''Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions'' is a compilation album by

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, containing eight songs from four different recording sessions at

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for

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in 1971, 1975 and 1976, three of which were

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. It was released in June 1994 on Band of Joy Records. All tracks were re-released on the 2015 2CD BBC compilation ''After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977'', together with all the other BBC sessions, which survived in good audio quality. The versions of "When She Comes" and "Masks" found here were also released as bonus tracks on the 2005

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reissue of ''

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''.

Track listing

All songs written by

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, except where noted. # "Darkness" - 7:17 (

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, 10 June 1971) # "Man-Erg" - 11:00 (same) # "Scorched Earth" - 9:40 ( John Peel Show, 3 July 1975) (Hammill, David Jackson) # "Sleepwalkers" - 8:58 (same) # "Still Life" - 7:20 (John Peel Show, 1 April 1976) # "La Rossa" - 10:00 (same) # "When She Comes" - 8:08 (John Peel Show, 11 Nov 1976) # "Masks" - 7:22 (same)

Personnel

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– vocals, piano, guitar and moodsThe instruments played are taken from the album notes by Peter Hammill in the booklet of ''Maida Vale'', cd (1994), Band of Joy Records. *

Hugh Banton Hugh Robert Banton (born April 1949) is a British musician and electronic organ builder, most widely known for playing organ and keyboards with the group Van der Graaf Generator. Career Banton was born in April 1949 in Yeovil, Somerset, into a ...

– organ, bass pedals and design *

Guy Evans Guy Randolph Evans (born 17 June 1947) is an English drummer and a member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Career Whilst at the University of Warwick (1965–68), Evans played in the university band which was called The ...

– drums and tiptoe * David Jackson – saxophones, flute and his own devices

References

External links

Van der Graaf Generator ''Maida Vale: The BBC Radio One Sessions'' (1994) album review by Greg Prato, credits & releases
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