| How We Live: At the Philharmonic | |
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| Live album by | |
| Released | 6 December 2007 |
| Recorded | June 2007 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Fairfield Records |
| Producer | Robert Ian McNabb |
How We Live: At the Philharmonic is the title of Ian McNabb's second live album. [1] The album was culled from two June 2007 shows at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall. [2] [3] [4]
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