Howard Jones - At The BBC (5xCD) (Mint (M))

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Howard Jones At The BBC		5CD Box Set		

Decades before YouTube and streaming audio services, the biggest influence on British pop music fans was exposure to artists via the BBC. In the ‘80s, BBC Radio remained a primal force in establishing the relevance and momentum of musicians, including for Howard Jones, himself.

This 5CD box set encapsulates the very best of Howard Jones’ BBC Session and live concert performance broadcasts. 

In the period between 1983-87, the BBC broadcast four different Sessions by Howard; two of these for the Kid Jensen Show and two for the Janice Long Show. This 5CD box set contains all 19 of these Session tracks including the complete “White Tape” demo recordings that Howard gave to the BBC to broadcast as his second Session in May of 1983.

The box set also includes three “In Concert” live performances and the previously unheard complete Oxford Road Show performance that was simulcast on BBC Radio 1 and BBC2 on 15th March 1985.

As Howard himself said in conversation with sleevenote writer Anil Prasad; “This set is a really valuable, historical document. You hear me before the first album was released, after I’ve had success, my evolution from a solo performer to a band-focused performer, and all of it happened across only four years from 1983-1987. There’s so much variety in the sessions, even among songs that appear multiple times. It’s a series of snapshots from a very important time in my career. It’s fascinating for me to listen to and reflect on so many years later. I hope the same holds true for the fans as well.”

•	Nine of the BBC Session tracks are previously unreleased and What Can I Say? is remastered from the original mastertape for the first time.
•	All the live performance tracks (bar two from the Oxford Road Show broadcast) are previously unreleased
•	The Oxford Road Show live performance includes the following four songs by Howard that were not broadcast at the time and are previously unheard as well as unreleased:  Pearl In The Shell, Like To Get To Know You Well, No One Is To Blame and Don't Always Look At The Rain/Things Can Only Get Better. 
•	16 page CD booklet includes a sleevenote by Anil Prasad in conversation with Howard reflecting on his ‘80s BBC Session and live recordings.
Curated by Glenn Kelly

Format:				5CD Clamshell Box
Catalogue Number:			CRCDBOX118
Barcode:				5013929111899 
Genre:					80s Pop
Released:				26th November 2021
 

    
 

. Kid Jensen Session 13th March 1983
1-1. New Song 4:57
1-2. Don't Put These Curses On Me 3:41
1-3. Natural 4:46
1-4. Human's Lib 4:30
. Kid Jensen Session 27th May 1983
1-5. Human's Lib 4:28
1-6. Love? 3:18
1-7. Risk 3:41
1-8. Always Asking Questions 3:14
1-9. What Can I Say? 5:12
. Janice Long Session 27th January 1985
1-10. Things Can Only Get Better 4:37
1-11. Look Mama 3:51
1-12. Dream Into Action 4:09
1-13. No One Is To Blame 3:11
. Janice Long Session 30th March 1987
2-1. The Balance of Love 7:00
2-2. Conditioning 5:08
2-3. Little Bit Of Snow 4:21
2-4. Don't Want To Fight Anymore 5:06
2-5. Give Me Strength 5:16
2-6. I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) 5:31
. Live at The Paris Theatre 9th October 1983
2-7. New Song 5:02
2-8. Conditioning 3:52
2-9. Dreams Of A Better Place 4:27
2-10. What Is Love? 3:40
2-11. Equality 5:38
2-12. Don't Always Look At The Rain 2:57
. Live at Friars, Aylesbury 7th April 1984, Broadcast Date 12th May 1984
3-1. Hunt The Self 6:05
3-2. Pearl In The Shell 5:46
3-3. Always Asking Questions 4:39
3-4. Don't Always Look At The Rain 3:45
3-5. Change The Man 4:29
3-6. Like To Get To Know You Well 4:48
3-7. Equality 6:25
3-8. Hide & Seek 8:15
3-9. Dreams Of A Better Place 5:14
3-10. New Song 7:04
3-11. What Is Love? 5:03
. Live at The Royal Albert Hall 17th December 1984 - Broadcast Dates 8th April & 28th Dec 1985
4-1. Like To Get To Know You Well 6:12
4-2. Look Mama 4:48
4-3. Hunger For The Flesh 5:18
4-4. Natural 5:04
4-5. Hide & Seek 4:40
4-6. Always Asking Questions 5:02
4-7. No One Is To Blame 3:36
4-8. Equality 5:44
4-9. What Is Love? 5:28
4-10. New Song 6:42
4-11. Hunt The Self 5:39
. Live at The Manchester Apollo Theatre for The Oxford Road Show 15th March 1985
5-1. Thing Can Only Get Better 6:40
5-2. Automaton 4:43
5-3. Pearl In The Shell 4:29
5-4. Hide & Seek 4:36
5-5. Like To Get To Know You Well 5:02
5-6. Look Mama 4:08
5-7. Dream Into Action 4:26
5-8. Hunger For The Flesh 5:12
5-9. Hunt The Self 4:29
5-10. What Is Love? 4:42
5-11. No One Is To Blame 4:47
5-12. Always Asking Questions 7:28
5-13. New Song 6:23
5-14. Don't Always Look At The Rain / Things Can Only Get Better 5:46

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