A Certain Ratio Announce Reissue Of 'Live in America' || Out 8/8 On Mute
A CERTAIN RATIO
LIVE IN AMERICA
MANCHESTER THREE-PIECE SHARE DETAILS OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF THE LIVE ALBUM THAT CAPTURES THEIR 1985 TOUR OF AMERICA WITH NEW ORDER
OUT 8/8 ON MUTE
LISTEN TO “SHACK UP (LIVE IN AMERICA)”
A CERTAIN RATIO have announced details of the latest release in their reissue campaign, Live in America, 10-tracks that capture the exuberance of their 1985 tour of America. It will be out on vinyl, CD and digitally on August 8, 2025 via Mute.
Originally available as a self-released cassette the band sold on tour the following year, the album compiles performances from ACR’s summer 1985 tour of North America with then (and current!) labelmates New Order when both artists were on Factory Records.
Listen to the band perform one of their most loved and best-known singles, “Shack Up” HERE.
The line-up documented on the album consists of Andrew Connell - Keyboards, Donald Johnson – Drums and Vocals, Jez Kerr - Bass and Vocals, Martin Moscrop - Guitar and Trumpet and Anthony Quigley - Sax. That same line up went on to release Force the following year, shortly before Connell left to concentrate on Swing Out Sister.
The band’s sheer joy in their performance is evidenced across the release, charting what sounded like an intense tour across North America only a few years into their career. They explain: “The tour was fun and we were very well looked after by New Order and especially Rob Gretton, New Order’s manager. Rob always made sure that we were well fed and watered and would fulfill any request we had. Sometimes the promoters wouldn’t want us to eat in the same swanky restaurants as New Order due to costs and because we were the ‘warm up’ act. When this happened Rob would just tell them that he would pay for ACR. He watched our performances every night and gave us his opinion on how he thought it went. He was one of our biggest fans and we miss him dearly.”
Live in America was recorded at: Felt Forum, NYC; Opera House, Boston; Agora Theatre, Akron; Bismarck Theater, Chicago and Warner Theatre, Washington DC.
A Certain Ratio Live in America is available on August 8, 2025 on vinyl, CD and limited cassette. Pre-order HERE.
Live in America art:
Track listing:
1. Sounds Like Something Dirty2. The Fox
3. Shack Up
4. Life’s a Scream
5. Wild Party
6. Flight
7. And Then Again
8. Touch
9. Knife Slits Water
10. Si Firmir O Grido
Pre-order Live in America HERE.
RECENT PRAISE FOR A CERTAIN RATIO:
"I still think ACR are one of the country's most underrated bands." - Andrew Weatherall, JOCKEY SLUT
“Although New Order played an important role in bringing electronic music to Manchester, it was factory label-mates ACR who were the first of the city’s post punk acts to be influenced by American black music. An important part of the city’s underground jazz scene, ACR helped to bring together the different club tribes of Manchester.” - 7 Dance Music Weekly
“We used to play to annoy people but now people don’t get annoyed anymore. We were trying to annoy people into thinking about other things, instead of just accepting the same old things.”
ACR Interview with Paul Morley - NME 1980
“[ACR] were going through a transitional phase that would later be satirised in 24hr party people film - but did in fact see the band operating way ahead of the curve" – Peter Hook, The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club
“One could forgive Martin Moscrop if he had issues with the current crop of dance-orientated rock bands. After all, they’re making bank largely by following the sonic formula that ACR developed a quarter of a century ago. Take a dash of disco and a chunk of funk, infuse the mix with arty-punk attitude and presto! Instant coolness”. - Bruce Tantum – TIME OUT NEW YORK 2004
“…pioneering groove alchemists” – THE QUIETUS
“… mould-breakers” – MOJO
“… pioneering…” – ELECTRONIC SOUND
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