- Copped It
- Wings
- Couldn’t Get Ahead
- Petty Thief Lout
- No Bulbs
- Gut of the Quantifier
- Spoilt Victorian Child
- Barmy
- Elves
- Paintwork
- Lay of the Land
NOTES
- 68:39
- Audience Recording
REVIEW
On a cramped stage in the new venue (at the time) in south central Manchester the group are in fine fettle with – as I recall – Brix tending to dominate. A reasonable audience recording with the vocals a little lost in the overall mix at the beginning but then settling down to create a good overall listen.
My abiding recollection of this gig was the three guitar attack on an amazing version of “Wings” , and the very lengthy version (nearly ten minutes) of “No Bulbs”
The second outing for “Gut of the Quantifier” is very impressive, and similarly the second performance of “Spoilt Victorian Child” is memorable, although Smith is a little out of kilter with the rhythm at times with his phrasing.
“Paintwork” also gets performed for the first time but feels a little lumpen in comparison with the album version. A very fast “Lay of the Land” concludes matters.
Overall a great performance with a good sound.
“… at Manchester’s new gigging flagship, The International … The band punch along with enthusiastic gusto as Smith deliberately lies low, virtually throwing the attention across stage towards the spotlighted Brix. Mark E. Smith seemed relieved, the deligation of responsibility … A basic noise, often exploding … [Mick Middles, “The Fall, Manchester,” Sounds, 6 July 1985]
The Track Record 