John Cale, (with Band)
11/04/85
Capitol, Mannheim, Germany

MILAN collection # 061
Aiwa Walkman with plug-in mic -> Mastercassette -> transfer via Onkyo tapedeck
TA-2330 -> Magix Music Cleaning Lab (edit/remaster) -> FLAC

91:08 minutes - AUD > M

01 Something's Gone Wrong
02 Satellite Walk
03 Waiting For The Man
04 Dr Mudd
05 Streets Of Laredo
06 Leaving It Up To You
07 Chinese Envoy
08 Heartbreak Hotel*
09 Model Beirut Recital*
10 Fear/The Russian Bear Joke
11 Dying On The Vine
12 Villa Albani
13 Everytime The Dogs Bark
14 Pablo Picasso
15 Close Watch
16 Mercenaries (Ready For War)

"This recording is not as good as the one from the previous year in the Mannheim Feuerwache. The sound characteristic of the Capitol are quite bad as due to the very high dome construction there is a lot of echo created." (Taper)

The Venue:

In his John Cale biography Tim Mitchell writes about this show:

"In Mannheim in November the band opened the show with one of these [new] songs,  'Something's Gone
Wrong', but it had little to recommend it, and did not stay in the set. Although the show had a certain amount
of power, it failed to gel in the old ways. Some of Cale's vocals sounded tired and his usual tirades forced.
He told a joke about a Russian bear and a rabbit that was lost on much of his German audience, and found
himself unable to play 'Fear Is a Man's Best Friend'.  It was only on the newer material, and towards the end
of the performance that things picked up at all."

“I disagree here. This performance is twisted, as many others from this tour, and although Cale is definitely
in low state in parts (especially on Leaving It Up To You), it has some very edgy moments.” (Taper)