Richard Thompson Big Band
Half Moon Putney, London England 1984.09.24

RECORDED USING
SONY WD6 Professional Walkman
Sony ECM 909 MIC
maxell XL90 cassettes

Played from Dennon DRM 22 deck TO Adobe Audition, 
Slight hiss reduction/tracks split/fades/wavs saved as FLAC level 8
FLAC fingerprint file in Traders Little helper




This is my favourite RT Band recording from the 83-84 era, a packed sweaty back room at the Half Moon, and the legend - Dave Mattacks on drums. I think I was fairly near the front as there is not that much crowd noise. By this time I had used a Pro Walkman for about 4-5 months and so had learned to be cautious with record levels. Fortunately the band opened with a real blinder at full volume, so that level did me more or less for the whole gig. My usual fast tape flip during the applause after She Twists the Knife again didn't work on this occasion - I must have had a problem.

Dave Mattacks was on thunderous form that night. 

I do remember seeing a guy cursing after 45 minutes because he'd left his recorder on pause!



Set list

01  Fire in the engine room
02  Wall of Death
03  How I wanted to
04  Shine on love  
05  Tear stained letter
06  Ghosts in the wind
07  Love in a faithless country
08  She twists the knife again
09  Tape flip/Jenny
10  You don't say
11  When the spell is broken
12  Shoot out the lights
13  Band intoductions
14  I ain't gonna drag my feet no more
15  Walkin through a wasted land
16  Two left feet
17  To 2nd cassette - Nearly in love

Encores

18  Little blue number
19  You can't sit down

Running time 1 hour 36 minutes




Richard Thompson  Lead guitar/vocal
Simon Nicol       Guitar/vocal 
Bruce Lynch       Bass
Dave Mattacks     Drums
Pete Thomas       Tenor sax
Dave Bitelli      Alto/baritone sax
Alan Dunn         Accordion