The Inspiral Carpets
Stephen Holt - Vocals
Clint Boon - Farfisa Organ, Backing Vocals
David Swift - Bass
Graham Lambert - Guitar
Craig Gill - Drums

01 January 1987 - Garage Full Of Flowers (Version) features on a free flexi disc in Debris Magazine, Issue 14.
Garage Full Of Flowers (Version)
Notes: The Manchester based magazine included a free 7inch flexi disc featuring The Metro-Trinity with their song Stupid Friends and Inspiral Carpets. The Stone Roses ''Tell Me' influenced the song 'Garage Full Of Flowers' featured here. The recording is different to the final recording which featured on the Planecrash E.P. Debris Magazine was a Manchester based magazine. A Stone Roses Interview featured inside too.
This version of the song would finally be released official twenty years later on the Keep The Circle Around - B-Sides And Udder Stuff download only release.
Official: Flexi Disc, Debris Magazine, Issue 14
Official: Keep The Circle - B-Sides & Udder Stuff
Bootleg: The Sound Of The North (Catalog Number: SEM46) CD-R - Unreleased Demos - Slow Suicide (86' Demo) / Beautiful Face (86' Demo) / Cow Demos Cassette May 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist - Head For The Sun / Now You've Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Peel Session 88' - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey / Whiskey / Self titled flexi disc January 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist -Garage Full Of Flowers / From Self titled TV Programme - 8.15 From Manchester 0:41 / Find Out, Why August 89' B-Sides - So Far / Planecrash (Live 1989 Square One) / Move, November 89' B-Sides - Out Of Time / This Is How It Feels Cassette March 90' - Whiskey / Please Be Cruel June 91' B-Sides - St Kilda / The Wind Is Calling Your Name / Dragging Me Down February 92' B-Side - I Know Im Losing You / Two Worlds Collide May 92' B-Side - Boomerang
Bootleg: Audience Recording () 05 November 1988 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland *noted as 06 October 1988 on the sleeve (Introduction Tape) / So Far / Butterfly / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Theme From Cow / You Can’t Take The Truth / Monkey / Joe / Out Of Time 02 November 1988 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland - Audience Recording : Soundcheck: Joe (Instrumental) / Out Of Time / Theme From Cow - Show: Butterfly / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Whiskey / You Can’t Take The Truth / Theme From Cow / Joe / Monkey / Out Of Time - Bonus Garage Full Of Flowers (Debris Flexi) / Joe B-Sides: Commcercial Mix / Directing Traffic (4 Track / E.P. Version)

27 January 1987 - The Castle, Oldham
Notes: Date taken from early promo poster.

31 January 1987 Saturday - Saturday Club, The Boardwalk, Little Peter Street, Manchester, M15 4PS * Doors Open: 19:30, Happy Mondays on stage 21:30, Bar curfew: 01:00 * Ticket Price: £2.00, £1.50 (Student Discount) * Supporting: Happy Mondays
Garage Full Of Flowers / Give Me Less Time - Beautiful Face / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Now You're Gone /
Thinking Of You /
You're Gonna Miss Me / Moon Over Waste Drive / Slow Suicide / Some Kind Of Respect / Commercial Rain / Head For The Sun
Notes: Either a low quality mixing desk recording or a very good audience recording. One of the earliest performances of Commercial Rain, noted on the bootleg tape as 'Uncommercial rain'. Only known recording for the unreleased 'Moon Over Waste Drive'. The Boardwalk venue and rehearsal rooms opened in 1984, Little Peter Street. The rehearsal rooms were based in the cellar. The venue was a converted school house, which was next door to where Joy Division used to rehearse in the city centre. The rooms were occupied by mostly Factory Records signings including Happy Mondays, A Certain Ratio and even James. The venue was run by A Certain Ratio & The Railway Children manager Colin Sinclair. The Boardwalk (Music Venue, Little Peter St., Manchester) ticket holders could get a £1 discount off The Hacienda club night entry on Fridays and Saturdays.
Bootleg: Audience Recording -
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R - Disc 1 - Introduction (Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, 6 October 1988) / Sun Don’t Shine (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Garage Full Of Flowers (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Give Me Less Time (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Love Can Never Lose Its Own (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Beautiful Face (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Head For The Sun (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / You Can't Take The Truth (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Joe [The Story Of] (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Now You've Gone (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Mary Anne (Just One More Time) (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Thinking Of You (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Moon Over Waste Drive (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Go Go (Excerpt) - Slow Suicide (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Some Kind Of Respect (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Causeway (Version) (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / So Far (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Monkey (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Greek Wedding Song (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds cover) (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / You're Gonna Miss Me [Thinking Of You] (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Theme From A Cow (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Seeds Of Doubt (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Inside My Head (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / 96 Tears (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / Butterfly (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Out Of Time () / 26 () / The Room (A Memory) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) Disc 2 - Un-Commercial Reign (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / You’re Gonna Miss Me (Version) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Joe (Traditional) (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Causeway (Traditional) (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / Go Go (Full Length) (Take Two, Sheffield, England, 2 October 1987) / Whiskey (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / What Goes On (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Planecrash (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / You’re So Good For Me (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / Changes (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / 2012 Deluxe Bonus (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012): Find Out Why / Move / This Is How It Feels / Directing Traffic / She Comes In The Fall / Dragging Me Down / Saturn 5

02 February 1987 Monday - Cobdens, Wellington Street, Stockport
Notes: Show was cancelled 'at the last minute'. Date taken from early promo poster.

