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Title: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Mr Cat (Lewis) on April 14, 2011, 05:13:48 PM Courtesy of a friend from the UK:
Richard Thompson - Live At The BBC (3CD/DVD/Book) Richard Thompson at the BBC featuring Linda Thompson - 3CD and 1DVD Box Set. This 4 Disc box set comprises of the very best performances by Richard and Linda Thompson and Richard Thompson solo recorded for the BBC between January 1974 and 2009. Disc One contains 20 tracks recorded by Richard and Linda Thompson for BBC Radio between 1974 and 1982 including 18 songs which appear on CD for the very first time. The songs Dragging The River and Modern Woman have never been released by Richard and Linda anywhere and are exclusive to this box set. Disc Two contains 20 tracks by Richard Thompson including 13 tracks for the Andy Kershaw show between July 1985 and January 1987 and 7 songs recorded live at the Hammersmith Palais in November 1986. Disc Three contains 21 tracks recorded by Richard Thompson for the BBC between September 2001 and January 2009 including 7 songs recorded for the Andy Kershaw show, 2 songs recorded for the Evening Sequence, 6 songs recorded for the Tom Robinson 6Music show and 3 songs recorded for the Bob Harris show. The songs Kidzz, A Hunting The Wren, Time’s Gonna Break You and William Brown are exclusive to this box set. Disc Four is a DVD comprising performance by Richard and Linda Thompson recorded for The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975, 7 songs broadcast as A Little Night Music, songs performed on The Jake Thakray show in January 1981, a 7 song concert by Richard Thompson from 1985 and a performance of She Twists The Knife Again from The Old Grey Whistle Test in May 1985. The 36-page booklet contains sleeve notes by Uncut’s Mick Houghton, author of the acclaimed book, Becoming Elektra and contains brand new interviews with both Richard and Linda Thompson. Released June 26th. Price and tracklisting very soon. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: davidmjs on April 14, 2011, 05:20:41 PM Nice one... :)
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on April 14, 2011, 05:24:23 PM RT made mention of this a little while ago. I forgot it was on the way. Something to very much look forward to.
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jules Gray on April 14, 2011, 05:28:37 PM Yes please!
Jules Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Dan O. on April 14, 2011, 05:39:37 PM Very good news, however - aaarrrggghhh ! Another month, another box set, when and where will it end ? ;)
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Bob Barrows on April 14, 2011, 05:44:18 PM oooh - definitely one to keep watch for!
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jules Gray on April 14, 2011, 06:20:20 PM Another month, another box set, when and where will it end ? ;) It'll end later this century, and it'll end in a town called Poverty. ::) Jules Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Staffan on April 14, 2011, 06:41:44 PM The only thing I dont like about it, is the release date! ???
Too late for my birthday and to early for X-mas ... Better find some space in the "Holidays" piggy bank... :D Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Nick the Stick on April 14, 2011, 07:30:48 PM I've got that A Little Night Music. It's a good concert with a great band, Mattacks, Nicol, Pegg, Kirkpatrick, but suffers from the weirdest camera angles I've ever seen (you never get to see Simon's face, for instance) and Lida's voice is a bit rough.
Still worth having, though. There was also one with The Home Service which was brilliant. I transferred it to DVD and chucked the video. The DVD no longer works (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGH). Anyone got a copy? Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Will S on April 15, 2011, 08:29:59 AM That sounds like a great box!
