Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (Live in Birmingham)[2012]

Original a track from the LP/CD The Human Menagerie [1973]. Live @ Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir) is a live album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, featuring the Orchestra of the Swan and Chamber Choir. It was recorded live at the Birmingham Symphony Hall on 24 November 2012, and was released on both CD and DVD in 2013. A DVD version of the performance was also released at the same time. Their first single, “Sebastian“, was an immediate success in Europe, although it failed to score in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album, The Human Menagerie, was released in 1973. Although the album was not a commercial success, the band attracted a growing following in London. For many years, Steve Harley had considered performing the first two Cockney Rebel albums - 1973’s The Human Menagerie and 1974’s The Psychomodo - in their entirety, with an orchestra and choir. In 2011, he began planning the one-off concert, and had originally considered the Cadogan Hall or Royal Festiva