Rocket 88 | |
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Released | March 1981 |
Recorded | November 1979 |
Venue | Rotation Club, Hanover, Germany |
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Label | Atlantic |
Producer | Ian "Stu" Stewart |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Rocket 88 is an album recorded live in Germany in 1981 by the boogie-woogie band Rocket 88. The band had a casual line-up, and founder/producer/band-member Ian Stewart in his liner notes makes reference to the other "permanent" band-members who were not present for that particular recording. Although it is rumoured that there are numerous bootleg live takes from other concerts, it is the band's only officially released album. It was recorded using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
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