While various "rar" or bootleg versions exist online, the complete recording was officially released as part of the collection in 2011.
The 1979 set focused heavily on their early blues-rock sound and Deep Purple covers: Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City Steal Away Belgian Tom's Hat Trick Mistreated / Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple covers) Lovehunter Breakdown / Whitesnake Boogie The "Useful Story" of Reading '79 While various "rar" or bootleg versions exist online,
The 1979 festival is remembered for a significant lineup shift. Though the original posters billed and The Ramones as the Sunday headliners, The Ramones famously did not show up. This left Whitesnake to close the entire three-day festival. This left Whitesnake to close the entire three-day festival
You can find tracks from this set as bonus material on remastered editions of Ready an' Willing . While various "rar" or bootleg versions exist online,