Selena - Selena Live! [2LP Picture Disc]

Selena Live! captures the Queen of Tejano in her element, and this remastered double picture disc gives a legendary hometown night a striking new showcase.

Recorded in 1993 at a free concert at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas, the album caught Selena y Los Dinos at the height of their powers, with her brother A.B. Quintanilla III producing. It went on to win the Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album, the first Tejano record to take home the award, and helped carry her from regional star to cross-border icon.

The crowd is roaring from the first notes of the "Como La Flor" medley, and Selena feeds off it, her voice gliding between playful asides and full-throttle belting. Through "Si La Quieres" and the extended medleys, the band shows just how tight and joyful it could be when the room was with them. The album also includes three studio recordings, among them "Tú Robaste Mi Corazón", a duet with fellow Tejano star Emilio Navaira, and the heartfelt "La Llamada".

More than three decades later, her warmth and charisma still leap out of the speakers. Spinning this one feels like a fitting tribute to one of music's brightest lights, gone far too soon.