Live at the Paramount
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Live at the Paramount was the first live album released by Canadian rock group, The Guess Who
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land"...

. It would be their only live album until their reunion in 1984. It was recorded live on May 22, 1972 at the Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)
The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington is a 2,807-seat performing arts venue at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in Downtown Seattle in the United States of America. The theater originally opened March 1, 1928 as the Seattle Theatre with 3,000 seats, the theater was placed on the National Register...

 in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. The 2000 re-release included bonus tracks from the same show which were not included on the original pressing like "These Eyes" and "No Time".

Original and 1st Release

Side One
  1. "Albert Flasher" (Burton Cummings
    Burton Cummings
    Burton L. Cummings, OC, OM is a Canadian musician and songwriter.He was the lead singer and frequent keyboardist for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who...

    ) - 2:59
  2. "New Mother Nature" (Cummings) - 4:26
  3. "Glace Bay Blues" (Blair MacLean, Gary MacLean, Don McDougall
    Donnie McDougall
    Donnie "Don" McDougall is a guitarist who joined The Guess Who in 1972, replacing Greg Leskiw who moved on to a solo career. His first album performance was on the record Live At The Paramount, recorded in Seattle, Washington. McDougall sang "Glace Bay Blues" on that album...

    ) - 3:19
  4. "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" (Cummings, Kurt Winter
    Kurt Winter
    Kurt Winter was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who.After starting his career with Winnipeg bands The Fifth, Gettysbyrg Address, and Brother, Winter joined The Guess Who in May 1970, along with co-guitarist Greg Leskiw, replacing Randy Bachman...

    ) - 6:52
  5. "Pain Train" (Cummings, Winter) - 7:00

Side Two
  1. "American Woman
    American Woman (song)
    "American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, first released in January 1970 on the album of the same name and later in March as a single, which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been covered by many rock artists, including Lenny Kravitz, Krokus, and The Butthole...

    " (Randy Bachman
    Randy Bachman
    Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive...

    , Cummings, Jim Kale
    Jim Kale
    Jim Kale is the bassist for the popular band, The Guess Who. Kale left the band in 1973, after the Live at the Paramount album. He was replaced by Bill Wallace, formerly of Winnipeg band, Brother...

    , Garry Peterson
    Garry Peterson
    Garry Peterson is a Canadian drummer who has been a long-term member of the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. Along with Randy Bachman, he has also recorded and toured with another Canadian rock band, Bachman-Turner Overdrive.-Biography:...

    ) - 16:53
  2. "Truckin' Off Across the Sky" (Cummings, Kale, McDougal, Peterson, Winter) - 7:21

2000 Buddha Re-Release

  1. "Pain Train" - 7:00
  2. "Albert Flasher" - 2:59
  3. "New Mother Nature" - 4:26
  4. "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" - 6:52
  5. "Rain Dance" (Cummings, Winter) - 2:53
  6. "These Eyes" (Bachman, Cummings) - 4:29
  7. "Glace Bay Blues" - 3:19
  8. "Sour Suite" (Cummings) - 3:58
  9. "Hand Me Down World" (Winter) - 3:53
  10. "American Woman" - 16:53
  11. "Truckin' Off Across the Sky" - 7:21
  12. "Share the Land" (Cummings) - 4:46
  13. "No Time" (Bachman, Cummings) - 6:06
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