The Live Tapes Vol. 5 Explained

The Live Tapes Vol. 5
Type:live
Artist:Cold Chisel
Cover:Cold Chisel - The Live Tapes Vol. 5.png
Released:11 December 2020
Recorded:29 February 1980
Venue:Bondi Lifesaver
Genre:Pub rock
Label:Cold Chisel Music
Prev Title:Blood Moon
Prev Year:2019

The Live Tapes Vol. 5 is a live album by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, released on 11 December 2020. The album was recorded at the Bondi Lifesaver on 29 February 1980. The recording were captured on two multitrack tapes, after 43 shows over 56 days.[1] It was recorded three days before band began recording their landmark album East, and just six months prior to the closure of the club itself.[2]

Barnes recounted the times, saying "In 1980, we were fighting fit and hungry, playing every show like it was our last – and often it almost was. We were still playing pubs, with the audience spilling onto the stage and the band spilling into the audience. I was living just around the corner from the Lifesaver - and probably half the audience ended-up back at mine."[1] The songs on the album have previously never been heard, unless you were at the venue on the night.[3]

The Live Tapes Vol. 5 is the fifth in an ongoing series of special live recordings unearthed from Cold Chisel's own archives.

Track listing

CD 1

  1. "Juliet"
  2. "Tomorrow"
  3. "The Dummy"
  4. "Shakin All Over"
  5. "Breakfast at Sweethearts"
  6. "My Turn to Cry"
  7. "Best Kept Lies"
  8. "Standing on the Outside"
  9. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
  10. "Star Hotel"
  11. "Merry-Go-Round"
  12. "Four Walls"
  13. "One Long Day"

CD 2

  1. "Shipping Steel"
  2. "Khe Sanh"
  3. "The Door"
  4. "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)"
  5. "Georgia"
  6. "Choirgirl"
  7. "Ita"
  8. "I'm Gonna Roll Ya"
  9. "Rosaline"
  10. "The Nazz are Blue"
  11. "Wild Thing"

Charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 5

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia11 December 2020Cold Chisel Music / Universal Music AustraliaCC019 / CC019LP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live Tapes Vol 5, The: The: Live at the Bondi Lifesaver February 29, 1980 . JBHiFi. 21 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Cold Chisel Plot New Archival Release with ‘The Live Tapes Vol. 5’. RollingStone AU. 16 October 2020. 21 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Here's The Details For The New Cold Chisel Live Album Peak 80's Chisel. Triple M. October 2020. 21 November 2020.
  4. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 December 2020. 19 December 2020.