Be Bop Deluxe - The Lost Archives

On December 13, 1973, Be Bop Deluxe recorded at Decca's West Hampstead recording center in Studio 2 with Nick Tauber producing.  Tracks from this "audition" are as follows:
  1. Axe Victim (5:02)
  2. I'll Be Your Vampire (2:25)
  3. Bluesy Ruby (3:45)
  4. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (4:12)

Other tracks previously released but not on CD format:

Teenage Archangel
7" single A-side, originally released on Smile Records in 1973, edition of 1000 copies
Recorded at Holyground, Wakefield
Rereleased in 1977

Jets At Dawn
7" single B-side, originally released on Smile Records in 1973, edition of 1000 copies
Recorded at Holyground, Wakefield
Rereleased in 1977

BBC Radio One Sessions that are currently unreleased:

Axe Victim
Originally broadcast November 27, 1973. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Robert Bryan (bass), Ian Parkin (rhythm guitar), Nick Dew (drums)
Recorded November 6, 1973 at Langham House Studio 1. Producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bob Conduct

Bluesy Ruby
Originally broadcast November 27, 1973. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Robert Bryan (bass), Ian Parkin (rhythm guitar), Nick Dew (drums)
Recorded November 6, 1973 at Langham House Studio 1. Producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bob Conduct

Tomorrow the World
Originally broadcast November 27, 1973. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Robert Bryan (bass), Ian Parkin (rhythm guitar), Nick Dew (drums)
Recorded November 6, 1973 at Langham House Studio 1. Producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bob Conduct

Lights
Originally broadcast March 17, 1975. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Andrew Clark (keys), Charlie Tumahai (bass, backing vocal), Simon Fox (drums)
Recorded March 11, 1975 at Maida Vale Studio 4. Producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bill Aitken

Still Shining
Originally broadcast January 25, 1977. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Andrew Clark (keys), Charlie Tumahai (bass, backing vocal), Simon Fox (drums)
Recorded January 17, 1977 at Maida Vale Studio 4. Producer Tony Wilson, engineer Dave Dade

Superenigmatix
Originally broadcast February 6, 1978. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Andrew Clark (keys), Charlie Tumahai (bass, backing vocal), Simon Fox (drums)
Recorded January 30, 1978 at Maida Vale Studio 4. Producer Tony Wilson, engineer Dave Dade

Possession
Originally broadcast February 6, 1978. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Andrew Clark (keys), Charlie Tumahai (bass, backing vocal), Simon Fox (drums)
Recorded January 30, 1978 at Maida Vale Studio 4. Producer Tony Wilson, engineer Dave Dade


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