Supertramp - Live '88 (1988)

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Title: Live '88
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: A&M Records [396 982-2]
Genre: Art Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total Time: 60:12
Total Size: 140 mb / 369 mb
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Live '88 is the second live album by the English rock band Supertramp released in October 1988 on A&M Records.

Originally recorded on two track cassette direct from the sound board for Rick Davies' use, Live '88 features the 4 piece lineup of the group augmented by additional players including Mark Hart (later a permanent member of the group and a future member of Crowded House) playing guitar and singing songs originally sung by Roger Hodgson. Live '88 was initially not intended for a commercial release, but Davies was so pleased with the vibe of the performances he authorized A&M to put it out.

Live '88 was only available in print very briefly. The album features two cover songs, "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Willie Dixon and "Don't You Lie To Me (I Get Evil)". The rest of the album consists of performances from the band's last set list to promote Free as a Bird (1987), along with a handful of numbers from throughout their career.

The band went on hiatus shortly after this album's release. Live '88 has not returned to print, unlike most of the Supertramp discography, and there are no songs from this release represented on the Retrospectacle: The Supertramp Anthology release.

:: TRACKLIST ::

1. You Started Laughing (1:45)
2. It's Alright (5:31)
3. Not the Moment (4:41)
4. Bloody Well Right (6:22) *
5. Breakfast in America (2:52)
6. From Now On (7:59)
7. Free as a Bird (4:41) *
8. Oh Darling (3:46)
9. Just Another Nervous Wreck (4:34)
10. The Logical Song (4:05)
11. I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man (Willie Dixon cover) (4:30) *
12. Don't You Lie to Me (Hudson Whittaker cover) (2:45)
13. Crime of the Century (6:41)

* not on LP

Line-up / Musicians
- Rick Davies / keyboards, vocals, harmonica
- Mark Hart / keyboards, guitar, vocals (lead on 5 & 10)
- John Helliwell / saxophones, backing vocals
- Dougie Thomson / bass
- Bob Siebenberg / drums

With:
- Marty Walsh / guitar
- Brad Cole / keyboards, saxophones
- Steve Reid / percussion