On falling in love with the Incredible String Band last tuesday in Brightom I bought 2 albums. I wanted a new one and an old one so I let the sound man pick. They are both fabulous in their own way even if the old one is very '60's experimental' at times;-) Anyhow. the latest, Nebulous Nearness, recorded in 2003 at Peter Gabriels studio is a 'live studio' album. Recorded in front of a live audience but with all the benefits of the studio facilities. The result is great!

But I am not asking if this is realy live. On the sleve notes it says 'Joe Boyd repeatedly exhorted the band to release a live recording but for one reason or another it never happened. And so that is it, apart from a smattering of live tracks on their later albums and some brief concert footage etc etc... '

Imagine then my surprise when the second of my luckt dips was a live album of the IBS at the Philadelphia Folk festival in 1969!

Was this album not realy live? Did they not release it? How come there is an apparant contradiction. I guess I should really write to Mike Heron or Clive Palmer - But I bet you guys can tell me quicker? :-)

Cheers

DtG