Tramcar to Tomorrow

Be Bop Deluxe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Griffin Music/Wheezy
• ASIN: B00000G0VG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,812,009 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Third Floor Heaven

2. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape

3. Mill Street Junction

4. 15th of July (Invisibles) [#]

5. Maid in Heaven

6. Stage Whispers

7. Sister Seagull

8. Blazing Apostles

9. Crying to the Sky

10. Peace of Mind

11. Panic in the World

12. Love in Flames

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be Bop scores another winner at the BBC, April 15, 2001

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Patrick Earley (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tramcar to Tomorrow: Live on the BBC (Audio CD)

This album features previously unreleased sessions recorded for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 Show between 1974-78. For Be Bop collectors, it does contain one rare song "15TH OF JULY(INVISIBLES),which has never been released before in any form. All the songs on here were handpicked by Nelson himself. The sound quality of the music on here is near perfection. It beats both the BBC Radioland Live and the "Live In The Airage" albums for sound recording. The radio banter and audience applause are nowhere to be found here. These songs apparently were recorded live in studio without an audience, or else they did a good job of editing everything out. As far as the music, you get a few of the songs that appeared on the Radioland album, such as their live standards "THIRD FLOOR HEAVEN", MAID IN HEAVEN, SISTER SEAGULL, AND BLAZING APOSTLES. I liked these versions much more than their other BBC album. The guitar sound is much cleaner and out in front here. Bill Nelson's solo's have never been better than you'll find on this album. Some of his standout guitar work appears on "MILL STREET JUNCTION", STAGE WHISPERS, which features a fantastic guitar solo that ends the song all too abruptly. Another great song is "BLAZING APOSTLES", which is every bit as good as the "Live In The Air Age Version".A couple other standout tracks are "CRYING IN THE SKY", with it's playful rhythm changes, sounds like they had a lot of fun making this one. Same goes for "PEACE OF MIND, which changes directions in the middle from a rock song to a reggae song. It was also nice to hear an acoustic guitar playing alongside Nelson's lead, especially on the songs "ADVENTURES IN A YORKSHIRE LANDSCAPE", and 15TH OF JULY(INVISIBLES). All in all, this is a great guitar album that's sure to please Be Bop fans.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for the BBD lover, January 18, 2003

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Bob Savage (Watertown, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tramcar to Tomorrow: Live on the BBC (Audio CD)

Some great songs, often a certain freshness - or at least a raw quality - that one might not expect from having heard their previously released material. Still I wish 'Live in the Air Age' would be re-released, although it had been polished smooth of some of what this set of recordings lets us glimpse, it was a truly beautiful piece of work.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tramcar to pleasure!, June 16, 2011

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Martin Ritchie (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tramcar to Tomorrow: Live on the BBC (Audio CD)

Although I have pretty well everything Be Bop Deluxe have ever released, including the other BBC Live recording, this has different versions of the songs which I have never heard before.
Bill Nelson's guitar playing is on top form and it's great to hear a new song (to me anyway) "15th Of July (Invisibles)" too!
A great buy for any Be Bop Deluxe fan or anyone who thinks themselves knowledgable on rock and blues guitarists!