Morphine Live at the Warfield 1997 2LP #333 of 2555 Limited Ed 180g Gatefold New
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Morphine - LIVE AT THE WARFIELD 1997
DETAILS
Artist: Morphine
Title: Live at the Warfield 1997
Label: RYKO/Run Out Groove
Configuration/Selection: A/ROGV-018
UPC: 081227941215
Release date: 10/27/17
Units per set: 2 LP
Marketing points:
Includes unreleased recordings found in our vault from an incredible live performance at the Warfield in San Francisco, CA, during the band’s “Like Swimming” tour in 1997
Audio sourced from the original masters with lacquers cut at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis. Due to Mark’s insistence, this music was expertly recorded showcasing amazing room ambience and dynamics.
Co-produced by saxophonist, Dana Colley, who wrote the liner notes and provided never before seen photographs used on the package.
Package to include never before seen original watercolor drawings by Mark Sandman used on the inside gatefold panel and on the center vinyl labels
Each 2LP set will be individually numbered and strictly limited based on pre-orders 180g black vinyl 2LP set will be pressed at Record Industry and come in a gatefold tip-on sleeve
Biography:
Easily one of the most original and unique rock bands to burst onto the alternative scene in the 1990s, Morphine was formed by vocalist/bassist Mark Sandman, saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Jerome Deupree (later replaced by Billy Conway by the second album) in Cambridge, Mass in 1989. They expertly combined blues, jazz and rock elements into a very distinct style, anchored by Sandman’s deep, crooning, beat-style vocals. Rather than having an electric guitar as the focal point like most rock bands, the trio’s sound was built around Sandman’s two-string electric bass (often deployed with a slide) and Colley’s growling, baritone sax which they dubbed as “low-rock.” The band enjoyed critical acclaim but saw mixed results commercially. In the States, they were embraced on public and college radio and MTV’s 120 Minutes but received little to no support from commercial rock radio or other music TV programming. They did enjoy much higher profile success overseas, especially in Belgium, Portugal, France and Australia where they were featured on music television programming frequently and filled much larger venues. After five studio albums and extensive touring, Morphine disbanded after Mark tragically died of a heart attack performing on stage at the Giardini del Principe in Palestrina, Italy in 1997. Surviving members have soldiered on in various incarnations, the most recent being the Vapors of Morphine that will be on tour through the summer of 2017.
Morphine was an incredibly dynamic and highly improvisational band in concert, yet released only one other live full length album in their career. This special and limited Run Out Groove discovery will right the ship by shedding light on a fantastic live rock n’ roll document that has gone unheard for 20 years!
Track Listing:
Side A
1 Introductions/Potion
2 I’m Free Now
3 The Other Side
4 Mona’s Sister
5 Empty Box
6 Early to Bed
Side B
1 Thursday
2 Super Sex
3 Swing It Low
4 Candy
Side C
1 Honey White
2 Cure For Pain
3 French Fries with Pepper
4 Wishing Well
Side D
1 Intro/Buena
2 Radar
3 You Look Like Rain
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