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A Man In Need Walking On A Wire Two Lonely Hearts Hanging Reel / Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Borrowed Time Dimming Of The Day Withered And Died For Shame Of Doing Wrong Night Comes In Don't Renege On Our Love Shoot Out The Lights Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed You're Gonna Need Somebody Just The Motion Back Street Slide Down Where The Drunkards Roll Danny Boy Dargai The Price Of Love

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Man In Need Walking On A Wire Lonely Hearts New Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Borrowed Time Dimming Of The Day For The Shame Of Doing Wrong Night Comes In

Don't Renege On Our Love Shoot Out The Lights Pavanne You're Gonna Need Somebody I'll Keep It With Mine Just The Motion Backstreet Slide Down Where The Drunkards Roll Danny Boy Great Balls Of Fire

Richard Thompson Linda Thompson Simon Nicol Dave Mattacks Pete Zorn Here we have a very good audience recording of the opening night of the "Shoot Out The Lights" US tour. Referred to by the band as "The Tour From Hell", Richard and Linda's marriage hit the rocks before the tour and they were barely speaking to each other, other than the yelling and Linda kicking him on occasion, that in turn generated some intense performances on stage. "Dave and I maintained that Richard would make out the all the set lists for everyone and pass them out, and all you had to do was look at the first five numbers, and it was like "Man In Need", "Walking On The Wire", and you'd go "Oh nooo..." There was no pussyfooting around"-----Pete Zorn (as quoted in Richard Thompson-A Biography) "There were apparently some extremely highly charged performances-so I'm told"----Richard Thompson quote "The tour was a fantastic success. Linda sang like an angel, all that nervousness just went. It was clear from early on that it was a fantastic show-Linda's singing, Richard's playing, the whole thing was so intense"------Joe Boyd "Suffice it to say the atmoshphere on the whole tour was...tense. Simon, myself and Pete Zorn took to running away. There was some great stuff on stage, but it was not a plaesant tour...They were communicating, when she wasn't kicking him...I don't blame him, I don't blame her. If I was in her postion, I couldn't have got up there and sang "A Heart Needs A Home"----Dave Mattacks

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Man In Need Walking On A Wire Lonely Hearts New Fangled Flogging Reel Honky Tonk Blues Living On Borrowed Time Dimming Of The Day Withered And Died For Shame Of Doing Wrong You're Going To Need Somebody I'll Keep It With Mine Don't Renege On Our Love Just The Motion Night Comes In Back Street Slide Down Where The Drunkards Roll Danny Boy Pavanne

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You're Gonna Need Somebody Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed? Shoot Out the Lights I'll Keep it with Mine A Man in Need New Fangled Reel Walking on a Wire Honky Tonk Blues Dimming of the Day Back Street Slide Withered and Died Don't Renege On Our Love It's Just the Motion For Shame of Doing Wrong Down Where the Drunkards Roll Danny Boy High School Confidential

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Backstreet Slide It's Just The Motion Flogging Reel-> Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues I'll Keep It With Mine Your Gonna Need Somebody Pavanne Withered And Died A Man In Need Walkin' On A Wire Don't Renege On Our Love Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed? Shoot Out The Lights For Shame Of Doing Wrong Down Where The Drunkards Roll

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Early Show: Back Street Slide Just The Motion Honky Tonk Blues I'll Keep It With Mine You're Gonna Need Somebody Pavanne Withered And Died Man In Need For Shame Of Doing Wrong Down Where The Drunkards Roll Danny Boy Dimming Of The Day

Late Show: Dargai A Man In Need I'm A Dreamer Hard Luck Stories Strange Affair Pavanne You're Gonna Need Somebody Genesis Hall Sloth Don't Renege On Our Love Just The Motion Borrowed Time High School Confidental

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(Early Show) Back Street Slide Walking On A Wire Newfangled Floggin Reel > Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues I'll Keep It With Mine You're Gonna Need Somebody Dimming Of The Day Withered And Died Man In Need Just The Motion Don't Renege On Our Love Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed Shoot Out The Lights For The Shame Of Doing Wrong E1: Down Where The Drunkards Roll E2: Danny Boy

(Late Show) Dargai > Man In Need I'm A Dreamer Hard Luck Stories Pavanne Lonely Hearts You're Gonna Need Somebody Genesis Hall Sloth Don't Renege On Our Love Just The Motion Borrowed Time E1: High School Confidential

