Living One Hell Of A Heaven

Just under a year ago, The Vinyl Villain posted An Imaginary Compilation album that I did, featuring Julian Cope live in concert. This is a follow up of sorts and was done on the fly, starting at 6.00am this morning, having been woken up abruptly by a yowling, hungry cat and feeling a bit frayed around the edges. Similarly, the quality of the (mostly bootleg) recordings varies wildly from one gig to the next, which mirrors my woozy, half-awake state when I began this. I'm dedicating this one to fellow fan Mike, whose enthusiastic response to my throwaway reference to Fear Loves This Place yesterday inspired this post.

 

1) Intro / I'm Living In The Room They Found Saddam In (Live @ The Fleece, Bristol, 01 February 2015)

2) Double Vegetation (Live @ Barrowland, Glasgow, 30 September 1995)

3) Shot Down (Live @ Westminster Central Halls, London, January 1987)

4) Read It In Books (Live @ Bizarre Festival, Freilichtbühne Loreley, St. Goarshausen, Germany, 11 July 1987)

5) East Easy Rider (Live @ Barrowland, Glasgow, 30 September 1995)

6) Hairy Music (Live @ Lyric Hammersmith, London, October 2003)

7) You Think It's Love (Live In Japan, 1991)

8) Sleeping Gas (Live @ Mathew Street, Liverpool, 2008) (ft. Black Sheep)

9) World Shut Your Mouth (Live @ The Fleece, Bristol, 09 February 2020)

10) Fear Loves This Place (Live @ Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell, 25 October 2011)

11) Cunts Can Fuck Off (Live @ The Fleece, Bristol, 09 February 2020)

12) Immortal (Live @ The Fleece, Bristol, 09 February 2020)

13) Outro (Live @ Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell, 25 October 2011)

Living One Hell Of A Heaven (1:06:28) (KF) (Mega)

Born To Entertain

You'll start to notice a few recurring artists on this blog, Julian Cope being one of them. I did An Imaginary Compilation for the Arch Drude over at The Vinyl Villain back in October 2020, where I made plain my unconditional love for Julian Cope's music, taking in The Teardrop Explodes, Brain Donor, Queen Elizabeth, Black Sheep and many, many, many solo albums. Julian Cope has also been the artist that I've seen most live in concert and holds the distinction of being the last gig I went to (fact fans: Sat 08 Feb 2020 at the Barbican in London) before the country went into lockdown. 

 

The ICA that I did for The Vinyl Villain was a slight divergence from the norm, in that I focused exclusively on Julian Cope's live performances. You can read the track-by-track commentary in the TVV posting, but as the audio links are now dead I'm re-presenting the "album" here for your listening pleasure.

 

1) Soul Desert (Live @ The Fleece Bristol, 09 Feb 2020) (bootleg recording)

2) Bill Drummond Said (Live In Japan, 1991) (Live Japan ’91, 2004) 

3) Don’t Take Roots (Live @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Sep 1995) (Barrowlands, 2019) 

4) Autogeddon Blues (Live @ Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham, 01 Sep 2012) (bootleg recording)

5) Sunspots (Live @ The Ritz, New York, 28 Jan 1987) (bootleg recording)

6) Reynard The Fox (Live @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Sep 1995) (Barrowlands, 2019)

7) You Will Be Mist (Live @ BBC 6 Music Festival, Liverpool, 31 Mar 2019) (bootleg recording)

8) Robert Mitchum (Live @ The Globe Cardiff, 2011) (bootleg recording)

9) I’m Living In The Room They Found Saddam In (Live @ The Royal Festival Hall, London, 21 Jan 2005) (Concert Climax: Live In The Hearing Of The Motherfucker, 2005)

10) Out Of My Mind On Dope And Speed (Live @ The Fleece Bristol, 09 Feb 2020) (bootleg recording)

 

Born To Entertain: Live 1987-2020 (49:35) (KF) (Mega)