Linda Ronstadt - BBC Sessions, Old Grey Whistle Test, New Victoria Theatre, London, Britain, 11-13-1976

As far as I can tell, Linda Ronstadt only ever performed one concert for the BBC, which is this one, done for the "Old Grey Whistle Test" TV show in 1976. But she was so popular for so long that I wouldn't be surprised if there are others. If more do show up, I'll rename this to "Volume 1."

In August 1976, Ronstadt released the studio album "Hasten Down the Wind." It continued her steady rise in popularity, though her next album, "Simple Dreams," would be her biggest seller. Six of the songs here are from "Hasten Down the Wind" - tracks 2, 3, 10, 12, 14, and 17. The rest come from her previous albums.

Everything here is unreleased. I haven't seen any audio bootlegs of this concert anywhere. However, it was a TV appearance, and I found a high quality video file of it. So I converted it to audio and broke it into mp3s. The sound quality is excellent throughout.

The only downside is that this is shorter than a typical concert, no doubt edited down to fit the time allowed on the TV show. This album is 48 minutes long.

01 talk (Linda Ronstadt)
02 Lose Again (Linda Ronstadt)
03 That'll Be the Day (Linda Ronstadt)
04 Love Has No Pride (Linda Ronstadt)
05 Silver Threads and Golden Needles (Linda Ronstadt)
06 talk (Linda Ronstadt)
07 Willin' (Linda Ronstadt)
08 It Doesn't Matter Anymore (Linda Ronstadt)
09 When Will I Be Loved (Linda Ronstadt)
10 Crazy (Linda Ronstadt)
11 talk (Linda Ronstadt)
12 The Tattler (Linda Ronstadt)
13 talk (Linda Ronstadt)
14 Lo Siento Mi Vida (Linda Ronstadt)
15 talk (Linda Ronstadt)
16 Love Is a Rose (Linda Ronstadt)
17 Hasten Down the Wind (Linda Ronstadt)
18 Tracks of My Tears (Linda Ronstadt)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16300784/LINDRNSTDT1976BBSssonsOldGryWhstlTstNwVctoraThtreLndnBrtin__11-13-1976.zip.html

The cover photo comes from this exact concert.