Live at the El Mocambo (April Wine album)

Live at the El Mocambo is the second live album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1977.[1]

Live at the El Mocambo
Live album by
Released1977 (1977)
RecordedMarch 4th & 5th, 1977.
VenueEl Mocambo club, Toronto
GenreRock, Style: Pop rock & Arena rock
Length39:17
LabelAquarius, London
ProducerEddie Kramer
April Wine chronology
Forever for Now
(1977)
Live at the El Mocambo
(1977)
First Glance
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Overview

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The album was recorded during performances at El Mocambo club[2] on 4 and 5 March 1977 when April Wine opened for The Rolling Stones during one of the surprise club appearances for which the Stones are renowned,[3][4] and during which they recorded part of their own live album Love You Live (1977).

Live at the El Mocambo was produced and engineered by Eddie Kramer,[5] who is best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.[6][7]

Track listing

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Side one:

  1. "Teenage Love" – (Bob Segarini) – 3:36
  2. "Tonite is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love" – (Myles Goodwyn) – 4:01
  3. "Juvenile Delinquent" – (B. Segarini) – 4:53
  4. "Don't Push Me Around" – (M. Goodwyn) – 6:19

Side two:

  1. "Oowatanite" – (Jim Clench) – 4:23
  2. "Drop Your Guns" – (D. Henman) – 4:22
  3. "Slow Poke" – (M. Goodwyn) – 4:30
  4. "She's No Angel" – (M. Goodwyn, G. Moffet) – 3:25
  5. "You Could Have Been a Lady" – (Errol Brown, T. Wilson) – 3:52

Personnel

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April Wine

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  • Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitar
  • Gary Moffet – guitar, background vocals
  • Steve Lang – bass, background vocals, lead vocals on "Oowatanite"
  • Jerry Mercer – drums, background vocals

Production

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  • Eddie Kramer – producer, engineer[5]
  • Myles Goodwyn – producer on "She's No Angel"
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Bob Lemm – design and illustration

References

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  1. ^ a b "Live at the El Mocambo overview at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ^ "elMocambo.ca – Production and Engineering". elMocambo.ca. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  3. ^ "CBC News – Nova Scotia – April Wine added to Canadian Hall of Fame". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. ^ "The Whig Standard – Snub hits sour note". TheWhig.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Live at the El Mocambo credits at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  6. ^ "allmusic – Eddie Kramer, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Kramer Archives – Discography". KramerArchives.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.