Big Country - London Astoria - Dec 9, 1987 (complete)

From Big Country's now legendary Under Wraps Tour of clubs and smaller venues in December of 1987 comes a rare recording. Big Country played two nights at The Astoria in London on the Under Wraps Tour and a live audience-recorded bootleg of the 10th of December has been kicking around for many moons but the show on the 9th hadn't seemed to have been unearthed. That is, until I went sorting through my bootleg tapes the other day. Seems I've had it all along! Duly transferred to digital and with a little bit of tweaking (the original source tapes were diabolical sounding quality!) we now have something a little more listenable. There is a low hum that permeates the quiet bits as a result of trying to give the sound a little more bottom end. It is obviously an audience recording though and from that, there are glaring limitations. If you've read this far, chances are you're familiar with boots and their quality and are here because your fanboy or fangirl status is well levelled up. This is also the first time a full show from the Under Wraps tour has been uploaded so that fills a glaring gap in Big Country's live history on YouTube too. A big thanks to Stephen Kennedy, Yair Goodfellow and Stuart Lesenger for kind permission to use their live pics of Big Country at Dunfermline's Kinema Ballroom on December 18, 1987, which are some of the only known photos from this tour. 00:00 1. Restless Natives 04:27 2. I Walk the Hill 07:48 3. Where the Rose Is Sown 13:25 4. (Hello and welcome) Time for Leaving 19:33 5. Wonderland 24:30 6. Look Away 30:52 7. Thousand Yard Stare 36:42 8. Just A Shadow 41:26 9. Steeltown 48:12 10. Starred and Crossed 53:24 11. The Seer 59:22 12. Porrohman 1:08:20 13. Peace in Our Time 1:16:27 14. In A Big Country 1:22:45 15. Chance 1:31:00 16. Fields of Fire 1:37:43 17. Lost Patrol 1:44:40 18. The Storm 1:53:10 19. Harvest Home 1:58:26 20. Inwards 2:05:12 21. Honky Tonk Woman I hope you enjoy this show.