SLADE - British Radio Sessions 1969-1972 - FRA On The Air Edition - LISTEN - VERY RARE

I must admit that nothing has made such an impression on me for a long time as this 80-minute limited release! During short three- or four-hour sessions, the then completely unpopular band recorded 4-5 numbers 'live' at the BBC studio, and at first these were covers of other artists' recordings. Just look at the titles! Among others, songs from the repertoire of The Beatles (a similar but sharper "Getting Better"), Traffic (the brilliant "Coloured Rain"), The Moody Blues (the beautiful "Nights In White Satin"), as well as Janis Joplin, Fairport Convention, Moby Grape, Delaney & Bonnie and the forgotten band Max Frost And The Troopers (the fantastic "The Shapes Of Things To Come")... Sensational! Slade play like gods here and this music will probably appeal to all fans of dynamic playing from the turn of the 60s and 70s! I repeat: if anyone dislikes the band for its glam image, they should still give this record a chance! Of the 25 tracks, 19 were previously released on the long-deleted, official double CD "Live At The BBC", but here the quality is marginally better (more treble and bass), and there are six unreleased tracks! Excellent sound quality on all the recordings! A MUST! (JL)