Questions about the 1978 Austrailian recordings/films
Jay:
From what I understand, there are at least two recordings from the Austrailian tour that are circulating. There are also at least two films that exist. Only one is circulating. I have a few questions about them. There is one concert that is being traded with I believe the label of "Perth, Februrary 14 1978". This recording is almost the complete concert. "Country Pie" cuts in a few seconds after the start. During this concert, Carl is pretty obviously drunk/stoned. But he does rather well considering his condition. There is also a recording that is being traded, but most people seem to have only two songs from that particular show. On this recording, Carl is VERY drunk/stoned, and sings quite poorly. Out of the two recordings I just mentioned, the best way to identify them is by the version of "Good Vibrations". On the recording where Carl is VERY drunk/stoned, he drags out the "audience participation" section for quite some time. Brian then attempts to bring the song back into cohesion by doing the "hum be da" chant. On most copies of this tape, GV fades out while it's still being played. Now, there is also a film that is circulating, that is clearly not either of the two shows I mentioned above. My questions are, is there any way we can DIFINITIVELY date each of these recordings/films? Is the recording where Carl is VERY drunk circulating as the complete concert? Do only two songs from this show exist on tape?
Aegir:
Oh wow, Brian singing the "hum be da" part in 1978? I'd like to hear that.
Ian:
I believe that the film footage that makes the rounds and is on Youtube (in parts) was filmed in Melbourne-where the group played on March 8 and 9 1978- prior to Perth. Not sure which night was filmed though. As you can see-Carl had problems that whole ill-fated tour. After Melbourne, the group played in Adelaide-then Perth for two nights (14, 15) and then two shows in Sydney (18 and 19). Carl held a press conf in Perth after that infamous show and apologized to the Australian fans.
Shane:
I have a set of homemade audio CDs that (supposedly) feature three complete Australian shows. One of them has a part between songs where Carl apologizes to the audience about his drunken condition on a previous night... though he still sounds sloshed even as he apologizes. The three shows are identified on the covers (keep in mind these dates could be very very wrong)
1. Perth, Western Australia Cricket Ground, Feb 14 1978.
2. Brisbane, March 3 1978.
3. Melbourne, 1978, no specific date given.
Ian:
Those dates are wrong mostly- All my dates are correct I think (I had to go to the library and look through a bunch of Australian newspapers to get them). Basic tour details- Feb 26 1978 BBs in Auckland (I think this was the first date of the tour- they were in Vegas on Feb 17). Feb 28 in Christchurch.
March 2 1978-The BBs arrived in Australia and held a big press conference-I have a very long article about this- Brian stayed about 10 minutes and then split. March 3-7 the BBs played in Brisbane-5 concerts. I have a few articles about this and a concert review. Mar 8 and 9 Melbourne. Positively no doubt. Have copy of concert poster. Mar 12-Adelaide (not sure if they played any other nights there). Perth was indeed March 14 and 15-without any doubt. Carl's public apology was in the Sydney papers on March 16. The show organizers returned 2,000 dollars to upset fans. Carl promised it wouldn't happen again. Sydney was the 18th- supposed to be the tour-ender, but due to demand they added a day show on Mar 19. I have reviews of both shows. The BBs then left Australia and played in Hawaii on Mar 20 and 21. The next tour-a USA south-west tour started on Apr 14 1978
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