PETER GABRIEL – PLAYS LIVE 2LP – Nr MINT 1983 GENESIS

Peter Gabriel – Plays Live
(Charisma Records  1983  8124451)
Matrix No’s: 1Y1/2Y1/1Y1/2Y1

Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– light crease on bottom left corner
Inner Sleeves in Excellent+ condition
– date written small on each one

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a solo career with “Solsbury Hill” as his first single. His 1986 album, So, is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U.S. The album’s most successful single, “Sledgehammer”, won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and remains the most played music video in the history of MTV.

Plays Live is the first live and fifth album overall released by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as a double album and longplay cassette in 1983, with sixteen songs.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel.

Disc one

Side one

1. “The Rhythm of the Heat” – 6:26
2. “I Have the Touch” – 5:18
3. “Not One of Us” – 5:29
4. “Family Snapshot” – 4:44

Side two

1. “D.I.Y.” – 4:20
2. “The Family and the Fishing Net” – 7:22
3. “Intruder” – 5:03
4. “I Go Swimming” – 4:44

Disc two

Side three

1. “San Jacinto” – 8:27
2. “Solsbury Hill” – 4:42
3. “No Self Control” – 5:03
4. “I Don’t Remember” – 4:19

Side four

This side was recorded at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas on 4 December 1982.

1. “Shock The Monkey” – 7:10
2. “Humdrum” – 4:23
3. “On the Air” – 5:22
4. “Biko” – 7:01

Personnel

• Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, piano, synthesizers
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Tony Levin – bass guitar, stick, backing vocals
• David Rhodes – guitars, backing vocals
• Larry Fast – synthesizers, piano, keyboards