07 February 1987 Saturday - Bridgewater, Hollinwood
Notes: Date taken from early promo poster.

14 February 1987 Saturday - Railway, Rochdale Road, Royton
Notes: Date taken from early promo poster.

24 March 1987 - Portlands, London
Beautiful Face / Head For The Sun / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Now You're Gone / Slow Suicide / I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds cover)
Bootleg: Audience Recording - 24 March 1987 - Portlands, London - Beautiful Face / Head For The Sun / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Now You're Gone / Slow Suicide / I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds cover) / Soundboard Recording - 24 October 1988 - International, Manchester: Butterfly / Out Of Time / Joe / Theme From Cow / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Seeds Of Doubt
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R - Disc 1 - Introduction (Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, 6 October 1988) / Sun Don’t Shine (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Garage Full Of Flowers (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Give Me Less Time (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Love Can Never Lose Its Own (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Beautiful Face (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Head For The Sun (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / You Can't Take The Truth (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Joe [The Story Of] (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Now You've Gone (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Mary Anne (Just One More Time) (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Thinking Of You (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Moon Over Waste Drive (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Go Go (Excerpt) - Slow Suicide (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Some Kind Of Respect (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Causeway (Version) (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / So Far (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Monkey (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Greek Wedding Song (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds cover) (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / You're Gonna Miss Me [Thinking Of You] (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Theme From A Cow (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Seeds Of Doubt (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Inside My Head (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / 96 Tears (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / Butterfly (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Out Of Time () / 26 () / The Room (A Memory) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) Disc 2 - Un-Commercial Reign (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / You’re Gonna Miss Me (Version) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Joe (Traditional) (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Causeway (Traditional) (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / Go Go (Full Length) (Take Two, Sheffield, England, 2 October 1987) / Whiskey (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / What Goes On (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Planecrash (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / You’re So Good For Me (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / Changes (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / 2012 Deluxe Bonus (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012): Find Out Why / Move / This Is How It Feels / Directing Traffic / She Comes In The Fall / Dragging Me Down / Saturn 5

10 April 1987 - The Pitt & Nelson, Ashton-under-lyne
Head For The Sun / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Give Me Less Time - Beautiful Face / Some Kind Of Respect / Garage Full Of Flowers / Now You're Gone / Slow Suicide / Whiskey / Seeds Of Doubt / Keep The Circle Around
Bootleg: Soundboard () Tape
Bootleg: Soundboard - early days (black and white sleeve. cow - manchester - england. telephone 061 681 0233) - Tape - Side A - (Songs Of Shallow Intensity Demo EP) Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / Thinking Of You - You're Gonna Miss Me / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - (Waiting For Ours Demo EP) - Garage Full Of Flowers / Give Me Less Time / Beautiful Face / Thinking Of You - You're Gonna Miss Me / Slow Suicide - (Cow Demo EP) - Head For The Sun / Now You've Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own - (Edward Not Edward LP) Two Cows - Side B - 10 April 1987 - The Pitt & Nelson, Ashton-under-lyne - Intro - Head For The Sun / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Beautiful Face / Some Kind Of Respect / Garage Full Of Flowers / Now You're Gone / Slow Suicide / Whiskey / Seeds Of Doubt / Keep The Circle Around - Outro

25 November 2015 From outlineonline.co.uk Outline Norwich Born & Bred webpage, Inspiral Carpets Interview by Lizzoutline 25/11/15:
I wanted to just ask you about the cow motif that that followed you through the years…how did that originate?
Clint: It was purely because where I used to live there was a cow field at the bottom of the garden and I used to take a lot of photos of cows! I was an amateur photographer. I had a friend who got me knocked off film from the local colour lab so I wasn’t constrained by the expense of buying film at the time. So I had all these photos of cows, and when we started the band, because I had all these colour transparencies of cows looking at the camera, we started projecting them behind the band onstage. We needed a backdrop and so we used what we had. People started mooing at gigs and they still do. We did a gig in Somerset recently and there were 9,000 people mooing. I had to explain to some people that they’re not booing, they’re mooing!

