First viewed : 7 December 1990
This was a Granada-only treat, an hour's highlights from Inspiral Carpets' gig at G-Mex on 21 July 1990. At this time, they were my favourite UK band and one of the few with a keyboard-led sound. The debut LP , released not long before the gig, was patchy and probably stopped them moving on to the next level but this concert still represented something of a homecoming triumph. The highlight was probably She Comes In The Fall with the girl majorettes coming on stage with the band.
Were they headlining their own gig at the G-Mex even this early in their career? Pretty impressive if so!
ReplyDeleteThere was a theory that the large North Manchester fanbase of the Chameleons moved over to the Stone Roses after the former split, but I wonder if they also took to the Carpets too?
I couldn't say on that score. I saw them at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham about 18 months later and the majority of the audience would have been a bit young for The Chameleons.
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