Steve Wilson Live at the Royal Albert Hall from March 2018

[Wah3]

New Steve Wilson release. 3 tracks exclusive to vinyl, grr. Burning Shed is apparently throwing in a bonus set of 4 postcards with 500 randomly selected pre-orders


Steven Wilson is to release a concert film, Home Invasion: In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall, in November on various audio-video formats and (later) as a special limited edition 5LP vinyl box set.

This concert recording captures the last show of the three-night run in the historic London venue from March this year, as Steven Wilson was coming to the end of his European To The Bone tour.

This release is being issued across an number of formats, namely blu-ray+2CD, DVD+2CD and standalone blu-ray and DVD. There isn’t a 2CD option but the ‘soundtrack’ to the film will be available as a deluxe 5LP vinyl box set (due next year).

The CDs include the full soundtrack of the concert across two discs, while the vinyl box actually offers six extra tracks; three soundcheck songs (included as bonus content on the blu-ray/DVD) and three songs from the previous night’s performance. Those last three weren’t performed at all during the filming, so are therefore exclusive to the vinyl.

As you’d expect from the 5.1 mixing maestro, the blu-ray and DVD offer 5.1 surround mixes of the concert (those who attended these shows experienced a ‘4D sound’ performance).

The vinyl box features five 180g vinyl records which all come with printed outer sleeves and plain poly-lined inner bags. These are housed in a rigid slipcase with a deluxe foil-blocking and embossed finish on the cover and spine. The vinyl box also includes a 32-page large format booklet.

Home Invasion: In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall is released on video formats (and combo packs) on 2 November 2018 by Eagle Rock. Vinyl fans require some patience as the 5LP box set won’t be released until 22 March 2019 (through Caroline International).

2CD / Blu-ray / DVD

(1) Intro “Truth”
(2) Nowhere Now
(3) Pariah
(4) Home Invasion / Regret #9
(5) The Creator Has A Mastertape
(6) Refuge
(7) People Who Eat Darkness
(8) Ancestral
(9) Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
(10) Permanating
(11) Song Of I
(12) Lazarus
(13) Detonation
(14) The Same Asylum As Before
(15) Song Of Unborn
(16) Vermillioncore
(17) Sleep Together
(18) Even Less
(19) Blank Tapes
(20) The Sound Of Muzak
(21) The Raven That Refused to Sing

Blu-ray/DVD bonus features

Rehearsal tracks (Routine, Hand Cannot Erase, Heartattack In A Layby), interview and backstage footage.

Home Invasion: In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall / 5LP vinyl box

Side 1

1 Intro “Truth” 2:52
2 Nowhere Now 4:08
3 Pariah 5:11
4 Home Invasion / Regret #9 10:58

Side 2

1 The Creator Has a Mastertape 5:25
2 Refuge 8:42
3 People Who Eat Darkness 6:24

Side 3

1 Ancestral 13:52

Side 4

1 Arriving Somewhere but Not Here 13:53

Side 5

1 Permanating 5:34
2 Song of I 7:13
3 Lazarus 4:04

Side 6

1 Detonation 11:27
2 The Same Asylum as Before 5:53

Side 7

1 Song of Unborn 6:40
2 Vermillioncore 5:07
3 Sleep Together 7:52

Side 8

1 Even Less 4:02
2 Blank Tapes 3:14
3 Sound of Muzak 5:08
4 The Raven that Refused to Sing 8:31

Side 9

1 Routine 9:01
2 Hand Cannot Erase 4:18
3 Heartattack in a Layby 3:59

Side 10

1 How is Your Life Today? 3:17*
2 Blackfield 4:33*
3 Postcard 6:55*

* vinyl bonus tracks

[Dedatolo]

Who is the director ? Hope it's not what I suspect....

[Steve983]

I'll be ordering the Blu Ray, there's a clip up on YouTube of Pariah which looks good. Don't think I'll go for the 10 sides of vinyl!
I was there the first night which suffered from bad sound so I'm sure this will be an improvement and I can skip the tracks I don't like too. Wish I could have done that on the night!

[Sunlight Caller]

He has a way of parting us from our cash, but 10 sides of vinyl sounds a big investment.

I was there for these shows and will definitely want the visuals, but will wait to see just how much the vinyl is before committing. I do love a box set though.

[DocProgger]

I understand that the vinyl set comes with the stipulation that you must stand while listening to the whole thing.

[pianomankd]

Can't wait for this release! Missed the tour...

[JKL2000]

I'd like to know just how rigid the slipcase is before shelling out for the vinyl set,

[Steve983]

I understand that the vinyl set comes with the stipulation that you must stand while listening to the whole thing.

And you've got to disco dance during Permanating.

[Man In The Mountain]

Does anyone know who does the crowd noise on this release? I may hold off until I see the full credits.

[JKL2000]

Does anyone know who does the crowd noise on this release? I may hold off until I see the full credits.

LOL. Is there an oft-used crowd sound like the Wilhelm scream? There should be - "the ARW crowd" Or they should add in the same moron doing a loud whistle or something onto every live album.

[Man In The Mountain]

they should add in the same moron doing a loud whistle or something onto every live album.

That guy follows me to every show. Probably be good to throw a lot of that in the soundtrack to add the proper ambiance.