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Horslips - At The Bbc [CD]

Horslips - At The Bbc [CD]

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EXPERIENCE THE ENDURING LEGACY OF HORSLIPS WITH MADFISH'S NEW 5 DISC SET HORSLIPS - 'AT THE BBC' - 4CD + DVD SET COMPRISING LIVE PERFORMANCES, BBC TV FOOTAGE & RARE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL.

Few bands have left as distinct a mark on the musical landscape as Horslips. Emerging in the early 1970s, they more or less created 'Celtic Rock', drawing from Irish traditional music & British/American rock, crafting a sound that was both timeless & radical.

The BBC captured the band in the 1970's & again during their unexpected Indian summer return in the 2010s. 'At The BBC' gathers these vital recordings - spanning nearly 50 years - into one definitive collection.

Disc 1 begins the journey in 1973-74, landmark years in which Horslips took their fusion of mythology & musicianship to the airwaves & concert halls of Britain. Included are performances from Radio 1's In Concert, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Radio 1's Sounds of the 70's, 2nd House (BBC 2) & Radio 1's John Peel Show, showcasing the group in full flight, brimming with invention & zeal.

By 1979, fresh from the inevitable hard slog of trying to conquer America, Horslips returned to Radio 1's In Concert with a set that captured their ability to fit in with the times & the power of their live performances. Disc 2 continues with an unplugged 'comeback' session from 2010 & a BBC NI performance in 2019 of 'Sideways To The Sun' - written about magical Irish beings disappearing from mortal sight - which would, perhaps fittingly, prove to be their last official recording.

Disc 3 presents Horslips' unique 2011 performance with the Ulster Orchestra at Belfast's Waterfront Hall, in its previously unreleased BBC Radio Ulster broadcast mix. Including epic suites from classic albums 'The Tain' & 'The Book Of Invasions' & fan favourites like the eight-minute 'I'll Be Waiting', a showcase for late guitarist Johnny Fean (d. 2023), many - including band members - view this concert as Horslips' finest hour (and a quarter).

Disc 4 is a bonus disc, comprising recently discovered 1979 'working mixes' of the album 'Short Stories, Tall Tales', recorded at Dublin's Windmill Lane. They offer an intimate glimpse into a band in transition, shifting from the US FM rock that had influenced recent albums towards the spikier, sharper British New Wave sound.

'At The BBC' is completed by a DVD bringing together clips from The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974 documentary material & magical fan footage of two songs from the 2011 Waterfront Hall concert, synced to sparkling BBC audio.

Presented in a deluxe hardback book package with rare photographs & extensive liner notes by band biographer Mark Cunningham, legendary BBC producer Jeff Griffin & curator Colin Harper, 'At The BBC' is a celebration of a band whose influence still echoes through the decades. The mastering is shared by Eroc in Germany & band associate Cormac O'Kane who mastered 'More Than You Can Chew'.

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EXPERIENCE THE ENDURING LEGACY OF HORSLIPS WITH MADFISH'S NEW 5 DISC SET HORSLIPS - 'AT THE BBC' - 4CD + DVD SET COMPRISING LIVE PERFORMANCES, BBC TV FOOTAGE & RARE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. Few bands have left as distinct a mark on the musical landscape as Horslips. Emerging in the early 1970s, they more or less created 'Celtic Rock', drawing from Irish traditional music & British/American rock, crafting a sound that was both timeless & radical.

The BBC captured the band in the 1970's & again during their unexpected Indian summer return in the 2010s. 'At The BBC' gathers these vital recordings - spanning nearly 50 years - into one definitive collection.

Disc 1 begins the journey in 1973-74, landmark years in which Horslips took their fusion of mythology & musicianship to the airwaves & concert halls of Britain. Included are performances from Radio 1's In Concert, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Radio 1's Sounds of the 70's, 2nd House (BBC 2) & Radio 1's John Peel Show, showcasing the group in full flight, brimming with invention & zeal.

By 1979, fresh from the inevitable hard slog of trying to conquer America, Horslips returned to Radio 1's In Concert with a set that captured their ability to fit in with the times & the power of their live performances. Disc 2 continues with an unplugged 'comeback' session from 2010 & a BBC NI performance in 2019 of 'Sideways To The Sun' - written about magical Irish beings disappearing from mortal sight - which would, perhaps fittingly, prove to be their last official recording.

Disc 3 presents Horslips' unique 2011 performance with the Ulster Orchestra at Belfast's Waterfront Hall, in its previously unreleased BBC Radio Ulster broadcast mix. Including epic suites from classic albums 'The Tain' & 'The Book Of Invasions' & fan favourites like the eight-minute 'I'll Be Waiting', a showcase for late guitarist Johnny Fean (d. 2023), many - including band members - view this concert as Horslips' finest hour (and a quarter).

Disc 4 is a bonus disc, comprising recently discovered 1979 'working mixes' of the album 'Short Stories, Tall Tales', recorded at Dublin's Windmill Lane. They offer an intimate glimpse into a band in transition, shifting from the US FM rock that had influenced recent albums towards the spikier, sharper British New Wave sound.

'At The BBC' is completed by a DVD bringing together clips from The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974 documentary material & magical fan footage of two songs from the 2011 Waterfront Hall concert, synced to sparkling BBC audio.

Presented in a deluxe hardback book package with rare photographs & extensive liner notes by band biographer Mark Cunningham, legendary BBC producer Jeff Griffin & curator Colin Harper, 'At The BBC' is a celebration of a band whose influence still echoes through the decades. The mastering is shared by Eroc in Germany & band associate Cormac O'Kane who mastered 'More Than You Can Chew'.

