VA - The Sixties at the Beeb!: Expanded (2017)

 

 Various Artists - The Sixties at the Beeb!: Expanded (2017)

Label: El Kabong!
Catalog#: EL-K 001-008
Format: 8 x CD, Radio Broadcast
Initially Released: 2015 (RMW)
Length: 10:08:46 hours

Originally broadcast in 1987, Westwood One syndicated with the BBC for a series
of shows based on the 1960’s output of early radio broadcasts which had brought
the newest and grooviest pop acts onto the London airwaves. Live sets which un-
licensed radio stations couldn't deliver to British teenagers transistor radios.
In fact, the BBC practically wiped the pirates out by rounding up several singers
and bands of the time with presenters who played the straight man to their often
wacky, sharp witted guests. Many of these broadcast shows were introduced by DJ
and chronicler Andy Peebles, most famously the last British interviewer to have
spoken to John Lennon in 1980. It was through this syndication that many fans,
and cigar smoking radio executives in the United States, realized that the BBC
were on to something by presenting these special type of live sessions to their
listeners.

The Sixties at the Beeb! is a 12 hour (approx. 10 hrs. uninterrupted) Westwood
One radio series produced by the BBC and broadcast in two, six hour parts on
May 25 and June 29, 1987. Culled from the vaults of the BBC archives, this BBC
program features unique music performances by the top British artists of the
decade who have recorded in the BBC studios from 1964 thru 1969, including the
Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, the Yardbirds,
the Animals, Led Zeppelin, Donavan, Them, The Moody Blues, Herman's Hermits,
The Troggs, Cream, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, and many, many more.

These are not the album versions of their songs. Instead, the artists performed
these versions specifically for the BBC. Some of this material wasn't even aired
in the Sixties and presented in this program for the first time. According to the
catalogue pages, most of the recordings used in the series were made originally
for the weekly Saturday Club and Top Gear programs on BBC Radio. Also, many of
these live versions have ended up on future BBC compilations of a particular
band's appearances, such as Beatles at The Beeb, The Who at The BBC, The Kinks,
The Yardbirds, David Bowie, etc.

Part 1 consists of 7 records (14 sides) covering 1963-1966 and has a massive
predominance of Beatles from November and December '64. Other interesting parts
include the description of Jeff Beck's first appearance with the Yardbirds and
the Rolling Stones first successful attempt in writing a beat song "The Last
Time", performed live March 1st, 1965. Part 2 consists of 8 records (16 sides),
covering 1963-1966, and has a much wider variety of acts starting with a long
Eric Burden of the Animals interview, followed by Pete Townshend of the Who.
Part two also features the Beatles very last broadcast from May 1965. Both the
sets have commercials and local break grooves, and part two label states "Diet
Coke presents!"

15 LPs and well over 160 tracks, plus many artist interview segments from the
original transmissions with perennial BBC host Andy Peebles, along with a few
newly recorded reflections from artist’s as well vintage Q&A clips by BBC co-
host, Brian Matthew. The total programming time for both sets is roughly 12
hours, 55-57 minutes per hour actual time, excluding local breaks.

This set has been widely available by torrent and download for many years now,
upgrading the source material along the way as technology develops and as the
demands insist. Radio shows were first syndicated on reel to reel tape, later
on vinyl LP records (still the best fidelity), then CD's, and now digitally.
As a result, collectors have a much more difficult time getting their hands on
top quality material such as this, and the vintage programs that are available
today just keep going up in value.

Pitch, phase and levels corrected at Remastered Workshop in 2015, the source
of the material are from cassette recording of the FM broadcast from vinyl.
With the exception of the two Rolling Stones stereo tracks in Segment 3, all
the recordings are in mono. This is about as good as these recording will ever
sound, and thanks to RMW, these recording serve as the backbone for this new
updated version. Apart from several bonus tracks that are included, the only
real difference is the addition of an 11 minute segment that's (unknowningly)
not included in the RMW release. That broadcast segment (part 1, segment #9)
is devoted entirely to the Beatles, and what would turn out to be their very
last session for the BBC.

