Words that should never appear in the titles of regular studio album releases lest they be confused for compilations or live albums

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"Singles"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:38 (twenty years ago)

"Concert"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:38 (twenty years ago)

"Complete"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:38 (twenty years ago)

"Sides"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:39 (twenty years ago)

"Greatest"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:39 (twenty years ago)

"Chronicles"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:42 (twenty years ago)

"Retrospective"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:43 (twenty years ago)

"Royal Albert"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:43 (twenty years ago)

"Philharmonic"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:44 (twenty years ago)

"Budokan"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:44 (twenty years ago)

"Demos"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:46 (twenty years ago)

"Earliest"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:46 (twenty years ago)

"Unreleased"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:46 (twenty years ago)

"Tracks"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 06:14 (twenty years ago)

"Anthology"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 06:15 (twenty years ago)

"Live"

Seriously, The Fall's 'Live At The Witch Trials' is kinda confusing.

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 28 October 2004 06:21 (twenty years ago)

"Gonzo"

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Thursday, 28 October 2004 07:33 (twenty years ago)

doublelive
very
best
comprehensive

― lukey (Lukey G), Thursday, 28 October 2004 08:19 (twenty years ago)

"Essential"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 28 October 2004 10:10 (twenty years ago)

"Alive"

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 28 October 2004 10:15 (twenty years ago)

In the World ever
Clubbers guide to

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 28 October 2004 10:25 (twenty years ago)

Right, I’m calling my first album:

‘Clubbers Guide To Essential Alive Concert Anthology Tracks: Very Complete, Greatest Singles Chronlicles Sides at the Budokan with the Royal Albert Hall Philharmonic Orchestra... in the World, Ever - Now, That's What I Call Live!”

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 28 October 2004 10:39 (twenty years ago)

Recorded on xxxxx.
Official Bootleg.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 28 October 2004 10:41 (twenty years ago)

"Carnegie Hall"

― the apex of nadirs (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 28 October 2004 11:59 (twenty years ago)

"Right, I’m calling my first album:

So it's going to be a studio album, presumably?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 28 October 2004 12:03 (twenty years ago)

I feel it eloquently convey's the studio-ness of the album.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, 28 October 2004 12:54 (twenty years ago)

"Hits"
"Gold"
"Golden"

― briania (briania), Thursday, 28 October 2004 13:06 (twenty years ago)

"Tonight"

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Thursday, 28 October 2004 13:23 (twenty years ago)

"I feel it eloquently convey's the studio-ness of the album."

Hence also the cavernous echo and the overdubbed sound of people clapping and shouting between tracks, I presume?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 28 October 2004 13:47 (twenty years ago)

"Unplugged"
"One Night Alone"
"Without A Net"

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 28 October 2004 14:39 (twenty years ago)

"Seriously, The Fall's 'Live At The Witch Trials' is kinda confusing."

And Rocket From the Crypt's "Live at Camp X-Ray"
And Make Up's "Destination Love: Live at Cold Rice"

― Clusterfuck at the Baja Fresh Salsa Bar (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 28 October 2004 16:19 (twenty years ago)

and Ill Ease "Live At The Holiday Sin"

― autovac (autovac), Thursday, 28 October 2004 17:50 (twenty years ago)

"Platinum"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 28 October 2004 17:58 (twenty years ago)

see Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits. 50 Phil Ochs Fans Can't be Wrong!

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 28 October 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago)

as i think i've said many times i always thought that
DUSTY IN MEMPHIS was a live album.
*that* was a shock 3 years ago on first hearing.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 28 October 2004 18:17 (twenty years ago)

An Evening With... (the latest Liz Phair album had this as the working title for a while.

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 28 October 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago)

"Works"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 29 October 2004 00:35 (twenty years ago)

"from"

― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Friday, 29 October 2004 04:12 (twenty years ago)

"Thebestof"

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 29 October 2004 04:17 (twenty years ago)

"Ultravisitor"

― caspar (caspar), Friday, 29 October 2004 04:22 (twenty years ago)

"Ladies and Gentlemen"

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 29 October 2004 05:30 (twenty years ago)

Another "Live" (but not live) album: Joan of Arc's Live in Chicago, 1999

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 29 October 2004 05:33 (twenty years ago)

"Stage", "Onstage", "Backstage"

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 29 October 2004 06:34 (twenty years ago)

"Milli".

"Vanilli".

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 29 October 2004 09:19 (twenty years ago)

Also (if Elton John is to be believed):

"Madonna"

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 29 October 2004 09:19 (twenty years ago)

Ultravisitor

lol

― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 29 October 2004 09:39 (twenty years ago)

"Tapes"

― zebedee (zebedee), Friday, 29 October 2004 15:10 (twenty years ago)

"showtime"

― Sympatico (shmuel), Friday, 29 October 2004 19:38 (twenty years ago)

I'd like to record a live album called "Without an Oar"

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 29 October 2004 19:40 (twenty years ago)

(or "Without a Paddle")

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 29 October 2004 19:40 (twenty years ago)

Remastered. Remixed. Posthumously.

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Friday, 29 October 2004 21:13 (twenty years ago)

twenty years pass...

The Status Quo album "Spare Parts"

I think it's their second, after "Picturesque Matchstickable"

It's not a compilation. It's a brand new (at the time) album.

Don't think it sold well.

― Mark G, Friday, 23 May 2025 07:33 (yesterday)

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