Live at Reading '81

Live at Reading '81
Live album by Samson
Released	1990
Recorded	12 September 1981
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	52:49
Label	Raw Fruit
Producer	Tony Wilson
Samson chronology
Pillars of Rock (1990) Live at Reading 1981 (1990) Refugee (1990)

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Live at Reading 1981 was the second live album released by Samson. This was recorded in 1981 at the Reading Festival, with singer Bruce Dickinson, just before he left the band to join Iron Maiden.^[2]

Track list

1. "Big Brother" - 6:14
2. "Take It Like a Man" - 4:10
3. "Nice Girl" - 3:21
4. "Earth Mother" - 5:06
5. "Vice Versa" - 5:27
6. "Bright Lights" - 2:54
7. "Walking Out on You" - 9:11
8. "Hammerhead" - 3:36
9. "Riding with the Angels" - 5:22
10. "Gravy Train" - 7:24
11. "Red Skies (bonus track)"
12. "Turn Out The Lights (bonus track)"
13. "Firing Line (bonus track)"

Personnel

• "Bruce Bruce" Dickinson – vocals
• Paul Samson – guitar
• Chris Aylmer – bass guitar
• Mel Gaynor – drums

Production

• Tony Wilson - producer and engineer for The Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1
• Chris Tsangarides - 1990 remixes

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