LAUGHING CLOWNS
Chequers, Sydney, Australia, September 3, 1980
01. (introduction)
02. Nothing That Harms
03. Sometimes
04. Collapse Board
05. Holy Joe
06. Fire Might Fall
07. The Prisoner
08. When What You See
09. The Laughing Clowns (cut)
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 41:59
COMMENTS: This concert was supporting Magazine. I received this recording directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Seaview Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, September 12, 1981
01. That's The Way It Goes
02. Nothing That Harms
03. Knife In The Head
04. Come One, Come All
05. Laughter Around The Table
06. In Front Of Your Eyes
07. Collapse Board
08. When What You See
09. Sometimes
10. Don't Know What I Want
SOURCE: Radio broadcast
TIME: 66:52
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Astor Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, January 15, 1982
01. Don't Know What I Want
02. Come One, Come All
03. That's The Way It Goes
04. Mr Uddich Schmuddich Goes To Town
05. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
06. Collapse Board
07. In Front Of Your Eyes
08. When What You See
09. Laughter Around The Table
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 64:09
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Triple J Live-to-air, Sydney, Australia, 1982
01. In Front Of Your Eyes (beginning cut)
02. Nothing That Harms
03. Everything That Flies
04. Year Of The Bloated Goat
05. Don't Know What I Want
06. Come One, Come All
07. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
08. When What You See
SOURCE: Radio broadcast
TIME: 47:24
COMMENTS: The first track is taken from a different and inferior source than the remainder of the recording. It is missing from many copies of this recording. The accurate concert information is unknown but it is often incorrectly listed as Paris Theatre, Sydney, November 28, 1980 but is likely from 1982 based on the setlist.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
"Prince Melon Records: Volume 16", Trade Union Club, Sydney, Australia, June 6, 1982
01. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
02. Everything That Flies
03. Don't Know What I Want
04. Nothing That Harms
05. Year Of The Bloated Goat
06. Mr Uddich-Schmuddich Goes to Town
07. Laughter Around The Table
08. When What You See
SOURCE: Radio broadcast
TIME: 60:26
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone), Peter Doyle (trumpet), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Jeffery Wegner (drums)
COMMENTS: This is Volume 16 in a series of official releases on the Prince Melon Records label. NOT FOR TRADE since they can be purchased via the Prince Melon Records website.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: Yes

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Seaview Ballroom, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia, July 23, 1983
01. Nothing That Harms
02. The Year More Important
03. Stinking To High Heaven
04. As Your Bridges Burn Behind You
05. Crystal Clear
06. Bride Of Jesus
07. Written In Exile
08. Law Of Nature
09. Monkey See Monkey Do
10. Collapse Board
11. Eternally Yours
12. Everything That Flies
13. The Only One That Knows
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 70:47
COMMENTS: The flac files of this recording were encoded by another trader from a CDR directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
AJZ, Biel, Switzerland, August 11, 1983
01. Crystal Clear
02. The Only One That Knows
03. Bride Of Jesus
04. Written In Exile
05. As Your Bridges Burn Behind You
06. Law Of Nature
07. Monkey See Monkey Do
08. Eating Off The Floor
09. Collapse Board
10. Eternally Yours
11. Nothing That Harms
12. Stinking To High Heaven
SOURCE: Soundboard recording
TIME: 70:04
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Europe 1983
Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
01. Bride Of Jesus
02. Possessions
03. Written In Exile
04. As Your Bridges Burn Behind You
05. Law Of Nature
06. Monkey See Monkey Do
07. Eating Off The Floor
Prague, Czechoslovakia
08. Laughter Around The Table
09. The Only One That Knows
10. Law Of Nature
11. Monkey See Monkey Do
12. Eating Off The Floor
13. Collapse Board
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 57:20
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone), Jeffery Wegner (drums), Peter Milton Walsh (bass)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, March 24, 1984
01. Crystal Clear
02. The Only One That Knows
03. The Crying Dance
04. Bride Of Jesus
05. As Your Bridges Burn Behind You
06. Song Of Joy
07. Clown Town
08. Monkey See Monkey Do
09. Brisbane (Security City)
10. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
11. Law Of Nature
12. Collapse Board
13. Eternally Yours
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 70:06
COMMENTS: The flac files of this recording were encoded by another trader from a CDR directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, May 11, 1984
01. Sometimes
02. Monkey See Monkey Do
03. The Only One That Knows
04. The Crying Dance
05. That's The Way It Goes
06. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
07. Knife In The Head
08. Crystal Clear
09. Collapse Board
10. Law Of Nature
11. Everything's Fine
12. Mr Ridiculous
13. Come One, Come All
14. Eternally Yours
15. Swing For The Crime
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 79:50
COMMENTS: The flac files of this recording were encoded by another trader from a CDR directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Prince Of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, May 13, 1984
01. Crystal Clear
02. The Only One That Knows
03. Monkey See Monkey Do
04. That's The Way It Goes
05. The Crying Dance
06. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
07. Law Of Nature
08. Collapse Board
09. Sometimes
10. Knife In The Head
11. Mr Ridiculous
12. Come One, Come All
13. Everything's Fine
14. Eternally Yours
15. Swing For The Crime
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 79:10
