Ten Favorite (Bootleg) Live Albums
(These are all unofficial releases, but I’m using the word “bootleg” colloquially—most of them are taken from soundboard recordings or radio broadcasts. I’ve arranged them alphabetically by artist.)
Heatwave (The Bottom Line, New York, NY, July 23, 1990) by The Blue Nile
I Do Nothing (Air Terminal Ostiense, Rome, Italy, October 28, 1995) by David Sylvian
Face to Face (Tokyo Dome, Japan, March 30 & 31, 1998) by Elton John and Billy Joel
Willie Nelson (With Leon Russell) (The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, April 1, 1979) by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
Beautiful Vision (The Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, April 24th, 1990) by Sinead O’Connor
Purple Reign in New York (The Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, March 30, 1985) by Prince
Queen Rock Montreal (The Forum, Montreal, Canada, November 24 & 25, 1981) by Queen
Thank Your Lucky Stars (Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills, CA, August 28, 1986) by The Smiths
Black Sessions (Radio France International, Paris, France, December 15, 1992) by The Sundays
Nighthawks on the Radio (WNEW-FM, New York, NY, December 14, 1976) by Tom Waits
— July 23, 2021