The BBC Sessions (Electric Light Orchestra album)

The BBC Sessions
The BBC Sessions
Live album by Electric Light Orchestra
Released	1999
Recorded	1973–1974
Genre	Rock
Length	56:56
Label	Eagle Records
Electric Light Orchestra chronology

The BBC Sessions is a live compilation album of the British progressive rock band Electric Light Orchestra. The sessions were recorded at the BBC's Langham 1 studio and later broadcast on BBC program In session with Bob Harris.^[1]^[2] The dates they were recorded/transmitted are:

11 January 1973 / 27 January 1973 (tracks 1–2)
25 April 1973 / 30 April 1973 (tracks 3–5)
13 February 1974 / 11 March 1974 (tracks 6–10)

The album features two early lineups of ELO:

Lineup One (Tracks 1–5)

Jeff Lynne – Guitar & Vocals
Bev Bevan – Drums
Richard Tandy – Keyboards
Mike de Albuquerque – Bass & Vocals
Wilf Gibson – Violin
Mike Edwards – Cello
Colin Walker – Cello

Lineup Two (Tracks 6–10)

Jeff Lynne – Guitar & Vocals
Bev Bevan – Drums
Richard Tandy – Keyboards
Mike de Albuquerque – Bass & Vocals
Mik Kaminski – Violin
Mike Edwards – Cello
Hugh McDowell – Cello

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jeff Lynne, except where noted

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuiama"	11:06
2.	"Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry)	7:40
3.	"From the Sun to the World"	7:19
4.	"Momma"	6:56
5.	"In the Hall of the Mountain King" (Edvard Grieg)	5:42
6.	"King of the Universe"	2:35
7.	"Bluebird is Dead"	4:24
8.	"New World Rising"	4:02
9.	"Daybreaker"	3:32
10.	"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"	3:40
Total length:		56:56

References

^ Ash, Tony. "The BBC Sessions". discogs.com. Eagle Records. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ drakkkar. "The BBC Sessions". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic, Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2017.