For the 999 fanactic that wants a
little bit
more....
This is a guide to
recordings that are worthy of your attention. They all make great
additions to your 999 listening. If a recording is of
unlistenable quality, it's not included.
These are not available via this website, but it's worth exploring the
fabulous aural scultpures blogsite.
It is by no means a complete guide, there are other 999 recordings out
there. Get in touch :-)
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30th August 1977
London,
The Vortex
Nasty Nasty / Pick It Up / Hit Me / Quite Disappointing / Jam Me Up
/ My Street Stinks / Emergency / I'm Alive / No Pity / Chicane
Destination / My Street Stinks / Nobody Knows / Nasty Nasty / I'm Alive
Notes: Rough audience
recording but of
historical interest
due to date, venue, & inclusion of Jam Me Up, a song 999 didn't
record until 1998 on Takeover. |
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18th October 1978
Reading,
Bones Club
Chicane
Destination / Don't Deny / Titanic (My Over) Reaction /
Nasty Nasty / My
Street Stinks / Emergency
/
Nobody Knows / Nasty Nasty / I'm Alive
Notes:
Average
audience recording but of historical interest due to the inclusion of Chicane
Destination & Don't Deny, which are electrifying. Nasty Nasty is played twice.
Unfortunately only part of the gig has been preserved on tape.
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16th June 1979
Boston
MA USA, Paradise Theatre
Soundcheck
/ Quite Disappointing / Let's Face It / Hit Me / Soldier / Me And My
Desire / Feelin' Alright With Crew / Crazy / Nobody Knows / Made A Fool
Of You / Lie Lie Lie / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / Action / Emergency
/ Nasty Nasty / I'm Alive (cut) / Homicide (start cut) / Shake / My
Street Stinks / Boiler / Homicide
Notes:
Good quality. The 'soundtrack' is a puzzle - it's an unknown song
&
is it actually 999? Apart from that, it's another exciting US gig. |
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2nd July 1979
San Francisco USA, Old
Waldorf (2nd set)
Pick
It Up / My Street Stinks / Hit Me / Me & My Desire / Let's Face
It
/ Action / Feelin' Alright With The Crew / Lie Lie Lie / Nobody Knows /
Inside Out / Titanic (My
Over) Reaction / Real Rean / Emergency / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / Quite
Disappointing / Boiler
Notes: Excellent quality, recorded by KALK radio. The 1st set of the
night is included on the brilliant 4CD Boxset, Bay Area Homicide,
however this performance is not.
This
is another great performance.
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25th January 1980
Scarborough, Penthouse Club
Brent
Cross
/ Let's Face It / Hit Me / English Wipeout / So Long / Feelin' Alright
With The Crew / Boys In The Gang / Me & My Desire / The Biggest
Prize In Sport / Trouble / Emergency / Homicide / Nasty Nasty
Notes:
Reasonable quality. Exciting gig. I concure with the chap in the
audience at the end; "We want more 999!"
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13th March 1980
Portland OH USA, Euphoria
Brent
Cross
/ Let's Face It / Hit Me / English Wipeout / Stranger / Feelin' Alright
With The Crew / Boys In The Gang / Me & My Desire / The Biggest
Prize In Sport / Hollywood / Titanic (My
Over) Reaction / Emergency / Homicide / My Street Stinks / Boiler (cut)
Notes: Excellent quality, unfortunately Boiler cuts out just before the
end. |
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20th April 1980
New York, My Father's Place
Brent
Cross
/ Let's Face It / Hit Me / English Wipeout / Stranger / Feelin' Alright
With The Crew / Boys In The Gang / Me & My Desire / The Biggest
Prize In Sport / Fun Thing / Hollywood / Inside Out / Titanic (My
Over) Reaction / Crazy / Homicide / My Street Stinks / Stop Stop / I'm
Alive / Boiler (fade at end)
Notes: Radio broadcast - superb quality. Essential
999 recording. |
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Date ??? 1980
New
Orleans
Brent
Cross
/ Let's Face It / Hit Me / English Wipeout / Stranger / Feelin' Alright
With The Crew / Boys In The Gang / Me & My Desire / The Biggest
Prize In Sport / Fun Thing / Hollywood / Inside Out / Titanic (My
Over) Reaction / Homicide / I'm Alive / Boiler / My Street
Stinks / Homicide
Notes: Lovely recording includes two outings for Homicide |
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17th September 1980
London,
Lyceum Ballroom
Brent
Cross / Let's
Face It / Hit
Me / English Wipeout / Public Enemy Number 1 / Feelin' Alright With The
Crew / Boys In The Gang / Me &
My Desire / The Biggest Prize In Sport / Fun Thing / Hollywood / Slam!
