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The opening paragraph of Bill DeYoung s liner notes to this reissue says it best: A blistering, balls-to-the-wall audio snapshot of one of southern rock s great boogie bands in its prime, Black Oak Arkansas Raunch N Roll Live has lost none of its visceral thrust, more than three decades after it humped its way into record stores as a seven-song vinyl LP. And now, with the re-release of this 2-CD set previously only available as a long sold-out limited edition you get three times the raunch! That s because like most live albums the actual release was drawn from several shows, in this case a 12/1/72 show at the Paramount Theater in Portland and a 12/2/72 show at Seattle s like-named Paramount Theater. The Complete Raunch N Roll Live presents both concerts in their entirety, featuring 17 tracks that weren t on the original release and including some tunes Fever on My Mind, Uncle Lijiah, Keep the Faith, Lord Have Mercy on My Soul, Full Moon Ride Dixie, and Movin that didn t appear in any version. A double, make that triple, dose of one of the great live bands of the 70s, and further proof of the unhinged brilliance of frontman Jim Mangrum.