Release Date 16th January 2026
Live 1970 & 1971 opens a rare window into one of the most gifted and enigmatic
singer-songwriters of her generation. At a time when her songs were lighting up the
charts for artists like The 5th Dimension, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Barbra Streisand,
Laura Nyro was quietly redefining the art of live performance - intimate, passionate,
and utterly fearless.
We bring you two live radio broadcasts that preserve Nyro at her most spellbinding:
alone at the piano, her voice rising and falling like a storm of soul, jazz, and poetry.
First up is the WNEW-FM broadcast live from the Fillmore East, followed by the KJHK
FM broadcast from the Hoch Auditorium in Kansas. From the aching beauty of
"Captain For Dark Mornings" and "And When I Die" to the spiritual fire of "Save the
Country," each performance radiates warmth, vulnerability, and that unmistakable Nyro
magic.
Here, stripped of studio gloss, you hear the essence of her genius-- her phrasing
playful yet profound, her melodies soaring on instinct and emotion. The air crackles
with intimacy; it feels as if she's singing just for you, late at night, across the radio
waves.
For long-time fans, this collection is a rediscovery of Laura's deep emotional power
during a creative peak. For new listeners, it's a revelation--proof that her influence on
modern pop, soul, and singer-songwriter traditions is both timeless and unmatched.
So dim the lights and let Laura Nyro take you back to a time when a single voice and a
piano could still change the way we feel about music.
This is Laura Nyro - live, luminous, and unforgettable.
2CD set
Tracks: He's A Runner / Brown Earth / When I Was Freeport and You Were The Main
Drag / Poem / Christmas In My Soul / Poverty Train / Emmie / Gibson / Captain For
Dark Mornings / Treasure of Love / Up On The Roof / And When I Die / Time and
Love / Save The Country / Walk On By / It's Gonna Take A Miracle / California
Shoeshine Boys / Tom Dooley interview / Timer Tom Dooley interview / Stoned Soul
Picnic / Brown Earth / Buy and Sell / Gypsy Woman / And When I Die / Medley: Tom
Dooley / Kansas City / California Shoeshine Boys / Stoney End / Map to the Treasure /
Christmas in My Soul / Save the Country / Timer / Ooh Child / Up on the Roof /
Mother Earth