BERLIN, '81 LP Image - CD Image

Source: FM, Sep 3 1981. Recorded live at Funkausstellung in the ICC Berlin

Kevin Coyne with John Etheridge (guitar, from Soft Machine), Steve Lamb (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums)

 

Eastbourne Ladies 4:48

Turpentine 7:01

The Death of Ludwig van Beethoven 1:17  [unreleased]

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 6:25

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 5:02

Day To Day (KC/BG) 9:18

America 9:02

Stand Up 3:28 not Bob Marley's 'Get Up, Stand Up'!...

46:22

 

A good show. Only LP boot I've heard of (on Chameleon Records Croo 19, 300 copies, VERY rare!).

In 2006, Harald, the guy who actually recorded the show, wrote this:
"The correct date is 3rd September 1981, it was a concert with 4 acts at the "Funkausstellung" in the ICC Berlin. The correct setlist is Eastbourne ladies, Old fashioned love song, Turpentine, I don't know what to do, Dark dance hall/Day to day, America, Stand up, A loving hand, and an encore that has not been broadcasted on the radio; I don't remember anymore what is was, only that Steve Lamb did not came back on stage - only Dave Sheen and John Etheridge accompanied Kevin on that last one. It has been a very strange audience, Bad Manners was the main act, and unfortunately their fans made much trouble that you can hear of throughout the set ("I‚m not a popstar, so forget about it" etc. - but I don't know whether the bootleg really documents all these things?). Kevin even let is pants down and showed his ass to the audience (you may identify this scene by the reaction in the audience during John's solo in I don't know what to do). Really a bad context for a brilliant band. The interplay of the band has been extremely fascinating and full of energy - nothing that compares with Rough live (I also like Pete Kirtley, especially his Bush Telegraph with Steve Lamb on bass, but John Etheridge - even if he has spoken not very good about this time - is simply somewhat better)...
The Death of Ludwig van Beethoven was just a mini-sketch, not really a song. Just Kevin smoking on the stage (what was not allowed, of course), choking. Most probably a spontaneous idea. He had many of them those days"
Harald also provided a cdr transfer of the show, feat. 2 extra songs from a Dec 1983 show at the Quasimodo in Berlin.

Sometimes found as a three show CDR: Radio Concert, Berlin, Germany, 1981 + Zundfunk, 1994 + Mountain Charleston, 1999.

The show has been cut out in many different maners and appears on many other boots:

•  4 TRACKS FROM BERLIN, Germany, Sep 3 1981 included in the BOOTLEG: FRANKFURT, GERMANY (1975) and the SELF PORTRAIT WITHOUT CIGARETTES boot CD

 

Eastbourne Ladies 4:54

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) (cut) 4:46 [not on the RADIO CONCERT boot]

Don't Know What To Do (cut) 6:25

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) (cut) 4:32

 

 

•  3 OTHER TRACKS FROM BERLIN, Germany, Sep 3 1981 included in the Our captain has amazing ears bootleg CDR

 

America 9:02

Stand Up 3:28

A Loving Hand 6:13 [not on the RADIO CONCERT boot]

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: RARITIES DISK Image

Another CDR boot with the 1981 Radio Concert Berlin LP on Chameleon Records [see above] plus studio rarities:

 

All The Battered Babies From BEAUTIFUL EXTREMES 1974-1977

Fool, Fool, Fool From BEAUTIFUL EXTREMES 1974-1977

England Is Dying Virgin (VS 175) B-Side

Father, Dear Father Cherry Red (Cherry 49) B-side

I Really Love You Virgin (VS 203) B-side

Queenie Queenie Caroline Virgin (VS 107) B-side

Walk On By Virgin (VS 148) A-Side

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: BERLIN 03/09/81 + ROCK CLUB COVENT GARDEN LONDON (EXTRACTS) 17/04/80 Image

Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me. This Tim Tape (see Credits) is the only boot with the complete Berlin show [see above] (+ bonus tracks from 1980 Covent Garden):

 

Eastbourne Ladies 4:58

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) (complete) 5:08 [not on the RADIO CONCERT boot]

Turpentine 7:04

The Death of Ludwig van Beethoven / Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 7:32

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) / Day To Day (KC/BG) 14:21

America 7:40

Stand Up 4:12

A Loving Hand 6:13 [not on the RADIO CONCERT boot]

59:25

 

 

    OFFICIAL LP: POINTING THE FINGER IMAGE

Cherry RedBRED 23 (204 118 in Germany), Oct 1981.
Ariola 204 118 with a different artwork IMAGE
Italian version HCLP 5004 Ariston - also a cassette from Town House mastering service credited to Kevin Coyne / GLS

Recorded summer 1981

Produced by Kevin Coyne and Brian Godding with G.L.S. (Godding, Lamb, Sheen) at Alvic, West Kensington.

Kevin Coyne with Brian Godding (guitar), Dave Sheen (drums), Steve Lamb (bass) and Steve Bull (keyboards).

No timing

Cover drawing by Kevin Coyne

Lyrics included

 

There She Goes (KC/BG) 5:02

As I Recall (KC/BG) 4:27 [guitar riff sounds like Page! (J. Falstaff)]

Children Of The Deaf (KC/SL) 1:06

One Little Moment (KC/BG) 6:30

Let Love Reside 3:28

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Sleeping-Waking 4:17

Pointing The Finger 4:07 [song dates from 1977 and England England] 

You Can't Do That 3:58

Song Of The Womb 2:36

Old Lady 4:00

 

CD release, Mau Mau (Demon Records) MAUCD 640 together with PØLITICZ, 1994. IMAGE

In March 2005, Cherry Red released the same CD again (CDM RED 265) with a complete discography, photos and nice liner notes by Cherry Red people. Awful artwork though. IMAGE

 

 "For me, his most stunning electric album" (J. Falstaff).

