Live extravaganza from post-punk “sonic cathedrals” (The Independent), The Chameleons featuring live sets recorded in the ‘80s across two CDs and one DVD Featuring two live shows at The Hacienda and Camden Palace that have never been previously released on CD and an earlier set at the Gallery Club, plus a DVD featuring all three shows and an episode of Catalan TV programme Arsenal devoted to the band. Formed in Greater Manchester in 1981, The Chameleons pioneered post punk, combining Reg Smithies’ and Dave Fielding’s layered, shimmering guitars, drummer John Lever’s tribal rhythms and Mark Burgess’ driving bass and impassioned vocals with lyrics often reflecting the anxiety and alienation of the Thatcher era. “All tribal percussion and jagged guitar shards straining to frame vast vistas with one hand while clutching their alienated urban roots with the other.” - NME The Chameleons are an acknowledged influence on future generations of indie and alternative rock bands including Stone Roses, Oasis, The Charlatans, Smashing Pumpkins, The Flaming Lips, The Killers, The Horrors, The National and Interpol. ‘Elevated Living’ includes their two celebrated hometown Manchester shows, ‘Live At The Gallery Club’ (1982) and ‘Live At The Hacienda’ (1983) and their superb show filmed for the ITV, ‘Live At The Camden Palace’ (1984) on both CD and DVD. The latter two shows are presented on CD for the first time. The DVD also includes an episode of Catalan TV programme Arsenal devoted entirely to the band. Broadcast in January 1986, it mixes four tracks taken from a live show at the Discoteca 666 in Barcelona from 1985 (also on CD) plus studio performances and interviews with singer/bassist Mark Burgess and drummer John Lever. The Gallery show includes rarities ‘Nathan’s Phase’ and ‘Things I Wished I’d Said’, while The Hacienda includes early versions of ‘A Person Isn’t Safe Anywhere These Days’ under the working title of ‘Men Of Steel’ and ‘Thursday’s Child’ as ‘Years Ago’. Tracklist DISC ONE:LIVE AT THE GALLERY CLUB, MANCHESTER, 18.12.821 PAPER TIGERS2 NATHAN’S PHASE3 DON’T FALL4 PLEASURE & PAIN5 HERE TODAY6 IN SHREDS7 UP THE DOWN ESCALATOR8 SECOND SKIN9 MONKEYLAND10 AS HIGH AS YOU CAN GO11 THINGS I WISH I’D SAID12 VIEW FROM A HILLLIVE AT THE HACIENDA, MANCHESTER, 28.1.8313 PAPER TIGERS14 PLEASURE & PAIN15 MEN OF STEEL16 YEARS AGO17 IN SHREDS18 DON’T FALL19 SECOND SKINDISC TWO:LIVE AT THE CAMDEN PALACE, LONDON 9.11.841 DON’T FALL2 INTRIGUE IN TANGIERS3 MONKEYLAND4 SECOND SKIN5 SINGING RULE BRITANNIA (WHILE THE WALLS CLOSE IN)6 PLEASURE & PAIN7 RETURN OF THE ROUGHNECKS8 A PERSON ISN’T SAFE ANYWHERE THESE DAYS9 IN SHREDS10 SPLITTING IN TWO11 HERE TODAY12 THURSDAY’S CHILD13 PAPER TIGERSARSENAL: LIVE AT DISCOTECA 666, BARCELONA 7.6.8514 HERE TODAY15 RETURN OF THE ROUGHNECKS16 LESS THAN HUMAN17 SPLITTING IN TWODISC THREE:DVD:LIVE AT THE GALLERY CLUB, MANCHESTER, 18.12.82TRACKLISTING AS DISC ONELIVE AT THE HACIENDA, MANCHESTER, 28.1.83TRACKLISTING AS DISC ONELIVE AT THE CAMDEN PALACE, LONDON, 9.11.84TRACKLISTING AS DISC TWOARSENAL: (SPANISH TV) 19851 DON’T FALL2 SINGING RULE BRITANNIA (WHILE THE WALLS CLOSE IN)3 HERE TODAY4 RETURN OF THE ROUGHNECKS5 MONKEYLAND6 LESS THAN HUMAN7 PLEASURE & PAIN8 SECOND SKIN9 HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS10 IN SHREDS11 SPLITTING IN TWONTSC DVD visual content. FSK - 0
