''Roseland NYC Live'' is a
live album
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by English
electronic music
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band
Portishead. It was released on 2 November 1998 by
Go! Beat.
A
PAL
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format VHS video was released the same year, with a
DVD
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version following four years later. Although the
New York Philharmonic
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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
Rik Simpson (a.k.a. Rikademus) is a multi Grammy Award-winning British record producer, sound engineer, musician, and songwriter. He is most recently recognised for his production work with Coldplay on ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Frien ...
.
Unlike the CD, all the tracks on the DVD were recorded at the
Roseland Ballroom
The Roseland Ballroom was a multipurpose hall, in a converted ice skating rink, with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree, in New York City's theater district, on West 52nd Street in Manhattan.
The venue, according to its website, accommodated ...
. 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
''To Kill a Dead Man'' is a short film made in 1994 by the trip hop group Portishead. The film is a spy movie which revolves around an assassination and its aftermath.
The film is featured in the bonus section on the DVD version of ''Roseland ...
''.
Track listing
Video
#"Humming"
#"Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons)
#"All Mine"
#"Half Day Closing"
#"Over"
#"Only You"
#"Seven Months"
#"Numb"
#"Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons)
#"Mysterons"
#"Sour Times"
#"Elysium"
#"Glory Box"
#"Roads"
#"Strangers"
#"Western Eyes"
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Roseland NYC Live''.
Portishead
*
Geoff Barrow
Geoffrey Paul Barrow (born 9 December 1971) is an English music producer, composer, and DJ. He is a member of the bands Portishead, Beak and supergroup Quakers, and has scored several films.
Portishead—formed in 1991—was named after the s ...
–
decks ; drums ; musical direction
*
Beth Gibbons
Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965) is an English singer and songwriter. She is the singer and lyricist for the band Portishead, which has released three albums. She released an album with Rustin Man, '' Out of Season'', in 2002, followed by an ...
– vocals
*
Adrian Utley
Adrian Francis Utley (born 27 April 1957) is an English musician and producer, and a member of the band Portishead.Jurek, ThomAdrian Utley Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved 31 December 2016
Career
Born in Northampton,Mejia, Paula (2015)In Search ...
–
Moog ; guitar ; musical direction, orchestral arrangements
Additional musicians
* John Baggott – keyboards
* Jim Barr – bass
* John Cornick – trombone
* Dave Ford – trumpet ; flugelhorn
*
Will Gregory
William Owen Gregory (born 17 September 1959) is an English musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead keyboardist, producer, and composer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp.
Early life
Gregory was born in Bristol, the son ...
– oboe ;
baritone sax
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* Andy Hague – trumpet ; flugelhorn
* Ben Waghorn –
alto flute
The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, the second-highest member below the standard C flute after the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third most common member of its family after the standard C flute and the ...
;
alto sax
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*
Clive Deamer
Get the Blessing (previously known as the Blessing) are a jazz rock quartet based in Bristol, England. The band formed in 2000 when Jim Barr (bass guitar) and Clive Deamer (drums), who had played with Portishead, joined Jake McMurchie (saxopho ...
– drums ; percussion
* Andy Smith – decks
*
Nick Ingman
Nicholas Ingman (born 29 April 1948) is an English arranger, composer and conductor in the commercial music field. His collaborators include Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Björk, and the British X-factor.
Born and educated in London, Ingman moved ...
– conducting ; orchestral arrangements
*
New York Philharmonic
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– orchestra
Technical
*
Portishead – production
* Dave McDonald –
front of house
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* Keith Grant – live audio engineering
* Ian Huffam – engineering
*
Rik Simpson
Rik Simpson (a.k.a. Rikademus) is a multi Grammy Award-winning British record producer, sound engineer, musician, and songwriter. He is most recently recognised for his production work with Coldplay on ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Frien ...
– 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
Charts
Notes
References
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1998 live albums
1998 video albums
Albums produced by Geoff Barrow
Live video albums
Portishead (band) live albums
Portishead (band) video albums