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The CD is from the "Sound Box"
The BBC Recordings is a live album by English post-punk, New Wave band the Sound, consisting of two sessions and two live recordings from 1980 to 1985 done for BBC radio. It was released in 2004 by Renascent.
The first disc of The BBC Recordings consists of two recorded sessions, the first for Mike Read, which was originally broadcast between 6 and 9 October 1980, and the second for John Peel, broadcast on 16 November 1981. The second disc consists of concert recordings, the first broadcast on 21 November 1981 and the second broadcast on 15 June 1985.
The BBC Recordings received a positive response from critics. Peter Parrish of Stylus wrote: "Capable of oppressive gloom and fiery beauty in equal measure, this double-CD compilation captures the band at their intense best". AllMusic's Andy Kellman called the Mike Read session "thrilling to hear two decades after the fact, and must've been a revelation in 1980".
[“I can’t believe how good we sound,” writes drummer Mike Dudley in the sleevenotes, and indeed for fans of this colossal, neglected group, here’s a find on a par with nectar on Mars. From various sessions
and In Concert performances emerge four glorious bursts of adrenalin-dripping art-rock, too fast and furious but all the more exhilarating for that. On earlier songs like “Heartland” and “Winning”, the late, great Adrian Borland was a match for any singer or guitarist on the planet at that moment. By ’85, frustration’s creeping in, but on “Under You” and a scorching “Missiles” he makes it work for him. U2? Joy Division? Bunnymen? They pale in this band’s shadow.
UNCUT Magazine]
TRAXS
01. Pete Drummond Intro (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 0:34
02. Unwritten Law (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 3:36
03. Skeletons (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 3:47
04. Fatal Flaw (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 4:21
05. Winning (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 4:10
06. Sense of Purpose (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 3:30
07. Heartland (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 3:24
08. New Dark Age (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 21 November 1981) 5:55
09. Pete Drummond + Intro Music (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 15 June 1985) 3:54
10. Golden Soldiers (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 15 June 1985) 3:36
11. Under You (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 15 June 1985) 4:46
12. Total Recall (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 15 June 1985) 4:41
13. Burning Part of Me (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 15 June 1985) 3:31
14. Whirlpool (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 15 June 1985) 3:59
15. Missiles (live concert recording, originally broadcast on 15 June 1985) 7:51
Total length: 61:41
Personnel
Adrian Borland – vocals, guitar
Graham Bailey – bass guitar
Colvin "Max" Mayers – keyboard (tracks 1.5–2.15)
Bi Marshall – keyboard (tracks 1.1–1.4)
Mike Dudley – drums, sleeve notes
Additional personnel
Ian Nelson – saxophone (tracks 2.10, 2.11 and 2.14)
Kostas..Thanks man! Much Love! You ROCK!!
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