29 April 87 - Pierrots, Manchester
Keep The Circle Around / Give Me Less Time / Head For The Sun / Slow Suicide
Bootleg: Soundboard () Tape

May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette)
Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own
Notes: Recorded and released to promote the band. Cassettes were available at the bands shows in 1986 and was sent out to venues to get gigs. Head For The Sun would finally see a re-recording and official release twenty years later. Whiskey finally saw a release on the This Is How It Feels B-Side, a re-recording but with Tom Hingley on vocals.
Official: May 1987 - Cow! () Tape
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)
Bootleg: The Sound Of The North (Catalog Number: SEM46) CD-R - Unreleased Demos - Slow Suicide (86' Demo) / Beautiful Face (86' Demo) / Cow Demos Cassette May 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Peel Session 88' - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey / Whiskey / Self titled flexi disc January 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist -Garage Full Of Flowers / From Self titled TV Programme - 8.15 From Manchester 0:41 / Find Out, Why August 89' B-Sides - So Far / Planecrash (Live 1989 Square One) / Move, November 89' B-Sides - Out Of Time / This Is How It Feels Cassette March 90' - Whiskey / Please Be Cruel June 91' B-Sides - St Kilda / The Wind Is Calling Your Name / Dragging Me Down February 92' B-Side - I Know Im Losing You / Two Worlds Collide May 92' B-Side - Boomerang
Bootleg: Demos and Sessions 86-87 AKA pre-dung (2003) CD-R - Unreleased Demos - Slow Suicide (86' Demo) / Beautiful Face (86' Demo) / Cow Demos Cassette May 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist - Head For The Sun / Now You've Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Peel Session 88' - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / Whiskey / From Self titled TV Programme - 8.15 From Manchester 0:41 / This Is How It Feels Cassette March 90' - Whiskey /

16 May 1987 - University, Sheffield
Mary Anne (Just One More Time) (Juicy Lucy cover) / You're Gonna Miss Me (Thinking Of You)
Bootleg: Audience Recording -
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (excerpts only)
Bootleg: The Inspirals Live 87-88 The Holt Years - CD-R - Sheffield University 16 05 87: Mary Anne / Thinking Of You *aka “Memories Of You” original version with lyrics / Sheffield Take Two 02 10 87: Go-Go / Manchester International 03 06 88: Keep The Circle Around / Monkey On My Back / You Can't Take The Truth / Joe *early version The Story of Joe / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / What Goes On (The Velvet Underground cover)

23 May 1987 - The Boardwalk, Little Peter St., Manchester, M15 4PS
Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Greek Wedding Song / Head For The Sun / Slow Suicide /
Now You're Gone / So Far / What Goes On (The Velvet Underground cover) /
26 (You’re Gonna Miss Me, Thinking Of You) / Theme From A Cow / Seeds Of Doubt / Keep The Circle Around / Inside My Head
Notes: 26 is alternate version and is incorrectly noted as 'Miss Me, Thinking Of You' an sometimes 'You’re Gonna Miss Me (Version)' too. Date is sometimes listed as '25 May 1987'. What Goes On is usually uncredited on the bootleg tapes.
The Boardwalk (Music Venue, Little Peter St., Manchester) ticket holders could get a £1 discount off The Hacienda club night entry on Fridays and Saturdays.
Bootleg: Audience Recording - Under The Boardwalk () Tape
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R - Disc 1 - Introduction (Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, 6 October 1988) / Sun Don’t Shine (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Garage Full Of Flowers (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Give Me Less Time (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Love Can Never Lose Its Own (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Beautiful Face (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Head For The Sun (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / You Can't Take The Truth (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Joe [The Story Of] (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Now You've Gone (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Mary Anne (Just One More Time) (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Thinking Of You (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Moon Over Waste Drive (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Go Go (Excerpt) - Slow Suicide (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Some Kind Of Respect (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Causeway (Version) (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / So Far (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Monkey (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Greek Wedding Song (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds cover) (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / You're Gonna Miss Me [Thinking Of You] (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Theme From A Cow (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Seeds Of Doubt (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Inside My Head (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / 96 Tears (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / Butterfly (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Out Of Time () / 26 () / The Room (A Memory) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) Disc 2 - Un-Commercial Reign (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / You’re Gonna Miss Me (Version) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Joe (Traditional) (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Causeway (Traditional) (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / Go Go (Full Length) (Take Two, Sheffield, England, 2 October 1987) / Whiskey (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / What Goes On (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Planecrash (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / You’re So Good For Me (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / Changes (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / 2012 Deluxe Bonus (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012): Find Out Why / Move / This Is How It Feels / Directing Traffic / She Comes In The Fall / Dragging Me Down / Saturn 5

02 October 1987 - Take Two, Sheffield
Go Go
Notes: Go Go is performed in its full 8 minute glory.
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (Excerpts only)
Bootleg: The Inspirals Live 87-88 The Holt Years - CD-R - Sheffield University 16 05 87: Mary Anne / Thinking Of You *aka “Memories Of You” original version with lyrics / Sheffield Take Two 02 10 87: Go-Go / Manchester International 03 06 88: Keep The Circle Around / Monkey On My Back / You Can't Take The Truth / Joe *early version The Story of Joe / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / What Goes On (The Velvet Underground cover)

1987 - Clint Boon bumps into Ian Brown & John Squire from The Stone Roses at The Boardwalk
Notes: Clint finds out the news that Peter Garner, their bass player, has left the band.

