Live in Europe (Leo Kottke album)

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Live in Europe
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Live album by
Released1980
Genre Folk, new acoustic, American primitive guitar
Label Chrysalis (CHR 1284)
Producer Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke chronology
Balance
(1978)
Live in Europe
(1980)
Guitar Music
(1981)

Live in Europe is a live album by American guitarist Leo Kottke, released in 1980. The title "Palms Blvd." is only available as a live performance.

Contents

Live in Europe was re-released on CD by BGO in 1996.

Reception

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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Murrday Fisher wrote of the album "... exemplary folk guitar... Fans who enjoy Kottke's earlier albums, like Ice Water and Chewing Pine, will also appreciate this follow-up." [1]

Track listing

All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

  1. "The Train and the Gate" – 2:48
  2. "Open Country Joy: Theme and Adhesions" – 7:06
  3. "Airproofing" – 4:30
  4. "Tell Mary" – 3:14

Side two

  1. "Wheels" (Norman Petty) – 2:19
  2. "Up Tempo" – 1:58
  3. "Palms Blvd." – 2:45
  4. "Shadowland" – 4:09
  5. "Eggtooth" – 5:34

Two bonus tracks were included in the CD release:

  1. "Pamela Brown" (Tom T. Hall) – 4:14
  2. "Range" – 3:50

Personnel

Production notes:

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References

  1. 1 2 Fisher, Murrday. "Live in Europe > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 28, 2011.