Live at Leeds

Live at Leeds
Live at Leeds
Live album by the Who
Released	11 May 1970
Recorded	14 February 1970
Venue	University of Leeds Refectory, Leeds, UK
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:43
Label	Decca; MCA;
Producer	Jon Astley; Kit Lambert; The Who;
The Who chronology
Singles from Live at Leeds
	"Summertime Blues" / "Heaven and Hell"; Released: June 1970;

Live at Leeds is the first live album by English rock band the Who. It was recorded at the University of Leeds Refectory on 14 February 1970, and is their only live album that was released while the group were still actively recording and performing with their best-known line-up of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon.

The Who were looking for a way to follow up their 1969 album Tommy, and had recorded several shows on tours supporting that album, but disliked the sound. Consequently, they booked the show at Leeds University, along with one at Hull City Hall the following day, specifically to record a live album. Six songs were taken from the Leeds show, and the cover was pressed to look like a bootleg recording. The sound was significantly different from Tommy and featured hard rock arrangements that were typical of the band's live shows.

The album was released on 11 May 1970 by Decca and MCA in the United States,^[2] and by Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It has been reissued on several occasions and in several different formats. Since its release, Live at Leeds has been ranked by several music critics as the best live rock recording of all time.^[1]^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b Cohn, Nik (8 March 1970). "Finally, the Full Force of the Who". The New York Times. Rock Recordings section, p. M2. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2013.(subscription required)
^ "RIAA". Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ Carr, Roy (January 2011). "The Who". Classic Rock: 75. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^ Hyden, Steven (29 January 2003). "The Who: Live at Leeds". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[cohn-1] Cohn, Nik (8 March 1970). "Finally, the Full Force of the Who". The New York Times. Rock Recordings section, p. M2. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2013.(subscription required)

[2] "RIAA". Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[carr-3] Carr, Roy (January 2011). "The Who". Classic Rock: 75. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

[Hyden-4] Hyden, Steven (29 January 2003). "The Who: Live at Leeds". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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