Richard Thompson - Across A Crowded Room, Live at Barrymore's (1985) 

Richard? Please release this on a dvd or blu ray in excellent quality before we're all dead.

Superb; an unsung gem of his collection, featuring some his most acerbic and withering lyrics- showcases his genius in spades

I dig the inclusion of the commercials from the original telecast, too. I have a great interest in British pop culture.

A saw this when Channel 4 broadcast it in the late 80s- I was probably 18 or 19. Didn't love everything about it but "Knife", "Spell" and "Jump" or brilliantly played here.

that’s our boy! total stunner.

Thanks!

Brilliant concert 🦅☠️🦅

Fantastic !!! Thompson !!!!

Thanks for this one!!!

Wow! Nearly missed this one- need to check in here more regularly! Thanks for posting!!

This needs to be remastered and put out on blu ray... I can't seem to find Clive Gregson doing Summer Rain...where's it at?

Ahhhh, the days of pastel-blue leisure suits. I had one too.

Did I miss something? As near as I can tell, Withered and Died is the last song, not Skull and Cross Bones.

Crowded Room is one of his stand-out albums -- hardly a duff song on there, a stark contrast to the few albums that resulted from his partnership with Mitchell Froom which nearly all (apart from Mirror Blue) had two or three classics each but also a lot of mediocre or downright unpleasant material.

I love Richard, but the 80s weren't kind to anyone... Between the chorusy guitar tones that ghastly drummer..