LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Limited to 500 copies, black vinyl released in beautiful, laminated cover with cool pictures of the band.

Idle Race were soft psychedelic rock band led by young Jeff Lynne, inspired by The Beatles, The Move (they were close friends with Roy Wood's band) and late 60s US bands like Moby Grape and Love.

This 58 minute album contains radio sessions (live in studio with some basic overdubs) done by this great British but very underrated band for BBC between October 1967 and September 1969. It also contains some great covers unreleased on any band's studio album!

Most of the tracks were previously released on very rare BBC Transcription Service discs released in late 60's for promotional purposes only. Remained songs was remastered and denoised - with speed correction on very few off-air material (like usually slowed-down John Peel session).

There is 1 bonus track - incredibly good, extended 7:30 version of Tyrranosaurus Rex's Debora - probably recorded live for BBC and pressed on acetate.

Their incredibly good BBC stuff was much better performed (punchier, more dynamic) and better produced than their Liberty albums.

Track listing:

SIDE A

1. (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree 2.51 (Wood)
2. Imposters Of Life Magazine 2.21
3. Hey Grandma 2.15 (Miller/Stevenson)
4. The Lady Who Said She Could Fly 2.25
5. Skeleton And The Roundabout 2.33
6. Blueberry Blue 2.30
7. End Of The Road 1.58
8. Days Of Broken Arrows 2.45
9. Follow Me Follow 2.33
10. Worn Red Carpet* 2.33 (Pritchard)
11. Frantic Desolation* 2.43 (MacNeil/Kraemer)

• Tracks 1-3 recorded on 2nd October 1967.
• Tracks 4-5 recorded on 19th February 1968.
• Tracks 6-7 recorded on 4th June 1968.
• Tracks 8-9 recorded on 21st October 1968.
• Tracks 10-11 recorded on 20th January 1969.

SIDE B

1. Days Of Broken Arrows 2.37
2. Please No More Sad Songs 2.24
3. Someones Knocking* 2.40 (Pritchard)
4. Sea Of Dreams 3.31
5. Reminds Me Of You* 3.16 (Pritchard)
6. Someones Knocking* 2.18 (Pritchard)
7. Please No More Sad Songs 3.19

Bonus track:

8. Debora (live) 7.32
(Bolan)

• Track 1 recorded on 20th January 1969.
• Tracks 2-5 recorded on 23rd June 1969.
• Tracks 6-7 recorded on 16th September 1969.
• All tracks recorded in London for BBC 'Top Gear' programme.
• Excellent quality radio broadcasts.
• Track 8 recorded live in London in Summer 1969 and pressed on vinyl acetate.
• Recently improved very good sound quality.
• All songs written by Jeff Lynne except where noted