Riot Live (EP)

Riot Live
Live album EP by
Released1982
Recorded5 July 1982
VenueNew Peppermint Lounge, New York City
GenreHeavy metal
Length30:22
LabelElektra
ProducerSteve Loeb and Billy Arnell
Riot chronology
Restless Breed
(1982)
Riot Live
(1982)
Born in America
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[1]

Riot Live is the first official extended play live recording by New York City heavy metal band Riot. Released in 1982, it followed on the heels of Restless Breed, the group's first studio album with vocalist Rhett Forrester. It was issued with different cover artwork in Europe.[2]

While never made available on CD as a stand-alone release, the EP was included as bonus tracks on the 1997 Restless Breed CD re-issue by German label High Vaultage. However, the 6 songs were left off the original 1999 U.S. Restless Breed re-issue on Metal Blade Records but were eventually included on the 2016 re-issue, also released by Metal Blade.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Hard Lovin' Man"3:09
2."Showdown"4:30
3."Loved by You"8:02
4."Loanshark"5:27
5."Restless Breed"5:11
6."Swords and Tequila"3:57

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  2. ^ "Riot - Riot Live". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-01-08.