Starsailor with Strings: Live from Liverpool CD

As part of their 25th anniversary celebrations, Starsailor are set to release their first official live album, Starsailor with Strings Live from Liverpool, due out 3rd October via East West Parlophone. Available on CD and limited edition Red recycled and Blue vinyl LPs.Recorded at Liverpools prestigious Tung Auditorium, Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, University of Liverpool earlier this year, the album captures a oneoff performance with a string ensemble at the venues stateoftheart, acoustically optimised concert hall.The February concert marked the first of several events to celebrate the bands landmark year. The full original fourpiece lineupJames Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, and Barry Westheadwas joined by longtime live guitarist Tony Foster of Spiritualized. Starsailor bassist James Stelfox also regularly performs with Foster as part of Spiritualizeds live band.The ensemble was conducted by Joe Duddell, a renowned composer and arranger whose credits include New Order, Elbow, James, and Richard Hawley. Duddell also cocurated the BBC Northern Soul Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.The result is effectively a live 039best of039 featuring lush new arrangements of fan favourites like Four To The Floor, Good Souls, Alcoholic and Silence Is Easy, the latter two singles both UK Top 10 hits. The album also includes a stunning cover of Jealous Guy along with further tracks from across their catalogue of the past 25 years.James Walsh said, We wanted to do something special to mark 25 years together as a band, and knowing Joe Duddells fantastic reputation as a string arranger working with bands like Elbow and James we knew hed be a great collaborator. When the prestigious Tung Hall became available it seemed like the perfect storm. Strings play a huge part in our second album Silence Is Easy, so its a nod to our past too. We cant wait for people to hear these recordings.