Pressing: UK
Year: 1971-1976
Genre: prog
Packaging: box

• REMASTERED LIMITED EDITION 5CD CLAMSHELL BOX SET OF THE ALBUMS & RECORDINGS BY JAZZ-ROCK GROUP BACK DOOR MADE BETWEEN 1971- 1976.

• INCLUDES THE ALBUMS ‘BACK DOOR’, ‘8th STREET NIGHTS’, ‘ANOTHER FINE MESS’ & ‘ACTIVATE’, A DISC OF THE BAND’S BBC SESSIONS & THE COMPLETE IMPULSE STUDIOS SESSIONS FROM 1971.

• BOOKLET INCLUDES A NEW ESSAY & PHOTOGRAPHS.

Back Door first came together in 1971 as a trio featuring Colin Hodkinson (bass, guitar, vocals), Ron Aspery (saxes, flute, electric piano) and Tony Hicks (drums) and recorded their first album in 1972. This self-financed and independently released record came to the attention of the London music press and after enthusiastic reviews and a short residency at Ronnie Scott’s club in Soho, the band secured a wider release of their album with Warner Bros. Around this time Back Door also began to record sessions for BBC Radio 1 and had a supporter in legendary DJ John Peel.

Over the next few years they recorded a further three albums, ‘8th Street Nights’, ‘Another Fine Mess’ (which saw keyboard player Dave McRae added to their ranks) and ‘Activate’ (which featured new drummer Adrian Tilbrook). The band also undertook a tour of the USA supporting Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Carl Palmer produced Back Door’s final album ‘Activate’ in 1976.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

Back Door

1  Vienna Breakdown

2  Plantagenet

3  Lieutenant Loose

4 Askin’ the Way

5  Turning Point

6  Slivadiv

7  Jive Grind

8  Human Bed

9  Catoce Rag

10  Waltz for a Wollum

11  Folksong

12  Back Door

Bonus tracks - Recorded at Impulse, Newcastle in 1971

13  Jive Grind

14  Plantagenet

15  Folksong

16  Human Bed

17  Back Door

18  Sweet Home Chicago

19  Forget Me Daisy

20  Waltz for a Wollum

21  Idle Pig Farm

22  Three in a Bag

23  Slivadiv

24  Turning Point

25  Modern America

26  Bobby’s Song

DISC TWO

8th Street Nights

1  Linin’ Track

2  Forget Me Daisy

3  His Old Boots (Sein Alter Stiefel)

4  Blue Country Blues

5  Dancin’ in the Van

6  32-20 Blues

7  Roberta

8  It’s Nice When It’s Up

9  One day You’re Down, the Next Day You’re Down

10  Walkin’ Blues

11  The Bed Creacks Louder

12  Adolphus Beal

DISC THREE

Back Door BBC Radio Sessions

BBC session January 1973

1  Vienna Breakdown

2  Blue Country Blues

3  Captain Crack Up

4  When You’ve Got a Good Friend

5 Adolphus Beal

BBC In Concert 1973

6  Folksong

7  Roberta

8  Linin’ Track

9  Forget Me Daisy

10  Country Blues No. 1

11  His Old Boots

12  Walkin’ Blues

BBC session December 1973

13  Human Bed

14  Fanny Wiggins

15  Walkin’ Blues

16  Louisiana Blues

BBC session September 1974

17  Slivadiv

18  The Spoiler

19  TB Blues

20  Blakey Jones

21  The Dashing White Sergeant

DISC FOUR

Another Fine Mess

1  I’m Gonna Stay a Long, Long Time

2  Blakey Jones

3  T.B. Blues

4  Candles Round Your Hat

5  Detroit Blues

6  The Spoiler

7  Shaken by Love

8  Streamline Guitar

9  Manager’s Shirt

10  The Dashing White Sergeant

DISC FIVE

Activate

1  You Got Evil

2  Thru the Zig Zag Gate

3  Train Won’t Blow

4  Dragonfly

5  Eliminate

6  Speedwalker

7  Roll On

8  Moon Mad Woman

9  Cryin’ Inside