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Live Rope
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 2024 (2024-11)
RecordedMusic Hall of Williamsburg, New York City on 18 May 2024
Amare, The Hague on 19 November 2023
Length183:00 (USB version)
~150:00 (vinyl version)
147:52 (CD version)
LabelYoung God
ProducerMichael Gira
Swans chronology
The Beggar
(2023)
Live Rope
(2024)

Live Rope is the upcoming tenth live album by American experimental rock band Swans set to be released in November 2024 on Young God Records. It will be released on CD, Vinyl, and a USB Credit Card.[1]

Background

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The album is a fundraiser for their upcoming 17th studio album.[1] The USB was contained in special deluxe editions of the Vinyl and CD. The special editions of the CD was limited to 300 units and the Vinyl was limited to 1000 units.

The album contains live recordings of songs from the band's previous two albums, Leaving Meaning and The Beggar, with recordings from the 2023 and 2024 tours. The album also debuts three previously unreleased songs, "Rope" (together with the Beggar as one piece), "Away", and "Birthing". Every version contains the full recording of the concert from Williamsburg, New York on May 18th 2024. The CD and Vinyl contains songs from the The Hague, Netherlands show on November 19th 2023. The USB contains the full recordings of both.[1]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Michael Gira, Kristof Hahn, Larry Mullins, Dana Schechter, Phil Puleo, and Christopher Pravdica, except where noted

CD version
No.TitleLength
1."Rope" (previously unreleased) 
2."The Beggar" 
3."The Hanging Man" 
4."Away" (previously unreleased) 
5."Birthing" (previously unreleased) 
6."Cathedrals of Heaven" 
Total length:147:52
USB "credit card" version
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Rope" (previously unreleased)  
2."The Beggar"Michael Gira 
3."The Hanging Man"Michael Gira 
4."Away" (previously unreleased)Michael Gira 
5."Birthing" (previously unreleased)  
6."The Memorious"Michael Gira 
7."Cathedrals of Heaven"Michael Gira 
8."Leaving Meaning"Michael Gira 
Total length:183:00
Vinyl version (Side one)
No.TitleLength
1."Rope" (previously unreleased) (Part 1) 
Vinyl version (Side two)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Rope" (previously unreleased) (Part 2)Michael Gira 
2."The Beggar" (Part 1)  
Vinyl version (Side three)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Beggar" (Part 2)Michael Gira 
Vinyl version (Side four)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Beggar" (Part 3)Michael Gira 
Vinyl version (Side five)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Hanging Man"Michael Gira 
2."Away" (previously unreleased)Michael Gira 
Vinyl version (Side six)
No.TitleLength
1."Birthing" (previously unreleased) (Part 1) 
Vinyl version (Side seven)
No.TitleLength
1."Birthing" (previously unreleased) (Part 2) 
Vinyl version (Side eight)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Memorious"Michael Gira 

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "SWANS LIVE ROPE 2024 FUNDRAISER PREORDER". YOUNG GOD RECORDS. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
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Category:2024 live albums Category:Swans (band) live albums Category:Young God Records live albums Category:Albums produced by Michael Gira