Live ones..hmmmmmmmmm, I think I can come up with 10:

And the order here, is not ranked by which one I like best:

1. Humble Pie - Rockin' the Fillmore (best recording quality of a live electric concert I have ever heard. I refuse to buy the CD, 'cause they could only ruin it.  The vinyl rules here).

2. Poco- DeLIVErin' .  It was an era (Kevin has chided me about them..but they were my favorite band in the early 70's. Saw 'em live myself several times. Great shows, very high energy and good vibes.  Love and Peace and all that stuff, you never hear bands talking much about anymore).   This one captures the feel of some of those.  Here, the CD is fine, even slightly clearer than my overworn vinyl.  Misses the impact of the inside cover photo of them, all mildly stoned sitting in what looks like Central Park in NYC.  Original lineup, Jim Messina not Paul Cotton on lead guit and vox.

3.  Chambers Brothers- Love Peace and Happiness (the live sides, the first 2 sides are studio).   Again, captures an era.

4.  Jimi Hendrix- Live at Woodstock (NOT the Woodstock album; this is the CD release of his entire Woodstock set, remixed and remastered. Excellent).

5.  Lee Morgan - Live at the Lighthouse (best live Jazz recording I have ever heard, especially of the hard bop era.  3 CD set, perfect for a night of jazz and cocktails at a dinner party in your home, or in a club with friends).  Won't tell you the setting in which I first heard it.

6.  Quicksilver Messenger Service- Happy Trails.  (the long version, of Who do you Love...late 60's San Fran classic.  This is great on it's own...again vinyl is excellent, don't know what the CD version is like.  I'd advise love beads and incense burning throughout, and...a partially altered state of consciousness of one's choice).

7.  Elvin Jones- Live at the Village Vanguard- High energy bop, by the king pounding away.  George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Wilbur Little on Bass, Marvin Peterson on trumpet.  It's live and kickin' ...soundslike you are THERE.  They never come up for air.

8.  Beatles- Live at the Hollywood Bowl.  I think (correct me if I'm wrong), this is the only complete live recording of a typical Beatles' concert of that era.  Albeit, there was plenty of editing (the screams used to drown the sound out), it has the authentic feel of what those things were like.  Gulp...hate to admit it..but I was there...but a wee lad.

9.  Weavers- Live at Carnegie Hall.  Heard this when I was first out of diapers (seriously), and have an original vinyl (collector's item from Grandma), but have since of course got the CD.  Very old folk music, recorded Christmas Eve late 1950s.  Fresh from the ashes of McCarthyism, these waspy Bohemians dared to tread where few had gone before.  I still love their version of Darlin' Corey more than any other I have heard.  Interestingly I hear some of that in DB's All for You, and some other things from NFU.

10.  Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers- Live at ROXY, (or maybe it was CBGB's).   I think they basically had 2 or 3 songs; they clearly pre-dated the Pistols on the punk scene, and were outrageous.  I am not a fan of punk, by any means, but this CD captures that era in a nutshell.  It helps to listen to this in a rowdy party mood, pleasantly drunk. 

Those are they...off the top of my head really.  Let's compare notes.

Gene

P.S. I'll come up with a Part II to this sometime soon.  Great thread idea, Mr.Green!