Live Dates 2 is the third live album by rock band Wishbone Ash. The album was recorded partly on dates between 1976 and 1980, including the tour in support of the album Just Testing.[1] It peaked at No. 40 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Live Dates 2
Live album by
Released20 October 1980
RecordedNovember 18, 1976 – June 4, 1980
GenreRock
Length80:54
LabelMCA
ProducerJohn Sherry, Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash chronology
Just Testing
(1980)
Live Dates 2
(1980)
Number the Brave
(1981)

The first 25,000 copies of this album were a double album, with six extra bonus tracks. Subsequent copies of the album contained only tracks one to six. The sleeve only lists the tracks on the first album along with their recording locations:

  • Hull City Hall ("Doctor")
  • Bristol Colston Hall ("Living Proof", "The Way Of The World")
  • Wolverhampton Civic Hall ("Runaway", "Helpless")
  • London Hammersmith Odeon ("F.U.B.B.")

The tracks on side one were recorded in 1980 and those on side two in 1978. Dates for the bonus LP are not listed.

The album was also released as two single LPs with the titles Live Dates 2 and Live Dates 2, Additional Tapes.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Doctor"Wishbone Four5:47
2."Living Proof"Just Testing5:55
3."Runaway"New England3:15
4."Helpless"Just Testing3:56
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."F.U.B.B."There's the Rub9:52
2."The Way Of The World"No Smoke Without Fire10:25
Side three
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Lorelei"New England6:28
2."Persephone"There's the Rub8:38
3."(In All of My Dreams) You Rescue Me"New England6:59
Side four
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Time Was"Argus6:49
2."Goodbye Baby, Hello Friend"Front Page News5:30
3."No Easy Road"Wishbone Four7:20

Personnel

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Wishbone Ash
Technical

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 40

References

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  1. ^ "Album Details - Live Dates Vol II". Martin Turner Official Website. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.