Blue Murder:

also see Thin Lizzy & Whitesnake sections,and Others sections for recordings with Tygers Of Pantang

updated july 25th 2008

 

Demos And Unreleased (Ray Gillen on 1 track,31 min soundboard)VG+ (no art)

Riot(demo),Carry On This Way(demo),Ptolemy(demo),Out Of Love(demo)

 

1989 BLUE MURDER TOUR

John Sykes(guitar/vocals),Tony Franklin(bass),Carmine Appice(drums),Nik Green(keyboards)

Live In Japan 1989(MZA,Ariake,Tokyo,august 20th 1989,114 min soundboard) EX

Disc 1:

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Out Of Love,Boogie On The Good Foot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo,Billy,Ptolemy

Disc 2:

Jelly Roll,Carmine Appice Drum Solo,Hot Legs,Still Of The Night,Closer,Purple Haze,Blue Murder

 

Three Pirates Riot(MZA Ariake,Tokyo,august 20th 1989,114 min soundboard) EX

Disc 1

Riot,Valley Of The Kings, Out Of Love, Boogie On The Good Foot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo, Billy, Ptolemy

Disc 2

Jelly Roll, Carmine Appice Solo, Hot Legs, Still Of The Night,Closer, Purple Haze, Blue Murder

 

Tokyo,Japan august 21st 1989(94 min audience) VG-(no art)

Disc 1(69:57)

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Out Of Love,Boogie On The Good Foot,Billy,Tony Franklin Solo,Ptolemy,Jelly Roll,Carmine Appice Solo,Hot Legs

Disc 2(23:49)

Still Of The Night,Closer,Blue Murder

 

Cry For Love '89(Tokyo,Japan august 23rd 1989,119 min audience,lousy tape transfer) VG

Disc 1(59:38)

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Out Of Love,Boogie On The Good Foot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo,Billy,Ptolemy,Jelly Roll

Disc 2(58:42)

Carmince Appice Drum Solo,Hot Legs,Still Of The Night,Cry For Love '89,Closer,Blue Murder

 

The Valley Of The Kings(Osaka,Japan august 25th 1989,106 min audience) F

Disc 1

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Out Of Love,Boogie On The Goodfoot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo,Billy

Disc 2

Ptolemy,Jelly Roll,Carmine Appice Drum Solo,Hot Legs,Still Of The Night,Blue Murder

 

Murder In The First Degree(Brooke Theatre,New Jersey,USA september 16th 1989,92 min audience,remastered) VG-

Disc 1(45:28)

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Out Of Love,Boogie On The Goodfoot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo,Billy

Disc 2(45:56)

Ptolemy,Carmine Appice Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,Still Of The Night,Blue Murder

 

Murder License(Rock n Roll Heaven,Toronto,Canada september 19th 1989,60 min Audience) G+

Out Of Love,Boogie On The Good Foot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo,Billy,Ptolemy,Carmine Appice Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,Still Of The Night

 

Heaven In Toronto(september 19th 1989, Rock n Roll Heaven,Toronto, Canada,60 min FM) EX-

Out Of Love,Boogie On The Good Foot,Bass Solo,Billy,Ptolemy,Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,Still Of The Night

Akron Agora,Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio,USA september 26th 1989(audience) G-

Disc 1

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Out Of Love,Boogie On The Good Foot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo,Billy

Disc 2

Ptolemy,Carmine Appice Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,Still Of The Night,Blue Murder

 

Akron Agora,Cuyahoga Falls, OH,USA september 26th 1989(87 min audience,from master) VG+ (no art)

Taper:lgthtm/Lineage: Realistic Cassette Recorder (w/ built in mics)- > Yamaha MTX4 4 track casette recorder (for playback) -> ART 355 32 band Graphic EQ -> ADS Digital Conversion Box -> Dell Computer -> WAV- > Adobe Audition -> Cool Edit (for tracking)

Disc 1(46:42)

Riot (w/ power failures), Riot, Valley Of the Kings, Out Of Love, Boogie On The Good Foot,Tony Franklin Bass Solo, Billy

Disc 2(39:20)

Ptolemy,Carmine Appice Drum Solo, Jelly Roll, Still Of the Night,Blue Murder

 

St Petersburg Florida october 6th 1989(45 min AUD) VG-

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Still Of The Night,Billy,Jelly Roll,Blue Murder

 

The Paramount,Seattle October 26th 1989(36 min audience) VG (no art)

Valley Of The Kings,Still Of The Night,Billy,Jelly Roll,Blue Murder

 

Texas November 3rd 1989(45 min audience) VG-

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Still Of The Night,Billy,Jelly Roll,Blue Murder

 

