Brinsley Schwarz - BBC Sessions, Volume 3: 1973-1975

This is the third and final album of Brinsley Schwarz playing at the BBC. 

This band is best known for being Nick Lowe's first significant band. I suspect that Lowe, in turn, is best known for two songs: "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" and "Cruel to Be Kind." The first was made famous by Elvis Costello and the second was a solo hit for Lowe. But what most people don't know is that both those songs were first done by Brinsley Schwarz. Both happen to be on this album. In my opinion, the band got better as they went along, so if you haven't given them a try yet, this is a good place to get started.

All but one song here has been officially released, due to the two official BBC collections for the band. That one song is "Surrender to the Rhythm." It was recorded for a BBC TV show, "The Old Grey Whistle Test," and the sound quality is as good as the others.

By the way, there's a very little known final Brinsley Schwarz studio album called "It's All Over Now." It was recorded in 1975 but wasn't released until much later, due to the band breaking up before it could come out. I'm not posting it here since it is officially released, but if you like their other albums you should check that one out too.

There's one bonus track here. The reason it's only a bonus track is because it's a repeat of a song from earlier in the album. I've included it because this version is officially released, but on a rare compilation of "Old Grey Whistle Test" performances, so I figured, heck, why not include it for those who collect rarities like that.

This album is 39 minutes long.

01 Hooked on Love (Brinsley Schwarz)
02 Do the Cod [The Thirty Pounder] [Instrumental] (Brinsley Schwarz)
03 Why Do We Hurt the One We Love (Brinsley Schwarz)
04 Surrender to the Rhythm (Brinsley Schwarz)
05 Ju Ju Man (Brinsley Schwarz)
06 Small Town, Big City (Brinsley Schwarz)
07 I Got the Real Thing (Brinsley Schwarz)
08 [What's So Funny 'Bout] Peace, Love and Understanding (Brinsley Schwarz)
09 Everybody (Brinsley Schwarz)
10 We Can Mess Around [Mess with Love] (Brinsley Schwarz)
11 Cruel to Be Kind (Brinsley Schwarz)

Hooked on Love (Brinsley Schwarz)

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I don't know when or where the cover art photo is from. Also, the colors are kind of messed up. But given the rarity of good color photos of the band, I felt obliged to use it.

UPDATE: On October 1, 2024, I upgraded the photo with the use of the Krea AI program.