John Cale – Fragments Of A Rainy Season

Tracks recorded 12 April 1992 in Brussels, 13 April 1992 in Paris and 25 April 1992 in Stuttgart

This version sounds much better than the CD which is a bit muffled. The sequence of the tracks has been changed in order to come closer to what a Cale concert was like in those days. Also a different, more atmospheric (better imo.) version of "Heartbreak Hotel" was used. They edited the recordings in a peculiar way so that there are unnecessary fadeouts and abrupt cuts (in the applause only) which seems to have been an artistic decision (because of the word "fragments" in the title?) Nevertheless this is a great revised recording, the vinyl sounds very very good. Cale takes you by the hand and shows you around through his world of music. Personally I regard this as my favourite record of all time.

I know Cale can be an acquired taste for some, but this live album may be the most accessible record he’s made. 100% solo, with Cale on either guitar or at the piano, he covers tracks from throughout his discography. This is one of my favorite records - just one terrific performance after another. My copy is clean and quiet and Cale sounds great. It’s a live album and sounds appropriately like a live album. If you have any interest in Cale you need to check this out.

This reissue is ruined by Adam Moseley's brickwalled mastering, couldn't get past track 2

This is an awful release. Brickwalled and compressed to death

some of those bonus tracks were performed and recorded a few years after the so called "Fragments tour"

My copy differs in that the matrix/runout ends: M1S2 rather than M1S6 CI and the Mould SID code reads IFPI 2U3P and not 2U6B. There is also a photo, underneath the clear tray of a black man, with his legs spread and bent at the knees, with a rather comically sinister expression, holding what looks like a conductor's baton.

There are nights where I think this is the best record ever made.

A reduction, an expansion. All told, this collection will level you if you are in possession of an open heart.

yes, Domino sent me too a ZIP file after contacted support.
all works fine.
good support from Domino