Louis Philippe Live, by Louis Philippe

Louis Philippe Live

by Louis Philippe

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1.	True Love 04:33	buy track
2.	Il ne reste plus rien de l'été 02:06	buy track
3.	The Rubens Room 04:03	buy track
4.	The Wonder Of It All 04:10	buy track
5.	Before The Rain 03:25	buy track
6.	C'est le joli printemps 02:37	buy track
7.	Fires Rise And Die 03:58	buy track
8.	Soul Coat 03:54	buy track
9.	The Captain's Apprentice 03:58	buy track
10.	Ripples On The River 05:49	buy track
11.	Life's Unhurried Prose 02:56	buy track
12.	Les Chemins de l'amour 03:48	buy track
13.	True Love (Radio 4 session) 02:51	buy track
14.	I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Radio 4 session) 03:58	buy track
15.	Il ne reste plus rien de l'été (Radio 4 session) 01:40	buy track
16.	Introduction by Bertrand Burgalat 01:34	buy track
17.	La Pluie fait des claquettes 02:38	buy track
18.	Il ne reste plus rien de l'été 02:19	buy track
19.	I Picked A Flower In Ispahan 04:09	buy track
20.	I Just Wasn't Made For These Times 04:12	buy track
21.	If You're Missing Someone 03:22	buy track
22.	Martine 03:28	buy track
23.	When Georgie Died 04:10	buy track
24.	The Wonder Of It All 04:25	buy track
25.	The Captain's Apprentice 04:19	buy track
26.	L'Aventure 04:31	buy track
27.	Nightingales 04:22	buy track
28.	Life's Unhurried Prose 03:03	buy track
29.	My Favourite Part of You (encore) 03:42	buy track
30.	Nightingales 04:23	buy track
31.	Life's Unhurried Prose 03:08	buy track
32.	Down By The Riverbank (Spitz) 05:11	buy track
33.	Twangy Twangy (Spitz) 02:37	buy track

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Hardly any live performances of Louis Philippe have been committed to disc over the three and a half decades of his career, an exception being a version of ‘Domenica’ featured on Trattoria’s luxurious ‘No. 100’ commemoration box-set. As he’s never been the world’s most intensive gigger, many fans have very little idea of how his ‘baroque pop’ can sound in a concert hall or a club environment. This double-album provides as faithful a picture as could be hoped of what most of them have missed over the years. Recorded on 22 and 23 April 2005 at London's Bush Hall and on 18 May 2005 in Bremen's Sendesaal (together with a couple of tracks taken from an earlier - 13 January 2001 -, and noisier gig at the Spitz, London), this collection shows Louis Philippe’s delicate songs, as well as some Francis Poulenc mélodies, and covers of Brian Wilson’s ‘I Wasn’t Made for these Times’ and Paddy McAloon’s ‘Nightingales’, in a quasi-chamber setting, accompanied by the piano and double-bass of Danny Manners, as well as the guitar and the flute of David Longdon. Three performances in total were recorded, out of which this selection was made, which covers songs written by Louis Philippe from his él days to what was his latest album at the time, ‘The Wonder Of It All’. This double-album also includes three performances recorded live for a special broadcast by German Radio 4 station.

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released February 1, 2007

Louis Philippe: vocals, classical guitar, melodica
Danny Manners: piano, keyboards, bass and double bass, backing vocals
David Longdon: acoustic guitar, flute, backing vocals
Spitz performance only: the above, plus Dave Gregory (electric guitar) and Andy Lymn (drums)
Very special thanks to Arnd Zeigler in Bremen and Ken Brake in London.

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Louis Philippe London, UK

A central figure of the legendary él label, French singer-songwriter, arranger and producer Louis Philippe has been creating a refined world of pop songs influenced by Maurice Ravel as well as the Beach Boys for nearly forty years now. He has also collaborated with Danny Manners, Stuart Moxham, Bertrand Burgalat, Alasdair McLean, Sean O'Hagan, Matilde Santing, Valérie Lemercier and many others. ... more

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