October 1987 Saturday - Clint Boon bumps into Greg Mounfield on Oldham Street, Manchester
Notes: Clint tells Greg Mounfield that The Stone Roses need a bass player. Greg is Gary 'Mani' Mounfield’s younger brother.
Gregg got Squire's number and Mani phoned him. According to Mani, he told Squire, "The job's mine." And Squire, replied "We should have come to you first!"
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield met the band on his dinner break by accident and asked to audition. Mani joined The Stone Roses on the same weekend. Info From Storytime with Boon - Episode 16 Podcast.

23 October 1987 - University, Manchester
Sun Don’t Shine / Garage Full Of Flowers / Keep The Circle Around / 96 Tears / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Seeds Of Doubt / Butterfly / Inside My Head / Whiskey / Planecrash
Notes: The University would later become known as The Academy venue. Possibly the debut performance of Sun Don't Shine. Keep The Circle Around is an alternate version.
Bootleg: Audience Recording () Tape
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (Excerpts Only)

30 October 1987 Friday - The Boardwalk, Little Peter St., Manchester, M15 4PS
96 Tears / Garage Full Of Flowers / Butterfly / Go Go - Slow Suicide / Thanks - Planecrash / You Can't Take The Truth (The Room) / Commercial Reign / Whiskey
Notes: The Room is an alternate title for the early rendition of You Can't Take The Truth. It also has been noted as 'A Memory' on some bootlegs. Planecrash has the alternate 'Thanks for...' intro. Go Go is just a brief version as the intro to Slow Suicide.
The Boardwalk (Music Venue, Little Peter St., Manchester) ticket holders could get a £1 discount off The Hacienda club night entry on Fridays and Saturdays.
Bootleg: Audience Recording - Under The Boardwalk () Tape
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (excerpts only)

13 November 1987 Friday - International 1, 47 Anson Road, Manchester, M14 * Ticket Price: £2.50 (Advance) £3.00 (On The Door) * Supporting: The Waltones
Notes: On the original flyer Inspiral Carpets are billed as the support act but is unconfirmed if they played?

18 December 1987 - The Green Room, Manchester
Sun Don’t Shine / Keep The Circle Around / Theme From A Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Causeway / Garage Full Of Flowers / Inside My Head / 96 Tears / Whiskey / Joe / Now You’ve Gone
Notes: Possibly the debut performance of Causeway, appears to be an alternate version too.
Bootleg: Audience Recording () Tape
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (excerpts only)

29, 30 & 31 December 1987 - Dung 4 Sessions, The Mill, Guide Bridge, Ashton-Under-Lyne
Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears
Notes: 96 Tears from 29 December 1987 would appear on the Plane Crash E.P.
I used to own the original Dung 4 cassette before the Cherry Red Records re-issue. This is a brilliant cassette, I still feel that a lot of tracks are superior to the released E.P versions. It should have been the bands first album. Although some of the songs were re-recorded and released officially, 26 is still unique to this release.
The version of Joe was made available in 1988, a year before Dung 4 was released, on the various artists compilation 'Manchester North Of England'. Inside My Head & Sun Don't Shine would not be officially released until Stephen leaves the band and Tom Hingley joins, the tracks were re-recorded and appear on Life. Seeds Of Doubt would also be re-recorded with Tom for This Is How It Feels B-Side.
Official Release: Dung4 (dung4) Cassette
Official Release: Dung4 (Cherry Red Records) CD / Vinyl
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R - May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)

Too Much Texas - 13 February 198? Saturday - Saturday Club Summer Party, The Boardwalk, Little Peter St., Manchester, M15 4PS * Supporting: Bam Bam and the Calling, The Surf Drums * Doors Open: 20:00-01:00am * Ticket Price: £1.50 (Advance/UNB40/NUS(Students)), £2 (On The Door)
Notes: Tom Hingley's Too Much Texas are first on stage.

27 February 198? Saturday - Saturday Club Summer Party, The Boardwalk, Little Peter St., Manchester, M15 4PS * Supporting: The Shamen, DJ Fat Chance * Doors Open: 20:00-01:00am - Shamen on stage: 23:00 * Ticket Price: £1.50 (Advance/UNB40/NUS(Students)), £2 (On The Door)
Notes: Unconfirmed year.

