A few weeks back, I had a poll asking which musical acts I should focus on when posting albums for my big BBC project. Since then, I've been digging deeper, and I've found lots more source material. So, if you don't mind, I'd like to redo that poll.
Here's a little background first. For the past month plus, I've been focusing mostly on posting BBC albums from musical acts where I've already posted at least one BBC album. This has led to a lot of renumbering as I keep finding new stuff. I've made a lot of progress, but I still have about 50 of those albums to post. That'll take me a few more weeks, probably. As I finish that off, I want to turn to posting BBC albums from musical acts for whom I've never posted any BBC stuff from before. A lot of those are "big name" artists. I define that as the ones I have at least four BBC albums that I have yet to post.
So below is a list of all such big name artists. It's going to take me ages to post all this stuff, not to mention lots of non-BBC stuff I'm posting too. (Plus, hundreds of BBC albums from artists where I have three or less albums.) So I'd like your feedback on what to prioritize. With this poll, I want to be a little more officious about it. I'd like you to limit your choices to no more than five names. That way, some people with longer lists don't have more voting power than others. The artists with the most votes will get my top priority when I start in on this in a few weeks. (Oh, and these results will supersede the results of the previous poll, since this is a more thorough one.)
Bryan Adams
Atomic Rooster
Barclay James Harvest
Be Bop Deluxe
Billy Bragg
Blodwyn Pig
Blur
Bridget St. John
Camel
Caravan
Johnny Cash
Eric Clapton
Elvis Costello
Crowded House
Cure
Curved Air
Sandy Denny
Dr. Feelgood
Family
Flaming Lips
Peter Gabriel
Nanci Griffith
Genesis
Emmylou Harris
Robyn Hitchcock
Crowded House
Incredible String Band
B.B. King
Nils Lofgren
Man
Frankie Miller
Gary Moore
Mott the Hoople
Nazareth
Oasis
Graham Parker
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Robert Plant
Police
Pretenders
Psychedelic Furs
Queen
Radiohead
Red Hot Chili Peppers
R.E.M.
Renaissance
Santana
Simple Minds
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Slade
Sparks
Bruce Springsteen
Sting
Stone the Crows
Supergrass
James Taylor
Tears for Fears
Texas
Thin Lizzy
Richard Thompson
Loudon Wainwright III
White Stripes
Amy Winehouse
Wishbone Ash
XTC
In loose order, I'd love to see the ones from:
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Cure
Barclay James
Blur
BB King
Psychedelic Furs
REM
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Wishbone Ash
Love the work you're doing here!
Did you see where I said keep your vote to five choices? Please try to cut that down, or I'll just take the top five.
DeleteOoops. In that case:
DeleteFlaming Lips
Cure
Barclay James
Psychedelic Furs
Siouxsie & the Banshees
XTC
DeletePsychedelic Furs
Blur
Billy Bragg
Thanks!
Springsteen
ReplyDeleteOasis
Queen
Rod Stewart
Elvis Costello
Oops, sorry, I removed Rod Stewart just now. I forgot I already posted three albums by him. Perhaps you'd like to vote for someone else instead?
DeleteSure I'll take out rod for thin Lizzy
DeleteCaravan
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Nils Lofgren
Man
Radiohead
If you could I would love to see the 50th Saturday night live concert posted if possible thanks
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good idea. Do you know where I can find the audio for it? I haven't seen it anywhere yet.
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DeleteThanks! I might want to see if someone else cuts the show into mp3s though, since that's a pain in the butt to do. I did that for the FireAid show, only to find other people did it too a few days later.
DeleteSpoilt for choice. But ...
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Bridget St John
Caravan
Incredible String Band
MOTT THE HOOPLE
Thanks, Paul
Note that I've posted two BBC albums by Elvis Costello already. But I have soooo many more to go, at least ten, that I want to see how he fares on this list. Ditto with Robert Plant. I've posted one already, but I have a bunch still to go, including a Plant and Page one, plus another with him and Alison Krauss. Oh, and ditto with REM too. I've posted one, but lots more to go.
