''Live from Austin, TX'' is a

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by Richard Thompson, recorded in 2001 and released in 2005 on CD and

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has composed and performed since the late 60s, and has been signed to several major labels, but despite his reputation as a compelling and powerful live performer

s have been few and far between for most of his career. There was the flawed (and later withdrawn), '' Small Town Romance'' in 1984, and several not-for-retail releases on Thompson's own boutique labels. Then in 2004

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released a live DVD (''Live In Providence'') and in 2005 New West Records released this recording of a 2001 performance given for KLRU's ''Austin City Limits'' series. Unlike Thompson's boutique live releases, available at his website and at his shows, ''Live from Austin, TX'' is an audio recording of a single show. Thompson's boutique releases, such as ''Ducknapped!'' and ''Semi-Detached Mock Tudor'' are compiled from a large number of different shows on the same tour. This performance was given in KLRU's studios in front of an audience. Unusually the band is a trio, with Thompson joined by bassist

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(no relation) and drummer Michael Jerome.

and Jerome had toured as members of the Richard Thompson band in 1999 and 2000, and would go on to work with him in 2002 on the recording sessions for the 2003 release The Old Kit Bag. The

version of ''Live From Austin, TX'' includes an extra track, "Put It There Pal" omitted from the CD. Neither version includes the entire performance that Thompson gave at the KLRU studios. Thompson broke a guitar string during "Shoot Out The Lights" and whilst the guitar was being restrung he performed an ''

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'' rendition of the 19th century

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song "Sam Hall".

Track listing

All songs composed by Richard Thompson except "Persuasion" which is written by

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and Richard Thompson. #"Cooksferry Queen" #"Uninhabited Man" #"Walking The Long Miles Home" #"Al Bowlly's In Heaven" #"Mingus Eyes" #"Dry My Tears And Move On" #"Easy There, Steady Now" #"Persuasion" #"Bathsheba Smiles" #"Mr. Rebound" #"Ghosts In The Wind" #"She Twists The Knife Again" #"Shoot Out The Lights" #"Crawl Back (Under My Stone)" #"

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Personnel

* Richard Thompson -

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and

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*Michael Jerome -

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References

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