1988 - Inspiral Carpets feature on Manchester North Of England - Various Artists Compilation.
BOP Cassettes
Joe (dung4)
Notes: Features the dung 4 recording of Joe and at the time was the only source for the track. The various artists compilation was distributed through BOP Cassettes in Manchester. It was presented by BOP Cassettes and City Life Magazine, compiled by Sarah Champion. The title comes from the notorious t-shirt designed by Identity Clothing. Over 20 years later the cassette would see a CD box set re-release with the same title, but a different tracklist.

20-21 April 1988 - Planecrash Sessions, Suite 16 Recording Studio, Quobeat Ltd. 16 Kenion Street, Off Drake Street, Rochdale, OL161SN
Keep The Circle Around / Theme From Cow / Seeds Of Doubt / Garage Full Of Flowers
Notes: Produced by Dave Fielding, Engineered by C.J.
Official: 1988 - Keep The Circle Around
Official: 1988 - Planecrash E.P.

03 June 1988 - Playtime Records Presents, International 1, 47 Anson Road, Manchester, M14 * Ticket Price: £2 (Advance) £2.50 (On The Door) * Supporting: Mirrors Over Kiev
Soundcheck: You Can't Take The Truth / Greek Wedding Song
Keep The Circle Around / Monkey On My Back / You Can't Take The Truth / Joe / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / What Goes On (The Velvet Underground cover)
Notes: Hollow Sunday were first on stage, Inspiral's supported Mirrors Over Kiev at the Playtime Records night. Joe is a similar arrangment to that appears which on the Dung4 cassette.
Bootleg: Audience Recording Soundcheck & Show ()
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R - Disc 1 - Introduction (Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, 6 October 1988) / Sun Don’t Shine (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Garage Full Of Flowers (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Give Me Less Time (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Love Can Never Lose Its Own (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Beautiful Face (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Head For The Sun (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / You Can't Take The Truth (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Joe [The Story Of] (International, Manchester, England, 3 June 1988) / Now You've Gone (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / Mary Anne (Just One More Time) (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Thinking Of You (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Moon Over Waste Drive (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Go Go (Excerpt) - Slow Suicide (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) / Some Kind Of Respect (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / Causeway (Version) (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / So Far (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Monkey (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Greek Wedding Song (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds cover) (Portlands, London, England, 24 March 1987) / You're Gonna Miss Me [Thinking Of You] (University, Sheffield, England, 16 May 1987) / Theme From A Cow (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Seeds Of Doubt (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Inside My Head (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / 96 Tears (The Green Room, Manchester, England, 18 December 1987) / Butterfly (Dingwalls, Camden, London, England, 5 September 1988) / Out Of Time () / 26 () / The Room (A Memory) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 30 October 1987) Disc 2 - Un-Commercial Reign (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 31 January 1987) / You’re Gonna Miss Me (Version) (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Keep The Circle Around (Version) (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / Joe (Traditional) (International, Manchester, England, 24 October 1988) / Causeway (Traditional) (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / Go Go (Full Length) (Take Two, Sheffield, England, 2 October 1987) / Whiskey (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 October 1988) / What Goes On (The Boardwalk, Manchester, England, 25 May 1987) / Planecrash (University, Manchester, England, 23 October 1987) / You’re So Good For Me (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / Changes (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012) / 2012 Deluxe Bonus (The Ritz, Manchester, England, 24 March 2012): Find Out Why / Move / This Is How It Feels / Directing Traffic / She Comes In The Fall / Dragging Me Down / Saturn 5
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R - May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)
Bootleg: The Inspirals Live 87-88 The Holt Years - CD-R - Sheffield University 16 05 87: Mary Anne / Thinking Of You *aka “Memories Of You” original version with lyrics / Sheffield Take Two 02 10 87: Go-Go / Manchester International 03 06 88: Keep The Circle Around / Monkey On My Back / You Can't Take The Truth / Joe *early version The Story of Joe / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / What Goes On (The Velvet Underground cover)

Inspiral Carpets - 11 July 1988 - Planecrash E.P. U.K. Release Date
Recorded 20-21 April 1988 - Planecrash Sessions, Suite 16 Recording Studio, Quobeat Ltd. 16 Kenion Street, Off Drake Street, Rochdale, OL161SN & 96 Tears - 29 December 1987 - Dung 4 Sessions, The Mill, Guide Bridge, Ashton-Under-Lyne
Produced by Dave Fielding, Engineered by C.J.
The Inspiral Carpets - Stephen Holt - Vocals. Clint Boon - Vox and Farfisa Organ, Autoharp and Backing Vocals. David Swift - Bass, backfeed. Graham Lambert - Guitar, backfeed. Craig Gill - Drums, drum machine.
All photographs by Deborah Black. Playtime Records, 2nd floor, 63 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 3NY
12inch AMUSE2T
Keep The Circle Around
Theme From Cow
Seeds Of Doubt
Garage Full Of Flowers
96 Tears /
Notes: The Stone Roses ''Tell Me' influenced the E.P., especially the song 'Garage Full Of Flowers'. The E.P was called 'Planecrash', the band also had a song called Planecrash but it would only see official release on the Cool As Fuck E.P. in two years time, a live take also featured on the B-side of Find Out Why. The track though has been played live, with various arrangements, since 1987. The E.P. would finally see all the tracks available, digitally for the first time, on the 2003 Cool As boxset.

