''Live at Third Man Records'' is the third live album from the

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-based rock band

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, and the second featuring exclusively band-written work (the cover album '' Live Harvest'' included only live versions of

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songs). Blitzen Trapper performed the tracks live on the Blue Room Stage on March 16, 2016; the recording was cut direct-to-

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on Third Man's 1955 Scully

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and released on 12" vinyl record September 2, 2016. Said lead singer Eric Earley of the session, "Third Man has it dialed in, hard rock

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... Super fun crew over there.” Pop-culture site Paste announced the album with a preview of one of the tracks, "Lonesome Angel."

Track listing and song selection

The majority of tracks selected for this recording are versions of songs from the band's most recent studio release, ''

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'': "Rock and Roll (Was Made For You)," "Nights Were Made For Love," "Cadillac Road," "Love Grow Cold," "Lonesome Angel," and "All Across The Land." However, the band also performed "Texaco" from ''

'', "Love the Way You Walk Away" from ''

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'', and "Black River Killer" and "Furr" from the album ''

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''. Only these last two songs are repeats from the band's other live record featuring their music, '' Live in Portland''. Between the two live records, the only studio albums not represented are ''

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'' and ''

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''. All songs written by Eric Earley.

References

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