Peter Gabriel
The Lostbrook Tape Series Volume 109
March 19, 1977
Palladium
New York, NY
Recording Equipment: Internal Mic>Sanyo M2533 Tape Deck>TDK SD C90>Alesis TapeLinkUSB>Audacity>WAV
Taper: Lostbrook
Mastering: CQ
Artwork: ethiessen1
01 Here Comes The Flood
02 On The Air
03 Moribund The Burgermeister
04 Waiting For The Big One
05 Indigo
06 Excuse Me
07 Solsbury Hill
08 Ain’t That Peculiar
09 Why Don’t We
10 Humdrum
11 Slowburn
12 All Day And All Of The Night
13 Here Comes The Flood
14 Modern Love
15 Down The Dolce Vita
16 Back IN NYC
Peter Gabriel – Piano, Flute, Tambourine, Vocals
Dusty Rhodes (aka Robert Fripp) – Guitars, Effects
Steve Hunter- Guitars
Tony Levin – Bass, Stick, Tuba, Backing Vocals
Larry Fast – Synthesizers
Alan Schwartzberg – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Phil Aaberg – Keyboards, Backing Vocals
John Maelen – Percussion, Backing Vocals
This tape was recorded from the aisle seat in fifth row center,
in a location affected by a condition I call “sat-too-close-to-
the-stage-at-the-palladium-itis.” Not only was the sound behind
me, but there was a lot of commotion in the aisle, most of it
caused by one of my friends. Howie had a seat elsewhere in the
building, and as a photographer, he naturally wanted to improve
his position by joining me at my seat. The ushers initially
accommodated him, but soon began to clear the aisle aggressively.
They probably knew that Peter Gabriel was going to enter the
audience early in the show. We were completely shocked when Peter
came down our aisle, and you’ll hear us say hello as we shook his
hand. What’s truly shocking is how many times Howie showed up at
my seat and the numerous threats from the ushers that he ignored.
Considering the fact that he shared my seat at times, I can’t believe
that I was able to keep the recorder hidden. It’s stunning that he
didn’t end up on the street. At one point, he was physically removed,
but amazingly, he showed up again during the encore! You might think
I would have copies of the photos after all of this, but you would be
wrong. I don’t recall ever seeing them. Nevertheless, this is a great
performance by Peter Gabriel in his historic return to NYC, but if
you’re looking for a clean, quiet capture, this isn’t it.
One of my friends had information about an Atlantic Records party for
the band, so after the show, we drove to a restaurant (Chinese?) on
49th Street (Lexington Ave?) and stood on the corner. Two of my friends
volunteered to be scouts and attempted to sneak into the restaurant.
Somehow, this involved taking off their shoes and crawling on the floor,
but they were caught and soon returned to us on the corner. Before
long, the band began to arrive in separate limousines. Steve Hunter
was first, and he was extremely friendly as he signed autographs for
us while imitating W.C. Fields. I asked if he would like the honor
of bringing us in as his guests, but he said, “I can’t do that I’m
afraid because I’m in as a guest.” The next vehicle to arrive contained
Robert Fripp, and we were completely intimidated as he crossed the street.
We weren’t really expecting him to say anything, so it was no surprise
when he walked by us. All we could manage was an awkward, “Great to have
you back Robert.” Larry Fast was in the next limo, and he spent several
minutes with us signing autographs. I asked him if he was working on
anything with Nektar, and he said he would be “bouncing in and out of
the studio between tour dates.” The final limo arrived, and Peter Gabriel
and his manager, Tony Smith, stepped out. Peter spent over five minutes
with us signing autographs while we pleaded with him to take us to the party.
Peter gently turned us down and told us that the guest list was “incredibly tight”
and that he “had a lot of people (he) wanted to ask but couldn’t.” We discussed
a range of other subjects, and you won’t be surprised to hear that Peter Gabriel
is extremely polite and respectful to his fans. I recorded the entire encounter
and considered including it here but decided that it’s just for the ears of those
that were there. (Translation – we sound moronic at times.)
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