XTC - THE PARADISO AMSTERDAM 1982 - Albums That Should Exist

This is interesting from a new source (for me) and welcome addition to the blogosphere pantheon a treat of an XTC in their prime . . . . 

XTC - Live At The Paradiso Amsterdam 1982 - Albums That Should Exist

Paul says:

This is my first post for the music of the British band XTC. In the future, I plan to post some BBC albums by them. But in the meantime, this non-BBC bootleg is probably their best concert recording.

What makes this the best has to do with timing. The band released records from 1977 to 2000. But in 1982, after only a few years of touring, the band's main singer-songwriter, Andy Partridge, had a nervous breakdown. It turned out that he had been addicted to Valium for years. His wife finally forced him to stop taking it. Once it was out of his system, he found he was terrified of performing on stage. He had a panic attack at the start of a concert in Paris, France, on March 18, 1982. After that, the band never really played concerts again, although they did sometimes still play songs for the BBC and other radio shows.