Roseland NYC Live explained

Roseland NYC Live
Type:	live
Artist:	Portishead
Cover:	Pnyc.jpg
Border:	yes
Genre:	Trip-hop psychedelic rock acid jazz
Length:	57:25
Label:	Go! Beat
Producer:	Portishead Erik Lloyd Walkoff
Prev Title:	Portishead
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Third
Next Year:	2008

Roseland NYC Live is a live album by English electronic music band Portishead. It was released on 2 November 1998 by Go! Beat. A PAL format VHS video was released the same year, with a DVD version following four years later.^[1] Although the New York Philharmonic is credited as appearing in the video, none of the musicians are members of the Philharmonic, nor is the Philharmonic credited in the audio album.^[2]

Content

The album was engineered by Rik Simpson.

Unlike the CD, all the tracks on the DVD were recorded at the Roseland Ballroom. The DVD version has a bonus elements section, containing the music videos for "Numb", "Sour Times", "All Mine", "Over" and "Only You", as well as short films "Road Trip" and "Wandering Star" and the Portishead short film To Kill a Dead Man.

Track listing

Video

1. "Humming"
2. "Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons)
3. "All Mine"
4. "Half Day Closing"
5. "Over"
6. "Only You"
7. "Seven Months"
8. "Numb"
9. "Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons)
10. "Mysterons"
11. "Sour Times"
12. "Elysium"
13. "Glory Box"
14. "Roads"
15. "Strangers"
16. "Western Eyes"

25th Anniversary Reissue

In 2023, a newly remastered and expanded version was released.

The tracklisting now includes "Undenied" and "Numb" from the concert film, and the full length performance of "Western Eyes", which was played in part over the credits of the film. Also, "Sour Times" and "Roads" are now the actual Roseland versions, since previously these were substituted on the album release with recordings from other performances. The CD and vinyl versions were released on 26 April 2024.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Roseland NYC Live.^[3]

Portishead

• Geoff Barrow – decks ; drums ; musical direction
• Beth Gibbons – vocals
• Adrian Utley – Moog ; guitar ; musical direction, orchestral arrangements

Additional musicians

• John Baggott – keyboards
• Jim Barr – bass
• John Cornick – trombone
• Dave Ford – trumpet ; flugelhorn
  • Will Gregory – oboe ; baritone sax Andy Hague – trumpet ; flugelhorn
  • Ben Waghorn – alto flute ; alto sax Clive Deamer – drums ; percussion
• Andy Smith – decks
• Nick Ingman – conducting ; orchestral arrangements
• New York Philharmonic – orchestra

Technical

• Portishead – production
• Dave McDonald – front of house
• Keith Grant – live audio engineering
• Ian Huffam – engineering
• Rik Simpson – engineering
• John Thompson – backline technician
• Huw Williams – backline technician
• Andy Taylor – concert sound
• Jeff Hoffberger – concert sound
• Dave Hewitt – audio recording
• Sean McClintock – audio recording
• Phil Gitomer – audio recording
• Øystein Halvorsen – engineering
• Erik Lloyd Walkoff – production
• Paul Read – engineering assistance
• Geoff Barrow – production
• Adrian Utley – production
• John Neilson – engineering

Artwork

• Sarah Sherley-Price – design

Charts

Chart (1998)! scope="col"

Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[4]	54

Notes and References

1. Web site: PNYC: Portishead — Roseland New York. IMDB.
2. Web site: Portishead – Roseland NYC Live. Discogs.
3. Roseland NYC Live . liner notes . . . 1998 . 559 424-2.
4. European Top 100 Albums . . 15 . 47 . 21 November 1998 . 21 . 29800226 . 6 March 2020 . American Radio History.