Average White Band

Live At The Rainbow Theatre: 1974 (RSD 2024)


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RECORD STORE DAY 2024 RELEASE - SATURDAY 20/04/2024

LP (White Vinyl) - Limited to 1000 Copies

This Record Store Day item will be available to purchase in store on Saturday 20th April from 8am and will be available online on Monday 22nd April from 8pm.

Strictly one per customer / no pre-orders.

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Widely and rightly regarded as one of the best ever soul and funk bands, the now legendary Average White Band tore-up the rule book and conquered the US, UK & International charts with a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980.

AWB’s repertoire has been a source of inspiration and influence for many R&B acts and they are one of the most sampled bands in history, remaining relevant today, continuing to reach new generations of younger audiences.

Snoop Dogg, Fatboy Slim, Ice Cube, Puff Daddy, TLC, Rick Ross, will.i.am and Mark Ronson amongst countless others, have all borrowed sections of their grooves.

Recently discovered tapes that went missing from the mastering studio in 1974, contain the long-lost concert at London’s Rainbow Theatre, when the Band supported jazz legend Billy Cobham. As there aren’t any multi-tracks, nothing has been altered from the live performances.

This rare and historic live recording is, the only live performance that capture AWB’s original drummer, Robbie McIntosh who died in tragic circumstances just as “AWB” and it’s lead single ‘Pick Up The Pieces’ started to break the charts worldwide

Tracks performed are from their first two albums “Show Your Hand” and “AWB”.

SIDE ONE
1. Work To Do 5.39
2. Put It Where You Want It 8.44
3. Nothing You Can Do 4.39
4. Got The Love 5.58

SIDE TWO
1. Pick Up The Pieces 9.57
2. Just Wanna Love You Tonight 4.06
3. Keepin’ It To Myself 4.51
4. You Got It 5.55