ReplyDeleteBe Bop Deluxe
ReplyDeleteNazareth
Pretenders
Queen
Thin Lizzy
Gary Moore
ReplyDeleteMott the Hoople
Thin Lizzy
Santana
Slade
It really seems that by making your candidate list *even longer* while limiting choices to 5 you're setting yourself up for a lot of dissatisfaction all around.
ReplyDeleteIf *absolutely limited* to choosing 5, it's:
Billy Bragg
Robyn Hitchcock
Loudon Wainwright III
XTC
Peter Gabriel
But that's due to my (presumed, and likely wrong,) perception of "rarity", which you know for certain but we're just guessing. ANY of the following would also make me happy (and I wish you would expand the # of requested names, so that you get a better feel for what would make the most of us happy, which is the point of the poll):
Elvis Costello
Crowded House
Cure
Flaming Lips
Nanci Griffith
Genesis
Emmylou Harris
Police
Radiohead
R.E.M.
Richard Thompson
Thanks so much Paul.
I hear you, but I'm trying to make it fair. If only person lists 20 and another person only lists five, the 20 person is basically getting more votes. Anyway, everything will be posted eventually. Re: rarity, of your top five, nearly all of the XTC is officially release d already, while it's nearly all unreleased for the other four.
DeleteSounds great; all good. If I may, then scratch XTC and add Elvis C. Thanks again so much Paul.
DeleteRichard Thompson
ReplyDeleteMott the Hoople
Thin Lizzy
XTC
Queen
REM, Thin Lizzy, The White Stripes, Peter Gabriel, Mott The Hoople.
ReplyDeleteRenaissance
ReplyDeleteNanci Griffith
Emmylou Harris
B.B. King
Santana
Thanks...
Queen, Mott the Hoople, Elvis Costello, Frankie Miller, Dr. Feelgood
ReplyDeletelots of enticing stuff but my 5 would be sandy denny, loudon wainwrightIII, nanci griffith, johnny cash and tom petty
ReplyDeleteSo many good choices, but I'll restrict it to artists I haven't seen posted here before:
ReplyDeleteBilly Bragg
Camel
Cure
Dr. Feelgood
Graham Parker
Queen
ReplyDeleteElvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
Peter Gabriel
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
ReplyDeleteElvis Costello
Peter Gabriel
Bruce Springsteen
Loudon Wainwright III
Billy Bragg, Crowded House, and XTC for me!
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Bridget St. John
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Thanks for all your work. My choices would be :
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Wishbone Ash
Crowded House
Family
Man
Hi Paul, when I send you the uncut wav of snl50, as requested above. Can you do anything with that.
ReplyDeleteSNL 50 - The Homecoming Concert Live @ Radio City Music Hall - New York City, New York - February 14th, 2025
Thanks. But someone further up in the thread sent it to me already, so no need. In fact, I'm watching that for the first time right now. :)
DeleteHi Paul, I’d love to see some more from Simple Minds, Barclay James Harvest and Radiohead if at all possible? Thanks also for all the hard work you’ve put in over the years, it’s been much appreciated. Thanks, Peter
ReplyDeleteHi Paul - here are my 5 nominees, in no particular order......Caravan, Bridget St John, Peter Gabriel, Stone the Crows and The Incredible String Band. Many thanks for all your great work,
ReplyDeleteMy picks: R.E.M., Slade, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Psychedelic Furs.
ReplyDeleteHere’s my Top 5 Choice in no particular order: Nanci Griffith, Richard Thompson, Incredible String Band, REM, Peter Gabriel
ReplyDeleteFirst off thanks for everything you do. If I could only pick two it would be Blodwyn & Bridget. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBlodwyn Pig
Bridget St. John
Robyn Hitchcock
Renaissance
Amy Winehouse
XTC
Sticking to the requirement for only 5 I would say
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Incredible String Band
Sandy Denny
Wishbone Ash
Loudon Wainwright III
I'm particularly interested in what you have for Richard Thompson.
