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BBC Radio 1 John Peel – 17th October 1983

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Setlist

Vulture / If Things Were Perfect / Discipline / Hymn From A Village

Details

  • Venue: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK
  • Date: 17th October 1983

Songs

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Side B – Factory Demo Tape

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Side B, a 1983 promo by James.

Summary

An early demo tape produced for Rob Gretton at Factory Records.

Track List

Stutter / Things Were Perfect / What’s The World / Vulture / Discipline / Announcement / Insect (aka Skullduggery) / Sea Song (aka Chain Mail) / Withdrawn / Fire So Close

Details

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Release Name: Side B
Artist Name:
Release Date: 23rd March 1983
Format: Promo Album
Catalogue: n/a

This is an early demo tape produced for Rob Gretton at Factory Records.

The note on the tape, which is addressed to Rob, says “Quality of the tape recorded in practise was really bad, so here’s a live tape.”

The exact date is unknown but it is likely that it was recorded the Liverpool State Ballroom gig on the 23rd March 1983 as the setlist is identical.

The track list includes a good number of early songs, some under early names; Insect was later released as Skullduggery and Sea Song as Chain Mail.

Songs related to this release:

Vulture

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Vulture is track nine on the 1988 James album Strip-Mine.

Although not released until 1988, Vulture was a regular in James sets and radio sessions as far back as 1983.

Details

LyricsListenReleaseAvailable OnGigsGuitar Tabs
Tiptoe behind the sapper
Who crawls through the minefield
Knife in the soil, and his ear to the ground
Hiding in his shadow, he takes the risks
You are the pimp who steals the sound

Fox breathes again, when the fox breathes again

When you spy a fresh face remember the rich taste
You want a part, at the cost of it all
So you open your flick knife and lop off a thick slice
Envy makes the flyer fall

Please don't hitch a ride with us, you leave a slime that turns to pus
Your appetite is out of sight
I think I'll be feeding you dynamite

Please don't hitch a ride with us, you leave a trail that turns to pus
Your appetite is out of sight
I think I'll feed you dynamite
I'll never feed you again

When you spy a fresh face, remember the rich taste
You want a part at the cost of it all, so you open your flick knife
And lop off a thick slice
Envy makes the flyer fall

The only way to kill this breed is stuff his face, let him feed
Piling the plate, pushing the load, make him eat 'til he explodes
The only way to kill this breed is stuff his face, let him feed
Piling the plate, pushing the load, make him eat 'til he explodes
I'll never feed you again
I'll never feed you again

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Song:Vulture
Released:26th September 1988
Main Associated Album (or Single):Strip-mine
First Heard Live:Liverpool State Ballroom – 23rd March 1983
Played at:
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