''Sky Five Live'' is a two-record album by

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recorded live at The Comedy Theatre & The Concert Hall, Melbourne, The Concert Hall, Perth, The Festival Theatre, Adelaide and The Capitol Theatre, Sydney. It was mixed at Studio 3, EMI Abbey Road, London and mastered by Nick Webb.Album sleeve notes It was released in January 1983 on the

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record label. Unlike most live albums, the majority of the tracks included on this release are new, with only four tracks having been previously released ("Dance of the Little Fairies", "Sahara" and "Hotta", all on

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, and "Meheeco", on Sky 3), all of them in shorter and generally very different versions from the ones featured here. In 2015, Esoteric Recordings continued a schedule of remasters and expanded releases with this recording.

Track listing

Side 1 – 26:15 #"The Animals" (

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/Steve Gray) – 20:56 #"The Swan" (

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, Arranged by

Tristan Fry Tristan Frederick Allan Fry (born 25 October 1946, London) is a British drummer and percussionist. Career Fry began his career by joining the London Philharmonic Orchestra as a timpanist at the age of 17. He was a founding member of a number of e ...

) – 4:36 Side 2 – 19:46 #"KP I" (

Kevin Peek Kevin Peek (21 December 1946 – 11 February 2013) was an Australian guitarist, playing both Rock music, rock and classical music, best known for his work with the progressive rock band Sky (English/Australian band), Sky. Biography Peek wa ...

) – 7:26 #"Dance of The Little Fairies" (Herbie Flowers) – 4:33 #"Love Duet" (Steve Gray) – 7:06 Side 3 – 27:20 #"The Bathroom Song" (Herbie Flowers) – 2:48 #"KP II" (Kevin Peek) – 3:36 #"Antigua" (John Williams/Angus Trowbridge) – 3:55 #"Sahara" (Kevin Peek) – 7:44 #"Sakura Variations" (Kevin Peek/John Williams) – 7:56 Side 4 – 22:50 #"Meheeco" (Herbie Flowers/Steve Gray) – 12:59 #"Hotta" (Kevin Peek/Herbie Flowers) – 9:00

Esoldun 1995 two CD edition

2015 two disc reissue edition

Musicians

: Drums, Percussion (Premier Drum Kit, Müsser Marimba, Waterphone) *

: Guitars (Gibson L5S, Fender Stratocaster, Ovation Classical, Ovation Folklore, AMD Digital delay unit) * Steve Gray: Keyboards (Acoustic Grand Piano, William De Blaise 2 Manual Harpsichord, Yamaha GS1 Grand Synthesiser,

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polyphonic Synthesiser, Korg 3XC Organ, Yamaha CS01/BC3 Monophonic Synthesiser ("Gobsynth"), Acoustic Piano/Roland JP8 interface system (used on 'Hotta' and 'Meheeco') and Harpsichord/Oberheim OB-Xa interface system (used on 'The Animals', 'Love Duet' and 'Dance of the Little Fairies': Developed by Andrew Jones) *

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(Mrs. Flowers Basses, Old Blue Fender bass guitar with five-year-old black tape (nylon) wound Rotosound strings, String Bass) *

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: Guitar (Takamine Hirade: model E9)

Production

*Produced by: SKY, Tony Clark and Haydn Bendall *Recorded by: AAV-Australia Pty. Ltd. Mobile Recording Studio. *Sound & Lighting by: Jands Australia Pty. Sound & Lighting Systems. *SKY Tour Promoters: The Paul Dainty Corporation & Clifford Hocking Enterprises.

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References

{{Sky (band) 1983 live albums Ariola Records albums Sky (English/Australian band) albums