The first tape uploaded to these pages (there may well be some more). You either love them or you hate them - Crispy Ambulance were a difficult band - a bit like marmite, without any bitter aftertaste!
Stand out tracks, for me anyway, were From the Cradle to the Grave, 4 Minutes From the Frontline, Come On, The Presence and Eastern Bloc. All of these are featured on this early tape in one format or another.
This is a tape only compilation released in 1983 of very early live tracks, studio demos and radio sessions. Some of these have finally been reissued and remastered in higher fidelity - buy them here - but the majority of this collection has never reissued anywhere.
Tracklisting:
01. Motorway Boys
02. Suzie's In Fragments (Live)
03. This Perfect Day
04. No Surrender
05. Interview (Radio 17/3/81)
06. Opening Theme
07. The Presence
08. A Sense Of Reason
09. Concorde Square
10. The Eastern Bloc
11. 3 Minutes From The Frontline (Live)
12. From The Cradle To The Grave (Live)
13. Interview
14. Deaf (Live)
15. New Violence (Live)
16. Come On
17. October 31st
18. Egypt
19. Interview
20.Rain Without Clouds (Live)
21.The Presence
22.Feedback Phase
23.Drug User/Drug Pusher (Detail)
Lossless Re-Rip Coming Soon!
Awesome stuff! I know what you mean about Crispy A's "Marmite band" status - a couple of people I know simply DO NOT GET 'EM! I love 'em though & am really looking forward to hearing this, there's a ton of stuff on it that I never even heard OF before. Thanks for posting...
ReplyDeleteAny chance of putting the "open Gates of Fire" cassette on here. I have both original tapes but no way to convert them to mp3s for uploading. Also have Crispy Ambulance live Bradford Uni 23.10.81 no track listing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this! Always been a fan of the Crispies, but some of this is new to me.
ReplyDeleteThx a lot-
ReplyDeletedefinitely no wasted time here