Live (Golden Earring album)
1977 live album by Golden Earring
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Live is the first live album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1977. It was recorded primarily at the Rainbow Theatre in London on March 25, 1977, with Side B "Second Heat" recorded February 27, 1977 at Theater de Storm, Winterswijk, Netherlands.
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| Released | August 1977 [1] | |||
| Recorded | February 27 and March 25, 1977 | |||
| Venues | Theater de Storm, Winterswijk and Rainbow Theatre, London | |||
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| Length | 87:07 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | John Kriek | |||
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In 2022 the album was reissued as the second installment of Red Bullet Productions' Remastered & Expanded series, with the original Sides A–C on CD1, Side D plus bonus tracks on CD2, and a bonus DVD. The CD bonus tracks were recorded March 18, 1977 at Zaal Tea Groene Poorte in Brugge, Belgium, and include alternate versions of two songs from the original LP, and "I Need Love", which was not. The bonus tracks are rounded out by the two single edits released in 1977.
The DVD includes four live tracks from IJsselhallen, Zwolle, Netherlands on August 28, 1977, including a pre-release version of "Leather", which was recorded for the subsequent LP Grab It for a Second.[3]
Track listing
Original release
All tracks are written by George Kooymans and Barry Hay, except "She Flies on Strange Wings" by Kooymans, and "Eight Miles High" by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, David Crosby.
| No. | Title | Studio version | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Candy's Going Bad" | Moontan (1973) | 5:06 |
| 2. | "She Flies on Strange Wings" | Seven Tears (1971) | 8:10 |
| 3. | "Mad Love's Comin'" | Contraband (1976) | 9:53 |
| Total length: | 23:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Studio version | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eight Miles High" | Eight Miles High (1969) | 10:01 |
| 2. | "Vanilla Queen" | Moontan | 11:45 |
| Total length: | 21:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Studio version | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To the Hilt" | To the Hilt (1976) | 6:55 |
| 2. | "Fightin' Windmills" | Contraband | 8:26 |
| 3. | "Con Man" | Contraband | 9:09 |
| Total length: | 24:51 | ||
| No. | Title | Studio version | Length |
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| 1. | "Radar Love" | Moontan | 11:17 |
| 2. | "Just Like Vince Taylor" | Moontan | 6:25 |
| Total length: | 17:41 | ||
2022 Remastered & Expanded reissue
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Candy's Going Bad" | 5:06 |
| 2. | "She Flies on Strange Wings" | 8:09 |
| 3. | "Mad Love's Comin'" | 9:51 |
| 4. | "Eight Miles High" | 10:06 |
| 5. | "Vanilla Queen" | 11:44 |
| 6. | "To the Hilt" | 6:40 |
| 7. | "Fightin' Windmills" | 8:50 |
| 8. | "Con Man" | 9:20 |
| Total length: | 69:46 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Radar Love" | 11:16 |
| 2. | "Just Like Vince Taylor" | 6:26 |
| No. | Title | Studio version | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Fightin' Windmills" (Brugge 1977) | 7:50 | |
| 4. | "Eight Miles High" (Brugge 1977) | 9:13 | |
| 5. | "I Need Love" (Brugge 1977) | Mad Love (US/Canada only) (1977) | 6:47 |
| 6. | "Radar Love" (single version) | 4:46 | |
| 7. | "Just Like Vince Taylor" (single version) | 4:00 | |
| Total length: | 50:18 | ||
| No. | Title | Studio version | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mad Love's Comin'" (live Zwolle 1977) | 9:47 | |
| 2. | "Leather" (live Zwolle 1977) | Grab It for a Second (1978) | 6:54 |
| 3. | "Radar Love" (live Zwolle 1977) | 10:14 | |
| 4. | "Just Like Vince Taylor" (live Zwolle 1977) | 7:16 |
Personnel
- Barry Hay – vocals, guitar
- George Kooymans – guitars, vocals
- Eelco Gelling – guitars
- Rinus Gerritsen – bass guitar
- Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums, percussion
Production
- John Kriek – producer; mixing (except "Eight Miles High", "Vanilla Queen" and Brugge 1977 tracks)[4]
- Steve Lillywhite – engineer (except "Eight Miles High", "Vanilla Queen" and Brugge 1977 tracks)[5]
- Damon Lyon-Shaw – mixing
- Koos Van Oostrom – cover illustrations
- Paul Gerritsma – photography
- Dorien van der Valk – photography
- Wouter Bessels – production, compilation, research, remastering (2022 reissue)[6]
- Wout de Kruif – tape transfers (2022 reissue)[7]
- Geert Popma – DVD director (2002 reissue)[8]
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Netherlands (NVPI)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||