The BBC Sessions 1971–1973

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Released May 1997 (UK) Producer Jeff Griffin Artist Sandy Denny Genre Folk rock		Length 75:24 The BBC Sessions 1971-1973 (1997) Gold Dust (1998) Release date May 1997
Recorded Paris Theatre and BBC, London, 1971-1973 Label Strange Fruit SFRSCD006 (UK) Similar Sandy Denny albums, Folk rock albums

The BBC Sessions 1971–1973 is a live album by English folk rock singer Sandy Denny released in 1997. It contains a selection of live concert tracks recorded at the Paris Theatre, London on 16 March 1972, as well as live studio tracks recorded for the BBC.

The CD was withdrawn on the day of release due to a legal dispute with Island Records but 3,500 copies were already in the shops and were allowed to remain in circulation. For many years this was a highly desirable collectable amongst fans until 2007 when the expanded Live at the BBC box set superseded this album.

Track listing

All tracks credited to Sandy Denny unless otherwise stated

"The North Star Grassman and the Ravens" – 3:47
"Sweet Rosemary" – 3:15
"The Lady" – 3:45
"Next Time Around" – 4:46
"Blackwaterside" (Traditional) – 3:26
"John the Gun" – 3:13
"Late November" – 5:08
"The Optimist" – 3:27
"Crazy Lady Blues" – 2:17
"The Lowlands of Holland" (Traditional) – 3:09
"It Suits Me Well" – 4:13
"Bushes and Briars" – 2:35
"The Music Weaver" – 3:08
"It’ll Take a Long Time" – 4:02
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" – 5:35
"Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (L.E. Freeman, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 4:05
"Whispering Grass" (Doris Fisher, Fred Fisher) – 3:27
"Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" – 3:31
"Dark the Night" – 4:07
"Solo" – 4:28