February 1999 - November 2000 : lineup # 41 : Mark E. Smith (vocals), Julia Nagle (guitar, keyboards), Neville Wilding (guitar), Adam Halal (bass), Tom Head (drums). Julia missed most if not all of the April & May 1999 gigs and the June 2000 gigs.
Sunday, 28 February 1999 Ashton Witchwood
Touch Sensitive / Bound / Antidotes #1 / Shake-Off / This Perfect Day / Spencer Must Die / 10 Houses Of Eve / Calendar / ? / On My Own / Mr. Pharmacist / Hurricane Edward / Antidotes #2 / F-'Oldin' Money / Touch Sensitive (again) / The Joke
Julia didn't play at this gig. Thanks to David Williams for the Shake-Off lyric sheet. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Monday, 1 March 1999 Ashton Witchwood
Touch Sensitive / Bound / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Shake-Off / F-'Oldin' Money / This Perfect Day (instr.) / Spencer Must Die (instr.) / 10 Houses of Eve / And Therein ... / Inevitable / Antidotes / On My Own (instr.) / The Joke / Antidotes #2 / Calendar / He Pep / Mr. Pharmacist / This Perfect Day
Some "Race With The Devil" lyrics in "10 Houses of Eve" - "(...), oh ye thoust are in the DIY (...)." (before "Anecdotes + Antidotes in B#")
- "I have never seen something (...) so beautiful in my life. (...) against the window over the kitchen stove. Trouble is, I can't see the snow." (amended lyrics to "Anecdotes + Antidotes in B#")
- "Right, right! OK! Teething problems! We're going off. We're going off for like 10 minutes." (during "F-'Oldin' Money", prompting walk-off)
- "Shoes are encrusted... my shoes were encrusted in (living) crap. And the flags came out very quickly in February." (amended lyrics to "10 Houses of Eve")
- "Cos you're pushing too hard, pushing too hard on me. Pushing too hard, pushing too hard on me." (more amended lyrics to "10 Houses of Eve")
- "Get off your arse and enter the house of Eve." (more amended lyrics to "10 Houses of Eve")
- "In the silence of the (...) and the DHS. Get a fucking handle." (amended lyrics to "Inevitable")
- "Tape on, on DAT please, Spethy. Quick!" (after "Calendar")
- "And we've got a new single. It's called 'Touch Sensitive'. But the group's forgot it! Hey! You pep! They are all wankers and goes round the houses, up and down the stairs. They're (...)." (amended lyrics to "He Pep")
- "No, we can't do that one. It's very difficult. It's very cold. This is the state of the nation today. Slack bellies of people in their mid-(twenties). Can you fucking believe it? Hey!" (before "Mr. Pharmacist", after a couple of attempts of getting the band to play it)
- "'Perfect Day'. 1, 2, 3, 4. 'Perfect'. Do 'Perfect', at last." (before "This Perfect Day")
Birthday Song / Bound / Touch Sensitive / The Joke / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / F-'Oldin' Money / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / Shake-Off / He Pep / 10 Houses of Eve / Hurricane Edward / This Perfect Day / Antidotes / On My Own / Powder Keg / Mr. Pharmacist / F-'Oldin' Money (again)
Thanks to Graydon for the setlist. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Thursday, 15 April 1999 Sound Republic, London
Shake Off / F-'Oldin' Money / Jet Boy / Touch Sensitive / Antidotes / 10 Houses of Eve / Inevitable / This Perfect Day
Afternoon gig sponsored by XFM Radio. Jet Boy is a New York Dolls cover. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
- "There aren't enough programmes about hospitals on TV these days, that is my complaint" (at start of Ten Houses of Eve).
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Thursday, 15 April 1999 Robert Elms Session, BBC Greater London Radio (GLR)
Antidotes / F-'Oldin' Money
Mark E. Smith - vocals; Neville Wilding - guitar; Adam Helal - bass; Karen Leatham - bass (?); Tom Head - drums. Broadcast live.
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19 April : "The Marshall Suite" album released
Monday, 19 April 1999 Monarch, Camden, London - a Clint Boon Experience gig
Mark sang guest vocals on the encore, The Stooges' "Now I Wanna Be Your Dog." Released on the B-side of the Clint Boon Experience's "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down" single (Artful).
