Peter Gabriel's 'Back to Front – Live in London' set for release by Eagle Rock Entertainment

Wow, can't wait to view this upcoming DVD upon its release next month! Peter Gabriel's "So" ranks among the most outstanding and seminal albums of the 1980s...

EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT READIES DVD, BLU-RAY, AND DELUXE LIMITED EDITION RELEASES OF PETER GABRIEL'S

BACK TO FRONT – LIVE IN LONDON

FIRST EVER COMPLETE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF SO ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH

Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the release of Back to Front – Live in London from Peter Gabriel on June 24, 2014. Simultaneously available on DVD, Blu-ray and DVD / Blu-ray Deluxe Editions, this release captures the complete live performance of the So album from start to finish.

Back To Front includes the classics: “Sledgehammer,” “Solsbury Hill,” “Don’t Give Up,” “Shock The Monkey,” “Big Time,” “Digging In The Dirt,” “Mercy Street,” “No Self Control,” “In Your Eyes,” “Biko,” and many more.  The stunning DVD / Blu-ray Deluxe Editions offer a 60-page hardback photobook which includes a second disc containing the theatrical version of Back To Front, featuring additional interviews and montage versions of “Solsbury Hill” and “Sledgehammer” utilizing footage from live shows across the years.  The Deluxe Editions also contain a double CD of the complete Back To Front show.

This spectacular live concert, filmed at London’s O2 using the latest Ultra High Definition 4K technology, captures Peter Gabriel’s celebration of the 25^th anniversary of his landmark album So. To mark the event Gabriel reunited his original So touring band from 1986/87 and for the very first time fans saw them play the multi-platinum selling album in its entirety.  As a bonus, Back To Front includes ‘The Visual Approach’, a fascinating feature on the creation of the live show, the track “This Is The Picture” as filmed by fans on the night, and a montage version of “In Your Eyes”.

While the core of the performance is the So album, there is so much more to the concert with unfinished, previously unreleased and re-imagined songs sitting effortlessly alongside classic hits reflecting what a multi-dimensional artist Peter Gabriel is. With innovative lighting and staging, Back To Front – Live In London offers a visual and narrative feast that puts the viewer inside a concert like never before.

About Eagle  Rock Entertainment:

Eagle Rock Entertainment is the largest producer and distributor of music programming for DVD, Blu-Ray, TV, Audio and Digital Media in the world.  Eagle works directly alongside talent to produce top quality, High Definition and 3D programs, both concerts and documentaries, including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, The Doors, Jeff Beck, U2, Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne. Eagle is a Grammy Award winning company and has received over 30 multi-platinum, over 50 platinum and over 90 gold discs, worldwide.  Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices in London, New York, Toronto, Paris and Hamburg.

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About Real World

Real World Productions is the TV, film and concert production arm of Peter Gabriel’s Real World Group of companies.  Set up in the early 1980s the Real World Group has created the leading world music record label, Real World Records with over 200 releases; mounted over 60 world music festivals in over 20 countries; as well as co-ordinating all of Peter Gabriel’s tours.  Real World Productions has filmed all of these tours starting with Secret World Live in 1992 through to the current project Back To Front recorded at London’s O2 in 2013. www.realworld.co.uk.

TRACK LISTING:

1) Daddy Long Legs  

2) Come Talk To Me  

3) Shock The Monkey  

4) Family Snapshot  

5) Digging In The Dirt  

6) Secret World  

7) The Family And The Fishing Net  

8) No Self Control  

9) Solsbury Hill  

10) Show Yourself  

11) Red Rain  

12) Sledgehammer  

13) Don’t Give Up  

14) That Voice Again  

15) Mercy Street  

16) Big Time  

17) We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)  

18) This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)  

19) In Your Eyes  

20) The Tower That Ate People  

21) Biko 

Peter Gabriel's 'And I'll Scratch Yours' streaming on NPR's "First Listen"

Happy 2014 everybody. Here is an exciting release that landed in my inbox today...

