Translator (me) note: the line "The readers of R&F lived up to the challenge, with the exciting result presented later." are referring to the final section in the magazine, written by the readers, chronicling their favourite concerts.Philippe Manœuvre said wrote:For all times live albums were the truth serum of rock and, for people impassioned with this popular music, they still constitute real landmarks by which you can measure the impact of a band in the 60s, 70s or 90s. The 250 albums collected here in stereo glory were sometimes the essential monument of their time (James Brown, Steppenwolf, the Who, Nirvana), would benefit from being rediscovered (Gang War, New Race, etc.) or even being re-released on CD (what about the Beatles' "Live at the Hollywood Bowl"?). By putting on track this considerable task of collecting and reviewing 250 absolutely lively records, we were far from thinking that, in the end, we would be creating a real little rock encyclopedia, starting with Hank Williams in 1949 and ending with Rage Against the Machine fighting for Tibet. On 23 November, 1972, the person who wrote these lines was in the audience of an MC5 concert at the Bataclan. In an indescribable melee, between the raids from a manic gang of bikers and the intervention of a CRS regiment in the room, Sonic Smith and Wayne Kramer were skinning a crazy hurricane, creating a never-heard-before electric maelstrom which attracted children like moths fascinated with a halogen torch. This concert may have changed my life, or at least all my outlooks over it. Since that time, we've been talking about those unheard-of creative and artistic moments, true miracles which can change a human being by bringing him close to this Olympus where the elder gods are playing about. The readers of R&F lived up to the challenge, with the exciting result presented later. Goethe said you couldn't write without a deep love for your subject: instead of love we'll talk here about glee. Don't take yourself seriously, never. Instead, we must take seriously what is greater than man. Rock, for instance.
Inbetween the lists, there are two special pages dedicated to the Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa, for obvious reasons I guess. I'm contemplating translating them as well later for your curiosity. There's also an article about the soon-to-be-released at the time "BBC Sessions" of Led Zeppelin that was expected "like the Grail". Other times. It's also funny to go through the reviews, reading their unrestrained contempt for New Wave and 80s Synthpop, thankfully they have evolved a (tiny) bit since then, but Rock & Folk remains pretty rootsy in the 21st Century.
Here's the list. The albums are listed by the date of the latest recording, so they do not correspond to the release date. I may edit that later but I want to write down the list first:
Johnnie Ray | Live at the Palladium | 1954
James Brown | Live at the Apollo | 1963
Joan Baez | Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 | 1963
Jerry Lee Lewis | Live at the Star Club, Hamburg | 1964
Jerry Lee Lewis | The Greatest Live Show on Earth | 1964
The Yardbirds | Five Live Yardbirds | 1964
The Beach Boys | Beach Boys' Party! | 1965
B. B. King | Live at the Regal | 1965
The Rolling Stones | Got Live If You Want It! | 1966
Johnny Hallyday | Olympia 67 | 1967
The Kinks | Live at Kelvin Hall | 1967
Otis Redding | Live in Europe | 1967
The Shirelles | Spontaneous Combustion | 1967
Johnny Rivers | Whisky a Go-Go Revisited | 1967
Big Brother & the Holding Company | Cheap Thrills | 1968
The Seeds | Raw & Alive: The Seeds in Concert at Merlin's Music Box | 1968
Aretha Franklin | Aretha in Paris | 1968
Albert King | Live Wire/Blues Power | 1968
The Righteous Brothers | One for the Road | 1968
The 13th Floor Elevators | Live | 1968
Johnny Cash | At Folsom Prison | 1968
Johnny Cash | At San Quentin | 1969
Jefferson Airplane | Bless Its Pointed Little Head | 1969
Al Kooper & Michael Bloomfield | The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper | 1969
MC5 | Kick Out the Jams | 1969
Pink Floyd | Ummagumma | 1969
The Plastic Ono Band | Live Peace in Toronto 1969 | 1969
Quicksilver Messenger Service | Happy Trails | 1969
Vanilla Fudge | Near the Beginning | 1969
The Grateful Dead | Live/Dead | 1969
Various Artists | Woodstock | 1970
Hot Tuna | Hot Tuna | 1970
The Rolling Stones | Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! | 1970
The Byrds | (Untitled) | 1970
The Doors | Absolutely Live | 1970
Grand Funk Railroad | Live Album | 1970
Elvis Presley | On Stage - February, 1970 | 1970
Steppenwolf | Steppenwolf Live | 1970
The Who | Live at Leeds | 1970
Joe Cocker | Mad Dogs & Englishmen | 1970
