Radio Times • Live At The BBC

Radio Times • Live At The BBC

Radio Times • Live At The BBC

Covering the period 1971-84 this lavish 8CD set anthologises Lindisfarne’s BBC output as never before

  • One of the UK’s most successful folk-rock bands of the 70s live at the BBC
  • More than eight hours of recordings, over half previously unreleased
  • Compiled by Colin Harper with Lindisfarne founder members Rod Clements, Ray Jackson & Ray Laidlaw
  • Restored & remastered for best sound quality by Martin Stansbury at Cacophony Cottage
  • Photoladen booklet includes an authoritative essay by Chris Charlesworth
Formed in the culturally distinct Tyneside area of England’s North-East in 1968, Lindisfarne blended the mercurial songwriting talent of singer/guitarist Alan Hull with ‘sweet and sour’ harmonies, proud references to their homeland and a boozy, uplifting acoustic-rock swagger that won over the masses in Britain in the early 70s. Their first three albums – Nicely Out Of Tune (1971), Fog On The Tyne (1972) and Dingly Dell (1973) – all went Top 10, with Fog On The Tyne hitting No.1. Two singles also went Top 10 in the UK: ‘Meet Me On The Corner’ (written by bassist/violinist Rod Clements) and ‘Lady Eleanor’ (written by Hull). For three years, Lindisfarne shone brightly, creating a kind of folk-rock that was completely their own, with traditional music icing the visceral core of Alan Hull’s socially and ecologically informed songcraft, like the Beatles with Bob Dylan, some mandolins and a crate of Newcastle Brown Ale. The band split in late 1973, with Hull and singer/mandolinist Ray Jackson forming Lindisfarne Mk II (1974-75). In 1978, on the back of hugely successful Christmas reunion concerts at Newcastle City Hall, Lindisfarne Mk I were reborn with a triumphant Top 10 single ‘Run For Home’. The band continued, until Hull’s untimely death in 1995. Rod Clements leads the current 50th anniversary touring incarnation, featuring Alan Hull’s son-in-law Dave Hull-Denholm on vocals/guitar. In 2021, BBC4 broadcast the acclaimed documentary Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story, presented by Sam Fender. While several 1971-74 Lindisfarne BBC sessions were released on CD in 1998, this 8CD set not only adds substantially to the volume of material from that era but extends it to cover the 1978-90 reunion period. Curated by Colin Harper, Radio Times - Live At The BBC is a lavishly packaged set featuring 131 audio tracks, of which over 60 are previously unreleased, all fully approved by the original band members and their estates.

Tracklist

Disc 1 1971 Sessions
Sounds of the 70s, 1 February 1971
1. Scarecrow Song *
2. Nothing But The Marvellous Is Beautiful *
3. Why Can’t I Be Satisfied? *
4. We Can Swing Together *
5. From A Window *
Folk On One, 6 March 1971
6. Winter Song *
7. January Song *
Sounds of the 70s, 6 May 1971
8. Walkin’ Blues *
9. Turn A Deaf Ear *
10. January Song *
11. Meet Me On The Corner *
Mike Raven Show, 22 May 1971
12. Jackhammer Blues *
13. Train In G Major *
14. I’m Coming Home *
15. Knacker’s Yard Blues *
Sounds of the 70s, 8 June 1971
16. Lady Eleanor
17. City Song
18. Train In G Major
19. Fog On The Tyne
20. Scotch Mist

*Previously unreleased • Total playing time: 76.53 approx



Disc 2 1971 In Concert

John Peel Sunday Concert, 18 July 1971
1. John Peel Intro
2. City Song
3. John Peel Intro
4. Train In G Major
5. John Peel Intro
6. Lady Eleanor
7. John Peel Intro
8. Fog On The Tyne
9. John Peel Intro
10. Knacker’s Yard Blues
11. John Peel / Rod Clements Intro
12. We Can Swing Together
John Peel Sunday Concert, 7 December 1971
13. John Peel Intro / Ray Jackson Mandolin
14. Together Forever [inc DJ outro]
15. No Time To Lose
16. John Peel Intro
17. January Song [inc DJ outro]
18. Lady Eleanor
19. Meet Me On The Corner
20. Rod Clements Intro
21. Train In G Major
22. Rod Clements Intro
23. Fog On The Tyne
24. Jackhammer Blues
25. John Peel Intro
26. Turn A Deaf Ear *
Live at the Lincoln Festival, 29 May 1972 [unknown broadcast]
27. Simon Cowe Interview [edit] *
28. We Can Swing Together [extract live at Lincoln Festival] *