PETER GABRIEL’S AND I’LL SCRATCH YOURS STREAMING NOW ON NPR “FIRST LISTEN”; OUT JANUARY 7 VIA REAL WORLD RECORDS

THE COMPANION TO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SCRATCH MY BACK FEATURES ARCADE FIRE, LOU REED, DAVID BYRNE, BON IVER, FEIST, PAUL SIMON AND MANY MORE

INDUCTED INTO ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME THIS YEAR ALONGSIDE NIRVANA, HALL AND OATES AND KISS

Peter Gabriel, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this April, will release And I’ll Scratch Yours on January 7 in the U.S. through Real World. Streaming now onNPR’s “First Listen,” the album is the anticipated follow-up to 2010’s Scratch My Back, concluding a series of song exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other’s songs. The upcoming collection features Lou Reed, David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Regina Spektor, Feist and others covering classic Gabriel songs such as “Shock the Monkey,” “Don’t Give Up,” and more. Full track listing is below.

Scratch My Back and And I’ll Scratch Yours are the culmination of a years-in-the-making songwriting swap. Gabriel chose songs from some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era and reshaped them, with the understanding that each selected artist would reciprocate. Gabriel explains, “Rather than make a traditional covers record, I thought it would be much more fun to create a new type of project in which artists communicated with each other and swapped a song for a song, i.e. you do one of mine and I’ll do one of yours, hence the title:Scratch My Back…And I’ll Scratch Yours.” Bearing in mind the caliber and careers of the artists whose songs he selected, it’s incredible that all but two songwriters were able to reciprocate. For those uncompleted swaps, Joseph Arthur and Feist willingly entered the fray.

And I’ll Scratch Yours is already receiving critical acclaim in the U.K., with the Evening Standard awarding it 4 stars. The Times states “the stand-out is Byrne’s discombobulated electro-punk take on Gabriel’s 1980 single,” and The Independent praises “Bon Iver’s ‘Come Talk to Me,’ a calm blend of guitar, banjo and synth pad that develops a moving emotional momentum.” The Sun asserts; “one of the most jaw-dropping efforts is Lou Reed’s take on ‘Solsbury Hill.’ Gone is the twinkling, airy melody of the original, replaced by a menacing, sparse, grungy arrangement.” The 12-song album will be available digitally and physically as a single disc CD plus a digi-pack double disc CD which also features Scratch My Back.

Peter Gabriel first came to international prominence with the success of Genesis, a band that he co-founded while still at school. Since leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful Grammy Award-winning solo career, contributed to acclaimed film soundtracks for “Birdy,” “The Last Temptation of Christ” and “Rabbit Proof Fence” as well as releasing live and compilation albums. Gabriel is also known for the creation of the now global WOMAD festival and curation of the 25-year old label Real World Records.

Peter Gabriel is set to join The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and will be inducted in April 2014. Chosen by more than 700 voters (artists, historians and music industry professionals) of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, the 2014 honorees will also receive an exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland in conjunction with the ceremony. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first recording. This year (for only the second time) fans were able to participate in the selection process and 1.4 million votes were cast. The awards ceremony will take place on April 10 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and is open to the public and tickets will go on sale in January and a TV special will be aired on HBO in May. On hearing the news today Peter said “Because this is recognition for all your work, it means a lot more to me than an award for a single or an album. It’s also great to get some acknowledgement from your peers. I’m looking forward to coming in April.” Alongside Peter other artists inducted included Hall and Oates, KISS and Nirvana.

Gabriel co-founded the human rights organization Witness.org in 1989, and more recently founded Elders.org alongside Sir Richard Branson, which was launched by Nelson Mandela. In 2006 Gabriel was awarded the prestigious Man of Peace title by The Nobel Peace Laureates. He has also engaged in a wide variety of tech-based businesses throughout a variety of creative industries.

And I’ll Scratch Yours

1. David Byrne – “I Don’t Remember”
2. Bon Iver – “Come Talk To Me”
3. Regina Spektor – “Blood of Eden”
4. Stephin Merritt – “Not One of Us”
5. Joseph Arthur – “Shock the Monkey”
6. Randy Newman – “Big Time”
7. Arcade Fire – “Games Without Frontiers”
8. Elbow – “Mercy Street”
9. Brian Eno – “Mother of Violence”
10. Feist feat. Timber Timbre – “Don’t Give Up”
11. Lou Reed – “Solsbury Hill”
12. Paul Simon – “Biko”

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