A Certain Ratio - Live in America (Preorder 08/08/25)

A Certain Ratio - Live in America (Preorder 08/08/25)

Label: Mute - ACRLP3 - 5400863186296
Format: LP, Album, Green Glass
Country: UK
Released: 8th Aug 2025
Genre: New Wave / Post Punk
Style: New Wave / Post Punk

Description
A Certain Ratio’s classic and highly sought-after live album gets an official release with new artwork.
ACR continue their ongoing reissue campaign with Live in America — an essential artefact from the band’s career, capturing
their summer ’85 US tour supporting labelmates New Order— then fellow Factory artists, now as part of the Mute family —
across the East Coast and Canada. Originally released on cassette and sold at gigs, this rare gem is now available on CD and
vinyl, complete with new artwork and sleeve notes.
Compiled from the standout performances of the tour, Live in America spans the band’s early years through to ‘Si Firmir O
Grido’ — a track that was released a year later on Force — capturing ACR at a thrilling crossroads in their trajectory. The
recordings were taken from five of the venues they played, Felt Forum: NYC, Opera House: Boston, Agora Theatre: Akron OH,
Bismarck Theatre: Chicago and Warner Theatre: Washington DC. The line-up on the tour and therefore the album consisted
of Andrew Connell - Keyboards, Donald Johnson - Drums, Jez Kerr - Bass and Vocals, Martin Moscrop - Guitar and Trumpet
and Anthony Quigley - Sax.
From a Motorik-funk take on ‘Touch’ to their iconic cover of ‘Shack Up’ – a scratchy funk bomb that became a cult club
anthem – this is ACR at their most direct, raw and road-hardened.

Tracklist

A1 Sounds Like Something Dirty
A2 The Fox
A3 Shack Up
A4 Life’s a Scream
A5 Wild Party

B1 Flight
B2 And Then Again
B3 Touch
B4 Knife Slits Water
B5 Si Firmir O Grido