Live: You Get What You Play For
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Live: You Get What You Play For is a live album
by rock
band REO Speedwagon
, which was released as a double
-LP
in 1977 (and years later as a single CD). It was recorded at Memorial Hall
in Kansas City, Kansas
, the Convention Center
in Indianapolis, Indiana
, Kiel Auditorium
in Saint Louis, Missouri, and Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
in Atlanta, Georgia
.
In 2011, the Japanese CD reissue restores all the songs to its original full length, including both "Gary's Guitar Solo" and "Little Queenie".
(*) These two tracks appeared on the original double-LP release of the album but were omitted from the CD edition.
Side 3 On Record 1 Mispressed as Side 2
Side 3 On Record 2 was mispressed as Side 2
Side 4 Encores On Record 1 Side 2
Production (as listed in CD liner notes)
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
, which was released as a double
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
-LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
in 1977 (and years later as a single CD). It was recorded at Memorial Hall
Memorial Hall (Kansas City, Kansas)
The Kansas City Memorial Hall is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose venue, located in Kansas City, Kansas. The auditorium, which has a permanent stage, is used for public assemblies, concerts and sporting events....
in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, the Convention Center
Indiana Convention Center
The Indiana Convention Center is a convention center located in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. It contains over of open exhibit space and almost of group meeting space. It was finished in late 1983 along with the Hoosier Dome , which it was connected to prior the Dome's deconstruction in 2008....
in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Kiel Auditorium
Kiel Auditorium
Kiel Auditorium was an indoor arena, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It was the home of the Saint Louis University basketball team and hosted the NBA's St. Louis Hawks, from 1955-1968....
in Saint Louis, Missouri, and Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom
Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom was a venue for rock music acts in Atlanta, Georgia, between 1974 and 1979.The Original Owners were Alex Cooley and Mark Golob....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
In 2011, the Japanese CD reissue restores all the songs to its original full length, including both "Gary's Guitar Solo" and "Little Queenie".
Track listing
- "Like You Do" (Gary RichrathGary RichrathGary Richrath is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the band REO Speedwagon from 1970 until 1989...
) – 6:54 - "Lay Me Down" (Richrath, Gregg Philbin) – 3:39
- "Any Kind of Love" (Richrath) – 3:34
- "Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)" (Kevin CroninKevin CroninKevin Cronin is the lead vocalist/ rhythm guitarist/ occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. REO Speedwagon had two #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 written by Cronin, "Keep on Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" .- Early life and career :Cronin was born in Evanston,...
) – 6:35 - "Keep Pushin'" (Cronin) – 4:06
- "(Only A) Summer Love" (Richrath) – 6:05
- "Son of a Poor Man" (Richrath) – 5:30
- "(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come" (Cronin) – 4:49
- "Flying Turkey Trot" (Richrath) – 2:35
- "Gary's Guitar Solo"(*) (Richrath) - 6:10
- "157 Riverside Avenue157 Riverside Avenue"157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their first album, REO Speedwagon, released in 1971. It was written by all five band members at the time, Terry Luttrell, Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Neal Doughty, and Alan Gratzer...
" (Richrath, Philbin, Neal DoughtyNeal DoughtyNeal Doughty is an American keyboardist and the sole remaining founding member of REO Speedwagon.Doughty wrote "Sky Blues" from 1973, "One Lonely Night" from 1984 and "Variety Tonight" from 1987...
, Alan Gratzer, Terry LuttrellTerry LuttrellTerry Luttrell is an American rock singer/musician who was the original lead vocalist for the band REO Speedwagon. He had played guitar with a local Champaign band, Terry Cook and the Majestics in the early to mid-sixties. In 1968, Terry joined REO Replacing Mike Blair on Vocals, at the...
) – 7:38 - "Ridin' the Storm Out" (Richrath) - 5:47
- "Music Man" (Cronin) – 2:58
- "Little Queenie"(*) (Chuck BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
)- 4:45 - "Golden Country" (Richrath) – 8:26
(*) These two tracks appeared on the original double-LP release of the album but were omitted from the CD edition.
UK vinyl version
Side One Record 1- "Like You Do" (Richrath) – 6:54
- "Lay Me Down" (Richrath, Philbin) – 3:39
- "Any Kind of Love" (Richrath) – 3:34
- "Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)" (Cronin) – 6:35
Side 3 On Record 1 Mispressed as Side 2
- "Keep Pushin'" (Cronin) – 4:06
- "(Only A) Summer Love" (Richrath) – 6:05
- "Son of a Poor Man" (Richrath) – 5:30
- "(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come" (Cronin) – 4:49
Side 3 On Record 2 was mispressed as Side 2
- "Flying Turkey Trot" (Richrath) – 2:35
- "Gary's Guitar Solo"(*) (Richrath) - 6:10
- "157 Riverside Avenue157 Riverside Avenue"157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their first album, REO Speedwagon, released in 1971. It was written by all five band members at the time, Terry Luttrell, Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Neal Doughty, and Alan Gratzer...
" (Richrath, Philbin, Doughty, Gratzer, Luttrell) – 7:38 - "Ridin' the Storm Out" (Richrath) - 5:47
Side 4 Encores On Record 1 Side 2
- "Music Man" (Cronin) – 2:58
- "Little Queenie"(*) (Chuck BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
)- 4:45 - "Golden Country" (Richrath) – 8:26
Personnel
REO Speedwagon- Kevin CroninKevin CroninKevin Cronin is the lead vocalist/ rhythm guitarist/ occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. REO Speedwagon had two #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 written by Cronin, "Keep on Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" .- Early life and career :Cronin was born in Evanston,...
- lead vocals, rhythm guitar - Gary RichrathGary RichrathGary Richrath is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the band REO Speedwagon from 1970 until 1989...
- lead guitar, vocals, production, mixing - Gregg Philbin - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Neal DoughtyNeal DoughtyNeal Doughty is an American keyboardist and the sole remaining founding member of REO Speedwagon.Doughty wrote "Sky Blues" from 1973, "One Lonely Night" from 1984 and "Variety Tonight" from 1987...
- keyboards - Alan Gratzer - drums, backing vocals
Production (as listed in CD liner notes)
- John Stronach - production, engineering
- John Henning - production, engineering, mixing
- Bruce Hensal - engineering
- Pete Carlson - engineering
- Jack Crymes - engineering
- Kelly Kotera - engineering
- Rick Sanchez - engineering
- Mike Klink - engineering
- Vartán Kurjian - illustration
- Justin Carroll - illustration
- Tom Steele - design
- Lorrie Sullivan - photography