Filmed at GRUGAHALLE, ESSEN, GERMANY, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1978
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Setlist:
1 Gonna Turn You On 0:00:50
2 Help Me 0:04:40
3 Ain’t Nothing Shaking 0:13:35
4 Bass Boogie 0:28:14
5 Hey Joe 0:35:30
6 I’m Going Home 0:42:14
7 Choo Choo Mama 0:52:17
8 Rip It Up 0:54:10
Encores:
9 Sweet Little Sixteen 0:57:44
10 Roll Over Beethoven 1:05:14
Line-up:
Bass – Mick Hawksworth
Blues Harp – Alvin Lee
Drums – Tom Compton
Guitar, Vocals – Alvin Lee
One of three acts (with Peter Gabriel and Paul Butterfield) on Rockpalast’s Third Rocknacht
... (‘Rock Night’) on 15th September, 1978 at the 10,000-capacity Grugahalle in Essen, recorded on the night of the famous Ali-Spinks heavyweight boxing match. Features legendary guitarist Alvin Lee in his only Rockpalast appearance, with backing musicians Tom Compton (drums) and Mick Hawksworth (bass). The Full 10-song set includes the Ten Years After Woodstock classic ‘I’m Going Home’. Includes bonus unbroadcast tracks ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’ and ’Roll Over Beethoven’ Alvin Lee post-show comment: “The best TV show I ever appeared in.”
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