Stiv Bators Brian James / MA,USA 01.02.1981

This excellent mono audience recording captures a live performance in Boston in January 1981, just before Steve Bators and Brian James formed The Lords of the New Church! The Dead Boys’ Steve Bators, along with former Damned member Brian James, formed The Lords of the New Church in 1979 after two original members, Cheetah Chrome and Jeff Magnum, left. This excellent mono audience recording captures a live performance under the name of Steve and Brian at The Channel nightclub in Boston on January 2, 1981, just before the band’s formation. Digitally transferred directly from the master cassette, the mono sound is stable, with good balance across all parts, including the vocals, resulting in reasonably good sound quality for the time. He performed Dead Boys numbers Sonic Reducer and “Caught With The Meat In Your Mouth” back to back, followed by The Damned’s killer number “Neat Neat Neat,” and six songs from Steve’s first solo album, “DISCONNECTED,” which was released just a few days ago, including “Evil Boy” and “A Million Miles Away.” The set list also included a cover of the classic “It’s Cold Outside” by The Choir, the band that preceded The Raspberries and was included on the classic compilation album “PEBBLES,” The Damned’s “Sick Of Being Sick” and “New Rose,” The Dead Boys’ “Ain’t Nothin’ To Do” and “3rd Generation Nation,” and for the encore, he performed Bo Diddley’s “Pills,” also known for his cover of the New York Dolls! The Channel,Boston,Massachussettes,USA January 2,1981 01.Sonic Reducer 02.Caught With The Meat In Your Mouth 03.Neat Neat Neat 04.Evil Boy 05.It’s Cold Outside 06.Make Up Your Mind 07.The Last Year 08.A Million Miles Away 09.Too Much To Dream 10.Swingin A-Go-Go 11.Sick Of Being Sick 12.Ain’t Nothin’ To Do 13.New Rose 14.3rd Generation Nation 15.Pills