Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Compilation of old BBC sessions made in early eighties by english Post-Punk band The Sound and released on two CDs posthumously the death of band's singer and guitarist Adrian Borland.

Tracklist:
[Disc 1]
00:00 Heartland
03:16 Unwritten Law
06:52 Jeopardy
10:41 I Can't Escape Myself
14:39 Fatal Flaw
19:03 Skeletons
22:37 Hothouse
26:25 New Dark Age
[Disc 2]
31:43 Pete Drummond Intro
32:33 Unwritten Law
36:02 Skeletons
39:45 Fatal Flaw
44:09 Winning
48:22 Sense Of Purpose
51:51 Heartland
55:15 New Dark Age
1:01:08 Pete Drummond + Intro Music
1:05:02 Golden Soldiers
1:08:40 Under You
1:13:29 Total Recall
1:18:07 Burning Part Of Me
1:21:41 Whirlpool
1:25:39 Missiles

"I can’t believe how good we sound", writes drummer Mike Dudley in the sleevenotes, and indeed for fans of this colossal, neglected group, here’s a find on a par with nectar on Mars. From various sessions and In Concert performances emerge four glorious bursts of adrenalin-dripping Art Rock, too fast and furious but all the more exhilarating for that. On earlier songs like "Heartland" and "Winning", the late, great Adrian Borland was a match for any singer or guitarist on the planet at that moment. By ’85, frustration’s creeping in, but on "Under You" and a scorching "Missiles" he makes it work for him. U2? Joy Division? Bunnymen? They pale in this band’s shadow.

Mike Read (originally broadcast between the 6th & 9th Oct 1980): tracks 1 to 4
John Peel (originally broadcast on the 16th Nov 1981): tracks 5 to 8
In Concert (originally broadcast on the 21st Nov 1981): tracks 9 to 16
Originally broadcast on the 15th June 1985: tracks 17 to 23

Lineup:
Adrian Borland: vocals, guitars
Graham Bailey: bass
Mike Dudley: drums
Colvin 'Max' Mayers: keyboards

Other credits:
Bi Marshall: keyboards, saxophone
Ian Nelson: saxophone
Mark Farrah: engineer
Anthony Pugh: engineer
Tony Wilson: producer
Dale Griffin: producer
Nick Halliwell: mastering
Andy Chambers: design

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