The Mare's Nest

1992
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9 February at the Edward No. 8, Birmingham

  1. Home Of Fadeless Splendour
  2. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  3. Ideal
  4. Bodysbad
  5. Everything Is Easy
  6. Arnald
  7. Joining The Plankton
  8. Tarred And Feathered
  9. Anything I Can't Eat
  10. Day Is Gone
  11. Big Ship
  12. To Go Off And Things
  13. Stoneage Dinosaurs
  14. Is This The Life

Clean recording, light distortion and tinnyness.
Rather clear and full sounding. VG+

28 February at the Northampton Irish Centre

  1. Home Of Fadeless Splendour
  2. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  3. Ideal
  4. Bodysbad
  5. Everything Is Easy
  6. Arnald
  7. Joining The Plankton
  8. Tarred And Feathered
  9. Anything I Can't Eat
  10. Day Is Gone
  11. Big Ship
  12. Icky Qualms'
  13. Stoneage Dinosaurs

Clean recording, somewhat boomy but clear.
Rather tinny and thin, and a little muddy. VG

6 March at the Ipswich Caribbean Centre

  1. Home Of Fadeless Splendour
  2. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  3. Ideal
  4. Bodysbad
  5. Everything Is Easy
  6. Arnald
  7. Joining The Plankton
  8. Tarred And Feathered
  9. Anything I Can't Eat
  10. Day Is Gone
  11. Big Ship
  12. Icky Qualms
  13. Stoneage Dinosaurs
  14. Is This The Life

Very clean sounding, possibly a soundboard.
Incredibly clear and full. E

27 May at Manchester University

  1. Home Of Fadeless Splendour
  2. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  3. Ideal
  4. Bodysbad
  5. Everything Is Easy
  6. Arnald
  7. Joining The Plankton
  8. Tarred And Feathered
  9. Anything I Can't Eat
  10. Day Is Gone
  11. Big Ship
  12. Stoneage Dinosaurs
  13. Is This The Life

Somewhat clean recording, vocals can be a bit muddy,
light thin, rather clear. VG

28 August at Reading Festival

  1. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  2. Ideal
  3. Everything Is Easy
  4. Arnald
  5. Joining The Plankton
  6. Tarred And Feathered
  7. Anything I Can't Eat
  8. Day Is Gone
  9. Big Ship
  10. Is This The Life

Very clean recording, all instruments very clear.
Fairly thin sounding, and a bit quiet. VG

16 December at the Clapham Grand, London

  1. Home Of Fadeless Splendour
  2. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  3. Ideal
  4. Everything Is Easy
  5. Tarred And Feathered
  6. Anything I Can't Eat
  7. Day Is Gone
  8. Snakes-A-Sleeping
  9. Big Ship
  10. Is This The Life

Not so clean recording, but very full and lively.
Muddy and messy sounding, and boomy. VG

' denotes that this is the (as of yet) recorded live premiere of this track