Neil's Lush Video Page

serving Lush fans since 1995

updated Jan. 1 2012

- member of the 4AD WebRing -

Miki & me, taken August 1996
outside Toad's Place, New Haven, CT.
(Gosh, I look horrendous with long hair!)

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WHAT THIS PAGE IS FOR

This page is an attempt to centralize all information on Lush's videos, TV appearances, and live shows. It is also the home page for my unofficial non-profit video compilations. Check up here from time to time if you are interested in obtaining updated information on them. Please note: I do not sell copies of them; I will however trade for them. (For information on trading, please click on the word Trading at the top of this page so you can read how to trade with me.)

PLEASE let me know if you have any video material that I don't - I'd like to make these compilations as complete as possible.

NEWS & MESSAGES

Interested in getting copies of my video compilations? Please read the Trading page first to find out how.

ANOTHER NEW SITE - Eric S. has launched a site focusing on the live aspect of Lush. Check out www.LushLive.com.

NEW WEBSITE - Bill S. has launched a very thorough and well-organized Lush website. Check it out at www.LightFromADeadStar.org.

NEW LIVE VIDEO INFO - Bill S. from Virginia has compiled some information on a few live videos I didn't know about. See the Live Videos section below. Thanks for the info, Bill!

NEW YAHOO GROUP - Jen G. from England has started a Lush group featuring an impressive and well-organized photo collection. Visit it (and then join!) by clicking here.

IT'S THE DOME - Emma noted that a segment on my first compilation was incorrectly identified as SNUB-TV. It's the segment with "Ocean" and part of "Sweetness And Light" performed live. With the kind help from Brian in Australia, the segment has been identified as "Live At The Dome" which was indeed shot at the Kilburn in London. It aired on May 3rd, 1991.

VENTURE INTO THE STRATOSPHERE - Fellow Lush fan and all-around cool person Jen D. has started an online fanzine with some Lush content. It also features review, pictures and personal interviews with other artists you might also like. Check out her Stratosphere fanzine Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stratosphere_Fanzine. Look into the second group too!

VOLUME 3 AVAILABLE - I have a limited number of copies available for trade. This is the third and final installment of the Lush Video Compilations. Next I will be making segments that weren't compilation-worthy into downloadable MPEG clips for you to enjoy. I am also exploring an DVD option in NTSC format. Remember, this is NOT FOR PROFIT! Want to trade? It's easy -- follow the links above.

DESIRE LINES FRAME GRABS - View some video stills here of the holy grail of Lush videos, "Desire Lines". (Why didn't MTV ever show this video? Canada's MuchMusic did...)

DISCOGRAPHY - The latest version is located here.

GIGOGRAPHY - For a semi-complete list of Lush's tours, click here

LET'S PUT IN ON DISC! - If you have any decent videos that I don't have that you'd like transferred at no cost to DVD -- or any complete soundboard/FM shows that I don't have that you'd like transferred to audio CD (with track markers) -- let me know and we'll see if we can arrange something.

MISSION STATEMENT

In early 1998, I found out about the RIAA cracking down on "piraters" of CDs and videotapes. After talking with a few people, and trying to look at it from all angles, I've decided to get back into trading again. Here's why:

None of the videos on these tapes are commercially available. That is, you can't go to a store and purchase copies of any of them. The only exception is "Superblast!" on the 13 Year Itch video, which I think was commercially available, but it is impossible to find here in the United States.

Lush are broken up now. Now what is the chance that a home video will be released of their video material? Even less likely than before.

Even if 4AD, Warner, or Reprise were to release a commercial video, 1) they would most likely not have all of the TV appearances that I have on my tapes, and 2) there are not so many copies out there that, in my opinion, I have lowered the fair market value of any potential commercial video.

Though no one has asked me to promote the band, it is free promotion for the band. If you like what you see on the videos, go buy all of their albums and singles like I did.

I am not accepting nor making any money off of this. If you like what you see on my videos, don't send me money - send it to the band or better yet go to the store and buy some of Lush's recordings that you don't have.

As many people have told me, I am probably not the kind of person the RIAA are targetting. If I bought a copy of some copyrighted commercially-available video, made a bunch of copies, and then asked people to send me something in return for a copy, I would be in trouble. If I bought a copy of Windows 95, made a bunch of copies, and then asked people to send me something in return for a copy, I would also be in trouble. But I'm not doing that - my video compilations are made from scratch. And once again, as stated in my trading policy, these videos are of high quality, but not of such high quality that it could be sold in stores - so I do not consider it a commercial product, nor a video that could compete with one if it were available.

