Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - BBC Sessions, Volume 2 (1967-1968)

Here's the second of three volumes of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (DDBMT) performing for the BBC.

As I mentioned with Volume 1, I'm not a big DDBMT, but they did have talent, and their songs have a lot of period charm. I think they got better and more creative as they went on, even though their popularity declined. This comes from a time period when they were still very successful. In fact, "The Legend of Xanadu," featured here, was their biggest hit, reaching number one in Britain. 

Their popularity at this time is a bit surprising because their poppy style was increasingly at odds with the rapidly changing musical styles in 1967 and 1968. They didn't totally turn psychedelic, or go hard rock, or fit into other popular musical trends. But they did bend and grow some even as they stayed poppy. You can get a taste of that with the cover songs here: "If I Were a Carpenter" by Tim Hardin, "Paint It, Black," by the Rolling Stones, "Mr. Soul" by Buffalo Springfield, and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. The only one of those they put on record was "If I Were a Carpenter."

This album is 45 minutes long.

01 [You've Been A] Bad Girl (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
02 Here's a Heart [Edit] (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
03 Dr. Feelgood (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
04 If I Were a Carpenter (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
05 The Sun Goes Down (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
06 Zabadak (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
07 The Legend of Xanadu (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
08 The Tide Is Turning (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
09 Please (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
10 Mama Mama (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
11 Paint It, Black (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
12 Last Night in Soho [Edit] (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
13 Mr. Soul [Edit] (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
14 Still Life (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
15 The Wreck of the Antoinette (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
16 Just Dropped In [To See What Condition My Condition Was In] [Edit] (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15280999/DaveDBMT_1967-1968_BBSessionsVolum2_atse.zip.html

The cover photo is a promo photo related to an appearance on the German TV show "Beat Club" in 1967.