Peter Gabriel – London, England (12/24/78)

PETER GABRIEL / TOM ROBINSON
London, England
Hammersmith Odeon
December 24, 1978

“Rob & Gab Xmas concert”

• Tom Robinson songs

01.Ding Dong Merrily on High (Traditional)
02.D.I.Y.
03.Don’t Take No For An Answer *
04.Humdrum
05.Gray Cortina *
06.Here Comes The Flood
07.Cabaret 79 Truce *
08.Hold Out (vocals Peter Gabriel) *
09.Solsbury Hill (vocals Tom Robinson)
10.Crossing Over The Road *
11.I Don’t Remember
12.Bully For You *
13.Doo Wah Diddy Diddy (Rick Springfield)
14.Jumping Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones)
15.It¥s All Right
16.Winter of ’79 *
17.2-4-6-8 Motorway *

TT 76:37

Lineage: Unknown recording device > 3rd generation tape > Harman Kardon HK 1500 > Audiophile 2496 Soundblaster > HD >
SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

Peter Gabriel – vocals, piano
Preston Heyman – drums
Tom Robinson – bass, vocals
??? – guitar
Andy MacKay – saxophone (14-17)
Paul Jones – harmonica, backing vocals
Mickey Horn – triangle

LDB Special Series #363 (RLR collection)

I had this one from RLR collection in a low generation copy. Infact, this one was recorded by a bunch of brave italian fans who travelled to London to see the show. You can clearly hear their comments during the show, in particular mentioning Andy MacKay joining the band after Jumping Jack Flash. possibly this one is the version that commonly circulates but at least now we have a known generation.

The tape was in bad shape when I first listened to it. In particular it was suffering from some speed changes during some songs (Winter of ¥79 for example) and overall it was running slightly fast. This was adjusted to my best knowledge. Also, existing setlists are fairly incomplete and incorrect so I took some time (and my TRB old albums!) to fill the gaps and come to a complete setlist. Still, some doubts about the band where I am not sure there was a guitar player although at the beginning of DIY there is some guitar tuning.

This is the last show of the 1978 tour, I had quite some fun to listen to it!