Richard Thompson: guitar/vocals Linda Thompson: vocals Simon Nicol: guitar/vocals Pete Zorn: bass/flute/vocals Dave Mattacks: drums This performance often circulates with the "Wormwood Demos" from Woodworm Studios, Banbury, UK: Speechless Child How Many Times Just The Motion Modern Woman Unlucky In Love Wall Of Death Walking On A Wire The Wrong Heartbeat

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Man In Need Walking On A Wire Lonely Hearts Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues You're Gonna Need Somebody Pavanne I'll Keep It With Mine Don't Renege On Our Love Back Street Slide Just The Motion Shoot Out The Lights Sloth For Shame Of Doing Wrong Dimming Of The Day Danny Boy

Personnel: Richard Thompson - guitar & vocals Linda Thompson - guitar & vocals Simon Nicol - guitar & backing vocals Dave Mattacks - drums Pete Zorn - bass & backing vocals

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A Man in Need Walking on a Wire Lonely Hearts Newfangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues You're Going to Need Somebody Pavanne I'll Keep It with Mine Back Street Slide I'm a Dreamer Don't Renege on Our Love Just the Motion Shoot Out the Lights Sloth

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Man In Need Withered And Died New Fangled Flogging Reel Shoot Out The Lights Just The Motion Back Street Slide Night Comes In

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Man In Need Walking On A Wire Two Lonely Hearts New Fangled Flogging Reel > Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Dimming Of The Day I'll Keep It With Mine You're Gonna Need Somebody Shoot Out The Lights Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed Don't Renege On Our Love Just The Motion For Shame Of Doing Wrong

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Hard Luck Stories I'm A Dreamer Genesis Hall Back Street Slide Pavanne Sloth Withered And Died Borrowed Time Encore: Down Where The Drunkards Roll

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Hard Luck Stories Walking On A Wire Two Lonely Hearts Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Dimming Of The Day You're Going To Need Somebody I'll Keep It With Mine Backstreet Slide Sloth For Shame Of Doing Wrong

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Early Show: Man In Need Walking On A Wire Two Lonely Hearts Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Dimming Of The Day Band Intros I'll Keep It With Mine Happy Birthday Pete You're Gonna Need Somebody Just The Motion Don't Renege On Our Love For Shame Of Doing Wrong Encore: Down Where The Drunkards Roll

Late Show: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Genesis Hall Wall Of Death I'm A Dreamer Hard Luck Stories Pavanne Sloth Back Street Slide Encore: Withered And Died High School Confidential

Richard Thompson – Guitar, Vocals Linda Thompson – Vocals Simon Nicol – Guitar, Vocals Dave Mattacks – Drums Pete Zorn – Bass, Vocals

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Man In Need Walkin On A Wire Lonely Hearts New Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Dimming Of The Day I'll Keep It With Mine You're Gonna Need Somebody Shoot Out The Lights I'm A Dreamer Back Street Slide Just The Motion Don't Renege On Our Love Withered & Died Wall Of Death For Shame Of Doing Wrong Down Where The Drunkards Role Danny Boy

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A Man In Need Genesis Hall Lonely Hearts Newfangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel You're Gonna Need Somebody Pavanne I'm A Dreamer Honky Tonk Blues I'll Keep It With Mine Shoot Out The Lights Just The Motion For Shame Of Doing Wrong

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Walking On A Wire Hard Luck Stories Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?

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(early show) A Man in Need I'm A Dreamer Lonely Hearts Newfangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Dimming of the Day I'll Keep It With Mine You're Going to Need Somebody Shoot Out the Lights Just the Motion Don't Renege on Our Love Did She Jump or Was She Pushed? For Shame of Doing Wrong Down Where the Drunkards Roll Danny Boy

(late show) I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Walking on a Wire Hard Luck Stories Wall of Death Pavanne Sloth Back Street Slide Withered and Died Genesis Hall Borrowed Time I'm A Dreamer Great Balls of Fire

Last full performance together.

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Man In Need Walking On A Wire Lonely Hearts New Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel Honky Tonk Blues Dimming Of The Day I'll Keep It With Mine You're Gonna Need Somebody Shoot Out The Lights Withered And Died The Gas Almost Works For Shame Of Doing Wrong Danny Boy

With John Kirkpatrick, Pete Zorn, & Dave Mattacks.

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Sugar Hill Honky Tonk Blues Farther Along Move It On Over Banish Misfortune

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