On November 11, 2017, during the 3rd of a highly successful 6 show national tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary since the release of their debut album, ‘At First Sight, Violets are Blue’, original members Dom Mariani, Julian Matthews and Dave Shaw, bolstered by Ashley Naylor (Even, Paul Kelly, The Church) and Davey Lane (You Am I) took to the stage at the legendary Gov Hotel in Adelaide for what was to be a scintillating live set, that unbeknown to the band was being recorded.
How it happened;
Enter Vic Conrad, leader of Adelaide band The Garden Path, one of the supports for the show. Vic’s connection to The Stems goes way back to the 1980s when the band slept on his floor one early… más
Dave Shaw – drums
Julian Matthews – bass and vocals
Davey Lane – guitar, keyboards, vocals and harmonica
Ashley Naylor – guitar and vocals
Recorded at The Gov Adelaide on 11 November 2017.
Original recording provided by Vic Conrad.
Recorded by Mike Longmire
Live sound engineer Aidan D’Adhemar
Mixed by Julian Matthews
Mastered by Will Bowden ‘King Willy Sound’