*Previously unreleased • Total playing time: 73.52 approx


Disc 3 1971-73
Top Gear, 11 September 1971
1. Meet Me On The Corner *
Johnnie Walker Show, 11 November 1971
2. No Time To Lose *
3. Meet Me On The Corner *
John Peel Show, 4 February 1972
4. Together Forever *
5. No Time To Lose *
6. Alright On The Night *
7. Meet Me On The Corner *
John Peel Show, 8 May 1972
8. Mandolin King
9. Poor Old Ireland
10. Road To Kingdom Come
11. Lady Eleanor
Sounds of the 70s, 14 June 1972
12. Drug Song
13. Country Gentleman’s Wife
14. Passing Ghosts
15. Turn A Deaf Ear
Alan Freeman Show, 18 September 1972
16. All Fall Down *
17. Wake Up Little Sister *
18. Mandolin King *
John Peel Show, 18 January 1973
19. Court In The Act *
20. O No, Not Again *
21. Train In G Major *
Poetry Plus Lindisfarne (Live At The Royal Festival Hall), 31 May 1972
22. Lady Eleanor
23. Scarecrow Song
24. Meet Me On The Corner
Full House, BBC2 TV audio, 22 September 1972
25. Dingle Regatta *

*Previously unreleased • Total playing time: 78.03 approx


Disc 4 1973-74
In Concert, 14 December 1973
1. John Peel Intro
2. Steppenwolf [inc short DJ intro and outro]
3. No Time To Lose
4. North Country Boy [inc short DJ intro]
5. John Peel Intro
6. Roll On River
7. John Peel Intro
8. Taking Care Of Business
9. Lady Eleanor [inc short DJ intro]
10. Moonshine
11. John Peel Intro
12. Tow The Line
13. John Peel Intro
14. When The War Is Over
John Peel Show, 4 April 1974
15. Taking Care Of Business *
16. North Country Boy *
Sounds of the 70s, 5 August 1974
17. Dealer’s Choice
18. Tonight
19. You Put The Laff On Me
20. In Your Head

*Previously unreleased • Total playing time: 57.43 approx


Disc 5 In Concert 1978
In Concert, 22 January 1979, recorded live at Essex University, 8 November 1978
1. Brian Matthew intro
2. When It Gets The Hardest
3. Alan Hull Intro
4. Woman
5. Alan Hull Intro
6. Marshall Riley’s Army
7. Fog On The Tyne [inc intro]
8. Court In The Act
9. Lady Eleanor
10. Winter Song
11. Make Me Want To Stay [inc intro]
12. King’s Cross Blues
13. Meet Me On The Corner
14. Ray Jackson intro
15. Run For Home
16. Brand New Day [inc intro]
17. We Can Swing Together [inc intro]

All tracks previously unreleased • Total playing time: 57.12 approx


Disc 6 1981-82
Richard Skinner, 21 January 1981
1. Richard Skinner intro *
2. No Time To Lose [inc brief outro] *
3. Court In The Act *
4. Train In G Major *
5. Alan Hull Intro *
6. Love In A Cage *
7. Bye Bye Birdie *
8. Rod Clements intro *
9. I Remember The Nights *
10. Woman [inc intro] *
11. Alright On The Night [fades w. DJ outro] *
In Concert, 2 December 1982, Live at Cambridge Folk Festival, July 1982
12. Start Again
13. I Remember The Nights
14. Lady Eleanor
15. Warm Feeling
16. Stormy Weather
17. Meet Me On The Corner

*Previously unreleased • Total playing time: 52.29 approx


Disc 7 1984-86
Lindisfarne Christmas Show, Live at Newcastle City Hall, BBC TV, 27 December 1984
1. Stormy Weather *
2. Living On The Baseline *
3. Winter Song *
4. Ray Jackson intro *
5. I Remember The Nights *
6. Intro *
7. I Must Stop Going To Parties *
8. Run For Home *
9. Fog On The Tyne *
10. We Can Swing Together [inc intro] *
Live at Cambridge Folk Festival, July 1986
11. I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
12. Winning The Game
13. Clear White Light
14. Run For Home
15. Fog On The Tyne
16. No Time To Lose

*Previously unreleased • Total playing time: 66.13 approx


Disc 8 1987-90
Live at Newcastle City Hall, 20 December 1990. A BBC Radio Newcastle broadcast.
1. Lady Eleanor *
2. Everything Changes *
3. Alan Hull intro *
4. Warm Feeling *
5. Roll On That Day [inc intro]
6. Peter Gunn/Winning The Game
7. Old Peculiar Feeling
8. Alan Hull Intro
9. Karen Marie
10. Run For Home
11. We Can Swing Together *
12. Meet me On The Corner *
13. Fog On The Tyne *
Paul Jones Rhythm & Blues Show, Radio 2, 1 October 1987
[Lindisfarne perform as Downtown Faction]
14. Loving Around The Clock
15. Sporting Life Blues
16. Checkin’ On My Baby

* Previously unreleased • Total playing time: 65.52 approx

Release Information

  • Catalogue Number: REPUK1446
  • Format: 8CD

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