Jacqueline, Crystal
Live (+dvd/book)
Last June, Crystal Jacqueline and her band performed at the Sonic Rock Solstice Festival and somebody very naughtily bootlegged it. The day after the gig, Icarus Peel, Jacqueline's guitarist and musical director, was perusing one on the many merchandise stalls when he noticed a homemade CD of the previous evening's performance. "How much for the CD?", he asked. "Ten quid", came the reply. "How much if you're in the band?", Peel enquired. Unsurprisingly, a considerable discount was offered, and the deal was done. Playing the disc on the long drive home, Jacqueline and Peel were impressed by what they heard and thought that with a bit of tidying up they'd have a rather splendid live album and persuaded Mega Dodo to bootleg the bootleggers. The CD edition comes in an 18-page 8"x8" hard bound book with photos from the gig and lyrics to the songs. It also includes a bonus DVD featuring four songs filmed at the festival.