King Crimson The Night Watch 1973

The Night Watch is a live album by progressive rock group King Crimson. It was recorded on 23 November 1973 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Holland while they were promoting the Larks’ Tongues in Aspic studio album.

I think King Crimson could be the most difficult group to buy albums for because of the many different changes in line-up and basic sound.

The group at this stage were:

Robert Fripp – guitar, mellotron
John Wetton – bass guitar, vocals
David Cross – violin, viola, keyboards
Bill Bruford – drums, percussion

Many will argue that this is the classic line-up, even surpassing the version with Greg Lake as all four people appeared on Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black and Red although the involvement of David Cross on Red is very limited.

There is a very strong argument that a group as innovative as King Crimson are best live rather than caught in the studio.

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Neil Young Time Fades Away 1973

Time Fades Away is the first live album to be released by Neil Young. It was recorded in 1973 and he was backed by The Stray Gators.

While Neil Young has issued many live albums since including historic performances from his early days, Time Fades Away is not available for sale. This is because the entire tour has too many bad memories and he’s unhappy with the sound.

However the unavailability of Time Fades Away has given this live album legendary status and many fans are eager to hear the new songs performed on it.

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Rod Stewart & The Faces Coast To Coast 1973

Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners is a live album recorded in California in October 1973 by Rod Stewart and the Faces.

I have seen plenty of scathing reviews for this album over the years but I really like its sloppy charm.

By this stage Rod Stewart had become the star solo singer with huge hit singles like Maggie May and hit albums like Every Picture Tells A Story. This single and album were number one in the UK and USA at the same time. That’s how big Rod Stewart used to be in the 70s and it was a feat that neither Elvis Presley or The Beatles managed to achieve.

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Badfinger BBC Live In Concert 1972 & 1973

BBC Live In Concert is a live album by power pop group Badfinger featuring concerts in June 1972 and August 1973.

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West, Bruce and Laing Live ‘n’ Kickin’ 1973

Live ‘n’ Kickin’ was the posthumously released live album from West, Bruce and Laing that was recorded on their 1973 tour to promote the Why Dontcha studio album.

Did anyone ask the riddle “what do you get if you cross Mountain with Cream?”

The answer is West, Bruce and Laing with the following responsibilities:

  • Leslie West — guitar, vocals
  • Jack Bruce — synthesizer, bass, harmonica, vocals
  • Corky Laing — drums

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Black Sabbath Past Lives

Past Lives by Black Sabbath is acompilation of recordings of Black Sabbath live in concert during the early 1970s to make up for no prime time release.

At least this is the original Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler.

The first disc has been previously released as Black Sabbath Live At Last from 1973 concerts.

The second disc is from 1970 and 1975.

If you want the proper Ozzy Osborne Black Sabbath, you may be better turning your attention to Black Sabbath Reunion from 1997.

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Black Sabbath Live At Last 1973

Black Sabbath Live At Last was released in 1986 without the permission of the band. It was recorded in 1973 for a live album but unfortunately the group didn’t think it was good enough.

Remember competition was tough with albums like Made In Japan and reputation meant a lot.

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Climax Blues Band FM Live 1973

FM Live is a live album by the Climax Blues Band, recorded in 1973.

The group introduced a lot of new songs into the set rather than drawing heavily on earlier albums.

If you know the Climax Blues Band from their funky hit single Couldn’t Get It Right, you should listen to the mp3 samples before buying this live album. That song isn’t typical and if that’s what you want, you may find World Tour 1976 suits you better.

What you have on FM Live is excellent blues rock powered by the guitar of Peter Haycock.

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Wishbone Ash Live Dates 1973

Live Dates is the first live album by Wishbone Ash, recorded in 1973, after the critical and commercial success of Argus and when they were promoting their next album, Wishbone 4.

Wishbone Ash haven’t shown much imagination with the titles of their live albums because there are also Live Dates 2 and Live Dates 3 from later reincarnations of the band..

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