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On 21 April M.E.S. was the guest on BBC Radio 1's "Breezeblock"
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Monday, 3 May 1999 Princess Charlotte, Leicester
Thanks to John for the ticket
Spencer Must Die / Touch Sensitive / Ol' Gang / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / This Perfect Day / The Joke / F-'Oldin' Money / Shake-Off / On My Own / Antidotes / And Therein / Jet Boy / Mad Men-Eng.Dog / 10 Houses of Eve / Hurricane Edward / Big New Prinz
Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / On My Own / F-'Oldin' Money / Hurricane Edward / Tom Ragazzi / Touch Sensitive / This Perfect Day / The Joke / Shake-Off / And Therein / Antidotes / Mad Men-Eng.Dog / Jet Boy / 10 Houses of Eve / Big New Prinz / Spencer Must Die / Calendar / Ol' Gang
Thanks to David Humphries for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Wednesday, 5 May 1999 Foundry, Birmingham
Birthday Song / This Perfect Day / F-'Oldin' Money (instr.) / Antidotes / F-'Oldin' Money / Spencer Must Die / And Therein / Touch Sensitive / Bound / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Jet Boy / The Joke / Ketamine Sun / On My Own / Ol' Gang / Big New Prinz / 10 Houses Of Eve
Ketamine Sun is a reworking of "Kill Your Sons" from Lou Reed's "Sally Can't Dance" album. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
- "As I stagger towards you over clad stones.......Birthday Song.....Good Evening We Are The Fall." (before This Perfect Day)
- "(In deep voice) "The keys are replaced..."(in normal voice) ..."by mic stand..." (shouts) "and can you see....hey"... (into Ten Houses of Eve)
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Thursday, 6 May 1999 Brighton Centre
Shake-Off / Touch Sensitive / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Spencer Must Die / This Perfect Day / Hurricane Edward / Antidotes / And Therein / Jet Boy / On My Own / He Pep / F-'Oldin' Money / 10 Houses of Eve / Big New Prinz / Ketamine Sun
Touch Sensitive / Spencer Must Die / F-'Oldin' Money / He Pep / Antidotes / This Perfect Day / Hurricane Edward / Shake Off / And Therein / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / Jet Boy / On My Own / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Ol' Gang / Big New Prinz / The Joke
- "The fourth marshall reappears. His P.R. sidekick on the bus was sick. You pep. Fifth marshall suite. As I staggered towards over flat
stones. You pep." (amended lyrics to "He Pep")
- "Curfew time, babe!" (after "The Joke")
Review on the Fall news (scroll down). Thanks to Stuart for the flyers.
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Sunday, 9 May 1999 The Foundry, Sheffield University
Touch Sensitive / This Perfect Day / Hurricane Edward / Anecdotes & Antidotes in B# / Shake-Off / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / F-'Oldin' Money / On My Own / And Therein / (Jung Nev's) Antidotes / The Joke / He Pep / Ol' Gang // Ketamine Sun / Big New Prinz // 10 Houses of Eve
Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). Thanks to David Jordan for the setlist and Jeremy for the ticket.
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Monday, 10 May 1999 The Attic, Cheltenham
This Perfect Day / Touch Sensitive / Hurricane Edward / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / F-'Oldin' Money / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / The Joke / Jet Boy / On My Own / Antidotes / He Pep / And Therein / Ketamine Sun / Ol' Gang / 10 Houses of Eve / Big New Prinz
Thanks to Mikey Smurf for the ticket and flyer. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Tuesday, 11 May 1999 The Junction, Cambridge
Shake-Off / Touch Sensitive / This Perfect Day / He Pep / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Mad Men-Eng.Dog / F-'Oldin' Money / The Joke / Hurricane Edward / And Therein / Antidotes / On My Own / Jet Boy / Ketamine Sun / 10 Houses of Eve / Big New Prinz / Spencer Must Die
Some "Bound" lyrics in "He Pep" - "Get rid of that dry ice. I am not yet that desperate." (amended lyrics to "He Pep")
Birthday Song / F-'Oldin' Money / Spencer Must Die / Touch Sensitive / Hurricane Edward / Shake-Off / This Perfect Day / On My Own / And Therein / Mad Men-Eng.Dog / Bound / Jet Boy / Antidotes / Ol' Gang / 10 Houses of Eve / The Joke / Inevitable / Big New Prinz / Ketamine Sun / F-'Oldin' Money (again) / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B#
