Broadcast live by King Biscuit on July 11th 1978, this superb performance from the now tragically late John Prine recorded at the Bottom Line Club in New York’s Greenwich Village, several years into the man’s career, is among his finest ever shows. His debut album had been released to huge critical acclaim, albeit somewhat modest sales (reaching only 153 on Billboard), in 1971 on the Atlantic label. Featuring such legendary numbers as ‘Hello in There’ and ‘Angel From Montgomery’ (versions of both are featured) it was voted into Rolling Stone’s All Time Greatest 500 Albums list in 2003.
DISC ONE
1. Spanish Pipedream 3:25
2. Often Is A Word I Seldom Use 3:32
3. Angel From Montgomery 4:44
4. Fish And Whistle 3:25
5. Crooked Piece Of Time 4:02
6. Blue Umbrella 4:23
7. Ilegal Smile 5:51
8. Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone 5:13
9. The Bottomless Lake 7:09
10. Sam Stone 4:52
11. That’s The Way The World Goes Round 4:00
12. There She Goes 3:04
13. I Had A Dream Last Night 3:03
14. Chinatown 3:26
15. If You Don’t Want My Love 3:36
DISC TWO
1. Try To Find Another Man 3:46
2. Everything’s About The Same 5:12
3. Hello In There 6:06
4. Grandpa Was A Carpenter 2:55
5. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen 2:57
6. Paradise 3:56
7. Please Don’t Bury Me 2:33
8. Sleepy Eyed Boy 3:36
9. Treat Me Nice 2:19
10. Onomatapeia 3:19
11. Sailin’ Around 4:48
12. Mexican Home 8:47
13. How Lucky Can One Man Get 4:00
14. I’m Not That Good At Goodbye 5:56
15. Saddle In The Rain 8:06