Fine Young Cannibals - At The Ritz (Live In New York 1986)

Fine Young Cannibals recorded live at the Ritz Club New York, USA (31st May 1986)

1. Don't Ask Me To Choose
2. Johnny Come Home
3. Suspicious Minds
4. Time Isn't Kind
5. On A Promise
6. Move To Work
7. Like A Stranger
8. Ever Fallen In Love
9. Funny How Love Is
10. Blue
11. Couldn't Care More
12. Can't Take My Eyes Off You

'Spin Radio' concert first broadcast in July 1986 & released by the I.R.S. label as a promotional vinyl LP.

Unofficially released on CD in 1992 by the 'Not Guilty' label.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Young_Cannibals

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General Public - Live In San Diego USA '95

Audience recording of General Public's show at the San Diego Street Scene Festival, 8 September 1995.

1. Mirror In The Bathroom
2. Handgun
3. Rainy Days
4. I Confess
5. Hold It deep
6. Punk
7. Best Friend
8. Never You Done That
9. In Conversation
10. Tenderness
11. Two Swords
12. Never Not Alone
13. It's Weird
14. I'll Take You There
15. Ranking Full Stop
16. Save It For Later
17. Jackpot

Credit & thanks to the original taper. Editing & mastering by The Liquidator!

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Special Beat - Live In California 1990

An absolute stormer of a live show for you here brothers & sisters.

Special Beat [in their original early line-up without brass] live at The Catalyst Club [Santa Cruz California] on the 24th of November 1990.

[As an added bonus Dave Wakeling guests with the band !]

Ranking Roger - Vocals
Neville Staple - Vocals
Anthony 'Finny' Finn - Vocals
John 'Brad' Bradbury - Drums
Horace Panter - Bass
Sean Flowerdew - Organ
Bobby Bird - Guitar
** Dave Wakeling - Guitar & Vocals

1. Intro / Too Much Pressure
2. Enjoy Yourself
3. Monkey Man
4. Rat Race
5. Rough Rider
6. Concrete Jungle
7. Too Much Too Young
8. Noise In This World
9. Nite Klub
10. Gangsters
11. Too Hot
12. Doesn't Make It Alright
13. Spar Wid Me
14. Too Nice To Talk To**
15. Get A Job**
16. Best Friend**
17. Jackpot**
18. Ranking Full Stop**
19. Mirror In The Bathroom**
20. Save It For Later**
21. Longshot Kick The Bucket
22. Liquidator
23. Skinhead Moonstomp
24. Little Bitch
25. Madness
26. You're Wondering Now

[Part 1 - 320kb]
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[Part 2 - 320kb]
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Special Beat - The Demos

1. What You Thinking ? (Special Beat)
2. Better Must Come (Special Beat)
3. Rainy Days (Special Beat)
4. Hypocrite (Bob Marley)
5. Time Longer Than Rope (Prince Buster)
6. Golden Years (David Bowie)
7. Breakout (Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels)

The recent Specials / Pama International tour saw no less than six ex-members of Special Beat take to the stage each evening. Joining Pama's Sean Flowerdew (Keys) & Finny (Vocals) were The Specials' Brad (Drums), Sir Horace Panter (Bass) & Neville Staple (Vocals).

Lynval Golding was also a member, but joined after these demos were recorded - in 1991 - at UB40's studio in Birmingham, with Ranking Roger on production duties.

The full Special Beat line-up at the time was Neville Staple, Ranking Roger & Finny (Vocals), Sean Flowerdew (Keys), Sir Horace Panter (Bass), Brad (Drums), Anthony Harty* (Guitar), Graeme Hamilton (Trumpet) & Mark 'Chico' Hamilton (Sax).

(*Anthony Harty had been the bass guitarist with Paul Weller's Style Council at the tender age of 16! He replaced Bobby Bird from Ranking Roger's solo band who was the first Special Beat guitarist)

Both Rico Rodriguez (Trombone) - he solos on 'Time Longer Than Rope' - & Saxa (Sax) also feature as guests on these sessions.

The quality of these tracks shows just what Special Beat had to offer, but unfortunately a lack of much more original material put paid to any longevity for the group.

'Live' they were the dog's bollocks. I saw this particular line-up at the T+C2, London in June 1991 & it still rates as one of the best shows I've ever been to!

Anyway, enjoy the tracks (again with just a little bit of audio enhancement by the Liquidator).

Please support the bands..

The Specials : http://www.thespecials.com/

Pama International : http://www.pamainternational.co.uk/

(check out their fantastic new album 'Pama Outernational')

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