Tom Verlaine Live At The Venue 1982

Live At The Venue is a live album by Tom Verlaine.

It was recorded in London on 3rd June 1982.

The live recording has been released as a digital download but it has previously been an important part of the Tom Verlaine compilation, The Miller’s Tale. I didn’t realise originally and bought the digital download as soon as I saw it without checking.

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Frankie Miller Live At Rockpalast 1976 1979 1982

Live At Rockpalast is a live album on three CDs and a DVD by Frankie Miller.

There is also a vinyl double album with fewer songs.

The CD box set features three performances:

CD 1 at WDR Studio L in Cologne on 3 July 1976
CD 2 at Maifestspiele Wiesbaden on 6 May 1979
CD 3 at Loreley on 28 August 1982

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Siouxsie & The Banshees At The BBC 1977 to 2001

Siouxsie & The Banshees At The BBC is a three CD and one DVD set of live recordings, in concert and in the studio, made by the BBC between 1977 and 2001.

The BBC has started to pull together ll of its recording and filming of important musical acts and is creating these compelling box-sets.

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Joe Jackson Live At The BBC 1979 to 1983

Joe Jackson Live At The BBC collects together live recordings of Joe Jackson made by the BBC between 1979 and 1983.

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Queen on Fire Live at the Bowl 1982

Queen on Fire Live at the Bowl is a live album and DVD by Queen.

It was recorded at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Milton Keynes, England on 5 June 1982 while the band were promoting the disappointing Hot Space studio album.

Perhaps Queen were trying to prove a point because this album rocks hard and the piano based ballads create a great contrast.

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Bauhaus Press the Eject And Give Me The Tape 1981 1982

Press the Eject And Give Me The Tape is a live album by Bauhaus.

The album brings together recordings made from three concerts In England:

  • Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool on 31 October 1981
  • Hammersmith Palais in London on 9 November 1981
  • Old Vic in London on 24 February 1982

Later bonus tracks came from:

  • Le Rose Bon Bon in Paris on 3 December 1981
  • Fagins in Manchester on 28 October 1981

This captures the time when new wave music was turning towards goth rock and before indie and alternative rock developed.

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Gillan Live Triple Trouble 1981 1982

Live Triple Trouble is a compilation live album that builds on the live album included in the previously issued Double Trouble.

It pulls together live performances from four sources:

  • Rainbow Theatre on 4th March 1981
  • Reading Festival on 29th August 1981
  • BBC Radio 1’s “Friday Rock Show” from 1982
  • Nottingham concert in March 1981

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The Doobie Brothers Farewell Tour 1982

Farewell Tour is a live album by The Doobie Brothers that brought the Michael McDonald era to an end.

This was originally only released as a CD in Japan but in 2008 it received a wider release.

Founder member, guitarist and singer Tom Johnston guest starred with the band on the last night at Berkeley in California on September 11, 1982 and two songs feature on the album.

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Asia Live in Buffalo 1982

Live In Bufallo is an archive released live album by Asia.

It was recorded in Buffalo, New York on May 3, 1982 by the original members of the group whilst they were promoting their first studio album.

This is one of the few live albums that catches the band in their commercial prime in the early 1980s and whilst recording technology was more primitive, this is an important release if you’re a fan of the band.

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