SPARKS • INDISCREET • Live at Carling Academy 21 May 2008—Complete Show, 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.

This is most definitely one of my top favorite Sparks albums, and I know it’s many fans’ absolute favorites. This particular show was quite exciting if only for the addition of strings and brass orchestras! For that reason I regret to inform you that unfortunately I could not for the life of me find a high-quality audio source for this show so I did the best I could with the full webcast stream. Thanks again first and foremost to my wonderful anonymous source for the complete webcast. Many thanks as well to YouTube users Sparksfannr1, Rockerzine.com, carsmile, and Neuro Gigs for their wonderful fan-shot videos, as well as a fantastic video uploaded by Phillipe Tasquin himself on DailyMotion. And to my fellow American heard at the very end of this show, I’m right there with you! We’re STILL waiting to know what they’re going to do with these archived shows. May this 5th endeavor be another example to influence the official Sparks camp to finally release these unique and important shows in their original, high quality.

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

INDISCREET
Originally released 1975
Performed live at Carling Academy 21 May 2008


SET LIST:
00:00:00 - (Introduction)
00:00:49 - Hospitality On Parade
00:05:21 - Happy Hunting Ground
00:10:06 - Without Using Hands
00:14:44 - Get in the Swing
00:20:28 - Under the Table With Her
00:23:54 - How Are You Getting Home?
00:28:47 - Pineapple
00:31:48 - Tits
00:37:30 - It Ain’t 1918
00:40:18 - The Lady is Lingering
00:44:58 - In the Future
00:48:13 - Looks, Looks, Looks
00:51:56 - Miss the Start, Miss the End
00:55:08 - (Band Intro / Happy Birthday / Intermission)
01:01:27 - Gone With the Wind
01:05:10 - (Ron’s Speech / Exit)


BAND:
Russell Mael (vocals)
Ron Mael (keyboards)
Steve MacDonald (bass)
Steven Nistor (drums)
Jim Wilson (guitar & backing vocals)
Marcus Blake (guitar & backing vocals)
Phillipe Tasquin (conductor & recorder)
[Unidentified strings, brass, and horns performers]