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Richard Thompson Box Highlights Rare Live Recordings

May 23, 2011 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

Universal's U.K. arm recently announced a four-disc box set highlighting Richard Thompson's many musical appearances on the BBC.

The Live at the BBC box set features 61 tracks over three CDs and 19 video performances on a DVD. The first disc is devoted entirely to performances by Richard and Linda Thompson, including their three Peel sessions (portions of which were released on a 2004 reissue of their Hokey Pokey album in the U.K.) and a portion of a show from their beloved final tour (also masterfully chronicled on Rhino Handmade's deluxe reissue of Shoot Out the Lights last year).

Best of all, there are a few goodies for hardcore fans and collectors, including a few songs making their official debut on this set and a handful of standards and covers not previously recorded by Thompson, as well. The set is out on June 20 in the U.K., and you can find the full track list after the jump.

Richard Thompson featuring Linda Thompson, Live at the BBC (Island/UMC (U.K.), 2011)

Disc 1: Richard and Linda Thompson

  1. The Little Beggar Girl (John Peel Session - 1/1/1973)
  2. Dragging the River (John Peel Session - 1/1/1973)
  3. The Great Valerio (John Peel Session - 1/1/1973)
  4. The Neasden Hornpipe/The Avebury Particle Accelerator/The Flowing Tide (John Peel Session - 1/1/1973)
  5. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (BBC Session - 1/24/1974)
  6. Hokey Pokey (John Peel Session - 2/11/1975)
  7. Georgie on a Spree (John Peel Session - 2/11/1975)
  8. I'll Regret It All in the Morning (John Peel Session - 2/11/1975)
  9. A Heart Needs a Home (John Peel Session - 2/11/1975)
  10. Wishing (John Peel Session - 2/11/1975)
  11. I'm Turning Off a Memory (John Peel Session - 2/11/1975)
  12. A Man in Need (Live @ The Paris Theatre, London - 5/22/1982)
  13. Withered and Died (Live @ The Paris Theatre, London - 5/22/1982)
  14. New Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel (Live @ The Paris Theatre, London - 5/22/1982)
  15. Shoot Out the Lights (Live @ The Paris Theatre, London - 5/22/1982)
  16. It's Just the Motion (Live @ The Paris Theatre, London - 5/22/1982)
  17. Back Street Slide (Live @ The Paris Theatre, London - 5/22/1982)
  18. Night Comes In (Live @ The Paris Theatre, London - 5/22/1982)
  19. Dimming of the Day (Folk on Two - 1982)
  20. Modern Woman (Folk on Two - 1982)

Disc 2

  1. She Twists the Knife Again (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  2. You Don't Say (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  3. When The Spell is Broken (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  4. The Angels Took My Racehorse Away (Live @ Hammersmith Palais, London - 11/20/1986)
  5. Valerie (Live @ Hammersmith Palais, London - 11/20/1986)
  6. Jennie (Live At The Hammersmith Palais, 20/11/1986)
  7. You Don't Say (Live @ Hammersmith Palais, London - 11/20/1986)
  8. Fire in the Engine Room (Live @ Hammersmith Palais, London - 11/20/1986)
  9. Wall of Death (Live @ Hammersmith Palais, London - 11/20/1986)
  10. Nearly in Love (Live @ Hammersmith Palais, London - 11/20/1986)
  11. Valerie (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1987)
  12. When the Spell is Broken (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  13. Two Left Feet (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  14. Turning of the Tide (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  15. Simple Again (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  16. Ghosts in the Wind (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  17. Shoot Out the Lights (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  18. She Twists the Knife Again (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  19. Withered and Died (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)
  20. The End of the Rainbow (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 7/1/1985)

Disc 3

  1. Gethsemane (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 9/28/2001)
  2. The Outside of the Inside (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 9/28/2001)
  3. Wall of Death (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 9/28/2001)
  4. Word Unspoken Sight Unseen (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 4/25/2003)
  5. Kidzz (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 4/25/2003)
  6. Did She Jump or Was She Pushed (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 4/25/2003)
  7. The End of the Rainbow (Recorded for Andy Kershaw - 4/25/2003)
  8. One Door Opens (Recorded for Evening Sequence - 5/18/2004)
  9. The Outside of the Inside (Recorded for Evening Sequence - 5/18/2004)
  10. Let It Blow (Recorded for Tom Robinson On 6 Music - 7/27/2005)
  11. Old Thames Side (Recorded for Tom Robinson On 6 Music - 7/27/2005)
  12. Dad's Gonna Kill Me (Recorded for Tom Robinson On 6 Music - 7/27/2007)
  13. Down Where the Drunkards Roll (Recorded for Tom Robinson On 6 Music - 7/27/2007)
  14. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Recorded for Tom Robinson On 6 Music - 7/27/2007)
  15. Needle and Thread (Recorded for Tom Robinson On 6 Music - 7/27/2007)
  16. So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo (Recorded for Bob Harris - 12/27/2008)
  17. A Hunting the Wren (Recorded for Bob Harris - 12/27/2008)
  18. See My Friends (Recorded for Bob Harris - 12/27/2008)
  19. Time's Gonna Break You (Recorded for Hub Sessions  - 1/9/2009)
  20. William Brown (Recorded for Hub Sessions  - 1/9/2009)
  21. Meet on the Ledge (Recorded for Hub Sessions  - 1/9/2009)

Disc 4: DVD

  1. Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair (The Old Grey Whistle Test - 3/7/1975)
  2. A Heart Needs a Home (The Old Grey Whistle Test - 3/7/1975)
  3. Night Comes In (A Little Night Music - 8/19/1981)
  4. I'm a Dreamer (A Little Night Music - 8/19/1981)
  5. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (A Little Night Music - 8/19/1981)
  6. Shoot Out the Lights (A Little Night Music - 8/19/1981)
  7. You're Going to Need Somebody (A Little Night Music - 8/19/1981)
  8. Dargai (A Little Night Music - 8/19/1981)
  9. Dimming of the Day (A Little Night Music - 8/19/1981)
  10. Pavanne (Jake Thackery and Songs - 1/6/1981)
  11. Just the Motion (Jake Thackery and Songs - 1/6/1981)
  12. Fire in the Engine Room (Recorded Live for Late Night In Concert - 8/13/1985)
  13. She Twists the Knife Again (Recorded Live for Late Night In Concert - 8/13/1985)
  14. Wall of Death (Recorded Live for Late Night In Concert - 8/13/1985)
  15. When the Spell is Broken (Recorded Live for Late Night In Concert - 8/13/1985)
  16. Did She Jump or Was She Pushed (Recorded Live for Late Night In Concert - 8/13/1985)
  17. Wrong Heartbeat (Recorded Live for Late Night In Concert - 8/13/1985)
  18. Tear Stained Letter (Recorded Live for Late Night In Concert - 8/13/1985)
  19. She Twists the Knife Again (The Old Grey Whistle Test - 5/7/1985)
Disc 1, Tracks 9-11 previously released on CD reissue of Richard and Linda Thompson's Hokey Pokey (Island IMCD 305 (U.K.), 2004)
All other tracks previously unreleased

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