Early Voyage(The Ritz,NY november 28th 1989 & early "Blue Murder" demoes 73 min) VG-

Riot,Valley Of The Kings,Still Of The Night,Billy,Jelly Roll,Blue Murder,Riot(demo),Carry On This Way(demo),Ptolemy(demo),Out Of Love(demo)

 

Cry For Love 1990(demoes 1990,17 min soundboard) EX

Cry For Love 1990,Riff,Blast From The Past

 

1993 TOUR

John Sykes(guitar/vocals),Marco Mendoza(bass),Tommy O'Steen(drums),Nik Green(keyboards)

 

Dancing In The Moonlight(Koseinenkin Hall,Tokyo,Japan december 3rd 1993, 97 min PRE-FM or soundboard) EX

Disc 1(51:07)

Intro-Cry For Love,Dance,Riot,Runaway,Cold Sweat,Tommy O'Steen Drum Solo & Marco Mendoza Bass Solo,Billy,She Knows,Save My Love

Disc 2(46:26)

Jelly Roll,We All Fall Down,I Need An Angel,Blue Murder,Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

Innocent Murder(Tokyo december 4th 1993 & december 3rd 1993*,141 min soundboard) EX

Disc 1(december 4th 1993,Yuport Seinenkan,Tokyo)(72:51)

Riot,Dance,Runaway,Drum Solo - Jam,She Knows,Save My Love,We All Fall Down,I Need An Angel,Blue Murder,Please Don't Leave Me

Disc 2(december 3rd,Koseinenkin Hall,Tokyo)

Cry For Love,Dance*,Riot*,Cold Sweat*,Billy*,She Knows*,Jelly Roll*,We All Fall Down*,Blue Murder*,Dancing In The Moonlight*,Still Of The Night*


Riot 1993(Public Shimin Kaikan,Aichi(Nagoya),Japan december 7th 1993 + *unreleased "Blue Murder" demoes from 1st album,107 min audience) VG+

Disc 1(74:57)

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Runaway,Cold Sweat,Tommy O'Steen Drum Solo - Marco Mendoza Bass Solo,Billy,She Knows,Save My Love,Jelly Roll,We All Fall Down,I Need An Angel


Disc 1(set list on the cover)

Riot,Sex Child,Cry For Love,Runaway,Dance,We Need An Angel,We All Fall Down,She Knows,Save My Love,Jelly Roll,Billy,Cold Sweat

Disc 2(41:59)

Blue Murder,Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Riot*,Carry On Ths Way*,Ptolemy*,Out Of Love*

 

Shiinjuku Koseinenken Hall,Tokyo,Japan december 8th 1993(121 min audience) VG

(some lists this as Club Citta,Kawasaki dec 9th,but the above is the correct date/venue)

Disc 1

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Runaway,Cold Sweat,Tommy O'Steen Drum Solo,Marco Mendoza Bass Solo,Billy,She Knows,Save All Our Love,Jelly Roll

Disc 2

We All Fall Down,I Need An Angel,Blue Murder,Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night,Thunder & Lightning

 

Murder For Love(Shibuya Kokaido,Tokyo,Japan december 12th 1993,118 min audience) VG+

Disc 1

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Runaway,Cold Sweat,Tommy O'Steen Drum Solo,Marco Mendoza Bass Solo,Billy,She Knows,Save My Love,Jelly Roll

Disc 2

We All Fall Down,I Need An Angel,Blue Murder,Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

 

1994 TOUR

John Sykes(guitar/vocals),Marco Mendoza(bass),Tommy O'Steen(drums),Nik Green(keyboards)


L'Amours,NY,USA april 30th 1994(74:23 min audience) VG-

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Cold Sweat,Billy,She Knows,Jelly Roll,Thunder & Lightning,We All Fall Down,Blue Murder,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

Axis Boston(live at The Axis,Boston may 4th 1994,73:43 min audience) VG

(notes:sometimes wrongly dated as april 5th 1994)

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Cold Sweat,Billy,She Knows,Jelly Roll,Thunder & Lightning(cuts),We All Fall Down,Blue Murder,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

Axis,Boston may 4th 1994(75 min audience,same show as above) VG

Disc 1(45:03)

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Cold Sweat,Billy,She Knows,Jelly Roll,Thunder & Lightning(cut)

Disc 2(30:15)

We All Fall Down,Blue Murder,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

Screaming Dallas Night '94(Dallas may 8th 1994,74:25 min soundboard,radio broadcast,very little stereo separation) VG+

(notes:sometimes wrongly dated as april 8th 1994)

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Cold Sweat,Billy,She Knows,Jelly Roll,We All Fall Down,Thunder & Lightning,Blue Murder,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

