BBC Sessions 1968–1970
BBC Sessions 1968–1970 is a 2011 live compilation album featuring performances by the British hard rock band Deep Purple that were recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, London, and originally broadcast on various BBC Radio shows from 1968 through 1970. BBC Sessions 1968–1970 is a two-disc set collecting all the surviving sessions in the BBC archives.
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| Released | 7 Nov 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 18 June 1968 – 23 September 1970 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 98:28 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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Track listing
All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hush" (BBC Top Gear Session – 18 June 1968 †) | Joe South | 4:07 |
| 2. | "One More Rainy Day" (BBC Top Gear Session – 18 June 1968 †) | Lord, Evans | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Help!" (BBC Top Gear Session – 18 June 1968 †) | Lennon/McCartney | 5:38 |
| 4. | "And the Address" (BBC Dave Symonds Show Session – 25 June 1968 †) | Blackmore, Lord | 2:06 |
| 5. | "Hey Bop a Re Bop" (BBC Top Gear Session – 14 January 1969) | Evans, Blackmore, Lord, Paice | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Emmaretta" (BBC Top Gear Session – 14 January 1969) | Evans, Blackmore, Lord | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Wring That Neck" (BBC Top Gear Session – 14 January 1969) | Blackmore, Simper, Lord, Paice | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Brian Matthew Interviews Rod Evans" (BBC Top Gear Session – 8 January 1969) | – | 1:27 |
| 9. | "Hey Joe" (BBC Top Gear Session – 14 January 1969) | Billy Roberts | 4:02 |
| 10. | "It’s All Over" (BBC Top Gear Session – 14 January 1969) | Ben E. King, Bert Berns | 4:14 |
| 11. | "The Painter" (BBC Sounds Like Tony Brandon Show Session – 24 June 1969) | Evans, Blackmore, Simper, Lord, Paice | 2:18 |
| 12. | "Laléna" (BBC Sounds Like Tony Brandon Show Session – 24 June 1969) | Donovan | 3:33 |
| 13. | "The Painter" (BBC Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae Session – 30 June 1969) | Evans, Blackmore, Simper, Lord, Paice | 2:43 |
| 14. | "I'm So Glad" (BBC Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae Session – 30 June 1969) | Skip James | 3:12 |
| 15. | "Hush" (BBC Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae Session – 30 June 1969) | Joe South | 2:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ricochet" (BBC Symonds on Sunday Show Session – 11 August 1969 (an early version of "Speed King")) | 3:07 | |
| 2. | "The Bird Has Flown" (BBC Symonds on Sunday Show Session – 11 August 1969) | Evans, Blackmore, Lord | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Speed King" (BBC Stuart Henry Noise at Nine Session – 31 October 1969) | 3:25 | |
| 4. | "Jam Stew (aka John Stew)" (BBC Stuart Henry Noise at Nine Session – 31 October 1969) | 3:56 | |
| 5. | "Hard Lovin' Man" (BBC Mike Harding’s Sounds of the Seventies Session – 21 April 1970) | 4:13 | |
| 6. | "Bloodsucker" (BBC Mike Harding’s Sounds of the Seventies Session – 21 April 1970) | 3:18 | |
| 7. | "Living Wreck" (BBC Mike Harding’s Sounds of the Seventies Session – 21 April 1970) | 3:25 | |
| 8. | "Jon Lord Interview" (Session – 23 September 1970) | 1:35 | |
| 9. | "Black Night" (Session – 23 September 1970) | 3:29 | |
| 10. | "Grabsplatter" (Session – 23 September 1970) | 4:33 | |
| 11. | "Into the Fire" (Session – 23 September 1970) | 3:49 | |
| 12. | "Child in Time" (Session – 23 September 1970) | 10:48 |
- † indicates previously unreleased material
- Disc 1, Tracks 5, 7 and 10 first released on a re-issue of The Book of Taliesyn (EMI 72435 21608 2 2, 2000)
- Disc 1, Tracks 6, 11 and 12 first released on a re-issue of Deep Purple (EMI 72435 21597 2 7, 2000)
- Disc 1, Track 9 first released on a re-issue of Shades of Deep Purple (EMI 72434 98336 2 3, 2000)
- Disc 2, Tracks 1–9 and 11–12 first released on Listen, Learn, Read On boxed set (EMI 72435 40973 2 4, 2002)
- Disc 2, Track 10 first released on The Anthology (Harvest EN 26 0612 3, 1985)
Personnel
- Deep Purple
- Mark I (Disc one)
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- Rod Evans – lead vocals
- Jon Lord – organ, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Paice – drums
- Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals
- Mark II (Disc two)
- Ritchie Blackmore – lead guitar
- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Roger Glover – bass
- Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
- Ian Paice – drums
- Digitally remastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London specifically for this set.
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | 94 |
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