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Peter Gabriel – Recording Compendium, Part 12: 2012 – 2023 (i/o)
After his orchstral phase, Peter continued working on his new album – but got always disctracted by various litle projects and some touring activity.
Official stuff, Demos, Outtakes & more
Part 12: i/o | 2012 – 2023
last Update: 23.03.2025
Introduction
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After his extended orchestral phase, Peter Gabriel initially worked on two soundtrack contributions, only one of which ended up on an official release in an abridged version…
Speak (Bol)
(Peter Gabriel) (8:29)
Speak (Bol) [edit] *
(Peter Gabriel) (6:33)
Recording date: 2012
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Peter Gabriel (with Urdu vocal arrangement by Atif Aslam)
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Atif Aslam
First official release: 29th August 2012 – The Reluctant Fundamentalist (movie premiere)
Best available source: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Blu-Ray)
* First official release: 13th April 2019 – Peter Gabriel Rated PG (12″LP+48kHz/24bit PCM download//Real World PGLP19)
Best available source: Peter Gabriel Rated PG (48kHz/24bit PCM download//Real World Productions)
Why Don’t You Show Yourself?
(Peter Gabriel) (4:15)
Choir 1 *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Choir 2 *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Diggage Fluty *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Intimitcy *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Jaci Stret *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Laz Raz *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Mer Mer *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Shadow *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Stig *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Structure *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Tsi Dub Stret *
(Peter Gabriel) (?)
Wildness *
(Peter Gabriel) (?:??)
Recording date: 2012Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
First official release: 1st August 2014 – WOMAD discussion BBC (BBC Radio 4, The Shed) at the Society of Sound Stage on Saturday (26th) )
Best available source: Peter Gabriel Why Don’t You Show Yourself? (mp3 stream (160kBit/s)/wordswithgods.com)
* First Official Release: 30th August 2014 – Words With Gods (movie premiere)
* Best available source: —
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Live Tracks
To mark the anniversary edition of his most successful album So, Gabriel went on tour to present the album live in its entirety for the first time. The so-called Back To Front tour began in America in September 2012, was interrupted by a “self-imposed break” from October of the same year to September of the following year and continued in Europe in fall 2013, spring and fall 2014. The setlists of the concerts hardly varied during the entire period, although two unfinished songs were played alongside the new, finished song Why Don’t You Show Yourself?, O But (Daddy Long Legs) and What Lies Ahead. As before, the tour was documented with the unedited soundboard recordings from the Encore series…
O But (Daddy Long Legs) [live 2012 rough mix]
O But (Daddy Long Legs) [live 2013 rough mix]
O But (Daddy Long Legs) [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
First performance date: 16th September 2012, Quebec City, Pepsi Colisée
What Lies Ahead [live 2014 rough mix]
First performance date: 20th November 2014, Torino
(Peter Gabriel)
Come Talk To Me [live 2012 rough mix]
Come Talk To Me [live 2013 rough mix]
Come Talk To Me [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Shock The Monkey [live 2012 rough mix]
Shock The Monkey [live 2013 rough mix]
Shock The Monkey [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Family Snapshot [live 2012 rough mix]
Family Snapshot [live 2013 rough mix]
Family Snapshot [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Digging In The Dirt [live 2012 rough mix]
Digging In The Dirt [live 2013 rough mix]
Digging In The Dirt [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Secret World [live 2012 rough mix]
Secret World [live 2013 rough mix]
Secret World [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
The Family And The Fishing Net [live 2012 rough mix]
The Family And The Fishing Net [live 2013 rough mix]
The Family And The Fishing Net [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
No Self Control [live 2012 rough mix]
No Self Control [live 2013 rough mix]
No Self Control [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Games Without Frontiers [live 2013 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Solsbury Hill [live 2012 rough mix]
Solsbury Hill [live 2013 rough mix]
Solsbury Hill [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Humdrum [live 2012 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Washing Of The Water [live 2012 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Why Don’t You Show Yourself? [live 2013 rough mix]
Why Don’t You Show Yourself? [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
First performance date: 28th September 2013, Herning, Jyske Bank Boxen
Red Rain [live 2012 rough mix]
Red Rain [live 2013 rough mix]
Red Rain [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Sledgehammer [live 2012 rough mix]
Sledgehammer [live 2013 rough mix]
Sledgehammer [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Don’t Give Up [live 2012 rough mix]
Don’t Give Up [live 2013 rough mix]
Don’t Give Up [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
