Bootleg Detroit is the only authorized release of a live recording of Morphine.[5] It was released on the label Rykodisc in September 2000. Recorded by Alan J. Schmit—a fan—on March 7, 1994, at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, Michigan, it was edited and mixed under Mark Sandman’s supervision. He also laid out and delivered the low-fi artwork for the album prior to the band’s final tour in Italy.
Bootleg Detroit | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | September 26, 2000 | |||
Recorded | March 7, 1994[1] | |||
Venue | St. Andrew's Hall, Detroit, Michigan | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, jazz rock | |||
Label | Rykodisc[2] | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10)[4] |
The enhanced CD contains concert footage of "Cure for Pain" and "The Saddest Song", recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1995.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mark Sandman.
- "Intro"
- "Come Along"
- "Dana Intro"
- "Mary Won't You Call My Name?"
- "Banter 1"
- "Candy"
- "Sheila"
- "Billy Intro"
- "Claire"
- "My Brain"
- "Banter 2"
- "A Head with Wings"
- "Cure for Pain"
- "You Speak My Language"
- "Thursday"
- "Banter 3"
- "You Look Like Rain"
- "Buena"
Personnel
editMorphine
- Mark Sandman – vocals, 2-string slide bass
- Dana Colley – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, double saxophone, vocals
- Billy Conway – drums
Technical personnel
- Phil Davidson – front of house sound engineer for Morphine
- Toby Mountain – mastering
- Brian Dunton – premastering
References
edit- ^ "Morphine Bootleg Detroit". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Morphine: Bootleg Detroit". PopMatters. September 25, 2000.
- ^ Proefrock, Stacia. Bootleg Detroit at AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ Shipley, Al. "Morphine: Bootleg: Detroit: Pitchfork review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ Vleck, Philip van (November 1, 2000). "Music". Wired – via www.wired.com.