I saw this one in my brother's library long ago, and I managed to find it back as I accessed it recently. This is a list of the 250 best live albums of all time according to french magazine Rock & Folk, issued in december 1997. The term "best" is not always accurate, since they admit that some albums are here for more sentimental than artistic reasons, but this is the leading idea anyway. To that, you must add two pages where they explain that they chose next to none Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa live albums, arguing that it would have been too hard to choose.

1949

- Hank Williams, "Health & Happiness Shows"

1954

- Johnnie Ray, "Live At The Palladium"

1962

- James Brown, "At The Apollo"

1963

- Joan Baez, "In Concert / Part 2"
- Sam Cooke, "At The Harlem Square Club, 1963"

1964

- Jerry Lee Lewis, "Star-Club"
- Jerry Lee Lewis, "The Greatest Live Show On Earth"
- The Yardbirds, "Five Live Yardbirds"

1965

- The Beach Boys, "Beach Boys' Party !"
- The Beatles, "At The Hollywood Bowl"
- BB King, "Live At The Regal"

1966

- The Rolling Stones, "Got Live If You Want It !"

1967

- Johnny Hallyday, "Olympia 67"
- Jimi Hendrix, "At Monterey"
- Janis Joplin, "Cheap Thrills"
- The Kinks, "Live At Kelvin Hall"
- Otis Redding, "In Europe"
- The Seeds, "In Concert / Raw & Alive"
- The Shirelles, "Spontaneous Combustion"

1968

- Cream, "Those Were The Days"
- Aretha Franklin, "In Paris"
- Albert King, "Live Wire - Blues Power"
- The Righteous Brothers, "One For The Road"
- The Rolling Stones, "Rock'n'Roll Circus"
- 13th Floor Elevators, "Live"

1969

- Johnny Cash, "At Folsom Prison / At San Quentin"
- Jimi Hendrix, "Woodstock"
- Hot Tuna, "Live At The New Orleans House"
- Jefferson Airplane, "Bless Its Pointed Little Head"
- Al Kooper & Michael Bloomfield, "The Live Adventures"
- MC5, "Kick Out The Jams"
- Pink Floyd, "Ummagumma"
- The Plastic Ono Band, "Live Peace In Toronto 1969"
- Quicksilver Messenger Service, "Happy Trails"
- The Rolling Stones, "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out !"
- Johnny Rivers, "Whisky A Go-Go Revisited"
- Vanilla Fudge, "Near The Beginning"
- Velvet Underground, "Live 69"
- Woodstock I & II

1970

- The Byrds, "Untitled"
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, "The Royal Albert Hall Concert"
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "4 Way Street"
- The Doors, "Absolutely Live"
- Grand Funk, "Live Album"
- The Grateful Dead, "Live Dead"
- Jimi Hendrix, "In The West"
- Randy Newman, "Live"
- Elvis Presley, "On Stage - February, 1970"
- Steppenwolf, "Live"
- A Tribute To Woody Guthrie
- The Velvet Underground, "Live At Max's Kansas City"
- The Who, "Live At Leeds"
- Isle Of Wight - Atlanta Pop Festival, "The First Great Rock Festivals Of The Seventies"

1971

- Allman Brothers Band, "Live At Fillmore East"
- Concert For Bangla Desh
- James Brown, "Love Power Peace - Live At The Olympia, Paris, 1971"
- Joe Cocker, "Mad Dogs & Englishmen"
- Free, "Live !"
- Donny Hathaway, "Live"
- Humble Pie, "Performance / Rockin' The Fillmore"
- King Curtis, "Live At Fillmore West"
- Traffic, "Welcome To The Canteen"
- Ike & Tina Turner, "Live At Paris Olympia"
- Johnny Winter Band, "Live"

1972

- David Bowie, "Santa Monica 72"
- Deep Purple, "Made In Japan"
- Dion & The Belmonts, "Reunion : Live At Madison Square Garden 1972"
- The Grateful Dead, "Europe 72"
- John Lee Hooker, "Live At The Café Au Go-Go (And Soledad Prison)"
- J Geils Band, "Full House"
- Procol Harum, "Live At Edmonton"
- Slade, "Alive !"

