The Edgar Broughton Band – Gone Blue- The BBC Sessions (Cherry Red Records, 2024)
The Edgar Broughton Band emerged on the UK music scene in 1969, pioneering the underground counterculture with their blues rock and psychedelic music infused with social commentary. The rebellious band was formed in Warwick, UK. The lineup included Edgar Broughton (guitars, vocals), Steve Broughton (drums, vocals), and Arthur Grant (bass, vocals).
Their effective, hard-hitting style, presented across several successful albums for EMI’s Harvest label and performances at the iconic Hyde Park Free Concerts, earned them a dedicated fan base and a series of hit singles, including their anthem “Out Demons Out!” In 1970, guitarist Victor Unitt joined the band, further expanding their sound.
Their association with the BBC began in January 1969 with their first session for John Peel’s Top Gear show, recorded months before their debut album, Wasa Wasa! Over the next four years, The Edgar Broughton Band recorded multiple sessions for various BBC shows such as Top Gear and Sounds of the 70s, along with two notable In Concert appearances.
This new official 4CD clamshell boxed set compiles these sessions, all newly remastered from the BBC masters, featuring 32 previously unreleased tracks. The set also includes an illustrated booklet with an essay.
Track Listing
Disc One
BBC Studio sessions 1969-1973 Top Gear session 27.01.1969
1 Why Can’t Somebody Love Me
2 For What You Are About to Receive
Top Gear session 05.01.1970
3 There’s No Vibrations,But Wait!
4 Officer Dan
Top Gear session 01.09.1970
5 Freedom
6 The House of Turnabout
Top Gear session 03.07.1971
7 Hotel Room
8 Momma’s Reward
Top Gear session 09.08.1971
9 Poppy
10 Call Me a Liar
Top Gear session 09.08.1971
11 Side by Side / Sister Angela
12 Chilly Morning Momma
13 I Got Mad
Sounds of the 70s session 06.06.1972
14 Gone Blue
15 The Rake
Sounds of the 70s session 17.07.1973
16 Green Lights
17 Slow Down
Disc Two
John Peel’s Sunday Concert 25th February 1971
1 Freedom
2 The Birth
3 What is a Woman For?
4 Drop Out Boogie
5 I Wanna Go Home
6 Poppy
Disc Three
In Concert -11th May 1972 UK mono broadcast version
1 Side by Side
2 Call Me a Liar
3 Poppy
4 The Rake
5 Gone Blue
6 Chilly Morning Momma
7 I Got Mad (Soledad)
8 It’s Not You
9 Out Demons Out
Disc Four
In Concert – 11th May 1972
Stereo overseas broadcast version
1 Side by Side
2 Call Me a Liar
3 Poppy
4 The Rake
5 Gone Blue
6 Chilly Morning Momma
7 I Got Mad (Soledad)
8 It’s Not You