That Voice Again [live 2012 rough mix]
That Voice Again [live 2013 rough mix]
That Voice Again [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel – David Rhodes)
Mercy Street [live 2012 rough mix]
Mercy Street [live 2013 rough mix]
Mercy Street [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Big Time [live 2012 rough mix]
Big Time [live 2013 rough mix]
Big Time [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37) [live 2012 rough mix]
We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37) [live 2013 rough mix]
We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37) [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds) [live 2012 rough mix]
This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds) [live 2013 rough mix]
This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds) [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
In Your Eyes [live 2012 rough mix]
In Your Eyes [live 2013 rough mix]
In Your Eyes [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Here Comes The Flood [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Jetzt Kommt Die Flut [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
The Tower That Ate People [live 2012 rough mix]
The Tower That Ate People [live 2013 rough mix]
The Tower That Ate People [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Biko [live 2012 rough mix]
Biko [live 2013 rough mix]
Biko [live 2014 rough mix]
(Peter Gabriel)
Recording date: 16th September – 14th October 2012, 28th September – 25th October 2013, 29th April – 25th May & 12th November – 10th December 2014
Recording location: various
Mixed By: Ben Finlay
First official release: 2012 – 2014 – Peter Gabriel Back To Front (Encore Series) (66 x 2CDs/TheMusic.com)
The two concerts at London’s O2 Arena in 2013 were finally professionally edited for a DVD/Blu-ray release…
Daddy Long Legs [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Come Talk To Me [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Shock The Monkey [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Family Snapshot [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Digging In The Dirt [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Secret World [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
The Family And The Fishing Net [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
No Self Control [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Solsbury Hill [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Why Don’t You Show Yourself? [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Red Rain [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Sledgehammer [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Don’t Give Up [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
That Voice Again [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel – David Rhodes)
Mercy Street [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Big Time [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37) [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds) [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
In Your Eyes [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
The Tower That Ate People [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Biko [live 2013]
(Peter Gabriel)
Recording date: 21st/22nd October 2013 & 11th – 19th October 2013 (PG vocal takes)
Recording location: O2 Arena, London & german dates (PG vocal takes)
Mixed By: Ben Findlay & Richard Chappell
First official release: 23rd June 2014 – Peter Gabriel Back To Front (2Blu-Ray+2CD/Real World ERBCD5227)
Best available source: same
Peter Gabriel was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist in 2014, following his induction as a Genesis band member in 2010, and played three songs at the ceremony, which were also officially released…
Digging In The Dirt [live 2014]
(Peter Gabriel)
Washing Of The Water (with Chris Martin) [live 2014]
(Peter Gabriel)
In Your Eyes (with Youssou N’Dour) [live 2014]
(Peter Gabriel)
Recording date: 10th April 2014 (Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction)
Recording location: Barclays Center, New York City (US)
First official release/Best available source: April 24, 2018 – Various Artists Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame In Concert (US Blu-Ray/Time Life 32820-X)
During soundchecks for the Backt To Front Tour in 2014, in addition to Du Bist Nicht Wie Wir, another unfinished piece was rehearsed, which possibly had the working title Birds and was used as Everybird in the 2017 film Birds Like Us…
Birds (Everybird) [soundcheck live 2014]
(Peter Gabriel)
Recording date: 7th December 2014
Recording location: Echo Area, Liverpool
Mixed By: Ben Findlay & Richard Chappell
First official release: —
Best available source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSj5QfG9Wuw
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Demos
From 2014, Peter Gabriel started new sessions for his next album. “Proof photos” repeatedly appeared on his social media channels showing his work-in-progress on computer monitors. On closer inspection, you could see the names of the project files: here comes love version 18 (October 2014), cutup idea 117 (February 2015), cutup idea 1121 (March 2015), Radio E song version 6 (May 2015), cutup idea right mulas (25th march), ref 3 (June 2015), idea 330, the In and Out song version 1 (6th February 2016), idea 26 (26th February 2016). One of them appeared in excerpts as a cell phone video on the Internet…
[right mulas] [demo excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel)
Produced by: ?
