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issue 1 june 2004

now it gets even more interesting! a live recording of an early gig from 1991, about simon's second or third gig with Suede. It’s listed as camden falcon, 92/2/28, but it must be from 1991. it begins with a previously unreleased track called “maid in london”, definitely a must-have for all the diehard fans. unfortunately it's quite obvious why this track was dropped at an early stage. let's just say it's not very good and leave it at that. one can't help wondering if simon misspelled "made" or not :-)then a rocker, classic b-side “painted people”, followed by an extremely rare live performance of “be my god”. after the sound of about five people clapping, brett thanks the "audience" and kicks out “animal lover.” then another shock - not even listed on the cd sleeve - another unreleased full-length track called “going blonde”. it's better than “maid in london” and features brett screaming "terry, oh terry, you're going blonde!".  justine took the lyrics with her when she formed elastica and the song re-emerged as “see that animal”. it’s a shame the quality of this gig is a bit on the crap side.  the last track, introduced as "a brand new song", is called “the bike tragedy”. the verse on this version goes "aha, aha aha ha ha".  i must say they really improved it before releasing it as “to the birds”; nevertheless, it’s an interesting track.

it's not over yet! there are also five songs from an in store gig at virgin megastore, manchester, october 1992: “metal mickey”, “my insatiable one”, “animal nitrate”, “sleeping pills” and “the drowners.”