Electric Ballroom
Two versions circulating of this classic gig
Title / Location:
Electric Ballroom. London, Oct. 30th 1996
Tracks:
KTS Bootleg (edited):
01. Cornershop
02. Too Handsome to be Homeless
03. Goodnight
04. Dead Bird Sings
05. Cooling Towers
06. I Didn’t Want to Wake You up
07. You’re Gorgeous
08. Baby Bird
09. Bad Shave
10. C.F.C.
11. Bug in a Breeze
12. Hatesong
13. Lemonade Baby
Length:
53 mins.
Source:
Soundboard
Complete gig:
01. Intro (Harry & Ida Swop Teeth) (1.29)
02. Cornershop (4.21)
03. Too Handsome to be Homeless (5.31)
04. Goodnight (3.37)
05. Dead Bird Sings (5.50)
06. July (4.29)
07. Cooling Towers (3.39)
08. I Didn’t Want to Wake You up (5.33)
09 . You’re Gorgeous (4.38)
10 . Baby Bird (6.52)
11 . Bad Shave (5.18)
12. C.F.C. (4.37)
13. Bug in a Breeze (3.38)
14. Hatesong (4.45
15. Man’s Tight Vest (5.25)
16. Lemonade Baby (4.23)
Length:
74 mins.
Source:
Audience recording
Note:
Two versions of this classic gig. One is an edited soundboard quality recording in perfect stereo sound eventually released by an Italian label called KTS – the only ‘official’ babybird bootleg!
The other is an audience tape recording of the complete gig which the taper mailed me. The sound quality is pretty bad, but at least it gives you the opportunity to hear the original intro tape (Happy & Ida) and a great version of Man’s Tight Vest. However, this is a bit of a challence to hi-fi connoisseurs. But it is very, very rare.

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