Bootleg: Totally Meltdown

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Tracks

Disk 1:
2001-06-26: Royal Festival Hall, London, Meltdown Festival:
with Steve Nieve:
01. 45
02. Alibi - listed under its original title "Alibi Factory"
03. No Wonder
04. Green Shirt
05. Dust
06. My Dark Life
07. Spooky Girlfriend
with The Brodsky Quartet:
08. Pills And Soap
09. Who Do You Think You Are?
10. Why?
11. Swine
12. New Lace Sleeves
13. More Than Rain
14. The Birds Will Still Be Singing
with Steve Nieve:
15. The Great Unknown
16. Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)

Disk 2:
with Steve Nieve:
01. When I Was Cruel No. 2
02. The Bridge I Burned
03. Shipbuilding
with The Brodsky Quartet:
04. Rocking Horse Road
05. Almost Blue
with the "almost" Attractions (The Imposters):
06. Man Out Of Time
07. Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
08. Lipstick Vogue
09. Waiting For The End Of The World
10. You Belong To Me
11. Pump It Up
12. Alison
13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
2001-05-04: solo, Royal Festival Hall, London, Meltdown Festival "Directors Cut" edited BBC2 TV broadcast:
14. Ommie Wise Part 2 (What Lewis Did Last...)
15. The Butcher's Boy
16. When I Was Cruel No. 2

Disk 3:
2001-05-04: solo, Royal Festival Hall, London, Meltdown Festival "Directors Cut":
01. Daddy Can I Turn This?
02. 45
03. No Wonder
04. Alibi
05. Dust
06. Spooky Girlfriend
07. Ommie Wise Part 2 (What Lewis Did Last...)
08. The Butcher's Boy
09. When I Was Cruel No. 2
10. I Want You
1995-06-23: with The Jazz Passengers & Deborah Harry, Royal Festival Hall, London, Meltdown Festival:
11. Think Of Me
12. Swim To Me
13. Man Out Of Time
14. God's Comic
15. Li'l Darlin'

Release info

  • Date: 2001
  • Media: 3xCDR
  • Catalogue number (comments): Doberman

Comments

  • A 3CDR set from Doberman Records that contains recordings made during three separate performances at the annual Meltdown Festival in London. The bulk of the set features recordings made in 2001, the complete sets from the performance on 2001-06-26 with various guests and the solo performance on 2001-05-04. Also featured on this set is the edited three songs performance from the 2001-05-04 that was broadcast the following week on BBC 2 TV, plus a nod to Elvis' first appearances as Director of the Festival in 1995, with his role as guest singer with The Jazz Passengers on 1995-06-23. - teej

Quality

  • The source tapes for this set are all very good audience recordings, other than the three-song broadcast tape at the end of disc two. - teej

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