Birthday Song / Ketamine Sun / Touch Sensitive / Hurricane Edward / This Perfect Day / Antidotes / And Therein / Bound / The Joke / The Joke (again) / On My Own / Shake Off / F-'Oldin' Money / Spencer Must Die / He Pep / 10 Houses of Eve / Big New Prinz / Jet Boy / Ol' Gang / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Ketamine Sun
- "The marshall left town over sixteen times, mainly for the fashion exhibition." (amended lyrics to "Birthday Song")
- "And Adam coming on the phone (...). In his head, on the (...) table, and he played for me and (...)." (amended lyrics to the first "Ketamine Sun")
- "Neville brought his family up (...). His brother was a kick-boxer. He walked into the dressing room. He thought he was a (...). He said, 'I've just come up from the Isles'. The British kick-box championship is coming up, Neville, and I'm sure you need some practice." (more amended lyrics to the first "Ketamine Sun")
- "And little Tom, he was on the Brighton THC. There was no sign of T-shirt (...) and was stung by Old Harry." (yet more amended lyrics to the first "Ketamine Sun")
- "Keep the (...) on! 1, 2, 3, 4! 1, 2, 3, 4! 1, 2, the joke! 5 years in a PC camp! One!" (between attempts at "The Joke")
- "And I get a strange feeling of deja vu." (first line of The Joke #2)
- "And your father plays guitar all night, waiting for a Simple Minds reunion." (amended lyrics to "Shake Off")
- "(...) to stop the intro tape, will you please." (amended lyrics to the second "Ketamine Sun")
Birthday Song / Touch Sensitive / Spencer Must Die / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / This Perfect Day / He Pep / 10 Houses of Eve / Shake-Off / And Therein / Antidotes / On My Own / Jet Boy / The Joke / Ol' Gang / Inevitable / F-'Oldin' Money / Ketamine Sun / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Big New Prinz / Calendar
Thanks to David and Carina for these photos and Maurice for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). More here (scroll down).
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Sunday, 20 June 1999 Meltdown Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
"Nick Cave's friends and favourite personalities reading their own best-liked literary works." MES appeared.
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16 August : "F-'Oldin' Money" singles released
Friday, 20 August 1999 Planet K, Manchester
Powderkeg (DAT) > Inevitable (instr.) > Jet Boy (instr.) / Touch Sensitive / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Bound / 10 Houses of Eve / This Perfect Day / F-'Oldin' Money / Birthday Song / 10 Houses of Eve / Shake Off / Mad.Men.Eng.Dog / Ol' Gang / On My Own (instr.) / Ketamine Sun // And Therein / Antidotes / Jet Boy / Touch Sensitive (again)
- "And all those skinheads standing around. They were very happy. And then their building disintegrated." (amended lyrics to "Birthday Song")
- "And then I had to go (...). Luckily, they had some damn karaoke going on." (more amended lyrics to "Birthday Song")
- "I was on a field with Adam, we were looking for Coleridge's birthplace." (amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
- "I'm not allowed to sing that song as it's all about these, y'see, so they've cut it short." (after "Ketamine Sun")
Review on the Fall news. Thanks to the Manchester District Music Archive for the ticket and ad.
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Sunday, 22 August 1999 Flux Festival, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Thanks to Alan for the flyer and Declan for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Friday, 27 August 1999 Reading Festival
Jet Boy / 10 Houses of Eve / F-'Oldin' Money / On My Own / Ol' Gang / Touch Sensitive / Birthday Song / Big New Prinz
Tom Head was sacked just before going on stage; the replacement drummer was the Chemical Brothers' manager Nick Dewey. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Saturday, 28 August 1999 Leeds Festival
Touch Sensitive / He Pep / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Shake-Off (instr.) / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog (instr.) / F-'Oldin' Money / Jet Boy / Ten Houses of Eve / Ol' Gang / Birthday Song (tape) / Ketamine Sun / Antidotes / And Therein
Tom Head reinstated in time for this gig. Review on the Fall news (scroll down).
- "Can you all get out of the way for half an hour?" (at end of Touch Sensitive, talking to photographers?)
