Released 1989 Length 40:14 | Recorded 1984-1986 Release date 1989 | |
Similar Hit Parade, Labour Day, Two Headed, Star Trails, Go Figure | ||
Old Material 1984–1986 is a 1989 album by Spirit of the West.
Contents
It was the band's final release for Stony Plain Records. Side one of the album includes five tracks from their out-of-print 1984 album Spirit of the West, and side two presents a 1986 live performance from the Vancouver East Cultural Centre.
The live performance showcases a band already quite skilled at the crowd-pleasing sense of showmanship that would become their trademark, especially when John Mann flubs the beginning of "General Guinness" from laughing too hard at the clownish antics of bandmates J. Knutson and Geoffrey Kelly. In parts of the show, the volume of audience applause would seem to suggest a crowd at least twice the size of the audience actually present.
Track listing
All songs by Mann, Kelly and Knutson, except where otherwise noted.
- "Rocks at Thieves' Bay" – 4:53
- "To a Highlander Unknown" – 4:16
- "Doin' Quite Alright" – 4:40
- "Down on the Dole" – 5:08
- "John Goodman" – 3:48
- "Aberdeen" – 4:07
- "Ships in Full Sail" – 3:05 - music by Mann/Kelly/Knutson, lyrics by Mann's father (name currently unknown)
- "Be Right" – 5:58
- "Time to Ring Some Changes" – 4:19, written by Richard Thompson
- "General Guinness" – 3:46, traditional
Songs
1Rocks at Thieves Bay4:56
2To a Highlander Unknown4:19
3Doin Quite Alright2:43