Sold Date: May 10, 2019
Start Date: March 26, 2019
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THE ALAN BOWN - BBC Sessions 1967-1970 LP
Limited to 500 copies, black vinyl released in beautiful, laminated cover with cool pictures of the band. This 58 minute album contains radio sessions (live in studio with some basic overdubs) done by this great British but very underrated band for BBC between September 1967 and September 1970. All tracks were previously released on very rare BBC Transcription Service discs released in late 60's for promotional purposes only. Their incredibly good BBC stuff was much better performed (punchier, more dynamic) and better produced than their MGM, Deram and Island studio albums. On this album the band started as psychedelic rock band with some refreshing soul touches (Jimi Hendrix liked very much and used their own arrangement of All Along The Watchtower...) and finished as full blown progressive band similar to Colosseum, Mogul Thrash and If. This is tremendous stuff, but heard by very few listeners so far...
The band included Jess Roden (later in Bronco, Butts Band), Robert Palmer (Dada, Vinegar Joe and very successful solo carreer), John Anthony Helliwell (Supertramp) and Alan Bown (later in Jonesy).
The pressing is just fantastic (no noises at all) and the sound quality is perfect.
Cover/Record: SEALED/UNPLAYED
1. Penny For Your Thoughts  2.43 (Bown, Bannister) 2. Technicolor Dream  2.58 (Bown, Bannister) 3. My Girl The Month Of May  3.07 (DiMucci) 4. Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies  2.56 (Alexander) 5. Toyland  2.33 (Roden, Catchpole) 6. Love Is A Beautiful Thing  2.28 (Pearl) 7. Magic Handkerchief  3.18 (Bown, Bannister, Roden, Catchpole) 8. All Along The Watchtower  3.19 (Dylan) 9. Still As A Stone  3.03 (Bown, Bannister, Roden, Catchpole) 10. My Friend  3.00 (Bown, Bannister)
Tracks 1-3 recorded  for 'Saturday Club' on 27th September 1967. Tracks 4-6 recorded for 'Top Gear' on 29th November 1967. Tracks 7, 8 recorded for 'Saturday Club' on 2nd July 1968. Tracks 9, 10 recorded for 'Sounds Like Tony Brandon' on 25th April 1969.
SIDE 2
1. Gypsy Girl  2.03 (Bown, Bannister) 2. Movie Star Baby  2.45 (Roden, Catchpole) 3. I Got A Line On You  2.24 (California) 4. Friends In St. Louis  3.11 (Bown, Bannister) 5. All I Can  2.39 (Catchpole) 6. Loosen Up  3.08 (The Alan Bown) 7. Strange Little Friend  2.58 (Bown, Bannister) 8. Make Us All Believe  4.18 (Bown, Bannister, Catchpole) 9. Pyramid  6.16 (Bannister)
Tracks 1, 2 recorded for 'Radio One Club' on 30th June 1969. Tracks 3-5 recorded for 'Dave Cash' on 24th September 1969. Tracks 6, 7 recorded on 13th January 1970. Tracks 8, 9 recorded for 'Sounds Of The Seventies' on 15th September 1970.
Jess Roden - lead vocals (Side 1 and tracks 1, 2 on Side 2) Robert Palmer - lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7 on Side 2) Gordon Neville - vocals (tracks 8, 9 on Side 2) Alan Bown - trumpet, flugelhorn John Anthony - saxophones, recorder Jeff Bannister - organ, piano Tony Catchpole - guitars, lead vocals (on track 5 on Side 2) Stan Haldane - bass Vic Sweeney - drums and percussion
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