Not Linda at her best but good enough

Like many I adore the late Linda Smith. Sadly, these excerpts from her stand-up routines, recorded before her wider successes on BBC Radio 4, lack in both technical audio quality and confident performance. As the narrator explains, they were recorded using often basic equipment to help Linda refine her routines. It's nice to hear material that eventually made it to "Linda Smith's Brief History of Time-wasting", but I suspect this collection will generally disappoint those who came to love Linda's warmth and wit. I'm not overly prudish, but hearing Linda swear - I suspect in order to "fit in" with her peers in stand-up - just sounds so wrong, because she was cleverer and kinder than that. What would later be her strong satirical voice just sounds whiney in her earlier material. I'm happy to have this album as part of my audio collection, but I won't be returning to it very often. Instead I'll enjoy Linda's wonderful appearances on "Just a Minute" and other shows.

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A great loss for British Comedy

It's been a while since I sat down and listened to the passion and fervour Linda Smith brought to her comedy, but I'm glad that I found this title as I can come back to her again and again.

The quality of the stand up recordings aren't exactly professional, but as they were for Linda's use rather than publication that makes perfect sense.

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Shame about the quality

It's a real shame, because I was so much looking forward to listening to this. I loved Linda Smith (I'm not Clive) but, as others have pointed out, it's very difficult to listen to because of the audio quality. I appreciate these weren't professionaly recorded, and form part of essentially a personal collection, but it is still worth alerting other potential listeners. Much of the material of course is still excellent, but it takes real dedication and concentration to listen to. I'm still glad to have it in my collection though.

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loved it

I really enjoyed this, OK bit of dodgy recording but still funny as hell! loved the local buses material!!!

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I Think the Nurses are Stealing My Clothes

I was very disappointed with this download I did not realise that Linda Smith got her laughs by using foul language during her live shows. I listened to abt ten mins before turning it off. I really liked and enjoyed her comedy when I heard her on the radio in various quiz shows; which was why I purchased this book.

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Sounds terrible

Poor sound and jokes.

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Not the best aound quality

These are personal recordings made by Linda and so the sound quality is not always the best, which is a pity as I thought she was a wonderfully funny lady.

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For dedicated fans only.

It sounds like it was recorded under someone's coat while they were sitting in the back row.
These were recorded for her own private use, and I'm sure they serve that purpose, but they are very disappointing if you buy this to listen to in the car.

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Lousy quality recording

OK, so it's live. But the recording is terrible. I'm so disappointed!

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Awful quality

Don’t waste your money. Only given it one star as it wasn’t possible to leave a review without it.

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