/ Titanic (My
Over) Reaction / Emergency
/ Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street Stinks / I'm Alive
Notes: Good quality. Lively gig includes Slam! |
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28th October 1980
Hamburg
Germany, Markthalle
Let's
Face It / Hit
Me / English Wipeout / Feelin' Alright With The Crew / Public Enemy
Number 1 / Me &
My Desire / The Biggest Prize In Sport / Fun Thing / Hollywood / Inside
Out / Titanic (My
Over) Reaction / Boys
In The Gang / Emergency
/ Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street Stinks / Boiler
Notes: Reasonable quality. Exciting gig. Nick tries his German!
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3rd May 1981
London,
Lyceum Ballroom
Obsessed
/ Hit Me / So Greedy / Let's Face It / Feelin' Alright With The Crew /
Fun Thing / Don't You Know I Need You / No Pity / English Wipeout /
Mercy Mercy / Emergency / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street Stinks /
Obsessed / I'm Alive
Notes: Decent quality audience recording. Exciting London gig with
sound effects!
Current single Obsessed played twice. |
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14th June 1981
New
Jersey, Dirt Club
Obsessed / Hit Me / So Greedy /
Let's Face It / Inside Out / Feelin' Alright With The Crew /
Boys In The Gang / Don't You Know I Need You / Fun Thing / English Wipeout / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / Emergency / / Nasty Nasty / Homicide
/ My Street Stinks / Boiler
Notes: Excellent quality, another brilliant show. |
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27th June 1981
Toronto,
Hamilton
Hit Me
/ Let's Face It / Inside Out / Feelin' Alright With The Crew /
Hollywood / Boys In The Gang / Fun Thing / That's The Way It Goes / English
Wipeout / Nasty Nasty / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / My
Street Stinks / I'm
Alive / Boiler
Notes:
Excellent radio broadcast with a rare outing for That's The Way It
Goes. Nick's comments indicate some trouble with the
Police preceeded the show. |
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16th November 1981
Ann
Arbor, Second Chance
Hit
Me / Obsessed / So Greedy / Inside Out / Feelin' Alright With The Crew
/ Hollywood / Boys In The Gang / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / Let's
Face It / Dead Or Alive / English Wipeout / Homicide / My Street Stinks
/ Boiler
Note: Good quality. Enjoyable gig which
includes a solid performance of Dead Or Alive which is only
available as a demo on The Cellblock Tapes. Listen out for a
great Obsessed. |
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8th August 1982
London,
Lyceum Ballroom
Inside
Out / Let's Face It / Obsessed / Arabesque / Boys In The Gang /
Custer's Last Stand / Feelin' Alright With The Crew / Blaze Of Noon /
Don't You Know I Need You / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / English
Wipeout / Emergency / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / Wild Sun / My Street
Stinks / Hit Me / I'm Alive
Notes: Good quality,
albiet hot/distorted at times with speed issues on I'm Alive.
Notable for including the rarely performed Arabesque and Custer's Last
Stand from 13th Floor Madness album, along with Blaze Of Noon which
only saw the light of day on the compilation LP Identity Parade. Also
good to hear 999's contemporary single Wild Sun live. |
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20th February 1985
Cardiff,
Ocean Rooms
Intro
/ Hallelujah / Inside Out / Hit Me / Obsessed / This Is Just A Lie / Feelin' Alright With
The Crew / No Pity / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / 20 Years
/ Boys In The Gang / Let's Face It / Emergency
Notes: Excellent recording from the
Face To Face tour, it includes 3 songs from the album. The recording is
the first 45 minutes, leaving you wanting to hear the rest of the set! |
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9th March 1985
Retford,
Porterhouse
Intro
/ Hallelujah / Inside Out / Hit Me / Obsessed / This Is Just A Lie / Feelin' Alright With
The Crew / No Pity / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / 20 Years / Boys In
The Gang / Let's Face It
/ Emergency / English Wipeout / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street
Stinks / I'm Alive
Notes: Good recording from the Face To Face tour. |
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11th May 1985
Glasgow
Hallelujah
/ Inside Out / Hit Me / Obsessed / This Is Just A Lie / Feelin' Alright With
The Crew / No Pity / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / 20 Years / Let's Face
It /
Emergency / English Wipeout / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street Stinks
/ I'm Alive
Notes: Excellent recording from the Face To Face tour. The safety
barrier undergoes some punishment during the frenzy. |
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28th October 1985
Trenton
New Jersey, City Gardens
Pre Gig
Chat / Intro / Hallelujah / Inside Out / Hit Me / Obsessed / This Is
Just A Lie / Feelin'
Alright With The Crew / No Pity / 20 Years / Don't You Know I
Need You / Boys In The Gang / Let's Face It / Emergency /
English Wipe Out / Nasty Nasty / My Street Stinks / I'm Alive
Notes: The Face To Face tour
hits the USA. Taken from the superb video uploaded onto YouTube.
