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Top Gear

BBC
4 Apr 1970

John & Beverley recorded two tracks from Stormbringer for Top Gear: Road To Ruin and Traffic-Light Lady.
The recording took place at the BBC Studio, London 23 March 1970 and the songs were broadcast on Top Gear on the 4th of April.

Both tracks were released on vinyl by the BBC Transcription Service: Top Of The Pops - 284 (week 18).
Road To Ruin lasts 3:21,
Traffic-Light Lady 3:15.

One week later, Traffic-Light Lady was included in another copy of the transcription series: Pick Of The Pops For Your D.J. - 284 (week 19).

In 2013 both tracks were included in The Island Years box set.

Tracks: 
  1. Road To Ruin
  2. Traffic-Light Lady

My Kind Of Folk

BBC Radio 1
4 Jun 1969
nr track by/ with time
01 The Easy Blues Jelly Roll Morton 2:42
02 Fairy Tale Lullaby J. Martyn 2:38

This is a rare and early version of The Easy Blues as it would not surface on record until four years later, on Solid Air.
The material was identified by Alan Bershaw in 2017.

Credits: 
Producer: Frances Line
Host: Hamish Imlach
Tracks: 
  1. The Easy Blues
  2. Fairy Tale Lullaby

Country Meets Folk (4)

BBC Radio 1
24 May 1969

No tapes have been preserved.

This fourth show was broadcast Saturday 24 May 1969, 13:00 on BBC Radio 1 England. We don't know what John played.
Other musical guests were Pete Stanley and Brian Golbey, Hamish Imlach, Johnny and the Tumbleweeds and Brian Brocklehurst.

Country Meets Folk was an old Light Programme show and first aired in July 1967. It was a replacement for the half hour A Cellar Full Of Folk.
Both programmes were produced by Ian Grant. Host was Wally Whyton, assisted by Jim Lloyd who presented the folk and country news.

Credits: 
Host: Wally Whyton
Producer: Ian Grant

Country Meets Folk (3)

BBC Radio 1
15 Mar 1969

No tapes have been preserved.

This third show was broadcast Saturday 15 March 1969, 17:32 on BBC Radio 1 England. John probably played The Tumbler material.
Other musical guests were Malcolm Price, The Southern Ramblers and Brian Brocklehurst.

Country Meets Folk was an old Light Programme show and first aired in July 1967. It was a replacement for the half hour A Cellar Full Of Folk.
Both programmes were produced by Ian Grant. Host was Wally Whyton, assisted by Jim Lloyd who presented the folk and country news.

Credits: 
Host: Wally Whyton
Producer: Ian Grant

Country Meets Folk (2)

BBC Radio 1
28 Dec 1968

No tapes have been preserved.

This second show was broadcast Saturday 28th December 1968, 17:32 on BBC Radio 1 England. John probably played The Tumbler material.
Other musical guests were Pete Sayers, Nick Struff, Roger Knowles and Brian Brocklehurst.

Country Meets Folk was an old Light Programme show and first aired in July 1967. It was a replacement for the half hour A Cellar Full Of Folk.
Both programmes were produced by Ian Grant. Host was Wally Whyton, assisted by Jim Lloyd who presented the folk and country news.

Credits: 
Host: Wally Whyton
Producer: Ian Grant

Country Meets Folk (1)

BBC Radio 1
9 Nov 1968

No tapes have been preserved.

This first show was broadcast Saturday 9th November 1968, 17:32 on BBC Radio 1 England. John played The Tumbler material.
Other musical guests were Steve Benbow and Brian Brocklehurst.

Country Meets Folk was an old Light Programme show and first aired in July 1967. It was a replacement for the half hour A Cellar Full Of Folk.
Both programmes were produced by Ian Grant. Host was Wally Whyton, assisted by Jim Lloyd who presented the folk and country news.

Credits: 
Host: Wally Whyton
Producer: Ian Grant

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