Live in Athens 1987
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| Released | 2013 | |||
| Recorded | October 1987 | |||
| Venue | Lycabettus Theatre (Athens) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 176 minutes | |||
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| Director | Michael Chapman | |||
| Producer | Sandy Lieberson | |||
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| Live in Athens 1987 | ||||
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| Released | 16 October 2020(UK) 6 November 2020 (US) | |||
| Recorded | October 1987 | |||
| Venue | Lycabettus Theatre (Athens) | |||
| Length | 106:14 | |||
| Label | Real World | |||
| Producer | Peter Gabriel | |||
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Live in Athens 1987 is a DVD and live album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. The DVD for Live in Athens 1987 was released in 2013 and the album was released seven years later.
The concert was recorded over the course of three nights at the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens during his This Way Up Tour in 1987. Much of the footage had previously been released in video form for Gabriel's POV concert film.[1] Hart Perry captured the footage on an 8mm format for the original POV, which was later remastered for the DVD edition.[2] The audio from the performance was later included on the 25th anniversary box set for Gabriel's So album.[1]
The DVD remaster of POV was released in 2013 under the title Live in Athens 1987: The Fully Recorded Show, which included two songs not originally found on POV, namely "Intruder" and "Here Comes the Flood. This collection also featured the full performance of Youssou N'Dour set that opened Gabriel's shows, the music video for "Sledgehammer" in 5.1 surround sound audio, and a 1986 interview that Gabriel conducted with Paul Gambaccini on BBC Radio 1. The two-disc set was also bundled with the Play video album, which included 23 of Gabriel's music videos.[2]
The cover art for the album was a photo taken by Armando Gallo, who also captured the cover photograph for Gabriel's Plays Live in 1983. Guido Harari supplied the image on the back of the album, which shows Gabriel falling backwards into the audience.[1] The setlist from Live in Athens 1987 shares eight songs from the Plays Live album.[3] Matt Colton half-speed mastered the album at Alchemy Mastering.[1] "Quiet and Alone", a song taken from Gabriel's 1985 Birdy album, was included in the end credits for Live in Athens 1987.[4]
Track listing
Video album
All songs written and performed by Peter Gabriel, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Immigres" | Youssou N'Dour | Youssou N'Dour, Super Étoile de Dakar | 8:41 |
| 2. | "Kocc Barma" | N'Dour, Habib Faye | N'Dour, Super Étoile de Dakar | 8:14 |
| 3. | "Nelson Mandela" | N'Dour | N'Dour, Super Étoile de Dakar | 7:18 |
| 4. | "Ndobine" | N'Dour | Youssou N'Dour, Super Étoile de Dakar | 8:38 |
| 5. | "Sama Dome/My Daughter" | N'Dour, Faye, David Sancious | N'Dour, Super Étoile de Dakar | 8:48 |
| 6. | "This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" | Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson | 5:57 | |
| 7. | "San Jacinto" | 7:55 | ||
| 8. | "Shock the Monkey" | 6:39 | ||
| 9. | "Family Snapshot" | 5:44 | ||
| 10. | "Intruder" | 5:44 | ||
| 11. | "Games Without Frontiers" | 4:36 | ||
| 12. | "No Self Control" | 6:17 | ||
| 13. | "Mercy Street" | 9:09 | ||
| 14. | "The Family and the Fishing Net" | 7:18 | ||
| 15. | "Don't Give Up" | 7:58 | ||
| 16. | "Solsbury Hill" | 5:15 | ||
| 17. | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | 8:45 | ||
| 18. | "Sledgehammer" | 6:04 | ||
| 19. | "Here Comes the Flood" | 3:14 | ||
| 20. | "In Your Eyes" | Gabriel, N'Dour | 13:23 | |
| 21. | "Biko" | 12:38 |
CD
All tracks are written by Peter Gabriel, except "This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)", written with Laurie Anderson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" | 5:55 |
| 2. | "San Jacinto" | 7:32 |
| 3. | "Shock the Monkey" | 6:39 |
| 4. | "Family Snapshot" | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intruder" | 5:31 |
| 2. | "Games Without Frontiers" | 5:25 |
| 3. | "No Self Control" | 6:16 |
| 4. | "Mercy Street" | 9:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Family and the Fishing Net" | 7:06 |
| 2. | "Don't Give Up" | 8:16 |
| 3. | "Solsbury Hill" | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | 6:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sledgehammer" | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Here Comes the Flood" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "In Your Eyes" | 10:40 |
| 4. | "Biko" | 9:43 |
Personnel
- Peter Gabriel – vocals, keyboards
- David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, backing vocals
- David Sancious – keyboards
- Manu Katché – drums
- Special guests
Chart performance
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Music DVD (OCC)[5] | 57 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 196 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 48 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Live In Athens 1987 (CD)". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Live In Athens 1987 (Blue Ray)". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Scarfe, Graeme (2021). Peter Gabriel: Every Album, Every Song. United Kingdom: SonicBond. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-1-78952-138-2.
- ↑ Bowman, Durrell (2 September 2016). Experiencing Peter Gabriel: A Listener's Companion. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 201. ISBN 9781442252004.
- ↑ "Official Blu-Ray Chart Top 50 21 September 2013 - 27 September 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Peter Gabriel – Live In Athens 1987" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – Live in Athens 1987" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 July 2024.