Short for Kiss The Stone, the bootleg label was synonymous at the time for releasing high quality shows. This show was released on the KTS label in Italy. The two bonus tracks were taken from their ‘White Session’ appearance and fit well here, the latter three audience recordings from the Brixton Academy are in inferior quality. Broadcast on FM radio, the performance captured the dark, brooding nature of’ Murder Ballads’ and the set also included the classic tracks ‘The Mercy Seat’ & ‘The Weeping Song’ from the extensive back catalogue. It was an electrifying set with Cave bonding with his German fan base after his three-year residency in Berlin, despite him admitting that he had learned none of the language. The Bad Seeds toured Europe, Asia and South America in support of the album, and their performance at the Bizarre Festival on Augis posted here. In 1996 Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds released ‘Murder Ballads’ their ninth studio album in February - it became their best-selling record, aided in no small part by Nick Cave’s duet with Kylie Minogue on ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow.’ The video received repeated airplay on MTV throughout the world. Where The Wild Roses Grow (London 14/08/96, with Kylie Minogue)
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