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Release Date: 2022-08-19Label: Transmission Recordings
Recorded at the Frontiera, Rome, Italy on 26th March 1997.Restored and mixed in 2020.
When Porcupine Tree made their first official live album, they decided to record their 3 night stand at Rome's Frontiera club in order to capture as much repertoire as possible. The original live album (Coma Divine) was almost entirely drawn from the third and final night, but this new selection of material comes from the second night. As well as alternate versions of "Signify", "Dislocated Day" (incomplete but fun because of an impromptu drum solo !) and "Radioactive Toy", this selection includes several songs that were not chosen to be on "Coma Divine". Most notable among these is an unreleased group composition "Cryogenics" that was prepared especially for the concert recording, but did'nt make the cut and was subsequently never played again by the band.
Note that the original "Coma Divine" album was subject to a fair amount of repairs and overdubs to bring it up to a high audio standard. These new selections are exactly as recorded on the night so there are some technical shortcomings which we hope won't spoil your listening enjoyment !
A limited one-off pressing (4000 copies) on 180g opaque red vinyl, housed in a gatefold with printed inner sleeves.
Title on front cover is Coma:Coda, title on spine is Coma:Coda Rome 1997