Live at Goodbye Summer Festival 1972
Artist America
Format:Vinyl / 12" Album with CD
Label:Secret Records
Catalogue No:BT5026
Barcode:5036436130924
Genre:AOR
No of Discs:2
Release Date:25 Nov 2022
Live at Goodbye Summer Festival 1971
Recorded 18th September 1971 at The Goodbye Summer Festival, The
Oval London, which might seem an unlikely venue for a rock concert,
however at that time, the home of Surrey Cricket was on the verge of
bankruptcy and looking for alternative income promoter Rikki Farr was on
the lookout for a large outdoor venue to help raise funds for the
humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh
The Oval, close to the city centre and with a capacity of 31,000, was the ideal
venue. America's infectious folky acoustic songs were ideal fodder for a festival,
however they were largely unheard of in '71. Their self-titled debut was released
earlier that year, however "Horse With No Name" wasn't on it and in fact was
released later in November '71.
The line-up that day was:
11:00-11:30 Cochise
11:45-12:30 Greaseband
12:45-01:30 Lindisfarne
01:45-02:30 Quintessence
02:45-03:30 Mott The Hoople
03:45-04:15 America
04:20-04:45 Eugene Wallis
04:50-05:45 Atomic Rooster
06:00-07:00 The Faces
07:45-09:25 The Who
Released for the frst time on collectible 12" 45 RPM vinyl with a CD version and
comprehensive sleeve notes.
Ofcial release approved by the Artist.
