(FM broadcast FLAC)
Wishbone Ash
Dijon, Palais des Sports
June 12, 1981
Lineage: 1981 RTL AM radio broadcast > unknown analog gen. cassette tape (in 80's trade/swap) > fresh 13 January 2020 transfer (replayed on just overhauled Sony WM-D6C walkman w/azimuth adjusted) to Olympus LS-PS PCM recorder (at correct full frequency setting) > Audacity 1.3 (for dropout and crackle removal, stereo channel boosting and balancing, slight editing, track marks) > WAV > FLAC (level 8)
Andy Powell – guitar (stereo left), vocals
Larie Wisefield – guitar (stereo right), vocals
Trevor Boulder – bass
Steve Upton – drums
Claire Hammill - vocals on *
01. The King Will Come
02. Where Is The Love
03. Underground *
04. Warrior *
05. Throw Down The Sword
06. Loaded *
07. Phoenix
08. Number The Brave
09. Jail Bait
10. Blowin’ Free
11. Get Ready *
TOTAL 71:16 min.
Background info:
This is one of the very few known to exist recordings of the band's unique May - June 1981 line-up with folk singer Claire Hammill on additional vocals. The band did only their UK and France tours with her before she left the band on the eve of their following US tour. Along with the BBC's "In Concert" show from their London Hammersmith Odeon stint on June 2, this here is the only other existing radio b'cast-show.
French radio station RTL promoted the band's French tour and chose to b'cast a c. 70 min. selection from the 100 min. Dijon show. The powers-that-be at RTL obviously felt it would make for a better radio show to place "Phoenix" and "Number The Brave" first with the remainder of their selection following. That's why you can hear the radio host commenting on "Loaded" (track 6) before "Jail Bait" (track 9)! Odd choice IMHO so I took the liberty to present you the tracks in their actually played sequence.
