Stages: Performances 1970–2002
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| Box set by Neil Diamond | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1970-2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 5:14:16 (CDs only) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Neil Diamond, Sam Cole | |||
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Stages: Performances 1970–2002 is a box set by Neil Diamond that was released by Columbia Records in 2003. The set consists of five compact discs of concert recordings plus a DVD containing live recordings plus a documentary.
The first two CDs of the set, "A Night in Las Vegas", are drawn from Diamond's December 27, 2002, performance at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The third and fourth CDs consist of material recorded between 1970 (the song "Lordy" is the same version that had appeared on Diamond's 1970 album Gold) and 2001 in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Germany. The fifth CD contains records of Christmas music. The DVD features Diamond's July 2002 show in Dublin plus a documentary "Welcome to Diamondville".Stages reached position number 137 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Allmusic critic Thom Jurek gave the collection a negative review, stating:
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