Performed by: Peter Gabriel
First official release: —
Best available source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvIgAwtuaZU
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Non-Album activities
An interpretation of the 9Bach track Deryn from the album Anian, spoken by Peter Gabriel, appeared exclusively on the bonus disc of the longplayer. In 2015, his own new songs took on a more concrete form. Peter donated one to the “Radio Everyone” campaign for the UN Global Goals, an internet radio station with prominent supporters. Another gave its name to the tour that was to follow in 2016. Both songs were also candidates for the setlist…
Deryn: ‘It’s Me’
(Tim Price) (1:48)
Recording date: 2015?
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Martin Hoyland, Lisa Jên & Patrick Phillips
Performed by: Peter Gabriel (spoken word)
First official release: 29th April 2016 – 9Bach Anian (2CD/Real World Records CDRW214)
Best available source: same
Radio Everyone
(Peter Gabriel) (???)
Radio Everyone (Ident 01 – 10) *
(Peter Gabriel) (0:10 – 0:24)
Radio Everyone (Stab 01 – 10) *
(Peter Gabriel) (0:07 – 0:12)
Radio Everyone (Bed 01 – 04) *
(Peter Gabriel) (5:01 – 5:30)
Recording date: 2015
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Peter Gabriel & Benji B
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Soweto Gospel Choir
First official release: —
Best available source: —
* First official release: 26th September 2015 – Radio Everyone (Radio Everyone | The Global Goals)
* Best available source: Peter Gabriel & Benji B Radio Everyone Ident Package (AIF download/globalgoals.org)
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Live Tracks
Surprisingly for everyone, Peter announced a joint North American tour with Sting for June and July 2016, which had a few surprises in store under the name Rock Paper Scissors. In addition to the new song Love Can Heal, which was dedicated to the murdered politician Jo Cox, he played a version of the Sting classic If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free, supported Sting on his songs and was accompanied by him on his own tracks…
Invisible Sun [with Peter Gabriel] [live 2016]
(Sting)
Fragile [with Peter Gabriel] [live 2016]
(Sting)
Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Intro) / Message In A Bottle [with Peter Gabriel] [live 2016]
(Genesis) (Sting)
Englishman In New York [with Peter Gabriel] [live 2016]
(Sting)
If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free [sung by Peter Gabriel] [live 2016]
(Sting)
Roxanne [live 2016]
(Sting)
Love Can Heal [live 2016]
(Peter Gabriel)
First performance date: 21st June 2016, Columbus, Nationwide Arena
Every Breath You Take [with Peter Gabriel] [live 2016]
(Sting)
First official release: —
Best available source: Bootleg – Peter Gabriel & Sting Nationwide Arena, Columbus, 21 June 2016 (3CD-r//Rick0725 Remaster)
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Non-Album Tracks
In addition to the surprise release of the older track I’m Amazing to mark the death of Muhammad Ali, Peter also released a new studio track in 2016, which he wrote for the movie Snowden. In the same year, he fulfilled a long-cherished wish of the breakthrough band OneRepublic: a joint song. Peter also contributed some material to the Bosnian-Turkish animated film Birds Like Us, from which the song Everybird has since been released.