1973

- Derek & The Dominos, "Live At The Fillmore"
- Rod Stewart / Faces, "Coast To Coast Ouverture And Beginners"
- Hawkwind, "Space Ritual"
- Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels, "Live 1973"
- Lou Reed, "Rock'n'Roll Animal"
- Carlos Santana, "Lotus"
- Ten Years After, "Recorded Live"
- Yes, "Yessongs"
- Neil Young, "Time Fades Away"

1974

- Kevin Ayers / John Cale / Eno / Nico, "June 1, 1974"
- David Bowie, "David Live"
- Commander Cody And The Lost Planet Airmen, "Live From Deep In The Heart Of Texas"
- Bob Dylan / The Band, "Before The Flood"
- Rory Gallagher, "Irish Tour"
- Marvin Gaye, "Live !"
- Iggy & The Stooges, "Metallic 2 x KO"
- King Crimson, "The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974)"
- Alvin Lee & Co, "In Flight"
- Loggins & Messina, "On Stage"
- Van Morrison, "It's Too Late To Stop Now"
- Lou Reed, "Live"

1975

- Big Star, "Live"
- Blue Öyster Cult, "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees"
- Roy Buchanan, "Live Stock"
- Miles Davis, "Agharta"
- Peter Frampton, "Frampton Comes Alive"
- The J Geils Band, "Blow Your Face Out"
- Kiss, "Alive !"
- Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Live !"
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, "Live Bullet"
- Tom Waits, "Nighthawks At The Diner"

1976

- Live At CBGB's [an Atlantic [[or Omfug]] compilation of various more or less obscure bands recorded there]
- Dr Feelgood, "Stupidity"
- Bob Dylan, "Hard Rain"
- Led Zeppelin, "The Song Remains The Same"
- Lynyrd Skynyrd, "One More From The Road"
- Roxy Music, "Viva !"
- Status Quo, "Status Quo Live"
- Joe Walsh, "You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind"
- Wings, "Wings Over America"
- Frank Zappa, "Zappa In New York"

1977

- Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group, "Live"
- Burning Spear, "Live"
- Ry Cooder, "Show Time"
- Alice Cooper, "The Alice Cooper Show"
- Foghat, "Live"
- Genesis, "Seconds Out"
- Ted Nugent, "Double Live Gonzo !"
- Iggy Pop, "TV Eye"
- Stiffs Live
- Television, "The Blow Up"

1978

- AC/DC, "If You Want Blood"
- Aerosmith, "Live! Bootleg"
- The Band, "The Last Waltz"
- Blues Brothers, "Briefcase Full Of Blues"
- Elvis Costello, "Live At The El Mocambo"
- Little Feat, "Waitin For Columbus"
- Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Babylon By Bus"
- Lou Reed, "Live, Take No Prisoners"
- The Sex Pistols, "Live At Winterland 1978"
- Suicide, "Half Alive"
- Thin Lizzy, "Live And Dangerous"

1979

- John Cale, "Sabotage / Live"
- Cheap Trick, "At Budokan"
- Dead Boys, "Night Of The Living Dead Boys"
- Concert For The People Of Kampuchea
- Queen, "Live Killers"
- Ramones, "It's Alive"
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse, "Live Rust"

1980

- Bijou, "En Public"
- Alex Chilton, "Live In London"
- Eagles, "Eagles Live"
- Gangwar, "Street Fighting"
- Magazine, "Play"
- New Race, "The First And The Last"
- Nine Below Zero, "Live At The Marquee"
- The Only Ones, "Live"

1981

- Albert Collins, "Frozen Alive !"
- Fleetwood Mac, "Live"
- The Jacksons, "Live"
- Joy Division, "Still"
- Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, "Live In New Orleans"
- Motörhead, "No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith"
- Ozzy Osbourne, "Randy Rhoads Tribute"
- The Plimsouls, "One Night In America"
- The Rolling Stones, "Still Life"
- Simon & Garfunkel, "Central Park"
- Throbbing Gristle, "Once Upon A Time"
- Trouble Funk, "Live"
- Urgh ! A Music War

