Paris (Supertramp album)
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Paris (album) / Live in Paris '79 (film) |
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Pavillon de Paris , Paris , France : |
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| Label (s) | A&M Records | |||
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16 |
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Paris (album) / Live in Paris '79 (film) |
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Paris (album) Live in Paris '79 (film) |
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Paris (album) : Live in Paris '79 (film) :
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Paris is the first live album by the British pop / rock band Supertramp . It was recorded on November 29, 1979 in Paris (France) during the “Breakfast in America” tour, named after the studio LP of the same name that was released in 1979 . As with this previous album , the group acted in concert and thus when recording the double album in their classic lineup - on tours for the fifth time in the band's career. The album Paris was released as a long-playing record in September 1980 and sold very well in Europe and the USA . In 2012 the film Live in Paris '79 was released on DVD and BD , which also sold well in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, among others.
Paris (album)
History and description
The live album Paris is the result of the “Breakfast in America” tour, while the Supertramp gave 108 concerts. The band performed in their classic line-up - Rick Davies , John Helliwell , Roger Hodgson , Bob Siebenberg and Dougie Thomson - in France, Austria, Spain and the USA, among others.
The live album was recorded mainly in the first of four concerts (29 and 30 November and 1 and 2 December 1979), the Supertramp in 1975 existing to 1983, Concert Hall Pavillon de Paris gave a former slaughterhouse in the district of La Villette of French capital Paris .
Meanwhile, Supertramp presented many songs from their classical phase from 1974 to 1979. All songs were written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, who each sang their own works. The entire concert was recorded, but the songs that were played, Give a Little Bit , Goodbye Stranger , Even in the Quietest Moments ... , Downstream , Just a Normal Day and Another Man's Woman , were not integrated in Paris to make the concert a double To be able to press LP . Thus, with the exception of If Everyone Was Listening, all songs from the record Crime of the Century (1974), three from the album Crisis? What Crisis? (1975), two of the board Even in the Quietest Moments ... (1977), three of the album Breakfast in America (1979) and also the song You Started Laughing , which also You Started Laughing (When I Held You In My Arms) is called . This track was originally released as the b-side of the single Lady (from the 1975 record Crisis? What Crisis? ).
In 2002 a new CD was released .
Album song list
The live album Paris (original: double LP “A&M 396 702-1”) contains 16 songs. The specified song lengths refer to a CD version (double CD "A&M 396 702-2") of the album, which is 1 hour, 30 minutes and 24 seconds long. On the original vinyl record (LP), songs 1 to 4 are on the A side and songs 5 to 8 on the B side on LP 1 and LP 2. All songs, with the exception of the five songs with the corresponding vocal annotation ("G .:"), were sung by their authors named in "()" as the main voice.
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CD 1 (running time 43:42)
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CD 2 (running time 46:42)
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Live in Paris '79 (film)
History and description
On August 27, 2012, almost exactly 32 years after the release of the live album, Live in Paris '79 was released on DVD and BD . The film material contained on it was recorded at the third of the four Paris concerts.
The impressively captured concert atmosphere with many Supertramp classics - including a live version of the orchestral Fool's Overture - Helliwell as master of ceremonies and the euphoric concert-goers, was recorded on 16 mm film. However, the footage remained in the band's archives and was later considered lost for a long time, until a copy was found in the barn of Supertramp's drummer Bob Siebenberg in Northern California in 2006. The film reels were in a disastrous condition and were partly soiled with cow dung. They were then digitally revised in several studios (see section Recording ).
The release of the film happened solely at the instigation of the Supertramp musicians Dougie Thomson, Bob Siebenberg and John Helliwell and without the consent of the songwriters Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, who were performing together in Paris at the time. The latter reports on his website in an open letter regarding the publication of "... illegal and immoral methods ...", as well as of "... manipulations and deceptions ..." by his three former musicians who "... are trying to get Rick and me the songwriting rights to take away ... "and in his opinion achieved publication" ... through very questionable legal maneuvers ... ". Hodgson "cannot approve of the DVD because of its technical defects, editorial inaccuracies and its poor quality ...", he lets "... regrettably ..." know.
Movie song list
The DVD and BD Paris ( eagle vision , "EREDV891" and "ERBRD5086") contain a total of 22 songs (without intro and outtro ). Of these, 17 songs are included as a continuous concert with 1 additional song excerpt each as background music for the intro and outtro and 5 bonus tracks .
The specified song lengths refer to the DVD version ("EREDV891"), which, composed of concert and bonus tracks / bonus videos, is 2 hours, 4 minutes and 52 seconds long. All songs, except for the 6 songs (including bonus tracks ) with the corresponding vocal comment ("G .:"), were sung by their authors named in "()" as the main voice.
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Concert (1:40:23)
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Bonus tracks (bonus videos) (running time 24:29 min)
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occupation
Band line-up - Paris (album) and Live in Paris '79 (film):
- Rick Davies - keyboards , harmonica , vocals
- John Helliwell - saxophones , woodwinds , keyboards, vocals, master of ceremonies
- Roger Hodgson - guitars , keyboards, vocals
- Bob Siebenberg (as Bob C. Benberg ) - drums , percussion
- Dougie Thomson - bass , backing vocals
Onstage Characters - Film Live in Paris '79 :
Several production team members acted as stage characters at the concerts - especially during the song Fool's Overture (in alphabetical order of the characters):
- Banana : Tam Smith
- Chaplin : Tam Smith
- Clown : Chris "Smoother" Smyth
- Convict : David Farmiloe
- Gendarme : Wolfgang Koellen
- Gorilla : Bobby Joe Harvey
- Miss Piggy : Mick Berg
- Superman : George Packer
admission
The recordings of both - Paris (album) and Live in Paris '79 (film) - come from concerts that took place in November and December 1979 during the "Breakfast in America" tour in the French capital Paris in the Pavillon de Paris :
Paris (album) was recorded at the concert on November 29, 1979 with the "Mobile 1 Remote". It was mixed at Chateau Recorders in North Hollywood ( Los Angeles , California , USA ) and mastered at the A&M Recording Studio in Hollywood (also: Los Angeles).
