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Ltd, who cancelled all entertainment other than films and organ recitals, thereby allowing several showings per day for the films. This format did prove profitable. They did occasionally have orchestral concerts and variety shows, but the main business was as a cinema.
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magazine readers as one of the top live performances of all time. Several of the songs featured in the two concerts were included in Morrison's 1974 double live album
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857:Rod Stewart
849:Ringo Starr
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437:Buddy Holly
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1181:Thin Lizzy
1174:It's Alive
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