Recorded live at
Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut on August 4, 1988
18-20
Recorded live at the Palms Playhouse
in Davis, California (reopened in Winters, CA)
on October 11, 1988.
Another excellent performance from the impressive lineup of Thompson, Clive Gregson,
Christine Collister and John Kirkpatrick, whose accordion really enhances tracks such
as Two Left Feet (one of the best versions I've heard, despite Richard's
lyrical fumbles). This is either a soundboard or an FM broadcast, and the sound is
exceptional. There's the occasional light digiclick, but they're barely noticeable.
It's sourced from the commerical bootleg Playing The Game, which is rather
ambiguous as to venues and dates. It suggests the main set is from Boston, Massachusetts
during November 1988, and does not attribute the bonus tracks at all. However, Thompson
namechecks Philly before Nearly In Love, allowing me to ascertain the date
(although I'm not certain whether this is the early or late show).
I've got a collection of RT setlists which gives an incomplete listing of
Hey Joe/Valerie/Wall Of Death/Don't Tempt Me for The Palms gig, exactly
matching the first set of bonus tracks here. It's the only performance of Hey Joe
in 1988 found in those files, and these tracks are also found as filler on the
complete soundboard from Toad's Place.
As mentioned in the last paragraph, the Toad's Place gig
from which the final three tracks are taken circulates in full; it's a solo acoustic
appearance from the Summer of '88.
