The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden explained

The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden
Type:	live
Artist:	LCD Soundsystem
Cover:	LCD Soundsystem - The Long Goodbye cover art.jpg
Recorded:	April 2, 2011
Venue:	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, New York)
Genre:	Dance-punk electronic rock electronica alternative dance post-punk revival indie rock progressive rock disco funk
Label:	DFA Warner Bros. Parlophone
Producer:	James Murphy
Prev Title:	London Sessions
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	American Dream
Next Year:	2017

The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden is a live album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem released in 2014. It is a near-unedited live recording of their final show held at Madison Square Garden in 2011. At the time, this was billed as the band's final show ever.

Release

The album was released on Record Store Day 2014 as a limited edition 5-LP box set.^[1] This release has a dedicated mix overseen by James Murphy and mastered by Bob Weston that is advertised as "an entirely different mix to the movie".^[2] In 2021, it was re-issued as a 3CD box set.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by James Murphy unless otherwise notated.

Personnel

LCD Soundsystem

• James Murphy – vocals, percussion, synthesizer, organ, keyboards, piano, kalimba
• Tyler Pope – bass, samples, synthesizer, percussion, organ
• Pat Mahoney – drums, synth pads, vocals
• Nancy Whang – synthesizer, vocals, piano, organ, samples, Wurlitzer
• Rayna Russom – synthesizer, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vocals, vocoder
• Matthew Thornley – guitar, percussion, percussion [electronic percussion], bass, synthesizer, electric piano, samples
• Al Doyle – guitar, vocals, percussion, synthesizer, bass, clavinet, trumpet, organ, glockenspiel
• Gunnar Bjerk – synthesizer, programming

Additional musicians

• Jam Rostron (credited as Janine Rostron), Lizzy Yoder, Shannon Funchess, Tiffany Roth – backing vocals
• Mr. Dream and the State Street Singers – choir
• Phil Mossman – guitar, vocals
• David Scott Stone – guitar
• Trevor Sellers – piano
• Colin Stetson – saxophone
• Carter Yasutake – trumpet
• Kelly Pratt – trumpet
• Nick Roseboro – trumpet
• Alberto López – percussion
• Reggie Watts – vocals
• Juan Maclean, Shit Robot – vocoders
• Jeremy Gara, Régine Chassagne, Will Butler, Win Butler – backing vocals

Production

• Bob Weston – mastering
• James Murphy – producer, mixing
• Matthew Thornley – mix engineer
• Gunnar Bjerk – mix engineer
• Colt Steele – mix assistant
• Josh Harris – mix assistant
• Matthew Shaw – mix assistant
• Nelson Nuñez – mix assistant
• Christina Moon – recording
• Steve Revitte – recording
• Michael Vadino – art direction, design, photography
• Ruvan Wijesooriya – photography
• Vivan Thi Tang – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: LCD Soundsystem's farewell show at MSG being released as a 5-LP box set on Record Store Day . BrooklynVegan . 27 February 2014 . 31 May 2022.
2. Web site: LCD Soundsystem – The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live At Madison Square Garden (2014, Vinyl) . Discogs . 31 May 2022.
3. Web site: 6 August 2021 . LCD Soundsystem – The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live At Madison Square Garden . https://archive.today/20240123204252/https://www.discogs.com/release/19770883-LCD-Soundsystem-The-Long-Goodbye-LCD-Soundsystem-Live-At-Madison-Square-Garden . 2024-01-23 . 23 January 2023 . Discogs.