The Live Album (Ham Sandwich album)

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The Live Album
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Live album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2024
RecordedOctober 21, 2023
Venue Olympia Theatre
Genre
Label Route 109A Records
Ham Sandwich chronology
Magnify
(2022)
The Live Album
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hot Press 9/10 [1]

The Live Album is the first live album from Irish rock band Ham Sandwich. It was recorded at the Olympia Theatre on 21 October 2023 at a concert to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. It was released on 15 March 2024 via the band's own Route 109A Records label as a digital-only release. A planned vinyl release was cancelled after the manufacturing company went into liquidation a week before the planned release. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ham Sandwich

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."St. Christopher" Carry the Meek 2:29
2."Models" White Fox 4:11
3."Keepsake"Carry the Meek3:48
4."Click...Click...Boom!"Carry the Meek4:06
5."Hold Me Up" Stories from the Surface 4:32
6."White Fox"White Fox4:43
7."Electro-Wave" Magnify 3:54
8."Apollo"Stories from the Surface4:33
9."In Perfect Rhymes"Stories from the Surface5:25
10."Fired Up"Magnify5:06
11."All Worthwhile"Stories from the Surface4:19
12."Ants"White Fox5:32
13."Never Talk"Carry the Meek5:17
14."Le Soleil"Magnify2:46
15."Illuminate"Stories from the Surface4:35
16."All My Blood"Magnify4:22
17."Bodies""Bodies"6:12
18."The Naturist"White Fox6:05
Total length:1:21:55

Personnel

Ham Sandwich
Production [7]

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