Acclaimed British guitarist Steve Hackett has announced the release of Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live At Hammersmith. This 2-CD and video live recording is from his critically acclaimed 2019 UK tour. The release date is September 25th, 2020.
The concert was recorded at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, the final night of the tour. Steve Hackett was joined by his touring band: Roger King on keyboards; Jonas Reingold on bass; Rob Townsend on saxophones and flutes; Craig Blundell on drums and percussion; and Nad Sylvan on vocals. Special guests for this performance were Steve’s brother John Hackett on flute and Amanda Lehmann on guitar and vocals.
This was a very special tour for Steve Hackett as it brought together his favorite album from his time as guitarist with Genesis, Selling England By The Pound, which Steve and his band performed live in its entirety for the first time. The show also included selected tracks from Steve’s personal favorite album from his extensive solo career, Spectral Mornings, along with tracks from his acclaimed 2019 album At The Edge Of Light.
Steve says about the live recordings: “Amalgamating three personal favourite albums, including the whole of Selling England by the Pound, most of Spectral Mornings and At The Edge Of Light highlights was a very special live experience. Both audio and visual on this product give a mind blowing experience of an unforgettable evening at Hammersmith.”
The first set of the concert includes tracks from Spectral Mornings, celebrating its 40th anniversary, and At The Edge Of Light. Steve and the band were joined by Amanda Lehmann on vocals and guitar and by John Hackett on flute for ‘The Virgin And The Gypsy’ and ‘The Red Flower Of Tai Chi Blooms Everywhere.’
The second part is the live recording of Selling England by the Pound album in its entirety, plus ‘Déja Vu,’ a track initiated for the album by Peter Gabriel, but later completed by Steve.
The recording concludes with the concert encores of Dance On A Volcano and Los Endos.
The album will be available in various formats: Limited Edition Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray+DVD Artbook; 2CD+Blu-ray Digipak; 2CD+DVD Multibox; Limited Edition 4LP+2CD Boxed Set and Digital album.
Track listing for Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live At Hammersmith:
CD1
- Intro
- Every Day
- Under The Eye of The Sun
- Fallen Walls And Pedestals
- Beasts Of Our Time
- The Virgin And The Gypsy
- Tigermoth
- Spectral Mornings
- The Red Flower Of Tai Chi Blooms Everywhere
- Clocks – Angel of Mons
- Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
- I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
CD2
- Firth Of Fifth
- More Fool Me
- The Battle Of Epping Forest
- After The Ordeal
- The Cinema Show
- Aisle of Plenty
- Deja Vu
- Dance On A Volcano
- Los Endos
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