Jeffrey Lee Pierce

(Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet:1985 - Jeff solo:1986-1987 - Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee: 1989-1994)

Chronology (III)

Jeffrey Lee Pierce in the Netherlands, November 1989.

Chronology (I) (Period: 1980-1984)
Chronology (II) (Period: 1986-1995)


Chronology: a chronological overview of known concert dates (some with setlists and/or ads), 
dates of studio recordings, all line-ups and other trivia related to the American artist Jeffrey Lee Pierce. 

-Information in grey italics is uncertain-

1985 Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet. Recording and release of an album, EP and single. Continuous touring of the US and Europe until the end of the year when the group desolves.

By Autumn/Fall 1984 The Gun Club had taken up residency in London, where they broke up. Then it seemed like it was for good. Jeffrey Lee and his girlfriend Romi Mori (from Japan. a.k.a. Hiromi Otani as she was then named) take some holidays in Egypt before returning to London. January 1985. Jeff recruits session players John Macenzie [The Explorers with Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay of Roxy Music in 1984], Andy (Clifford Leon) Anderson [The Cure 1983-1984, Brillant 1985] and Murray Mitchell [Siouxsie and Gun Club roadie] to form the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet.

	17-Jan-85 UK London,Helter Skelter @ The Embassy on Bond Street (Billed as the Astro-Unicorn Experimental Jazz Ensemble) Ad: Taken from NME January 1985. Courtesy of Matti A. Note: Helter Skelter @ the Embassy was an event on Thurdays organised by Batcave club originators Ollie and Hamish. Astro-Unicorn Experimental Jazz Ensemble: Jeffery Lee Pierce (electric piano)/ members of Youth's Brilliant and Flesh For Lulu (rhythm section)/ Lemmy Kilmister/ Kris Needs/ Andy Anderson (drums). Reviewed by the NME as: '..juvenile, tiresome, indulgent, pretentious, oh sod it, it was utter bollocks!'.

Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet Studio line-up (London: February 1985 - March 1985): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar/piano)/ Murray Mitchell (guitar/sax)/ John Mackenzie (bass) and Andy Anderson (drums).

	February/March 1985 UK London,Islington,Brittannia Row and Jam Studios,recording sessions for the "Wildweed" album, "Love & Desperation" single and (part of the) "Flamingo" EP. Songs recorded: Love & Desperation/ Sex Killer/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ From Temptation To You/ Sensitivity/ Hey Juana/ Love Circus/ Wildweed/ The Midnight Promise/ Open The Door Osiris (spoken word)/ The Fertility Goddess (spoken word)/ Portrait Of The Artist In Hell (spoken word/soundscapes)/ Chris And Maggie (spoken word/soundscapes)/ Flamingo (part 1 and part 2). Produced by Craig Leon (who produced The Ramones and Suicide's debut albums in 1976/77). Assisted by Cassell Webb. Mixed at Air Studios, London during March 1985.

London March 1985. Jeff recruits the rhythm section of Clock DVA (Dean Dennis and Nick Sanderson) and his girlfriend Romi Mori (a.k.a. Hiromi Otani) for the "Flamingo" EP recordings.

	March 1985 UK London,Solid Bond Studios,recording and mixing sessions for (part of the) "Flamingo" EP. Songs recorded: Get Away/ Fire [Jimi Hendrix]/ No More Fire. with Romi Mori (aka Hiromi Otani) (guitar), Dean Dennis (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums). Produced by Craig Leon. Assisted by Cassell Webb.

London March 1985. Jeff enlists Derek Thompson [SPK, The Cure] on guitar.

Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet Live line-up #1 (London: March 1985 - June 1985): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Derek Thompson (guitar)/ Dean Dennis (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums).

	xx-May-85 BE BRT 1 TV,Villa Tempo TV show Note: ,"Love & Desperation" playback and filmed outside in Rotterdam (NL),Het Park near Euromast,Fenomena (an amusement park), followed by an interview with Jeffrey. Photo: Screen capture.

	09-May-85 BE Antwerpen,Hof Ter Lo [with The Party Vultures] Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Matti A.

