Gatefold Cover is VG+ (shelf wear, bottom seem unglued)
Inner Sleeves are VG++
Records are VG++ (look barely played)
Labels are clean
Visually Graded
Tracklist
Side 1
Act I
1 Riders To The Stars
2 Why Don't We Live Together
3 Looks Like We Made It
4 New York City Rhythm
Side 2
A Very Strange Medley (V.S.M.)
1a Kentucky Fried Chicken
1b State Farm Insurance
1c Stridex
1d Band-aids
1e Bowlene
1f Dr. Pepper
1g Pepsi
1h Mc Donalds
Jump Shout Boogie Medley
2a Jump Shout Boogie
2b Avenue C
2c Jumpin' At The Woodside
2d Cloudburst
2e Bandstand Boogie
3 This One's For You
Side 3
Act II
1 Beautiful Music (Part 1)
2 Daybreak
3 Lay Me Down
4 Weekend In New England
5 Studio Musician
Side 4
1 Beautiful Music (Part 2)
2 Could It Be Magic / Mandy
3 It's A Miracle
4 It's Just Another New Years Eve
5 I Write The Songs
6 Beautiful Music (Part 3)
Barry Manilow Live is the fifth album by the singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. The album was released in 1977, and it became Manilow's first to top the US Billboard 200.
Manilow also was among 1977 Special Tony Award winners Lily Tomlin, Diana Ross, National Theatre For the Deaf and Equity Library Theatre honored with the award that year. He received it for Barry Manilow on Broadway, his 12-day stay at the Uris Theatre from December 21, 1976 to January 2, 1977, where this live album was recorded.
The album is known for giving the first commercial release to Manilow's VSM ("Very Strange Medley"). Before the performance Manilow refers to this as a medley of songs that he included in his act against the values of his "artsy fartsy friends". It is a medley of commercial jingles Manilow was involved with, either as a writer or performer, before he became a chart star. The products and companies these promoted include Kentucky Fried Chicken, State Farm, Stridex, Band-Aid, Bowlene, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi and McDonald's.