| Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Supertramp |
| Cover: | Supertramp - Retrospectacle.jpg |
| Released: | 18 October 2005 |
| Recorded: | 1970–2002 |
| Genre: | Progressive rock, pop rock, art rock |
| Length: | 154:08 |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Supertramp, Ken Scott, Peter Henderson, David Kershenbaum, Rick Davies, Jack Douglas, Mark Hart, Jay Messina |
| Prev Title: | Slow Motion |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | 70-10 Tour |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology is the first comprehensive compilation album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in October 2005.
As Supertramp's first career retrospective, Retrospectacle contains a compilation of the most popular songs, live tracks and favourite album tracks from all of their albums from Supertramp to Slow Motion, including the live albums Paris and It Was the Best of Times. It was released as either a single disc or a double album.
Also, Retrospectacle marks the first appearance on an album of the single "Land Ho" and its B-side "Summer Romance". The version of "Land Ho" used on the compilation is the 1975 remix which the band intended to use on Crisis? What Crisis? but left off at the last minute, while "Summer Romance" is the original mix from the single. "Land Ho" was later rerecorded by Roger Hodgson for his 1987 solo album Hai Hai (with new lyrics).
Classic Rock ranked Retrospectacle the 12th greatest compilation album of 2005.[1]
All songs are written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, except where noted.
| Chart (2005) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 41 | |
| Chart (2006) | Position | |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 73 |