	10-May-85 FR Paris,Théâtre Forum des Halles Ticket: Scan of ticket courtesy of Ger P.

	xx-May-85 DE Saarbrücken,Aula Campus

	14-May-85 DE Berlin,Loft

	15-May-85 DE Hamburg,Markthalle Setlist: Bells On The River/ Hey Juana/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Eternally Is Here/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Get Away/ The Lie/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Fire/ Book of Love. Note: Most likely the "Sensitivity" bootleg LP has been recorded on this date.

	16-May-85 NL Groningen,Vera

	19-May-85 NL Apeldoorn,Gigant Setlist: Bells On The River/ Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Get Away/ The Lie/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Fire/ Book of Love.

	21-May-85 NL Nijmegen,Doornroosje Setlist: Bells On The River/ Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Get Away/ The Lie/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Fire.

	23-May-85 NL Amsterdam,Paradiso [with Fatal Flowers] Setlist: a.o. Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Moonlight Motel/ The Midnight Promise/ Texas Serenade/ Sex Killer(+)/ Fire(+). Note: First 4 tracks broadcast on 24-May-85 by Dutch VPRO FM radio. Last 3 broadcast on 22-Nov-02 by Dutch FM radio on VPRO's "Nighttrain/The VPRO Music Archives". (+)available on the "The Life And Times Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce" 4CD Box Set (Retro Deluxe 2008).

	25-May-85 NL Eindhoven,Effenaar

	03-Jun-85 UK London,Hammersmith Palais [support for The Cult, with Balaam and the Angel] Setlist: Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Love And Desperation/ Midnight Promise/ Get Away/ The Lie/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer. Ad: Scan of ad taken from NME 01-Jun-85, courtesy of Matti A.

London June 1985. Romi Mori replaces Derek Thompson on guitar.

Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet Live line-up #2 (London: June 1985 - December 1985): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar)/ Romi Mori (guitar)/ Dean Dennis (bass) and Nick Sanderson (drums).

	19-Jun-85 SW Stockholm,Moderna Museets Trädgård [with Wilmer X]

	xx-Jul-85 UK Croydon,Underground

	03-Jul-85 UK London,Marquee Club Setlist: Hey Juana/ Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Get Away/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Fire.

	13-Jul-85 UK Release of the Gun Club "Two Sides Of The Beast" compilation LP album (Dojo Records).

	xx-Aug-85 UK Release of the "Love & Desperation" 12"/7" single (Statik).

	02-Aug-85 US FL,Fort Lauderdale,Skating Center [with The Meat Puppets] Note: Part of a 63 date North American tour during July/August and September at the end of which the tour manager ran off with the money.

	11-Aug-85 CA PQ,Montréal,Club Soda Ticket: Photo of ticket courtesy of Matti A.

	14-Aug-85 US MA Boston,The Channel Club [with The Gluons, The Turbines] Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Ger P.

	17-Aug-85 US NY,New York City,Irving Plaza [with The Dirty Strangers]

	21-Aug-85 US PA,Philadelphia,The Kennel Club

	06-Sep-85 US TX,Dallas,Deep Ellum,Theatre Gallery [with Three On A Hill] Flyer: Scan of flyer courtesy of Matti A.

	14-Sep-85 US CA,Los Angeles,Club Lingerie [with Chris D. and the Divine Horsemen] Ad: Scan taken from the Los Angeles Times 14-Sep-85.

	16-Sep-85 US CA,San Francisco,I-Beam [with Yo] Poster: Photo of poster.

	xx-Sep-85 US CA,Sacramento,- Note: At some guy's 19th birthday party, alledgedly for a fee of $50.

	xx-Oct-85 UK Release of the "Wildweed" LP album (Statik).

	11-Oct-85 NL Rotterdam,De Doelen,Pandora's Box festival [with Fur Bible, Neubauten, Tex & The Horseheads, Legendary Stardust Cowboy & The Gun Club,..] Setlist: a.o. Hey Juana(*)/ The Midnight Promise()/ Wildweed(). Note: () available as extra tracks on the "9 Lives #1: Wildweed" album (Flow records 2005) and () broadcast Dutch VPRO FM radio. Photo:* Taken from Sounds mag 26-Oct-85, credit Eye And Eye.

