MJB BEV LP 1009 (1967, limited edition, 160 copies)

1		AS IF I CARED
2		I NEED NEW WORDS
3		YOU ARE THE MUSIC
4		YOU DON'T NEED ME
5		THE PAPER WING SONG
6		THE FRIENDLY ISLAND SONG
7		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
8		DUET
9		YOU BETTER FACE IT BOY
10		WORLDS APART
11		NOBODY ASKED YOU
12		ASK ME NOW
13		MY DREAMS ARE TROUBLED

Songs sung by Pete Atkin and/or Julie Covington
Music and lyrics by Pete Atkin
Except: 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, music Pete Atkin, lyrics Clive James; 5, music & lyric Clive James; 4, music Pete Atkin, words Barry Brown & Pete Atkin
Guitar, piano Pete Atkin; drums Phil Atkin; bass on 2, Daryl Runswick; 2nd voice & guitar on 4, Alan Sizer
Ice lolly (Lyons Maid) on 1, Jonathan James-Moore, supine.
Recorded by Richard Harris, August 1967 at Footlights Clubroom, Cambridge and Robin Hood Theatre, Averham.
'Duet' was recorded in concert at the Pembroke Smoker, March 1967. Sincere thanks to John and Edward Tolputt for loan of the LP.

MJB BEV LP 1160/1161 (1969, limited edition, 99 copies)

The Party's Moving On
"The songs that I might sometimes hum a phrase from when I walk"

1		THE MAGIC WASN'T THERE
2		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
3		WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
4		SUDDEN ARRIVALS
5		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY
6		GOLDEN CHILD
7		THE LONG GOODBYE
8		TRAVEL IN A TEAR
9		A GIRL CAN'T GRUMBLE
10		GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD
11		A LONG WAY TO GO IN THE MORNING
12		THE PARTY'S MOVING ON
13		LAUGHING BOY
14		I'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT
15		HOW LIKE YOU THIS?
16		SWANS
17		SUNRISE
18		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
19		THE TROPHIES OF MY LOVERS GONE
20		THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
21		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
22		IF I HAD MY TIME AGAIN
23		PRACTICAL MAN
24		ALL I EVER DID

Songs sung by Pete Atkin or Julie Covington
Music by Pete Atkin / Lyrics by Clive James
Except: 3, 11, 24, music and lyrics by Pete Atkin
Guitar, piano Pete Atkin; bass Steve Cook
Recorded at City of London Studio, Osborn St., London E1, 7th August 1968 (9, 16, 18),
otherwise songs with PA vocal (2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24), morning of 3rd Feb 1969,
songs with JC vocal (1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22), afternoon of 4th Feb 1969.

1		LAUGHING BOY
2		SUDDEN ARRIVALS
3		JUST IN PASSING
4		STRANGER IN TOWN
5		GOLDEN CHILD
6		A LONG WAY TO GO IN THE MORNING
7		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
8		THE RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END
9		I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO
10		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY
11		THE TIES THAT BIND YOU  ( -- unfinished song, do not regard as definitive version)
12		KING OF LIGHTS
13		TONIGHT YOUR LOVE IS OVER
14		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
15		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
16		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
17		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
18		THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGES
19		FRANGIPANNI WAS HER FLOWER
20		SUNLIGHT GATE
21		ASK ME NOW
22		PRACTICAL MAN
23		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES

Recording by courtesy of Christopher Parry.

1		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
2		THE MAN WHO WALKED TOWARD THE MUSIC
3		SCREEN-FREAK
4		SHEER QUIVERING GENIUS
5		CARNATIONS ON THE ROOF
6		STRANGER IN TOWN
7		APPARITION IN LAS VEGAS
8		ERRANT KNIGHT
9		DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA
10		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
11		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
12		ALL THE DEAD WERE STRANGERS
13		LONESOME LEVIS LANE
14		THE DOUBLE AGENT
15		PRACTICAL MAN
16		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY
17		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
18		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER

Semiprofessional stereo recording of solo appearance at The Hanging Lamp Folk Club, St. Elizabeth's Crypt,
Richmond upon Thames, 22nd May 1972 (immediately after sessions for A King At Nightfall).
This version taken from edited cassette copy of original, supplied dubbed to DAT
(i.e. 2 generations of copying, plus editing, outside our control). Edit points cleaned up,
some image wander due to partial drop-outs, some tape hiss but not excessive.
Pete's intros are included in edited form, but not separately indexed.
Thanks to MV member Graham Veevers for kindly organising the DAT copy.

