1. Don't Renege On Our Love

2. Walking On A Wire

3. A Man In Need

4. Just The Motion

5. Shoot Out The Lights

6. Back Street Slide

7. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed

8. Wall Of Death

9. Dargai (live)

10. Back Street Slide (live)

11. Pavanne (live)

12. I'll Keep It With Mine (live)

13. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed (live)

14. I'm A Dreamer (live)

15. Honky Tonk Blues (live)

16. Shoot Out the Lights (live)

17. For Shame of Doing Wrong (live)

18. Dimming of the Day (live)

 

 

Shoot Out The Lights (expanded and remastered)

with Linda Thompson

 

current status: in-print

Hannibal/Ryko/Rhino Handmade, RHM2-523875, 2-cd set, U.S.A., 2010

 

Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed? and Pavanne written by Richard and Linda Thompson and published by Beeswing Music (BMI) administered by Bug Music/Hatfish Music Ltd.

Dargai written by J.Scott Skinner, arranged by Richard Thompson and published by Beeswing Music (BMI) administered by Bug Music

I'll Keep It With Mine written by Bob Dylan

I'm A Dreamer written by Sandy Denny

Honky Tonk Blues written by Hank Williams

All other songs written by Richard Thompson and published by Beeswing Music (BMI) administered by Bug Music

 

CD 1 (tracks 1 - 8) comprise the original 1982 Shoot Out The Lights: Produced by Joe Boyd

Recorded and mixed in Olympic Studios, Chelsea, London (formerly Sound Techniques)

Engineered by Bill Gill

Cover photo by Gered Mankowitz

Original LP design by Bill Smith

 

Richard Thompson: vocals, lead guitar, accordeon, hammered dulcimer

Linda Thompson: vocals

Simon Nicol: rhythm guitar

Dave Pegg: bass on A Man In Need, Back Street Slide, Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?, and Wall Of Death

Pete Zorn: backing vocals; bass on Don't Renege On Our Love, Walking On A Wire, Just The Motion, and Shoot Out The Lights

David Mattacks: drums

with:

The Watersons (Norma, Mike, Lal, and Martin Carthy): backing vocals

Clive Gregson: backing vocals

Stephen Corbett: cornet

Brian Jones: cornet

Phil Goodwin: tuba

Stephen Barnett: trombone

Mark Cutts: trombone

 

cd 2 (live--previously unissued):

Dargai, Borrowed Time, Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?, Honky Tonk Blues, and Shoot Out The Lights recorded June 4, 1982 at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California

Back Street Slide, Pavanne, I'm A Dreamer, For Shame Of Doing Wrong, and Dimming of the Day recorded June 6, 1982 at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California

 

The Santa Cruz and San Francisco shows were recorded by Phil Edwards Recording and mixed in 2009 at Betrayal Studios, N.Y.C. by Edward Haber

 

I'll Keep It With Mine is sourced from a cassette recorded from Simon Tassano's soundboard mix during the 1982 U.S. tour.

 

Live disc personnel:

Linda Thompson: vocals

Richard Thompson: electric and acoustic guitars, vocals

Simon Nicol: electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

Pete Zorn: bass and backing vocals

Dave Mattacks: drums

 

Reissue produced by Cheryl Pawelski and Edward Haber

Live disc compiled by Edward Haber and Frank Kornelussen

Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, NY (cd one remastered from the original analog reel-to-reel tapes)

Liner notes by Joe Boyd, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg, Simon Tassano, Frank Kornelussen, and Edward Haber

Reissue art direction and design: Greg Allen for Omnivore Creative Photos by Gered Mankowitz, Paul Kovit, Laura Levine, Linda Ruel, and Ebet Roberts

Original records and memorabilia courtesy of Cheryl Pawelski and Edward Haber

Special Thanks: Tim Bernnett, Zach Cowie, Rob Ondarza, Steve Woolard, Mason Williams, Andrea Craig, Amanda Smith, Charles Comparato, David Gorman, Aleeta Ward, William Barker, Alessandro Quaranta, Steven Chean, Lyn Fey. Julee Stover, Eileen Lucero