Live at Hammersmith Odeon (Kate Bush album)

Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Video by
Kate Bush
Released1981
Recorded13 May 1979
Length53 Minutes
LabelEMI on Picture Music International
DirectorKeith "Keef" MacMillan
ProducerKate Bush
Kate Bush chronology
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
(1981) 		The Single File
(1983)
Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Live album by
Kate Bush
Released3 January 1994
Recorded13 May 1979
VenueHammersmith Odeon (London)
GenreAlternative rock, art rock, pop rock
Length53:22
LabelEMI on Picture Music International
ProducerKate Bush
Kate Bush chronology
The Red Shoes
(1993) 		Live at Hammersmith Odeon
(1994) 		Aerial
(2005)

Live at Hammersmith Odeon is a 1994 live album by the British singer Kate Bush. It is a re-release of an abridged video recording of the 1979 The Tour of Life, first released on home video in 1981, complete with a CD version of the video soundtrack.[1]

The video and CD contain twelve songs recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 13 May 1979, consisting mainly of songs from The Kick Inside and Lionheart with a new song "Violin"; which would subsequently appear on Bush's third studio album Never for Ever in 1980.

In September 1979, Bush released On Stage, an EP of four tracks recorded ostensibly at the same concert. However, the four tracks on this EP are noticeably different from those released in 1994. The EP reached No. 10 in the UK singles chart.[2] and includes a performance of "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" which was not included in the abridged live album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMovie[3]
AllMusic[4]
Q[5]

Electronics & Music Maker described the release as "a prime example of the integration of music, dance and visual effects".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kate Bush

Live at Hammersmith Odeon track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Moving"3:32
2."Them Heavy People"4:02
3."Violin"3:33
4."Strange Phenomena"3:26
5."Hammer Horror"4:26
6."Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"4:00
7."Wow"4:00
8."Feel It"3:14
9."Kite"6:12
10."James and the Cold Gun"8:44
11."Oh England My Lionheart"3:23
12."Wuthering Heights"4:50

Personnel

Musicians

The following list is taken from the tour programme. Additional personnel may be involved.

Production
  • Kate Bush – producer
  • Gordon Patterson – sound engineer, front of house
  • Martin Fisher – stage sound engineer

Film crew

  • Kate Bush – producer, choreography
  • Keith McMillan – director
  • Richard Dellow, Barrie Dodd, Jim McCutcheon, Mike Morgan, Ron Tufnell – cinematographers
  • John Henshall – lighting
  • Joe French – unit production manager
  • Sarah King – production assistant
  • Sandy Field – title design

References

  1. ^ "Live at Hammersmith Odeon – Box Set". katebush.com.
  2. ^ "KATE BUSH │ Artist │ Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ^ Dillard, Brian J. "Kate Bush: Live at Hammersmith Odeon". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Live at the Hammersmith Odeon [Video]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ Bauldie, John (October 1994). "Kate Bush: Live at Hammersmith Odeon". Q. No. 97. p. 205.
  6. ^ "Video Review". Electronics & Music Maker. Vol. 2, no. 1. March 1982. p. 55.