1982

- Willie Loco Alexander & The Confessions, "Autre Chose"
- Bauhaus, "Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape"
- The Birthday Party, "It's Still Living"
- Peter Gabriel, "Plays Live"
- The Jam, "Live Jam"
- Sonic Youth, "Sonic Death"
- Rod Stewart, "Absolutely Live"
- Talking Heads, "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads"
- Peter Tosh, "Honorary Citizen"

1983

- The Everly Brothers, "Reunion Concert"
- Marvin Gaye, "The Last Concert Tour"
- Public Image Limited, "Live In Tokyo"
- The Police, "Live !"
- U2, "Under A Blood Red Sky"

1984

- The Cure, "Concert - The Cure Live"
- Dire Straits, "Alchemy"
- Téléphone, "Le Live"

1985

- Alain Bashung, "Live Tour 85"
- The Dogs, "Shout !"
- Serge Gainsbourg, "Live"
- Iron Maiden, "Live After Death"
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Pack Up The Plantation Live !"
- Scorpions, "World Wide Live"
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, "Live 1975-85"

1986

- Simple Minds, "Live In The City Of Light"
- The Smiths, "Rank"
- Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Live Alive"

1987

- Bad Brains, "The Youth Are Getting Restless"
- Chuck Berry, "Hail ! Hail ! Rock'n'Roll"
- The Cramps, "Rockinnreelininaucklandnewzealandxxx"
- Hüsker Dü, "The Living End"
- Jane's Addiction, "Jane's Addiction"

1988

- Depeche Mode, "101"
- Pink Floyd, "Delicate Sound Of Thunder"
- Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos, "Live At The Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988"
- Tom Waits, "Big Time"

1989

- Bérurier Noir, "Carnaval des agités"
- The Dream Syndicate, "Live At Raji's"
- Lonnie Mack, "Live ! Attack Of The Killer V"

1990

- Paul McCartney, "Tripping The Live Fantastic-Highlights!"
- Ministry, "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (Live)"
- Mick Taylor, "Stranger In This Town"
- Townes Van Zandt, "Rain On A Conga Drum"

1991

- AC/DC, "Live"
- Slayer, "Decade Of Agression"
- Johnny Thunders, "Add Water And Stirr"
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse, "Weld"

1992

- Eric Clapton, "Unplugged"
- Etienne Daho, "Daholympia"
- Jacques Dutronc, "Dutronc Au Casino"
- The Gun Club, "Ahmed's Wild Dream"
- Madness, "Madstock !"
- Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, "Live From Montreux"

1993

- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, "Live Seeds"
- Johnny Hallyday, "Parc Des Princes 1993"
- Nirvana, "Unplugged In New York"
- Parliament / Funkadelic, "Live 1976-93"
- Paul Rodgers & Company, "The Hendrix Set"
- Les Sheriff, "Les Deux Doigts Dans La Prise...!!"

1994

- Jean-Louis Aubert, "Une Page De Tournée"
- Noir Désir, "Dies Irae"
- Page & Plant Unledded, "No Quarter"
- Steely Dan, "Alive In America"

1995

- Blur, "Live At The Budokan"
- Earth, Wind & Fire, "Plugged In And Live"
- Marianne Faithfull, "20th Century Blues"
- NOFX, "I Heard They Suck Live !!"
- Pink Floyd, "Pulse"
- Stevie Wonder, "Natural Wonder"

1996

- Bad Religion, "Tested"
- Green Day, "Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking"
- Nirvana, "From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah"
- Michel Polnareff, "Live At The Roxy"
- Les Rita Mitsouko, "Acoustiques"
- Les Wampas, "Toutafonlive"

1997

- Israel Vibration, "Live Again !"
- Rage Against The Machine, "Live & Rare"
- Ramones, "We're Outta Here"
- Tibetan Freedom Concert

No Live 1966 at Royal Albert Hall? An outrage!

...except that Live 1966 wasn't actually officially released until 1998, the year after this list came out. Before that it was rock's most legendary bootleg.

You are quite right, I was assuming it was a recent list, didn't see it was made in 1997.