COMMENTS: The flac files of this recording were encoded by another trader from a CDR directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Seaview Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, November 24, 1984
01. Don't Know What I Want
02. Crystal Clear
03. The Only One That Knows
04. Every Dog Has Its Day
05. Collapse Board
06. Winter's Way
07. Everything's Fine
08. Diabolic Creature
09. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
10. Times Not Hit But Missed
11. (crowd noise)
12. Sometimes
13. Hey Joe
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 70:25
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps 48khz/24bit master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Melbourne, Australia, 1984
01. Don't Know What I Want
02. Every Dog Has Its Day
03. The Only One That Knows
04. Winter's Way
05. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
06. Eternally Yours
Unknown live
07. Laughter Around The Table
08. Collapse Board
09. Everything That Flies
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 54:55
COMMENTS: This recording is sometimes listed as January 1985 which is not possible since the band played their last show in December 1984 until they reformed again in 2009.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
All Tomorrow's Parties, Bourke St Stage, Mt Buller Ski Resort, Australia, January 10, 2009
01. Soundcheck (incomplete)
02. (introduction)
03. The Flypaper
04. Come One, Come All
05. Everything That Flies
06. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
07. Nothing That Harms
08. Collapse Board
09. Eternally Yours
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 59:00
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
All Tomorrow's Parties, Foundry Stage, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, Australia, January 17, 2009 (Source 1)
01. The Flypaper
02. Come One, Come All
03. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
04. Nothing That Harms
05. Collapse Board
06. (band introduction)
07. Eternally Yours
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 46:31
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: GT Remaster. I received this recording directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
All Tomorrow's Parties, Foundry Stage, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, Australia, January 17, 2009 (Source 2)
01. The Flypaper (beginning cut)
02. Come One, Come All
03. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
04. Nothing That Harms
05. Collapse Board
06. Eternally Yours
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 43:22
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
All Tomorrow's Parties, Foundry Stage, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, Australia, January 18, 2009
01. (introduction)
02. The Flypaper
03. Come One, Come All
04. Everything That Flies
05. Nothing That Harms
06. Collapse Board
07. Eternally Yours
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 46:28
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Gallery Of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia, January 23, 2009
01. Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
02. The Flypaper
03. Come One, Come All
04. Everything That Flies
05. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
06. Nothing That Harms
07. Collapse Board
08. (band introduction)
09. Eternally Yours
10. New Bully In The Town
11. Winter's Way
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 76:19
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
DVD
"Prince Melon Records: Volume 9", Gallery Of Modern Art, Brisbane, January 2009
- Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
- Come One, Come All
- Everything That Flies
- Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
- Collapse Board
- Eternally Yours
- New Bully In The Town
SOURCE: Pro-shot
TIME: 56:17
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
NTSC OR PAL: PAL
COMMENTS: This is Volume 9 in a series of official releases on the Prince Melon Records label. NOT FOR TRADE since they can be purchased via the Prince Melon Records website.
MENU: Yes
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: NYes

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
"Meltingpod" Podcast #92, 94: Ed Kuepper Interview 2009
Podcast #92
01. New Bully In The Town
02. (podcast #92 intro)
03. New Bully In The Town
04. Interview with Ed Kuepper
05. Come One, Come All (live All Tomorrow's Parties, Bourke St Stage, Mt Buller Ski Resort, Australia, January 10, 2009)
06. Interview with Ed Kuepper
07. THE SAINTS: One Way Street (Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, January 14, 2009)
08. THE SAINTS: Interview with Ed Kuepper
09. Nights In Venice (live All Tomorrow's Parties, Bourke St Stage, Mt Buller Ski Resort, Australia, January 10, 2009)
10. Interview with Ed Kuepper
11. (podcast #92 outro)
12. As Your Bridges Burn Behind You
Podcast #94
13. Diabolic Creature
14. Interview with Ed Kuepper
15. Ghost Beat
16. Interview with Ed Kuepper
17. That's The Way It Goes
18. Interview with Ed Kuepper
19. Stinking To High Heaven
20. Interview with Jeffrey Wegener
21. Winter's Way
22. Interview with Ed Kuepper
23. ED KUEPPER: Also Spracht The King Of Euro-disco
24. Interview with Ed Kuepper
25. Eternally Yours (live at Gallery Of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia, January 23, 2009)
SOURCE: mp3
TIME: 76:40
COMMENTS: This was originally podcast on the "Meltingpod" website by Annie Viglielmo, Marseilles, France. Podcast dates are: #92 February 17, 2009; #94 April 15th, 2009. It can be found here. All songs are studio versions except where noted.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
The Forum, Melbourne, Australia, May 1, 2009 (Source 1)
01. Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
02. The Laughing Clowns
03. (amplifier problems)
04. Come One, Come All
05. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
06. Knife In The Head
07. Everything That Flies
08. (more technical problems)
09. Clowntown
10. The Crying Dance
11. Collapse Board
12. (band introduction)
13. Eternally Yours
14. (crowd noise)
15. That's The Way It Goes
16. Song Of Joy
17. New Bully In Town
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 91:20