Over the years, various unheard tracks have also been registered in the databases of the collecting societies of BMI, GEMA & Co. and have yet to be identified. Their titles are Lost And Found, Eat The Food (2012), Just Add Water (2014), Reverse (2016), Verum Kirk (2018)…
The Veil
(Peter Gabriel) (5:50)
The Veil (Instrumental) *
(Peter Gabriel) (5:50)
The Veil (Radio Edit) *
(Peter Gabriel) (3:27)
The Veil **
(Peter Gabriel) (3:49)
First official release: 9th September 2016 – Peter Gabriel The Veil (mp3 download/Real World)
Best available source: Peter Gabriel Flotsam And Jetsam [2019 remaster?] (44.1kHz/24bit PCM download//Real World Productions)
* First official release/Best available source: September 2016 – Peter Gabriel The Veil (Promo CD-R/Caroline)
** First official release/Best available source: 14th September 2016 – Peter Gabriel The Veil (Official Video) (webstream video/vimeo.com)
A.I. [full length version]
(Ryan Tedder/Brent Kutzle/Steve Wilmot/Peter Gabriel) (5:58)
A.I. *
(Ryan Tedder/Brent Kutzle/Steve Wilmot/Peter Gabriel) (5:09)
Recording date: spring 2016
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle & Steve Wilmot
Performed by: OneRepublic feat. Peter Gabriel
First official release: —
Best available source: OneRepublic ft. Peter Gabriel A.I. (Coda Extended Version) (Audio only video upload/youtube.com/watch?v=H1A7GVpb_AM)
* First official release: 30th September 2016 – OneRepublic feat. Peter Gabriel A.I. (WAV Download Single/Interscope)
Best available source: same
Strange Little Creatures (Everybird Instrumental 1)
(Peter Gabriel) (0:54)
The Tree Within The Seed
(Peter Gabriel) (1:28)
Our Egg (Everybird Instrumental 2)
(Peter Gabriel) (0:44)
Bat Story
(Peter Gabriel) (2:18)
Every Bird Song
(Peter Gabriel) (1:24)
The Hatching
(Peter Gabriel) (2:37)
Home
(Peter Gabriel) (1:39)
Every Bird (Everybird) *
(Peter Gabriel) (4:24)
There Is So Much Power In The Universe
(Peter Gabriel/Tim Bruzon) (2:49)
Recording date: 2016?
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel
First official release: 5th May 2017 – Birds Like Us (movie premiere)
Best available source: Birds Like Us (DVD//Kaleidoscope 9344256024511)
* Best available source: Peter Gabriel Rated PG [2019 remaster?] (48kHz/24bit PCM download//Real World Productions)
Smaller guest appearances can be heard on the following productions…
Intro
(Richard Russell) (1:45)
Purify (Interlude)
(Richard Russel) (1:35)
Recording date: 2017
Produced by: Richard Russell
Performed by: Everything Is Recorded feat. Peter Gabriel (Piano) a.o.
First official release: 16th February 2018 – Everything Is Recorded Everything Is Recorded (24/96k Hi-Res Download/XL Recordings XL883)
Best available source: same
The Crossing
(Johnny Clegg) (5:06)
Recording date: mostly September 2018
Recording location: Mothership Studios, Cape Town, PG: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Theo Crous
Performed by: Friends Of Johnny Clegg feat. Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 5th December 2018 – Friends Of Johnny Clegg The Crossing (24/44k Hi-Res Download/Platoon)
Peter took part in “The Call To Unite” initiative and presented a new text, which – as he said – could possibly become a song…
Who Will Wear The Crown? [spoken word]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:32)
Recording date: 2020
Recording location: ?
Performed by: Peter Gabriel
First official release/Best available source: 16th June 2020 – Peter Gabriel Shares a New Work: “Who Will Wear the Crown?” (YouTube video: youtube.com/watch?v=XVvTMJcyOpc)
Biko (Song Around The World)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:04)
Recording date: 2020
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box a.o.
Produced by: Sebastian Robertson and Mark Johnson
Performed by: Playing For Change (Collective) feat. Peter Gabriel (vocals), Angélique Kidjo (vocals) and others
First official release: December 2020 – Peace Through Music: A Global Event for Social Justice
Best available source: Peter Gabriel & Playing For Change Biko (Song Around The World) (YouTube Video/https://youtu.be/jWNEr4eHL18)
Biko (Peace Through Music Edit)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:24)
Recording date: 2020?
Recording location: various locations worldwide, Real World Studios/Box (PG vocals)
Produced by: Sebastian Robertson & Mark Johnson
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Angélique Kidjo u.a.
