Good quality audience tape - a little tinny in places. Some minor audience noise and some minor jumps/clicks on "Rowche Rumble".

Part of a short tour of the States and Canada. Notable for the unreleased "Countdown" which was the opening instrumental for the gigs on this tour. This is medium tempo rockabilly number with dynamic breaks featuring staccato ascending and descending chords.

The band is in fine form stretching out familiar numbers from "TWAFWOTF" and "Nations" with extended workouts. The sound is enlivened with Rogers keyboard and guitar fills adding tone and texture to familiar tunes. The only newish number being an early keyboard riff based take on "Luciani". The riffing on "My New House" is exemplary. "Damo" sticks out for me as an exercise in brooding sensuality however this does not diminish the power of fearsome readings of "Lay of the Land" , "Disneys", "Cruisers", a memorable "LA" with hypnotic weaving guitars, and a closing "Rowche Rumble" with intense riffery redolent of Van Der Graaf Generator at their most prog.

Essential for the rare "Countdown" and to hear this line up of the band in fine form....also Brix's sexy little "Rowche Rum-ble" interjections.