On a slight tangent I think you once suggested you would provide what was effectively a third volume of 1,000 Years of Popular Music, but that did not materialise. Or did I imagine it ? Keep up the good work.
I've also been waiting on that third volume of the Richard Thompson 1,000 Years of Popular Music project. After that, I'd be interested in hearing some Nanci Griffith BBC recordings. Thanks.
DeleteYes, I did promise that third volume. I do have it. However, I decided not to post it due to poor sound quality. It's mostly based on just average sounding audience bootlegs, and I have a higher standard than that for this blog. I've been hoping changes in technology could lead to some more improvements and/or better source material being discovered. Since you asked, I'll take another look at it and see if I can make it sound better now.
DeleteGreat Poll !!! I narrowed my favourites to 4:
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Peter Gabriel
Camel
The Police
Many thanks!!!
Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Santana, Robert Plant
ReplyDeleteSandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, James Taylor and Robert Plant
ReplyDeleteI'd like some Camel, Peter Gabriel, Sparks, XTC,... and thanks for your incredible Job!!!
ReplyDeleteI know I'm in the minority, but here is my vote: Flaming Lips, Renaissance, Stone the Crows, Slade, White Stripes. Thanks for all your awesome work!
ReplyDeleteFor me...
ReplyDeleteSpringsteen
Richard Thompson
Costello
Bragg
REM
(and one sneaky one more Graham Parker)
Thank you!
No sneaky sixth vote, sorry. :)
DeleteTom Petty is always good. Richard Thompson
ReplyDeleteHi, Paul. Thanks for all the hard work. You're really spoiling us. This is my Top 5:
ReplyDeleteFlaming Lips
Robyn Hitchcock
Nils Lofgren
Sparks
XTC
Barclay James Harvest
ReplyDeleteBlodwyn Pig
Bridget St. John
Man
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
ReplyDeleteGary Moore
BB King
Blodwyn Pig
Caravan
...and Thanks for all you do for us!!
Camel
ReplyDeletePeter Gabriel
Genesis
Robert Plant
Santana
Please and thank you!
Hi Paul. Love what you are doing here. Most appreciated. I also Love acoustic music so I am wondering why you have NO shows by Michelle Branch? She is a wonderful singer with an awesome voice & does lots of acoustic shows. Check out her videos on youtube. As for my five requests. Here they are:
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Michelle Branch
Blue Cheer
Black Sabbath
Moxy (original band 1975-1978)
And Thank You for all those great Susanna Hoffs shows & for those gems with her & Matthew Sweet.
I'm not familiar with Branch's music. I only know her from that one song she did with Santana, which I like. But it seems you misunderstand the poll. You're supposed to pick five from the list I posted, not from all artists. I have a bunch of bootlegs from the artists on the list, not an infinite amount of stuff from any and every artist.
DeleteYeah, sorry about that. I noticed my mistake after I already posted my comment.
DeleteI always like suggestions. Although in some cases there just isn't good material for my blog, such as unreleased concerts. But you can still vote in the poll. By the way, I do have another Black Sabbath BBC concert I've found.
DeleteThanks Paul. I mentioned Michelle Branch acoustic shows. You said you are not that familiar with her. So here is a link to youtube for her 20th Anniversary of The Spirit Room concert. Mostly acoustic. Check it out. I'm sure you'll agree with me she is talented.
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OysYG-TG9Hs
family, man, atomic rooster, dr feelgood, stone the crows, billy bragg, supergrass, blur, xtc and peter gabriel. Thanks for your wonderful site.
ReplyDeleteYou're only allowed to vote for five (so everyone has the same voting power). So cut that down or I'll just go with the first five you mention.
DeleteThank you for the Music,
ReplyDeleteWishbone Ash
Camel
Gary Moore
Thin Lizzy
Peter Gabriel
NOT:
White Stripes
Amy Winehouse
XTC
Bruce Springsteen
Emmylou Harris
My top 5 would be Springsteen, james taylor, crowded house/finn bros, the police and clapton
ReplyDeleteQueen, XTC, Elvis Costello, Crowded House and Siouxsie and The Banshees would be my Top 5!
