Coldplay - Live Recording Cassette (1999)

A rare surviving live recording cassette documenting Coldplay during the earliest stages of their career, captured before the release of The Blue Room EP or Parachutes and long before the band’s rise to international success.Housed in its original cassette case and labelled “Coldplay Live, Chester – Early July ’99”, the tape contains live recordings of two key songs from the band’s formative period: ‘Spies’ and ‘Careful Where You Stand’. Both tracks were central to Coldplay’s early live repertoire and featured prominently during the period in which the group was building momentum through club performances and industry showcases.Recorded just months before Coldplay released The Blue Room EP, it captures the group in a raw live setting at a pivotal moment in their development, offering a rare snapshot of how these songs were performed before the band achieved mainstream recognition.As an original contemporary recording from 1999, the tape provides valuable insight into Coldplay’s early live sound and represents a scarce piece of documentation from the period immediately preceding their commercial breakthrough.Track Listing ‘Spies’ (Live, Chester, Early July 1999) ‘Careful Where You Stand’ (Live, Chester, Early July 1999) Collectibility & Provenance Original live recording cassette Recorded in Chester, Early July 1999 Features live performances of ‘Spies’ and ‘Careful Where You Stand’ Dates from Coldplay’s formative pre-Parachutes era Contemporary recording documenting the band’s early live performances Preserved within the Chris Allison archive Captures Coldplay prior to global success Rare surviving piece of early Coldplay live history Direct provenance from producer Chris Allison’s collection