Live at Rockpalast

by Rockpile

Overview

Rockpile recorded their installment of the German TV show Rockpalast in January 1980, a few months before the appearance of their lone LP, Seconds of Pleasure, but at that point, the quartet were a fixture on the new wave scene, touring constantly and appearing on solo LPs by their co-leaders Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe. All this is a roundabout way of saying that Rockpile wasn't hurting for material: they drew heavily upon Edmunds' solo records in particular -- 13 of the songs on this 17-song setlist appeared on one of Dave's LPs -- interspersing a few rock & roll oldies along with songs from Nick, plus a showcase for Billy Bremner. The sound may be slightly hollow -- a curse of live music on television -- but the performance is robust, gaining momentum and verve as it speeds along. The set is very similar to the one chronicled on the 2011 release Live at Montreux 1980 -- it's from the same year, after all -- but the rawness of Rockpalast gives it the slight edge. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/17/2016
Label:	Repertoire
UPC:	4009910226414

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rockpile   Primary Artist
Billy Bremner   Guitar,Vocals
Dave Edmunds   Guitar,Vocals
Nick Lowe   Bass,Vocals
Christian Wagner   Director
Terry Williams   Drums

Technical Credits

Elvis Costello   Composer
R. Miller   Composer
Will Birch   Liner Notes
Jon Astley   Remastering
Peter Ruechel   Executive Producer
Manfred Becker   Photography
Georg Stuiber   Technical Director
Pete Hayward   Design
Dietbert Schmidt   Camera Operator
Wolfgang Haesen   Engineer
Wolfgang Boettcher   Production Manager
Manfred Albishausen   Camera Operator
Manfred Boedefeld   Camera Operator
Herbert Brinkmann   Camera Operator
Wilhelm Lang   Production Manager
Rudi Gerlach   Camera Operator
Karlheinz Werner   Camera Operator
T. Burton   Composer