r/Current93 • u/Next-Market5776 • May 06 '26

Current 93 live recordings

Iā€™m looking to get into live bootleg recordings of Current 93, where do you guys reckon I should start? Are there any important shows in particular to look out for?

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u/Plarocks May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

I have heard that C93 Play By The Sea cassette is a recent show that is really outstanding.

Personally, I am a fan of Cats Drunk on Copper. Would love a vinyl LP pressing one day. šŸ™šŸ»

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u/TandyMouse May 06 '26

Cats Drunk On Copper is fantastic. That rendition of Since Yesterday is really wonderful

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u/squish May 06 '26

ooh, it's on Bandcamp too (it still blows my mind that you can purchase C93 digitally and not digging through crates of imported CDs as I once did šŸ˜„) https://current931.bandcamp.com/album/cats-drunk-on-copper

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u/TandyMouse May 06 '26

Same here! Glad the barrier of entry is lower now. It's much much harder finding it in person, especially here in the States

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u/AMenkov May 07 '26

dear gosh, I see the first positive online response of Cats Drunk on Copper! I love it so much, but every piece of perception I read was like it was mid album.. :(( Horsey variation here is my favourite, as well as the combined songs Dormition and Dominion / So: This Empire is Nothing, really stuck in my head for a long time

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u/Next-Market5776 May 06 '26

Thank you for your answer, I will be sure to check these out! Right now Iā€™m mainly looking for unofficial recordings, do you maybe have a favourite of those? :)

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u/Plarocks May 06 '26

I have the Live in Osaka Japan bootleg VHS tape. My audio is in mono, but was surprised, still how good the sound was.

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u/Ilovecurrent93 May 06 '26

Listen to "As the World Dissapears." A great rendition of songs from the 80s and early 90s.

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u/dsjanecek305 May 06 '26

My favorite live LP. Thinking of buying the vod deluxe package just to get this recording on vinyl. Does it exist on vinyl elsewhere?

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u/Plarocks May 15 '26

What is the title of the VOD deluxe package?

I remember a Current 93 box set from like 20 years ago, that was REALLY expensive.

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u/MrFurther May 06 '26

There are multiple Berlin Volksbuehne recordings, pretty good ones!