There were the Animals and then there were the New Animals, referred to on record as Eric Burdon And The Animals though often known as Eric Burdon And The New Animals for added clarity. The line-up on the band’s 1967 LPs consisted of Barry Jenkins (drums), Danny McCulloch (bass), John Weider (guitar and violin) and Vic Briggs (guitar), with two members of Dantalian’s Chariot joining the band in ’68; Zoot Money (keyboards) and Andy Summers (guitar), who replaced Vic Briggs. Unlike on the sometimes staid BBC recordings, this group can be heard to really stretch out on these live recordings. Whether it was a desire to evoke a late sixties feeling of freedom or merely seeing what they could get away with, it doesn’t matter, this lengthy set provides us with a much greater understanding of what The New Animals were about. Concert recordings from German TV, Swedish Radio, US TV, Italian Radio, UK TV, Australian Radio. Includes 12 page booklet by Dave Stephens.
