Lost Verses Live

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Lost Verses Live
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Live album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2009
RecordedOctober 2007–November 2008
Genre Folk rock
Length73:52
Language English
Label Caldo Verde Records
Producer Mark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek chronology
Find Me, Ruben Olivares: Live in Spain
(2009)
Lost Verses Live
(2009)
Live at Union Chapel & Södra Teatern
(2011)
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Lost Verses Live is the second of two live albums released in spring 2009 by Mark Kozelek. Lost Verses Live was released on May 12, 2009. [1] A limited edition vinyl pressing includes the exclusive live bonus tracks "I Am a Rock," "Last Tide," and "Floating," and was released in October 2009. [2] The album was recorded live throughout solo tour dates in 2007 and 2008 in intimate, seated settings such as The First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn, The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the Aladdin Theatre in Portland. Mark was accompanied by guitarist Phil Carney across the set.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unlit Hallway" Kozelek 4:42
2."Carry Me Ohio"Kozelek6:12
3."Four Fingered Fisherman" Brock, Judy, Green 3:14
4."Moorestown"Kozelek5:10
5."Salvador Sanchez"Kozelek3:40
6."Heron Blue"Kozelek7:10
7."Lost Verses"Kozelek7:57
8."Tiny Cities Made of Ashes"Brock, Judy, Green2:49
9."Lucky Man"Kozelek6:10
10."Send in the Clowns" Sondheim 3:02
11."Harper Road"Kozelek4:41
12."Tonight in Bilbao"Kozelek8:48
13."Blue Orchids"Kozelek6:01
14."Katy Song"Kozelek4:21
Vinyl-only bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I Am a Rock" Simon  
16."Last Tide"Kozelek 
17."Floating"Kozelek 

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