Al Stewart Uncorked 2009

Uncorked is an acoustic live album by Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff.

It was recorded on their spring tour of the East Coast of the USA in 2009 and it was released later the same year.

Back in 1992, Al Stewart recorded an acoustic live album called Rhymes in Rooms which he made with Peter White. It was a deliberate decision to avoid repeating any of the songs on that first album.

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Bruce Springsteen 1978/08/09 Cleveland Ohio

Finally we have one of Bruce Springteen’s fantastic 1978 live recordings receiving an official, authorised release.

1978/08/09 Cleveland Ohio is a live album by Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band performing at the Agora and which is sold through live.brucespringsteen.net.

This concert was originally broadcast on the radio and has been a very popular bootleg. It was also released unofficially through the loophole in the European Union copyright laws a few months ago – see Bruce Springsteen Agora Ballroom 1978.

Ignore everything else, this is the REAL DEAL!

Background To The Cleveland Release

Toby Scott found the seven Agora tape reels in a box that had been returned from the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame. A comparison to other recordings of this concert showed that this had the best sound and could even be the original master tapes. These have since been cleaned up and the sound quality is terrific.

It is available as a digital download in varying qualities and also as physical CDs

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Overall Rating For Bruce Springsteen Live At The Agora, Cleveland on 08/09/1978 – 29/30

I believe that this is one of the finest live recordings ever made available legally.

If it has been released close to the time or recording, I believe that this would be generally recognised as one of the greatest live albums along with The Who Live At Leeds , The Rolling Stones Brussels Affair 1973 and other classics.

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Bruce Springsteen The Fox Theatre Atlanta 1978

The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia 30th September 1978 is a live recording by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

I think this is another radio broadcast that can legally be released in Europe because of a loophole in the copyright laws. This recording is on the Echoes label and was released on 15th December 2014.

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Bruce Springsteen High Hopes Tour 2014

High Hopes Tour 2014 is a 90 CD package covering 30 shows from the 2014 tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

If that’s too much for you, the concerts recordings are also available to be be separately.

These are only available from http://live.brucespringsteen.net/

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Bruce Springsteen AAMI Park Melbourne 2014 (Born In The USA Special)

AAMI Park Melbourne 2014 is a live recording by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

It was recorded in Australia on February 15, 2014 and it’s a special concert because the classic album Born In The USA was played in its entirety.

It also has a guest appearance from Eddie Velder on Highway To Hell.

It is only available from http://live.brucespringsteen.net

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Al Stewart Rhymes in Rooms 1992

Rhymes in Rooms is an acoustic live album by Al Stewart featuring Peter White.

It was recorded in the USA and Japan at:

McCabes Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, California
The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia
Banana Hill, Osaka, Japan

Unlike his first live recording to be released, Live Indian Summer which was with a full band, this is just the two performers.

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Bruce Springsteen Apollo Theater New York, NY 2012

Apollo Theater New York, NY 2012 is a live recording of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

It was recorded on March 09, 2012.

This is the first official release from the Bruce Springsteen archives and it’s available from http://live.brucespringsteen.net as a digital download or CD.

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Bruce Springsteen Agora Ballroom 1978

Agora Ballroom 1978: The Classic Cleveland Broadcast is a live recording by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

It is released on the Left Field Media label in November 2014 and takes advantage of the lower copyright protection in the European Union for live recordings that were broadcast on the radio.

If Passaic 1978 was disappoint in terms of sound quality, this is better. I should warn you that these are addictive because Springsteen varied the setlist over the tour so it’s not a case of just getting on great 1978 live recording.

These 1978 Darkness tour recordings are the holy grail as far as many Springsteen fans are concerned.

Just before Christmas 2014, Bruce Springsteen released an authorised version of the Cleeveland 1978 concert – for details see 1978/08/09 Cleveland Ohio – that is the one that you should really buy and it’s reported that it has superior sound quality.

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Bruce Springsteen Winterland Night 1978

Winterland Night 1978: The Classic San Francisco Broadcast is a live album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

It was recorded in San Francisco on 15th December 1978.

This is another radio broadcast that creeps through the European copyright laws. There are several different versions of this concert but this one is on the Left Field Media label.

This is not an official Springsteen approved release… we are still waiting for those.

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