Encore Series
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The Encore Series are concert recordings developed initially in 2002 through a partnership between The Who
and TheMusic.com. The series was created as a type of legal bootleg
of major artists' complete concert tours. Each series is authorised by the artists, and recorded directly from the artists' sound board. The recordings are typically released as a series of individual CD albums, one recording for each tour date, along with a boxed set
containing each show's recording.
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
and TheMusic.com. The series was created as a type of legal bootleg
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
of major artists' complete concert tours. Each series is authorised by the artists, and recorded directly from the artists' sound board. The recordings are typically released as a series of individual CD albums, one recording for each tour date, along with a boxed set
Boxed set
A box set is a compilation of various musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related items that are contained in a box.-Music box sets:...
containing each show's recording.
Releases
- The WhoThe WhoThe Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
– Encore Series 2002Encore Series 2002Encore Series 2002 is an album series of live recordings from The Who's 2002 American tour. The albums contain soundboard recordings of 25 concerts from the tour, available as two-CD individual shows or as part of a box set. The Who would continue this practice on their 2004 and 2006 and 2007 tours...
, Encore Series 2004Encore Series 2004Encore Series 2004 is live album series recorded during concerts on The Who's 2004 tour Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, and United States. It contains soundboard recordings of all 18 concerts from the tour, available as two-CD individual shows or as part of a box set....
, Encore Series 2006, Encore Series 2007, Live at Lyon, and Live in BostonLive in Boston (film)Live in Boston is a concert film of a concert performed by The Who on September 27, 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts... - Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
– Encore Series 2003 - Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
– Encore Series 2003, Encore Series 2004, Encore Series 2007, and Encore Series 2009 - GenesisGenesis (band)Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
– Encore Series 2007 and Live over Europe 2007Live Over Europe 2007Live over Europe 2007 is the sixth live album by British band Genesis recorded during the Turn It on Again: The Tour of 2007. It was released in North America by Atlantic Records on 20 November 2007, and in Europe on by Virgin Records on 26 November 2007.-Disc 1:# "Duke's Intro" – Manchester –...