With a few notable exceptions - Live Japan 91, half of Too Freud To Rock 'n' Roll, Too Jung To Die, Donor Thekla and Queen Elizabeth Hall - Julian is not one for live recordings.
The above list only features one Julian Cope show and two of the others are notable for being first performances (and only performance in one case). It seems that a live recording needs to have something special attached to it, to be useful in some way. For the same reasons, I think it was always unlikely that the footage of the Busking Tour would be released as a prosaic document of what happened.
Fido's Blues is not prosaic.
Moon Cat has accurately described the visuals and audio, but I wanted to add a few observations on top of that. I've watched this latest incarnation of the film a few times (it's been slowly evolving) and I find it very stirring. It reinforces the point of the Busking Tour and the broader messages of the Black Sheep. It's also a good example of how the Black Sheep vehicle allows for the realisation of ideas, where the final outcome is far removed from the original notion.
Those who wanted a faithful account of the Busking Tour because they missed it (or because they were there) may be disappointed, but I really don't think that was ever likely. It is a record of a hugely enjoyable three days, but it's more than that now and the better for it.
I am awed by the effort Fido has put into this and it deserves a wider audience. That may happen in the none-too-distant future.
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