''Live in Albuquerque 1976'' is a

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by the English

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band

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featuring all four original members. The recordings were made by

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, who regularly taped the group's shows in the 1970s, so the band could use them to finely tune their set and performances. The album was released on

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in 2006, 30 years after it was recorded. The band did not release an official live album in the 1970s.

also supplied photos from the 1970s and 1980s for the booklet, taken from his personal

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. It would be the last Bad Company release to feature original bassist

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, who died from a heart attack on 21 September 2006 in Spain. Due to legal objections, ''Live in Albuquerque 1976'' was withdrawn shortly after its release.

Track listing

Disc one

#Live for the Music (

) – 4:47 # Good Lovin' Gone Bad (Ralphs) – 4:04 #Deal With The Preacher (Ralphs,

Paul Rodgers Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo artist, and co ...

) – 4:59 # Ready for Love (Ralphs;

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cover) – 6:55 #Wild Fire Woman (Ralphs, Rodgers) – 6:15 # Young Blood (

Doc Pomus Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

cover) – 2:47 #Sweet Lil' Sister (Ralphs) – 4:11 #Simple Man (Ralphs) – 4:37 # Shooting Star (Rodgers) – 6:22 #Seagull (Ralphs, Rodgers) – 4:07

Disc two

#Run with the Pack (Rodgers) – 6:22 # Feel Like Makin' Love (Ralphs, Rodgers) – 5:46 #Rock Steady (Rodgers) – 4:43 #

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(

Simon Kirke Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born 28 July 1949) is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. He has been the only continuous member of Bad Company since their inception. Life and career Kirke was born in L ...

, Ralphs, Rodgers) – 4:44 # Can't Get Enough (Ralphs) – 7:47 #

(Kirke, Rodgers) – 8:33

Personnel

;Bad Company *

– vocals, piano, guitar, harmonica *

– lead guitar, background vocals, producer *

– bass *

– drums

References

{{Authority control Bad Company albums 2006 live albums