- "And tonight, (...) are reduced to sitting (...). What's new?" (amended lyrics to "Anecdotes + Antidotes in B#")
- "People are getting bored!" (during "Jet Boy", as the band restart the song)
- "Deaf Pete! Can you turn it up, please?" (before "Ten Houses of Eve") - "If only Neville could get his pedal in order, in your green and blue black shirt.....and your multicoloured version of Yorkshire" (during Ten Houses of Eve)
- "I looked around. I bumped into deaf Pete. Deaf Pete. Deaf Pete, not around. Deaf Pete, no sound. I was (...). Very happy. (...) Can we have more of them? Every one has single holiday." (amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
- "All the people who are in the group, they love me very much. But they're a bit slow, because they were in the holly hedge. They were in the holly hedge, then they were in the daffodils. Then (...) Primal Scream and all went (...)." (amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- [To sound man] "The quicker you turn me up, the quicker I'll get off, all right? Just turn it up and I'll get off, all right? Come on! One!" (during "And Therein")
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Netherlands / Belgium : 14 - 19 September
Tuesday, 14 September 1999 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Jet Boy / Bound / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Touch Sensitive / 10 Houses of Eve / This Perfect Day / F-'Oldin' Money / Birthday Song / Shake-Off / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / On My Own / Ketamine Sun / Antidotes / Ol' Gang / And Therein
Wednesday, 15 September 1999 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Inevitable (instr.) / Touch Sensitive / Bound / Shake-Off / The Joke / He Pep (instr.) / On My Own / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / This Perfect Day / Ten Houses of Eve (Nev and Julia(?) vocals) / Mad-Men.Eng-Dog / Jet Boy (more female vocals at the start of this - again, an audience member or Julia - seems to be the same voice as Ten Houses...) // Antidotes / Ketamine Sun // Ol' Gang
Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). Thanks to Lutek for the setlist and poster and to Maurice for the ticket.
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Thursday, 16 September 1999 Vera, Groningen, The Netherlands
Shake-Off / This Perfect Day / Jet Boy / He Pep / Bound / Touch Sensitive / 10 Houses of Eve / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / The Joke / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / F-'Oldin' Money / Antidotes / On My Own / Birthday / Ol' Gang / Ketamine Sun / And Therein / Big New Prinz / 10 Houses of Eve (again?)
Friday, 17 September 1999 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Jet Boy / Bound / Birthday Song / 10 Houses of Eve / Touch Sensitive / This Perfect Day / He Pep / Ketamine Sun / Antidotes / Shake-Off / Mad.Men-Eng. Dog / The Joke / F-'Oldin' Money / On My Own / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Ol' Gang
By all accounts a shambolic gig. Thanks to Maurice for the ticket and Lutek for the setlist. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down). Photos by Andrew Nieuwlaat.
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Saturday, 18 September 1999 V.K., Brussels, Belgium
He Pep (instr. apart from Nev's backing vocals) / Jet Boy / This Perfect Day / The Joke / And Therein / Touch Sensitive / Antidotes / Bound / Ketamine Sun / Shake-Off / Birthday / 10 Houses of Eve / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / F-'Oldin' Money / Ol' Gang / Touch Sensitive / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / Big New Prinz (guitar and bass only + tape of Devolute) / On My Own / The Joke (aborted) / Birthday Song (tape)
"Race With The Devil" lyrics in "Ol' Gang"; "Garden" lyrics in "Anecdotes + Antidotes in B#" - "Bass solo, Adam!" (during "Jet Boy"; Adam plays about 4 notes)
- "Cos I'm living in a pawn shop lately. Princess, Dapple, pony." (amended lyrics to "Touch Sensitive")
- "No more secondary modern school. Welcome to a Carry On, carry-out country." (amended lyrics to "Antidotes")
- "We had a mixer called Deaf Pete. He couldn't make it today. He lost the ticket to the ferry and then the ferry (...). Unlucky for him, he was on free enterprise 101. Then he met John Lennon and I was (in on my back)." (amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "And I have four record companies. I don't know what to do about that." (more amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "And Julia and Adam and Neville and Tom, they were all very, very, very happy. They hadn't been paid in two weeks and then they got the ferry. And then they forgot who (...), and they were in the vault. Hup!" (yet more amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "Who gave him the god-damned microphone?" (during "Shake-Off" as an audience member's vocal contribution outstayed its welcome)
- "If only the shards could reconnect in a Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin type of style. If only the shards would reconnect in your blue, green and black-grey heart. If only it can be done in a rap sort of style, like Ice T. Like Ice T. He was (...)." (amended lyrics to "10 Houses of Eve")
- "I see five speccy-eyed fat fellers looking at me." (amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
- "And I think I'll just stay at home with the cat. And she would blanch at that." (more amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
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Sunday, 19 September 1999 L.V.C., Leiden, The Netherlands
He Pep (Julia only) / This Perfect Day (instr.) / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / The Joke / Touch Sensitive / F-'Oldin' Money (instr.) / 10 Houses of Eve / Shake-Off / Birthday Song / Antidoes / Ol' Gang
Neville absent from this gig. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Wednesday, 20 October 1999 Dingwalls, London
Antidotes / F-'Oldin' Money / A Past Gone Mad / He Pep / Inevitable / Cyber Insekt / Touch Sensitive / Mad.Men-Eng.Dog / And Therein / Levitate / Hands Up Billy / 10 Houses of Eve / On My Own / Ketamine Sun / Bound (opening guitar line only) / Shake-Off / The Caterer / Hurricane Edward / Big New Prinz / This Perfect Day / The Joke
Thanks to David and Carina for these photos and David Jordan for the ticket. Reviews on the Fall news.
