ais ▁is ▁a ▁live ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁Michael ▁N es m ith , ▁initially ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁material ▁covered ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁primarily ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁half - do zen ▁albums ▁N es m ith ▁recorded ▁for ▁R CA ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁album ▁reun ited ▁N es m ith ▁with ▁drum mer ▁John ▁W are , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁on ▁the ▁albums ▁Mag net ic ▁South , ▁Lo ose ▁Sal ute , ▁and ▁Nev ada ▁F ighter , ▁and ▁also ▁marked ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁guitar ist ▁John ▁J org enson ▁and ▁keyboard ist ▁John ▁Hob bs ; ▁both ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁the ▁H elle c aster s ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁N es m ith . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁album ▁did ▁not ▁sell ▁very ▁well , ▁N es m ith ▁would ▁rid ic ule ▁the ▁recording ▁in ▁his ▁comedy ▁video , ▁Ele ph ant ▁Part s . ▁ ▁CD ▁release ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁back ▁catalog ▁was ▁being ▁issued ▁on ▁CD , ▁N es m ith ▁with h eld ▁Live ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁releases , ▁cit ing ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁the ▁performance . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the