1		UNCLE SEA-BIRD
2		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
3		LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL
4		MASTER OF THE REVELS
5		SCREEN-FREAK
6		SONG FOR RITA
7		ALL THE DEAD WERE STRANGERS
8		ERRANT KNIGHT

Disc Two

1		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
2		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
3		PERFECT MOMENTS
4		THE HYPERTENSION KID
5		PAYDAY EVENING
6		STRANGER IN TOWN
7		THIRTY YEAR MAN
8		FRANGIPANNI WAS HER FLOWER
9		PRACTICAL MAN
10		BLACK FUNK REX
11		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
12		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING

Solo concert recorded Clare JCR, June 2nd 1974 by Spaceward -- excellent professional recording.
This version assembled February 1999 for Midnight Voices, from the tape archives of Sylfest Muldal and Roy Brown.
Pete's intros are complete and track-indexed.
Final encore DRIVING THROUGH MYTHICAL AMERICA not available for inclusion in this package.

1		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS - pre-BotBS tape aired by KE (Stephen Salt archive)*
2		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS - pre-BotBS tape aired by Kenny Everett*
3		GIRL ON THE TRAIN - pre-BotBS tape aired by Kenny Everett*
4		GIRL ON THE TRAIN - PH 04.08.70, prod Bernie Andrews
5		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY - PH 04.08.70, prod Bernie Andrews
6		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS - PH 04.08.70, prod Bernie Andrews
7		THE RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END - PH 04.08.70, prod Bernie Andrews
8		APPARITION IN LAS VEGAS - T1 15.02.72, prod John F Muir
9		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER - T1 15.02.72, prod John F Muir
10		ALL THE DEAD WERE STRANGERS - T1 15.02.72, prod John F Muir
11		THIRTY YEAR MAN - PH 06.03.72, prod John Walters
12		UNCLE SEA-BIRD (original version) - PH 06.03.72, prod John Walters
13		A KING AT NIGHTFALL - PH 06.03.72, prod John Walters
14		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING - PH 31.07.72, prod Clive Burrows for John Walters
15		SCREEN-FREAK - PH 31.07.72, prod Clive Burrows for John Walters
16		CARNATIONS ON THE ROOF - BH 16.01.73, prod Frances Line
17		PERFECT MOMENTS - LH 13.03.73, prod John Walters

Disc Two

1		THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGES - LH 13.03.73, prod John Walters
2		SENIOR CITIZENS - LH 30.07.73, prod Bernie Andrews
3		BE CAREFUL WHEN THEY OFFER YOU THE MOON - LH 30.07.73, prod Bernie Andrews
4		NATIONAL STEEL - LH 20.11.73, prod John Walters
5		PAYDAY EVENING - LH 20.11.73, prod John Walters
6		AN ARRAY OF PASSIONATE LOVERS - LH 20.11.73, prod John Walters
7		THE ROAD OF SILK - LH 14.05.74, prod Tony Wilson
8		RAIN-WHEELS - MV 12.11.74, prod Tony Wilson
9		THE MAN WHO WALKED TOWARD THE MUSIC - LH 20.11.73, prod John Walters
10		READY FOR THE ROAD - LH 30.07.73, prod Bernie Andrews
11		BLACK FUNK REX - MV 12.11.74, prod Tony Wilson
12		STRANGER IN TOWN - MV 18.09.75, prod Malcolm Brown
13		ERRANT KNIGHT - MV 18.09.75, prod Malcolm Brown
14		LONESOME LEVIS LANE - MV 18.09.75, prod Malcolm Brown
15		UNCLE SEA-BIRD (short version as on Live Libel) - MV 18.09.75, prod Malcolm Brown