 

 

DEN BOSCH, NL, OCT 21 1981

Kevin Coyne with probably Brian Godding (or Peter Kirtley?) (guitar), Dave Sheen (drums), Colin Gibson (bass).

Sound is so bad I cannot even figure the possible titles of the unknown songs... I suppose they're impro. One of them is Kevin's personal version of the Sex Pistols' Pretty Vacant...

 

The Old Fashioned Love song (KC/BG) 6:11

Unknown Song 7:41 [unreleased]

House on the Hill 6:04

Louie Louie (R. Berry) 7:01 [unreleased]

Unknown Song 4:32 [unreleased]

Turpentine 7:52

Unknown Song 4:03 [unreleased]

Unknown Song 3:01 [unreleased]

 

Included in the YORK MAY 13 1995 PROPHET

 

 

• 2 BOOTLEG CDR: THEATRE DE GALLY, VILLEPREUX Image

Recorded live in France or Belgium, Nov 07 1981 + Unknown (79?) Paris, France Show with Zoot Money (piano).

Good sound (soundboard?)

Kevin Coyne with Peter Kirtley (guitar), Dave Sheen (drums), Colin Gibson (bass).

 

As I Recall (KC/BG) 6:13

House on the Hill 6:46

Marjory Razorblade / Day to Day (KC/BG) 12:31

Dark Dance Hall (KC/BG) 5:31

Song for Ronald Reagan (C. Gibson?) 1:05 [unreleased, sung by Colin Gibson]

The Old Fashioned Love song (KC/BG) 4:49

Saviour (KC/AL/GS) 10:13

Don't Know What To Do (KC/BG) 7:09

My Mother's Eyes (Gilbert/Baer) 5:20

59:41

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Louie Louie (R. Berry) 4:53 [unreleased]

Sleeping-Waking 5:24

Eastbourne Ladies 5:39

There she Goes (KC/BG) 5:09

Hey Baby [Bruce Channel] 4:56 [unreleased]

26:03

 

Not one of their best nights... OK though. Unusual guitar version of My Mother's Eyes.

 

 

• PRODUCTION: Kevin Coyne produces Ben Watt's (from Everything But The Girl) solo 7" with 3 songs: Can't, Aubade, Tower Of Silence (Cherry Red, CHERRY 25). Says Watt about this recording session: "I made the mistake of booking studio time on FA Cup final day. he [Kevin] wasn't best pleased." He also says: "I remember talking Cherry Red into putting Kevin's orig [of the song So Strange] out as a single back in 81-82"

Also produced by Coyne, the 12" single a-side "Polar Exposure" and the song "The Trial", b-side of the "Another Reason" single by the band Five Or Six, also on Cherry Red, (CHERRY 19), 1981.

And, finally, Kevin Coyne produced Why are you Dead by the Group Red Rinse. (their singer Jim Woodland sang backing vocals on POLITICZ)

 

 

• 2 BOOTLEG CDR: EAST ANGLIA UNIVERSITY, NORWICH, UK, MAR 16 1982 "MAD HAT" IMAGE

Kevin Coyne with Peter Kirtley (guitar) and Steve Bull (keyboards). Bad sound. Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

 

Intro 2:28

Your Holiness (KC/PK) 4:09

Fun Flesh (KC/PK) 4:08
The Monkey Man 6:47
Brothers of Mine 7:44
Tell The Truth (KC/SB) 4:37

Marjory Razorblade 3:05

33:03

House on the Hill 8:52

Mummy 4:40

Strange Locomotion (KC/DC/NC) 4:02

Poisoning You (KC/SB) 7:50

My Mother's Eyes (Gilbert/Baer) 6:50

Pretty Park 8:52

I've Got The Photographs (KC/PK) 5:33

Banzai (KC/SB) 6:03

52:46

1:25:49

 

Very interesting one, a preview of POLITICZ.

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER, MAR 17 1982 "A MOST UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP" IMAGE

Very bad sound. Kevin Coyne with Peter Kirtley (guitar) and Steve Bull (keyboards). Artwork by Kevin Coyne, layout by me.

 

Your Holiness (KC/PK) 1:32 cut

Fun Flesh (KC/PK) 8:42
The Monkey Man 4:53

Brothers of Mine 6:26

The Old Fashioned Love Song (KC/BG) 6:18
Tell The Truth (KC/SB) 5:06

I've Got The Photographs (KC/PK) 4:13

Mummy 3:22

Strange Locomotion (KC/DC/NC) 4:26

Sunday Morning Sunrise 5:45

My Mother's Eyes (Gilbert/Baer) 4:49

Poisoning You (KC/SB)/Marjory Razorblade 7:04

House On The Hill 6:11

Pretty Park 6:28

The Miner's Song 4:02

79:17

Very good show with a very good Kirtley but with a very bad sound.

 

 

• BOOTLEG CDR: POETRY NIGHT, PARADISO, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

Mar 27 1982

Kevin Coyne solo (a capella)

 

Burn 1:49 [unreleased poem]

Fight 1:56 [unreleased poem]

Looking for the river 1:45

5:30

 

A short one, a curiosity. See the boot called SAVIOUR (1984).