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PIL - 1st June 1986 - Burgerhaus Neid, Frankfurt, Germany

A recording from 1986 Tour - FLAC rip from CD-r

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Dead Men Walking - 20th July 2003, New Roscoe, Leeds

 

Here's another Glen Matlock feature for you. Billy Duffy of The Cult and Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats joined existing members Mike Peters (The Alarm), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) and Kirk Brandon of Spear Of Destiny.

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Rich Kids - 18th October 1978, Reading University

Here's an audio rip of a gig that was filmed for TV in 1978.

This is the only Rich Kids audio I have that hasn't been previously posted, but this weeks reunion gig has motivated me to dig it out and share it with you all.

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Rich Kids - 23rd June 2016 - O2 Academy, Islington, London - An Acid Drops exclusive recording

So here's the one you've all been waiting for. Rich Kids reunion gig from the Double Header along with The Professionals.

This is the first time the band have performed together since Steve New's passing back in 2010.

Two new members joined the band in the form of Spandau Ballet Legend Gary Kemp on guitar and James Hallawell on keyboards.

A great performance from a very much under rated band. I truly hope they do more shows together.

above - Glen & me before the show

Recorded by myself

An exclusive to Acid Drops and not currently available anywhere else on the internet.

Artwork included, created by myself.

Feel free to share this anywhere you want, a note of credit to myself would be appreciated though. Thank You!

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Enjoy!

A PILHead Recording PH003



The Professionals - 23rd June 2016, O2 Academy, Islington, London - An Acid Drops exclusive recording

Last night saw the long awaited double header featuring 2 ex Sex Pistols. Glen Matlock with Rich Kids and Paul Cook with The Professionals.

The weather in London was awful but that didn't stop an almost full house from turning up and watching the show.

First on stage at 8pm were the Professionals. They played an amazing set and the crowd loved them. There is no Steve Jones (as we know) and Tom Spencer is no substitute. He really is a great artist. He put in a very strong vocal performance all night with some nice crowd banter. The group played well together and delivered everything I would want to see in a Professionals set.

A new song, New Generation, was performed and its a new classic. Very characteristic of The Professionals sound that we all know & love.

On a side note it was mentioned that they are working on new recordings and these have been sent over to L.A. for Steve to work on....so Jonesy is still involved in the band in some way. Excellent news!

Highlight of the night - the final song - Silly Thing. A total crowd pleaser.

Anyway I recorded the show and here it is for you all to enjoy!

 This is an exclusive here on Acid Drops and is so far not available anywhere else.

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Please share it freely, a credit would be appreciated if posting it elsewhere

This comes with artwork created by myself

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A PIL Head Recording PH002



The Professionals - 16th October 2015 - 100 Club, London

in honour of tonights double header gig with the Rich Kids, I'm posting an audio for the Professionals gig from last year at the 100 Club.

It's an average sounding recording in MP3 format, but it's better than nothing. I'm surprised that no other recordings from the reunion gigs have surfaced.

Set List

Just Another Dream

Northern Slide

Payola

Too Far To Fall

Crescendo

The Magnificent

1-2-3

Friday Night Square

Has Anybody Got An Alibi?

Join The Professionals

Kick Down The Doors

Madhouse

Silly Thing

White Light White Heat

Little Boys In Blue

BIG THANKS to the Paranoid Squirrel for sharing this one.

CD artwork created by myself.

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PIL - 15th June 2016, Concorde 2, Brighton - An Acid Drops Exclusive recording

This was a really good gig, PIL were amazing on the night (but I would say that wouldn't I)

The Concorde 2 venue really suits PIL, it has a great sound and always sells out.

Well this gig was recorded by myself. I finally decided to get proactive, I only bought my Tascam DR 05 the day before so I just recorded the show with the settings that it came with. Its not perfect but its not bad for a first attempt.

This recording is only available here on Acid Drops for you all.

Also comes with CD artwork created by myself - I hope you enjoy it

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A PILHead Recording PH001

Sad Vacation - crowd funding for Sid & Nancy doc

The makers of the new Sid & Nancy doc need a bit of support to help get this great project completed. Please think about donating some money (even if only a small amount) to help get this great project completed.

