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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2018

Songs / Tracks Listing

CD 1 (77:03)
- Top Gear 26.11.1967:
1. Scene Through the Eye of a Lens (2:34)
2. The Breeze (2:55)
3. Winter (4:17)
- Top Gear 21.04.1968:
4. See Through Windows (3:53)
5. Hey Mr. Policeman (3:38)
6. 3 x Time (3:35)
7. Old Songs New Songs (4:01)
- Top Gear 04.08.1968:
8. Processions (3:24)
9. Me My Friend (3:06)
10. The Weaver's Answer (5:46)
- Saturday Club 07.09.1968:
11. See Through Windows (4:00)
12. The Weaver's Answer (5:04)
13. The Breeze (2:57)
- Radio One Club 01.11.1968:
14. The Weaver's Answer (7:15)
15. Second Generation Woman (3:37)
16. The Breeze (5:08)
17. Observation from a Hill (7:15)
18. Peace of Mind (4:38)

CD 2 (66:40)
- Top Gear 24.11.1968:
1. Second Generation Woman (2:40)
2. Observations from a Hill (2:53)
3. Dim (2:27)
4. How-Hi The-Li (4:48)
- Symonds on Sunday 09.03.1969:
5. Holding the Compass (2:45)
6. Processions (3:28)
7. How-Hi The-Li (3:23)
- Top Gear 30.03.1969:
8. A Song for Me (7:38)
9. I Sing Em the Way (4:26)
10. Love Is a Sleeper (3:39)
11. Bring It On Home (2:47)
- Colour Me Pop 10.05.1969:
12. The Weaver's Answer (6:50)
13. Observations from a Hill (3:21)
14. How-Hi The-Li (6:06)
15. Processions (3:43)
16. A Song for Me (5:46)

CD 3 (62:16)
- Top Gear 03.08.1969:
1. Drowned in Wine (5:41)
2. Wheels (6:47)
3. No Mule's Fool (2:54)
4. The Cat and the Rat (2:46)
- John Peel Sunday Show 04.01.1970:
5. John Peel Intro (0:32)
6. Love Is a Sleeper (4:15)
7. Stop for the Traffic (Through the Heart of Me) (3:15)
8. 93's OK J (5:29)
9. Song for Sinking Lovers (4:44)
10. Here Comes the Gun (6:58)
- Top Gear 05.09.1970:
11. Lives and Ladies (7:15)
12. Holding the Compass (3:23)
13. Good News Bad News (8:17)

CD 4 (57:09)
- John Peel Sunday Show 27.09.1970:
1. Good News Bad News (8:36)
2. Drowned in Wine (4:57)
3. Wheels (7:53)
4. Processions / No Mule's Fool (4:58)
5. Holding the Compass (3:49)
6. Lives and Ladies (7:22)
7. Strange Band (3:27)
8. The Weaver's Answer (10:16)
9. Blow by Blow (5:51)

CD 5 (52:26)
- Bob Harris Show 16.03.1971:
1. Processions / No Mule's Fool (4:56)
2. Part of the Load (9:56)
3. Lives and Ladies (8:14)
4. Strange Band (3:08)
5. Hometown (4:11)
- Top Gear 17.07.1971:
6. In My Own Time (3:17)
7. Save Some for Thee (4:25)
8. Seasons (2:39)
9. Burning Bridge (3:48)
- Bob Harris Show 22.11.1971:
10. Children (2:25)
11. Between Blue and Me (5:27)

CD 6 (74:23)
- Live 28.12.1971:
1. Good News Bad News (8:22)
2. Spanish Tide (4:13)
3. Part of the Load (9:28)
4. Drowned in Wine (4:12)
5. Holding the Compass (4:05)
6. Between the Blue and Me (5:26)
7. Children (2:40)
8. In My Own Time (3:26)
9. Take Your Partners (6:21)
10. The Weaver's Answer (8:23)
- Bob Harris Show 23.10.1972:
11. Ready to Go (4:35)
12. Dark Eyes (1:42)
13. Burlesque (2:59)
14. My Friend the Sun (4:42)
15. Coronation (3:49)

CD 7 (71:06)
- In Concert 26.01.1973:
1. Burlesque (5:29)
2. Sat'dy Barfly (4:49)
3. Top of the Hill (7:48)
4. My Friend the Sun (4:08)
5. Buffet Tea for Two (4:31)
6. Children (3:01)
7. Glove (5:56)
8. Ready to Go (7:04)
9. Holding the Compass (4:53)
10. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (6:08)
- Top Gear 22.05.1973:
11. Boom Bang (2:59)
12. Buffet Tea for Two (5:16)
13. Check Out (5:10)
14. Sweet Desiree (3:54)

DVD (42:16)
- Top of the Pops 01.07.1971:
1. In My Own Time (3:21)
- Top of the Pops 27.08.1970:
2. The Weaver's Answer (4:41)
- How Late It Is 21.03.1969:
3. Dim (2:42)
- Old Grey Whistle Test 023.11.1971:
4. Between Blue and Me (5:17)
5. Spanish Tide (4:09)
- Doing Their Thing 25.09.1970 - ITV:
6. Good News Bad News (7:43)
7. Drowned in Wine (4:29)
8. Processions / No Mule's Fool (4:42)
9. Strange Band (5:12)

Total Time 503:19

Line-up / Musicians

- Roger Chapman / vocals, percussion
- Charlie Whitney / guitar
- Jim King (tracks 1-1 to 3-4 and DVD 3) / saxophones, harmonica, flute, vocals
- Poli Palmer (tracks 3-5 to 6-15, DVD 1, 2, 3-9) / vibraphone, flute, piano, percussion, vocals, keyboards
- Tony Ashton (tracks 7-1 to 7-14) / keyboards, vocals
- Rick Greech (tracks 1-1 to 2-11, DVD 3) / bass, violin, cello, vocals
- John Weider (tracks 2-12 to 5-5, DVD 1, 2, 3-9) / bass, violin
- John Wetton (tracks 5-6 to 6-15) / bass, guitar, vocals
- Jim Cregan (tracks 7-1 to 7-14) / bass, guitar, vocals
- Rob Townsend / drums & percussion

Releases information

7x CD and DVD box set, UK - Madfish (SMABX1126)
Comes in a hardboard slipcase with 48 page hardback book. Contains John Peel's intervies, introductions and and anecdotes.
Also has a poster and rare photographs .

Thanks to TCat for the addition
and to projeKct for the last updates
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