No one has asked me to stop doing this. If someone from Lush, someone representing Lush, or the RIAA contacts me and threatens me to stop giving out copies, I will stop. With that in mind, if you would like a copy of a videotape and are not out to get me in trouble (via entrapment), e-mail me for a copy now; I am probably not doing this forever, though I will love Lush and their music forever.

all dates listed are of release or first airing in month/day/year format

Lush Video Compilation 1

1 hour, 48 minutes

De-Luxe version 1
Sweetness & Light
De-Luxe version 2
Nothing Natural
For Love
Superblast!
NIGHT FLIGHT profile
MTV's 120 MINUTES appearance
 - interview with Miki & Emma
Hypocrite
Hypocrite (live on CONAN O'BRIEN 7/1994)
Kiss Chase (live at MTV Studios 7/1994)
Hypocrite (live at MTV Studios 7/1994)
SNUB-TV appearance
 - includes Etheriel & Leaves Me Cold both live + short interview
MUCHMUSIC appearances (1/3/1995)
LIVE AT THE DOME appearance (5/3/1991)
 - includes Sweetness & Light (excerpt) and Ocean both live
 - previously and incorrectly called "SNUB-TV appearance"
MTV Europe's 120 MINUTES appearance
 - includes Covert live and interviews
MTV's 120 MINUTES appearance (1996)
 - includes Ladykillers video
Volkswagen Passat commercial
Single Girl (live on TOP OF THE POPS 3/1996)
For Love (live on THE DENNIS MILLER SHOW)
PYJAMA PARTY appearance (with Miki & Emma 2/1996)
Ladykillers  (playout on THIS MORNING 2/1996)
MTV's 120 MINUTES appearance
 - interview with Miki (& Mark G. from Ride)
BIG MOUTH album review of 'Lovelife'
Ladykillers  (live on HOTEL BABYLON)

Read some reviews of LUSH-1 here.

Lush Video Compilation 2

1 hour, 53 minutes


intro / video slide show
 - lots of Lush pictures with a special soundtrack!
500 version 1
 - from UK
AUSTIN MUSIC NETWORK appearance (1996)
 - from Austin, Texas: nice interview with all 4
Thoughtforms & Bitter (live in Roskilde, 1991?)
 - from MTV EUROPE's Festival Weekend
MuchMusic's CITY LIMITS appearance (late 1991)
 - int. with Steve & Miki, right before Phil joined
FIRST CUT appearance (9/1996)
 - from San Francisco: short int. & 2 in-studio performances
MuchMusic Lollapalooza segment (1992)
 - Lollapalooza interview with all 4 members
   don't know what show it's from
JBTV appearance (1992)
 - from Chiacgo: Lollapalooza int. with all 4
MTV's 120 MINUTES appearance (1992)
 - int. with Miki + Emma from Lollapalooza
Single Girl & Ladykillers (live on WHITE ROOM, 1996)
 - from UK
HOT LINE appearance (6/8/1992)
 - from Italy: int. with Miki & Chris
RAPIDO appearance
 - from France: Gala-era int. with French subtitles
Single Girl
 - from UK
ALTERNATIVE NATION appearance (5/1996)
 - interviews with Miki + Chris, Emma + Phil, then all 4 together
Ladykillers (live on TOP OF THE POPS, 3/1996)
 - from UK
MuchMusic's THE WEDGE appearance (8/15/1996)
 - short int. before show at The Phoenix in Toronto

Read some reviews of LUSH-2 here.

Lush Video Compilation 3

1 hour, 57 minutes


500 version 2
 - from 120 MINUTES
REQUEST VIDEO appearance (1992)
 - from Los Angeles: int. with Miki & Chris
Single Girl (live on CHANNEL ONE NEWS)
 - from UK (not BBC)
MTV's 120 MINUTES appearance (6/1996)
 - at HFStival (DC radiofest); interview with all 4
MuchMusic's BREAK THIS appearance (6/27/1996)
 - interview bits with Miki & Phil plus video & live footage clips
ON TOUR appearance (8/1996)
 - 3 songs taped live in Atlanta & short int.
Rock The Vote PSA (9/1996)
BIG BREAKFAST appearance #1
 - from UK: Single Girl era; Date Lines bit with Miki & Emma
MTV Europe's 120 MINUTES appearance (early '92)
 - from UK: int. with Miki & Phil, right after Steve left
Ladykillers (live on CONAN O' BRIEN, 6/7/1996)
DEAR DAVINA appearance (7/22/1996)
 - from UK: filmed in Manchester for GranadaTV
Desire Lines (1/06/1994)
Video Press Kit (1990)
 - shot in Brighton, California on the eve of their 1st US tour
Single Girl (live on LIVE & KICKING)(UK)
HEARTLANDS appearance (3/1996)
 - from UK: brief int. with all 4
BIG BREAKFAST appearance #2
 - from UK: short interview & 500 lip-synced live
Thoughtforms & Breeze (live in Nantes, 1990)
 - from Swedish(?) show called OFF BEAT
 - filmed by Snub TV in the UK (appeared on BBC2)
HIT MIX appearance
 - from UK?
 - short interview & Single Girl lip-synced live
Feels Like Summer
 - promo video from June 1998 (thanks, Bill!)
MuchMusic's THE WEDGE appearance (8/15/1996)
 - quick interview with Miki & Emma
500 version 2 (rough cut)
 - "rough draft" version of the video with timecode

