Be Bop Deluxe:
Axe Victim, Bluesy Ruby, 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
Third Floor Heaven, Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape, Mill Street
Junction, Fifteenth of July (invisibles)
Originally broadcast May 23, 1974. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Robert Bryan (bass), Ian Parkin (rhythm
guitar), Nick Dew (drums)
Recorded May 9, 1974 at Langham House Studio 1. Producer Tony Wilson,
engineer Bill Aitken
Maid in Heaven, Stage Whispers, Sister Seagull, 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
Blazing Apostles, Crying to the Sky, Piece of Mine (listed as "Peace
of Mind")
Originally broadcast February 23, 1976. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, vocal), Andrew Clark (keys), Charlie Tumahai (bass,
backing vocal), Simon Fox (drums)
Recorded February 10, 1976 at Maida Vale Studio 4. Producer Tony Wilson,
engineer Mike Robinson
Mill Street Junction, Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape, 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, Panic in the World, Possession, Love In Flames
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
Bill Nelson
Rooms with Brittle Views, Stay Young, Sleep Cycle, Jazz
Originally broadcast June 15, 1981. BBC Radio One. John Peel, DJ
Bill Nelson (guitar, percussion, vocal), Ian Nelson (sax, keys), Don
Snow (keys), Alan Quinn (bass, vocals), Bogdan Wiczling (drums). Also Richard
Jobson (vocal on "Jazz")
Recorded June 2, 1981 at Langham House Studio 1. Producer Dale Griffin,
engineer Mike Engels
Dancing on a Knife's Edge, Time Tracking, Contemplation, Indiscretion
Originally broadcast February 22, 1983. BBC Radio One. Dave "Kid" Jensen,
DJ
Bill Nelson (all instruments), Jan Nelson (backing vocals)
Recorded January 13, 1983 at Bill's Echo Observatory home studio. Produced
& engineered by Bill Nelson
Radio Interviews
National Public Radio, United States (broadcast June 23, 1996)
Live In Studio 4B
Sang live "Streamliner" and "Tomorrow Yesterday" with improvised guitar
over backing tapes
World Cafe (1996)
Live at WFMU, East Orange, NJ (May 24, 1995)
Lengthy interview with Chris Beyer.
Bill plays several instrumental tracks live in the studio with tapes
including an early Moon Rocket Highway, a beautiful untitled ebow
piece, Signum Natura, and others from Altar Pieces. (although
at this time he was in New York City for a promo of Practically Wired,
there were no tracks played off this album live.)
Echoes
(June, 1995)
Well-produced interview with Bill, covers Practically Wired
and bits of Channel Light Vessel's Automatic. Also a wonderful explanation
and demonstration of the ebow.
US Telephone Interview (1994)
A college student in Norfolk, Virginia asks Bill about ten questions
over the telephone.
"I'm basically doing this for my school newspaper....." says
the interviewer.
Channel Light Vessel - BBC Radio Interview (1994)
Bill, Kate, & Roger do an interview and perform live the following:
Dreaming Spires. Little Luminaries, Laraaji's Gone Missing, Bill's Last
Waltz, Faint Aroma of Snow, Cimbercon, Prayer for the Living, Ne Cede Melia,
Sailing Boats Under A Threatening Sky, We Stay Still, Mister Bosco
BBC Radio 5 Interview (September, 1992)
Bill promoting Blue Moons and Laughing Guitars. Interview plus
the DJ plays The Dead We Wake With Upstairs Drums and Girl From
Another Planet.
Live Concert Recordings
Mick Ronson Tribute (1994)
Recorded at Hammersmith, London
Bill plays lead guitar on Ziggy Stardust
Live In Tokyo with Harold Budd at La Foret (February 1, 1992)
Bill and Harold play improvisation over Altar Pieces backing
tracks and other compositions
120 minutes
The Savoy, New York City (May 5, 1984)
Into the Luminous Future, Everyday Feels Like Another New Drug,
Do You Dream In Colour?, Another Day Another Ray of Hope
Toronto, Canada (May, 1984)
A Private View, Age of Reason, Glow World, Because of You, A Kind
of Loving, Contemplation
BBC (1984)
Sleepcycle
Yukihiro Takahashi - Tokyo, Shibuya Kokaido (August 20, 1983)
100 minutes
Los Angeles, The Roxy (July 31, 1981)
70 minutes
Bill Nelson's Red Noise - BBC Session
10 minutes
Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Live In Sheffield (March, 1979)
Don't Touch Me (I'm Electric), Furniture Music, Stop/Go/Stop, The
Atom Age, Posession, Substitute Flesh, A Better Home In The Phantom Zone,
Radar In My Heart, Art/Empire/Industry, Revolt Into Style, Stay Young
Be Bop Deluxe - Live In Oxford (February, 1978)
Three tracks
Be Bop Deluxe - ??? (1978)
Drastic Plastic tour, 45 minutes
Be Bop Deluxe - Golders Green Hippodrome (January 19, 1978)
40 minutes
Be Bop Deluxe - Calderone Hall, New York City (December 6, 1976)
60 minutes
Be Bop Deluxe - Hammersmith London (1976)
Six tracks
Be Bop Deluxe - London Hippodrome (June 14, 1975)
Two tracks