In 1965, the BBC wanted their next show to be another in the "From Us to You"
series, but the Beatles felt that the old title no longer represented where
they were musically at the time. So they come up with an (somewhat unimagin-
ative) alternate title, "The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride". The
songs the Beatles recorded during their May 26th, 1965 BBC session include:
"Ticket to Ride", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", I'm a Loser", "The Night
Before", "Honey Don’t", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", and "She's a Woman". Two of these
performances, "Ticket to Ride" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", are both included on
the 1994 Apple release ‘The Beatles Live at the BBC’ (Disc 2, Tracks 22-23).

Much like RMW, this newly acquired segment is also from an analogue cassette
dub and 99% free from inferior clicks or other glitches. The two officially
released songs "Ticket to Ride" & "Dizzy Miss Lizzy”, along with "Everybody's
Trying to Be My Baby", are among the tracks broadcast in this added segment.

Despite promises to the contrary, the Beatles as a group never recorded any
additional radio shows for the BBC, or anyone else for that matter. By the
following year in 1966, they would become strictly a studio band and focus
exclusively on record production rather than touring.

Tracklist:

VOLUME ONE: Westwood One Presents, The Sixties at the Beeb!           05:07:02
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DISC ONE: EL-K 001                                                       77:15
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Segment 01                                                               08:47

000. Series Introduction: Part 1                 BBC Host, Andy Peebles  00:22
001. A Hard Day's Night [excerpt]                           The Beatles  00:25
002. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [excerpt]         The Rolling Stones  00:52
003. You Really Got Me [excerpt]                              The Kinks  00:37
004. My Generation [excerpt]                                    The Who  00:31
005. Strange Brew [excerpt]                                       Cream  00:40
006. Dancing in the Street [excerpt]                            The Who  00:55
007. Purple Haze [excerpt]                  The Jimi Hendrix Experience  00:50
008. Jailhouse Rock [excerpt]                               The Animals  00:50
009. Over Under Sideways Down [excerpt]                   The Yardbirds  01:00
010. Whole Lotta Love [excerpt]                            Led Zeppelin  01:45

Segment 02                                                               14:57

011. Long Tall Sally                                        The Beatles  02:38
012. Things We Said Today / Studio Chat                     The Beatles  03:27
013. A Hard Day's Night                                     The Beatles  03:28
014. You Really Got Me                                        The Kinks  02:42
015. All Day & All of the Night                               The Kinks  02:32

Segment 03                                                               16:43

016. Route 66 [stereo]                               The Rolling Stones  02:57
017. Mona (I Need You Baby) [stereo]                 The Rolling Stones  03:41
018. I'm a Loser / Studio Chat                              The Beatles  03:51
019. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby / Studio Chat         The Beatles  03:03
020. She's a Woman                                          The Beatles  03:11

Segment 04                                                               10:04

021. I Feel Fine / Studio Chat                              The Beatles  02:41
022. Rock & Roll Music / Studio Chat                        The Beatles  02:32
023. Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey!                             The Beatles  02:55
024. I'll Follow the Sun                                    The Beatles  01:56

Segment 05                                                               13:36

025. Ferry Cross the Mersey [excerpt]            Gerry & The Pacemakers  00:48
026. Love Potion #9 [excerpt]                             The Searchers  01:20
027. Can't You Hear My Heartbeat? [Medley]             Herman's Hermits  00:39
028. Silhouettes [Medley]                              Herman's Hermits  00:37
029. I'm Henry the 8th, I Am [Medley]                  Herman's Hermits  00:33
030. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood                          The Animals  03:17
031. Gonna Send You Back to Georgia                         The Animals  02:21
032. Studio Chat / For Your Love                          The Yardbirds  04:01

Segment 06                                                               13:08

033. Studio Chat / The Last Time                     The Rolling Stones  04:11
034. Down the Road Apiece                            The Rolling Stones  02:25
035. Here Comes the Night                                          Them  03:12
036. All for Myself                                                Them  03:20


