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released on

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. The album documents a show consisting of blues standards and a few originals played in

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, with an additional song ("I'm Evil") added from a later show in

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. The cover photo was taken by Alan McDermott and sent to Roy by Australian music commentator

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. ''Live Stock'' is, reportedly, one of two Buchanan albums that influenced

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, who dedicated a song to Buchanan on his 1975 album '' Blow by Blow''. Buchanan's last album with Polydor, it was partly made to fulfill his contractual obligations so he could move on and accept

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's offer to sign with

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Track listing

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) - 2:21 # "Hot Cha" (Willie Woods) - 4:02 # " Further on Up the Road" (Bob Mack) - 3:50 # "Roy's Bluz" (Roy Buchanan) - 8:10 # "

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, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) - 4:19 # "I'm Evil" (Roy Buchanan) - 6:19 Tracks 1-6 recorded at Town Hall, New York City, November 27, 1974; track 7 recorded at Amazingrace Coffeehouse, Evanston (IL).

Personnel

*Roy Buchanan - guitar, lead vocals on "Roy's Bluz" and "I'm Evil" * Billy Price - lead vocals *John Harrison - bass *Malcolm Lukens - keyboards *Ronnie "Byrd" Foster - drums

References

{{Authority control Roy Buchanan albums 1975 live albums Polydor Records live albums Albums recorded at the Town Hall