NBC The Source - The Tubes, Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH July 18, 1981

The Tubes
NBC The Source
The Tubes Concert
broadcast September 4 - 5 - 6, 1981

Recorded at:
Richfield Coliseum
Richfield, OH ("Cleveland")
July 18, 1981

01 The Tubes - Intro, A Matter of Pride
02 The Tubes - T.V. Is King
03 The Tubes - Think About Me
04 The Tubes - Sports Fans
05 Commercial - Levi Boots
06 The Tubes - Amnesia
07 The Tubes - Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman
08 The Tubes - Smoke (La Vie en Fumér)
09 The Tubes - Mondo Bondage
10 Commercial - Nestle $100,000 Bar
11 The Tubes - Don't Want To Wait Anymore
12 The Tubes - Sushi Girl
13 Commercial - Levi Boots
14 Commercial - Nestle $100,000 Bar
15 The Tubes - Speech Business
16 The Tubes - Talk To Ya Later
17 The Tubes - Let's Make Some Noise
18 Commercial - Levi Boots
19 The Tubes - White Punks On Dope
20 John McGhan - NBC The Source Outro

Discogs says:
Produced For – The Source
Recorded By – EDR
Recorded At – Richfield Coliseum
Engineer – Arnie Rosenberg
Hosted By – John McGhan
Mixed By – Bill Spooner, Michael Cotten
Producer – Denny Martin

Recorded at The Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18, 1981. This tour was in support of their release, The Completion Backward Principal and was recorded exclusively for The Source.
Based on researching set lists for this show, this appears to be the entire set The Tubes played on this night.
All runouts are etched.

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): A Ch CMV 47963-1 08111
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): A Ch CMV 47963-2 08111
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): A Ch CMV 47963-3 08111
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): A Ch CMV 47963-4 08111
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That's what Discogs says... I want to note that it's "principle" not "principal."  :)

I found newspaper articles confirming the date of the concert, and a mention of the Tubes taking part in a benefit baseball game between the WMMS-FM Buzzards and the Will Rogers Celebrity All-Stars.  The All-Stars included Wendy O. Williams from the Plasmatics, Fee Waybill, and Franke from Franke & the Knockouts (who were also the opening act for the Tubes).

https://mega.nz/file/Ddw2gawK#Fg5RrBEOLuAwcug5po6f_ndHRX66M26Oq1WOeGjYchI

Also, one of Our Beloved Readers (hi, G-man!) tipped me to additional Tubes tracks from the recent BBC show being available at: http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com

The Tubes / BBC Rock Hour #416 Version "A"

The Tubes BBC Rock Hour 416 Version "A"
LW's Scheduled Broadcast Week of April 17, 1983

recorded at:
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England
June 22, 1981

01 Richard Skinner, Tony Rockliff - BBC Rock Hour 416 Intro
02 The Tubes - A Matter of Pride
03 The Tubes - Amnesia
04 The Tubes - Mr. Hate
05 Commercial - Jensen
06 Commercial - Certs
07 Commercial - U.S. Army Reserve
08 The Tubes - Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman
09 The Tubes - Smoke (La Vie En Fumer)
10 The Tubes - Don't Want To Wait
11 Commercial - Maxwell House
12 Commercial - Certs
13 The Tubes - Sushi Girl
14 The Tubes - Power Tools
15 Commercial - Maxwell House
16 Commercial - Jensen
17 Commercial - U.S. Army Reserve
18 The Tubes - Let's Make Some Noise
19 The Tubes - White Punks On Dope
20 Richard Skinner - BBC Rock Hour 416 Outro

Run Out Grooves:
BBC-ROCK-HR-#416-VERSION-A-S-1
BBC-ROCK-HR-#416-VERSION-A-S-2

Flac files of wavs, digitized March 2025, 300 dpi scans of two disc labels and cue sheets...plus...PRESS COVERAGE!
 
First of all, let's address a dating error for this recording that's out there on the Internet.
As is usually the case, the BBC Rock Hour version of the concert is sourced from a BBC release.  The Tubes In Concert 259 was issued by BBC Transcription Services on August 31, 1981 and has a longer version of the concert, with three additional songs (Think About Me, Mondo Bondage, Tubes World Tour)

The Discogs information says, "Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK July 16, 1981
The recordings were first transmitted on BBC Radio 1, 1981-September-19"

This is contradicted by a comment left on the Discogs listing:

"WRONG !
The show was recorded at Hammersmith on Monday, June 22nd, 1981
FIRST transmitted on BBC Radio 1 on July 16th, 1981..
SECOND transmission on BBC Radio 1 on September 19th, 1981
How do I know ? I was one of the band's crew."

Yeah, that sounds definitive, but we go the EXTRA MILE here at the Voodoo Wagon, or at least the extra kilometer when we're writing about shows in England.  I went and found English newspaper coverage that proves the show was in June, not July, so the comment is thereby demonstrated as a true statement.  Q.E.D.

In looking at the press coverage, I found Tubes singer Fee Waybill arrested during a promotional stunt outside the Virgin Record Shop, and later convicted and fined £50.00 for having been "an arrogant nuisance."

There was an earlier BBC Rock Hour 235 that aired August 30, 1981 with an identical setlist, and that's probably the same show...but it's not confirmed.

https://mega.nz/file/qJpwnRxb#G-pkU9kvsoMWiwxOjzVsvi1B8i7Q4uw9fcDO2JqgFXM

A member of Our Beloved Audience (hi, G-man!) pointed out that there are additional Tubes tracks from this show available at:  http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com

And another member of Our Beloved Audience pointed out that there was a 14 track release of this in 2003 on HUX RECORDS as "Infomercial: How To Become Tubular."  It looks like this was only released in the United Kingdom, however.  From looking at their releases on Discogs, it looks like they specialize in releasing BBC live shows. 

