{"product_id":"xtc-live-boots-live-at-emerald-city-1981-2lp-black-vinyl-rsd26","title":"XTC - LIVE BOOTS - Live at Emerald City 1981 (2LP black vinyl) (RSD26)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor all of the narrowness of its early period “Punk Rock” was an accommodating, if disgruntled young soul, finding room for former pub rockers, R\u0026amp;B revivalists, end of era glam rock types and older (usually) American fellow travellers alongside its itchy’n’scratchy, DIY, frequently shambolic, monotone sleeved 7” releases. It also provided a door ajar for others to push through who may have been enamoured of punk’s fresh attitude but who, whisper it, could actually play live, like ‘real musicians’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA then drummer from an entertaining \u0026amp; commercially successful first wave punk band was overheard telling his bandmates, with great suspicion, that Andy Partridge – with whom the band was sharing a stage that night – knew more than three chords, something of a crime in Punk circles. Fortunately for him, this was before the arrival of Dave Gregory whose ability would have given the Punk purist a more complete meltdown. The truth remained that the self-imposed narrowness of many early Punk bands led to their demise as the record industry looked to “New Wave” \u0026amp; later, “Post Punk” amid other descriptions to find both a broader audience \u0026amp; some projected longevity – especially necessary for success in the USA. Put simply, the bands that played best stood the best chance of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis suited XTC more than most. With a pair of - already accomplished - songwriters, a stable line-up of twin guitars\/bass\/drums since third album release “Drums and Wires”, material from 4 albums and 10 single releases from which to choose and hundreds of gigs to their name, the band established a hard-earned reputation as one of the most powerful ‘must see\/hear’ acts of the era, surely destined to join the elite live bands of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eListening to this electric performance from April 1981 – for all of its sonic imperfections seems to confirm that status, making it even harder to accept that, within a year, XTC would play its final gigs.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eDave Gregory recalls this as “Gig 11 on a 19-date U.S. tour, planned to promote the living daylights out of our Black Sea album, this night was a return to a hot venue we’d previously visited in January 1980 as part of the gruelling Drums \u0026amp; Wires campaign…. XTC at that time was a performing machine capable of creating megawatts of excitement.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAndy Partridge comments that “we were tighter than a firefly's fundament that night, even more astounding was the adrenaline-soaked speed we took every song at”.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\u003cp\u003eIf this is how the band performed night after night, it’s no wonder touring took a heavy toll, but for those many fans who never got the chance to see the band live, this recording is the opportunity to experience that high-octane energy like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased exclusively via Record Store Day, this 200-gram heavyweight (double) LP is the first time the concert will be officially available on vinyl and is also the first of a planned series of XTC official bootleg releases titled ‘Live Boots’ \u0026amp; drawn from the band’s archives with minimal audio restoration undertaken by cutting engineer Jason Mitchell working with Andy Partrdige.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Andy states in his sleevenotes….“Want to relive this gig? Get all the neighbours in, crank the stereo up VERY loud!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ape HoUSe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53073383653714,"sku":null,"price":43.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0410\/8370\/files\/xtc-live-boots-at-emerald-city-1981-2lp-black-vinyl-rsd26-vinyl-995.webp?v=1775256249","url":"https:\/\/33rpm.ie\/products\/xtc-live-boots-live-at-emerald-city-1981-2lp-black-vinyl-rsd26","provider":"33RPM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}