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The Notting Hillbillies - Newcastle UK - "SWAN HUNTER"- Benefit Concert 1993 | FLOPPY BOOT STOMP | XRay

The Notting Hillbillies - 1993-07-06, Newcastle - "SWAN HUNTER”

- Benefit Concert

 

Xray says:

"The Notting Hillbillies - 1993-07-06, Newcastle - "SWAN HUNTER"- 
Benefit concert, limited edition - STUNNING SOUNDBOARD!!- 
with "So Far Away" calypso version! City Hall, Newcastle UK 
1993-07-06  
(Swan Hunter Shipbuilding Benefit Concert).

  • 01.  Intro    
  • 02.  Calling Elvis      
  • 03.  So Far Away (Calypso Version !!)      
  • 04.  Your Own Sweet Way    
  • 05.  Run Me Down    
  • 06.  Why Worry (known by the Notting Hillbillies as "Why Bother")    
  • 07.  Railroad Worksong    
  • 08.  Feel Like Going Home    
  • 09.  Setting Me Up      
  • 10.  Outro 
  • (total time: 42 minutes)

The Notting Hillbillies:

  • Mark Knopfler: guitars and vocals
  • Brendan Crocker: guitars and vocals 
  • Steve Phillips:  guitars and vocals
  • Alan Clark : piano and keyboards (ex Dire Straits member )
  • Marcus Cliffe : bass
  • Ed Bicknell : drums

This is the Swan Hunter Benefit concert in Newcastle 1993. 

Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "Swan Hunter". 

Excellent calypso version of "So Far Away", very unique! 

The sound is perfect and the performance is top quality. 

Alan Clark on keyboards instead of Guy Fletcher. 

A must for all........... Highly recommended!"

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