Album

Plays Live

Peter Gabriel

1983 · Rock

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Plays Live by Peter Gabriel

Plays Live is a Rock album by Peter Gabriel, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 152 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.

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Plays Live is the first live and fifth album overall released by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as a double album and longplay cassette, with sixteen songs and a running time of over 80 minutes. It was eventually issued as a double CD set, and, in 1985, as a single CD version Plays Live – Highlights with only twelve songs and some significant track time alterations. It was remastered and reissued in 2002, the Highlights version was released in the US while the full double-CD set, containing all the songs, was released in the UK. The album's one previously unreleased song, "I Go Swimming," received airplay and made the US charts in 1983. (The song was initially performed by Gabriel during his 1980 world tour, in support of his third album). "I Don't Remember" was issued as a single, with an accompanying music video, in the US as well. Track listing All songs written by Peter Gabriel. Original release Disc one Side one "The Rhythm of the Heat" – 6:26 "I Have the Touch" – 5:18 "Not One of Us" – 5:29 "Family Snapshot" – 4:44 Side two "D.I.Y." – 4:20 "The Family and the Fishing Net" – 7:22 "Intruder" – 5:03 "I Go Swimming" – 4:44 Disc two Side three "San Jacinto" – 8:27 "Solsbury Hill" – 4:42 "No Self Control" – 5:03 "I Don't Remember" – 4:19 Side four This side was recorded at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas on December 4, 1982. "Shock The Monkey" – 7:10 "Humdrum" – 4:23 "On the Air" – 5:22 "Biko" – 7:01 Plays Live – Highlights "I Have the Touch" – 4:47 "Family Snapshot" – 4:47 "D.I.Y." – 4:05 "The Family and the Fishing Net" – 7:38 "I Go Swimming" – 4:54 "San Jacinto" – 8:19 "Solsbury Hill" – 4:41 "No Self Control" – 5:04 "I Don't Remember" – 4:12 "Shock The Monkey" – 7:10 "Humdrum" – 4:21 "Biko" – 6:52 Personnel Peter Gabriel – synthesiser, piano, vox Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion & b. vox Tony Levin – bass, stick & b. vox David Rhodes – guitar & b. vox Larry Fast – synthesiser, piano Charts Album Year Chart Position 1983 Billboard Pop Albums 44 1983 UK 8 Singles Year Single Chart Position 1983 "I Don't Remember"/"Solsbury Hill"/"Kiss Of Life"(on 12")(All live) UK 62 1983 "I Go Swimming" Billboard Mainstream Rock 38.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1The Rhythm Of The Heat
  2. A2I Have The Touch
  3. A3Not One Of Us
  4. A4Family Snapshot

Side B

  1. B1D.I.Y.
  2. B2The Family And The Fishing Net
  3. B3Intruder
  4. B4I Go Swimming

Side C

  1. C1San Jacinto
  2. C2Solsbury Hill
  3. C3No Self Control
  4. C4I Don't Remember

Side D

  1. D1Shock The Monkey
  2. D2Humdrum
  3. D3On The Air
  4. D4Biko

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Art Rock
  • layered
  • intense
  • theatrical

Album notes

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Plays Live is the first live and fifth album overall by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was originally issued as a double album and long-play cassette June 6, 1983, with sixteen songs (recorded November–December 1982, United States 1983, Bath, England). It was re-released in 1985, as a single CD called Plays Live (Highlights) with only twelve songs, some of which are edited so the album fits on a single disc. It was rereleased in its entirety as a double CD set in 1987. In 2002, a remaster of the Highlights version was issued. In 2019, the complete double-LP version was released on streaming platforms for the first time.
In 2021 the original 2CD version was released in remastered form. The sound recordings copyright (p) date featured on the back of the package suggests this had actually been remastered at the same time as the rest of Gabriel's back catalogue in 2002.

Credits

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Performers

  • David RhodesBACKING VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
  • Jerry MarottaBACKING VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
  • Larry FastSYNTHESIZER , PIANO SYNTHESIZER, PIANO SYNTHESIZER, PIANO, PHOTOGRAPHY BY
  • Peter GabrielLEAD VOCALS SYNTHESIZER , PIANO SYNTHESIZER, PIANO
  • Tony LevinBACKING VOCALS BASS, BACKING VOCALS BASS, BACKING VOCALS, CHAPMAN STICK

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