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......Things with the Allmans get a little complicated with the albums Live at The Fillmore East & Eat a Peach - For track selection I'd reckon the best version of Eat a Peach is the deluxe version simply because it's far more representative of the Allmans in Concert (ie it's much longer!) .....both versions have the 33 + minute version of Mountain Jam (!) ...The SACD of Eat a Peach sounds fab ..but it is simply a 5.1 version of the shorter original album .....likewise The Fillmore East album has been released as a DTS High Definition Surround version - again sound is good (both albums were sourced (I think) from the original QUAD masters...but the DTS Fillmore Album has the same (shorter) track listing as the original stereo release. ......so really it's a choice of surround sound v more tracks. Also keep a look out for the Live at 1970 The Atlanta Pop Festival ..which includes some stormin' performances although certain songs are duplicated across the 2 cds (the Allmans played 2 sets recorded on different days of the festival) Johnny Winter (ask your brother!) guests on the 2nd Atlanta set. Finally for Duane Allman saddoes like myself The Duane Allman Anthology albums (1+2) showcase his abilities as a session player and with the Allmans. .......and thanks for the info re MMJ .......xmas cd tokens ahoy!

Genesis - Seconds Out (Remaster)

Rush - R30 / Rush in Rio / Different Stages / A Show of Hands / Exit Stage Left

Redshift - Last

Tangerine Dream - Orange Odyssey soundtrack / 220 volts / Tournado

Kansas - Two for the Show

Kraftwerk - Minimum Maximum 

Just a wee selection.............

 

 

Most of my favourites have already been listed (Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd) but I'd like to add Aerosmith's "Live Bootleg" and "REM Live" to the list.

Root Down and Get It (Live) - Jimmy Smith

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Could be worse, I guess - could've been used for 1,000,001 dull, unimaginitive hi-fi and home cinema demonstrations... 

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Bose demonstrated their newest cinema system with that, obviously quite a few years back now. I liked it and bought it, the DVD that is, not their cinema system.

Rollins Band: "The Only Way To Know For Sure".

The Who - Live at Leeds.

A little off-topic, because it's a DVD, rather than an album, but I'd add The Who Live At The Royal Albert Hall (from 2001). You can get it for £6 on Amazon, and it's one of my all-time favourite test discs, especially if you listen to the DTS mix.

What part of fairest Nottinghamshire are you from, Matt?

 

Foo Fighters, skin and bones in NY. Chilli Peppers at Slane Park.

[quote user="Twigster"]Rollins Band: "The Only Way To Know For Sure".[/quote] Cracking album that one, and well worth the 2CD set. Hopefully Henry will be bringing some products over for his spoken word tour in the next few days.

As for other live releases:

David Bowie - Stage (DVD-Audio) - restored to original live set order and listening to "Heroes" makes the hair stand on end!

Pop Will Eat Itself - Live @ Birmingham Academy - one of those Instant Live releases where you could get the CD 15 mins after the gig. Pure immediacy and the last tour they ever did, and an awesome atmosphere.

Metallica - S&M - gorgeous mix of band with Michael Kamen Orchestra there.

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Definatly with you on the Skin and Bones front, been having a Foos afternoon.

 

Japan - Oil On Canvas, on vinyl (a little worn though sadly).

Only two I listen to regularly are

Nirvana- Unplugged

INXS- Live Baby Live. DVD is good too, but bizarrely has poorer content than the old video release.

The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life - Zappa

Roxy And Elsewhere - Zappa

Rolling Stones, Get Your Yas Yas Out! And The Who Live At Leeds.

I can sware that Paul Oakenfold Bunkka Live is the best ever live recording I have ever heard and his Starry Eyed Suprise is way better than the original which was still brilliant. Track 4 - Ready Steady Go is the best of all though - used on a Jeep advert I believe...or a car advert of somesort anyway. A definite listen. I also have a Fleetwood Mac Live LP which is really good - quite an early one of their's.