BELLE & SEBASTIAN - THE BBC SESSIONS

Spanning the years 1996 to 2001, these session recordings are culled from the BBC archives, originally broadcast via Mark Radcliffe, Steve Lamacq, and of course, John Peel. In addition to serving up alternate versions of classics like 'Lazy Line Painter Jane' and 'Slow Graffiti' the set boasts four previously unreleased songs from a 2001 Peel Session - the final studio recordings to feature Isobel Campbell prior to her departure from the band. This disc nicely encapsulates the first chapter in Belle & Sebastian's career then, beginning with sessions for Mark Radcliffe's graveyard shift show that came immediately after the release of Tigermilk before moving onwards and upwards to The Evening Session by the time they arrived at their classic If You're Feeling Sinister period.

Track listing
Disc One – Radio Sessions:

"The State I Am In" (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96) – 4:42
"Like Dylan in the Movies" (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96) – 4:11
"Judy and the Dream of Horses" (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96) – 3:43
"The Stars of Track and Field" (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96) – 4:37
"I Could Be Dreaming" (Mark Radcliffe session; 12/96; abbreviated version) – 3:49
"Seymour Stein" (Evening Session; 07/97) – 4:51
"Lazy Jane" (alternate version of "Lazy Line Painter Jane") (Evening Session; 07/97) – 5:37
"Sleep the Clock Around" (Evening Session; 07/97) – 4:46
"Slow Graffiti" (Evening Session; 07/97) – 3:06
"Wrong Love" (later recorded as "The Wrong Girl") (Evening Session; 07/97) – 3:29
"Shoot the Sexual Athlete" (John Peel session; 05/01) – 3:11
"The Magic of a Kind Word" (John Peel session; 05/01) – 2:27
"Nothing in the Silence" (John Peel session; 05/01) – 3:49
"(My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique" (John Peel session; 05/01) – 4:28
Disc Two – Live in Belfast:

"Here Comes the Sun" – 4:52
"There's Too Much Love" – 3:44
"The Magic of a Kind Word" – 2:24
"Me and the Major" – 5:19
"Wandering Alone" – 2:54
"The Model" – 4:02
"I'm Waiting for the Man" – 5:12
"The Boy With the Arab Strap" – 5:32
"The Wrong Girl" – 3:05
"Dirty Dream #2" – 3:26
"The Boys Are Back in Town" – 5:43
"Legal Man" – 4:01