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Most folk know this commentator’s affinity for live music.  I enjoy attending concerts – immensely.  I was viewing a YouTube video and I saw a few links to top 10 live albums.  Both I checked out involved vinyl.  I had a few on each list.  While I like such lists, I never thought to list a top ten of my live LPs. It got me curious to how many Live concerts I have on vinyl in my collection.  Answer: A lot!  I listed them and decided I could not really make a list of ten faves.  To some extent it varies over time.  Often it has to with which LPs include versions of a fave tune.  The Band’s Rock of Ages includes their cover of “Don’t Do It,” perhaps my fave song in their “catalogue. My fave Grateful Dead song, “Playin’ In The Band,” appears on an untitled double-LP live album commonly called “Skull and Roses.   Jackson Browne’s “Runnin’ on Empty” from the LP of the same name. Ditto with Neil Young’s “Time Fades Away.” Poco’s “DeLiverin’” features “I Guess You Made It” and “C’mon.”

Free Live includes a great version of my favorite song,  “All Right Now.” I really like the live version of George Harrison’s “Wah Wah” found on “The Concert for Bengla Desh.”  I enjoy the live version of “Sympathy for the Devil” found on the The Rolling Stones’ “Get Yer Ya Yas Out.”  (Peter) “Frampton Comes Alive” includes my fave versions of “Doobie Wah” and “Something’s Happening.” The Grateful Dead’s “Europe ‘72” features my favorite version of “Sugar Magnolia.”  “Derek & the Dominos In Concert” features my favorite versions of “Let It Rain,” “Tell the Truth” and “Why Does Love Got to be So Sad?” The Last of the Red Hot (Flying) Burrito(Brother)s” includes my favorite version of “Hot Burrito #2” featuring Chris Hillman on lead vocals (Gram Parsons sang lead on the studio version.).  Traffic’s “Welcome to the Canteen” leads off with what I consider the best version of “Medicated Goo.”

And the above does not includes LPs such as “Poco Live” or “Yessongs”  – that I greatly enjoy.

There are many others and all graced my turntable many spins, including the Stones LP pictured at left which was my very first live LP, "Got Live If You Want It."

Do you have any list? 

Can you even narrow a list to ten LPs?

(That’s one use of the comments section.)

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Fred Klein

Jo and I attended The Concert For Bengla Desh (second best we ever attended)!
Scott Bloom

LPs….Only bought 3.

Def Leopard-Pyromania…..Super­tramp-Breakfast­ in America….Fame-The movie soundtrack.
Daniel Schwartz

I didn't attend, but The Who's Live at Leeds is one of my all time favorite live albums.
Rona Gura

One of my lifetime memories was attending the No Nukes concert at MSG. It was spearheaded by Bruce Springsteen. But included performances from The Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Carley Simon, Tom Petty, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown and more. I was only 18 and a freshman in college. It was just incredible and a night I'll always remember.
Corey Bearak

I attended the Sept 23, 19779 rally -& concert in Battery Park as part of the Legal Team -- I was in Law School then.
I also attended the concert that eve at MSG: Crosby, Stills & Nash, POCO, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, James Taylor, John Hall, Jesse Colin Young, Bonnie Raitt, Stephen Bishop, Raydio
Michael Steger

Waiting for Columbus -- Little Feat; Stop Making Sense -- Talking Heads; Rock N Roll Animal - Lou Reed; Last Waltz box set (full concert); Neil Young Live at MAssey Hall; Live on Ten Legs -- Pearl Jam
First vinyl LP I ever bought was Frampton Comes Alive. After about a month it was so warped it was unplayable
Corey Bearak

Live at Massey I consider post vinyl so while in my collection I did not include it. Last Waltz I had but no song caused it to gain a reference. Waiting for Columbus did not make my collection until the post "vinyl days" so it was not on my list. Of course I never included my full list in the blog. Maybe I should post it as a comment. maybe not. In fact I realized earlier today I left off one LP and added it later early this evening.
Rich Slomovitz

Pretty sure my first live album purchase was The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl. I was at a Grateful Dead concert at the Meadowlands Arena which became the Nightfall of Diamonds album. Was also at a Neil Young show at Jones Beach in 89 where the acoustic version of Rockin' in the Free World was recorded for the Freedom album which came out later that year. As Neil sang in Union Man (Hawks & Doves album) - "Live music is better bumper stickers should be issued."
Corey Bearak

Interesting my first JB was Beach Boys in 1984 but I did not see another show there until Fleetwood Mac in 1990 in part to see Squeeze who opened.

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