First official release: 1st December 2020 – Various Artists Peace Through Music: A Global Event for Social Justice (video livestream//facebook.com/PlayingForChange)
Best available source: Various Artists Songs For Humanity (US CD//PFC Records PGFC16.2)
Unconditional II (Race And Religion)
(Régine Chassagne, Win Butler, Will Butlerl) (4:20)
Recording date: 2021Recording location: various
Produced by: Arcade Fire, Nigel Godrich & Eric Heigle
Performed by: Arcade Fire feat. Peter Gabriel (backing vocals) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 6th May 2022 – Arcade Fire WE (HiRes Download/Columbia)
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Demos
By the summer of 2021, Peter Gabriel had prepared up to 23 songs for his next album in demo form. The different phases of the development of individual songs are illustrated two years later in exclusive “Deep Dive” videos and audio downloads from his Bandcamp profile…
Panopticom [demo 1, 2 & 3 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:38) (0:41) (1:52)
First official release/Best available source: 6th January 2023 – Peter Gabriel Panopticom Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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The Court [demo 1, 2 & 3 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:27) (0:33) (1:39)
First official release/Best available source: 5th February 2023 – Peter Gabriel The Court Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
The Court (Pre Band Demo)
(Peter Gabriel) (3:37)
Recording date: 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Richard Chappell
First official release/Best available source: 16th March 2023 – Peter Gabriel The Court (Pre Band Demo) (subscriber 24bit/96kHz HiRes download / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/track/the-court-pre-band-demo)
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Daddy Long Legs [Playing For Time demo 1 & 2 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:58) (0:56)
First official release/Best available source: 8th March 2023 – Peter Gabriel Playing For Time Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Made For This [i/o demo 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:21) (0:38) (0:46) (0:30) (0:46)
i/o [pre band version excerpt 1 & 2]
(Peter Gabriel) (2:43) (0:22)
First official release/Best available source: 13th April 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Four Kinds Of Horses [demo 1, 2 & 3 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:15) (0:37) (0:32)
First official release/Best available source: 9th May 2023 – Peter Gabriel Four Kinds Of Horses Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Pukka [Road To Joy demo 1 & 2 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:39) (0:40)
Road To Joy [demo 3, 4 & 5 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:38) (0:55) (0:50)
First official release/Best available source: 11th June 2023 – Peter Gabriel Road To Joy Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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So Much [demo 1, 2, 3, 4,& 5 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:41) (0:39) (1:30) (3:12) (2:28)
First official release/Best available source: 18th July 2023 – Peter Gabriel So Much Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Olive Tree [demo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:27) (0:56) (0:48) (0:19) (0:40) (0:54) (0:34)
Olive Tree [pre band demo excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:34)
First official release/Best available source: 18th August 2023 – Peter Gabriel Olive Tree Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Love Can Heal [demo 1, 2 & 3 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (2:00) (1:07) (0:42)
Love Can Heal [live 2016 excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (2:02)
First official release/Best available source: 22th September 2023 – Peter Gabriel Love Can Heal Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
Love Can Heal (Halfway House Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:21)
First official release/Best available source: 26th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel Halfway House Mix: Love Can Heal (subscriber FLAC download / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/track/halfway-house-mix-love-can-heal)
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This Is Home [demo 1, 2, 3 & 4 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:31)
First official release/Best available source: 21st October 2023 – Peter Gabriel This Is Home Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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And Still [demo 1, 2, 3 & 4 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:05) (1:08) (1:10) (0:46)
First official release/Best available source: 7th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel And Still Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Path Of Fortune [Live And Let Live demo 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5 & 6 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:46) (0:30) (0:56) (0:58) (0:48) (0:52)
Live And Let Live [pre band version excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:31)
First official release/Best available source: 14th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel Live And Let Live Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
After the summer, Peter finally invited his band into the studio for album sessions…
Panopticom (Original Band Tracking Session 24/09/2021)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:33)
Recording date: 24th September 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Oli Jacobs
First official release/Best available source: 1st February 2023 – Peter Gabriel Panopticom (Original Band Tracking Session 24/09/2021) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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The Court [post band version excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (5:46)
First official release/Best available source: 5th February 2023 – Peter Gabriel The Court Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Playing For Time (Up Tempo Time)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:11)
Recording date: September 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Tom Cawley
First official release/Best available source: 29th March 2023 – Peter Gabriel Playing For Time (Up Tempo Time) (32bit/48kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Playing For Time (Up Tempo Time) [alternate mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:54)
First official release/Best available source: 8th March 2023 – Peter Gabriel Playing For Time Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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i/o (Post Band Version)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:36)
Recording date: September 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Richard Chappell a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 20th June 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o (Post Band Version) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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Four Kinds Of Horses (Post Band Version)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:10)
Recording date: September 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box
Produced by: Peter Gabriel, Richard Russell
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Brian Eno a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 20th May 2023 – Peter Gabriel Four Kinds of Horses (Post Band Version) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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Road To Joy (Post Band Version)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:37)
Recording date: September 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London
Produced by: Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Don E, Brian Eno a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 20th June 2023 – Peter Gabriel Road To Joy (Post Band Version) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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So Much (Guitar Version)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:48)
Recording date: 2021?