On a related matter, back in the day I recorded an RT Big Band concert off the radio (1983 or 84, I guess). which was great. I can't remember now if that was a BBC recording or possibly from Capital Radio. Anyone else remember that and know if any of it has ever turned up on any official releases? Judging by some of the on-stage banter, Simon Nicol must have been playing the Cornflake guitar for at least part of the show. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Staffan on April 15, 2011, 10:58:58 AM I have a very nice RT concert from a Swedish Radio broadcast, September 1983 on cassette. Nine songs and the line-up = Fairport FH minus Swarb. Excellent in several ways but I haven´t seen tracks from that FM show surface anywhere. My favourite RT period -Shoot Out...& Hand of Kindness
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Chris on April 15, 2011, 12:40:58 PM Due 20 Jun 2011, around about £32.00
Tracklist Disc 1 1. Richard Thompson The Little Beggar Girl John Peel Session, 1/1/1973 2. Richard Thompson Dragging The River John Peel Session, 1/1/1973 3. Richard Thompson The Great Valerio John Peel Session, 1/1/1973 4. Richard Thompson The Neasden Hornpipe / The Avebury Particle Accelerator / The Flowing Tide John Peel Session, 1/1/1973 5. Richard Thompson I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight BBC Session 24/01/1974 6. Richard Thompson Hokey Pokey John Peel Session 11/02/1975 7. Richard Thompson Georgie On A Spree John Peel Session 11/02/1975 8. Richard Thompson I’ll Regret It All In The Morning John Peel Session 11/02/1975 9. Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson Wishing BBC Session 10. Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson I'm Turning Off A Memory BBC Session 11. Richard Thompson A Man In Need Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982 12. Richard Thompson Withered And Died Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982 13. Richard Thompson New Fangled Flogging Reel / Kerry Reel Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982 14. Richard Thompson Shoot Out The Lights Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982 15. Richard Thompson Just The Motion Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982 16. Richard Thompson Back Street Slide Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982 17. Richard Thompson Night Comes In Live At The Paris Theatre, 22/05/1982 18. Richard Thompson Dimming Of The Day Folk on Two – 1982 19. Richard Thompson Modern Woman Folk on Two – 1982 20. Richard Thompson It's Just The Motion Folk on Two – 1982 Disc 2 1. Richard Thompson She Twists The Knife Again Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 2. Richard Thompson You Don't Say Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 3. Richard Thompson When The Spell Is Broken Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 4. Richard Thompson The Angels Took My Racehorse Away Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986 5. Richard Thompson Valerie Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986 6. Richard Thompson Jennie Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986 7. Richard Thompson You Don't Say Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986 8. Richard Thompson Fire In The Engine Room Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986 9. Richard Thompson Wall Of Death Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986 10. Richard Thompson Nearly In Love Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986 11. Richard Thompson Valerie Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 07/01/1987 12. Richard Thompson When The Spell Is Broken Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 13. Richard Thompson Two Left Feet Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 14. Richard Thompson Turning Of The Tide Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 15. Richard Thompson Simple Again Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 16. Richard Thompson Ghosts In The Wind Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 17. Richard Thompson Shoot Out The Lights Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 18. Richard Thompson She Twists The Knife Again Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 19. Richard Thompson Withered And Died Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 20. Richard Thompson The End Of The Rainbow Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 01/07/1985 Disc 3 1. Richard Thompson Gethsemane Recorded for Andy Kershaw, 28/09/2001 2. Richard Thompson The Outside Of The Inside Recorded for Andy Kershaw, 28/09/2001 3. Richard Thompson Wall Of Death Recorded for Andy Kershaw, 28/09/2001 4. Richard Thompson Word Unspoken Sight Unseen Recorded for Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003 5. Richard Thompson Kidzz Recorded for Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003 6. Richard Thompson Did She Jump or Was She Pushed Recorded for Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003 7. Richard Thompson The End Of The Rainbow Recorded for Andy Kershaw, 25/04/2003 8. Richard Thompson One Door Opens Recorded for Evening Sequence, 18/05/2004 9. Richard Thompson The Outside Of The Inside Recorded for Evening Sequence, 18/05/2004 10. Richard Thompson Let It Blow Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2005 11. Richard Thompson Old Thames Side Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2005 12. Richard Thompson Dad's Gonna Kill Me Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007 13. Richard Thompson Down Where The Drunkards Roll Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007 14. Richard Thompson I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007 15. Richard Thompson Needle And Thread Recorded For Tom Robinson On 6 Music, 27/07/2007 16. Richard Thompson So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo Recorded For Bob Harris, 27/12/2008 17. Richard Thompson A Hunting The Wren Recorded For Bob Harris, 27/12/2008 18. Richard Thompson See My Friends Recorded For Bob Harris, 27/12/2008 19. Richard Thompson Time’s Gonna Break You Recorded for Hub Sessions, 09/01/2009 20. Richard Thompson William Brown Recorded for Hub Sessions, 09/01/2009 21. Richard Thompson Meet On The Ledge Recorded for Hub Sessions, 09/01/2009 Disc 4 - 1. Richard Thompson Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair The Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/03/1975 2. Richard Thompson A Heart Needs A Home The Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/03/1975 3. Richard Thompson Night Comes In A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981 4. Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson I'm a Dreamer A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981 5. Richard Thompson I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981 6. Richard Thompson Shoot Out The Lights A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981 7. Richard Thompson You're Going To Need Somebody A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981 8. Richard Thompson Dargai A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981 9. Richard Thompson Dimming Of The Day A Little Night Music, 19/08/1981 10. Richard Thompson Pavanne Jake Thackery and Songs, 06/01/1981 11. Richard Thompson Just The Motion Jake Thackery and Songs, 06/01/1981 12. Richard Thompson Fire In The Engine Room Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985 13. Richard Thompson She Twists The Knife Again Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985 14. Richard Thompson Wall Of Death Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985 15. Richard Thompson When The Spell Is Broken Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985 16. Richard Thompson Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985 17. Richard Thompson Wrong Heartbeat Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985 18. Richard Thompson Tear Stained Letter Recorded Live For Late Night In Concert, 13/08/1985 19. Richard Thompson She Twists The Knife Again The Old Grey Whistle Test, 07/05/1985 (Island/Universal) Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on April 15, 2011, 01:08:24 PM There's a big gap in there. Is there really nothing from between 1987 & 2001? I can think of at least two Radio 1 In Concert appearances during that period and I'm sure there were more concerts and sessions.
