Alvin Lee & Ten Years Later - Live At Rockpalast 1978 (Full Concert Video)

Filmed at GRUGAHALLE, ESSEN, GERMANY, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1978

Setlist:
1 Gonna Turn You On 0:00:50
2 Help Me 0:04:40
3 Ain't Nothing Shaking 0:13:35
4 Bass Boogie 0:28:14
5 Hey Joe 0:35:30
6 I'm Going Home 0:42:14
7 Choo Choo Mama 0:52:17
8 Rip It Up 0:54:10
Encores:
9 Sweet Little Sixteen 0:57:44
10 Roll Over Beethoven 1:05:14

Line-up:
Bass – Mick Hawksworth
Blues Harp – Alvin Lee
Drums – Tom Compton
Guitar, Vocals – Alvin Lee

One of three acts (with Peter Gabriel and Paul Butterfield) on Rockpalast’s Third Rocknacht (‘Rock Night’) on 15th September, 1978 at the 10,000-capacity Grugahalle in Essen, recorded on the night of the famous Ali-Spinks heavyweight boxing match. Features legendary guitarist Alvin Lee in his only Rockpalast appearance, with backing musicians Tom Compton (drums) and Mick Hawksworth (bass). The Full 10-song set includes the Ten Years After Woodstock classic ‘I’m Going Home’. Includes bonus unbroadcast tracks ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’ and 'Roll Over Beethoven' Alvin Lee post-show comment: “The best TV show I ever appeared in.”

• MASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS SOURCED FROM THE WDR ARCHIVES

• ALVIN LEE’S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE EVENT FEATURE IN THE LINER NOTES INSERT

[Swamprowdy]

Another great artist and band ignored by the so-called classic rock stations that play the same stuff over and over.

[sunking]

Alvin Lee...seen him 4 times...one of the best guitarists to walk the planet. He always gave the audience their money's worth.

[RadioCAE]

Was a great honor for me to remaster audio and picture of this footage for Repertoire Records, by keeping in mind my good contact with Alvin many years ago. His wonderful music and guitar playing will remain alive for all time...

[martinsebel]

I'm going home by Helicopter!!! 'Nuff probably the most underrated guitarist of the British Invasion. RIP Alvin Lee😢

[rogerdudra]

Alvin Lee is by far the best blues guitarist I've seen in the last 40 years.

[TTNOVASS]

Saw Ten Years After in Albuquerque, New Mexico, around '73, what a show, got my $6.50 worth !

[ruedivetterli]

I can remember watching this on TV in 1978. It was just great . Thank you for sharing it

[frankstecker]

Great rockpalast Konzert...🎸Alvin lee, Great Gitarrist all time...

[gtaylor]

Along with Stan Webb of Chicken Shack and Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown, sadly among the most unheralded guitarists of Heavy British Blues.

[JamCamping]

Just want to say thank you to my cool-ass mother-in-law Christine, who partied with Hendrix in Monterey, who just turned me onto this dude! Right on, Chris, this rocks!!

[JohnShields-xxyk]

I drove with my friends from Boston to Fitchburg, Mass in 1977 to see Alvin, tripping my brains out. Great live band.

[HighhPlainsDrifter]

Incredible drum solo by Tom Compton...really UNBELIEVABLE!!!

[lozdawes]

I remember as a 16 yr old, sneaking backstage at the Leicester De Montfort Hall gig in '79, with my mate.. they sat us down and entertained us with a rock n roll version of 'The Four Yorkshiremen' sketch.. no stuck up rockstar boll*cks.. just proper blokes.. true legends, all of 'em.

[mudnducs]

I’d forgotten what a MONSTER rocker he is!

[leemark]

Alvin Lee could have quit the day after Woodstock and would still be legendary.✌️

[Fnorden]

One of the top guitar players ever imho.

[larrycaylor]

Took new friend to club on U.S.1 IN NEW JERSEY 1984 He'd never heard of
Ten Years After much less Alvin Lee .Before was over screaming best guitar player ever

[Katy-tjrr]

TOP GUITARIST, ALVIN LEE☀️💙
TEN YEARS AFTER
🐬I'M GOING HOME☀️🐬
☀️🐬☀️🐬☀️☀️🐬☀️🐬☀️🐬☀️

[Warning.]

I was a roadie for Alvin when he did a solo tour in the Seventies. I literally held that guitar in my hands during sound checks.

[landesart]

I was too tired then. He played live hours after midnight on TV…thanks for showing it again