"Sad Vacation" is the latest documentary film by Danny Garcia (The Rise and Fall of The Clash/Looking for Johnny), which explores Sid and Nancy's fateful trip to New York in 1978. It is a film that is dedicated to presenting the real facts; told as it happened by their friends and those who witnessed it. A film about the dynamics of Sid and Nancy's tumultuous relationship, and how it all ended in Room 100 of the Chelsea Hotel.

Get involved HERE

PIL - 12th June 2016, Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Scotland

here's an unedited MP3 of the gig from Sunday night.

Setlist:

 Albatross
 Double Trouble
 Know Now
 This Is Not a Love Song
 Deeper Water
 Corporate
 Death Disco
 The One
 The Order of Death
 The Body
 Warrior
 Religion
 Rise
 I’m Not Satisfied
 Open Up 
 Shoom

comes complete with CD artwork created by myself

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PIL - 7th June 2016, O2 Academy, Sheffield

This is the most recent recording to surface from the tour.

A massive Thanks to Moz666 for recording and making this available to share with all PIL fans.

Setlist:
01 Albatross
02 Double Trouble
03 Know Now
04 This Is Not a Love Song
05 Bettie Page
06 Deeper Water
07 Corporate
08 Death Disco
09 The One
10 The Order of Death
11 Tie Me to the Length of That
12 The Body
13 Warrior
14 Religion
15 Rise
16 encore break
17 I’m Not Satisfied
18 Open Up (Leftfield cover)
19 Shoom

Artwork included - created by myself using pictures from the gig, supplied by Jay Warner - Thanks Jay

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PIL - 30th May2016, The Point, Sunderland

Here's a recent recording from PIL's latest Tour. This is the tapers first attempt at recording a show & I thank him for taking the time to record it and for allowing it to be shared. The recording does suffer from distortion in places but its still worth adding to your collection.

setlist

01.Double Trouble
02.Know Now
03.This Is Not a Love Song
04.Bettie Page
05.Deeper Water
06.Corporate
07.Death Disco
08.The One
09.The Order of Death
10.Tie Me to the Length of That
11.The Body
12.Warrior
13.Religion
14.Rise/Encore Break
15.I’m Not Satisfied
16.Open Up / Shoom

Many Thanks to Merlin21 for recording the show.

Also Thanks to Clownmaster for sharing.

This does come with artwork which I created myself using photos from the gig which were taken by Paul Stainsby, who kindly allowed me to use them

Here are some more of  Paul's photos from that night.

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PIL - 4th June 2016, Indigo @ O2 London

Here's a good recording of Saturday's show in London. It misses out the first half a minute of Albatross but other than that its a really enjoyable recording.

A Massive THANK YOU to Chatts99 for recording this an sharing freely for all PIL fans to enjoy!

Setlist:
01 ALBATROSS (MISSING FIRST FEW SECONDS)
02 DOUBLE TROUBLE
03 KNOW NOW
04 THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG
05 BETTIE PAGE
06 DEEPER WATER
07 CORPORATE
08 DEATH DISCO
09 THE ONE
10 THE ORDER OF DEATH - TIE ME TO A LENGTH OF THAT
11 THE BODY
12 WARRIOR
13 RELIGON
14 RISE
15 ENCORE - I'M NOT SATISFIED
16 OPEN UP-SHOOM

Artwork included - created by myself

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Enjoy!!!!

PIL - 28th May 2016, Bearded Theory Festival, Catton Hall, South Derbyshire - An Acid Drops exclusive

An Acid Drops EXCLUSIVE! - Thanks to Andy Down.

Here's a recording for last weekend's PIL gig at the Bearded Theory Festival.

It's the full show recorded in MP3 format.

setlist:


Double Trouble
Know Now
This Is Not A Love Song
Corporate
Death Disco
Order of Death
Tie Me To The Length of That
The Body
Warrior
Religion
Rise
Open Up
Shoom




Recorded and shared by Andy Down - a massive THANK YOU, Andy we appreciate your support.


Artwork included - created by myself - photos used Thanks to Stephen Joyce, John Harris & Charles Ethier.

MP3 download here