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Episode #166 – BBC Sessions (June, 1969)

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Mark 1 performed on the Sounds Like Tony Brandon Show session which recorded at BBC’s studio 4 Maida Vale.

  1. “The Painter” (BBC Sounds Like Tony Brandon Show Session – 24 June 1969)
    • Version 1
    • At this point “The Painter” is showing up as reworking of what we heard in the last episode titled “Hey Bop A Re Bop” with rewritten lyrics.
  2. “Laléna” (BBC Sounds Like Tony Brandon Show Session – 24 June 1969)
    • They also played “I’m So Glad” during the episode but that recording is missing.

At this point the band had already signed Gillan and Glover but Simper and Evans had not been given notice yet when they appeared on BBC’s Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae show at Aeolian Hall, Studio 2.

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  1. “The Painter” (BBC Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae Session – 30 June 1969)
    • Version 2
  2. “I’m So Glad” (BBC Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae Session – 30 June 1969)
  3. “Hush” (BBC Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae Session – 30 June 1969)
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Four days after this June 30th session Mark 1 played their final live show and Simper and Evans were officially fired from the band.

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