Live Wire/Blues Power is a blues album by Albert King.[7] It was recorded live in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium.[8] Leftovers from the recordings were released on the albums Wednesday Night in San Francisco and Thursday Night in San Francisco.[9]
Live Wire / Blues Power | ||||
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Released | November 1968 | |||
Recorded | 1968 | |||
Venue | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 38:16 | |||
Label | Stax[1] | |||
Producer | Al Jackson Jr. | |||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The album peaked at No. 150 on the Billboard 200.[10]
The album was produced by Al Jackson Jr.[4]
Rolling Stone called the album "one man’s reworking of a classic format to make an intensely personal statement, invoking all the cliches without becoming for one second a cliche itself."[11] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music deemed it a "classic [that] introduced [King's] music to the white rock audience."[3]