The Tubes LIVE in Cleveland Ohio 1981

The Tubes

Richfield Coliseum

Cleveland OH

1981-07-18 

Pre-FM Soundboard @320

01. Black Overture

02. Matter Of Pride

03. TV Is King

04. Think About Me

05. Sports Fans

06. Amnesia

07. Mr. Hate

08. Attack Of The 50ft Woman

09. Smoke (La Vie En Fumer)

10. Mondo Bondage

11. I Don't Want To Wait Anymore

12. Sushi Girl

13. Intro

14. The Business Men

15. Talk To Ya Later

16. Let's Make Some Noise

17. White Punks On Dope

Fee Waybill - Vocals

Roger Steen - Guitar, Vocals

Bill Spooner - Guitar, Vocals

Vince Welnick - Keyboards

Michael Cotten - Keyboards, Synthesizer

Rick Anderson - Bass

Prairie Prince - Drums

 

The bull-goose loonies of the San Francisco scene

The Tubes - Live The Palladium NYC, N.Y. 1981

The Tubes - Live The Palladium
New York, N.Y.
August 4, 1981

FM Source @320

Set List
Completion Backwards Overture
A Matter of Pride
Think About Me
Mr. Hate
Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman
Smoke (La Vie En Fumer)
Mondo Bondage
Don't Want to Wait Anymore
Sushi Girl
Talk to Ya Later
White Punks on Dope

#&#

The Tubes - Kabuki Theatre, S.F. Westwood One In Concert #84-13

The Tubes

Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Westwood One In Concert #84-14
Airs 7/6 - 7/8 (....in 1984)
most likely recorded on September 17, 1983

This same show was also broadcast earlier in February '84 by Westwood One as In Concert #84-03.  The cue sheet of #84-03 lists Track 31 as "Drums," while on the cue sheet for In Concert 84-14, it's listed as "Baby Hector's Lament." I can't find a song by that name in the Tubes' discography, but as it's on the cue sheet I'm listing is as "Baby Hector's Lament."  

A portion of this show was broadcast on MTV, missing the tracks "Amnesia", "Mondo Bondage", "Don't Want To Wait Any More" and the "James Brown Medley," but with the inclusion of "White Punks On Dope" (not on the Westwood One broadcasts).  The "James Brown Medley" isn't listed on the cue sheet, but I've listed it here as part of the track "Tip Of My Tongue."

The first two Budweiser commercials are by A Flock of Seagulls and Joe Jackson, and presumably the third commercial is also by a "name" artist, but I don't recognize the singer or group. Joe Jackson really puts his heart into it, too.  If anyone can identify the group or singer on that third commercial, I'd appreciate it.

Scans of the cue sheet and a disc label are included; flac files of wavs.

Discs One and Two:
01.  Westwood One In Concert 84-14 Intro
02.  Commercial - Schick - Joe Montana
03.  Commercial - Certs
04.  Business
05.  Out Of The Business
06.  Theme Park
07.  Commercial - Budweiser - A Flock Of Seagulls
08.  Commercial - Certs
09.  Matter Of Price
10.  Glass House
11.  Sports Fans
12.  Commercial - Clark Bar
13.  Commercial - Budweiser - Joe Jackson
14.  Commercial - Schick - Joe Montana
15.  Westwood One In Concert 84-14 Break
16.  Amnesia
17.  Mr. Hate
18.  Mondo Bondage
19.  Don't Want To Wait Anymore
20.  Commercial - Levi's 501 Jeans
21.  Commercial - Clark Bar
22.  Commercial - Budweiser - ?
23.  Westwood One In Concert 84-14 Break

Discs Three and Four:
24.  James Brown Medley > Tip Of My Tongue
25.  The Monkey Time
26.  Wild Women Of Wongo
27.  Commercial - Schick - Joe Montana
28.  Commercial - Levi's 501 Jeans
29.  Commercial - Clark Bar
30.  Westwood One In Concert 84-14 Break
31.  Baby Hector's Lament (also known as "Drums" on W1 I.C. 84-03)
32.  She's A Beauty
33.  Talk To You Later
34.  Westwood One In Concert 84-14 Outro
35.  Westwood One In Concert 84-14 Promo


https://mega.co.nz/#!TYxlWKzY!wzbOZUSIuynVoPjFXogxlyJ3OWQW2eUrMvGadZmo9lA

The Tubes - Modesty Is For Monks

The Tubes Interview by Dave Seal

 This is an MS Word doc. Use the ZOOM feature to view the article correctly.

Thanks to our friend Sealy (Dave Seal) for the article!

The Tubes Tell All

The Tubes - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 31, 1975

Without further ado, it's...NOT the Rolling Stones!

320kbps/mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/419084673/tbs.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/419086558/tubetu.rar.html

The Tubes - Live Toronto 1985

The Tubes - Live Kingswood Music Theater
Toronto, Canada
June 1, 1985
Turn Me On Soundboard @320

Track List:
Turn Me On
Theme Park
A Matter Of Pride
Out Of The Business
Sports Fans
Sushi Girl
Love Bomb
Night People
Say Hey
Eyes
Muscle Girls
For A Song
Say Hey (Part 2)
Feel It
Night People (Reprise)
Telecide
You're No Fun
White Punks On Dope
She's A Beauty
Piece By Piece
Talk To Ya Later




Kingswood '85 pt1

Kingswood '85 pt2