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes & John Metcalfe
First official release/Best available source: 19th July 2023 – Peter Gabriel So Much (Guitar Version) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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Olive Tree (Band Session)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:50)
Recording date: September 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Richard Chappell & Ged Lynch
First official release/Best available source: 18th July 2023 – Peter Gabriel Olive Tree (Band Session) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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Love Can Heal (Post Band Version)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:31)
Recording date: Oktober 2021
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Ged Lynch, Angie Pollock, Linnea Olsson, Jennie Abrahamson a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 28th September 2023 – Peter Gabriel Love Can Heal (Post Band Version) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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This Is Home (Post Band Version)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:02)
Recording date: 2021/2022?
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London
Produced by: Peter Gabriel
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 9th November 2023 – Peter Gabriel This Is Home (Post Band Version) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
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And Still [post band version excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:50)
First official release/Best available source: 7th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel And Still Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Live And Let Live [post band version excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:56)
First official release/Best available source: 14th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel Live And Let Live Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Collaborations
While Peter’s own album was taking shape, his vocal talents were needed elsewhere, including (once again after many years) for a Leonard Cohen tribute album…
Here It Is
(Leonard Cohen/Sharon Terea Robinson) (5:14)
Recording date: 2022?
Recording location: ?
Produced by: Larry Klein
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Bill Frisell u.a.
First official release/Best available source: 14th October 2022 – Various Artists Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen (HiRes Download/Blue Note Records)
We Must Rise
(Farzin Farhadi) (4:04)
Recording date: 2022
Recording location: ?
Produced by: Farzin Farhadi?
Performed by: Ává Bowers feat. Peter Gabriel (backing vocals)
First official release/Best available source: 19th December 2022 – Ává Bowers We Must Rise (HiRes Download//Mooncity)
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Album Tracks
By summer 2022, the recordings of the twelve selected tracks had been completed and were then passed on to three mixers. In December 2022, Peter Gabriel finally let the world know that there would be a new, regular studio album in 2023. It would indeed be called i/o – just as he had announced 20 years ago in 2004. 23 songs were still in the works at the end. From January 2023, a new track will initially be released every full moon. On December 1, 2023, i/o was finally released as a complete album – in three mix versions: Stereo mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (Bright-Side Mix) and by Tchad Blake (Dark-Side Mix), as well as mixed in Dolby-Atmos by Hans-Martin Buff (In-Side Mix)…
Panopticom (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:13)
First official release: 6th January 2023 – Peter Gabriel Panopticom (Bright Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
The Court (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:20)
First official release: 20th February 2023 – Peter Gabriel The Court (Bright Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Playing For Time (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:17)
First official release: 21st March 2023 – Peter Gabriel Playing For Time (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
i/o (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (3:53)
First official release: 6th April 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Four Kinds Of Horses (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:47)
First official release: 5th May 2023 – Peter Gabriel Four Kinds Of Horses (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Road To Joy (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:21)
First official release: 4th June 2023 – Peter Gabriel Road To Joy (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
So Much (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:51)
First official release: 17th July 2023 – Peter Gabriel So Much (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Olive Tree (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:58)
First official release: 1st August 2023 – Peter Gabriel Olive Tree (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Love Can Heal (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:59)
First official release: 31st August 2023 – Peter Gabriel Love Can Heal (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
This Is Home (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:04)
First official release: 14th October 2023 – Peter Gabriel This Is Home (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
And Still (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:42)
First official release: 13th November 2023 – Peter Gabriel And Still (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Live And Let Live (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:47)
First official release: 27th November 2023 – Peter Gabriel Live And Let Live (Bright-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Recording date: 2021/22
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London, High Seas Studios/Johannesburg, Copper House/London, British Grove/London a.o.
Produced by: Peter Gabriel a.o.
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Brian Eno, Ged Lynch a.o.
