Live Dates 2 Explained

Live Dates 2
Type:Live Album
Artist:Wishbone Ash
Cover:LiveDates2_WishboneAsh.jpg
Released:20 October 1980
Recorded:November 18, 1976 – June 4, 1980
Genre:Rock
Length:80:54
Label:MCA
Producer:John Sherry, Wishbone Ash
Prev Title:Just Testing
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Number the Brave
Next Year:1981

Live Dates 2 is the third live album by rock band Wishbone Ash. The album was recorded partly on dates between 1976 and 1980, including the tour in support of the album Just Testing.[1] It peaked at No. 40 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]

The first 25,000 copies of this album were a double album, with six extra bonus tracks. Subsequent copies of the album contained only tracks one to six. The sleeve only lists the tracks on the first album along with their recording locations:

The tracks on side one were recorded in 1980 and those on side two in 1978. Dates for the bonus LP are not listed.

The album was also released as two single LPs with the titles Live Dates 2 and Live Dates 2, Additional Tapes.

Personnel

Wishbone Ash
Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Album Details - Live Dates Vol II . 2011-04-14 . Martin Turner Official Website.
  2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 607.