''Live'' is a live album by

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, recorded over two nights in 1980 at the

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in London. For the recording, Moore enlisted former Lone Star frontman, Kenny Driscoll to provide lead vocals (Driscoll's replacement in Lone Star,

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, would later perform with Moore),

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of The Kinks to play

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, former

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and Pat Travers drummer Tommy Aldridge, and Moore's former

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bandmate, keyboardist

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, who would go on to contribute to many of Moore's later solo works. The performance mainly showcases material from Moore's 1979 solo album '' Back on the Streets'' and his ill-fated

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project, with two songs being from ''

Dirty Fingers ''Dirty Fingers'' is the third solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore. It was originally recorded in 1980, but was ultimately shelved in favour of the more "radio-oriented" ''G-Force'' album. Three of the tracks ("Nuclear Attac ...

'', and the remaining track, "Dallas Warhead" being an original composition, which incorporates a drum solo from Aldridge. This album was first released in Japan in 1983 along with the ''Dirty Fingers'' album by

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who bought the copyright from Jet Records. There have been several subsequent releases under the title ''Live at the Marquee'' "licensed" by Jet Records. On 23 October 2000, Sanctuary Records released a remastered CD version, containing no additional material.

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where indicated. ;Side one #"Back on the Streets" – 5:29 #"Run to Your Mama" – 5:19 #"Dancin'" (Moore,

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, Tony Newton, Willie Dee) – 5:38 #"She's Got You" (Moore, Nauseef) – 7:12 ;Side two #"

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" (instrumental version) (Moore,

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) – 7:45 #"You" – 4:28 #"Nuclear Attack" – 5:09 #"Dallas Warhead" (instrumental) – 9:58

Personnel

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* Kenny Driscoll –

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* Tommy Aldridge –

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;Production * Chris Tsangarides – producer, engineer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Live At The Marquee (Gary Moore Album) 1983 live albums Albums produced by Chris Tsangarides Gary Moore live albums Jet Records live albums Live albums recorded at The Marquee Club