Live Dates 2

Live Dates 2 is the second live album by rock band Wishbone Ash. It remains a sought-after collector's item. The album was recorded partly on dates between 1976 and 1980, including the tour in support of the album Just Testing.[1] It peaked at No. 40 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Live Dates 2
Live album by
Released20 October 1980
RecordedNovember 18, 1976 - June 4, 1980
GenreRock
Length80:54
LabelMCA
ProducerJohn Sherry, Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash chronology
Just Testing
(1980)
Live Dates 2
(1980)
Number the Brave
(1981)

The first 25,000 copies of this album were a double album, with six extra bonus tracks. Subsequent copies of the album contained only tracks 1 to 6. The sleeve only lists the tracks on the first album along with their recording locations:

Hull City Hall (Doctor)

Bristol Colston Hall (Living Proof, The Way Of The World)

Wolverhampton Civic Hall (Runaway, Helpless)

London Hammersmith Odeon (F.U.B.B.)

The tracks on side 1 were recorded in 1980 and those on side 2 in 1978. Dates for the bonus LP are not listed.

The album was also released as two single LPs with the titles Live Dates 2 and Live Dates 2, Additional Tapes.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Doctor"Wishbone Four5:47
2."Living Proof"Just Testing5:55
3."Runaway"New England3:15
4."Helpless"Just Testing3:56
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."F.U.B.B."There's the Rub9:52
2."The Way Of The World"No Smoke Without Fire10:25
Side three
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Lorelei"New England6:28
2."Persephone"There's the Rub8:38
3."(In All of My Dreams) You Rescue Me"New England6:59
Side four
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Time Was"Argus6:49
2."Goodbye Baby, Hello Friend"Front Page News5:30
3."No Easy Road"Wishbone Four7:20

Personnel

Wishbone Ash
Technical

References

  1. "Album Details - Live Dates Vol II". Martin Turner Official Website. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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