Strangers In Amsterdam LP

[sulky lad]

Of all the old vinyl bootlegs of EC, this is my Holy Grail , though I do have a recording on cassette. Has anyone here ever seen or own a copy ? It has never appeared on eBay or on Discogs and I've never seen a copy at any record fair - and I've attended quite a few I can tell you !

[verbal gymnastics]

It's not something I'm familiar with.

The show is pretty similar to the others around this time. Is there anything special about it eg he says the word "I" in a different pitch on a song or something equally important to you completists

[Azmuda]

Evidently, littletriggers has a copy:

[Azmuda]

And a copy sold on German ebay last month for 45 EUR.

[Man out of Time]

I also own a vinyl copy.

There are more details and photos of it at the EC WIki. It is nothing very special as a recording, but has a certain novelty value as one of relatively few "Coward Brothers" recordings.

EC has rather given up on touring or performing as part of a duo, but it was good to see him perform "Shipbuilding" as a duet with Conor J O'Brien at the Royal Albert Hall last month.

Any other favourite EC duet/duo performances?

MOOT

[Top balcony]

25 years ago EC toured UK with Nick Lowe as support - how good was that? - I saw the 11th May 1989 show at the Royal Court, Liverpool. For Encore One they came on stage and played Fireworks and PLU. Clearly not a gig MOOT, but an epic cameo duet.

BTW all proceeds for the show and the previous one at the same venue were donated to the Hillsborough families fund.

Colin Top Balcony

[krm]

I have it as well. As MOOT says, nothing very special about it in my eyes. It is quite good.