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: DarrenWilliams on April 15, 2011, 01:26:03 PM I'm sure there was an Andy Kershaw session around the time of Rumor and Sigh. IIRC Andy Kershaw asked RT how he came to write Vincent Black Lightning to which RT replied 'I used my imagination!'
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: John From Austin on April 15, 2011, 05:01:57 PM This development is most welcome! Now I can set alight my 10th-generation VHS of "A Little Night Music."
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GS (Graham) on May 17, 2011, 05:00:02 PM Now available for pre-order - £29.99 direct from Universal Music is cheaper than Amazon.
Definitely a must-have for RT fanatics like myself. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Will S on May 24, 2011, 05:43:07 AM Now available for pre-order - £29.99 direct from Universal Music is cheaper than Amazon. Definitely a must-have for RT fanatics like myself. They are also offering a fiver off either Sandy or Fairport Live at the BBC sets if you buy them at the same time. I don't have the Sandy set yet, and their initial price for that is lower than Amazon too... tempting! Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jules Gray on June 14, 2011, 02:07:08 PM Just got a notification that mine's on its way! :)
Jules Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Will S on June 16, 2011, 12:26:11 PM Just got a notification that mine's on its way! :) Jules So did I :) - but I shall have to wait until July before I can pick it up :( Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Chris on June 16, 2011, 12:27:03 PM Mine arrived a few weeks ago...
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jules Gray on June 16, 2011, 01:15:39 PM Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: quodlibet (Ian) on June 17, 2011, 01:49:48 PM As Al noted earlier, no material between 1987 & 2001. Has it been established why?
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Nick on June 17, 2011, 02:23:50 PM As Al noted earlier, no material between 1987 & 2001. Has it been established why? My guess is that it's down to Capitol Records. In 1987/88 he moved from Polygram to Capitol, then he parted company with them in 2001. Perhaps his contract with Capitol has prevented commercial release of sessions from that period? Cheers Nick Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jules Gray on June 17, 2011, 02:25:00 PM My guess is that it's down to Capitol Records. In 1987/88 he moved from Polygram to Capitol, then he parted company with them in 2001. Perhaps his contract with Capitol has prevented commercial release of sessions from that period? I think you may have rumbled the reason there, Nick. Jules Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: quodlibet (Ian) on June 17, 2011, 02:36:28 PM As Al noted earlier, no material between 1987 & 2001. Has it been established why? My guess is that it's down to Capitol Records. In 1987/88 he moved from Polygram to Capitol, then he parted company with them in 2001. Perhaps his contract with Capitol has prevented commercial release of sessions from that period? Cheers Nick Sound reasoning. Thanks. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on June 17, 2011, 04:08:20 PM I wonder then if Capitol might consider their own set? There is substantial BBC material from that period to choose from.
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: RobertD on June 17, 2011, 05:27:25 PM I wonder then if Capitol might consider their own set? There is substantial BBC material from that period to choose from. While I would love to see that, why do I get a sneaking suspicion that the last word from Capitol Records and Richard will be that Action Packed collection from a few years back. Not basing that on anything, and I could be wrong, but just a gut feeling. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on June 17, 2011, 06:53:59 PM I wonder then if Capitol might consider their own set? There is substantial BBC material from that period to choose from. While I would love to see that, why do I get a sneaking suspicion that the last word from Capitol Records and Richard will be that Action Packed collection from a few years back. Not basing that on anything, and I could be wrong, but just a gut feeling. I know what you mean but there would seem little point in them witholding permission to release sessions, if indeed that is waht has happened, unless they planned to do something with them themselves. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: michael from naas on June 17, 2011, 08:41:36 PM I can only report report that it is up on my music streaming service and sounds tremendous! Mind you the first thing I did was listen to " A heart needs a home " and I am more or less typing through the tears.
