Magic Sam
Magic Sam Live

Listening notes

Magic Sam Live is a 1981 vinyl release by Magic Sam on the P-Vine Special label, catalog number PLP 9031-2. Issued in the Blues and Chicago Blues genres, it presents a program arranged across four sides (A through D) and organized under two headings that appear in the tracklist.

The A and B sides are grouped under “Magic Sam At The Alex Club.” Side A comprises A1 Every Night About This Time, A2 I Don't Believe You'd Let Me Down, A3 Mole's Blues, A4 I Just Got To Know, and A5 Tore Down. Side B continues with B1 You Were Wrong, B2 Backstroke, B3 Come On In This House, B4 Looking Good, and B5 Riding High.

The C and D sides are grouped under “Magic Sam At The Ann Arbor Blues Festival August 1969.” Side C lists C1 San-Ho-Zay, C2 I Need You So Bad, C3 You Don't Love Me, C4 Strange Things Happening, and C5 I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie). Side D concludes with D1 All Your Love, D2 Sweet Home Chicago, D3 I Got Papers On You, Baby, D4 Looking Good, and D5 Looking Good (Encore).

Across these four sides, the release collects twenty tracks as sequenced above. The tracklist includes multiple appearances of “Looking Good,” with versions on B4 and D4, as well as an additional “Looking Good (Encore)” on D5. The headings in the listing identify one sequence associated with the Alex Club and another associated with the Ann Arbor Blues Festival with the notation “August 1969.” The selection also features titles such as “San-Ho-Zay,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” and “All Your Love,” alongside “Every Night About This Time,” “I Just Got To Know,” and “Tore Down.”

For cataloging purposes, this entry notes the following: artist Magic Sam; title Magic Sam Live; label P-Vine Special; catalog number PLP 9031-2; year 1981; format Vinyl; genres Blues and Chicago Blues; and the complete side and track breakdown as listed. This draft reflects the track organization and release data as provided.