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the Jim Cooke master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
The Forum, Melbourne, Australia, May 1, 2009 (Source 2)
01. Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
02. The Laughing Clowns
03. (amplifier problems)
04. Come One, Come All
05. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
06. Knife In The Head
07. Everything That Flies
08. (more technical problems)
09. Clowntown
10. The Crying Dance
11. Collapse Board
12. (band introduction)
13. Eternally Yours
14. (crowd noise)
15. That's The Way It Goes
16. Song Of Joy
17. New Bully In Town
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 91:20
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
The Basement, Sydney, Australia, May 2, 2009
01. Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
02. The Laughing Clowns
03. Come One, Come All
04. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
05. Knife In The Head
06. Everything That Flies
07. Clowntown
08. The Crying Dance
09. Collapse Board
10. (band introductions)
11. Eternally Yours
12. (crowd noise)
13. That's The Way It Goes
14. Song Of Joy
15. New Bully In Town
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 102:36
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
The Basement, Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2009 (Source 1)
01. Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
02. The Laughing Clowns
03. Come One, Come All
04. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
05. Knife In The Head
06. Everything That Flies
07. Clowntown
08. The Crying Dance
09. Collapse Board
10. (band introductions)
11. Eternally Yours
12. (crowd noise)
13. That's The Way It Goes
14. Song Of Joy
15. New Bully In Town
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 91:48
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
The Basement, Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2009 (Source 2)
CD.1:
01. Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
02. The Laughing Clowns
03. Come One, Come All
04. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
05. Knife In The Head
06. Everything That Flies
07. Clowntown
08. The Crying Dance
09. Collapse Board
CD.2:
01. (band introductions)
02. Eternally Yours
03. (crowd noise)
04. That's The Way It Goes
05. Song Of Joy
06. New Bully In Town
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 55:41 / 35:08
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the GT remaster recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
DVD
The Basement, Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2009
- Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
- The Laughing Clowns
- Come One, Come All
- Everything That Flies
- Collapse Board
- Eternally Yours
- That's The Way It Goes
- New Bully In The Town
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 55:52
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
NTSC OR PAL: PAL
COMMENTS: Captured from a re-broadcast on "Live At The Basement", ABC1, Australia, October 10, 2010
MENU: No
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
"Meltingpod" Podcast #96: Jeffrey Wegener Interview 2009
01. (intro) / New Bully In The Town (live)
02. Interview
03. Lucky Days
04. Interview
05. Ghost Of An Ideal Wife
06. Interview
07. Holy Joe
08. Interview
09. Song Of Joy
10. Interview
11. Times Not Hit But Missed
12. Interview
13. Come One, Come All (live)
14. Interview
15. Eternally Yours (live) / (outro)
SOURCE: mp3
TIME: 49:57
COMMENTS: This was originally podcast on the "Meltingpod" website by Annie Viglielmo, Marseilles, France. Podcast date is July 7, 2009. It can be found here. All songs are studio recordings except for tracks 1, 13, and 15 which are live at the Gallery Of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia, January 23, 2009.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2010
01. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies" (beginning cut)
02. Every Dog Has Its Day
03. Holy Joe
04. Sometimes
05. The Laughing Clowns
06. Ghost Beat
07. I Want To Scream
08. Clown Town
09. Everything That Flies
10. Collapse Board
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 50:20
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording. This concert is one of the "Don't Look Back" series where bands play one of their seminal albums live in its entirety. In this case it is "History Of Rock 'n' Roll Volume One".
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
East Brunswick Club, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2010
01. Everything Is Not The Fault Of Minorities
02. Everything That Flies
03. Crying Dance
04. Come One, Come All
05. Knife In The Head
06. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
07. Every Dog Has Its Day
08. I Want To Scream
09. Clown Town
10. Holy Joe
11. Collapse Board
12. (band introductions)
13. Eternally Yours
14. (crowd noise)
15. The Laughing Clowns
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 80:41
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the crankingamps master recording
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

LAUGHING CLOWNS
Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia, January 25, 2010
01. (introduction)
02. Theme From "Mad Flies, Mad Flies"
03. Every Dog Has Its Day
04. Holy Joe
05. Sometimes
06. The Laughing Clowns
07. Ghost Beat
08. I Want To Scream
09. Clown Town
10. Everything That Flies
11. (band introductions)
12. Collapse Board
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 64:37
BAND MEMBERS: Ed Kuepper (guitar, vocals), Louise Elliot (saxophone, flute), Jeffery Wegner (drums, percussion), Leslie 'Biff' Millar (bass), Alister Spence (keyboards)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the BE 48khz/24bit master recording. This concert is one of the "Don't Look Back" series where bands play one of their seminal albums live in its entirety. In this case it is "History Of Rock 'n' Roll Volume One". This concert was supporting Dirty Three.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

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