Monday, May 27, 2024

Joan Baez - BBC Sessions, Volume 1: In Concert, BBC Television Theatre Shepherd's Bush, London, Britain, 6-5-1965

The BBC didn't typically air full concerts until about 1970, so we're lucky to have this decently long concert by Joan Baez all the way back in 1965. This is officially unreleased, but the sound quality is excellent.

I'm not sure what this is from exactly. The BBC did air a folk music TV show around this time called "Tonight In Person," but I believe the Baez show for that took place in Scotland and has a different set list. (If anyone has the audio, please pass it along.) It sounds like a complete concert to me, including banter between songs, but perhaps some songs were cut out, I don't know. 

Baez put out live albums in 1962 and 1963, but then not another until 1969. So this fills a gap. It also is a good time for a concert, since she was hitting a peak of popularity, aided by her well known romance with Bob Dylan at the time.

I found this on YouTube. I converted it into audio and broke it into mp3s. So this has probably never been shared in audio format before.

This album is an hour and two minutes long.

01 Rambler Gambler (Joan Baez)
02 There but for Fortune (Joan Baez)
03 talk (Joan Baez)
04 Copper Kettle (Joan Baez)
05 talk (Joan Baez)
06 Mary Hamilton (Joan Baez)
07 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Joan Baez)
08 talk (Joan Baez)
09 Troubled and I Don't Know Why (Joan Baez)
10 talk (Joan Baez)
11 We Shall Overcome (Joan Baez)
12 talk (Joan Baez)
13 With God on Our Side (Joan Baez)
14 Silver Dagger (Joan Baez)
15 Oh Freedom (Joan Baez)
16 talk (Joan Baez)
17 She's a Trouble Maker (Joan Baez)
18 talk (Joan Baez)
19 The Unquiet Grave (Joan Baez)
20 talk (Joan Baez)
21 It Ain't Me, Babe (Joan Baez)
22 talk (Joan Baez)
23 Isn't It Grand Boys (Joan Baez)
24 talk (Joan Baez)
25 500 miles (Joan Baez)
26 talk (Joan Baez)
27 Te Ador (Joan Baez)
28 Ate Amanha (Joan Baez)
29 talk (Joan Baez)
30 Plaisir d'Amour (Joan Baez)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16651234/JOANBZ1965BBSessonsVolum1InCncrtBBTvThetrShphrdsBshLndnBrtin__6-5-1965_atse.zip.html

The cover photo is from a BBC TV show "circa 1965," so maybe it's this very one. It might be from something else though.

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6 comments:

  1. lemonflagMay 28, 2024 at 8:44 AM

    Thanks. London is in the UK not Britain.

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    1. Mr KleegMay 28, 2024 at 10:09 AM

      Actually it's England.

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    2. lemonflagMay 29, 2024 at 11:05 AM

      No. England is a part of the UK. Check your passport, it does not say England. Those are all historical names for parts of the UK.

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    3. PaulMay 29, 2024 at 2:05 PM

      Note that I'm using nicknames, not the legal name of the country. In the same way, I'm using "United States" or "U.S." not the "United States of America." Nobody I know would say "I'm going to take a visit to the United Kingdom." At least in the U.S., people don't talk that way.

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  2. tcw3May 28, 2024 at 7:49 PM

    first, thank you for this great find! however, it sounds a little high ans fast?

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    1. PaulMay 29, 2024 at 2:06 PM

      If you or anyone else wants to correct the pitch or speed, please do and I'll repost that version.

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