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Live at the Whisky a Go-Go (X album)

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Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
Live album by
X
ReleasedApril 29, 1988
RecordedDecember 13, December 15–16, 1987
VenueRecord Plant Mobile, Whisky A Go-Go (West Hollywood), Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park)
GenrePunk rock
Length81:16 (LP version)
71:12 (CD version)
LabelElektra
ProducerAlvin Clark
X chronology
See How We Are
(1987) 		Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
(1988) 		Hey Zeus!
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Live at the Whisky a Go-Go on the Fabulous Sunset Strip is the seventh album and first live album by American rock band X, released April 29, 1988 by Elektra Records. The album was recorded on December 13, 15 and 16 in 1987 at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States.[4]

Three of the tracks ("In the Time It Takes," "Just Another Perfect Day," and "True Love") were only included on the vinyl version but omitted from the compact disc edition.

Track listing

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All songs written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except as indicated.

Side one

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  1. "Los Angeles" – 2:54
  2. "In This House That I Call Home" – 2:33
  3. "The New World" – 3:00
  4. "Around My Heart" – 4:19
  5. "Surprise, Surprise" – 2:44
  6. "Because I Do" – 2:22

Side two

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  1. "Burning House of Love" – 4:22
  2. "My Goodness" – 4:05
  3. "Blue Spark" – 2:13
  4. "In the Time It Takes" – 2:55 (not included on CD release)
  5. "The Once Over Twice" – 2:35
  6. "Devil Doll" (includes excerpt of "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan)) – 4:27

Side three

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  1. "The Hungry Wolf" – 3:51
  2. "Just Another Perfect Day" – 4:33 (not included on CD release)
  3. "Unheard Music" – 4:10
  4. "Riding with Mary" – 3:45
  5. "World's a Mess" – 3:33

Side four

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  1. "True Love" – 2:36 (not included on CD release)
  2. "White Girl" – 3:40
  3. "Skin Deep Town" – 3:16
  4. "So Long" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:00
  5. "The Call of the Wreckin' Ball" (Dave Alvin, Doe) – 4:35
  6. "Year 1" – 1:16
  7. "Johny Hit and Run Paulene" – 3:32

Personnel

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X
Technical personnel
  • Kevin Patrick - executive producer
  • Alvin Clark - producer, engineer
  • Stanley Johnston - engineer
  • Gina Immel - assistant engineer
  • Jeff Poe - assistant engineer
  • Jay Willis - mastering
  • John Kosh - Design consultant

Charts

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Sales chart performance for Live at the Whiskey a Go-Go
Chart Position Date Duration
Billboard 200[5] 175 May 27, 1988 5 weeks

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ "X Live At The Whisky A Go-Go On The Fabulous Sunset Strip". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  5. ^ "X". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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