Speed Connection II – The Final Chapter (Live in Paris 85)
Speed Connection II – The Final Chapter (Live in Paris 85) is a live album by the Fleshtones. The album was recorded live at The Gibus Club, Paris, France on March 7, 1985. The band were booked to play nine shows at the club over a two-week span, in two segments (March 5–9 and March 13–16). The opening band for these shows were Les Playboys. The band had recorded the first show (March 5, 1985) and – at the urging of the French division of I.R.S. Records' vice-president Henri Padovani  – subsequently rush-released it to sell at the venue during their two-week stay. The record was titled "Speed Connection: Live in Paris 85" (ILP 26412) and was only released in France. However the band was unhappy with the record as lead singer Peter Zaremba had a severe case of laryngitis the night that show was recorded. The band owed the American I.R.S. Records one more record to fulfil their contractual obligations. In September 1985 the label released "Speed Connection II – The Final Chapter (Live in Paris 85)" – a recording of their third night (3/7/85) at the Gibus Club. "Return  to the Haunted House" was actually an unreleased demo recording produced by Pakulski with canned applause added later. The same recording also later appeared (minus the canned applause) on the "Angry Years 84–86" compilation album on Impossible Records in 1993. The album contained many cover versions of songs by other artists. "Trouble" and "Haunted House" by the Kingsmen, "Wind Out" by R.E.M., "La La La La Reprise" by the Blendells, "When the Night Falls" by the Eyes, "Twelve Months Later" by The Sheep (the Strangeloves under a pseudonym) and "Hide & Seek" by Bunker Hill. The cover artwork was by Peter  Zaremba. Track listing. All songs by Peter Zaremba and Keith Streng, except as indicated. Side one Side two