Elvis Costello - 1980-04-22 Neu-Isenburg
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Elvis Costello And The Attractions Hugenottenhalle Neu-Isenburg, West Germany 22 April 1980 01. High Fidelity 02. Lip Service 03. The Beat 04. Possession 05. Help Me 06. I Stand Accused 07. Little Sister 08. Oliver's Army 09. He'll Have To Go 10. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 11. One More Heartache 12. Lipstick Vogue 13. Waiting For The End Of The World 14. Don't Look Back 15. Girls Talk 16. Watching The Detectives 17. You Belong To Me 18. Pump It Up Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar, organ Bruce Thomas - bass guitar Pete Thomas - drums Martin Belmont - lead guitar Recorder: Unknown Lineage: Unknown Comments by area51GM:
40 years on ...................... After the double set in Amsterdam, a day off and then a gig in Cologne, Elvis and the band reach Frankfurt having passed Belgium entirely (sorry, Tweety!). I'm not sure if this is a complete show or whether Elvis had decided to abandon starting off with "New Amsterdam" as a solo performance but this recording starts off with a band version of "High Fidelity" and then follows that with "Lip Service" and it's obvious that Martin Belmont is already on stage by this time. "The Beat" follows and it's clear in this instance, that the song is quite heavily reliant on the guitar work of Elvis both in the studio and live and Steve Nieve's absence is barely noticeable for once. The setlist is a little shorter than previously but Martin does provide a very heavy solo during "Detectives" and if you listen closely, you can hear Bruce, trying to mimic some of his little signatures. There are a couple of lulls from the brash guitar work, although "He'll Have To Go" starts with a very strange guitar introduction (compare it to John McFee's stunning intro on the Live At The Palomino show from 1979) and this has the audience singing along nicely! The finale seems to come around rather quickly after "Detectives" but overall it's not a bad audience recording though it needed slowing down particularly towards the end to keep it in pitch. Received in trade during the eighties, original source unknown but thanks to whoever made this recording. Lineage : TDK C90 cassette > Nakamichi DR3 cassette player > NAD 660 CD Recorder > CD-R > EAC > Nero 8 for volume adjustment and pitch verification > TLH > FLAC