Album release/Best available source: 1st December 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o (2CD+Blu-ray//Real World Records PGCDBR21)
Panopticom (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:14)
First official release: 21st January 2023 – Peter Gabriel Panopticom (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
The Court (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:20)
First official release: 5th February 2023 – Peter Gabriel The Court (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Playing For Time (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:17)
First official release: 7th March 2023 – Peter Gabriel Playing For Time (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
i/o (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (3:53)
First official release: 20th April 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Four Kinds Of Horses (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:47)
First official release: 19th May 2023 – Peter Gabriel Four Kinds Of Horses (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Road To Joy (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:24)
First official release: 18th June 2023 – Peter Gabriel Road To Joy (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
So Much (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:51)
First official release: 3th July 2023 – Peter Gabriel So Much (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World
Olive Tree (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:58)
First official release: 16th August 2023 – Peter Gabriel Olive Tree (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Love Can Heal (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:01)
First official release: 15th September 2023 – Peter Gabriel Love Can Heal (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
This Is Home (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:04)
First official release: 29th September 2023 – Peter Gabriel This Is Home (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
And Still (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:41)
First official release: 28th October 2023 – Peter Gabriel And Still (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Live And Let Live (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:11)
First official release: 27th November 2023 – Peter Gabriel Live And Let Live (Dark-Side Mix) (24bit/96kHz HiRes Download//Real World)
Recording date: 2021/22
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London, High Seas Studios/Johannesburg, Copper House/London, British Grove/London a.o.
Produced by: Peter Gabriel a.o.
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Brian Eno, Ged Lynch a.o.
Album release/Best available source: 1st December 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o (2CD+Blu-ray//Real World Records PGCDBR21)
Panopticom (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:17)
First official release: 21st January 2023 – Peter Gabriel Panopticom (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
The Court (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:21)
First official release: 5th February 2023 – Peter Gabriel The Court (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
Playing For Time (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:19)
First official release: 7th March 2023 – Peter Gabriel Playing For Time (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
i/o (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (3:52)
First official release: 20th April 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
Four Kinds Of Horses (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:44)
First official release: 19th May 2023 – Peter Gabriel Four Kinds Of Horses (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
Road To Joy (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:24)
First official release: 18th June 2023 – Peter Gabriel Road To Joy (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
So Much (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:51)
First official release: 3th July 2023 – Peter Gabriel So Much (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
Olive Tree (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:58)
First official release: 16th August 2023 – Peter Gabriel Olive Tree (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
Love Can Heal (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (6:01)
First official release: 15th September 2023 – Peter Gabriel Love Can Heal (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
This Is Home (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:04)
First official release: 29th September 2023 – Peter Gabriel This Is Home (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
And Still (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:41)
First official release: 28th October 2023 – Peter Gabriel And Still (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
Live And Let Live (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) (7:12)
First official release: 27th November 2023 – Peter Gabriel Live And Let Live (In-Side Mix) (Dolby Atmos on Apple Music/Amazon Music)
Recording date: 2021/22
Recording location: Real World Studios/Box, The Beehive/London, High Seas Studios/Johannesburg, Copper House/London, British Grove/London a.o.
Produced by: Peter Gabriel a.o.
Performed by: Peter Gabriel feat. Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katché, Brian Eno, Ged Lynch a.o.
Album release/Best available source: 1st December 2023 – Peter Gabriel i/o (2CD+Blu-ray//Real World Records PGCDBR21)
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Outtakes
Of the other recorded tracks that did not make it onto the album, two titles are known, including What Lies Ahead, a song that he already played at concerts in 2014…
What Lies Ahead (Dark-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) ()
What Lies Ahead (Bright-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) ()
What Lies Ahead (In-Side Mix)
(Peter Gabriel) ()
First official release/Best available source: —
Put The Bucket Down [diff. mixes?]