On a related point I was watching the RT concert on last Thursday when her nibs arrived in from her book club. She said "Oh Richard Thompson,lovely,I'll have a glass of wine with you ".After a few minutes she said,"I don't suppose he'll ever get back with Linda"? In her defence she loves The Dimming of the Day and when she hears it always says,"that beautiful song,and they broke up"!. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Chris on June 17, 2011, 09:26:45 PM Never say never, I say. At least on a one-off basis
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: michael from naas on June 17, 2011, 09:56:35 PM My answer to herself on the night was that I expected Israel and Palestine to make peace sooner.
She did suggest that a Richard/Teddy or Linda/Teddy collaboration might work. Can you imagine? Teddy and Linda Thompson sing the songs of Richard Thompson. Freud would have a field day! Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Chris on June 17, 2011, 10:01:14 PM RT & TT is already scheduled to happen....they're both booked for Wickham Festival
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: michael from naas on June 17, 2011, 10:08:30 PM It sounds great,but without the Oedipal twang of Teddy and Linda singing "Don't renege on our love".
We'll see. A quick search of youtube doesn't throw up anything as pervy as that. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on June 17, 2011, 11:19:29 PM RT & TT is already scheduled to happen....they're both booked for Wickham Festival It has happened before on the Celtschmerz tour before Teddy's first album came out. I remember a number of duets at the Crawley gig. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Bob Barrows on June 18, 2011, 12:51:15 AM My answer to herself on the night was that I expected Israel and Palestine to make peace sooner. She did suggest that a Richard/Teddy or Linda/Teddy collaboration might work. Can you imagine? Teddy and Linda Thompson sing the songs of Richard Thompson. Freud would have a field day! Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Chris on June 18, 2011, 08:15:47 AM Indeed, hence myy earlier comment of ' never say never'....
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Pat Helms on June 18, 2011, 02:35:06 PM All 3 performed THE HOLY AND THE IVY at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in December 2008, right? Or does that count? ???
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Chris on June 18, 2011, 02:59:00 PM Can you imagine? Teddy and Linda Thompson sing the songs of Richard Thompson. Is that an RT song? Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Pat Helms on June 18, 2011, 03:01:28 PM No sir, I reckon not! Sorry about that!
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: David Blake on June 19, 2011, 01:35:42 PM Not an RT song, I know, but Richard and Linda did sing 'Go Leave' at the Kate McGarrigle evening at the Festival Hall. That's on youtube.
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on June 24, 2011, 08:30:27 AM My copy arrived yesterday. I've only just started listening to it but two observations so far.
I'm slightly shocked that some of the stuff on the first disc sounds more as though it was recorded in 1933 than 1973! Secondly, it is a shame that nobody thought to include musician credits for the ensemble recordings. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Will S on June 24, 2011, 08:46:35 AM Keep posting the observations, Gub. I still have 2 weeks before I can lay hands on my copy (and probably a while longer before I can actually listen to it properly).
Sorry to hear the sound quality isn't so hot on some of the tracks - let's hope it improves as it goes on. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: quodlibet (Ian) on June 24, 2011, 08:53:02 AM My copy arrived yesterday. I've only just started listening to it but two observations so far. I'm slightly shocked that some of the stuff on the first disc sounds more as though it was recorded in 1933 than 1973! Secondly, it is a shame that nobody thought to include musician credits for the ensemble recordings. Indeed. The first Top Gear session sounds distinctly "off air", but an immense improvement on my old cassette copy. Also, a significant amount of the Hammersmith broadcast is missing, nothing at all from the '75 "In Concert" & a Barrymore's video is seriously truncated. There will always be something to quibble about, but lack of musician credits is a poor show. In all though, it's still a fine artefact. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on June 24, 2011, 08:53:52 AM Sorry to hear the sound quality isn't so hot on some of the tracks - let's hope it improves as it goes on. It seems just to be the first few tracks from an acoustic John Peel session from 1973. Dramatic improvement after that. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: H (Heather Smith) on June 24, 2011, 02:15:10 PM RT & TT is already scheduled to happen....they're both booked for Wickham Festival It has happened before on the Celtschmerz tour before Teddy's first album came out. I remember a number of duets at the Crawley gig. They performed as a duo at Glastonbury last year as well, doing plenty of RT material. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on June 26, 2011, 12:01:50 PM Have waded my way through all of the audio discs now. A valuable addition to the RT collection but there is probably nothing here to supplant versions available elsewhere. It is probably best to listen to to it session by session otherwise the track selection gets a bit repetetive in places.
