The Stax/Volt Revue Volume One Live In London

The Stax/Volt Revue Volume One Live In London is a live album featuring Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Booker T. and The MG’s and the Mar-Keys.

It was recorded in London in March 1967.

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The Temptations Live at the Copa 1968

Live at the Copa is a live album by The Temptations.

It was recorded at The Copacabana in New York City in 1968.

This is the first album with their new lead singer, Dennis Edwards as the replacement for David Ruffin.

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Etta James Live From San Francisco 1981

Live From San Francisco is a live album by Etta James.

It was recorded in March 1981 but wasn’t released until 1994.

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Smokey Robinson And The Miracles Live! 1968

Smokey Robinson And The Miracles Live! is a live album.

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Sly And The Family Stone Live At The Fillmore East October 4th & 5th 1968

Live At The Fillmore East October 4th & 5th 1968 is a box set of live recordings by Sly And The Family Stone.

What we have are four different sets of Sly Stone performing live (two per night) in New York in an even earlier set than the Woodstock performance. By this stage, the band had released their third studio album Life but it’s before the big hits which started with Everyday People released in November 1968. It’s also before Sly Stone was overtaken by his drug addiction.

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Various Artists Apollo Saturday Night 1964

Apollo Saturday Night is an early live album featuring some soul greats including Otis Redding and Ben E King.

Other artists to feature are The Falcons (with Wilson Pickett), Doris Troy, Rufus Thomas and The Coasters. King Curis and his band provided the musical backing for the singers.

It was recorded at the Apollo Theatre in New York City in 1964 and was released the same year.

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Esther Phillips Burnin’ Live at Freddie Jett’s Pied Pier LA 1969

Burnin’: Live at Freddie Jett’s Pied Pier LA is a live album by R&B singer Esther Phillips.

The album was recorded in late 1969 and released in 1970.

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The Supremes At The Copa 1965

The Supremes At The Copa is a live album by The Supremes.

It was recorded at the Copacabana club in New York in 1965. The Supremes at this stage were Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson.

Originally the album was issued with 15 tracks and Diana Ross overdubbed her vocals in the studio because the recording was “not up to Motown’s standards.”

In 2012 an expanded version  was issued:

  • Disc 1 has the album as it was released in stereo plus ten previously unreleased mono versions with Diana Ross’s original vocals.
  • Disc 2 has a complete show compiled from six recordings of the show at the Copa which has the original vovals and also includes some extra tracks.

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