CD Sleeve
The bulk of this bootleg originated from this Westwood One show.
I Travel originated from the B-side of the second I Travel reissue.
Up On The Catwalk originated from the B-side of the limited edition Alive And Kicking 12".
Don't You (Forget About Me) also appears on the All The Things She Said 12".
Ghostdancing features the same Westwood One gig (but excludes the extra tracks)
Alive And Kicking is a later reissue of the Ghostdancing disc
Don't You (Forget About Me) is the latest bootleg version of this concert.
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- Tracks
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- Format
- Single CD in jewel case with colour sleeve insert.
- Release Information
- Smurf Records WESTWOOD 1
- Concert Source
- Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3/12/85
- Unknown: Original Arista sleeve never stated gig details *
- Barrowlands, Glasgow, 5/1/85 **
- Quality
- 10/10
- 10/10*
- 10/10**
- Additional Information
- All the CD bootlegs from the Once Upon A Time era ignore the existing LP bootlegs, and all
seize the same
Westwood One broadcast of the famous Rotterdam concert. Repackaging, and altering the
song order, are some of the ways in which the bootleggers have attempted to pass these four bootlegs off as
different shows. The message is simple: if you want this gig, you only need to buy one. And it's this bootleg
that offers the best value.
Jim's introduces Once Upon A Time, a slow majestic version featuring the extra bridge and
extra percussion that became standard during the rest of the shows. This has to be one of the longest ever
versions of this song. All The Things She Said also gets the slow, majestic, extended treatment,
incorporating a rare John Giblin solo, but the song sounds hesitant and unsure of itself
(with Jim missing a cue at one point).
- "Is everyone still OK? Oh..." at which point Jim sounds genuinely upset about something "
this is Alive And Kicking." A minimal version, which features the bass and percussion heavily during
the first verse and chorus. Sanctify Yourself picks up the tempo and rouslingly rounds of the main part of
part of the concert (an indication to those unfamiliar with the original recording that the order has been
played around with.)
- Ghostdancing slows the preceedings again, which introduces the regal Book Of Brilliant
Things. And the following version of
Don't You (Forget About Me) should be familiar to every Minds fan having
appeared on the B-side of All The Things She Said.
- The recording of I Travel is very different: it lacks the mix and power of the later
era Minds, and echo is present during Jim's muffled introduction to the song. However the recording is
clear and captures the concert perfectly, if not suffering from some claustraphobia. A perfect lifting of
the Arista recording from the vinyl, which can also be said of Up On The Catwalk which is
available from the Alive And Kicking limited edition and/or the Summertime In Glasgow
series of bootlegs.
- Swapping the song order is one way the bootleggers have disguised the provenance of this recording (but
they've only tacked the first two songs on at the end.) But
the addition of I Travel and Up On The Catwalk are nice touches - if you don't
already have the original 12"s that featured these recordings. And finally, the Tears For Fears
tracks add some seasoning, but are hardly essential.
- Tears For Fears were not the support act (as indicated on the sleeve), but were also
featured on the same
Westwood One broadcast. But the booleggers weren't shy of sharing the source of these
recordings - it has to be the most honest title of a bootleg ever.
- Highly recommended.
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