ReplyDeleteWould really like:
ReplyDeleteRichard Thompson
Sandy Denny
Pretenders
Tom Petty
James Taylor
Such a wonderful expansive choice - thank you.
ReplyDeleteMy 5 are as follows:-
Be-Bop Deluxe
Blodwyn Pig
Caravan
Family
Mott The Hoople
The Cure
ReplyDeleteR.E.M.
Peter Gabriel
Tears For Fears
XTC
FRANKIE MILLER, Wishbone Ash, Camel, Thin Lizzy, Be Bop Deluxe.
ReplyDeleteBe careful, there are several Frankie Miller concerts on iTunes.
Be Bop Deluxe
ReplyDeleteCamel
Genesis
Robert Plant
Bruce Springsteen
Blodwyn Pig
ReplyDeleteB.B. King
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Police
Santana
Great idea Paul!!! Love your blog!!! Here is my list of five:
ReplyDelete1. Nils Lofgren
2. Nils Lofgren
3. Nils Lofgren
4. Nils Lofgren
5. Nils Lofgren
Just kidding (but not really kidding), here's my five:
1. Nils Lofgren
2. Frankie Miller
3. Family
4. Bryan Adams
5. Rod Stewart (specifically, an audio version of the DVD One Night Only Live at the Royal Albert Hall with special guests including Ronnie Wood from 2004; 17 tracks and probably the best post 1970's Stewart concert after the Unplugged and Seated. All the individual videos are on YouTube but the DVD release will have the best sound to source from!) Please make this an "Album That Should Exist". It deserves to be!!!!
Thanks for all you do!!! Your site is a daily visit for me!
All the Best,
Eric from NJ
5.
I'd love to hear these: Sandy Denny, Mott The Hoople, Richard Thompson, Renaissance, Tom Petty. Honorable mention: Pretenders. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteTom Petty, Don Henley / Eagles, CSNY, ELO, Faces
ReplyDeleteRemember, you can only pic from the list in the original post. Most of those aren't in the list.
DeleteTop priority:
ReplyDeleteCaravan
Peter Gabriel
Incredible String Band
XTC
Also keen:
Bryan Adams
Camel
Genesis
Robyn Hitchcock
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tears for Fears
Richard Thompson
I only added the first five choices, sorry.
DeleteAtomic Rooster, Siouxsie, Incredible String Band.
ReplyDeleteBe Bop Deluxe
ReplyDeleteElvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Texas
XTC
Thx
Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, REM, Tom Petty, Queen
ReplyDeleteIncredible String Band
ReplyDeleteMott the Hoople
Bridget St. John
Sandy Denny
Family
Top 5: Richard Thompson, Peter Gabriel, Caravan, Incredible String Band & Barclay James Harvest .... but so much more ...
ReplyDeleteSneaky 6th: Mott the Hopple.
Thanks for all the music!
Sorry, no sneaky sixth.
DeleteI just updated the results in the other post about this. I'll keep updating as long as people are still voting. Thanks for all the interest.
ReplyDeleteHi Paul. First, let me thank you for such a great site. I enjoy getting into it each day to see what wonders you've unveiled. That said, I would love more Nanci Griffith, Sandy Denny, RichardThompson and Tom Paxton (though it appears you've exhausted your supply of his concerts). Thanks mate.
ReplyDeleteI do have one more Paxton BBC concert I plan on posting soon, from 1995. Some others must be out there somewhere.
DeleteLooking forward to it. Thanks mate.
DeleteA belated suggestion for an outfit criminally overlooked, the post 1975 versions of Spirit, led by Randy California.
ReplyDeleteBarclay James Harvest, Be Bop Deluxe, Sandy Denny, Incredible String Band, Mott The Hoople (I also concur with the above suggestion of Spirit)
ReplyDeleteMeu amigo, em primeiro lugar, muito, mas muito obrigado por tudo o que faz por todos nós!
ReplyDeleteAí vão meus 5 nomes:
Wishbone Ash
Incredible String Band
Sandy Denny
Camel
Curved Air