DISC TWO: EL-K 002                                                       74:22
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Segment 07                                                               13:26

037. Bring it on Home to Me / Studio Chat                   The Animals  04:23
038. C.C. Rider                                             The Animals  02:55
039. Go Now                                             The Moody Blues  03:40
040. Catch the Wind                                             Donovan  02:28

Segment 08                                                               10:30

041. Tired of Waiting for You                                 The Kinks  02:47
042. Just You & Me / Studio Chat                                The Who  04:40
043. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere                                   The Who  03:03

Segment 09                                                               10:42

44. Studio Chat / Dizzy Miss Lizzy                          The Beatles  03:38
45. Studio Chat / Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby          The Beatles  03:36
46. Ticket To Ride                                          The Beatles  03:28

Segment 10                                                               14:24

047. Heart Full of Soul                                   The Yardbirds  03:08
048. I Wish You Would                                     The Yardbirds  02:41
049. I've Been Wrong                                      The Yardbirds  02:48
050. Gloria                                                        Them  02:46
051. One More Time                                                 Them  03:01

Segment 11                                                               12:09

052. We Gotta Get Out of this Place / Studio Chat           The Animals  04:51
053. Heartbreak Hotel / Studio Chat                         The Animals  04:22
054. Work Song                                              The Animals  02:56

Segment 12                                                               13:11

055. See My Friend / Studio Chat                              The Kinks  05:00
056. This Strange Effect                                      The Kinks  02:32
057. I'm a Man / Studio Chat                              The Yardbirds  03:04
058. Too Much Monkey Business                             The Yardbirds  02:35


DISC THREE: EL-K 003                                                     76:12
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Segment 13                                                               11:12

059. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / Studio Chat     The Rolling Stones  05:00
060. Cry to Me                                       The Rolling Stones  03:11
061. Mercy Mercy                                     The Rolling Stones  03:01

Segment 14                                                               14:12

062. Fannie Mae                                      The Rolling Stones  02:15
063. Oh! Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')            The Rolling Stones  02:09
064. Evil Hearted You / Studio Chat                       The Yardbirds  03:03
065. Still I'm Sad                                        The Yardbirds  03:10
066. Hang On Sloopy                                       The Yardbirds  03:35

Segment 15                                                               10:59

067. What Ya' Gonna Do About It?                        The Small Faces  03:04
068. It's Alright (featuring Rod Stewart)                   Steampacket  01:54
069. It's My Life                                           The Animals  03:30
070. Corrina, Corrina                                       The Animals  02:31

Segment 16                                                               13:35

071. Look Through Any Window                                The Hollies  02:44
072. You're a Better Man Than I                           The Yardbirds  03:12
073. Train Kept A'-Rollin'                                The Yardbirds  02:49
074. Studio Chat / My Generation                                The Who  04:50

Segment 17                                                               16:21

75. A Well Respected Man                                      The Kinks  02:55
76. 'Til the End of the Day                                   The Kinks  02:41
77. Where Have All the Good Times Gone?                       The Kinks  02:47
78. Inside Looking Out                                      The Animals  04:16
79. Sweet Little Sixteen                                    The Animals  03:42

Segment 18                                                               09:53

080. Substitute                                                 The Who  03:43
081. Studio Chat / A Man with Money                             The Who  03:32
082. Dancing in the Street                                      The Who  02:38


DISC FOUR: EL-K 004                                                      79:13
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Segment 19                                                               13:48

083. A Groovy Kind of Love                              The Mindbenders  02:42
084. Pretty Flamingo                                       Manfred Mann  03:11
085. From Home / Studio Chat                                 The Troggs  03:53
086. Wild Thing / Studio Chat                                The Troggs  04:02

Segment 20                                                               10:05

087. With a Girl Like You / Studio Chat                      The Troggs  03:36
088. Lost Girl / Studio Chat                                 The Troggs  03:28
089. The Yella In Me                                         The Troggs  03:01