We All Fall Over Colombus(Columbus,Ohio may 11th 1994,74:55 min audience) VG-

Riot,Dance,Cry For Love,Cold Sweat,Billy,She Knows,Jelly Roll,Thunder & Lightning,We All Fall Down,Blue Murder,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

John Sykes

 

By Request(70 min soundboard EX to audience VG)

Don't Say Goodbye(studio outake '90),Love Potion #9(Tygers Of Pantang Old Grey Whistle Test '81),Crying In The Rain(Whitesnake live Canada '84),Riot(Blue Murder live NY 28-11-89),Blue Murder(Blue Murder live NY 28-11-89),Thunder & Lightning(Blue Murder live Dallas 08-04-94),Still Of The Night(Blue Murder live Dallas 08-04-94),The Sun Goes Down(Thin Lizzy live Leicester 13-02-83),Are You Ready(Thin Lizzy Live Leicester 13-02-83),She Knows(live Tokyo 05-09-93),Please Don't Leave Me-Kings Call(live Tokyo 05-09-93)

Blonde and Dangerous(71 min soundboard EX to Audience G+)

Please Don't Leave Me,Slave To Freedom(Tygers Of Pantang live BBC),Raised On Rock(Tygers Of Pantang live BBC),Laughing In Your Face(Badlands demo '81),Not Guilty(Badlands demo '81),Which One Will Save Us Now(Badlands demo '81),I'm Lost Without Your Love(Streetfighter),She's No Angel(Streetfighter),Crazy Dream(Streetfighter),Living On The Red Line(Streetfighter),City Girls(Streetfighter),Streetfighter(Streetfighter),A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer(Three Musketeers live 1983),Parisienne Walkways(Three Musketeers Live 83),Please Don't Leave Me(instrumental)

 

John Sykes Related

John Sloman Demo Tape 1982(48 min SBD with John Sykes#,with Gary Moore*) EX-

Laughing In Your Face#,Not Guilty(Version 1)#,Which One Will Save#,.Lost Without Your Love#,Hooked On A Dream*,Jealous Eye*,Not Guilty(Version 2)*,She Talks About You,.In Too Deep*,Love Remember Me,,Love From Love,Insideout* 

 

1995 Out Of My Tree TOUR

John Sykes(guitar/vocals),Marco Mendoza(bass),Tommy O'Steen(drums),Nik Green(keyboards)

 

Leaving For LA(Galaxy Theatre,Los Angeles,june 23rd 1995 & World Tour 93*,69 min soundboard) EX

Note:odd looking freqs,from compression,15000khz haircut

We All Fall Down, Cold Sweat, Billy, Jelly Roll, I Don't Believe In Anything, Still Of The Night, Riot, I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You, Dance, She Knows, Save My Love*, I Need An Angel*, Please Don't Leave Me*

 

Riot In LA(Galaxy Theatre LA,june 23rd 1995 soundboard 52min,same source as above) EX

Note:odd looking freqs,from compression,15000khz haircut

We All Fall Down,Cold Sweat,Standing At The Cross Roads,Billy,She Knows,Jelly Roll,I Don't Believe In Anything,Still Of The Night,Interview & Riot,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Don't Say Goodbye(studio outtake)

 

Discoverly(Galaxy Theatre,Los Angeles,june 23rd 1995 & demoes/mixes,soundboard) EX

Disc 1(57:04)

We All Fall Down,Cold Sweat,Standing At The Cross Roads,Billy,She Knows,Jelly Roll,I Don't Believe In Anything,Still Of The Night,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Riot

Disc 2(49:43)

It's Too Late(Out Of My Tree Demo),Soul Stealer(Final Mix with count),She's All Action(long intro & without backing vocals),Standing At The Crossroads(long ending refrain with count),Do Or Die(final mix with count),If You Ever need Love(uncut ending strings),Don't Say Goodbye(early demo with Lennon's voice),Don't Hurt Me This Way(vocals up5db - long version),Thank You For The Love(strings up in solo,vocals up 5db),Till The Day I Die(solo down 9db,vocals down 3db,bass down 2db),I Will Be Waiting(final masters vocal up5db),Don't Say Goodbye(cancelled final mix master with John Lennon's voice,vocals down 3db,bass down 2db)

 

The First Show(Tokyo,Japan november 30th 1995,94 min audience) EX-

Disc 1(40:31)

Intro-Riot,Soul Stealer,Cold Sweat,Standing At The Crossroads,Jailbreak,I Don't Believe In Anything,Thunder & Lightning,She Knows

Disc 2(54:00)

Jelly Roll,Jesus & Mary,Billy,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,We All Fall Down,Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

Kanagawa Yoksuka Art Theatre december 4th 1995(94 min audience) EX

Disc 1(67:25,some diginoize last 3 tracks on disc*)

