This was a golden era for British rock 'n' roll as everyone moved on from the whimsical 60s and looked around for something with a bit more oomph! In a pre-heavy metal world bands were experimenting with influences that dated back to 50s rock 'n' roll whilst taking their groove from old-school rhythm and blues. It was also a time when men grew their hair long! In a celebration of this era, we kick off with an early 1970s Badfinger number direct from the BBC library and continue the groove from the BBC vaults with classic rock 'n' roll heroes like Free, Status Quo, the Faces, Humble Pie and Mott the Hoople. Plus from deep within the BBC archives we dig out some rarities from the likes of Babe Ruth, Stone The Crows, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Man, Heavy Metal Kids and original rockers Thin Lizzy... to name but a few. 01. BADFINGER - Come And Get It 1970 02. FREE - All Right Now 1970 03. FACES - Bad 'n' Ruin 1971 04. STONE THE CROWS - Big Jim Salter 1971 05. THE ROY YOUNG BAND - Wild Country Wine 1971 06. FAMILY - In My Own Time 1971 07. HUMBLE PIE - Honky Tonk Women 1972 08. BABE RUTH - Black Dog 1972 09. KEVIN AYERS - Shouting In A Bucket Blues 1973 10. MAN - Ain't Their Fight 1973 11. THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - Faith Healer 1973 12. STATUS QUO - Caroline 1973 13. THIN LIZZY - The Rocker 1973 14. HEAVY METAL KIDS - Hanging On 1974 15. PRETTY THINGS - Singapore Silk Torpedo 1974 16. NAZARETH - Silver Dollar Forger 1974 17. MOTT THE HOOPLE - The Golden Age Of Rock n' Roll 1974
A romp through the BBC archive library from 1975 to 1979 has unearthed some seldom-seen performances of the rarely explored genre of pub rock and other late 70s rock 'n' roll gems from classic music programmes like the Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops. Before the DIY culture of punk took hold there was a whole breed of real musicians who honed their craft in the backrooms of pubs. And towards the end of the 70s men's hair was starting to get shorter too. This compilation has uncovered rarely seen footage from the likes of Canvey Island's Dr Feelgood, original pub rockers Ducks DeLuxe, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Elvis Costello, Meal Ticket, Steve Gibbons Band, Dave Edmunds and chum Nick Lowe, a pre-Mike & the Mechanics' Paul Carrack in his first band Ace, a post-Faces Ronnie Lane, the Motors, the first TV performance from Dire Straits, Graham Parker and the Rumour and many more. 1. DR. FEELGOOD - Keep It Out Of Sight 1975 2. DUCKS DELUXE - Coast To Coast 1975 3. ACE - I'm A Man 1975 4. RONNIE LANE & SLIM CHANCE - Anniversary 1975 5. KURSAAL FLYERS - Little Does She Know 1976 6. EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS - Get Out Of Denver 1976 7. GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR - Heat Treatment 1977 8. TYLA GANG - Young Lords 1977 9. STEVE GIBBONS BAND - Tulane 1977 10. MEAL TICKET - This Could Be The Town 1977 11. DAVE EDMUNDS - I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll) 1977 12. ELVIS COSTELLO - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes 1977 13. THE MOTORS - Dancing The Night Away 1978 14. DIRE STRAITS - Sultans Of Swing 1978 15. NICK LOWE - Cruel To Be Kind 1979 16. PRETENDERS - Stop Your Sobbing 1979 17. THE INMATES - The Walk 1979 18. GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR - Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions 1978
