''In Operation'' is the first live

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from

Hard-Fi Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band's most recent lineup before going on hiatus consisted of Richard Archer (lead vocals and guitar), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and S ...

, filmed at London's historic Astoria venue and the full live performance, during their sold out 15 date UK tour in December 2005. The CD/DVD reached #62 in the UK Album Chart.

History

The performance, in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd, features all the tracks on Hard-Fi's 750,000 selling, #1 debut album ''

Stars Of CCTV ''Stars of CCTV'' is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was first released on 4 July 2005 through Necessary Records and Atlantic Records. It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for the 2005 Mercury ...

'', at the time brand new track " You And Me", which would go on to appear as a B-side to "

Suburban Knights "Suburban Knights" is the first single from British rock band Hard-Fi's second studio album ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. The physical format of the single was released on 20 August 2007, the digital version was released on 6 August 2007. ...

", and the band's version of "

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" by The White Stripes – a massive crowd favourite. It also comes backed with CCTVersions – an exclusive CD which features dubbed versions of album tracks, produced by a host of guests including Roots Manuva and Wrongtom. Additional footage includes all the Hard-Fi videos, from April 2005's "Tied Up Too Tight" through to "Better Do Better". There is also behind the scenes footage from the making of each video plus the ''

Stars of CCTV ''Stars of CCTV'' is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was first released on 4 July 2005 through Necessary Records and Atlantic Records. It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for the 2005 Mercury ...

'' EPK and mini-documentary 'In Operation' – a

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special on the band. There's also a host of hidden content on the DVD, including 2004's rarely seen, original video for "Cash Machine" which saw the band dodging security to vault the perimeter fence at Heathrow airport to film just feet from the main runway, all the band's videos and exclusive behind the scenes footage. ''Q'' magazine gave it four stars saying, "Slick, suburban escapism, live in your front room, Archer's anthems skilfully balance passion and craft".Q Magazine: July 2006

Track listing

Disc One - DVD

Live at the Astoria # The Man With a Harmonica / Middle Eastern Holiday #Gotta Reason #Unnecessary Trouble #

Better Do Better "Better Do Better" is the fifth single from English band Hard-Fi, taken from their 2005 debut album, ''Stars of CCTV''. It was released on 10 April 2006, when it reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, sharing a similar chart success with all ...

Tied Up Too Tight "Tied Up Too Tight" is the second single from English band Hard-Fi's debut album, '' Stars of CCTV'' (2005). It was released on 18 April 2005. The song reached number 15 in the UK charts and was set to follow the success of Hard-Fi's debut single ...

#Feltham Is Singing Out #You and Me #

# Cash Machine # Hard to Beat #Move On Now #Stars of CCTV # Living for the Weekend CCTV Videos #Stars of CCTV # Cash Machine riginal Version# Cash Machine TM Version# Cash Machine n Set#

# Hard to Beat # Hard to Beat n Set# Living for the Weekend # Living for the Weekend n Set#

n Set#Photo Gallery #In Operation hannel 4 Featurette

Disc Two - CCTVersions

#Cash Machine oots Manuva Dub Remix#Cash Converter ub Machine Part 2#Better Dub Better olsey White Dub#Middle Eastern Holiday rongtom Meets The Rockers East of Medina Dub#Living For The Weekend olsey White & Fred Dub#Seven Nation Army #Dub of CCTV olsey White Dub#Better Do Better rongtom Wild Inna 81 Version#Dubbed Up Too Tight #Move On Dub

References

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