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guitarist

Leo Kottke Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He overcame a series of personal obstacles, including parti ...

's sixth album, and his second album recorded live. It reached No. 108 on the ''

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'' Pop Albums charts.

History

The songs were recorded December 19 and 20, 1972 at the

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, the majority of the album's content being from the second night. "Blue Dot" was written three days before the concert. The album was re-issued on CD in 1994 by BGO and in 1996 by One Way Records.

Reception

Writing for

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, music critic Mark Allen wrote of the album "The prodigious technique, deadpan sense of humor, and infamous singing are all evident less than a minute into the opening tune. Performing solo and playing more slide guitar than usual, Kottke wows a supportive hometown audience in Minneapolis with some of the finest playing of his career."

Track listing

All pieces by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

# "Hear the Wind Howl" – 3:10 # "Busted Bicycle" – 2:40 # "Easter" – 3:19 # "Louise" (

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) – 4:26 # "Blue Dot" – 2:58 # "Stealing" – 3:03 # "Living in the Country" (

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) – 1:38

Side two

# "June Bug" – 2:06 # "Standing in My Shoes" (Leo Kottke,

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) – 2:50 # "The Fisherman" – 2:43 # "Bean Time" – 2:15 # "Eggtooth" (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson) – 5:15 # Medley: "Crow River Waltz" / "

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" (

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) / "Jack Fig" – 7:20

Charts

Personnel

*Leo Kottke - 6- & 12-string guitar, vocals

Production notes

*Recorded on location and mastered by Sound 80, Minneapolis, Minnesota *Engineer - Paul "Spockets" Martinson *Art Direction and Design -

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*Photography -

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*Producer -

for Takoma Productions

References

External links

Leo Kottke's official siteUnofficial Leo Kottke web site
(fan site)

{{Authority control 1973 live albums Leo Kottke albums Capitol Records live albums Albums produced by Denny Bruce