The Boys Next Door
Swinburne College, Melbourne, Australia
August 19, 1977


Source: Soundboard / FM Radio (3SW) ?

Lineage: FM ?> ?? > CDR > WAV > FLAC
Quality - Excellent

01 Blitzkrieg Bop
02 Ain't It Funny
03 I'm 18
04 Gloria
05 Masturbation Generation
06 Who Needs You
07 I Put A Spell On You
08 Commando
09 Interlude
10 My Generation
11 Big Future
12 Big Future (part 2)
13 These Boots Are Made For Walking
14 World Panic
15 Louie Louie

Line Up:

Nick Cave - Vocals
Tracey Pew - Bass
Mick Harvey - Guitar
Phil Calvert - Drums


Notes:

This is / was a fairly common bootleg that used to crop up on tapes in Australia in the 80's although I believe LP's were also pressed. This is a CD version that was probably either taken from tape or from the original source.

Bootleg liner note (quote) :

'On August the 19th, 1977 the Boys Next Door played their second public performance at a "New Wave Rock Show" at Swinburne Collage in Melbourne. They were bottom of the bill that also comprised The Obessions (who included Rowland Howard) and the head liners, the Reals (who included Gary Gray, Ian Olsen and Chris Walsh). For some reason the Obsessions pulled out and were replaced by the Babeez (later to become News). Entrance was 50c.

This live tape was recorded by 3SW and was rediscovered recently. What you hear is a rough but accurate recording of one of the seminal Melbourne punk concerts, and of a band that were to develope into one of the most important Australian bands of recent times.

Boys Next Door (featuring Nick Cave [CD]) live recording of their performance at a "New Wave Rock Show" at Swinburne College in Melbourne. This is often claimed to be their second public performance, but that's not true. Although the label of the LP says Missing Link, this is a bootleg !

In 1983 it was released as a bootleg cassette; the cassette doesn't list "Masturbation Generation".'


SB - September, 2007