The Manhattan Transfer Live was recorded by The Manhattan Transfer live at Manchester on 23 April 1978, Bristol on 28 April 1978, and the Hammersmith Odeon Theatre, London, on 2 May 1978. The album was produced by Tim Hauser and Janis Siegel. This was the final album made with Laurel Massé.For many years this album had the distinction of being the only Manhattan Transfer album not to be released on CD in the US. A short-lived Japanese CD was released on October 10, 1987.