 | Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, California, May 26, 1976 - The Complete Concert by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $9.89 Reggae is not everybody's thing, but if you like Bob Marley, this one is a must-have
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 | The Concert in Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.98 The best Simon & Garfunkel-record by far. Well arranged, well played, well sung, magnificent set list. And you can get it on DVD as well
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 | Concert in the Park by Paul Simon
Buy new: $24.98 / Used from: $1.89 This one is less well known, but it is a very enjoyable recording, and it provides a nice overview of Paul Simon's solo career
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 | Genesis Live: The Way We Walk, Vol. 1 (The Shorts) by Genesis
Buy new: $8.96 / Used from: $0.01 A really enjoyable recording with most of Genesis' best latter-day tunes, including 'No Son Of Mine', 'Jesus He Knows Me', and the grand 'Throwing It All Away'
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 | At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.88 We've got it all....rock, soul, reggae, country...the live blues albums are in my "So You'd Like To Listen To The Blues" guide somewhere here on Amazon...
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 | At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $2.57 ...and John R. Cash's two classic 'prison albums' are on my CD shelf, and should be on yours as well if you're even a little bit into Johnny Cash
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 | Memories: The '68 Comeback Special by Elvis Presley
Buy new: $29.98 / Used from: $4.47 Elvis Presley at his best, doing real rock n' roll and good, muscular R&B - and even playing some pretty good blues guitar! No Vegas-gloss here, fortunately
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 | One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 by Sam Cooke
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $6.05 This is my favourite soul album, plain and simple. The father of the genre, the great Sam Cooke, in front of his "home crowd" in Harlem, New York...I bet you didn't know Cooke could sound this rough and tough!
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 | In Person at the Whisky a Go Go by Otis Redding
Buy new: $8.96 / Used from: $2.79 Otis Redding's 'answer', if you will, to Sam Cooke's phenomenal ' Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963', and one of his best efforts
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 | Live In New York City (2CD) by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.77 We need a really predictable live album from Bruce, a lean, mean, tight one with a perfect mix of hits and rare goodies. But while we're waiting, this one is not half bad at all
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 | Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2CD) by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.14 This is the young Mr Springsteen at his most intense, an amazing record
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 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-1985 (Dlx) by Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band
Buy new: $49.98 / Used from: $13.98 Not all of these performances are equally tight, but there is still an awful lot of firepower on this classic triple live album
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 | Live at the BBC by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $11.03 A very interesting BBC offering for fans of Fleetwood Mac's early days, back when they were a blues and rock n' roll ensemble rather than a slick pop band
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 | BBC Sessions by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $5.00 Jimi was at the BBC as well, and these are the results. Very enjoyble
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 | BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $5.89 And this is Led Zeppelin live at the Beeb! Very, very good performances on some of their best songs, and a truly stellar addition to their catalogue
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 | Free Live by Free
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $6.92 'Free Live' is not just a great live album, it is the best of all Free's records. Go for this excellent expanded edition
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 | Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $7.94 And more excellent blues rock....all of Stevie Ray Vaughan's live album are very good, but this one is just magnificent
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 | Live at Carnegie Hall by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.31 Another fine live album, with Stevie Ray backed by the Roomful of Blues horn section
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 | Live at the BBC by The Beatles
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $6.15 The Beatles live in the studio; great music and great fun without all the hysterical screaming
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 | In the Beginning by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $1.89 Here is Stevie Ray live in the studio as well (although not at the BBC)! Powerful early recordings, lots of tremendous guitar playing, great renditions of 'All Your Love' and 'Love Struck Baby'
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 | Live Alive by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $0.78 The only live recordings released during Stevie's much too brief lifetime, this one is curiously underrated. Very, very enjoyable album
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 | Blow Your Face Out by J. Geils Band
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.21 A good, rough and tough live album from R&B-influenced rockers The J Geils Band
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![Live At Leeds [Deluxe Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jFBPqRXmL._SL75_.jpg) | Live At Leeds [Deluxe Edition] by The Who
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $10.98 Here is The Who's best live album, a real rock n' roll show
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 | Live at Wembley '86 by Queen
Buy new: $34.98 / Used from: $20.00 Now, I've never been a big Queen fan, but this live album does have a lot of spark to it, and it deserves a mention
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 | Alice Cooper - Brutally Live (DVD & CD)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $13.65 And good old Alice Cooper! Great, melodic, riff-driven hard rock, and plenty of it on this CD/DVD set
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 | A Fistful of Alice by Alice Cooper
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.88 More here from the Coop, a delightful, punchy live album
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 | Live & Loud by Ozzy Osbourne
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $2.94 Here's another veteran hard rocker. "Live & Loud" is one of John 'Ozzy' Osbourne's most accessible and satisfying albums...
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 | Tribute by Ozzy Osbourne
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $4.29 ...and don't forget this one, a tribute to Ozzy's late guitarist Randy Rhoads
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 | Stripped by The Rolling Stones
Buy used from: $6.48 The Stones have made several live albums. This is not one of the best-known, but it is definitely one of the best. Lean, powerful versions of several rarely heard gems
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 | Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! by The Rolling Stones
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $8.29 And this one is probably THE best, a magnificent, powerful rock n' roll record. Everything that made the Stones great is right here
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 | Love You Live by The Rolling Stones
Buy used from: $7.73 The fact that Virgin has discontinued this enjoyable double live album is just bizarre...hurry up and get a copy while you still can
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 | Live at the Hollywood Palladium (December 15, 1988) by Keith Richards & the X-pensive Winos
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.62 Here is the Human Riff himself, Keith Richards, playing a rough, tough set of gritty rock n' roll
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 | Freebird The Movie: Music From The Motion Picture by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $1.59 This "soundtrack" by southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd is a recording of their powerful performance at the 1976 Knebworth festival. A wonderful, gritty live album, filled with big riffs, big hooks and great musicianship.
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 | Live and Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.79 And you can't have a "live albums"-list without this one, one of the all-time classic live rock records. 'Tin Lizzy' at their best
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 | UK Tour 75 by Thin Lizzy
Buy new: $29.98 / Used from: $12.10 Fans of "Tin Lizzy" won't want to miss this one either. An exhilarating document from their 1975 tour of the United Kingdom.
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 | Fresh Outta Georgia Live Like a Satellite by Dan Bird & the Homemade Sin
Buy used from: $29.95 Former Georgia Satellites frontman Dan Baird recently put out this joyous live album, an unapologetic collection of happy-go-lucky three-chord rock n' roll, equal parts Chuck Berry and AC/DC
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 | Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 by Johnny Winter
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.98 Fans of Texas guitarist Johnny Winter will not want to miss his wonderful "Bootleg" series...
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 | Live Bootleg Series, Volume Two by Johnny Winter
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $19.92 ...a delightful collection of early live performances produced by himself
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 | Live Bootleg Series Volume Three by Johnny Winter
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $11.83 Vol. 2 and 3 are particularly stellar, especially if you like Johnny Winter at his bluesiest...
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 | Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 (Original Recording Remastered) by Johnny Winter
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $11.83 ...but they're all excellent, really. Now, go get all of these albums.
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