Curved Air – Live

Curved Air - Live
Curved Air - Live
Live album by Curved Air
Released	February 1975
Recorded	4 December 1974
Venue	Cardiff University and Bristol Polytechnic
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	47:07
Label	BTM Records Ltd.
Producer	David Hitchcock for BTM Records
Curved Air chronology

Curved Air – Live was the first official live album by the British progressive rock band Curved Air. It was recorded on the band's reunion tour in December 1974 and released in 1975.^[1] Though it failed to enter the charts, it made enough profit to pay off the tax bill which had compelled Curved Air to reunite, allowing Francis Monkman and Florian Pilkington-Miksa to again leave the group.^[2]

Background

Sonja Kristina's vocals on the album are atypical of her 1970s performances, both live and in the studio. By her own account, she was in a distraught emotional state following the breakup of her first marriage, and this provoked more wild and raw on-stage singing.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Allmusic wrote that "Kristina herself is possibly in her best voice ever, while the instrumentation rides roughshod over the... belief that Curved Air were at their best in the studio", offering high praise to nearly all of the individual cuts while criticizing none of them.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It Happened Today"	5:25
2.	"Marie Antoinette"	6:45
3.	"Back Street Luv"	3:43
4.	"Propositions"	7:42
5.	"Young Mother"	8:56
6.	"Vivaldi"	9:00
7.	"Everdance"	5:36

Personnel

Curved Air

Sonja Kristina – lead vocals
Darryl Way – violin, keyboards, backing vocals
Francis Monkman – lead guitar, organ, VCS3 synthesizer
Florian Pilkington-Miksa – drums
Philip Kohn – bass guitar

Recording details

Recorded live at Cardiff University and Bristol Polytechnic^[4] in December 1974 with the Manor Mobile
Re-mixed at Air London Studios
Produced by David Hitchcock^[4] for BTM Productions
Recording Engineer and Re-mix engineer Django Johnny Punter
Assistant Engineers – Phil Becque, Paul Nunn, Sean Milligan, Andy Morris and Alan Perkins^[4]
Design and Artwork Liz Gilmore
Photography Michael Allard for BTM design
Special thanks to Ben Mullet and Yamaha for stage equipment

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Thompson, Dave. Curved Air – Live at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
^ Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). L'Historia Bandido. London and New York: Proteus Books. ISBN 0-906071-66-6. p. 16.
^ "Cherry Red TV interview". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "allmusic ((( Live > Credits )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

External links

"Curved Air - Live (CD) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

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[Allmusic_review-1] Thompson, Dave. Curved Air – Live at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

[2] Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). L'Historia Bandido. London and New York: Proteus Books. ISBN 0-906071-66-6. p. 16.

[cherry-3] "Cherry Red TV interview". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2009.

[Allmusic_credits-4] "allmusic ((( Live > Credits )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

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v t e Curved Air
Sonja Kristina Chris Harris Robert Norton Paul Sax Kit Morgan Andy Tween Darryl Way Francis Monkman Florian Pilkington-Miksa Kirby Gregory Mike Wedgwood Eddie Jobson Stewart Copeland Tony Reeves Rob Martin Ian Eyre Jim Russell Phil Kohn Mick Jacques Alex Richman Andy Christie
Studio albums	Air Conditioning Second Album Phantasmagoria Air Cut Midnight Wire Airborne Lovechild North Star
Live albums	Live Live At The BBC Alive, 1990
Hit single	"Back Street Luv"