#68 PJ HARVEY - Europe 1993 (Flac)

P.J. Harvey – Europe 1993
Recorded live at the Forum in Kentish Town, London  on May 23, 1993

Following this tour in support of the release of the second album 'Rid Of Me,' Polly performed in mainland Europe and returned to the USA and Canada for her third tour of North America. July saw her debut appearance in Japan. A week after returning home she began a support slot on U2's Zoo TV tour, these were her first stadium appearances.

This show was released in 1993 on an Italian bootleg label Redline and sourced from an excellent BBC Radio One FM radio broadcast, recorded for the John Peel show. It was also released by Live Storm in 1994, again another Italian protection gap release. A loop-hole in the law was exploited by bootleg companies and these were regarded as official releases at the time, until the law was changed.

The included notes have been written by a staunch PJ Harvey fan who declares it as being up there with the all time great live albums such as Motorhead's No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith and the MC5's Kick Out The Jams. Unlike those it remains unreleased although some footage of the performance appeared in a long out of print VHS video tape. It's a stunning performance with a surprising first track for the unaware.

1    Man-Size Sextet (3:13) 
2    Rid Of Me (4:50) 
3    It's Rolling (4:14) 
4    My Dreams Will End With You (2:56) 
5    Highway '61 Revisited (Dylan) (2:51) 
6    O Stella (2:26) 
7    Dress (3:24) 
8    Rub 'Till Bleeds (3:55) 
9    Missed (4:44) 
10  Victory (4:32) 
11  Sheela-Na-Gig (3:32) 
12  Time Machine (3:06) 
13  Me-Jane (3:21) 
14  Snake (1:40) 
15  50ft Queenie (3:43) 
16  Man Size (3:51)

Musicians
Bass – Steven Vaughan
Drums – Robert Ellis
Guitar, Vocals – P.J. Harvey

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