Track Listing

DJ Alan Black Intro ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 01:12 )

DJ Alan Black Intro / The Man Who Built America ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert - 24/02/79 ) ( 04:20 )

DJ John Toal Intro / Band Intro ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 03:02 )

Summer's Most Wanted Girl ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:35 )

Dearg Doom ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 03:40 )

Setanta ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 02:16 )

The Power & The Glory ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert - 24/02/79 ) ( 03:51 )

Daybreak ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 02:56 )

Mail Order ( A.K.A. Amazing Offer ) ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:15 )

Faster Than The Hound ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 06:20 )

Maeve's Court ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 01:39 )

Trouble ( With A Capital 'T' ) ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert - 24/02/79 ) ( 03:49 )

The Power & The Glory ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 04:14 )

Back In My Arms ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 04:39 )

Charloais ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 03:33 )

Charolais ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 04:05 )

Loneliness ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert - 24/02/79 ) ( 04:53 )

Fantasia ( My Lagan Love ) ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 03:05 )

Rescue Me ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:40 )

Maeve's Court ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 01:28 )

The March ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 01:14 )

Sword Of Light ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert - 24/02/79 ) ( 04:50 )

Drive The Cold Winter Away ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 02:22 )

Soap Opera ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:28 )

Dearg Doom + Documentary Content ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 02:47 )

You Can't Fool The Beast ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 05:19 )

Warm Sweet Breath Of Love ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert - 24/02/79 ) ( 04:40 )

Ride To Hell ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 02:58 )

Hotel Inexpensive ( A.K.A. Law On The Run ) ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 02:51 )

The Man Who Built America ( Promo Video + Presenter Annie Nightingale Intro ) ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 04:20 )

The Clergy's Lamentation ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 03:50 )

Dearg Doom ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert - 24/02/79 ) ( 05:42 )

Sideways To The Sun ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 04:42 )

Guests Of The Nation ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:34 )

Trouble ( With A Capital 'T' ) + Interview ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 04:34 )

More Than You Can Chew ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 03:31 )

Presenter Intro ( CD ) ( BBC NI, 2010 ) ( 00:45 )

Dusk ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 00:44 )

The Life You Save ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:29 )

Green Star Liner + Intro ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 03:15 )

DJ Alan Black Announcement ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 00:28 )

Trouble ( With Capital 'T' ) ( CD ) ( BBC NI, 2010 ) ( 02:30 )

Sword Of Light ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 05:22 )

Ricochet Man ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:37 )

Sideways To The Sun + Interview ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 06:25 )

Ferdia's Song ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 03:27 )

Green Star Liner ( CD ) ( BBC NI, 2010 ) ( 02:20 )

John Toal First Half Putro ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 00:29 )

Unapproved Road ( CD ) ( Windmill Lane 06/09/79 ) ( 03:45 )

I'll Be Waiting ( Ulster Hall, 17/03/11 ) ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 07:49 )

Gae Bolga ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 00:23 )

Sideways To The Sun ( CD ) ( BBC NI, 2019 ) ( 05:10 )

John Toal 2nd Half Intro / Band Intro ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 01:38 )

Trouble ( With A Capital 'T' ) ( Ulster Hall, 17/03/11 ) ( DVD ) ( Video ) ( 03:38 )

Dearg Doom ( CD ) ( Radio 1 In Concert 09/02/74 ) ( 04:13 )

Setanta ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 01:43 )

Faster Than The Hound ( CD ) ( Old Grey Whistle Test - BBC2 - 17/ 2/74 ) ( 05:38 )

Maeve's Court ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 01:54 )

Dearg Doom ( CD ) ( Old Grey Whistle Test - BBC2 - 17/02/74 ) ( 03:04 )

Charolais ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 04:15 )

Ferdia's Song ( CD ) ( Radio 1 Sounds Of The 70's - 04/03/74 ) ( 03:31 )

More Than You Can Chew ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 03:21 )

More Than You Can Chew ( CD ) ( Radio 1 Sounds Of The 70's - 04/03/74 ) ( 03:46 )

March Into Trouble ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 01:52 )

Charolais ( CD ) ( 2nd House - BBC2 - 04/05/74 ) ( 03:34 )

Trouble ( With A Capital 'T' ) ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 03:41 )

Maeve's Court ( CD ) ( 2nd House - BBC2 - 04/05/74 ) ( 01:29 )

Dearg Doom ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 06:34 )

Dearg Doom ( CD ) ( 2nd House - BBC2 - 04/05/74 ) ( 02:40 )

DJ & Band Interview ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 01:21 )

Furniture ( CD ) ( Radio 1 Sounds Of The 70's - 24/09/73 ) ( 04:52 )

Rescue Me ( Inc. Barry Outro ) ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 03:52 )

The Clergy's Lamentation ( CD ) ( Radio 1 Sounds Of The 70's - 24/09/73 ) ( 04:14 )

Ghosts ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 03:45 )

An Bratach Ban ( CD ) ( Radio 1 John Peel Show - 16/10/73 ) ( 02:24 )

King Of The Fairies ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 04:54 )

Dearg Doom ( CD ) ( Radio 1 John Peel Show - 16/10/73 ) ( 02:45 )

Barry Devlin Intro ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 00:40 )

Knockeen-Free ( CD ) ( Radio 1 John Peel Show - 16/10/73 ) ( 01:44 )

I'll Be Waiting ( + Outro Thanks ) ( CD ) ( Belfast - BBC Radio Ulster - 17/03/11 ) ( 08:20 )

The Silver Spear ( CD ) ( Radio 1 John Peel Show - 19/02/74 ) ( 01:59 )

Details
  • Genre: Rock
  • Product Type: AUDIO CD
  • Barcode: 636551829656
  • Release Date: July 04, 2025
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