986 No 986 Philadelphia 1980.Introduction

Recording Label: ?
Running Time: 41 minutes (without fake track!)
Year: 2001

ISMN: ?
Recording Company Code: ?
Quality: 8

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Philadelphia, PA, The Tower Theatre - 26.4.2010  (Thanks Mick)

NOTE: Although the tracklist states that Death Disco was performed it has actually been inserted and comes from a completely different gig. (NYC Palladium 20.4.1980) This is may not be the case with all copies in circulation.

I assume that this recording is incomplete as I cannot imagine PiL would only play an 8 song set, so it shall remain listed as incomplete until a fuller version turns up.

This recording sounds slightly distant, although Lydon's vocals can be heard clearly above all of the instruments.

It's a very entertaining show, typical of a bootleg from this tour and really shows how fantastic this lineup were. The difference between the shows with Walker on drums compared to these shows with Atkins is unbelievable! A different class...

Lydon makes quite a few between song comments, but most of them are inaudible. He does ask the audience though not to throw coins at their heads as it's causing them severe pain!

This could be the first live version of Attack to reference Tennyson; "Come into the garden Maud..."

There is a very brief cut during Chant.

Track Names:

1. Careering.

2. Annalisa.

3. Poptones.

4. Low Life.

5. Attack.

6. Chant.

7. Memories.

8. Public image.

9. Death Disco*.

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