Ronnie Lane - You Never Can Tell (The BBC Sessions)

Ronnie Lane - You Never Can Tell (The BBC Sessions) - 1997

from wikipedia.org

Ronald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane (1 April 1946 - 4 June 1997) was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", (1965–69) - and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new members added to the line up from The Jeff Beck Group).

Subsequently Lane collaborated with other musicians, leading his own bands as well as pursuing a solo career while remaining close to his former bandmates. In the late 1970s he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and, despite charity projects and financial support from friends, former bandmates and fans, Lane, after suffering from the disease for 21 years, died at 51.

review from makingtime.co.uk  

British label New Millenium Communications, in conjunction with the Lane family, has released three excellent new Ronnie Lane releases in 1997. The BBC live disc You Never Can Tell was planned for release prior to Lane's death in June, 1997. It's a two-disc compilation of sessions done for BBC radio between 1973 and 1976 that serves as a very fitting memorial to a great songwriter and charming performer. The release was primarily made possible by Lane's brother Stan, and has one of the loveliest packages of any CD I've seen lately, with lots of great photos, posters, an essay, and a brief interview with Lana, who was Lane's step-daughter during the Slim Chance years, and attended the events put on by Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance's Passing Show.

Disc One comprises all three Peel Sessions shows, beginning with the fall 1973 set half a year after Lane left the Faces, and continuing through 1974 and 1976, which means that most of the different line-ups of Slim Chance are included though sadly not credited individually on this CD). Disc two contains over 70 minutes with two complete lengthy sets taken from BBC's In Concert series, in 1974 and 1976. READ MORE HERE

Disc 01
01. Ooh la La [1]
02. Flags & Banners [1]
03. How Come [1]
04. Anniversary [2]
05. Don't Try & Change My Mind [3]
06. One for the Road [3]
07. Steppin' & Reelin' [3]
08. Sweet Virginia [2]
09. Careless Love [1]
10. Lovely [2]
11. All or Nothing [3]

Disc 02
01. Last Orders
02. Anniversary
03. Roll on Babel
04. Lost/How Come?
05. You're So Rude
06. What Went Down (That Night With You)
07. Chicken Wired
08. Ooh la La
09. You Never Can Tell
10. Anniversary
11. Don't Try & Change My Mind [4]
12. Walk on By [4]
13. You Never Can Tell [4]
14. Steppin' & Reelin' [4]
15. Ooh la La [4]

[1]
Ronnie Lane: Guitar, Vocals
Kevin Westlake: Guitar, Vocals
Bruce Rowland: Drums
Chrissy Stewart: Bass
Benny Gallagher: Guitar, Accordion
Graham Lyle: Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Billy Livsey: Keyboards
Jimmy Jewel: Sax

[2]
Ronnie Lane: Guitar, Vocals
Charlie Hart: Keyboards, Fiddle
Ruan O'Lochlainn: Keyboards, Sax
Steve Simpson: Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle
Brian Belshaw: Bass
Guy Le Fleur: Drums.

[3]
Ronnie Lane: Guitar, Vocals
Charlie Hart: Keyboards, Fiddle
Steve Simpson: Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle
Brian Belshaw: Bass
Colin Davey: Drums

[4]
Ronnie Lane: Guitar, Vocals
Ian McLagan: Piano
Charlie Hart: Keyboards, Fiddle
Steve Simpson: Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle
Brian Belshaw: Bass
Colin Davey: Drums



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+@ CD 02 vbr