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4th June 1987
Portsmouth,
Basin's Nite Club
Inside Out / Hit Me / Don't You Know I Need You / White Trash / Feelin'
Alright With The Crew / Obsessed / No Pity / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / Boys
In The Gang / Nasty Nasty / Let's Face It / Emergency / Homicide / Lust
Power & Money / My Street Stinks / I'm Alive
Notes: Good quality. This gig shows that even while they were being
ignored by the music press, they were still bang on form live. There's
reference to the
general election of '87.
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8th June 1987
Newcastle,
The Riverside
Inside Out / Hit Me / Don't You Know I Need You / White Trash / Feelin'
Alright With The Crew / Obsessed / No Pity / Titanic
(My Over) Reaction / Boys
In The Gang / Let's Face It / Emergency / English Wipeout / Nasty Nasty
/ Homicide / Lust
Power & Money / My Street Stinks / I'm Alive
Notes: Reasonable quality. Four days after the Portsmouth gig, 999 are
caught in action once more. Another exciting gig to
promote live
album Lust Power & Money. |
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19th December 1991
Birmingham,
Hummingbird
Hit Me / Inside Out / Feelin' Alright With The Crew / Boys In The
Gang / Lil Red Riding Hood / Let's Face It / Don't You Know I Need You
/ English Wipeout / Emergency / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street
Stinks / I'm Alive
Notes: Reasonable quality. Early Arturo performance with the band on a
upward curve.
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Summer 1992
Fulham,
The Swan
Lust
Power & Money / Inside Out / Hit Me / Feelin' Alright With The
Crew
/ Boys In The Gang / White Trash / Titanic (My Over) Reaction / Lil Red
Riding Hood / Don't You Know I Need You / Emergency / English Wipeout /
Homicide / My Street Stinks / I'm Alive / Nasty Nasty / People Who Died
Notes: Excellent
recording. This is Dave Ferguson's 'We're Alive' tape. Recorded at
Pablo's local pub. Includes unreleased song People Who Died. |
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4th November 1994
Dusseldorf
Germany, Haus Der Jugend
Black
Flowers For The Bride / Inside Out / Hit Me / Feelin' Alright With The
Crew / (There Is No Glory In) Mary's Story / Titantic (My Over)
Reaction / Crazy Crazy Crazy / Boys In The Gang / White Light / Lil'
Red Riding Hood / Chicane Destination / Don't You Know I Need You? /
Let's Face It / The Biggest Prize In Sport / Absolution /
Homicide
(cut) / My Street Stinks / I'm Alive / English Wipeout / Boiler
Notes: Excellent recording featuring a good selection of songs
from You Us It! |
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25th February 2010
Bournemouth,
Champions Bar
Black
Flowers For The Bride / Inside Out / Hit Me / The System / Feelin'
Alright With The Crew / Gimme The World / Titanic (My Over) Reaction /
Lie Lie Lie / Lil Red Riding Hood / Really Like You / Don't You Know I
Need You / Emergency / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street Stinks / I'm
Alive
Notes: Excellent recording. Peppered with gems from throughout 999's
career, from debut LP through to Death In Soho.
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25th October 2019
New York
USA, Bowery Electric
Boys
In The Gang / Inside Out / Hit Me / Feelin' Alright With The Crew /
Let's Face It / Lie Lie Lie / Rael Rean / Subterfuge / Titanic (My
Over) Reaction / Lil Red Riding Hood / Really Like You / The
Biggest Prize In Sport / No Pity / Last Breath / Don't You Know I Need
You / Emergency / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / My Street Stinks / Boiler /
English Wipeout / I'm Alive
Notes: Excellent clear distortion free recording from
possibly the last ever 999 tour of the USA.
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6th August 2022
Blackpool, Rebellion Festival
Inside Out / Shoot / Hit Me / Feelin' Alright With The Crew /
My Dad Trashed My Submarine / Boys In The Gang / The
Biggest Prize In Sport / Don't Wanna Know / Let's Face It / Emergency / Nasty Nasty / Homicide / I'm Alive
Notes: Excellent clear audience recording includes 3 songs from Bish Bash Bosh. | |
15th January 2023
London, 100 Club, Resolution Festival
Black Flowers For The Bride / Inside Out / Hit Me / Boys In The Gang / My Dad Trashed My Submarine / Feelin' Alright With The Crew / Let's Face It /
Lil Red Riding Hood / Lie Lie Lie / No Pity / Don't Wanna Know /
Titanic (My Over) Reaction / I Really Like You / Emergency / Nasty
Nasty / Homicide / My Street Stinks / I'm Alive
Notes: Excellent clear audience recording. | |
Compiled
by Phil Singleton
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