	12-Oct-85 NL Goes,'t Beest

	13-Oct-85 BE Deinze,De Brielpoort,Futurama festival [with The Triffids, Sonic Youth, The Jesus and Mary Chain, etc..] (afternoon show)

	13-Oct-85 DE Köln,Luxor (evening show) Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Get Away/ From Temptation To You/ Hey Juana/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Sensitivity/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Goodbye Johnny/ Fire. Note: Most likely around this time they performed "Hey Juana" at the WWF TV "Musik Convoy" program.

	14-Oct-85 DE Einbeck-Vogelbeck,Outpost Poster: Photo of courtesy of Matti A. Ticket: Photo of ticket.

	15-Oct-85 DE Stuttgart,Maxim Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Get Away/ From Temptation To You/ Hey Juana/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Sensitivity/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Goodbye Johnny/ Bad America/ Fire.

	16-Oct-85 DE München,Theaterfabrik 17-Oct-85 DE Mannheim,Feuerwache 19-Oct-85 DE Wilhemshaven,Kulturzentrum Pumpwerk 20-Oct-85 DE Osnabrück,Hydepark

	23-Oct-85 SW Stockholm,Ritz Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Get Away/ From Temptation To You/ Hey Juana/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Sensitivity/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Goodbye Johnny/ Bad America/ Fire/ Moonlight Motel.

	25-Oct-85 SW Göteborg,Errols Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Get Away(+)/ From Temptation To You/ Hey Juana/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Sensitivity(+)/ Texas Serenade(+)/ Wildweed(+)/ Sex Killer(+)/ Goodbye Johnny(+). Note: (+) broadcast by Swedish SR P3 radio.

	27-Oct-85 DK København,Saltlageret Ticket: Scan courtesy of Peter G.F.

	2x-Oct-85 NO Oslo,- [with Tom Verlaine] Note: Tom Verlaine joins on "Wild Thing", most likely a final encore.

	xx-Nov-85 UK Release of the "Flamingo" 12" EP (Statik).

	02-Nov-85 UK Sheffield,The Leadmill Poster: Photo of poster courtesy of Ray Russell.

	03-Nov-85 UK Edinburgh,Hoochie Coochie Club Flyer: Scan of flyer.

	05-Nov-85 UK Leeds,The Warehouse

	11-Nov-85 UK London,Hammersmith Palais [support for The Fall and Wolfgang Press] Ticket: Scan of ticket. Ad: Scan of ad taken from the NME 11-Nov-85.

	xx-Nov-85 US VA,Blacksburg,After Sundown [with The Peasants] xx-Nov-85 US PA,Pittsburg,The Decade Note: The show in Pittsburg is done by Jeffrey solo. These dates are part of a longer tour.

	xx-Nov-85 NL Amsterdam,Meervaart,One World Poetry festival [with Henry Rollins & Z'ev] Note: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (second?) reading.

	03-Dec-85 CH Zürich,Rote Fabrik Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Get Away/ From Temptation To You/ Hey Juana/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Sensitivity/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Goodbye Johnny/ Mother Of Earth(+)/ Secret Fires(+). Note: (+) Jeffrey solo.

	04-Dec-85 ES Barcelona,Otto Zutz Club Setlist: Eternally Is Here/ Cleopatra Dreams On/ Get Away/ From Temptation To You/ Hey Juana/ Love & Desperation/ The Midnight Promise/ Sensitivity/ Texas Serenade/ Wildweed/ Sex Killer/ Goodbye Johnny. Photo: Taken from Ruta 66 magazine, February 1988. Postcard: Scan of postcard courtesy of Matti A.

	xx-Dec-85 FR Paris,Forum des Halles

	17-Dec-85 FR Rennes,Salle de la Cité Les Transmusicales festival [with Front 242,..] Ad: Scan of ad courtesy of Dominique.

	xx-Dec-85 NL Release of the Gun Club's "Danse Kalinda Boom" live album (Solid).

