Plays Live is the first Live album of Peter Gabriel’s….
“Plays Live” concerts were recorded at:
Braden Auditorium, University of Illinois, Normal, Illinois, December 3, 1982
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, December 4, 1982
Evans Field House, University of N. Illinois, Dekalb, Illinois December 6, 1982
SIU Arena, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, Illinois December 7, 1982
Original vinyl release
Disc one
Side one
“The Rhythm of the Heat” – 6:26
“I Have the Touch” – 5:18
“Not One of Us” – 5:29
“Family Snapshot” – 4:44
Side two
“D.I.Y.” – 4:20
“The Family and the Fishing Net” – 7:22
“Intruder” – 5:03
“I Go Swimming” – 4:44
Disc two
Side three
“San Jacinto” – 8:27
“Solsbury Hill” – 4:42
“No Self Control” – 5:03
“I Don’t Remember” – 4:19
Side four
This side was recorded at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas on 4 December 1982.
“Shock The Monkey” – 7:10
“Humdrum” – 4:23
“On the Air” – 5:22
“Biko” – 7:01
Dual CD Version
Disc one
“The Rhythm of the Heat” – 6:26
“I Have the Touch” – 5:18
“Not One of Us” – 5:29
“Family Snapshot” – 4:44
“D.I.Y.” – 4:20
“The Family and the Fishing Net” – 7:22
“Intruder” – 5:03
“I Go Swimming” – 4:44
Disc two
“San Jacinto” – 8:28
“Solsbury Hill” – 4:40
“No Self Control” – 5:02
“I Don’t Remember” – 4:20
“Shock The Monkey” – 7:40
“Humdrum” – 4:03
“On the Air” – 5:20
“Biko” – 6:50
Plays Live – Highlights
“I Have the Touch” – 4:47
“Family Snapshot” – 4:47
“D.I.Y.” – 4:05
“The Family and the Fishing Net” – 7:38
“I Go Swimming” – 4:54
“San Jacinto” – 8:19
“Solsbury Hill” – 4:41
“No Self Control” – 5:04
“I Don’t Remember” – 4:12
“Shock The Monkey” – 7:10
“Humdrum” – 4:21
“Biko” – 6:52
Personnel
Peter Gabriel – synthesiser, piano, vox
Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion & b. vox
Tony Levin – bass, stick & b. vox
David Rhodes – guitar & b. vox
Larry Fast – synthesiser, piano
Reissue
Release 7th May 2002
Further Notes:
UK Chart info gives the release date as the 18th June 1983 with the album reaching Number 8 in the charts and spending 9 weeks in the charts.