Here's some material that I will make into MPEGs soon:

POP appearance
 - from Sweden?: short interview with Emma & Chris
 - is in some foreign language with foreign subtitles
RADIO VISION appearance (4/1996)
 - from Virginia: Chris interviews band
 - very short, beginning is cut
unidentified Gala-era interview
 - with Steve; discuss influences, sex, etc.
 - poor quality, source unknown (MTV Europe?)

As always, PLEASE let me know if you have (or can get) anything I don't have. PAL or SECAM video is not a problem. I'm always up for a trade! Thanks!

Lush Live Shows

These are all of the shows that exist on video that I am aware of, and does *not* represent my entire personal collection. This list is ever-growing and subject to correction. Shows marked with I have available on DVD for trade - inquire within.

1990.03.03 - Royal Holloway College, Egham
Thoughtforms - Second Sight - Bitter - Downer - Scarlet - Etheriel - Breeze - De-Luxe - Leaves Me Cold - Hey Hey Helen - Baby Talk (36 minutes)
Steady camera work and decent sound quality, but unfortunately Miki had microphone problems that night.

1990.03.14 - Subterranea, London
Thanks to Johnny Guest for confirming the existence of this video.

1990.03.16 - Boardwalk, Manchester
Thanks to Johnny Guest for confirming the existence of this video.

1990.05.24 - Junction, Cambridge, England
Second Sight - Thoughtforms - Bitter - Downer - Breeze - Leaves Me Cold - Etheriel - Baby Talk - Scarlet - Sweetness And Light - Covert - De-Luxe (40 minutes)
Shot close to the stage with a shaky camera, heads often in the way. Distorted audio. Very interesting early version of "Sweetness And Light".

1991.??.?? - Providence, Rhode Island
Stray (cut) - Bitter - Breeze - Laura - God's Gift - Scarlet - Ocean - Nothing Natural - For Love - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Monochrome - Leaves Me Cold (56 minutes)
Shaky camera, heads often in the way, poor audio quality.

1991.03.15 - The Venue, New Cross, London
Bitter - Breeze - Take - Scarlet - Ocean - Monochrome - Thoughtforms - Tiny Smiles - Downer - Covert - De-Luxe - Baby Talk - Etheriel - Sweetness And Light (51 minutes)
Good sound and good shot of the stage. Some annoying long shots of the ceiling and wall in some places.

1991.06.30 - Giessen, Germany
Thoughtforms - Breeze - Bitter - Leaves Me Cold - Covert - De-Luxe - Ocean - Sweetness & Light - Downer - Baby Talk (30 minutes)
An outdoor show at the Bizarre Festival, shot close to the stage but with lots of heads in the way.

1991.10.11 - Queen Mary College
Stray - Bitter - Breeze - Laura - God's Gift - Scarlet - Ocean - Nothing Natural - For Love - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Monochrome - Leaves Me Cold - (55 minutes)
Handheld camera from the audience with lots of good shots of the stage but heads often in the way. Interesting version of "Nothing Natural" that used a drum track. Originally from PAL source.

1991.11.04 - ???, Manchester
Thanks to Johnny Guest for confirming the existence of this video.

1991.10.18 - L'Aeronef, Lille, France
Stray - Bitter - Breeze - Laura - Etheriel - Scarlet - Nothing Natural - For Love - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Baby Talk - Monochrome - Leaves Me Cold (65 minutes)
Decent show with good view of the stage. Camera is a little shaky. The last 8 minutes of this is Miki signing autographs and some outside shots of the venue.

1992.02.08 - Town & Country Club, London
Nothing Natural - Ocean - For Love - Starlust - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Superblast! - Monochrome - Baby Talk - Scarlet (50 minutes)

1992.??.?? - Providence, Rhode Island
Thoughtforms, Breeze, Bitter, Second Sight, Take, Covert, De-Luxe, Etheriel, Ocean, Scarlet, Sweetness and Light, Downer, Baby Talk, Monochrome, Leaves Me Cold

1992.??.?? - Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
Stray - Bitter - God's Gift - Nothing Natural - Ocean - For Love - Starlust - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Superblast! - Monochrome - Baby Talk (58 minutes) A very good show, shot very close to the front of the stage. Lots of close-ups of Miki. Chris is usually visible, Emma is sometimes visible, and Phil is rarely visible.

