B. B. King - BBC in Concert, Hammersmith Odeon, London, Britain, 10-14-1978

B. B. King had a long career as one of the giants of the blues. He was in his element in concert, touring close to 365 days a year, year after year after year. He put out some classic live albums from 1965 to 1971, but there isn't nearly as much live recordings from the rest of the 1970s. So it's good this unreleased BBC broadcast from 1978 fills a gap.

King was consistently good, and he delivers as expected here. There's not much else to say except that the sound quality is excellent, like you'd expect from a BBC broadcast. The set list had changed a lot from his classic 1960s and 1970s albums, though there are a few standards included like "How Blue Can You Get" and "The Thrill Is Gone."

Note that the last song ends with King leaving the stage, but his band still vamping as the song fades out. I faded it out right before a BBC DJ came on and started talking over the music. There was just a bit of that before that recording came to an end, with the band still vamping.

This album is an hour long. I'm guessing that wasn't the full concert, though it might have been if there were other big acts on the bill.

01 Caledonia (B. B. King)
02 How Blue Can You Get (B. B. King)
03 The Life I Sing About (B. B. King)
04 Night Life (B. B. King)
05 Think I'm Going Out of My Mind (B. B. King)
06 When It All Comes Down [I'll Still Be Around] (B. B. King)
07 Hold On (B. B. King)
08 Made Your Move Too Soon (B. B. King)
09 The Thrill Is Gone (B. B. King)
10 I Believe to My Soul (B. B. King)
11 You Let Me Down (B. B. King)

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The cover photo comes from a 1978 concert in Copenhagen, Denmark. The text for his name at the top is taken directly from his 1965 album "Live at the Regal."