Roseland NYC Live

by Portishead

Released: November 02, 1998

Trip hop, psychedelic rock, acid jazz

The Album

"Roseland NYC Live" is a live album by the English electronic music band Portishead, released on November 2, 1998, by Go! A PAL format VHS was issued the same year, followed by a DVD version four years later. While the New York Philharmonic is credited in the video, none of the musicians in the performance are actual Philharmonic members, and they are not credited in the audio album.

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Unlike the CD, all tracks on the DVD were recorded at the Roseland Ballroom. The album was engineered by Rik Simpson.

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The DVD also includes a bonus elements section…

The DVD also includes a bonus elements section featuring music videos for "Numb," "Sour Times," "All Mine," "Over," and "Only You," along with short films "Road Trip," "Wandering Star," and the Portishead short film To Kill a Dead Man.

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"Roseland NYC Live" is a live album by the English electronic music band Portishead, released on November 2, 1998, by Go! Beat. A PAL format VHS was issued the same year, followed by a DVD version four years later. While the New York Philharmonic is credited in the video, none of the musicians in the performance are actual Philharmonic members, and they are not credited in the audio album.

The album was engineered by Rik Simpson. Unlike the CD, all tracks on the DVD were recorded at the Roseland Ballroom. The DVD also includes a bonus elements section featuring music videos for "Numb," "Sour Times," "All Mine," "Over," and "Only You," along with short films "Road Trip," "Wandering Star," and the Portishead short film To Kill a Dead Man.