The Incredible String Band - BBC Sessions, Volume 4: In Concert, BBC Paris Theatre, London, UK 1971

The Incredible String Band - BBC Sessions, Volume 4: In Concert, Paris Theatre, London, Britain, 3-18-1971

Some months back, I posted a poll asking which musical acts would you like to see more BBC albums from. That project has taken a back seat for me in recent weeks, because I keep finding interesting stuff that I want to post first. But I'm going to keep going back to that poll until I finish. It may take me years, since there are many hundreds of albums involved, but I'll get there. Here's another one from one of the top voter getters in the poll, the Incredible String Band. This one is a full BBC concert from 1971.

I've mentioned that I'm not that keen on the music of this band, and I'm posting these albums due to the poll results. But maybe they're growing on me a bit, because I liked this one more than the previous three volumes. Perhaps it's helped by the live concert vibe, and the explanations about the songs.

This concert has been officially released in part, but not in full. Most of it was released on "Across The Airwaves" as well as "BBC Radio One Live In Concert," but a few songs were missing, as well as some of the banter. I found a full version via bootleg. The sound quality is excellent. 

The album is an hour long.

01 talk by John Peel 
02 Bright Morning Stars 
03 talk 
04 Worlds They Rise and Fall 
05 talk 
06 Sunday Is My Wedding Day-Drops of Whiskey-Grumbling Old Men-Eyes like Leaves [Instrumental] 
07 talk 
08 Spirit Beautiful 
09 talk (Incredible String Band)
10 Willow Pattern 
11 talk 
12 Cosmic Boy 
13 talk
14 Turquoise Blue
15 talk 
16 Whistle Tune [Instrumental] 
17 talk
18 Darling Belle 
19 talk by John Peel 
20 Adam and Eve 
21 talk 
22 You've Been a Friend to Me