Live: The Last Summer is an album by the blues-rock group the Siegel–Schwall Band.[2] Their ninth album, it was recorded live in the summer of 1973 at the Brewery in Lansing, Michigan and at the Quiet Knight in Chicago, Illinois. It was released as a vinyl LP by Wooden Nickel Records in 1974.[3] It was re-released as a CD by Wounded Bird Records in 1999.[4] The album is also known as The Last Summer.

Live: The Last Summer
Live album by
Released1974
Recorded1973
GenreBlues-rock
Length40:08
LabelWooden Nickel
ProducerSiegel–Schwall Band
Barry Mraz
Bill Traut
Siegel–Schwall Band chronology
Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra
(1973)
Live: The Last Summer
(1974)
R.I.P. Siegel/Schwall
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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Side one:
  1. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) – 5:25
  2. "You Don't Love Me Like That" (Jim Schwall) – 3:45
  3. "I Won't Hold My Breath" (Corky Siegel) – 4:16
  4. "Sun is Shining" (Jimmy Reed) – 6:10
  5. "Let's Boogie" (Ken Goerres) – 0:05
Side two:
  1. "Hey, Billie Jean" (Jim Post, Siegel) – 7:26
  2. "West Coast Blues" (Schwall) – 5:20
  3. "Out-a-Gas?" (Siegel) – 7:20

Personnel

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Siegel–Schwall Band

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  • Corky Siegel – piano, harmonica, vocals
  • Jim Schwall – guitar, vocals
  • Rollo Radford – bass, vocals
  • Shelly Plotkin – drums, percussion

Production

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  • Produced by the Siegel-Schwall Band, Barry Mraz, and Bill Traut
  • Engineer: Barry Mraz
  • Sound: Ken Goerres
  • Remote recording: Chuck Buchanan
  • Mastering: Arnie Acosta
  • Cover art: John Thompson
  • Art direction: Acy Lehman
  • Liner photography: Colin Johnson, Nick Sangiamo

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