The Mare's Nest

2004
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In addition to the new guitarist, a gaggle of five nice ladies
named Claire Lemmon, Melanie Wood, Sharron Sadington,
Dawn Staple and Cathy Harabaras were all chosen to become
bonus singers and drummers for the live ensemble,
(some having already appeared on albums prior).

12 November at the London Astoria

  1. Tarred And Feathered
  2. Fast Robert
  3. Hope Day
  4. I'm Eating In Bed
  5. Plane Plane Against The Grain
  6. Burn Your House Brown
  7. The Icing On The World
  8. The Breakfast Line
  9. Is This The Life
  10. I Hold My Love In My Arms
  11. As Cold As Can Be In An English Sea
  12. Signs
  13. Will Bleed Amen'
  14. Dirty Boy
  15. The Everso Closely Guarded Line
  16. Foundling'

Clean recording, but rather quiet and boomy.
Fairly full but also muddy. VG

11 December for radio2XS

  1. The Breakfast Line
  2. Big Ship
  3. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  4. Fast Robert

Very clean recording, lovely and full and loud.
All instruments audible and even. E

15 December at the Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall

  1. Tarred And Feathered
  2. Fast Robert
  3. I'm Eating In Bed
  4. Burn Your House Brown
  5. The Breakfast Line
  6. Is This The Life
  7. I Hold My Love In My Arms
  8. The Duck And Roger The Horse
  9. Big Ship

Clean recording, a little quiet and boomy.
Clear sounding, but also somewhat muddy. VG

Date on this one is speculated