	19-Dec-85 NL Groningen,Vera 20-Dec-85 NL Amsterdam,Paradiso [with The Moodists] 21-Dec-85 BE Brielpoort,Deinze X-Mas show festival [with Neon Judgement, TC Matic] 22-Dec-85 NL Utrecht,Tivoli

	27-Dec-85 UK London-Clarendon,Klub Foot @ The Clarendon Hotel Ballroom [with The Scientists] Ad: Scan of ad from the NME. Review: Review from the NME courtesy of Matti A. Note: Last ever Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet show.



1986-1987 Jeff's readings and radio/recording sessions.

March 1986. Jeff and Romi move to Tokyo, Japan. By August 1986 they move back to London,Kensington. In September Kid Congo joins the Bad Seeds and moves from London to Berlin for 3 years.

	xx-Sep-86 NL Amsterdam,- [with Henry Rollins and William S.Burroughs] Note: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (third?) reading.

	Sep/Oct-86 UK Barford St.Michael,Woodworm studio,Jeffrey Lee Pierce contributes slide guitar to "All My Secrets" a track for Jeremy Gluck's [ex-Barracudas] "I Knew Buffalo Bill" album. Also guesting on these recordings are Nikki Sudden, Rowland S. Howard and Epic Soundtracks. It's possible that Jeff's contribution was recorded @ Scarf Studio,Mile End during December 1986/January 1987 when some overdubs where done and Tony Cohen [Bad Seeds] was mixing.

October 1986. Jeff reforms the Gun Club.

	28-Apr-87 NL VPRO FM Radio,session Setlist: I'm Lonesome/ My Man's Gone Now. Note: First radio session. Jeff and Kid Congo Powers. Also includes an interview with Kid Congo Powers. Date is broadcast date.

	19-Nov-87 UK London,University of London,ULU Big Ugly Mouth [with Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins] Setlist: Blue Boy/ Tribute To Miles Davis. Ad: Taken from NME Nov-87. Review: Taken from NME 28-Nov-87 . Note: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (fourth?) reading. Released on the "Lock 'n' Load" bootleg cassette, available from the ULU (Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins on one side, Jeffrey Lee Pierce on the other).

Jeffrey Lee Pierce with Tony Chmelik and Simon Fish

Jeffrey Lee Pierce with Tony Chmelik and Simon Fish. Photo credit: Kayoko Hosaka.

1989-1994 Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee.

	03-Dec-89 NL VPRO FM radio,"Stompin'" show,session Setlist: I Asked For Water, She Gave Me Gasoline [Howling Wolf](+)()/ Mother Of Earth/ House On The Water()/ Moaning In The Moonlight [Chester Burnett/Howling Wolf]. Photo: Screen capture from TV show. Note: Second radio session. Jeff with Dutch harmonica player Kim Snelten [Jack Of Hearts]. Recorded in November. Date is broadcast date. (+)available on the "The Life And Times Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce" 4CD Box Set (Retro Deluxe 2008). (*) excerpt shown on VPRO's "Onrust TV show. Kim Snelten would in January 1992 join the "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee' album recording sessions.

	03-Dec-89 NL VPRO TV,"Onrust" show,"Jeffreys' Blues" Photo: Screen capture from TV show. Note: "Jeffreys' Blues", a 20 mins documentary about Jeffrey, made by Bram Van Splunteren. Filmed in the Netherlands, at the "Stompin'" radio session, at the Blondie concert on 21-Nov-89 @ the Paradiso in Amsterdam etc.. Date is broadcast date. Re-broadcast on VPRO TV by "Lola Looks Back" on 15-Jul-96.

	15-Aug-90 US CA,Los Angeles,Cable access TV,Art Fein's Poker Party Photo: Screen capture from TV show. Note: Jeffrey was in town with The Gun Club to perform at Rob Ritter's memorial show @ the Roxy on the 12th. The TV talk show is hosted by Art Fein. Bob Forrest (Thelonious Monster), Phast Phreddie and Jeffrey are interviewed.

