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Over The Rainbow (1 track)

by Various Artists

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Halfway Between Heaven and Earth 06:25

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"Over The Rainbow" is a Chrysalis Records sampler, subtitled "The Last Concert" as it is a record of the live concert held at the Rainbow Theatre in London on March 16th, 1975. This was the last show held there before a series of renovations and maintenance work closed it for several months.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Theatre

On Sunday 16 March 1975 a concert by various artists was recorded by the Virgin Mobile and later released in the Chrysalis label, as Over The Rainbow (The Last Concert, Live!) The concert included performances by Sassafras, Procol Harum, Frankie Miller (backed by Procol Harum), Richard & Linda Thompson, Hatfield and the North, John Martyn and Kevin Coyne.
-Wikipedia
www.discogs.com/master/732202-Various-Over-The-Rainbow-The-Last-Concert-Live
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbkOorhjcIE
johnmartyn.com/discography/other-appearances/over-the-rainbow-the-last-concert-live-1975/

This turns out to be the Closing Show as the theatre runs into money trouble again. Biffo were faced with a bill for £180,000 to keep the building in a preserved state. Biffo claimed that they had spent £60,000 on repairs to the building. Chrysalis releases an album commemorating the passing of The Rainbow Theatre as a rock venue, and included a live rendition of "Saviour", by Kevin Coyne (with Archie Leggatt and Andy Summers), and a longer, but still annoyingly truncated live edit of "Halfway Between Heaven and Earth", than that included on Hatfield and the North's posthumous LP, "Afters". The back sleeve of "Afters" includes a small note from a Japanese fan about the Rainbow gig, claiming that their performance had, "...made my heart a prisoner."
www.rainbowhistory.x10.mx/1975.htm

The Rainbow album has not been reissued on CD.

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released March 16, 1975

Richard Sinclair - bass & vocals
Phil Miller - guitar
Dave Stewart - keyboards
Pip Pyle - drums

Recorded Sunday March 16th, 1975 at The Rainbow Theatre, London. The rest of Hatfield's set was released on the "Cheap Philosophy" bootleg.
richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/cheap-philosophy
And also on this bootleg DVD:
www.discogs.com/release/8763282-Hatfield-And-The-North-Live-At-The-Rainbow-1974
richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-rainbow-1974-sic

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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

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