Roseland NYC Live
Roseland NYC Live is a live album by English electronic music band Portishead. It was released on 2 November 1998 by Go! Beat. A PAL format VHS video was released the same year, with a DVD version following four years later. Although the New York Philharmonic is credited as appearing in the video, none of the musicians are members of the Philharmonic, nor is the Philharmonic credited in the audio album.
Content
The album was engineered by Rik Simpson.Unlike the CD, all the tracks on the DVD were recorded at the Roseland Ballroom. The DVD version has a bonus elements section, containing the music videos for "Numb", "Sour Times", "All Mine", "Over" and "Only You", as well as short films "Road Trip" and "Wandering Star" and the Portishead short film To Kill a Dead Man.
Track listing
Video- "Humming"
- "Cowboys"
- "All Mine"
- "Half Day Closing"
- "Over"
- "Only You"
- "Seven Months"
- "Numb"
- "Undenied"
- "Mysterons"
- "Sour Times"
- "Elysium"
- "Glory Box"
- "Roads"
- "Strangers"
- "Western Eyes"
25th Anniversary Reissue
In 2023, a newly Remastered and Expanded Version was released.The tracklisting now includes "Undenied" and "Numb" from the concert film, and the full length performance of "Western Eyes", which was played in part over the credits of the film. Also, "Sour Times" and "Roads" are now the actual Roseland Ballroom versions, since previously these were substituted on the 1998 album release with recordings from other live performances. These new remastered tracks were available digitally/online in late 2023, while the CD and Vinyl versions were released on 26 April 2024.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Roseland NYC Live.Portishead
- Geoff Barrow – decks ; drums ; musical direction
- Beth Gibbons – vocals
- Adrian Utley – Moog ; guitar ; musical direction, orchestral arrangements
Additional musicians
- John Baggott – keyboards
- Jim Barr – bass
- John Cornick – trombone
- Dave Ford – trumpet ; flugelhorn
- Will Gregory – oboe ; baritone sax
- Andy Hague – trumpet ; flugelhorn
- Ben Waghorn – alto flute ; alto sax
- Clive Deamer – drums ; percussion
- Andy Smith – decks
- Nick Ingman – conducting ; orchestral arrangements
- New York Philharmonic – orchestra
Technical
- Portishead – production
- Dave McDonald – front of house
- Keith Grant – live audio engineering
- Ian Huffam – engineering
- Rik Simpson – engineering
- John Thompson – backline technician
- Huw Williams – backline technician
- Andy Taylor – concert sound
- Jeff Hoffberger – concert sound
- Dave Hewitt – audio recording
- Sean McClintock – audio recording
- Phil Gitomer – audio recording
- Øystein Halvorsen – engineering
- Erik Lloyd Walkoff – production
- Paul Read – engineering assistance
- Geoff Barrow – production
- Adrian Utley – production
- John Neilson – engineering
Artwork
- Sarah Sherley-Price – design
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