bass Martyn P. Casey drums Thomas Wydler guitar Blixa Bargeld guitar, organ, vibraphone Mick Harvey mastered by Wez Prictor mixed by Flood mixed by Mick Harvey percussion Jim Sclavunos photography by [front cover and cafe photo] Steve Gullick photography by [live photography] Joe Dilworth piano, organ Conway Savage recorded by Dave Porter violin Warren Ellis vocals Nick Cave Phonographic Copyright (p) Mute Records Ltd. Copyright (c) Mute Records Ltd. Published By Mute Song Recorded At Royal Albert Hall Mixed At Sing Sing Studios Mastered At The Finishing Post Side A, B & C recorded at The Royal Albert Hall, London on 19th & 20th May, 1997. Mixed at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne. Mastered at The Finishing Post, Melbourne in 2008. Side D: Bonus-Tracks of The Boatman's Call.
This album was originally intended to accompany The Best Of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album released in 1998 as a bonus disc.
Due to a deadline with the Japanese licensee a 9 song version had to be delivered before all mixing was finished and Mute were unable to present the finished version at that time for contractual reasons. We are pleased to be able to finally present this live recording in its completed form.