Bootlegs

Additional Information: The concert opens with The Untitled Instrumental, a majestic sequence of chords from Mick (which has never been released officially.) This is abruptly cut shot by the opening synths of Waterfront and the crowd go wild. This is joined by Charlie, Mel and finally Jim: "Hello - this song is called Waterfront!". Great introduction.; Waterfront is performed in its new super-long extended guise. "It's a pleasure playing here - the first night of our European tour! This is called Speed Your Love To Me!" A new version of the classic, very Once Upon A Time in style. Mick's keyboards are different, and you can hear added percussion from Sue Hadjopoulos. "Electric guitar - his name is Charlie Burchill!" announced a short instrumetal break from Charlie. The song was closer to it's Sparkle In The Rain incarnation and had lost the C-Moon bridge from the Tour De Monde.; Up On The Catwalk sounds drowned out and badly mixed. The instrumental break is still included (with the "I will be spinning" lyric), and sounds great, but the song is generally rushed and badly recorded. "From an album called Sparkle In The Rain, this is called The Book Of Brilliant Things". It needs an introduction, as the song had transformed into it's Once Upon A Time version, with its symphonic opening from Mick. (Although this version was released on Live In The City Of Light, it appears in edited form on that album.) The second part of the song also includes the lyric "Five to one, one in five, no-one here gets out alive" borrowed from The Door's Five To One. "The best drummer in the world - Mel Gaynor" brings the song to a powerful climax.; After four songs from Sparkle, the band finally start to play new material. "This song is dedicated to Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko and Desmond Tutu. This song, and every song we play today, is dedicated to Amnesty International. Ghostdancing! With a new vocal improvisation over Charlie's power chords, the song gets going with the "Cities, buildings falling down" lyric. The song is already slightly extended from the album version, but apart from the intro, there isn't many differences.; "This song... Before the show, I was talking to some people who said they would remember the song of 1985 when they heard this song. For everyone who feels that way, Don't You (Forget About Me)." Jim was redundant from the start. It's difficult to hear him over the entire audience singing along. It is already in its final extended form, with Charlie's extra solos and all the crowd sing-a-longs. Unfortunately, it fades out before the end of the song, another mark against this bootleg.; A supercharged version of Promised You A Miracle follows, complete with extra percussion from Sue, and unfortunately, some feedback. Sue also gets her introduction here: "From New York City, Miss Sue Hadjopoulos."; "From an album we're very proud of, Once Upon A Time. This is the title song" And Robin Clark makes her vocal debut, providing opening and backing vocals for the song (and unfortunately misses her cue and sings over the start of the song mistakenly.) (Again, people in the crowd talking spoil the song.) The song is performed in it's super long version, but again, fades out before the end.; "A place called Glasgow. This is called Oh Jungleland". Barely has Jim announced the title, than Mel cries "One-Two-Three-Four" and they burst straight into the song. Much like the album version, the live version benefits from Robin Clark's vocal. There is no introduction for All The Things She Said, which allows Robin Clark to show her vocals talents more. It's also one of the few songs on this bootleg that you can hear new bassist John Giblin. A short break in the song allows him a short solo: "Ladies and gentleman, on bass guitar, John Giblin!"; "This next song was written by a fellow called Lou Reed. It's a story of beauty and the beast... this song is called Street Hassle." With a marching backdrop care of Mel, Jim and Robin perform a more intimate version of the cover version from Sparkle In The Rain. The song is extended, and altered slightly from the album version. The bootleg then jumps straight into Alive And Kicking (missing any introduction if there was one.) This is where Robin Clark shines; she provides all the vocals for the last part of the song.; "This is called Sanctify Yourself...GO!. Then the bootleg recording dramatically looses all high tone. Great backing vocals from Robin and Mel, and the song isn't that different from the album cut. "There are some songs a Simple Minds concert would not be complete without. This is called... Someone Somewhere In Summertime!" The crowd go mad. This version is not unlike the album version, but Charlie's distinctive guitar intro is missing. This is made up for, by an altered, extended ending which includes some new guitar work.; The American had lost all the excess baggage it had collected during the Tour De Monde. This version is very similar to the album's, except for the ending which still features some of the new ideas that appear on the Summertime In Glasgow album (Barrowlands, January 1985). Love Song suddenly starts - the bootleggers missed the start. It gradually merges into Sun City which Jim introduced as "the best song written last year." He only sings one verse and chorus before introducing Robin Clark; she sings the first verse and chorus of Thank You. Then the band break into Dance To The Music to finish off the medley.; Muffled, echoy and distant. An audience recording in which Jim is drowned out and you can hear crowd chatter. And because several of the songs were faded out before completing, I've given it an even lower quality mark. Best avoided unless you're a completist.

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