| Mushroom 25 Live | ||||
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| Live album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | December 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 14 November 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop / dance / rock | |||
| Length | 360 min 1998 VHS 340 min 2002 DVD | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Various artists chronology | ||||
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Mushroom 25 Live is a live album, video and DVD by various Australian musicians and was recorded at the Mushroom 25 Concert held on Saturday 14 November 1998, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. From the early afternoon until late at night for the nine-hour concert, 56 acts, including many of the biggest names in Australian music, performed their hits to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mushroom Records, which was organised by its owner, Michael Gudinski.[1][2] The concert featured former Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes guesting with INXS on "The Loved One" and "Good Times" in tribute of Michael Hutchence for their first public performance since his death in November 1997.[2][3]
The 1998 VHS comprised 3 video cassettes with a total time of 360 min.[4] By 2002, Gudinski's Liberation Blue Records re-released the concert both on audio as a 2xCD and video as a 2xDVD set. The 2xCD set has 15 tracks each with Disc 1 length of 71: 45,[5] and Disc 2 length of 75:35.[6] The DVD is a double disc set in Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, with a running time of almost six hours and featuring deluxe Digipak packaging. Audio - Dolby Digital 5.1 Regions - 1,2,3,4,5,6. Disc Format - 2 x DVD9. Disc One: 174 Minutes. Disc Two: 166 Minutes. Rated ‘E’
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- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "INXS". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Mushroom 25 Live [videorecording]". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 7 December 1999. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Mushroom 25 Live (Disc 1)". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Mushroom 25 Live (Disc 2)". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2009.