	Summer 1990/1991 UK London,Tony Chmelik (a.k.a Cypress Grove) works at the Dobell's Jazz record shop in Soho where Jeff passes by to listen to pre war country recordings and blues & roots records. Records which they would take home to tape and then put back. Later they listened to pre-war blues songs in Tony's West Kensington's bedroom flat, close to Jeff's place, and rehearsed some of them. These sessions will lay the foundation of Jeff's "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee" album recorded during January 1992 in the Netherlands.

	03-Oct-90 NL VPRO FM radio,"Nozems a go go" show,session Setlist: Mother Of Earth/ Not Supposed To Be That Way [Willie Nelson]. Note: Third radio session. Jeff solo. Includes an interview with Jeffrey.

Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee & Cypress Grove line-up (Summer 1991 - November 1994): Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals/guitar) and Tony Chmelik (guitar).

	Summer/Autumn 1991 UK London,West Kensington,Mike Sugatte's home studio,Jeffrey and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a Cypress Grove) record (with Mike Suggate and Roger Fahbey) some of the blues songs they had been rehearsing, like "Old Reuben" and also songs from a G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter 1927-1929 recordings: "Ommie Wise" and "Handsome Molly". "Ommie Wise" is available as one of the extra tracks on the "9 Lives #5: Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee'" album (Flow records 2006).

	31-Aug-91 NL Rotterdam,De Doelen,Manege 'Ein Abend in Wien' festival [with Lee Ranaldo, Mark Eitzel, Blur,..] Setlist: a.o. Pony Blues [Charley Patton]/ Future Blues [Willie Brown]/ Moaning In The Moonlight [Chester Burnett/Howlin' Wolf]/ Good Times [Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins]/ Long,Long Gone [Frankie Lee Sims]/ Not Supposed To Be That Way [Willie Nelson]()/ Mother Of Earth (+). Program:* Taken from Dutch Oor magazine special. Note: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar/vocals) and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a Cypress Grove) (guitar). (*) with Tres Manos [René van Barneveld from Urban Dance Squad] on lap steel guitar. (+)Romi Mori joins on bass and Tony switches to drums (a snare and high-hat). Part of a 2 day festival. Day 2 had Nick Cave, Sonic Youth etc.. Later that night Jeffrey Lee Pierce gave Nick Cave a cassette of the country stuff that he and Tony had been listening to. Perhaps this was the inspiration for Nick's "Murder Ballads" album, which he would record in 1994/1995.

	01-Sep-91 NL Hilversum,VARA FM Radio,NOB radiostudio,2 Meter sessie,session Setlist: Not Supposed To Be That Way [Willie Nelson]/ Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town [Mel Tillis]/ Mother Of Earth() Note:* Fourth radio session. Engineered by Huub Hogeweg. Broadcast on 05-Sep-91. Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/guitar) and Tres Manos [René van Barneveld from Urban Dance Squad] on lap steel guitar. (*)Romi Mori joins on bass and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a Cypress Grove) on snare drum. Available as extra tracks on the "9 Lives #6: Divinity" album (Flow records 2006).

	January 1992 US NY,New York City,Brooklyn,BC Studios,Jeffrey contributes vocals and guitar to "Breaking In You Daydream" a track on Die Haut's "Head On" album. Engineered by Martin Bisi.

	January 1992 NL Spaarnwoude,Zeezicht Studios,recording sessions for the "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee" album. Songs recorded: Goin' Down [Don Nix]/ Pony Blues [Charlie Patton]/ Future Blues [Willie Brown]/ Long Long Gone [Frankie Lee Sims]/ Bad Luck & Trouble [O. Hicks/J. West]/ Alabama Blues [Robert Wilkins]/ Good Times [Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins]/ Stranger In My Heart [JL Pierce]/ Go Tell The Mountain [JL Pierce]/ Moanin' In The Moonlight [Chester Burnett/Howlin' Wolf]/ Hardtime Killin' Floor Blues [Skip James]/ L.A. County Jail Blues [JL Pierce]/ Mississippi Bottom Blues [Kid Bailey]/ In My Room. Engineered by Peter Rave. One can hear a cat mewling during the intro and outro of "Future Blues". "Blue Monsoons" for the Gun Club's "Lucky Jim" album is also recorded during these sessions, as well as an early version of "Lucky Jim" and a song which would later be called "The Snow Country". Line-up: Jeffrey Lee Pierce (guitar/vocals), Tony Chmelik [a.k.a. Cypress Grove] (guitar) and Simon Fish [a.k.a. Willie Love] with Carl La Fong [a.k.a. ?name?] (bass) and Kimberley S. [a.k.a. Kim Snelten] (blues harp).

