SPARKS • KIMONO MY HOUSE • Live at Carling Academy 18 May 2008 — Complete, New Edit/Re-Construction

So in the spring / summer of 2008 the most adventurous and constantly intriguing band Sparks embarked upon the unthinkable: performing every single one of their (at the time) 20 albums live in their entirety to lead up to the premiere of their (at the time) new album ‘Exotic Creatures of the Deep.’ This all took place in England and I’m forever jealous of those who were lucky enough to attend. I myself had literally just graduated high school in the States and could in no feasible way be there; however, those of who weren’t lucky enough to be there in person were thankfully able to watch the shows via live stream. Most of us have still been holding out hope for an eventual “official” release of these shows, where several of the songs performed were surely done so for the first and only time, but 13 years later…it doesn’t look promising. I got a little tired of waiting myself and had been wondering recently if it would be at all possible to edit a complete show from the fan-shot videos and so forth we have available thus far, and so this crazy project began. Thanks first and foremost to a generous anonymous source who sent me their rip of the 2008 live stream; also thanks to YouTube users dcee73, Sparksfannr1, mistywrist, thatsuthatis, Sarah Tadman and Douger16 for their wonderful uploads here that helped not only get some better audio sources but more interesting fan-shot cutaways. You’ll notice some unfortunate video “freezes” in the webcast source, and it’s obviously not in fantastic quality (2008, remember) but this is sure to still be an absolute treat for any serious Sparks fan (and this is the only video/audio source so far available for the songs “Amateur Hour,” “Thank God It’s Not Christmas,” and “In My Family.”) No copyright infringement intended, all rights belong to their respective owners. I make no money from this project and it is merely a new edit by a longtime fan FOR the fans. Please enjoy and let me know what you think! All my best xxtyler

KIMONO MY HOUSE
Originally released 1974
Performed live at Carling Academy 18 May 2008


SET LIST:
00:00:00 - (Introduction)
00:01:02 - This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us
00:04:24 - Amateur Hour
00:09:22 - Falling in Love with Myself Again
00:13:11 - Here in Heaven
00:17:16 - Thank God It’s Not Christmas
00:22:47 - Hasta Mañana, Monsieur
00:27:16 - Talent Is An Asset
00:32:35 - Complaints
00:36:13 - In My Family
00:40:58 - Equator
00:47:56 - (Band Intro / Intermission)
00:55:43 - Barbecutie
01:00:44 - (Exit)


BAND:
Russell Mael (vocals)
Ron Mael (keyboards)
Steve MacDonald (bass)
Steven Nistor (drums)
Jim Wilson (guitar & backing vocals)
Marcus Blake (guitar & backing vocals)