Live At The Forum '76

Live at the Forum '76 was recorded during the band’s three-night run at the Los Angeles Forum in October 1976. The show took place as the group was putting the finishing touches on Hotel California, which would be released that December. The concert recording captures some of the very first live performances of “Hotel California” and “New Kid In Town”.

During the show, the band also play hits from earlier albums with “Take It Easy” from the band’s 1972 self-titled debut; “Already Gone” from 1974’s On the Border; and the #1 title track from 1975’s One of These Nights. The concert also includes a raucous performance of “Funk #49”, a song originally recorded by Walsh’s James Gang.

The Forum concert presents a snapshot of the band right before Hotel California became a critical and commercial phenomenon. After its release, the album topped the charts for eight weeks in the U.S., featured two #1 singles (“New Kid In Town” and “Hotel California”), and won two GRAMMY Awards. Today, Hotel California has been certified 26x platinum by the RIAA and is the third best-selling U.S. album in history and one of the best-selling albums of all time.

- Tracks previously only available on CD and digitally as part of 2017’s “40th Anniversary Edition” of Hotel California.
- The live music takes up three LP sides while the final one features an exclusive etching of the artwork.

Tracklisting

1.  Take It Easy (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976)
2. Take It to the Limit (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976)
3. New Kid in Town (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976) 
4. James Dean (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976)
5. Good Day in Hell (Live at the Los Angeles Forum, 10/20-22/76)
6. Witchy Woman (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976) 
7. Funk #49 (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976)
8. One of These Nights (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976) 
9. Hotel California (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976)
10. Already Gone (Live at the Los Angeles Forum, 10/20-22/76)