Am now listening on Spotify. A different recording truly and quite exciting for me!

OK thanks for that everyone. I will look out for a copy most definately.

The Iceman? In Chicago , that's what they call Jerry Butler. You mean Dennis "AND BY THE WAY , WE WERE THE WORLD'S FORGOTTEN BOYS ! NOT THE STOOGES ! NOT IGGY THE FAGGOT !" Thompson , don't you? I got ya.   I only saw him , once , on that tour , too , and he had a single , not a double drumkit , and Wayne had a Fender , not a Marshall amp. Garage 101 , baby. I did see Michael Davis once , and Wayne Kramer , several times. I read in MOJO that he and Rat Scabies are working on a project with Wilko "FUCK CANCER !" Johnson.

Yeah, I think John is right!  (So, I said "it's worth getting".)

The First And The Last - Recorded live at Selina's, Sgt. Peppers, Manly Vale Hotel and Crystal Ballroom, Apr & May 1981. Overdubs and mixing at Trafalgar studio, Sidney, Australia.

Chris Masuak extra guitar on "Columbia" & "Looking At You".  Pip Hoyle piano on "Descent Into The Maelstrom".

I've seen only the Iceman as a member of DKT/MC5.

i'M PRETTY CERTAIN ALL 3 OF THESE LPS WERE FROM DIFFERENT SHOWS. I FORGET IF EACH VENUE IS LISTED OR NOT....BUT , THEY SOUND LIKE VERY DIFFERENT SETS. NEITHER OF THE REVENGE SETS SOUND LIKE THEY CONTAIN EXCERPTS"THE FIRST AND THE LAST" TO ME. REVENGE'S MODUS OPERANDI IS TO TAKE PRIVATELY - OWNED RECORDINGS , LIKE THESE, AND MAKE THEM SEMI - LEGIT, THO' I DON'T THINK THE ARTISTS GOT PAID , OR , IF THEY EVER DID , IT WAS'NT MUCH. THERE COULD BE OTHE RRECORDINGS , STILL. I FORGET HOW MANY DATES THEY DID , BUT , THEY BULLDOZED THROUGH AUSTRALIA , THEN SPLIT. I WOULD IMAGINE SOMEBODY TAPED EVERY SHOW. I MISUNDERSTOOS WHAT YOU'D WRITTEN .  IT'S POSSIBLE SOME PEOPLE , NOT YOU , THINK NEW RACE AND RADIO BIRDMAN ARE ONE AND THE SAME. THEY'RE CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BETTER DETROIT HIGH ENERGY "SUPERGROUPS" , WITH , TECHNICALLY ONLY TWO AUSTRALIANS ON BOARD , AS DENIZ TEK IS ALSO FROM DETROIT. I SAW RADIO BIRDMAN WHEN THEY FIRST TOURED THE STATES , IT WAS SAVAGE ! BUT , A FEW YEARS LATER , I SAW POWERTRANE WITH SCOTT MORGAN (RATIONALS , SONICS RENDEZVOUS.) AND ROBERT GILLESPIE (MITCH RYDER , ROB TYNER) .THAT WAS THE EVER-LUVIN' SHIT !!!!   IT DOES'NT SOUND LIKE RADIO BIRDMAN IS GOING TO REFORM AGAIN , BUT , IF THEY DO , I'M THERE.

Right, thanks. It's the Revenge albums I have with the Bob Mitchum and John Wayne covers and they are called 1st to pay and 2nd wave. They were on Spotify even which is where I first heard them.

Looking at the track listing for The 1st and the last it's made up tracks from the Revenge albums so I guess it's bits from 2 gigs. Sad; I hoped there was another recorded gig I hadn't heard.

I know it's not Radio Birdman but with 3 members playing in New Race and quite a few Birdman numbers I can't imagine any Birdman fans not loving New Race. It's the drums i love; Thompson is pretty full on. Having said that Ron Keeley is a magnificent drummer. It's just nice to hear the Birdman 3 enjoying playing with their heroes. 

Still haven't see Radio Birdman. Hope I get the chance one day.

The LP , "The First and The Last" by The New Race came out not long after their one tour of Australia, and their only tour , ever. The band is not to be mistaken for Radio Birdman . They were 3 key ex - members ,  with special guests , Ron Asheton and Dennis Thompson. A CD reissue WAS RELEASED MANY YEARS LATER , with a couple of bonus tracks , that's true.    Revenge Records in France put out two LPs (One with Robert Mitchum on the cover , the other with John Wayne....I forget the titles , don't have 'em handy , right now.), later on , from two different gigs on that tour . I'm sure , they , too , could have been reissued with different titles , on CD . Not sure. THERE'S PROBABLY BOOTLEGS , TOO , THO' REVENGE HAS BEEN CITED AS AN ILLEGIT OPERATION , THEMSELVES (They have put out great stuff , tho').

Hi.

3rd album which you think is actually the 1st album "The First & The Last"! ;)

http://radiobirdman.x90x.net/newrace.htm

http://youtu.be/vynJE3gV1jU

The remastered CD has 2 bonus tracks.  Anyway, it's worth getting!

Love him or hate him, Lou influenced all of us.

I know I'll miss him.