Richard Thompson’s Big Band 
The Bottom Line
New York, NY
October 29, 1983

Master = Soundboard (2nd gen) > unknown cassette deck. Copy = master cassette > 1st gen cassette > Nakamichi Dragon > Sony DAT recorder. Clone = 2nd gen DAT > HHB CDR recorder.

Early Show:
01. The Wrong Heartbeat
02. A Poisoned Heart & A Twisted Memory
03. Tear-Stained Letter
04. How I Wanted To
05. Amaryllis
06. Don't Renege On Our Love
07. Shoot Out The Lights
08. Alberta, Alberta
09. Pennsylvania 6-5000 > “band intros”
10. Wall Of Death
11. Two Left Feet
12. Danny Boy

Late Show:
01. A Man In Need (fades in) 
02. Both Ends Burning
03. Tear-Stained Letter
04. Night Comes In
05. Hoots Mon
06. Down Where The Drunkards Roll
07. Hand Of Kindness
08. You Can't Sit Down (instrumental)
09. Wall Of Death
10. Two Left Feet
11. Back Street Slide
12. Loch Lomond

Richard Thompson - vocals, guitar
Pat Donaldson - bass 
Gerry Conway - drums 
Simon Nicol - guitar, backing vocals
Pete Zorn - alto sax
Pete Thomas - tenor sax
Alan Dumm - accordion
T-Bone Burnett- special guest guitar, vocal (track 12)

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Enjoy! Support the artist and buy the officially-released items (to the best of my knowledge & as of this writing; asterisks denote BGE/Wolfgang’s Vault) -
1972-10-25 (“Shady Lies)
1973-01-xx (Leeds - “Napoleon's Dream”)
1973-01-xx (John Peel Show - "The Little Beggar Girl,” ”Dragging The River,” "The Great Valerio,” "The Neasden Hornpipe”)
1974-01-xx (BBC - "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight”)
1975-02-11 (“Wishing,” “I’m Turning Off A Memory,” “A Heart Needs A Home,” "Hokey Pokey [The Ice Cream Song],” "Georgie On A Spree,” ”I’ll Regret It All In The Morning")
1975-03-16 (“A Heart Needs A Home,” “The Great Valerio”)
1975-03-xx (Old Grey Whistle Test - "Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair,” ”A Heart Needs A Home”)
1975-04-25 (“Dargai,” “Never Again,” “The Sun Never Shines On The Poor,” “Dark End Of The Street,” “Beat The Retreat”)
1975-09-07 ("I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight,” "Together Again,” "Calvary Cross," “Hokey Pokey,” “Streets Of Paradise”)
1975-11-27 (“It’ll Be Me,” “Night Comes In,” “Calvary Cross”)
1975-11-xx (Swindon, GBR)
1975-11-xx (Norwich, GBR)
1975-xx-xx (Marc Time Show - “Hokey Pokey”)
1977-05-01 (“If I Were A Woman & You Were A Man,” “The Madness Of Love,” “Night Comes In,” “A Bird In God’s Garden,” “The King Of Love,” “Layla”)
1981-01-xx (“Jimmy Thackray & Songs” Show - “Pavanne,” "Just The Motion”)
1981-08-xx (“A Little Light Music” Show - "Night Comes In,” ”I'm A Dreamer,” ”I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight,” ”Shoot Out The Lights,” ”You're Going to Need Somebody,” ”Dargai,” ”Dimming Of The Day”)
1982-01-08 (“Time To Ring Some Changes,” “Beat The Retreat,” “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight,” “Down Where The Drunkards Roll,” “Don't Let A Thief Steal Into Your Heart,” “How Many Times Do You Have To Fall?,” “Roll Over Vaughn Williams,” ‘Meet On The Ledge”)
1982-05-29 (“Pavanne,” “High School Confidential”)
1982-05-xx (Paris Theatre - "A Man In Need,” ”Withered And Died,” ”New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel,” "Shoot Out The Lights,” "Just The Motion,” "Back Street Slide,” "Night Comes In”)
1982-09-29 (“Woman Or A Man?,” “A Heart Needs A Home,” “For Shame Of Doing Wrong,” “Genesis Hall,” “Honky-Tonk Blues,” “Small Town Romance,” “Love Is Bad For Business,” “The Great Valerio,” “Never Again”)
1982-09-30 (“Small Town Romance,” “Shepherd’s March > Maggie Cameron”)
1982-xx-xx (BBC “Folk On 2” Show - "Dimming Of The Day,” “Modern Woman”)
1983-10-14 (“Shoot Out The Lights”)
1983-10-29 (“Calvary Cross”)
1983-12-13
1984-01-26
1984-11-28 (“Jennie”)
1985-03-28
1985-04-10
1985-04-xx (Polydor session; broadcast 1985-08-xx - ”Fire In The Engine Room,” ”She Twists The Knife Again,” ”Wall Of Death,” ”When The Spell Is Broken,” ”Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed,” ”The Wrong Heartbeat,” ”Tear Stained Letter”)
1985-07-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - "She Twists The Knife Again,” “You Don't Say,” ”When The Spell Is Broken”)
1985-08-01 (“Devonside”)
1985-08-xx (Old Grey Whistle Test - "She Twists the Knife Again”)
1986-11-07 (“Al Bowlly's In Heaven,” “When The Spell Is Broken")
1986-11-19
1986-11-20 ("The Angels Took My Racehorse Away,” ”Valerie,” ”Jennie,” ”You Don't Say,” ”Fire In The Engine Room,” ”Wall Of Death,” ”Nearly In Love”)
1987-01-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - “Valerie,” "When The Spell Is Broken,” ”Two Left Feet,” ”Turning Of The Tide.” ”How Will I Ever Be Simple Again,” ”Ghosts In The Wind,” ”Shoot Out The Lights,” ”She Twists The Knife Again,” ”Withered And Died,” ”The End of the Rainbow”)
*1988-07-01
1988-11-07
1990-10-03 (“From Galway To Graceland”)
1990-10-04 (“Bogie's Bonnie Belle”)
1991-08-09 (“Tear Stained Letter”)
1992-08-26 (“Poor Wee Jockey Clarke”)
1993-09-05
2001-07-02
2001-09-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - “Gethsemane,” "Outside Of The Inside,” ”Wall Of Death”)
2002-07-xx (Joe’s Pub, NYC)
2003-03-(06-13)
2003-04-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - "Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen,” ”Kidzz,” ”Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed,” "The End of the Rainbow”)
2003-05-17
2003-05-25
2003-07-23
2004-05-xx (BBC - "One Door Opens,” Outside Of The Inside”)
2004-10-07
2007-07-xx (Tom Robinson Show - "Let It Blow,” ”Old Thames Side,” ”Dad's Gonna Kill Me,” ”Down Where The Drunkards Roll,” ”I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight,” ”Needle and Thread”)
2008-12-xx (Bob Harris Show - "So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo,” "The Cutty Wren,” "See My Friends”)
2009-01-xx (BBC - "Time’s Gonna Break You,” ”William Brown,” ”Meet On The Ledge”)
2011-01-xx (Celtic Connections Festival - Glasgow)
2011-05-xx (Idyllwild)
2011-xx-xx (Cambridge Folk Festival)