The Mare's Nest

Jon Poole couldn't make it to the legendary Special Garage Concerts
due to his commitments as bassist to the Wildhearts,
so Tim enlisted one Kavus Torabi of the Monsoon Bassoon
to substitute for him during the shows.
However, he'd performed so admirably he was afterwards
properly replacing Jon to be the newest member.

17 October at the Garage, London

1. Leaf Scrapings
2. Aukamacic
3. Scratching Crawling Scrawling
4. As Cold As Can Be In An English Sea'
5. Icky Qualms
6. Gina Lollabrigida
7. An Ant
8. A Bus For A Bus On The Bus
9. A Wooden Fish On Wheels
10. Ice A Spot And A Dot On The Dog
11. To Go Off And Things
12. Visiting Hours
13. Rock Around The Clock
14. Pip As Uncle Dick But Peter Spoilt It
15. Let Alone My Plastic Doll
16. Hope Day
17. A Balloon For Bertie's Party

Very clean recording, a little quiet and muffled,
but incredibly clear and full. VG+

18 October at the Garage, London

1. Jibber And Twitch
2. My Trade Mark'
3. Hello Mr Sparrow
4. Gloomy News
5. It's A Lovely Day
6. Dinnertime (Is At Home Not Here)
7. Pilf
8. Hello Mr Minnow
9. A Cake For Bertie's Party
10. Food On The Wall
11. Hopeless'
12. Dead Mouse
13. R.E.S.
14. A Game For Bertie's Party
15. Is This The Life
16. Dirty Boy

Very clean recording, a bit quiet and light distortion,
incredibly clear and full sounding. VG+

19 October at the Garage, London

1. The Obvious Identity
2. Pip As Uncle Dick But Peter Spoilt It
3. Hello Mr Minnow
4. An Ant
5. Hello Mr Sparrow
6. A Bus For A Bus On The Bus
7. Visiting Hours
8. Dead Mouse
9. Scratching Crawling Scrawling
10. As Cold As Can Be In An English Sea
11. Aukamacic
12. Gloomy News
13. Hope Day
14. Let Alone My Plastic Doll
15. Icky Qualms
16. Dinnertime (Is At Home Not Here)
17. My Trade Mark
18. Gina Lollabrigida
19. Stoneage Dinosaurs

Very clean recording, bits of washiness and brashness,
and brilliantly full and clear. E

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