Originally, this was going to be Volume 10. However, at the last minute, I discovered a few extra songs from 2004 to put on this album. So that means the time range for this one begins before the 2006 concert I had previously posted at Volume 9. Thus, that one is now Volume 10. Here's the link to it, if you want to get that fix:
https://albumsthatshouldexist.blogspot.com/2026/02/chris-rea-bbc-sessions-volume-9.html
The first three songs come from an appearance on the Paul Jones Show in 2004. That's a blues-focused show. Rea's appearance on that show is a sign of how his music moved towards the blues around that time. The next five songs, tracks 4 through 8, are from the Ken Bruce Show in 2009. Tracks 9 and 10 are from "Later... with Jools Holland," also in 2009. Track 11, a cover of the rock and roll classic "Be-Bop-a-Lula," is from the Jools Holland radio show in 2015. That leaves the final three tracks, which are from the Ken Bruce Show again, in 2017. (As usual, if you want more details, check the mp3 tags for each song.)
Rea died in 2025 at the age of 74. But he suffered lots of medical issues for the last few years of his life. So the BBC had him on pretty much until he stopped performing in public.
Everything here is unreleased. The sound quality is generally excellent. There were a couple of songs with audience cheering, but I got rid of that with the help of the MVSEP program. One song, "Somewhere Between Highway 61 and 49," gave me more trouble. For some reason, there was a tremendous amount of pops and crackles on it, especially during the first minute. I did all I could to get rid of it. I ran the song through the MVSEP program four times, which is something I never do for a song. Each time, I got rid of more of noise. That's why that one song has "[Edit]" in its title. But still, some stubbornly remains, especially in the first twenty seconds or so.
Note also the song "Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go" appears twice. I tried to move the two versions as far apart as possible while still keeping everything in chronological order by year.
This album is 56 minutes long.
01 Blue Street (Chris Rea)
02 The Beat Goes On (Chris Rea)
03 Long Is the Time, Hard Is the Road (Chris Rea)
04 Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go (Chris Rea)
05 The Road to Hell I and II (Chris Rea)
06 On the Beach (Chris Rea)
07 Josephine (Chris Rea)
08 Let's Dance (Chris Rea)
09 Somewhere Between Highway 61 and 49 [Edit] (Chris Rea)
10 Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go (Chris Rea)
11 Be-Bop-a-Lula (Chris Rea)
12 Stainsby Girls (Chris Rea)
13 Two Lost Souls (Chris Rea)
14 Ain't No Sunshine (Chris Rea)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/2MU5rKhe
alternate:
https://bestfile.io/en/vuCcDmGmLfDnQA4/file
The cover photo shows Rea at the Mojo Awards at The Brewery in London, in 2009. There was a bunch of writing on the wall behind him, but I found that distracting so I got rid of it in Photoshop.
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