Segment 21                                                               10:27

090. Studio Chat / Shapes of Things                       The Yardbirds  03:14
091. Studio Chat / The Sun is Shinning                    The Yardbirds  04:46
092. Over Under Sideways Down                             The Yardbirds  02:27

Segment 22                                                               14:35

093. Disguises / Studio Chat                                    The Who  04:40
094. I'm a Boy                                                  The Who  02:35
095. So Sad                                                     The Who  03:02
096. Studio Chat / I Can't Control Myself                    The Troggs  04:18

Segment 23                                                               14:57

097. Jailhouse Rock                                         The Animals  03:18
098. Studio Chat / Paint it Black                           The Animals  04:06
099. Sweet Wine                                                   Cream  04:10
100. Studio Chat / Wrapping Paper                                 Cream  03:23

Segment 24                                                               04:50

101. Lawdy Mama                                                   Cream  02:00
102. Train Time                                                   Cream  02:50

Bonus Tracks                                                             10:31

103. You're No Good                             The Swinging Blue Jeans  02:32
104. Tell Her No                                            The Zombies  03:20
106. Scenescof [stereo]                              Marc Bolan & T.Rex  01:40
105. Death Cab For Cutie                     The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band  02:59


VOLUME TWO: Diet Coke Presents, The Sixties at the Beeb!              05:01:44
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DISC ONE: EL-K 005                                                       73:26
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Segment 01                                                              12:27

000. Series Introduction: Part 2                 BBC Host, Andy Peebles  00:12
001. Communication Breakdown [excerpt]                     Led Zeppelin  00:55
002. Happy Together [excerpt]                               The Turtles  00:22
003. A Whiter Shade of Pale [excerpt]                      Procol Harum  00:51
004. Speed King [excerpt]                                   Deep Purple  01:56
005. Happy Jack / Studio Chat                                   The Who  03:38
006. Boris the Spider                                           The Who  02:25
007. See My Way                                                 The Who  02:08

Segment 02                                                               16:28

008. Studio Chat / I Feel Free                                    Cream  04:08
009. N.S.U.                                                       Cream  03:02
010. From Four Until Late                                         Cream  01:57
011. Gimme Some Lovin'                          The Spencer Davis Group  03:56
012. I'm a Man                                  The Spencer Davis Group  03:25

Segment 03                                                               11:38

013. When I Was Young / Studio Chat                         The Animals  03:59
014. Mellow Yellow                                              Donovan  04:16
015. I Can Hear the Grass Grow                                 The Move  03:23

Segment 04                                                               08:38

016. Purple Haze / Studio Chat              The Jimi Hendrix Experience  04:38
017. Hey Joe                                The Jimi Hendrix Experience  04:00

Segment 05                                                               13:46

018. Foxy Lady / Studio Chat                The Jimi Hendrix Experience  03:14
019. Love or Confusion?                     The Jimi Hendrix Experience  04:18
020. Killing Floor                          The Jimi Hendrix Experience  02:38
021. Hi-Ho Silver Lining                            The Jeff Beck Group  03:36

Segment 06                                                               10:29

022. Little Games / Studio Chat                           The Yardbirds  03:53
023. Most Likely You'll Go Your Way & I'll Go Mine        The Yardbirds  03:00
024. Studio Chat / New York Mining Disaster 1941           The Bee Gees  03:36


DISC TWO: EL-K 006                                                       75:05
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Segment 07                                                               11:57

025. Strange Brew                                                 Cream  03:21
026. Tales of Brave Ulysees                                       Cream  03:30
027. She'd Rather Be With Me                                The Turtles  02:06
028. Happy Together                                         The Turtles  03:00

Segment 08                                                               13:55

029. A Whiter Shade of Pale / Studio Chat                  Procol Harum  05:17
030. Studio Chat / Tallyman                         The Jeff Beck Group  04:04
031. Rock My Plimsoul                               The Jeff Beck Group  04:34