	04-Mar-92 NL VPRO FM Radio,Nozems A Go Go,session Setlist: I'm Going Upstairs [John Lee Hooker]/ Be My Kid Blues [Elizabeth Johnson]/ L.A. County Jail Blues. Note: Fifth radio session. Date is broadcast date. Re-broadcast on 22-Nov-02 on the "Nighttrain/The VPRO Music Archives" show. Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/guitar) and Tres Manos [René van Barneveld from Urban Dance Squad] on lap steel guitar.

	xx-Mar-92 NL/FR Release of the "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee" album (Solid/New Rose).

	xx-May-92 NL -,a festival (afternoon) xx-May-92 NL -,- [support for Golden Earring] (evening) Note: Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/guitar) and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a. Cypress Grove) (guitar) with Simon Fish (a.k.a. Willy Love) on drums and one of Jeffrey's ex roadies on bass.

	May/Jun-92 NL Groningen,Oosterpoort,Rhythm and blues festival Note: Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/guitar) and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a. Cypress Grove) (guitar).

	20-Jun-92 DE Hamburg,Grosse Freiheit 36 [with Steve Forbet] Note: Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/guitar) and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a. Cypress Grove) (guitar).

	11-Jul-92 NL Den Haag,North Sea Jazz festival [with Willy Deville,Dr John] 26-Jul-92 BE Meer,Akkerpop festival [with Fisher Z, The Godfathers] Note: Both dates are cancelled.

	xx-Aug-92 US Release of the "Ramblin' Jeffrey Lee" album (Triple X).

	06-Apr-93 NL VPRO FM Radio,Villa 65,session Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Laughing [David Crosby]. Note: Sixth radio session. Date is broadcast date. Session was preceded by an interview with Jeff. Available on the "The Life And Times Of Jeffrey Lee Pierce" 4CD Box Set (Retro Deluxe 2008). Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/ acoustic guitar) and Romi Mori (acoustic guitar) on "Lucky Jim".

	02-Aug-93 BE Lokeren,Lokerse Feesten [with Calvin Russell, Loudon Wainwright III] Note: Jeff solo. Date and place are uncertain.

	1x-Oct-93 US OR,Portland,KBOO-FM Radio,Drinking From Puddles,session Setlist: Lucky Jim/ Laughing [David Crosby]. Note: Seventh radio session. Date is broadcast date. Recorded during the Gun Club's last North American tour. Available on the V/A: "Drinking From Puddles" album (Kill Rock Stars 1999). Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/ acoustic guitar).

	xx-Oct-94 UK London,Kensington Photo: Screen captures from DVD set next to Google.Maps 'Street View' stills. Note: Early October 1994. Jeffrey Lee Pierce is filmed for Henri-Jean Debon's "Hard Times Killin' Floor Blues" film. The filming is divided between Jeff's place at 34 Elsham Road, Kensington (where he's seen rehearsing with Tony Chmelik [Cypress Grove], who's living half a mile away) and Jeff's watering hole The Kensington at 11B Russell Gardens (where he's seen with his drinking buddies). Nick Cave, then living nearby, visits on 03-Oct-94. Nick Cave: "You have to take hold of your life Jeffrey and organise things". Jeffrey: "That's what people keep telling me". Nick Cave: "Fucking pigsty over here".

	18-Oct-94 Ge Bochum,Bahnhof Langendreer Ad: Scan of ad from Spex Oct-90, courtesy of Matti A. Note: Start of the tour. With Edwin Heath (sound guy of the Vera club,Groningen) as driver, tour manager and sound engineer. Line-up: Jeffrey (vocals/guitar) and Tony Chmelik (a.k.a. Cypress Grove) (guitar).

