John Cale Comes Alive

1984 live album by John Cale

John Cale Comes Alive

Live album by

John Cale

Released| September 1984
Recorded| 26 February 1984 (live tracks)
Venue| The Lyceum (London)
Label| ZE
Producer| John Cale
John Cale chronology
| Caribbean Sunset
(1984)  | John Cale Comes Alive
(1984)  | Artificial Intelligence
(1985)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Trouser Press| favourable[2]

John Cale Comes Alive is the second live album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released in September 1984 by ZE Records after the previous studio album Caribbean Sunset (also 1984). It was recorded at The Lyceum in London, UK on 26 February 1984.[3] It also includes two studio recordings "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up on You". The album has not been released on compact disc or digital format. The US release has different versions of both studio tracks compared to the European version.

## Track listing

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Side 1No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Ooh La La"|

* John Cale
* Larry Sloman

| single| 3:25
2.| "Evidence"| Cale| Sabotage/Live, 1979| 3:26
3.| "Dead or Alive"| Cale| Honi Soit, 1981| 3:58
4.| "Chinese Envoy"| Cale| Music for a New Society, 1982| 3:27
5.| "Leaving It Up to You"| Cale| Helen of Troy, 1975| 5:32

Side 2No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Dr. Mudd"| Cale| Sabotage/Live, 1979| 3:42
2.| "Waiting for the Man"| Lou Reed| The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967| 4:26
3.| "Heartbreak Hotel"|

* Mae Boren Axton
* Tommy Durden
* Elvis Presley

| Slow Dazzle, 1975| 4:16
4.| "Fear"| Cale| Fear, 1974| 3:20
5.| "Never Give Up on You"|

* Cale
* Andy Heermans
* David Young
* David Lichtenstein

| published for the first time| 4:58

## Personnel

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Musicians

* John Cale − guitar, piano, vocals, producer
* Andy Heermans − bass, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up on You"
* David Lichtenstein − drums, electronic drums, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up on You"
* David Young − guitar, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up on You"
* Julius Klepacz − drums on "Never Give Up on You"

Production and artwork

* Stephen Street − remix engineer
* Roddy Hui − engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up on You"
* Frank Olinsky/Manhattan Design − art direction
* George DuBose − photography
* Sara Schwartz − cover illustration

## References

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1. ^ Thompson, Dave. "John Cale: Comes Alive". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
2. ^ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: John Cale". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
3. ^ Werksman, Hans. "John Cale Comes Alive". Retrieved 22 February 2013.

## External links

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* John Cale Comes Alive at Discogs (list of releases)

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John Cale

Studio albums|

* Vintage Violence
* Church of Anthrax (with Terry Riley)
* The Academy in Peril
* Paris 1919
* Fear
* Slow Dazzle
* Helen of Troy
* Honi Soit
* Music for a New Society
* Caribbean Sunset
* Artificial Intelligence
* Words for the Dying
* Songs for Drella (with Lou Reed)
* Wrong Way Up (with Brian Eno)
* Last Day on Earth (with Bob Neuwirth)
* Walking on Locusts
* HoboSapiens
* blackAcetate
* Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
* M:FANS
* Mercy
* Poptical Illusion

Extended plays|

* Animal Justice
* 5 Tracks
* Extra Playful

Live albums|

* June 1, 1974 (with Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno and Nico)
* Sabotage/Live
* John Cale Comes Alive
* Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
* Fragments of a Rainy Season
* Le Bataclan '72 (with Lou Reed and Nico)
* Circus Live
* Live at Rockpalast

Soundtrack albums|

* Paris s'eveille - suivi d'autres compositions
* 23 Solo Pieces for La Naissance de L'Amour
* Eat/Kiss: Music for the Films by Andy Warhol
* Dance Music
* Process

Compilation albums|

* Guts
* Seducing Down the Door: A Collection 1970−1990
* Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale
* The Island Years
* Gold
* New York in the 1960s: Sun Blindness Music
* Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. I: Day of Niagara
* Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. II: Dream Interpretation
* Inside the Dream Syndicate, Vol. III: Stainless Gamelan
* Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements 1966−2006

Related articles|

* Discography
* Productions
* Filmography
* The Velvet Underground
* Theatre of Eternal Music

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