Intro-Riot,Soul Stealer,Cold Sweat,Standing At The Crossroads,Jailbreak,I Don't Believe In Anything,Thunder & Lightning,She Knows,Jelly Roll,Jesus & Mary,Billy*,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You*,We All Fall Down*

Disc 2(25:42)

Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

Out Of My Tree In Japan 1995(Osaka,Japan december 5th 1995,73 min audience) EX-

Soul Stealer,Cold Sweat,Standing At The Crossroads,Jailbreak,I Don't Believe In Anything,Thunder & Lightning,Jelly Roll,Jesus & Mary,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,We All Fall Down,Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

The Last Show(Tokyo,Japan december 12th 1995,96 min audience) VG+

Disc 1(40:22)

Riot,Soul Stealer,Cold Sweat,Standing At The Crossroads,Jailbreak,I Don't Believe In Anything,Thunder & Lightning,She Knows

Disc 2(55:44)

Jelly Roll,Jesus & Mary,Billy,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,We All Fall Down,Please Don't Leave Me,Dancing In The Moonlight,Still Of The Night

 

1998 TOUR

John Sykes(guitars/vocals),Tommy Aldridge(drums),Marco Mendoza(bass),Jamie Muhoberac(keyboards)


Tokyo,Japan july 25th 1998,84 min audience) EX

Disc 1(37:26)

Look In His Eyes,Soul Stealer,System Ain't Workin',Billy,Cautionary Warning,Don't Wanna Live My Life,Jelly Roll,Hold The Line

Disc 2(45:22)

She Knows,Defcon 1,Tommy Aldridge Drum Solo,We All Fall Down,Thunder & Lightning,Still Of The Night

 

Defcon 1 In Osaka City(Umeda Heat Berat,Osaka,Japan july 26th 1998,79 min audience,rideinthel remaster 2002) EX-

Look In His Eyes,Soul Stealer,System Ain't Workin',Billy,Cautionary Warning,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Jelly Roll,Hold The Line,She Knows,Defcon 1,Tommy Aldridge Drum Solo,Cold Sweat,We All Fall Down,Thunder & Lighning,Still Of The Night

 

Happy Birthday John!(Diamond Hall,Nagoya,Japan july 27th 1998,87 min audience,MD recording,Rideinthel remaster) EX-

Disc 1(44:10)

Intro,Look In His Eyes,Soul Stealer,System' Ain't Working,Billy,Cautionary Warning,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Jelly Roll,Hold The Line,She Knows

Disc 2(43:26)

Defcon 1, Tommy Aldridge Drum Solo,Cold Sweat,We All Fall Down,Encore Break,Thunder & Lightning,Encore Break, Happy Birthday John,Still Of The Night

 

Blue Murder 2004

 

Nanba Hatch,Osaka,Japan april 16th 2004(90 min audience) EX- (no art)

Disc 1(47:02)

We All Fall Down,Cautionary Warning,Billy,Bad Boys,Cold Sweat,Crying In The Rain,Tommy Aldridge Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,She Knows

Disc 2(42:38)

Defcon 1,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Is This Love?,Still Of The Night,Please Don't Leave Me,Look In His Eyes,Thunder & Lightning

 

Diamond Hall, Nagoya, Japan april 17th 2004(92 min audience) EX (no art)

Disc 1(47:46)

We All Fall Down,Cautionary Warning,Billy,Bad Boys,Cold Sweat,Crying In The Rain,Tommy Aldridge Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,She Knows

Disc 2(44:18)

Defcon 1,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Is This Love?,Look In His Eyes,Still Of The Night,Please Don't Leave Me,Thunder & Lightning

 

Shibuya,Tokyo,Japan april 20th 2004 (105 min audience) EX- (no art)

Disc 1(58:15)

We All Fall Down,Cautionary Warning,Billy,Bad Boys,Cold Sweat,Crying In The Rain,Tommy Aldridge Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,She Knows - Derek Shernian Keyboard Solo

Disc 2(43:50)

Defcon 1,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Is This Love?,Look In His Eyes,Still Of The Night,Please Don't Leave Me,Thunder & Lightning


It Witched And Fell The Revived(Club Citta,Kanagawa,Japan april 21st 2004,91 min audience) EX-

Disc 1(55:14)

We All Fall Down,Cautionary Warning,Billy,Bad Boys,Cold Sweat,Crying In The Rain,Tommy Aldridge Drum Solo,Jelly Roll,She Knows - Derek Shernian Keyboard Solo

Disc 2(35:28)

Defcon 1,I Don't Wanna Live My Life Like You,Is This Love?,Look In His Eyes,Still Of The Night,Please Don't Leave Me

 

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