Elvis Presley That’s The Way It Is (Legacy Edition) 1970

That’s The Way It Is is a combination of live and studio tracks by Elvis Presley for the documentary That’s The Way It Is.

It’s been released in many different formats over the years but this looks at the 2014 Legacy edition. For more details of the earlier versions, see Discogs.

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Pet Shop Boys Concrete in Concert at the Mermaid Theatre 2006

Concrete: in Concert at the Mermaid Theatre for Radio 2 with the BBC Concert Orchestra is a live album by the Pet Shop Boys.

It was recorded in London on May 8th, 2006 and first broadcast by the BBC on May 27th, 2006.

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Madness Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1980

Live At The Hammersmith Odeon – 23.12.80 is a live recording that’s available with the 2010 enhanced version of their second studio album Absolutely.

It was recorded in London and broadcast by the BBC.  Their are 21 live tracks on the UK version on the Union Square Music Limited but the US version on Amazon.com had lost a few of the live tracks. Careful needs to be taken when buying it to make sure that you get the version that offers the best value for money.

This is from the time when Madness were still a ska band although there were signs of their nutty pop sound coming through on hit singles like Baggy Trousers. If you like The Specials, The Beat, Bad Banners and The Selecter but you’re put off Madness by their irritating hits, you need to investigate this album.

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Rod Stewart Live 1976 – 1998 Tonight’s The Night

Live 1976 – 1998 Tonight’s The Night is a compilation live album by Rod Stewart that extends over 4 CDs.

The first disc is all from 1976, the second moves from 1976 to 1981, the third from 1984 to 1989 and the final disc from 1991 to 1998.

This then captures his career as he turned from a rocker with the Faces to a massively successful pop star.

The critical view is that he had “it” in the early 1970s with albums like Every Picture Tells A Story but he was losing it by the time Sailing and Atlantic Crossing appeared in 1975 and it was gone completely by the time that he turned to disco with Do Ya Think I’m Sexy.

That view probably needs to be refined. He continued to produce high quality singles with the odd exception, even if he’d lost that special creativity that he had in his younger days.

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The Jacksons Live 1981

The Jacksons Live is a live album by The Jacksons (formerly known as the Jackson 5).

This was recorded at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pennsylvania, USA on August 13, 1981 and was released in November 1981.

By this stage Michael Jacksons solo career as an adult was taking off with the Off The Wall studio album released in August 1979. Thriller was recorded and released in 1982.

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Jackson 5 Live At The Forum 1970 1972

Live At The Forum is a live album by the Jackson 5.

It was recorded at The Forum, in Inglewood, California on June 20, 1970 and August 26, 1972 but not released until June 2010.

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The Beach Boys Live The 50th Anniversary Tour 2012

Live The 50th Anniversary Tour is a live album by The Beach Boys.

It was recorded at various locations between April and September 2012.

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