THE VERY BEST LIVE

-U.S.A. edition of 'LIVE'-

 

 

Credits:

 

1. Sirius (2:25)

(instrumental)

--recorded in Hamburg, May 5/'94--

2. Eye In The Sky (4:55)

(lead vocal - Gary Howard)

--recorded in Hamburg, May 5/'94--

3. Psychobabble (5:22)

(lead vocal - Chris Thompson)

--recorded in Essen, May 16/'94--

4. The Raven (5:39)

(lead vocal - Alan Parsons, Gary Howard and Chris Thompson) 

--recorded in Frankfurt, May 11/'94--

5. Time (5:08)

(lead vocal - Gary Howard) 

--recorded in Rotterdam, May 15/'94--

6. Luciferama (4:56)

(instrumental)  

--recorded in Frankfurt, May 11/'94--

7. Old And Wise (4:49)

(lead vocal - Gary Howard)

--recorded in Essen, May 16/'94--  

8. You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned (4:18)

(lead vocal - Chris Thompson)

--recorded in Mannheim, May 9/'94--

 9. Prime Time (5:15)

(lead vocal - Gary Howard)

--recorded in Hamburg, May 5/'94--  

10. Limelight (4:40)

(lead vocal - Chris Thompson)

--recorded in Antwerp, May 17/'94--

11. Don't Answer Me (4:13)

(lead vocal - Gary Howard and Chris Thompson)

--recorded in Essen, May 16/'94--

12. Standing On Higher Ground (5:30)

(lead vocal - Chris Thompson)

--recorded in Rotterdam, May 15/'94--

13. When (4:13)

(lead vocal - Chris Thompson)

14. Take The Money And Run (6:18)

(lead vocal - Stuart Elliott)

15. You're The Voice (5:07)

(lead vocal - Chris Thompson)

 

--Additional audience response recorded in Munich, May 13/'94--

 

Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals: Alan Parsons

Lead Guitar: Ian Bairnson

Drums: Stuart Elliott*

Keyboards: Andrew Powell

 

Lead Vocals: Chris Thompson** and Gary Howard

Keyboards, Sax: Richard Cottle

Bass, Backing Vocals (tracks1-12): Jeremy Meek

Bass (tracks 13-15): Felix Krish

 

*Lead Vocal on Take The Money And Run

**Lead vocal on When and You're The Voice

 

Produced and mixed by Alan Parsons

 

Recorded on tour in Europe, May 1994, by Gary Bradshaw and Bill Irving

Post Production at Parsonics, Sussex, England. October 1994

Production Assistance: Ian Bairnson

 

Additional studio tracks Recorded and mixed at Parsonics, February 1995

 

Recorded Digitally on Tascam DA-88s using Audio Technica Microphones

 

Mastered at Chop 'em Out by Simon Heyworth

 

Cover Design by Storm Thorgerson, Jon Crossland, Peter Curzon

Location Photography by Paul Maxon and Storm Thorgerson

Artwork by Julien Mills

 

Management: Pete Smith, Isis Music

 

For more information on Alan Parsons and the newsletter The Avenue, write

to - Steven Martin, "The Avenue", 65 Front St West, Suite 0116 - Box 201,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J1E6

 

Crew: Gary Bradshaw (Sound), John Dipple (Lighting), Ian Newton, Chris

Walker, Lance Miles, Steve Scotton, Rick Graham, Bill Irving, Robert

Fleurie, John Wyre, Dean La Fevre, Jean Claude Monard, Mick Curtiss,

Rob Curtain, Graham Ellis and Chris Moynihan

 

Tour Co-ordination: Keith Morris

 

Special thanks to Washburn Acoustics, Mesa Boogie Amps, PRS Guitars,

Marshall Amps and Zildjian Cymbals

 

Special thanks alson to Pete Smith, Alex Koch de Gooreynd, Jackie Duveen,

James Wyllie, Marek Lieberberg, Ossy Hoppe, Tony Ioannou, Andre De

Raaff, Steve Vining, Hansi Hoffman, Marc Gregory, Bob Thomas at Tascam,

Buzz Goodwin, at Audio Technica, Smokey Parsons, Karen Cockerell, and

Gerda Kittner

 

The original versions of these live tracks can be found on the following albums:

1, 2, 3, 7, 8 Eye In The Sky. 4 Tales Of Mystery And Imagination. 5 The Turn

Of A Friendly Card. 6 Eve/Eye In The Sky. 9, 11 Ammonia Avenue.

10 Stereotomy. 12 Gaudi.

Other Albums include: I Robot, Pyramid, Vulture Culture and Try Anything Once

Tracks 13, 14, 15 are previously unreleased studio recordings

 

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons. © 1981 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.

Track 4 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons. © 1976 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.

Track 5 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons. © 1980 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.

Track 6 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons. © 1978/1981 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.

"Luciferama" is a medley of the titles "Lucifer" and "Mammagamma"

Tracks 9 and 11 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons. © 1983 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.

Track 10 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons. © 1984 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.

Track 12 - Written by Woolfson/Parsons. © 1985 Woolfsongs Ltd/Careers Music Inc.

Track 13 - Written by Bairnson. © 1995 BMG Music Inc.

Track 14 - Written by Elliott/Powell. © 1995 BMG Music Inc.

Track 15 - Written by C. Thompson/A. Qunta/M. Ryder/K. Reid. © 1986 Rondor Music/

 

C 1995 BMG Music - P 1995 BMG Music