Inspiral Carpets - 11 July 1988 - Keep The Circle Around 7inch U.K. Release Date
Recorded: 20-21 April 1988 - Planecrash Sessions, Suite 16 Recording Studio, Quobeat Ltd. 16 Kenion Street, Off Drake Street, Rochdale, OL161SN
Produced by Dave Fielding, Engineered by C.J.
Made In England - Playtime Records, 2nd floor, 63 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 3NY
7inch Vinyl - AMUSE 2 (Limited 7inch)
Produced by Dave Fielding, Engineered by C.J.
Keep The Circle Around
Theme From Cow
Notes: Keep The Circle Around is credited to just Graham Lambert on the vinyl label. Same versions as the Planecrash E.P. but 7inch vinyl format.

09 July 198? Saturday - Our Future Is Nuclear Free! Albert Square, Manchester * Supporting: The Man Fro Delmonte
Notes: North West Youth CND organised event. Fans and protestors were to assemble at All Saints, Oxford Road at 12:30. The rally and concer started at 14:00 and ended at approx 17:00. Mirrors Over Kiev were the first band on then followed by Inspiral Carpets, headlined by The Man From Delmonte. Frank Sidebottom compered the event. MP Tony Lloyd spoke during the event as did several organisers from the CND.

17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio 1, Maida Vale Studio 5, London - Broadcast: 01 August 1988
So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Monkey (On My Back) / Whiskey
Notes: First and only official source for the tracks is the 2013 delxue edition of Life.
From April 1999 - Tom Hingley sleeve notes for The Radio 1 Sessions: The opening session on this album wasn't the band's first for John - an embryonic Inspirals had recorded a session in '88 - but within a year, line-up changes had brought together the band that would perform as the Inspiral Carpets for over five years.
Broadcast: BBC Radio1 FM - The John Peel Show
Amayenge - Kanyama (Womad) / Thrilled Skinny - So Happy To Be Alive (Hunchback) / Longsy D + Cut Master MC - To The Rhythm (Big One)
Inspiral Carpets - So Far (Session)
Tad Ritual - Device (Sub Pop) / Tone Of The Bass - Straight From Havana (Underworld) / The Beat Poets - Rebel Surf (53rd + 3rd) / Vin Gordon - If You're Ready [Come Go With Me] (Trojan)
Inspiral Carpets - Greek Wedding Song (Session)
The Perfect Disaster - Stop Crying Girl (Fire) / Masters Of The Obvious - Rot Rot Rot (Tulpa Productions) / Micky Lee Lane - The Zoo (Candy Kat) / Coldcut Ft. Yazz + The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The Trak (Ahead Of Our Time) / The Shamen - Grim Reaper Of Love (Materiali Sonori) / Mzwakhe - Change Is Pain (Rounder) / Half Off - See It (New Beginning) / Holle Holle - A-A-A Gale Laaj (Arishma)
Inspiral Carpets - Monkey On My Back (Session)
Smokey Smothers - I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More (International Polydor Production) / Tuff Crew - Deuce, Ace, Housin' (Warlock/So Def Recordings) / The House Of Love - Destroy The Heart (Creation) / Kit - My Design (Play Hard) / Gene Redd + His Orchestra Ft. Valerie Carr - I Dreamed The Blues (Sing) / Slayer - Silent Scream (Def Jam) / The Four Brothers - Sasa Tasangana (Cooking Vinyl)
Inspiral Carpets - Whisky (Session)
Eric B + Rakim - Musical Massacre (MCA) / Terminal Cheesecake - Bladdersack (Wiiija) / Nick Cave + The Bad Seeds - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Mute) / Carcass - Festerday (Earache) / Bobby + James Purify - Blame Me, Don't Blame My Heart (Charly)
Official: April 2013 - Life (Deluxe Edition) - So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Monkey (On My Back) / Whiskey
Bootleg: The Sound Of The North (Catalog Number: SEM46) CD-R - Unreleased Demos - Slow Suicide (86' Demo) / Beautiful Face (86' Demo) / Cow Demos Cassette May 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist - Head For The Sun / Now You've Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Peel Session 88' - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey / Whiskey / Self titled flexi disc January 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist -Garage Full Of Flowers / From Self titled TV Programme - 8.15 From Manchester 0:41 / Find Out, Why August 89' B-Sides - So Far / Planecrash (Live 1989 Square One) / Move, November 89' B-Sides - Out Of Time / This Is How It Feels Cassette March 90' - Whiskey / Please Be Cruel June 91' B-Sides - St Kilda / The Wind Is Calling Your Name / Dragging Me Down February 92' B-Side - I Know Im Losing You / Two Worlds Collide May 92' B-Side - Boomerang
Bootleg: Demos and Sessions 86-87 AKA pre-dung (2003) CD-R - Unreleased Demos - Slow Suicide (86' Demo) / Beautiful Face (86' Demo) / Cow Demos Cassette May 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist - Head For The Sun / Now You've Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Peel Session 88' - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / Whiskey / From Self titled TV Programme - 8.15 From Manchester 0:41 / This Is How It Feels Cassette March 90' - Whiskey /
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R - May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)