1992.??.?? - New Jersey
information forthcoming

1992.04.15 - Union Square, San Francisco
Stray (cut) - Bitter - Thoughtforms - Nothing Natural - For Love - Starlust - Scarlet - De-Luxe - Sweetness And Light - Leaves Me Cold - Monochrome - Downer
There are two versions of this video. One is a single shot from the back of the audience and the other has shots from various points on stage.

1992.04.17 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
Thanks to Johnny Guest for confirming the existence of this video.

1992.05.14 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Stray - Bitter - Breeze - Nothing Natural - Ocean - For Love - Starlust - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Superblast! - Monochrome - Leaves Me Cold (57 minutes)

1992.05.25 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Stray - Bitter - God's Gift - Nothing Natural - Ocean - For Love - Starlust - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Superblast! - Monochrome - Leaves Me Cold (60 minutes)

1992.06.09 - Palladium, Rome, Italy
Thanks to Johnny Guest for confirming the existence of this video.

1992.06.27 - Glastonbury, UK
Nothing Natural (cut) - For Love - Superblast! - Covert - De-Luxe - Downer - Sweetness And Light - Starlust - Leaves Me Cold (32 minutes)
Shot at the NME stage at the 1992 Glastonbury Festival, pretty close to the stage. Very shaky camera and lots of heads in the way.

1992.07.21 - Lollapalooza, Vancouver
Thanks to Johnny Guest for confirming the existence of this video.

1994.07.24 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey
Blackout - Starlust - For Love - Lit Up - Undertow - The Childcatcher - Kiss Chase - Light from a Dead Star - Lovelife - Downer - De-Luxe - Baby Talk - Hypocrite - Desire Lines - Sweetness and Light - Miki signs autographs.
Bill S. says: This show is a real find! The audio is poor, the video is only fair, there's often some heads blocking the view, and the performance is very rough (Miki even apologizes for it). However, none of that really matters, because the cameraman is close to the front of the stage, and there are many long extreme close-ups of Miki throughout the show, from head to toe and everything in between. At various points you can see close-ups of the set list taped to the floor, her effects pedals, guitar, and even a tight shot of her bra strap. There�s lots of close-ups on her face while she sings. This video has become my second-favorite after the San Francisco 1996 show at the Fillmore.

1994.08.11 - The Abyss, Houston, Texas
Blackout - Starlust - Lit Up - For Love - Childcatcher - Kiss Chase - Light From A Dead Star - Lovelife - Hypocrite - Undertow - De-Luxe - Downer - Baby Talk - Desire Lines - Sweetness And Light - Leaves Me Cold (71 minutes)
Probably the most popular live video in circulation. Good quality all around.

1996.04.03 - Electric Ballroom, Camden, UK
Heavenly Nobodies - Childcatcher - Lovelife - 500 - Single Girl - Kiss Chase - De-Luxe - Light From A Dead Star - Undertow - Hypocrite - Runaway - Sweetness And Light - Ladykillers - Last Night - For Love - Demystification

1996.05.06 - Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio
Heavenly Nobodies - Childcatcher - Lovelife - 500 - Single Girl - Kiss Chase - De-Luxe - Light From A Dead Star - Undertow - Hypocrite - Runaway - For Love - Sweetness And Light - Last Night - Ladykillers - Ciao! (70 minutes)
Decent show with overall good camerawork (some shaky spots) and fair audio quality. Thanks to John K for the info.

1996.06.06 - Providence, Rhode Island
soundcheck/arrival - Heavenly Nobodies - The Childcatcher - Lovelife - 500 - Single Girl - Kiss Chase - Thoughtforms - Hypocrite - Runaway - For Love - Sweetness And Light - Ladykillers - Last Night - De-Luxe (65 minutes) An outdoor show shot at Waterplace Park as part of WBRU 95.5 FM's Summer Concert Series. Audio is a little distorted (especially bass). Shot from very far back from the stage but with a decent zoom lens. Heads are often in the way, especially when people are standing. Nice scenery though.

1996.09.06 - The Edge, Palo Alto, California
Heavenly Nobodies - Childcatcher - Lovelife - 500 - Single Girl - Downer - Kiss Chase (cut) - De-Luxe - Light From A Dead Star - Last Night - Hypocrite - Runaway - For Love (cut) - Ladykillers - Desire Lines - Sweetness And Light - Thoughtforms - Demystification (70 minutes)
Whoever put this show together put in freeze frames and digital effects, and didn't have a very good view of the stage for most of the show. Annoying to watch in my opinion.

1996.09.07 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, California
Heavenly Nobodies - Childcatcher - Lit Up - 500 - Single Girl - Downer - Kiss Chase - De-Luxe - Light From A Dead Star - Last Night - Hypocrite - Runaway - For Love - Ladykillers - Ciao! - Sweetness And Light (72 minutes)

Please e-mail me if you have any more shows or information.