Heyday: The BBC Sessions 1968-1969 / Extended

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Annotation

Tracks 1-3,13,14 Recorded 28th May 1968 for Top Gear / John Peel
Tracks 5,6,9 Recorded 26th August 1968 for Top Gear / John Peel
Track 8 Recorded 2nd December 1968 for Stuart Henry Show
Tracks 4,7,10 Recorded 27th December 1968 for David Symonds Show
Tracks 11,15 Recorded 4th February 1969 for Symonds on Sunday
Tracks 12,16,17,18 Recorded 18th March 1969 for Top Gear / John Peel
Tracks 19,20 Recorded 23rd September 1969 for Top Gear / John Peel

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-05 14:11 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Close the Door Lightly When You Go
engineer:
Dave Tate (BBC engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-28)
live cover recording of:
Close the Door Lightly When You Go (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Eric Andersen (US folk singer-songwriter, the famous one)
3:00
2I Don’t Know Where I Stand
engineer:
Dave Tate (BBC engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-28)
live cover recording of:
I Don’t Know Where I Stand (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music
3:40
3Some Sweet Day
engineer:
Dave Tate (BBC engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-28)
live cover recording of:
Some Sweet Day (on 1968-05-28)
writer:
Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
2:19
4Reno, Nevada
recorded at:
BBC David Symonds Show in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-12-27)
live cover recording of:
Reno, Nevada (on 1968-12-27)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Fariña (US folk singer)
2:25
5Suzanne
engineer:
Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-26)
live cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (on 1968-08-26)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
translated version of:
Suzanne (German lyrics by Thomas Woitkewitsch)
5:27
6If It Feels Good, You Know It Can’t Be Wrong
engineer:
Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-26)
3:15
7I Still Miss Someone
recorded at:
BBC David Symonds Show in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-12-27)
live cover recording of:
I Still Miss Someone (on 1968-12-27)
lyricist:
Roy Cash Jr.
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Roy Cash Jr.
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), House of Cash Southwind Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:27
8Bird on a Wire
recorded at:
BBC Stuart Henry Show in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-12-02)
live cover recording of:
Bird on the Wire (on 1968-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Australia, Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
33:30
9Gone, Gone, Gone
engineer:
Pete Ritzema (engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-26)
live cover recording of:
Gone, Gone, Gone (on 1968-08-26)
composer:
Don Everly and Phil Everly
2:01
10Tried So Hard
recorded at:
BBC David Symonds Show in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-12-27)
live cover recording of:
Tried So Hard (on 1968-12-27)
writer:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds)
2:57
11Shattering Live Experience
engineer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Symonds on Sunday in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-04)
3:26
12Percy’s Song
engineer:
Bob Conduct (BBC sound engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
acoustic guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
bass guitar:
Ashley Hutchings
drums (drum set):
Martin Lamble
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
electronic organ:
Ric Grech
vocals:
Sandy Denny
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-18)
live cover recording of:
Percy’s Song (on 1969-03-18)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1963-08 until 1963-09)
composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1963-08 until 1963-09)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
version of:
The Two Sisters (aka The Wind and the Rain / The Bows of London / Cruel Sister)
5:29
13You Never Wanted Me
engineer:
Dave Tate (BBC engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
bass guitar:
Ashley Hutchings
drums (drum set):
Martin Lamble
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Iain Matthews (member of Matthews’ Southern Comfort)
lead vocals:
Sandy Denny
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-28)
live cover recording of:
You Never Wanted Me (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Jackson C. Frank
3:19
14Nottamun Town
engineer:
Dave Tate (BBC engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-28)
live recording of:
Nottamun Town (Fair Nottamun Town / Nottamun Fair) (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist and revised by:
Barry Childs‐Helton
writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1044)
3.653:37
15Fotheringay
engineer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Symonds on Sunday in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-04)
live recording of:
Fotheringay (on 1969-02-04)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sandy Denny
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
version of:
Boxful of Treasure
3.93:02
16Si tu dois partir
engineer:
Bob Conduct (BBC sound engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-18)
live cover recording of:
Si tu dois partir (on 1969-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
translator:
Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
translated version of:
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Got to Stay All Night)
2.552:29
17Cajun Woman
engineer:
Bob Conduct (BBC sound engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-18)
live recording of:
Cajun Woman (on 1969-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
2:47
18Autopsy
engineer:
Bob Conduct (BBC sound engineer)
producer:
Bernie Andrews (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-03-18)
live recording of:
Autopsy (on 1969-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Denny
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Pubco
4:27
19Reynardine
engineer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-09-23)
live recording of:
Reynardine (on 1969-09-23)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 397)
3.34:24
20Tam Lin
engineer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
producer:
John Walters (BBC producer)
recorded at:
BBC Top Gear in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-09-23)
live recording of:
Tam Lin (on 1969-03-23)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 39) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 35)
7:49