Live in Paris '79 (film) was recorded at the concert on December 1, 1979. The tapes found in 2006 were sent to Cups' N Strings (Studios) ( Los Angeles , USA ) for digital audio restoration , where they were edited by Bruce Maddox and Sharon Kearney. Peter Henderson and Russel Pope took over the mixing of the stereo and 5.1 audio tracks at River Studios and Metropolis Studios in London ( United Kingdom ) . The video material was sent to Peter Clifton , the director of the Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains the Same (1973), in New Zealand , where it was further processed in the Post Production Facilities .
production
Paris (album; selection):
- Music producers : Peter Henderson , Russel Pope
- Sound engineers : Peter Henderson, Russel Pope; Bernie Grundman (concert)
- Mixing : Bernie Grundman (Chateau Recorders)
- Mastering : Bernie Grundman (A&M Recording Studio)
- Stage Manager: Bobby Joe Harvey
- Sound: Russel Pope
- Sound system: Mick Berg, David Farmiloe, Norman Hall, Chris "Smoother" Smyth
- Light: Ken Allardyce, Tony Shepard, Tam Smith
- Projection: Gus Thomson
- Artistic direction: Mike Doud
- Cover design: Mike Fink
- Cover illustration: Cindy Marsh
- Photographs : Mark Hanauer, Reed Hutchinson, Steve Smith
- Liner Notes : David Dave Margereson
- Management : David Dave Margereson
Live in Paris '79 (film; selection):
for more see above: Paris (album; selection)
- Senior Film Producer : David Dave Margereson
- Film director : Peter Clifton
- Soundtrack Band Restoration: Bruce Maddox and Sharon Kearney
Cups' N Strings (Studios), Woodland Hills ( Los Angeles , California , USA ) -
Stereo & 5.1 Mix : Peter Henderson and Russel Pope
River Studios and Metropolis Studios , London ( United Kingdom ) -
Film restoration : Peter Clifton
Post Production Facilities (Onsight HD Lab; New Zealand ) - Photography: Claude Gassian
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Charts
Album:
The double LP Paris (album) reached single-digit positions in the respective pop album charts in Germany, Great Britain, Austria and the USA ( Billboard ) in 1980 and quickly achieved gold status.
Singles: Three live singles were released
from Paris (album) in the same year: Dreamer with From Now On as the second song ("AMP 708"), which reached number 15 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the USA, Breakfast in America with You Started Laughing as the second song (“AMS 7560”), Dreamer with You Started Laughing as the second song (“AMS 9015”) and Take the Long Way Home with From Now On as the second song (“AMS 9000”), the neither achieved any noteworthy chart positions.
DVD:
Despite the discussions and tensions in the run-up to the release of Live in Paris '79 (film), the DVD was a huge success - it quickly reached the top position in the DVD charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands , Belgium and Norway and the top ten in the UK, Italy, Spain and Sweden.
CD re-edition 2002
On July 30, 2002, the label "A&M Records" released a revised new CD from Paris , the recording of which was taken from the original master tapes. The little book is based on the album design of the original CD.
Recording and production:
- Remastering - Sterling Sound ( Manhattan , New York City , New York , USA) - Greg Calbi and Jay Messina
- Remastering oversight - Bill Levenson
- Artistic direction - Vartan
- Cover design - Mike Diehl
- Production coordination - Beth stamp
Web links
References and comments
- ↑ According to the DVD / BD booklet, the recording date of the double album is "... for the most part two nights previous to this set ..." , which means that with a known recording date of December 1, 1979 for the concert film, the first of the four concerts on 29. November 1979 corresponds.
- ^ 4 Paris concerts according to the inscription on the inside of the 2012 DVD booklet "... Pavillon de Paris - Nov 29, 30, Dec 1, 2 ..." (1979)
- ^ Paris , fan page on members.xoom.it
- ↑ The recording date of the DVD and BD according to their opening credits: “The historic Paris concert was filmed on December 1st 1979” , which corresponds to the third of the four concerts.
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↑ [1] , German and English version of the open letter originally published on Hodgson's official website (rogerhodgson.com) for DVD and BD publication on rogerhodgson.de (official German website)
- ↑ Length according to the DVD player display: 2 hours, 4 minutes and 52 seconds (instead of "only" approx. 133 min. According to the DVD cover label "DVD running time: 133 min. Approx." )
- ↑ Information on the sound and film material of the bonus tracks : featuring remixed audio with newly created visuals according to the inscription on the back of the DVD booklet
- ↑ "This film is not a full representation of the 1979 tour as five of the songs from the original concert were not filmed." , According to the short info from the credits of the DVD song No. "18."
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ "Live in Paris 79" arrasa en las listas de ventas de medio mundo (for example: "Live in Paris 79" storms the charts ... ), from September 24, 2012, on thelogicalweb (Spanish)