''In Operation'' is the first live

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Hard-Fi Hard-Fi is an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band consists of Richard Archer ( lead vocals and guitar), Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and S ...

, filmed at London's historic Astoria venue and the full live performance, during their sold out 15 date UK tour in December 2005. The CD/DVD reached #62 in the

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History

The performance, in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd, features all the tracks on Hard-Fi's 750,000 selling, #1 debut album ''

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'', at the time brand new track " You And Me", which would go on to appear as a B-side to "

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", and the band's version of "

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– a massive crowd favourite. It also comes backed with CCTVersions – an exclusive CD which features dubbed versions of album tracks, produced by a host of guests including

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and Wrongtom. Additional footage includes all the Hard-Fi videos, from April 2005's "Tied Up Too Tight" through to "Better Do Better". There is also behind the scenes footage from the making of each video plus the ''

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'' EPK and mini-documentary 'In Operation' – a

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special on the band. There's also a host of hidden content on the DVD, including 2004's rarely seen, original video for "Cash Machine" which saw the band dodging security to vault the perimeter fence at Heathrow airport to film just feet from the main runway, all the band's videos and exclusive behind the scenes footage. ''Q'' magazine gave it four stars saying, "Slick, suburban escapism, live in your front room, Archer's anthems skilfully balance passion and craft".Q Magazine: July 2006

Track listing

Disc One - DVD

Live at the Astoria # The Man With a Harmonica / Middle Eastern Holiday #Gotta Reason #Unnecessary Trouble # Better Do Better # Tied Up Too Tight #Feltham Is Singing Out #You and Me #

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# Hard to Beat #Move On Now #Stars of CCTV # Living for the Weekend CCTV Videos #Stars of CCTV #

riginal Version#

TM Version#

n Set# Tied Up Too Tight # Hard to Beat # Hard to Beat n Set# Living for the Weekend # Living for the Weekend n Set# Better Do Better # Better Do Better n Set#Photo Gallery #In Operation hannel 4 Featurette

Disc Two - CCTVersions

#Cash Machine oots Manuva Dub Remix#Cash Converter ub Machine Part 2#Better Dub Better olsey White Dub#Middle Eastern Holiday rongtom Meets The Rockers East of Medina Dub#Living For The Weekend olsey White & Fred Dub#Seven Nation Army #Dub of CCTV olsey White Dub#Better Do Better rongtom Wild Inna 81 Version#Dubbed Up Too Tight #Move On Dub

References

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