1979 live album / studio album by Steve Hillage
Live Herald |
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Live album / studio album by Steve Hillage |
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Released | 26 January 1979 (1979-01-026) |
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Recorded | - 1977–1978 (live)
- 1979 (studio)
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Venue | - Rainbow Theatre, London
- Marquee Club, London
- Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford
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Studio | Sawmills, Fowey, Cornwall |
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Genre | Progressive rock |
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Label | Virgin |
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Producer | Steve Hillage |
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Steve Hillage chronology |
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Green (1978) | Live Herald (1979) | Rainbow Dome Musick (1979) | |
Live Herald is a part live, part studio album by British progressive rock musician Steve Hillage. The live tracks were recorded at several concerts in England between 1977 and 1978, and the studio tracks were recorded in 1979.
Track listing
Track listing, recording dates and track times are taken from the liner notes of the original 1979 double album.
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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1. | "Salmon Song" | Hillage, Giraudy | recorded 26 March 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre, London | 7:36 |
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2. | "The Dervish Riff" | Hillage | recorded 26 March 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre, London | 4:17 |
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3. | "Castle in the Clouds/Hurdy Gurdy Man" | Hillage/Donovan | recorded 26 March 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre, London | 7:02 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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4. | "Light in the Sky" | Hillage, Giraudy | recorded 25 May 1978 at Oxford Polytechnic | 5:16 |
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5. | "Searching for the Spark" | Hillage, Giraudy | recorded 7 August 1978 at the Marquee Club, London | 11:11 |
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6. | "Electrick Gypsies" | Hillage | recorded 3 November 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre, London | 5:55 |
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Side four (Studio side)No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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9. | "Talking to the Sun" (Omitted from all CD releases) | Hillage, Giraudy | recorded at Sawmills Studio, Powey, Cornwall | 5:56 |
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10. | "1988 Aktivator" (Omitted from all CD releases) | Hillage | recorded at Sawmills Studio, Powey, Cornwall | 2:30 |
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11. | "New Age Synthesis (Unzipping the Zype)" (Omitted from all CD releases) | Hillage, Giraudy, Anderson, McKenzie | recorded at Sawmills Studio, Powey, Cornwall | 8:47 |
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12. | "Healing Feeling" (Omitted from all CD releases) | Hillage, Giraudy | recorded at Sawmills Studio, Powey, Cornwall | 6:09 |
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Bonus tracks for 2007 CD releaseNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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9. | "Solar Musick Suite" | Hillage | recorded in 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre, London | 14:37 |
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Musicians and production
- Musicians
- Steve Hillage − guitar, synthesiser, vocals (all tracks)
- Christian Boulé − glissando and rhythm guitar (side 1, tracks 1 to 3; side 2, tracks 1 and 2; side 3, tracks 1 and 2)
- Colin Bass - bass, vocals (side 1, tracks 1 to 3; side 3, track 1)
- Phil Hodge - keyboards (side 1, tracks 1 to 3; side 3, track 1)
- Miquette Giraudy − synthesiser, sequencer, bells (all tracks)
- Basil Brooks - synthesiser, sequencer, flute (side 1, tracks 1 to 3; side 3, track 1)
- Clive Bunker - drums (side 1, tracks 1 to 3; side 3, track 1)
- John McKenzie - bass, vocals (side 2, tracks 1 and 2; side 3, track 2, side 4, tracks 1 to 4)
- Curtis Robertson - bass (side 2, track 3)
- Andy Anderson − drums, percussion (side 2, tracks 1 and 2; side 3, track 2; side 4, tracks 1 to 4)
- Joe Blocker - drums, vocals (side 2, track 3)
- Production
- Steve Hillage − producer (all tracks)
- Trevor White - engineer, Maison Rouge mobile studio, side 1, tracks 1 to 3; side 3, track 1
- Malcolm Heeley - engineer, Manor Mobile recording studio, side 2, track 1; side 3, track 2
- Jeremy Allom - engineer, Manor Mobile recording studio, side 2, track 2
- Phil Newell - engineer, Manor Mobile recording studio, side 2, track 3
- Simon Fraser - engineer, side 4, tracks 1 to 4
Release information
Year | Type | Label | Catalogue # | Country |
1979 | LP | Virgin | VGD3502 | UK |
1990 | CD | Virgin | CDVM3502 | UK |
2007 | CD Remaster | Virgin | CDVMR3502 | UK |
References
External links
- "Live Herald". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
Studio albums | |
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Live albums | - Live Herald
- BBC Radio 1 Live
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Associated acts | |
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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