Cover image by Orange Jar
Welcome to BBC Two, part 2 of 3 mixes specially designed to titivate your tonal taste buds with the very best from Aunty Beeb’s vaults.
This mix is a little heavier and weirder, which should make Mr. & Mrs. Spacepig grin a bit more manically than usual – I’ve even got a brainstorming Hawkwind track and 22 minutes and 7 seconds of Faust to end proceedings.
The rest of the mix ain’t so bad with the lovely Iron Maiden kicking things off, some old Queen, Ian Hunter and The Byrds in the middle plus a great version of Joe Jackson’s best track. As if that wasn’t enough we have Jimi jammin’ and Paice, Ashton and Lord telling us one of the biggest porkies ever. And of course no BBC mix would be complete without one of Cork’s finest – in fact, I reckon his BBC sessions to be amongst his best work.
Hope you enjoy, we had some great feedback from the first mix, so thanks for that and don’t forget the last BBC mix (BBC Three) will be available here on Friday 20th August. Don’t forget to buy the tracks you like.
BBC TWO
[01] Iron Maiden – Running Free [BBC Archives]
[02] Motörhead – Louie Louie [BBC Live & In-Session]
[03] Ian Hunter – Once Bitten Twice Shy [Live in Concert BBC]
[04] Queen – Fairy King [At the BBC]
[05] Rory Gallagher – Jacknife Beat [The BBC Sessions (Live)]
[06] Paice Aston Lord – I’m Gonna Stop Drinking [BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert]
[07] Tindersticks – Travelling Light [BBC Sessions]
[08] Paul Weller – Early Morning Rain [Weller at the BBC]
[09] Fairport Convention – You Never Wanted [Heyday: the BBC Sessions 1968-1969]
[10] Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him? [Live at the BBC]
[11] The Byrds – Eight Miles High [Three Byrds Land in London (Live at the BBC)]
[12] Jimi Hendrix – Jammin’ [BBC Sessions]
[13] Yes – Every Little Thing [The BBC Sessions 1969-1970]
[14] Hawkwind – Brainstorm [At the BBC 1972]
[15] Faust – BBC 1.3.73 [BBC Sessions +]
The BBC TWO Music Mix [a 129 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 15 September 2010 has now expired. But there are plenty of new mixes for your listening pleasure!
As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome in the comment box below.
Previously on… you might also enjoy the BBC ONE Music Mix.
Laughing Dog
Very nice mix i cant stop listening to it some of the tracks i havent heard in years
e.g Joe Jackson , Amazing
there were only two i could not get my head arround
Paul Weller and The Fairport Convention just a bit soppy for me
other than that a fenoninal mix
Thank you
Thanks Bert, your comments are much appreciated – glad you’re enjoying the music
Great mix LD. Love Joe Jackson. He did some great stuff.(I’m The Man/Jumping Jive/Breaking Us In Two/It’s Different For Girls/Stepping Out/Slow Song/Be My Number Two etc.
Good to hear early Queen.Much better than their later material, imo.
‘Trippy Byrds’-I havn’t heard that song in years. (I think it was banned on the radio,due to it’s supposed drugs reference).
I think i’ll have to put headphones on for Faust & Hawkwind.
Just watched Roman Polanski’s The Pianist. A harrowing & spellbinding film.I hope i can get to sleep.
Thanks LD – another great mix… particularly liking Joe Jackson (seems to be a popular choice here..), Jimi Hendrix and Motorhead’s version of Louie Louie…. and whilst really not a Maiden fan (or heavy metal generally) rather enjoyed Running Free too….
Cheesy – The Pianist is a wonderful film. I highly recommend the book too. It’s shocking in its frankness and I had tears in my eyes several times whilst reading it on the way in to work…
Another vote for The Pianist, superb film. Also recommend The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, both book and film: http://www.film4.com/reviews/2008/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas
Just ordered he Pianist from local video shop will watch the weekend – thanks Cheesy.
And thanks to all comments so far – glad you like the mix. Really glad you like JJ he is such an underrated guy will post a couple of his songs soon.