Mestre, by Hatfield and The North

Mestre

by Hatfield and The North

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	1.	Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract) / Going Up To People and Tinkling / Calyx 05:04
	2.	Aigrette 07:45
	3.	Seven Sisters 12:36
	4.	Licks for the Ladies / Finesse is for Fairies 08:24
	5.	Psychic Warrior 07:06
	6.	What's Rattlin' 06:58
	7.	Take Your Pick (incl. The Yes-No Interlude) 16:48
	8.	Intro set 2 ("If you're recording it, you'll know what to title your tapes") 01:21
	9.	Share It 03:32
	10.	Calyx / Underdub / God Song / Lything and Gracing / What In The World 32:02
	11.	Halfway Between Heaven and Earth / Gigantic Landcrabs in Earth Takeover Bid 13:47
	12.	Fitter Stoke Has A Bath / Didn't Matter Anyway / Oh Len's Nature (Nan True's Hole) 25:33

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Recorded the day before the Gorizia Jazz Festival.
richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/gorizia-jazz-2006

An alternate cover for this bootleg:
richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/big-jobs

credits

released March 2, 2024

Richard Sinclair - bass & vocals
Phil Miller - guitar
Alex Maguire - keyboards
Pip Pyle - drums & percussion

Recorded Friday 7 April 2006 at Musica Continua, Hotel Bologna, Mestre, Italy
www.dgmlive.com/news/musica-in-mestre

Mics: 2 x DPA4061 (90∞ clamped on table in front of the stage)
Record: PCM on compact flash card by Maycom HH2nd
Dynamic Eqlz: Waves C4
Pics: Canon EOS300D
Taped and edited by Capaldi

The photos on the cover actually come from the portfolio by Peter Barker of the Robin Bilston gig, 25 Sept. 2005 (hence the "obin" visible behind Pip):
www.flickr.com/photos/pebar/albums/952419/
richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/robin-bilston

This is a "recording of indeterminate origin," i.e. a bootleg. If you buy it from me it'll be the first time anyone in the band has seen a quid from it.

Thanks to Joerg (Propylaen2001) for the tapes

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Richard Sinclair Martina Franca, Italy

The leading voice of the Canterbury Scene. Beginning with the Wilde Flowers, on to Caravan, Hatfield & the North, Camel and all his recent group efforts, Richard Sinclair's singing and bass playing have been a constant source of delight for lovers of Canterbury music. A deep, low voice, a talent for memorable melodies few can match, plus an imaginative and fluid technique on the bass and guitar. ... more