It has just been announced that a 3LP red vinyl version of Live Blood, Peter Gabriel’s concert with the New Blood Orchestra, recorded at Hammersmith Apollo in March 2011, is being released as part of Record Store Day, 2022.
A day to celebrate the unique culture of independent record shops this year is the 15th anniversary of Record Store Day.
Live Blood has been Half-Speed Remastered and cut to lacquers at 33RPM, across three heavyweight LPs and is pressed on blood red vinyl especially for Record Store Day. The records are housed in a gatefold sleeve with full colour printed inner bags and includes a download card with choice of digital download (Hi-Res 24bit or 16bit).
Reflecting the new approaches to the material showcased on the Scratch My Back and New Blood albums the 22 tracks included are a mixture of songs taken from across Peter’s solo career, alongside re-imaginings of the work of some of his favourite songwriters.
“I was determined that it shouldn’t be just a sort of ‘Hits Goes to the Orchestra’. So we did two things different: one was to try to choose songs that were more textural, more journey songs, more evocative, ambient pieces and less the obviously structured pop songs, and the second thing we did was, we threw away the rock band; most people when they do orchestral projects keep the rock band and add orchestra, but we took away guitar, we took away bass, we took away drum kit, and in a way that meant that we were more committed and had only to use the colours of the palette of the orchestra.”
No stranger to supporting Record Store Day, Peter Gabriel released special 7” singles in 2010, around the release of Scratch My Back, and 2019 songs for and from the movies were celebrated on the picture disc release, Rated PG.
Find your local participating shops here. In the USA go here.
