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Badfinger - Complete BBC Live Sessions (1969)

Track listing:
  1. River Deep, Mountain High The Iveys 3:26
  2. Respect The Iveys 2:08
  3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Iveys 3:47
  4. Revolution The Iveys 3:06
  5. Drive My Car The Iveys 2:19
  6. Just One Look The Iveys 2:54
  7. Proud Mary The Iveys 2:37
  8. Needle In A Haystack The Iveys 2:30
  9. Surrender The Iveys 2:29
  10. The Way You Do The Things You Do The Iveys 2:35
  11. You Can All Join In The Iveys 2:48
  12. Summer In The City The Iveys 3:22
  13. Nobody The Iveys 2:00
  14. Birthday The Iveys 2:18
  15. And Her Daddy's A Millionaire The Iveys 1:52
  16. Crimson Ship 3:40
  17. Someday 2:56
  18. Up On Cripple Creek 2:48
  19. Midnight Sun (Version 1) 2:26
  20. Come And Get It (Version 1) 2:19
  21. Rock Of All Ages 2:28
  22. Maybe Tomorrow (Version 2, Heavy Intro) 2:48
  23. Come And Get It (Version 2) 2:06
  24. Maybe Tomorrow (Version 3, Diff. Intro With Cymbals) 2:54
  25. Joey Comments 0:56
  26. Francis Gary Walker & The Rain 2:55

Notes

An essential collection of all of the early Iveys and Badfinger BBC sessions from 1968 and early 1969.

Documenting the era when the Iveys were a struggling covers band and just about to break into the minor leagues with their first Apple single "Maybe Tomorrow", as well as their earliest sessions as Badfinger (at the time of "Come And Get It"), this disc is a goldmine for the fans. The covers are eclectic and fascinating - a snapshot of the era.

The historical and musical importance of these sessions, and their rarity, certainly make up for any sound quality defects (see lineage).

QUALITY: B- and B MONO (tinny, lacking bass, somewhat shrill mids and rounded treble, and boasting the wonderful offspeed BBC chipmunk intros; quality varies from session to session). No remastering was attempted, but judicious parametric equalization couldn't hurt.

LINEAGE: dodgy 1968 & 1969 BBC AM broadcasts>dodgy radio speaker>dodgy mono microphone>dodgy cassette or reel recorder


IVEYS:
1)River Deep, Mountain High
2)Respect
3)Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
4)Revolution
5)Maybe Tomorrow (version 1, straight) REMOVED
6)Drive My Car
7)Just One Look
8)Proud Mary
9)Needle In A Haystack
10)Surrender
11)The Way You Do The Things You Do
12)You Can All Join In
13)Summer In The City
14)Nobody
15)Birthday
16)And Her Daddy's A Millionaire

BADFINGER:
17)Crimson Ship
18)Someday
19)Up On Cripple Creek
20)Midnight Sun (version 1)
21)Come And Get It (version 1)
22)Rock Of All Ages
23)Maybe Tomorrow (version 2, heavy intro)
24)Come And Get It (version 2)
25)Midnight Sun (version 2) REMOVED
26)Maybe Tomorrow (version 3, diff. intro with cymbals)
27)Joey Comments
28)Francis (Gary Walker & The Rain, co-written/lead guitar by Joey Molland)

from the rare silver bootleg cd "Badfinger - The Iveys Complete BBC Live Sessions" (Adam VIII CD 49-010).