A bit of an oddity this one. It is a very clear recording. However the bass dominates, the percussion is just about audible, the guitars are melange of scratching, Simons keyboards are audible however Mark is sort of oddly distant - albeit audible most of the time.

There is some audience chatter between the songs which is quite entertaining. The gig seems very short so I am assuming this is only partial. The sound picks up as it progresses and its quite a reasonable capture however peculiar in parts.

It starts of with some strange tape interplay and advice on the use of contraceptives from one assumes the taper or a friend. Given the opener was "Countdown" for most of this tour I am assuming that material either side of what I have is missing.

This is the band at one of its most progressive periods - hovering between the garage pop of TWAFWOTF and the art rock of IAKO and the play. The interplay of the three guitars or two guitars and one keyboard is quite mesmerising at times. There is nothing out of the ordinary here other than the peculiar use of keyboards on "Mr Pharmacist".

I was particularly struck by the tension-release in "R.O.D." which appears far more effective in a live setting than in a studio recording. Other than that doing a more fulsome review without the rest of the gig would appear fruitless at this stage.