	20-Oct-94 DE Berlin,Knaack Setlist: St. Louis Blues/ Pony Blues/ Titanic Blues/ Farmin' Man Blues/ My Black Mamma/ John Henry/ Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus/ Crawl Out Your Window/ John Hardy/ Mother Of Earth/ Lucky Jim/ Not Supposed To Be That Way/ Long Long Gone.

	22-Oct-94 DK København,Jazzhus Montmatre Setlist: St. Louis Blues/ Pony Blues/ Titanic Blues/ My Black Mamma/ Farmin' Man Blues/ John Henry/ Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus/ Crawl Out Your Window/ John Hardy/ Mother Of Earth/ Lucky Jim/ Not Supposed To Be That Way/ Long Long Gone/ Future Blues.

	23-Oct-94 DK Aalborg,Tusenfryd xx-Oct-94 SW -,-

	26-Oct-94 DE Nürnberg,LGB Setlist: (most likely) St. Louis Blues/ Pony Blues/ Titanic Blues/ My Black Mamma/ Farmin' Man Blues/ John Henry/ Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus/ (certainly) Crawl Out Your Window/ John Hardy/ Mother Of Earth/ Lucky Jim/ Not Supposed To Be That Way/ Long Long Gone/ Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town/ Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You.

	31-Oct-94 DE Frankfurt,Cooky's Setlist: St. Louis Blues/ Pony Blues/ Titanic Blues/ My Black Mamma/ Farmin' Man Blues/ John Henry/ Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus/ Crawl Out Your Window/ John Hardy/ Mother Of Earth/ Lucky Jim/ Not Supposed To Be That Way/ Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town/ Long Long Gone/ Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You/ I Am A Rock/ The Breaking Hands/ My Cousin Kim.

	02-Nov-94 DE München,Muffathalle xx-Nov-94 AT Wien,-

	06-Nov-94 SI Ljubljana,Slovensko Mladinskega Gledalisca [with Hugo Race] Setlist: St. Louis Blues/ Pony Blues/ Titanic Blues/ Farmin' Man Blues/ My Black Mamma/ John Henry/ Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus/ Crawl Out Your Window/ John Hardy/ Mother Of Earth/ Lucky Jim/ Not Supposed To Be That Way/ Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town / Long Long Gone/ I Am A Rock/ The Breaking Hands. Note: Broadcast by Radio Slovenija on the Jane Weber and Mrs. Jasna Vidakovic Show. Recorded by Janus Luznar.

	xx-Nov-94 I Mezzago,Bloom [with Hugo Race] xx-Nov-94 CH Zürich,- [with Herbert Hunke and William S.Burroughs] Note: In Zürich Jeff also does a spoken word piece titled "Young Kyoko".

	09-Nov-94 DE Ravensburg,Jugendhaus 10-Nov-94 NL Zoetemeer,Boerderij 11-Nov-94 NL Amsterdam,Arena

	12-Nov-94 BE Brugge,Cactus Club Setlist: St. Louis Blues/ Pony Blues/ Titanic Blues/ Farmin' Man Blues/ My Black Mamma/ John Henry/ Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus/ Spanish Flang Dang/ Alabama Blues - From Temptation To You/ Crawl Out Your Window/ John Hardy/ Mother Of Earth/ Lucky Jim/ Not Supposed To Be That Way/ The Breaking Hands/ Long Long Gone. Poster: Xerox of poster.

	14-Nov-94 NL Rotterdam,Rotown 15-Nov-94 NL Nijmegen,O42 17-Nov-94 NL Goes,'t Beest 18-Nov-94 NL Breda,Para 19-Nov-94 NL Groningen,Simplon 20-Nov-94 NL Leeuwarden,Brouwershoeck Note: End of the tour.

	xx-Nov-94 UK London,Kensington Note: Jeffrey is arrested in the UK for trying to settle a bar fight in Kensington,London by using his samorai sword(!). He is put in custody by London police at Heathrow airport (on his way to Greece for a show with The Gun Club) and in the end he is requested to leave the country (which he eventually does in the spring of 1995).

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