live album
noun
: an album made by recording a performance before an audience
The group has just released a live album.
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The reasons for the collapse of the live album won’t be music to anyone’s ears.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Another is the inclusion of a live album, taken from a 1975 Los Angeles Sports Arena audience tape, that has been restored and remixed by Steven Wilson and is getting an official commercial release for the first time.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The pop star announced Live From Glastonbury (A BBC Recording), a full-length live album documenting her headlining appearance on the Pyramid Stage earlier this summer.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison produced a live EP with the band, with a second live album recorded at Amazon Music’s live-streaming and production studio in Williamsburg this past June.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Another is the inclusion of a live album, taken from a 1975 Los Angeles Sports Arena audience tape, that has been restored and remixed by Steven Wilson and is getting an official commercial release for the first time.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The pop star announced Live From Glastonbury (A BBC Recording), a full-length live album documenting her headlining appearance on the Pyramid Stage earlier this summer.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison produced a live EP with the band, with a second live album recorded at Amazon Music’s live-streaming and production studio in Williamsburg this past June.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Live album.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20album. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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