''Reconnected Live'' is a live album by UK
synth-pop duo
Yazoo, also known in North America as Yaz. It was released by
Mute Records on 27 September 2010 in the UK and the following day in the United States.
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/ref> It was released in several formats: a standard 2-CD set, a limited edition 2-CD deluxe edition containing a 32-page hardback book, and as a digital download. ''Reconnected Live'' was produced by Yazoo, recorded by Martin Hildred and mixed by Vince Clarke and Dave Loudoun.[Alison Moyet — official website, News](_blank)
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The iTunes pre-order version features an exclusive track, the previously unreleased "Get Set", which was originally recorded in 1982 and used as the theme to the BBC children's television show ''Get Set for Summer'' which was planned to be released as a single in that year.
It is the first release of Yaz released in North America by Mute Records rather than its North American home label Sire Records
Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records.
History Beginnings
The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehre ...
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Background
Twenty-five years after Yazoo split, members Vince Clarke
Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously ...
and Alison Moyet reunited for a short tour of Europe and North America during 2008. The 'Reconnected Tour' marked the first time that the duo had performed any songs from their second album '' You and Me Both'' live, and it was their first full tour of North America. In a 30 May 2008 interview with ''Side-Line'' magazine, Clarke first announced that a live CD would be released. Tracks on ''Reconnected Live'' were recorded from various dates during the tour. The album's liner notes do not specify from which shows the recordings were taken.[ Allmusic — album review, "Reconnected Live"/ref>
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Track list
Disc 1
Disc 2
Charts
References
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Yazoo (band) albums
Mute Records albums
2010 live albums
Albums produced by Vince Clarke