(Peter Gabriel) ()
First official release/Best available source: —
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DIfferent versions
In addition to the three Bright/Dark/In-Side standard mixes, various radio edits were released, as well as some excerpts from alternative mixes as part of the “Deep Dive” videos for Bandcamp subscribers…
Panopticom (Bright-Side Mix – Radio Edit)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:06)
First official release/Best available source: 9th January 2023 – Peter Gabriel Panopticom (Bright Side Mix – Radio Edit) (Promo Download//UMI/Virgin Music Label And Artist Services)
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Playing For Time (Dark-Side Mix – Radio Edit)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:14)
First official release/Best available source: 9th January 2023 – Peter Gabriel Playing For Time (Dark-Side Mix) (Radio Edit) (Promo Download//UMI/Virgin Music Label And Artist Services)
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Four Kinds Of Horses [alternate mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:51)
Four Kinds Of Horses [instrumental mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (2:11)
First official release/Best available source: 9th May 2023 – Peter Gabriel Four Kinds Of Horses Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Road To Joy (Bright-Side Mix) [edit]
(Peter Gabriel) (4:40)
First official release/4th June 2023 – Peter Gabriel Road To Joy (Bright-Side Mix) [Edit] (deleted Audio Stream//youtube.com/petergabriel)
Best available source: —
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So Much [alternate mix 1 & 2 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:48) (1:00)
First official release/Best available source: 18th July 2023 – Peter Gabriel So Much Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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Olive Tree [alternate mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:33)
Olive Tree [instrumental mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:35)
First official release/Best available source: 18th August 2023 – Peter Gabriel Olive Tree Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
Olive Tree (Bright-Side Mix – Radio Edit)
(Peter Gabriel) (3:51)
First official release/Best available source: 1st August 2023 – Peter Gabriel Olive Tree (Radio Edit) (Promo Download//UMI/Virgin Music Label And Artist Services)
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Love Can Heal [alternate mix 1 & 2 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:14) (2:09)
Love Can Heal [instrumental mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:46)
First official release/Best available source: 22th September 2023 – Peter Gabriel Love Can Heal Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
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This Is Home [alternate mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:55)
First official release/Best available source: 21st October 2023 – Peter Gabriel This Is Home Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
This Is Home (Dark-Side Mix – Radio Edit)
(Peter Gabriel) (4:02)
First official release/Best available source: 20th November 2023 – Peter Gabriel This Is Home (Radio Edit) (Promo Download//UMI/Virgin Music Label And Artist Services)
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And Still [alternate mix 1, 2 & 3 excerpts]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:37) (1:03) (0:46)
First official release/Best available source: 7th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel And Still Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
And Still (No Strings Attached)
(Peter Gabriel) (8:02)
First official release/Best available source: 30th November 2023 – Peter Gabriel And Still (No Strings Attached) (subscriber 24bit/96kHz HiRes download / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/track/and-still-no-strings-attached)
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Live And Let Live (Stripped Down Version)
(Peter Gabriel) (5:51)
First official release/Best available source: 13th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel Live And Let Live (Stripped Down Version) (subscriber 24bit/96kHz HiRes download / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/track/live-and-let-live-stripped-down-version)
Live And Let Live [alternate mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (6:42)
Live And Let Live [instrumental mix excerpt]
(Peter Gabriel) (0:52)
First official release/Best available source: 14th December 2023 – Peter Gabriel Live And Let Live Deep Dive (subscriber mp4 streaming video / petergabriel.bandcamp.com/community)
Even before all the tracks on the album had been released, Peter Gabriel took the band on an i/o tour of Europe in the spring of 2023. The tour kicked off in Krakow on 18 May and finished in Dublin on 25 June. After a summer break, the band will tour North America from 8 September to 21 October. The shows on 13th October in Los Angeles and the following day in Palm Springs will be recorded in sound and vision for a possible release. Not all the tracks will be released after the tour. The final album track will be released digitally for the full moon on 27th November and i/o will finally be available in stores on 1st December in all three mix versions.
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Collaborations
In between his tours, he responded to a prominent request to sing one of his best-known songs as a duet…
Digging In The Dirt [Sheryl Crow version]
(Peter Gabriel) (5:24)
Recording date: 2023
Recording location: ???, Real World Studios/Box (PG Vocals)
Produced by: Mike Elizondo & Scooter Weintraub
Performed by: Sheryl Crow feat. Peter Gabriel (Vocals) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 8th March 2024 – Sheryl Crow feat. Peter Gabriel Digging In The Dirt (24bit/48kHz HiRes Download//The Valory Music Co./Big Machine)
After the tour, things will be quiet again for Peter as an active musician in 2024. Nevertheless, Peter contributed a piano version of one of his classics to an animated short film by Paul Goodenough and Jeanette Norgaard…
Red Rain [acoustic version]
(Peter Gabriel) (1:17)
First official release/Best available source: 31st July 2024 – Saving Jane (Short Film) (streaming video // youtube.com/watch?v=uAiGJWuLUZI)
… updates to follow …
Author: Steffen Gerlach
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