The Chameleons – The Radio 1 Evening Show Sessions

The liner notes for this CD are incorrect – tracks on this CD are taken from three different sessions, plus one track of unknown provenance:

David 'Kid' Jensen session #1
Recorded at Manchester Playhouse, 9/6/82
First broadcast 30/6/82
Songs: On The Beach, Nathan's Phase, Up The Down Escalator, View from a Hill (not on CD)

David 'Kid' Jensen session #2
Recorded at Maida Vale 4, 14/7/83
First broadcast 11/8/83
Songs: Thursday's Child, Pleasure and Pain, Monkeyland, Singing Rule Britannia.

Janice Long session
Recorded 13/03/85
First broadcast 11/8/83
Songs: View From A Hill, Second Skin (not on CD), Home Is Where The Heart Is, Intrigue In Tangiers (not on CD).

So, in running order, the provenance of the 10 tracks is as follows:

Thursday's Child - David 'Kid' Jensen session #2
Pleasure And Pain - David 'Kid' Jensen session #2
Monkeyland - David 'Kid' Jensen session #2
Singing Rule Britannia - David 'Kid' Jensen session #2
On The Beach - David 'Kid' Jensen session #1
View From A Hill - Janice Long session
Nathan's Phase - David 'Kid' Jensen session #1
Up The Down Escalator - David 'Kid' Jensen session #1
Home Is Where The Heart Is - Janice Long session
View From A Hill - previously unbroadcast session recording (provenance unknown, unless it's been mislabelled and this is actually the version from Jensen session #1)

This badly needs a vinyl reissue. The first time I heard this it blew me away and still does