Name: Live At The Rainbow Theatre 1974
Brand: Steeleye Span

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRVX1485

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5060516098651

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Steeleye Span

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

Chrysalis

The roots of Chrysalis stretch back to a tiny flat in West London in 1967, when former university social secretaries, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis, linked their flair for managing and booking bands to form the Ellis Wright Agency. After trying to release their bands' records via other companies, they decided to start their own label.

In 1968, they signed a licensing deal with Island Records with the proviso that if their acts achieved an agreed number of hits, they would be awarded a label of their own. Within a year, this tally was reached and Chrysalis Records was born.

Over the years, Chrysalis went through various ownership changes. In 1985, Chris Wright bought out Terry Ellis and later sold the label to EMI in 1991. EMI was then acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 before selling the Parlophone Label Group (including Chrysalis) to Warner Music Group in 2013.

Steeleye Span are amongst the biggest and most commercially successful folk-rock bands.

Their career, spanning over 50 years, has seen them achieve 4 Top 40 albums and 2 Top 20 singles as well as countless sold out live shows. Through an ever-changing line up, their popularity has continued to this day. This 2LP release is the first time this album has appeared on vinyl and is released on red vinyl. The concert is taken from the 12CD box set covering the band's Chrysalis albums from 1972 to 1983 and marks the first time that this concert was released. 

It features the band at the height of their powers playing to a sold out audience at London’s Rainbow Theatre in November 1974 in support of the “Now We Are Six” album release. Included are many Steeleye classics such as the top 20 single “Gaudete” and “Thomas the Rhymer”. The band undertake a 7 date UK tour starting October 4th

Live At The Rainbow Theatre 1974

Music GB