''Reconnected Live'' is a live album by UK

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duo Yazoo, also known in North America as Yaz. It was released by

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on 27 September 2010 in the UK and the following day in the United States.Mute Records UK — Yazoo

/ref> It was released in several formats: a standard 2-CD set, a limited edition 2-CD deluxe edition containing a 32-page hardback book, and as a digital download. ''Reconnected Live'' was produced by Yazoo, recorded by Martin Hildred and mixed by Vince Clarke and Dave Loudoun.Alison Moyet — official website, News
/ref> The

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pre-order version features an exclusive track, the previously unreleased "Get Set", which was originally recorded in 1982 and used as the theme to the BBC children's television show ''Get Set for Summer'' which was planned to be released as a single in that year. It is the first release of Yaz released in North America by Mute Records rather than its North American home label

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Background

Twenty-five years after Yazoo split, members

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and

Alison Moyet Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard (; ; born 18 June 1961), formerly known as Alf, is an English singer. Noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice, she came to prominence as a member of the synth-pop duo Yazoo (band), Yazoo (known as Yaz in Nor ...

reunited for a short tour of Europe and North America during 2008. The 'Reconnected Tour' marked the first time that the duo had performed any songs from their second album ''

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'' live, and it was their first full tour of North America. In a 30 May 2008 interview with ''Side-Line'' magazine, Clarke first announced that a live CD would be released. Tracks on ''Reconnected Live'' were recorded from various dates during the tour. The album's liner notes do not specify from which shows the recordings were taken. Allmusic — album review, "Reconnected Live"/ref>

Track list

Disc 1

Disc 2

Charts

References

{{Authority control Yazoo (band) albums Mute Records albums 2010 live albums Albums produced by Vince Clarke