Various Artists | Woodstock Two | 1971
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 4 Way Street | 1971
Randy Newman | Randy Newman Live | 1971
Various Artists | Isle of Wight - Atlanta Pop Festival: The First Great Rock Festivals of the Seventies | 1971
The Allman Brothers Band | At Fillmore East | 1971
George Harrison/Various Artists | The Concert for Bangladesh | 1971
Free | Free Live! | 1971
Humble Pie | Performance Rockin' the Fillmore | 1971
King Curtis | Live at Fillmore West | 1971
Traffic | Welcome to the Canteen | 1971
Ike & Tina Turner | Live in Paris | 1971
Johnny Winter | Live Johnny Winter And | 1971
Jimi Hendrix | Hendrix in the West | 1972
Various Artists | A Tribute to Woody Guthrie | 1972
The Velvet Underground | Live at Max's Kansas City | 1972
Donny Hathaway | Live | 1972
Deep Purple | Made in Japan | 1972
The Grateful Dead | Europe '72 | 1972
J. Geils Band | "Live" Full House | 1972
Procol Harum | Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra | 1972
Slade | Slade Alive! | 1972
Dion & the Belmonts | Reunion: Live at Madison Square Garden 1972 | 1973
Hawkwind | Space Ritual | 1973
Lou Reed | Rock n Roll Animal | 1973
Ten Years After | Recorded Live | 1973
Yes | Yessongs | 1973
Neil Young | Time Fades Away | 1973
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen | Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas | 1973
The Velvet Underground | 1969: Velvet Underground Live with Lou Reed | 1974
Rod Stewart/Faces | Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners | 1974
Carlos Santana | Lotus | 1974
Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno & Nico | June 1, 1974 | 1974
David Bowie | David Live | 1974
Bob Dylan & the Band | Before the Flood | 1974
Rory Gallagher | Irish Tour '74 | 1974
Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye Live! | 1974
Alvin Lee | In Flight | 1974
Loggins and Messina | On Stage | 1974
Van Morrison | It's Too Late to Stop Now | 1974
Lou Reed | Lou Reed Live | 1975
Blue Öyster Cult | On Your Feet or On Your Knees |1975
Roy Buchanan | Live Stock | 1975
Miles Davis | Agharta | 1975
Kiss | Alive! | 1975
Bob Marley & the Wailers | Live! | 1975
Tom Waits | Nighthawks at the Diner | 1975
Peter Frampton | Frampton Comes Alive! | 1976
The J. Geils Band | Blow Your Face Out | 1976
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Live Bullet | 1976
Various Artists | Live at CBGB's | 1976
Dr. Feelgood | Stupidity | 1976
Bob Dylan | Hard Rain | 1976
Led Zeppelin | The Song Remains the Same | 1976
Lynyrd Skynyrd | One More from the Road | 1976
Roxy Music | Viva! | 1976
Joe Walsh | You Can't Argue With a Sick Mind | 1976
Paul McCartney/Wings | Wings over America | 1976
The Beatles | The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl | 1977
Status Quo | Live! | 1977
Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group | Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live | 1977
Burning Spear | Live | 1977
Ry Cooder | Show Time | 1977
Alice Cooper | The Alice Cooper Show | 1977
Foghat | Live | 1977
Genesis | Seconds Out | 1977
Frank Zappa | Zappa in New York | 1978
Ted Nugent | Double Live Gonzo! | 1978
Iggy Pop | TV Eye Live 1977 | 1978
Various Artists | Live Stiffs Live | 1978
AC/DC | If You Want Blood, You've Got It | 1978
Aerosmith | Live! Bootleg | 1978
The Band | The Last Waltz | 1978
The Blues Brothers | Briefcase Full of Blues | 1978
Elvis Costello | Live at the El Mocambo | 1978
Little Feat | Waiting for Columbus | 1978
Bob Marley & the Wailers | Babylon by Bus |1978
Lou Reed | Live: Take No Prisoners | 1978
Thin Lizzy | Live and Dangerous | 1978
Cheap Trick | At Budokan | 1978
John Cale | Sabotage/Live | 1979
Queen | Live Killers | 1979
Ramones | It's Alive | 1979
Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Live Rust | 1979
Creedence Clearwater Revival | The Royal Albert Hall Concert | 1980
Bijou | En public | 1980
Eagles | Eagles Live | 1980
Magazine | Play | 1980
Nine Below Zero | Live at the Marquee | 1980
Fleetwood Mac | Live | 1980
Suicide | Half Alive | 1981
The Dead Boys | Night of the Living Dead Boys | 1981
Various Artists | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | 1981
Albert Collins | Frozen Alive! | 1981
The Jacksons | The Jacksons Live! | 1981
Joy Division | Still | 1981
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly | Live in New Orleans | 1981
Motörhead | No Sleep 'til Hammersmith | 1981
Trouble Funk | Live | 1981
Various Artists | Urgh! A Music War | 1981
Gram Parsons & the Fallen Angels | Live 1973 | 1982
Television | The Blow-Up | 1982
Alex Chilton | Live in London | 1982
New Race | The First and the Last | 1982
The Rolling Stones | "Still Life" (American Concert 1981) | 1982
