''Live at Rockpalast'' is a two-disc live album by the Welsh rock musician

John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...

. It was released in October 2010 on German record label Made in Germany. It was recorded during his two shows for German music television show ''

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'' on 14 October 1984 at

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(first disc; with full band) and 6 March 1983 at Zeche,

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(second disc; Cale solo with guitar and piano). This concert is missing "Risé, Sam and Rimsky-Korsakov" (Cale, Shepard) narrated by his then-wife Risé Irushalmi.Discography John Cale: Live At Rockpalast
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Track listing

All tracks composed by John Cale; except where indicated

Disc 1

# "Autobiography" − 4:39 # "Oh La La" (Cale, Larry Sloman) − 2:38 # "Evidence" − 3:24 # "Magazines" (Cale, David Young) − 3:36 # "Model Beirut Recital" (Cale, Young) − 3:29 # " Streets of Laredo" (traditional) − 2:40 # "Dr. Mudd" − 3:46 # "Leaving It Up to You" − 5:43 # "Caribbean Sunset" (Cale, Sloman) − 4:40 # "The Hunt“ (Cale, Young) − 3:45 # "Fear Is a Man's Best Friend" − 3:44 # " Heartbreak Hotel" (

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) − 4:01 # "Paris 1919" − 3:49 # "

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/ Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger,

Ray Manzarek Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist. He is best known as a member of the Doors, co-founding the band with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison in 1965. Manzarek was induct ...

, John Densmore) − 9:03 # "Close Watch" − 2:38

Disc 2

# "Ghost Story" − 2:47 # "Ship of Fools" − 2:55 # "Leaving It Up to You" − 3:58 # "Amsterdam" − 2:49 # "Child's Christmas in Wales" − 4:03 # "Buffalo Ballet" − 2:57 # "Antarctica Starts Here" − 2:36 # "Taking It All Away" − 2:41 # "Riverbank" − 3:36 # "Paris 1919" − 3:54 # "Guts" − 3:06 # "Chinese Envoy" − 3:38 # "Thoughtless Kind" − 2:14 # "Only Time Will Tell" − 2:22 # "Cable Hogue" − 3:37 # "Dead or Alive" − 3:17 # "Waiting for the Man" (Reed) − 4:46 # "Heartbreak Hotel" (Axton, Durden, Presley) − 4:41 # "Chorale" − 2:49 # "Fear Is a Man's Best Friend" − 3:53 # "Close Watch" − 2:50 # "Streets of Laredo" (traditional) − 2:25

Personnel

Musicians * John Cale − vocals, guitars, piano * David Lichtenstein − drums (first disc only) *

Andy Heermans Andrew Heermans (born September 21, 1953) is an American musician, mixer, audio, and mastering engineer. His three brothers and one sister were raised by their parents in Woodstock, New York. He started playing guitar during those years (1960–69 ...

− bass guitar (first disc only) * David Young − guitars (first disc only) Technical * Winfried Pannen − sound engineer * Helmut "Hoppi" Hoppenstedt − remix, mastering * Uwe Doms - artwork *

Peter Rüchel Peter Rüchel (9 March 1937 – 20 February 2019) was a German music journalist, producer and founder of the WDR show Rockpalast, which since the mid-1970s has been hosting concerts by national and international bands and solo artists and broadc ...

− executive producer

References

John Cale live albums 2010 live albums Albums produced by John Cale {{1990s-album-stub