The undoubted highlight for me is the acoustic session for Andy Kershaw in 1985 including a rivetting Ghosts In The Wind. I really hope some of the Capitol years sessions, including the 100 Club performance shared with Crowded House which, if I recall correctly included a performance of Persuasion with its co-writer. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jules Gray on June 26, 2011, 12:15:38 PM The undoubted highlight for me is the acoustic session for Andy Kershaw in 1985 Yeah, that's a great session. Unlike you I think those recordings may get played by me more often that the studio versions of the same song. Jules Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: GubGub (Al) on June 26, 2011, 03:21:00 PM The undoubted highlight for me is the acoustic session for Andy Kershaw in 1985 Yeah, that's a great session. Unlike you I think those recordings may get played by me more often that the studio versions of the same song. Jules I wasn't necessarily referring to the studio versions as being preferable. My favourite recording of Ghosts In The Wind for example (and one of my favourite RT performances of all time) is from the Live At Crawley disc with Danny Thompson (itself a BBC recording). Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: David Blake on June 29, 2011, 10:19:08 PM I'd better listen to that again. Mind you, I love shuffling all my music on my ipod. You hear songs you haven't heard for years. Great.
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Nick on July 08, 2011, 12:13:52 PM For those interested, a review here from Jim Moray...
http://www.holymoly.com/music/reviews/richard-thompson-live-bbc-4-disc-boxed-set-unheard-guitar-genius57881 Cheers Nick Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Mr Cat (Lewis) on July 08, 2011, 05:07:57 PM Due to the postal strike here it looks as if copies haven't arrived this side, let alone been sent to those who ordered it (me)....
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: John From Austin on July 15, 2011, 10:11:41 PM I got my copy and can't recommend it enough. Wonderful stuff.
If it hasn't already been mentioned, a substantial portion of the DVD comes from the same performance that was previously released as "Across a Crowded Room" on VHS and laserdisc. I believe this marks the first DVD appearance of this material. The balance comes from OGWT (hello, Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair), a few other UK TV shows, and the complete "A Little Night Music" in pristine video and sound quality. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jamie73 on July 16, 2011, 08:19:24 AM It would be great to have an Albions Live at the BBC complete with the 1980 BBC doc.
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Col D on July 16, 2011, 01:47:31 PM If it hasn't already been mentioned, a substantial portion of the DVD comes from the same performance that was previously released as "Across a Crowded Room" on VHS and laserdisc. I believe this marks the first DVD appearance of this material. Three tracks were included on the 'Live in Providence' DVD, two of which are duplicated on the BBC box. So in total that's eight of the eighteen tracks from the video that have made it to DVD so far, spread over two separate releases. The tracks on the box are from the short-lived 'Late Night in Concert', a typically half-hearted effort by the Beeb really as most of the programmes were just cut down versions of commercially available videos. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Mr Cat (Lewis) on July 25, 2011, 06:22:53 PM Finally arrived..As mentioned elsewhere some of the recording quality is poor: reminiscent of those live cassettes traded at record fairs in the 80's. Aside from that, much of the performances are excellent, especially the live 1982 and 1986 sets. I also enjoyed the solo acoustic versions of SOTL, Gethsemane and the more recent Warrior and FPB stuff. Yet to watch the DVD. I await the next few volumes of the Capitol era, other live shows (I am sure the in concert programme was an hour or so long)..
Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Jules Gray on July 26, 2011, 09:09:43 AM Finally arrived..As mentioned elsewhere some of the recording quality is poor: reminiscent of those live cassettes traded at record fairs in the 80's. I really didn't think it was that bad. For the 1973 vintage session, it was about what I was expecting, maybe better. Jules Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Mr Cat (Lewis) on July 26, 2011, 04:44:39 PM Finally arrived..As mentioned elsewhere some of the recording quality is poor: reminiscent of those live cassettes traded at record fairs in the 80's. I really didn't think it was that bad. For the 1973 vintage session, it was about what I was expecting, maybe better. Jules I suppose we are used to a more pristine sound: the 1973 session sounds almost as if it is a recording of the recording, whereas the live material sounds really fresh and well recorded. It is only the 73 session which sounds muddy in case anyone gets the impression that the malaise extends into the 80's and beyond material.. Title: Re: RT and LT at the BBC Post by: Sir Martin on July 28, 2011, 12:34:00 PM My local CD store was unable to get any copies despite having a number of pre-orders.
Apparently its now sold out, but there may be a second pressing. Grrr...... |