One of essentially the most famend and acclaimed reside albums of all time, Portishead’s ‘Roseland NYC Live 25’ celebrates the twenty fifth anniversary of its authentic launch in November 1998.
To be launched on 26 April, this newly remastered model has an expanded tracklisting to incorporate ‘Undenied’ and ‘Numb’ from the live performance movie, in addition to the full-length efficiency of ‘Western Eyes’, which performed partly over the credit of the movie. ‘Sour Times’ and ‘Roads’ are additionally now the unique Roseland variations (beforehand substituted on the album launch with recordings from different performances).
This anniversary version was initially launched on streaming services on the precise day of the report anniversary (2 November), it’s now being made obtainable as a restricted version double-LP set on strong pink vinyl with a gatefold sleeve, a double-sided fold-out poster and a recreation of the visitor ‘backstage’ sticky move used on the live performance. There will even be a digipak CD together with the venue visitor ‘backstage’ sticky move and a 12-page booklet. All iterations of this launch comprise the identical tracklist.
Portishead’s Adrian Utley, who has overseen the total manufacturing of this reissue, mentioned “I’ve at all times held the reminiscence of this present which we performed earlier than our second album was launched. This was the primary time an viewers had heard the brand new tunes and it was put collectively to launch that album. Great care was taken over the orchestration and look of the filming. It preceded a year-long World tour for us. Recorded and Filmed within the legendary Roseland Ballroom in New York which sadly doesn’t exist any extra. This reissue has 3 tracks that weren’t launched earlier than and we’ve re-mastered all of them.”
Available straight from Portishead’s online store is ‘Live 1998 Sour Times / Road’, a restricted version 10” vinyl companion launch. Presented on black vinyl in a black poly-lined interior bag it runs at 33 ⅓ RPM and is housed inside a minimalist single pink sleeve with debossing on the quilt.
This particular version launch incorporates two reside recordings which had been a part of the unique 1998 Roseland NYC Live album tracklist however weren’t included within the new anniversary version. ‘Sour Times’ was recorded reside at The Warfield, San Francisco 1st April 1998 and ‘Roads’ was recorded reside at Quart Festival, Kristiansand third July 1998. On 26 April, Watershed Cinema in Bristol shall be exhibiting the Roseland NYC Live in full with an introduction from Adrian Utley. Tickets are available from here.
‘Roseland NYC Live’ was initially recorded and filmed at New York’s Roseland Ballroom with a 28-piece orchestra in 1997. A reside album and live performance movie mixed, it has bought over a million copies thus far. The efficiency options tracks from their groundbreaking, Mercury Award-winning debut album ‘Dummy’ in addition to tracks from their equally acclaimed self-titled second album.
CD monitor record
Humming
Cowboys
All Mine
Mysterons
Only You
Half Day Closing
Over
Glory Box
Sour Times
Roads
Strangers
Undenied
Numb
Western Eyes
2LP tracklist
Disc One, Side A
1. Humming
2. Cowboys
3. All Mine
Disc One, Side B
1. Mysterons
2. Only You
3. Half Day Closing
4. Over
Disc Two, Side A
1. Glory Box
2. Sour Times
3. Roads
Disc Two, Side B
1. Strangers
2. Undenied
3. Numb
4. Western Eyes