Segment 09                                                               16:09

032. San Franciscan Nights                    Eric Burdon & The Animals  03:30
033. Nights in White Satin                              The Moody Blues  04:52
034. Hole in My Shoe                                            Traffic  03:19
035. Catfish Blues                          The Jimi Hendrix Experience  04:28

Segment 10                                                               10:50

036. Drivin' South / Studio Chat            The Jimi Hendrix Experience  04:16
037. Burning of the Midnight Lamp           The Jimi Hendrix Experience  03:41
038. Hound Dog                              The Jimi Hendrix Experience  02:53

Segment 11                                                               11:54

039. I Can See For Miles                                        The Who  04:04
040. Summertime Blues                                           The Who  03:33
041. Love is All Around / Studio Chat                        The Troggs  04:17

Segment 12                                                               10:20

042. Outside Woman Blues / Studio Chat                            Cream  04:12
043. Born Under a Bad Sign                                        Cream  03:13
044. Autumn Almanac                                           The Kinks  02:55


DISC THREE: EL-K 007                                                     73:59
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Segment 13                                                               11:11

045. Day Tripper                            The Jimi Hendrix Experience  03:37
046. Wait Until Tomorrow                    The Jimi Hendrix Experience  03:11
047. Monterey                                 Eric Burdon & The Animals  04:23

Segment 14                                                               14:56

048. Steppin' Out                                                 Cream  04:05
049. Politician                                                   Cream  04:24
050. Peggy Sue                                               The Troggs  03:11
051. Little Green Apples                                     The Troggs  03:16

Segment 15                                                               14:23

052. Studio Chat / Think About It                         The Yardbirds  04:16
053. Studio Chat / Goodnight Sweet Josephine              The Yardbirds  04:20
054. Studio Chat / Fire                 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown  05:47

Segment 16                                                               09:51

055. Julia Dream                                             Pink Floyd  03:16
056. Let There Be More Light                                 Pink Floyd  04:02
057. Murderistic Woman                                       Pink Floyd  02:33

Segment 17                                                               12:05

058. With a Little Help From My Friends                      Joe Cocker  05:34
059. Albatross                                            Fleetwood Mac  03:20
060. Love Story                                             Jethro Tull  03:11

Segment 18                                                               11:33

061. Point Me at the Sky                                     Pink Floyd  04:47
062. Embryo                                                  Pink Floyd  03:58
063. I'm Going Home                                     Ten Years After  02:48


DISC FOUR: EL-K 008                                                      79:14
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Segment 19                                                               12:48

064. Emmaretta                                              Deep Purple  03:48
065. Communication Breakdown                               Led Zeppelin  03:27
066. You Shook Me                                          Led Zeppelin  05:33

Segment 20                                                               13:21

067. Song of Yesterday                                             Free  04:01
068. Diary of an Empty Day                                     The Nice  04:12
069. In the Court of the Crimson King                      King Crimson  05:08

Segment 21                                                               13:08

070. Whole Lotta Love / Studio Chat                        Led Zeppelin  05:08
071. What Is & What Never Should Be                        Led Zeppelin  04:27
072. Traveling Riverside Blues                             Led Zeppelin  03:33

Segment 22                                                               13:11

073. Lady Samantha / Studio Chat                             Elton John  05:05
074. Sails                                                   Elton John  04:04
075. Looking Around                                                 Yes  04:02

Segment 23                                                               15:44

076. Speed King                                             Deep Purple  04:24
077. Unwashed & Slightly Dazed / Studio Chat                David Bowie  05:44
078. Let Me Sleep Beside You                                David Bowie  03:43
079. Rock & Roll Music                                      The Beatles  01:53

Bonus Tracks                                                             11:02

080. Roadrunner                                       The Pretty Things  02:09
081. Reno, Nevada [stereo]                          Fairport Convention  02:27
082. Crawling Up a Hill                 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers  02:12
083. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother [stereo]               The Hollies  04:14

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