The Spitfires - Live At The Electric Ballroom
The Spitfires farewell show at Camden’s Electric Ballroom was captured for posterity and is now available as a gatefold double orange vinyl.
No tricks, no overdubs, a straight recording of an emotional night in front of a partizan crowd. As the band themselves all said after, that was the best gig they’d ever done, so it’s fitting the loyal fans across the world get to hear the full show as it happened.
The single 'Netsanet' (feat. Mulatu Astatke) is a deep exploration of Mulatu's trademark Ethio-jazz, while Crushing Lactic, composed by Tom Rogerson (fresh from a recent collaboration with Brian Eno) has a frenzied flow, with big horns and driving rhythm section.
Elsewhere, Pete Wareham (stalwart of the London jazz revival) lends his free-flowing sax to What’s Gone Before, leading us into a powerful communion of jazz and brass as Mulatu Astatke’s Derashe takes the listener down a vibrating rhythmic path while accompanied by blasts of horns and Mulatu’s trademark vibraphone. Two spoken word compositions ('Why Yellow' and 'Climbing Up My Own Life Until I Die') featuring York-born writer and comedian Rob Auton lend an introspective voice to 'Collaborations: Volume One'.
TRACKLISTING
Side A
A1. Intro
A2. Disciples
A3. (Just Won't) Keep Me Down
A4. Start All Over Again
A5. So Long
A6. Stand Down
Side B
B1. A Thousand Times
B2. Move On
B3. The New Age
B4. Life Worth Living
B5. Enough Is Enough
Side C
C1. Tear This Place Right Down!
C2. Remains The Same
C3. Over And Over Again
C4. When I Call Out Your Name
Side D
D1. 4am
D2. Something Worth Fighting For
D3. Return To Me
D4. On My Mind
D5. I'm Holdin' On
PRODUCT DETAILS
Artist: The Spitfires
Label: Catch 22
Condition: New
Genre: Indie & Alternative
Format: Vinyl LP
Cat Number: SPITFIRES8LP
Released: 18th November 2022
Orange Vinyl 2LP