''Royal Albert Hall October 10, 1997'' is a

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group Spiritualized from their 1997 tour of the United Kingdom, recorded during an October show at the

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in London. The album was released in late 1998. This was the last album recorded with the original Spiritualized line-up before frontman

Jason Pierce Jason Andrew Pierce (born 19 November 1965 in Rugby) is an English musician. Currently the frontman and sole permanent member of the band Spiritualized, he previously co-fronted the alternative rock band Spacemen 3 with Peter Kember from 1982 ...

sacked every member apart from keyboardist Thighpaulsandra and saxophonist Ray Dickaty. The six-piece band are joined by a horn section,

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and members of the

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on disc two, with 19 members in total. This expanded version of Spiritualized headlined

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in 1998, and was also filmed on '' Later... with Jools Holland''. This orchestral line-up signalled the dense musical style to come on their next album '' Let It Come Down'', released 3 years later. The cover photograph is taken from above the Royal Albert Hall by Farrow Design. The majority of the setlist comes from ''

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'', their third album, with some material from their previous albums, '' Lazer Guided Melodies'' and ''

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''. "Walking With Jesus" was a Spacemen 3 song from ''

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'', but Pierce has performed it throughout his career. Here is its second official live release, the first being on the limited edition live release ''

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'' in 1993.

Track listing

Disc one (45:59)

#"Intro" – 4:18 #"Shine a Light" – 7:11 #"Electric Mainline" – 7:01 #"Electricity" – 3:25 #"Home of the Brave" – 3:31 #"The Individual" – 2:57 #"Medication" – 6:37 #"Walking with Jesus" – 4:18 #"Take Your Time" – 6:44

Disc two (49:16)

#"No God Only Religion" – 4:02 #"Broken Heart" – 5:47 #"Come Together" – 7:00 #"I Think I'm in Love" – 10:05 #"Cop Shoot Cop..." – 16:33 #" Oh Happy Day" – 5:52 All songs written by Jason Pierce, except: * "Walking with Jesus" by Peter Kember and Jason Pierce * "Oh Happy Day" by Philip Doddridge and

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Personnel

;Spiritualized *

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– Fender Thinline guitar, vocals * Sean Cook –

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guitar, harmonica * Michael Mooney –

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, bass guitar *

Damon Reece Damon Reece (born 16 February 1967) is an English drummer, who has been a member of Spiritualized, Echo & the Bunnymen and Lupine Howl. Career Growing up in Croydon and drumming in the indie band Abdul & the Casbah Cruisers, Reece moved to Liv ...

– Gretsch Round Badge drums * Thighpaulsandra – piano,

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* Raymond (Moonshake) Dickaty – tenor saxophone, flute ;Additional * Choir director: John Fisher * Soprano singers: Michelle Parkinson, Maulin Fisher, Denise Seally, Naterlie Goode * Alto singers: Janice Whyne, Rhoda Fisher, Samantha McCrae * Tenor singers: Jason Thompson, Leon Brown, Paul Bernard, Tony Clarke * Horns: Tony Robinson, Rob Charles, Don Owen, Kevin Brown * Strings: Jules Singleton, Sally Herbert, Jocelyn Pook, Dinah Beamish

References

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