Simon and Garfunkel | The Concert in Central Park | 1982
Willie Loco Alexander & the Confessions | Autre chose | 1982
Bauhaus | Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape | 1982
Rod Stewart | Absolutely Live | 1982
Talking Heads | The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads | 1982
Peter Gabriel | Plays Live | 1983
The Everly Brothers | The Reunion Concert | 1983
Public Image Ltd. | Live in Tokyo | 1983
U2 | Under a Blood Red Sky | 1983
Throbbing Gristle | Once Upon a Time | 1984
Sonic Youth | Sonic Death | 1984
The Cure | Concert: The Cure Live | 1984
Dire Straits | Alchemy: Dire Straits Live | 1984
Sam Cooke | Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 | 1985
The Birthday Party | It's Still Living | 1985
Alain Bashung | Live Tour 85 | 1985
Les Dogs | Shout! | 1985
Iron Maiden | Live After Death | 1985
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Pack Up the Plantation: Live! | 1985
Scorpions | World Wide Live | 1985
Jimi Hendrix | Jimi Plays Monterey | 1986
Téléphone | Téléphone Le Live | 1986
Serge Gainsbourg | Gainsbourg Live | 1986
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | Live/1975-85 | 1986
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | Live Alive | 1986
Ozzy Osbourne | Randy Rhoads Tribute | 1987
Simple Minds | Live in the City of Light | 1987
Chuck Berry | Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | 1987
The Cramps | Rockinnreelininaucklandnewzealandxxx | 1987
Jane's Addiction | Jane's Addiction | 1987
Iggy & the Stooges | Metallic 2X K.O. | 1988
The Plimsouls | One Night in America | 1988
The Smiths | Rank | 1988
Pink Floyd | Delicate Sound of Thunder | 1988
Tom Waits | Big Time | 1988
The Only Ones | Live | 1989
Depeche Mode | 101 | 1989
The Dream Syndicate | Live at Raji's | 1989
Bad Brains | The Youth Are Getting Restless | 1990
Lonnie Mack | Live! Attack of the Killer V | 1990
Paul McCartney | Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! | 1990
Ministry | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | 1990
Mick Taylor | Stranger in This Town | 1990
Marvin Gaye | The Last Concert Tour | 1991
Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos | Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 | 1991
Townes Van Zandt | Rain on a Conga Drum: Live in Berlin | 1991
Slayer | Decade of Aggression | 1991
Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Weld | 1991
James Brown | Love Power Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971 | 1992
King Crimson | The Great Deceiver | 1992
Big Star | Live | 1992
AC/DC | AC/DC Live | 1992
Eric Clapton | Unplugged | 1992
Jacques Dutronc | Jacques Dutronc au Casino | 1992
Madness | Madstock! | 1992
Les $heriff | Les Deux Doigts dans la prise...!! | 1992
Hank Williams | Health & Happiness Shows | 1993
Gang War | Street Fighting | 1993
The Jam | Live Jam | 1993
Étienne Daho | Daholympia | 1993
The Gun Club | Ahmed's Wild Dream | 1993
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux | 1993
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Live Seeds | 1993
Johnny Hallyday | Parc des Princes 1993 | 1993
Paul Rodgers & Company | The Hendrix Set | 1993
Jimi Hendrix | Woodstock | 1994
David Bowie | Santa Monica '72 | 1994
Derek & the Dominos | Live at the Fillmore | 1994
Hüsker Dü | The Living End | 1994
Johnny Thunders | Add Water and Stir (Live in Japan 1991) | 1994
Nirvana | MTV Unplugged in New York | 1994
Jean-Louis Aubert | Une page de tournée | 1994
Noir Désir | Dies Irae | 1994
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | No Quarter - Unledded | 1994
The Police | Live! | 1995
Bérurier Noir | Carnaval des agités | 1995
Steely Dan | Alive in America | 1995
NOFX | I Heard They Suck Live!! | 1995
Pink Floyd | Pulse | 1995
Stevie Wonder | Natural Wonder | 1995
The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus | 1996
John Lee Hooker | Live at the Café au Go-Go (and Soledad Prison) | 1996
The Sex Pistols | Winterland Concert | 1996
Parliament/Funkadelic | Live 1976–1993 | 1996
Blur | Live at the Budokan | 1996
Earth, Wind & Fire | Plugged In and Live | 1996
Green Day | Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking | 1996
Nirvana | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | 1996
Michel Polnareff | Live at the Roxy | 1996
Les Rita Mitsouko | Acoustiques | 1996
Les Wampas | Toutafonlive | 1996
Cream | Those Were the Days | 1997
Peter Tosh | Honorary Citizen | 1997
Marianne Faithfull | 20th Century Blues | 1997
Bad Religion | Tested | 1997
Israel Vibration | Live Again! | 1997
Rage Against the Machine | Live & Rare | 1997
Ramones | We're Outta Here! | 1997
Various Artists | Tibetan Freedom Concert | 1997