Notes: * Kenny Everett's pre-release playings of these tracks from 'BotBS' are not of course sessions.
The term 'Peel Sessions' is here used generically and inaccurately. Pete recorded 13 studio sessions for BBC radio, which were broadcast by various presenters as well as John Peel, in 'Sounds Of The Seventies' and certain other Radio 1 programme slots.
Studio Abbreviations:   PH - Playhouse Theatre  |  T1 - Kensington House  |  BH - Broadcasting House  |  LH - The Langham  |  MV - Maida Vale
Session Notes - more detail on musicians etc.

1		PRACTICAL MAN
2		SUNLIGHT GATE
3		STRANGER IN TOWN
4		NATIONAL STEEL
5		LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL
6		BLACK FUNK REX
7		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
8		SONG FOR RITA
9		THE LAST HILL THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE VALLEY
10		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY
11		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
12		THE RIDER TO THE WORLD'S END
13		READY FOR THE ROAD
14		RATTLESNAKE ROCK
15		GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Audience recording of solo gig at Shakespeare's Head, Carnaby St./Gt Marlboro St.
Date 28th August 1975, M/C Mike Maran.
Pete's intros are included and are given their own track index on the CD.
Thanks to Stephen Burgess for the loan of his tape.

1		THE MASTER OF THE REVELS
2		PERFECT MOMENTS
3		LITTLE SAMMY SPEEDBALL
4		THIRTY YEAR MAN
5		BETWEEN US THERE IS NOTHING
6		TENDERFOOT
7		STRANGER IN TOWN
8		GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Disc Two

1		SCREEN-FREAK
2		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
3		I SEE THE JOKER
4		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
5		COLD BITCHES
6		SECRET DRINKER
7		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES

Recorded in concert at University of Cambridge Union Society, 16th February 1977.
Piano, guitars, backing vocals: Andy Fernbach.
One track of audience recording - considerable hall reverberation.
Pete's intros included, but not separately indexed.
Thanks to Bill Pannifer for the loan of his tape.

Disc One

1		NOT BORN TO BOOGIE
2		PRACTICAL MAN
3		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
4		MASTER OF THE REVELS
5		THIRTY YEAR MAN
6		STRANGER IN TOWN
7		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
8		SCREEN-FREAK
9		I SEE THE JOKER

Disc Two

1		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
2		NATIONAL STEEL
3		SONG-QUOTE MEDLEY
4		OVER THE HIGH SIDE
5		CANOE
6		MILKSHAKE MADEMOISELLE
7		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
8		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES
9		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
10		ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOES

Audience recording of solo concert at South Hill Park, Bracknell, 6th November 1984
from the tape archive of Alan Manton.
Final song is incomplete -- original tape ran out.
Audience reaction has been clipped but intros are complete and indexed.

RWTCD 9701A/B (Two CD-R souvenir set, edition of 100, 

exclusive to festival patrons and Midnight Voices members)

1		HAVE YOU GOT A BIRO I CAN BORROW?
2		GIRL ON THE TRAIN
3		HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
4		THE HYPERTENSION KID
5		MASTER OF THE REVELS
6		SEARCH AND DESTROY
7		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
8		SONG FOR RITA
9		THE LAST HILL THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE VALLEY
10		A KING AT NIGHTFALL
11		PERFECT MOMENTS
12		BALLAD OF AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW
13		THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGES
14		THE MAGIC WASN'T THERE
15		FOR INSTANCE
16		THE PAPER WING SONG
17		FRIENDLY ISLAND SONG

Vocals, guitars, keyboards - Pete Atkin. Tracks 14-17 vocals - Julie Covington
Lyrics by Clive James, music by Pete Atkin
(except Track 12 lyric and music by Pete Atkin, Track 16 lyric and music by Clive James)
Recorded in concert at the Monyash Festival, Derbyshire, 16th August 1997

