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BBC Sessions
BBC Sessions is a live compilation from the Who, released on 15 February 2000 by Polydor internationally and by MCA in the US. It gathers 24 songs and two jingles, all recorded at the BBC studios in London. The jingles open and close the record, and the songs between them run in chronological order, give or take one track that has wandered out of place.
Most of the material comes from the radio programmes Top Gear and Saturday Club, captured between May 1965 and October 1967, which takes in the band's earliest years through to the time of The Who Sell Out. Later tracks come from a 1970 session for the Dave Lee Travis Show and a 1973 appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test. It makes a handy companion to the studio albums, letting you hear the band as the BBC's microphones found them.
BBC Sessions: tracklist and credits
25 tracks · 1:11:18Tracklist
- 1My Generation (Radio 1 jingle)Pete Townshend0:59
- 2Anyway, Anyhow, AnywhereRoger Daltrey and Pete Townshend2:44
- 3Good Lovin’Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick1:50
- 4Just You and Me, DarlingJames Brown2:02
- 5Leaving HereDozier, Holland, Holland2:35
- 6My GenerationPete Townshend3:25
- 7The Good’s GonePete Townshend2:59
- 8La La La LiesPete Townshend2:26
- 9SubstitutePete Townshend3:29
- 10Dancing in the StreetGaye, Hunter, Stevenson2:24
- 11DisguisesPete Townshend3:46
- 12I’m a BoyPete Townshend2:40
- 13Run Run RunPete Townshend3:17
- 14Boris the SpiderJohn Entwistle2:48
- 15Happy JackPete Townshend2:11
- 16See My WayRoger Daltrey1:50
- 17Pictures of LilyPete Townshend2:35
- 18A Quick One (While He’s Away)Pete Townshend7:02
- 19Substitute (2)Pete Townshend2:14
- 20The SeekerPete Townshend3:06
- 21I’m FreePete Townshend2:25
- 22Shakin’ All OverFrederick Heath and Johnny Kidd3:07
- 23RelayPete Townshend5:17
- 24Long Live RockPete Townshend3:57
- 25Boris the Spider (Radio 1 jingle)John Entwistle0:10
- Produced by
- Bernie Andrews, Beverley Phillips, Jimmy Grant, Brian Willey, Bill Bebb, Paul Williams, Michael Appleton, Bev Phillips
- Recorded at
- De Lane Lea Studios, Aeolian Hall, Playhouse Theatre, IBC Studios, BBC Television Centre
- Recorded
- 1965–1973 at various locations
- Mastered by
- Jon Astley
- Label
- Polydor
- Length
- 1:11:18
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2000-02-14 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 February 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 February 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 15 February 2000 | |
| US release | 15 February 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | XE | Polydor | 731454772723 | other |
| 2000 | US | MCA Records | other | |
| 14 February 2000 | XW | Polydor | 731454772723 | original |
| 15 February 2000 | US | MCA Records | 008811196028 | other |
| 15 February 2000 | US | MCA Records | 008811196028 | other |
| 21 December 2011 | JP | Polydor | 4988005690876 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 600×595 | upscaled |