29 August 198? Saturday - Saturday Club Summer Party, The Boardwalk, Little Peter St., Manchester, M15 4PS * Doors Open: 20:00 * Ticket Price: £1.50 (Before 23:00, £2 afterwards) * Supporting: Dub Sex, DJ Tim
Notes: Unconfirmed year, I presume 1988.

05 September 1988 - Dingwalls, Camden, London
So Far / Monkey / Greek Wedding Song / Keep The Circle Around / Inside My Head / Seeds Of Doubt / Theme From Cow / Butterfly (on a breeze)
Notes: Keep The Circle Around is a shorter version, lasting just under 2:45.
Bootleg: Audience Recording - Climbing The Dingwalls () CD-R
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R

Inspiral Carpets - September 1988 - Trainsurfing Sessions, Out Of The Blue Studios
Butterfly
You Can’t Take The Truth
Causeway
Greek Wedding Song
Notes: Recorded and mixed by Nick Garside.
Official: 1988 - Butterfly (White Label)
Official: March 1989 - Trainsurfing

24 October 1988 - International, Manchester
Butterfly / Out Of Time / Joe / Theme From Cow / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Seeds Of Doubt / Inside My Head
Notes: Joe is similar to the rendition which would be recorded and released with Tom Hingley. I believe this was recorded for official release. A VHS copy was circulating for years on the record fairs and markets, I never bought a copy to watch though. The bootleg audio was lifted from the VHS.
Video Bootleg: Pro-Shot VHS
Bootleg: Soundboard Recording - Manchester 1988 (Stephen Holt. Moo! Production.) Butterfly (fade in) / Out Of Time / Joe / Theme From Cow / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Seeds Of Doubt
Bootleg: 24 March 1987 - Portlands, London Audience Recording - Beautiful Face / Head For The Sun / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Now You're Gone / Slow Suicide / I Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds cover) / Soundboard Recording - 24 October 1988 - International, Manchester: Butterfly / Out Of Time / Joe / Theme From Cow / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Seeds Of Doubt
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (excerpts only)
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R - May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)

02 November 1988 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Soundcheck: Joe (Instrumental) / Out Of Time / Theme From Cow
Butterfly / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Whiskey / You Can’t Take The Truth / Theme From Cow / Joe / Monkey / Out Of Time
Notes: Date sometimes noted as '02 October 1988'.
Bootleg: Audience Recording () 05 November 1988 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland *noted as 06 October 1988 on the sleeve (Introduction Tape) / So Far / Butterfly / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Theme From Cow / You Can’t Take The Truth / Monkey / Joe / Out Of Time 02 November 1988 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland - Audience Recording : Soundcheck: Joe (Instrumental) / Out Of Time / Theme From Cow - Show: Butterfly / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Whiskey / You Can’t Take The Truth / Theme From Cow / Joe / Monkey / Out Of Time - Bonus Garage Full Of Flowers (Debris Flexi) / Joe B-Sides: Commcercial Mix / Directing Traffic (4 Track / E.P. Version)
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (excerpts only)

Too Much Texas - 04 November 1988 - Indie Triple Bill! The Boardwalk, Little Peter St., Manchester, M15 4PS * Supporting: Milltown Brothers, James Dean Driving Experience * Ticket Price: £2 (Advance) £2.50 (On The Door)
Notes: Tom Hingley fronts Too Much Texas. Tom would soon leave the band and join the Inspirals. Tom met Paula Greenwood, Playtime records, and they soon become friends. Paula had the Inspirals on her label and she would soon arrange for the bands to play shows together.
The Boardwalk (Music Venue, Little Peter St., Manchester) ticket holders could get a £1 discount off The Hacienda club night entry on Fridays and Saturdays.

