Liveshows: Alan Hull - Live at the New Crown Hotel, South Shields 23-08-1983

Lindisfarne
liveshows series

Alan Hull - New Crown Hotel
Live at The New Crown Hotel, South Shields 23-08-1983

1.	O No Not Again	3:38
2.	Scarecrow Song	2:41
3.	Peter Brophy Don't Care	3:15
4.	Poor Old Ireland	3:32
5.	Day Of The Jackal	3:52
6.	One More Bottle Of Wine	4:21
7.	Fly Away	4:15
8.	Malvinas Melody	4:24
9.	Lady Eleanor	3:23
10.	Winter Song	5:11
11.	Make Me Want To Stay	3:44
12.	Run For Home	3:02
13.	Marshall Riley's Army	2:51
14.	All Fall Down	2:21
15.	Passing Ghosts	2:49
16.	January Song	3:19
17.	Country Gentleman's Wife	3:48
18.	Fog On The Tyne	3:20
	total running time	63:47

Mowbray Road South Shields boasts the impressive New Crown Hotel and on 23rd. August 1983 Alan Hull played there live. This CD gives a flavour of that evening�s performance � no new tracks this time, so no great surprises!

The show kicks off with O No, Not Again which Alan explains is actually a song about hangovers! The Margitte song Peter Brophy follows, then Poor Old Ireland. One More Bottle Of Wine from the �Squire� album precedes two tracks from his new LP �On The Other Side� � Fly Away and Malvinas Melody - the forthcoming single release which Alan readily admits (rightly) will get absolutely no airplay from the BBC.

Two classics from the first Lindisfarne album Lady Eleanor and January Song, then three lifted from �Back & Fourth� � Make Me Want To Stay, Run For Home, and Marshall Riley�s Army. Passing Ghosts is then introduced by Alan as Passing Wind! The last song on the setlist is January Song, but this is encored with Country Gentleman�s Wife, now accompanied by the audience! Alan characteristically emphasising the first syllable of �country�. The audience call for yet more; it has to be the finale with Fog On The Tyne.

As previously mentioned � not an earth shattering performance, but a good balance of songs from original line-up Lindisfarne�s first four albums sprinkled with some nice A.H. solo tracks.

Charles Orr