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Live At The Comedy Store, 1973
Live album by
Richard Pryor
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021
RecordedOctober 29-30, 1973
VenueThe Comedy Store
GenreComedy
LabelOmnivore Records, Stand Up! Records
ProducerRichard Pryor, Jennifer Lee Pryor, Reggie Collins, Cheryl Pawelski

Live At The Comedy Store, 1973 is a concert album by comedian Richard Pryor.

History

The material on Live At The Comedy Store, like his early-1970s albums Richard Pryor and Craps (After Hours), captures Pryor during his most transformative period as a comic, when he evolved from a family-friendly comic in the mode of Bill Cosby into the challenging, politically aware comedian of his most famous albums.[1] It was recorded on October 29 and 30, 1973, at West Hollywood, California, nightclub The Comedy Store, during a four-night run of performances. At the time, Pryor did not intend to release the recordings commercially, but was preparing for upcoming shows, including the performance at San Francisco's Soul Train Club which would become the Grammy-winning 1974 album That Nigger's Crazy.[2][3] In the early 1970s, Pryor habitually used the Comedy Store to try out and refine new material. Pryor's evolution was drawing considerable interest within the comedy scene, and his shows were well-attended by other comics.[1][4][5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitelLength
1."Introduction"0:39
2."Street Corner Wino"9:59
3."Wino & Junkie"5:50
4."Fighting"4:01
5."Masturbating"0:25
6."Dope"1:41
7."Sex"3:16
Side two
No.TitelLength
8."Religion"4:00
9."Acid"6:25
10."Black Movie Stars"3:24
11."Cops"1:20
12."The Line-Up"3:18
13."Nixon"1:53
14."Celebrities In The Audience"6:53
Bonus tracks
No.TitelLength
15."Death" 
16."Niggers & Italians" 
17."Jim Brown (Alternate Version)" 
18."Black Films" 
19."Jesus Saves" 
20."Street Corner Wino (Evolution/Revolution Edit)" 
  • Tracks 1-14 from Live at the Comedy Store, Hollywood, CA—October 1973 (Shout! Factory, 2013) Recorded at the Comedy Store, 10/29-30/73
  • Track 15 from ...And It's Deep, Too!: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992), (Warner Bros./Rhino, 2000) Recorded at the Comedy Store, 11/73
  • Tracks 16-20 from Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974), (Rhino, 2005) Recorded at the Comedy Store, 10/29/73-11/1/73[6][3][7][8]

Credits

  • Known original producer: Richard Pryor
  • Box set produced by Reggie Collins & Steve Pokorny
  • Reissue producer: Jennifer Lee Pryor, Reggie Collins and Cheryl Pawelski

References

  1. ^ a b Henry, David; Henry, Joe (2014). Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him. Algonquin Books. ISBN 978-1-61620-447-1. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ Sokol, Tony (June 7, 2023). "Richard Pryor Vinyl Reissues Highlight the Evolution of Comedy". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ a b Marchese, Joe (2023-05-12). "The Line-Up: Stand Up! Records Reissues Three Richard Pryor Classics on Vinyl". The Second Disc. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ^ Knoedelseder, William (2010). I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy's Golden Era. PublicAffairs. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-58648-896-3. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  5. ^ Zoglin, Richard (2009). Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-1-58234-625-0. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  6. ^ Frye, Cory (2021). Live At The Comedy Store, 1973 (booklet). Stand Up! Records/Omnivore Records.
  7. ^ "Richard Pryor – Live At The Comedy Store, 1973". Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  8. ^ "Live at the Comedy Store, Hollywood, CA, October 1973 - Richard Pryor". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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