05 November 1988 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
(Introduction Tape) / So Far / Butterfly / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Theme From Cow / You Can’t Take The Truth / Monkey / Joe / Out Of Time
Notes: Date sometimes noted as '06 October 1988'.
Bootleg: Audience Recording () 05 November 1988 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland *noted as 06 October 1988 on the sleeve (Introduction Tape) / So Far / Butterfly / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Theme From Cow / You Can’t Take The Truth / Monkey / Joe / Out Of Time 02 November 1988 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland - Audience Recording : Soundcheck: Joe (Instrumental) / Out Of Time / Theme From Cow - Show: Butterfly / So Far / Greek Wedding Song / Causeway / Whiskey / You Can’t Take The Truth / Theme From Cow / Joe / Monkey / Out Of Time - Bonus Garage Full Of Flowers (Debris Flexi) / Joe B-Sides: Commcercial Mix / Directing Traffic (4 Track / E.P. Version)
Bootleg: The Holt Years aka Holt! Who Goes There! (2012) 2CD-R (excerpts only)

1988 - Martyn 'Bungle' Walsh audtions for the band
Notes: Martin “Bungle” Walsh was in 'The Next Step' before he joined. Apparently Martyn was the band's 13th bass player.

12 November 1988 Saturday - Co-Op Hall, Oxford * Doors Open: 19:30-23:30 * Ticket Price: £3.00 * Support Act(s): Arcane Dawn, Too Much Texas
Notes: Historically interesting concert for the band. Oxford formed band 'Too Much Texas' were first onstage and supported the band. The lead singer of 'Too Much Texas' was Tom Hingley. Stephen and David were about to leave the band and Tom would later audition and become the bands lead singer. This may have been the first time Tom met the band, in his hometown too. Oxford Live! ticket stubs do not mention Too Much Texas as the extra support act.
From August 2011 - MOJO Magazine interview with Tom Hingley: I'd been in a band called Too Much Texas and I'd met Paula Greenwood, who ran the Playtime label in Manchester. She took us under her wing and let us support the Inspirals at two or three gigs. They were a powerful band when Stephen Holt sang for them in those early days.

Inspiral Carpets - 14 November 1988 - Butterfly Unreleased Single
7inch White Label Promo Vinyl - AMUSE 4T Made In England - Playtime Records, 2nd floor, 63 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 3NY
Butterfly
You Cant Take The Truth
Notes: White Label Promo only but actually has a Pink label. Withdrawn second single. Inspiral Carpets left Playtime Records to form their own Cow Label, years later the band would be taken to court over the early departure. Playtime argued in court they had an exclusive license to the tracks. The Trainsurfing E.P. release date was delayed several times by Playtime which frustrated the band, hence forming their own Cow Records label and having complete control of their records. Playtime's distributor 'Red Rhino Records' went bankrupt, another reason for the delayed release.

? 1988 - Cricketers, Oval Cricket Ground Club, London *Support Act(s): Jesus Jones
Notes: Martyn's first show. Stephen's final show.
From 02 September 2011 - John Robb Louder Than War interview: Graham: Here’s an interesting snippet for your piece- this line up played one gig with Stephen at the Cricketers in London in 1988. So his is the definitive Cricketers line up, Martyn had just joined the band and we played one gig with that line up with Stephen. Jesus Jones supported us at the oval cricket ground club. I remember being on the bus before played and New Order doing were ”True Faith’ on Top Of The Pops. Everyone laughs, Graham is legendary in the band for his ridiculous memory recall.I ask if there is plan of action”...Graham: Oddly you are the first person to see this line up- that Cricketer’s gig there was no-one was there.

04 December 198? Sunday - The Adelphi Club, 89 De Grey Street, Hull, HU52RU * Ticket Price: £2.00 (Advance/Members/Students) / £2.50 Support Act(s): Too Much Texas
Notes: Poster includes 'Happening Manchester Band - Peel Favourites'. Not sure if this was Stephen's last show with the band?
David had left the band and Stephen and would soon follow. The lead singer of 'Too Much Texas' was Tom Hingley. Tom would audition for the band in the new year and leave Too Much Texas behind.

1988 - Stephen Holt & David Swift leave to form The Rainkings
From 02 September 2011 - John Robb Louder Than War interview: Stephen: ...I suppose regretted leaving the band for years. I left because of a few things, personal things going on in my life and maybe because of the way the band was moving and pressures of stuff led to it. When you are younger you make snap decisions, decisions I regretted over time but to get this second chance is brilliant.’...Clint - When you left the band it was understandable we were jumping off edge of a cliff! I was a self employed company director stepping into a world of paying ourselves ten quid a week to go full time- Steve had a decent job.’
Stephen: I had the Rainkings after that and gradually turned into a smoking and drinking club! We would rehearse a couple of times a week and then end up in the Marble Arch pub. Since then with music I was watching and lsitening and working- it was pipe and slippers time for me until that text!’