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Thursday, 2 December 1999 Planet K, Manchester
Antidotes / White Lightning / He Pep / On My Own / A Past Gone Mad / Hands Up Billy / 10 Houses of Eve / Inevitable / The Joke / Touch Sensitive / Levitate / Cyber Insekt / F-'Oldin' Money / And Therein / Anecdotes + Antidotes in B# / This Perfect Day / Ketamine Sun / Ol' Gang / Bound / Shake-Off
Thanks to David Jordan for the ticket and Jeremy Singer for the setlist.
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Sunday, 19 December 1999 Victoria Inn, Derby
Reviews on the Fall news. Many thanks to Johnny Vincent for the setlist and photo:
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Monday, 20 December 1999 Boardwalk, Sheffield
And Therin / A Past Gone Mad / F-'Oldin' Money / Hurricane Edward / The Joke / The Caterer / White Lightning / 10 Houses of Eve / Tom Ragazzi / Antidotes / Inevitable / This Perfect Day / Shake-Off / ?
May not be 100% accurate. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Tuesday, 21 December 1999 Ashton Witchwood
The Joke / Cyber Insekt / F-'Oldin' Money / He Pep / And Therein / Levitate / The Caterer / White Lightning / Touch Sensitive / A Past Gone Mad / Hands Up Billy / Tom Ragazzi / Antidotes / This Perfect Day / 10 Houses of Eve / Hurricane Edward / Ketamine Sun / Ol' Gang / Bound
- "(...) give to you Terry Wogan with (...) in 1962." (amended lyrics to "A Past Gone Mad")
- "And Adam and Neville, they were very happy. They stayed at James and Phil's and they rejected my house outright. They heard (...) and they were (...). Adam got a hammer and nailed his head to the table." (amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "And Tom was a very good drummer but he was a bit morose. He lived out on the hills and (...)." (more amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "And Mitchell was a roadie. He was very depressed. He had smoked dope for nine years. Then he came in my house. He thought he was depressed but then he got (...)." (yet more amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "Then I see the bass player looking at me." (amended lyrics to "Ol' Gang")
Thanks to Graydon for the setlist. Reviews on the Fall news (scroll down).
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Wednesday, 22 December 1999 Ashton Witchwood
Touch Sensitive / The Joke / White Lightning / A Past Gone Mad / The Caterer / Antidotes / And Therein / Tom Ragazzi / Hands Up Billy / This Perfect Day / F-'Oldin' Money / Hurricane Edward / Cyber Insekt / 10 Houses of Eve / No Xmas for John Quays / Inevitable (DAT only) // He Pep / Ol' Gang / Ketamine Sun
"Race With The Devil" lyrics in "A Past Gone Mad" - "And they fertilise them from wild goat's manure. They grow upside down and (...)." (amended lyrics to "The Caterer")
- "(...) - a contradiction in terms." (before "F-'Oldin' Money")
- "It's so warm and well-lit in the grotto." (before "Hurricane Edward")
- "And when Janice came (to fear the book had dissolved into ...)." (before "Cyber Insekt")
- "And then Janice went out to (...) and it dissolved into the purple mushroom of whatever. Was first class, second class, grade one, (...)."(amended lyrics to "Cyber Insekt")
- "'Ere, Neville... 'ere Neville... yeah, just..." (before "10 Houses of Eve")
- "And Adam and Tom and Neville were very happy. Adam took an axe and broke up the table. Neville nailed his head to a cafe at the front. He was like that." (amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "And Mark E Smith, he was very clever. He went down to London and got a gig in Camden. But then he turned round and looked again and he was (...)." (more amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
- "And James and Phil, they liked the old writers. They liked the little chicken nuggets laid on in the dressing room. But every time they tried to read a book, electricity breaks down because they forgot who they were." (yet more amended lyrics to "Ketamine Sun")
Thanks to John for the ticket
