Classics Live and Classics Live II are a set of albums by the Boston

Boston

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-based rock band Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

, released in 1986 and 1987, respectively. Together, they constitute the band's second live offering, after Live! Bootleg

Live! Bootleg

Live! Bootleg is a double live album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1978.While most of the performances were drawn from concerts in 1977 and 1978, the covers "I Ain't Got You" and "Mother Popcorn" were taken from a radio broadcast of a Boston performance on March 20, 1973.The...

. Classics Live I has gone Platinum while Classics Live II has only gone gold.

Classics Live

Classics Live II

Classics Live! II mainly features tracks recorded at a New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

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 show in 1984, with all five original members once again reunited. The other two tracks were the first track of 1985s Done with Mirrors

Done with Mirrors

Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released November 9, 1985. The release marked the return to the band of Joe Perry, who had left the group in 1979, and Brad Whitford, who had left the band in 1981. It was also the band's first album released by Geffen...

, "Let the Music Do the Talking

Let the Music Do the Talking (song)

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", and a rendition of 1977s "Draw the Line

Draw the Line (song)

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" from California Jam II

California Jam II

California Jam II, also known as Cal Jam II, was a music festival held in Ontario, California, at the Ontario Motor Speedway on March 18, 1978 and produced by Leonard Stogel, Sandy Feldman, and Don E. Branker. More than 300,000 people attended...

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Track listing

All Songs recorded at the Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA, December 31, 1984, except where noted.

Classics Live Complete

In 1998, Classics Live Complete was released outside the U.S, compiling the two albums on one CD.

Classics Live I

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA - USA	Gold	July 22, 1991
RIAA - USA	Platinum	February 26, 2001

Classics Live II

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA - USA	Gold	October 28, 1994