Hailing from Dublin, Ireland in the mid-80s, CWN weren’t merely influenced by U2, Bono took the band under his wing and released their first ep on his own Mother Records label. Offering echoing guitar (a la The Edge) and Eoin McEvoy's commanding, soaring vocals, Cactus World News, much like Bono and Co were well ahead of their time. Toss in some keenly, substantive songwriting and a performance acumen well beyond their years, and you had a world-class rock band, one that was sadly marginalized during their much too-fleeting lifespan. This show, recorded at L.A.’s legendary Whiskey on the band’s 1986 US trek supporting Urban Beaches, includes “America,” a song exclusive to this record, ostensibly inspired by their tour (the lyrics are pretty much a dead giveaway). The band’s two albums have recently been issued on CD and available for purchase here. Beaches, by the way, is a superb album of desert island magnitude.
The Subversive Sounds blog was formally hosting their own vinyl-to-digital transfer of this disk, but the download link is kaput. I’d still recommend going there to peruse the commentary if you’re so inclined.
I have not edited the tracks (at least at the tine being), so as to avoid gaps and abrupt segues. The tracklist is as follows:
Side A
intro
Church Of The Cold
promo spot
Years Later
interview
Tables Overturn
interview
The Bridge
interview
Hurry Back
promo spot
Side B
promo spot
The Other Extreme
interview
Maybe This Time
interview
instrumental interlude
promo
interview
America
Jigsaw Street
interview
11 comments:
Thanks for this. I owned the vinyl long ago, but lost it somewhere through the years. I've been searching for a digital copy ever since.
By the way, "America" is an old Simon & Garfunkel song, not one of their originals.
Wow... awesome upload! Thanks. I've had the album since '86, but never knew of this.
anyone has Urban Beaches?
Thanks! I had this on vinyl, but my ex-wife got rid of it along with hundreds of others. Glad to find this again!
whoa. i'm a regular reader and commenter up in here, and i'm currently obsessing about the entire SPIN Radio concert LP series. looking for info on each one like catalog number, release dates, etc.
imagine my surprise when i come across a link to this page. alas, there's no info i don't already have...can't wait to hear this one.
thanks as always!
Hi…I know I've been asking for quite a bit of re-ups lately, but if you wouldn't mind re-doing this one, that would be awesome. Thanks!!!
Hi…I know I've been asking for quite a bit of re-ups lately, but if you wouldn't mind re-doing this one, that would be awesome. Thanks!!!
The link has just been updated.
Please can you reupdated the link ?
Thanks in advance !
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Great find - thanks
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