ROKCDR001 - Roky Erickson and The Explosives, 1981-09-25, Berkele...

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Release: ROKCDR001

Roky Erickson and The Explosives at Berkeley, California, September 25th, 1981

Recording is from soundboard cassette, 2nd generation.

The performance is great and the sound is really good. Heroin, White Faces, and Bloody Hammer are standouts.

Length: 62 minutes

Set listing:
01. Cold Night For Alligators 4:17
02. Bermuda 4:50
03. The Wind And More 5:59
04. Starry Eyes 4:28
05. You're Gonna Miss Me 6:12
06. The Beast 4:31
07. Heroin 6:38
08. White Faces 2:25
09. Two Headed Dog 3:33
10. Don't Shake Me Lucifer 3:48
11. Bloody Hammer 5:18

That's the show.

I'm also going to include three songs from a CD called "Spanning Your Theory". These are electric demos, just Roky and electric guitar, really interesting stuff that I think dates from about 1975:

12. Cold Night For Alligators 3:42
13. Starry Eyes 3:13
14. White Faces 3:00