George Thorogood and the Destroyers are set to release a career-spanning live album, called The Baddest Show on Earth, on June 12.
Spanning 1978 through 2024, the new collection showcases some of the band's most electrifying live performances, including "Who Do You Love," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Bad to the Bone" and "Move It on Over."
Speaking about The Baddest Show on Earth, Thorogood says, "When the lights go down, the downbeat hits and the audience erupts; all bets are off. The Destroyers are at their best when we play for the people, and these are some of our favorite—and rarest—performances from the past five decades. You wanted the baddest, you got it."
The Baddest Show on Earth will be available on LP featuring four previously unreleased tracks, while the expanded CD and standard/hi-res digital editions include eight previously unreleased performances.
Both physical formats feature new liner notes from Grammy Award-winning producer and blues musician Scott Billington. In addition to black vinyl, fans can pick up a Translucent Yellow vinyl pressing exclusively at Barnes &; Noble and Blazing Red Smoke vinyl exclusively through GeorgeThorogood.com and on tour.
"George's connection to unvarnished, primal rock and roll made the music relevant in a way that no one could have predicted," writes Billington, who spent over 40 years as Rounder's Vice President of A&R. "And even though he went on to make many wonderful records…he's the first to say that he'd rather be on stage than in a recording studio."
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