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It’s a timeless live classic that deserves to be re-discovered or listened to for the first time
Supertramp’s “Paris”—the 1980 live double LP that captured the British rock band in full flight during their “Breakfast in America” world tour—has been newly reissued in 2025, with remastered audio and fresh packaging.
A cornerstone in the band’s catalog and a fan favorite for decades, “Paris” finds new life on vinyl and CD, offering longtime fans and new listeners a brilliant snapshot of Supertramp at their artistic and commercial peak.
Recorded on November 29, 1979, at the Pavillon de Paris, the album captures the group’s final tour with co-founder Roger Hodgson before his departure in 1983. The Paris recordings weren’t initially planned for release—drummer Bob Siebenberg reportedly forgot about the tapes until rediscovering them in his Northern California barn in 2006, according to a remastering interview noted on Wikipedia. Once restored and digitally transferred, the sound quality revealed a tight, sophisticated live band whose arrangements were as intricate as they were emotional.
Highlights from the reissue include electric versions of hits like “The Logical Song,” “Breakfast in America,” and “Take the Long Way Home.” But perhaps the album’s most powerful moment comes with “Fool’s Overture,” the epic 11-minute closer that showcases the band’s musical ambition and Hodgson’s conceptual songwriting at its most cinematic.
Originally appearing on 1977’s Even in the Quietest Moments, “Fool’s Overture” was already a studio marvel—layered with Winston Churchill sound bites, synthesizer flourishes, orchestral passages, and thematic shifts. But in the Paris live version, it becomes something more visceral. The band’s use of live keyboards and stage dynamics create an atmosphere that swings between haunting stillness and thunderous grandeur. Hodgson’s vocal performance is raw yet exacting, and the song’s anti-war message and progressive structure resonate even more powerfully in front of a live audience.
"The way that piece unfolds live is incredible,” Hodgson once told Classic Rock Magazine in a retrospective interview. “It’s like telling a story with no boundaries.” Fans agree: the Paris version of “Fool’s Overture” is widely considered definitive, showing a band willing to challenge its audience while still connecting emotionally.
The newly reissued Paris preserves this magic. The remastered edition benefits from enhanced clarity, particularly in multi-instrumental tracks like “Fool’s Overture,” where the blend of electric piano, saxophone, and synthesizers now sounds more balanced and dynamic. For audiophiles and Supertramp die-hards alike, it’s a welcome return.
This reissue also serves as a gentle reminder of Supertramp’s unique position in rock history: straddling the line between art-rock complexity and pop accessibility, they crafted music that was thoughtful without being pretentious, catchy without being hollow.
In 2025, Live in Paris still feels urgent. It’s not just a live album—it’s a live experience.
With this reissue, Supertramp’s glorious night in the City of Light lives on, inviting us to listen again, or maybe for the first time.
**Sources:**
* “Paris (Supertramp album).” Wikipedia,
* “Supertramp.” Wikipedia,
* *Classic Rock Magazine*, various interviews with Roger Hodgson (archival)
* Original album liner notes and 2025 reissue press release
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