Disc Two

1		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
2		THIEF IN THE NIGHT
3		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
4		THIRTY YEAR MAN
5		I SEE THE JOKER
6		SESSIONMAN'S BLUES
7		NATIONAL STEEL
8		CANOE
9		PAYDAY EVENING
10		TOUCH HAS A MEMORY
11		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES
12		SCREEN-FREAK
13		THE STANDARDS OF TODAY
14		READY FOR THE ROAD

Vocals, guitars, keyboards - Pete Atkin. Track 13 vocals - Julie Covington
Track 14 backing vocals Julie Covington, Brent Mason, Ed Driscoll
Lyrics by Clive James, music by Pete Atkin (except Track 11 lyric and music by Pete Atkin)
Recorded in concert at the Monyash Festival, Derbyshire, 16th August 1997
Full song intros are not included. Library copies are supplemental to the original limited edition.

1		ICE CREAM MAN
2		SUNRISE
3		THE WALL OF DEATH
4		THE STANDARDS OF TODAY
5		YOU ALONE WILL BE MY LAST ADVENTURE
6		CARNATIONS ON THE ROOF
7		OVER THE HIGH SIDE
8		THE ROAD OF SILK
9		FEMME FATALE
10		GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD
11		TONIGHT YOUR LOVE IS OVER
12		MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
13		THE HOLLOW AND THE FLUTED NIGHT
14		SHADOW AND THE WIDOWER
15		COTTONMOUTH
16		YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REMEMBERED
17		A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN
18		I FEEL LIKE MIDNIGHT
19		THE MAGIC WASN'T THERE

Recorded in concert at the Midnight Voices Garden Party, Monyash, 17th July 1999.
Library copies are supplemental to the original limited edition.

1		MILKSHAKE MADEMOISELLE	(Jack Hammer)
2		LEAVING THE HARBOR	(Nanci Griffith)
3		RAZOR BOY	(Walter Becker and Donald Fagen)
4		GOD WILL	(Lyle Lovett)
5		THIRD RATE ROMANCE	(Russell Smith)
6		YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL	(Rodgers and Hart)
7		SHE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME	(Rodgers and Hart)
8		LUCKY GUY	(Oscar Brown, Jr.)
9		GIMME A RIDE TO HEAVEN BOY	(Terry Allen)
10		HANG UP MY ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOES	(Chuck Willis)
11		BOX SET	(Steven Page)

Tracks 1 - 10 : Afternoon 'Covers' session.
Track 11 : Encore to evening set of Atkin/James songs featured on the album FoD99 - Highway 515 Revisited.
Pete's intros not included on this version.

1		I SEE THE JOKER
2		IMPRACTICAL MAN   (lyric: Tom Holt)
3		THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGES
4		RAIN-WHEELS
5		THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL HONKY TONK NIGHT TRAIN BLUES
6		THE WRISTWATCH FOR A DRUMMER
7		THE PRESSURE BOYS
8		PHANTOMS OF THE OPERA HOUSE   (lyric: Roy Brown)
9		THE LAST HILL THAT SHOWS YOU ALL THE VALLEY
10		GARGOYLE ON A DRAIN   (lyric: Roy Brown)
11		NO DICE
12		ERRANT KNIGHT
13		BEWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
14		RAIN-WHEELS
15		I SEE THE JOKER   (bonus track by Les Beaux Changeurs, recorded in Paris)

The Beautiful Changers are Roy Brown (bass guitar), Richard Corfield (electric guitar), Ben Coulson (mendoza), John Denton (drums), Paul Gunningham (acoustic guitar), Leslie Moss (keyboards, acoustic guitar), Sylfest Muldal (acoustic guitar, recorder), Ian Sorensen (keyboards). Vocal duties are shared among the band members.
Guest vocalists: Carole Birkill and Julia Daly (Track 10); Steve Birkill (4,11), Pete Atkin (14).
Guest percussionist: Elisabeth Muldal (Track 6, warning bell).

Les Beaux Changeurs are Oliver Ash (drums), Ian Chippett (bass guitar, vocals), Alain Dennilauler (electric guitar) and Tom Landon (keyboards, vocals).

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