Green Day have dug deep into their archives to put together a "new" live-in-the-studio album of rare BBC session tracks recorded between 1994 and 2001
The 'BBC Sessions' come from various excursions of the punk icons to the famous Maida Vale Studios of the BBC.
In all, 16 songs await in chronological order, starting with their first, four-song set from 1994, when Green Day had just released their album "Dookie," which was the cornerstone of their career and is now one of the best-selling albums in the world, selling more than 20 million copies. Included are recordings of songs like "When I Come Around" and "Basket Case." During their 1996 "Insomniac" tour, Green Day next played for the BBC, again performing four songs, including "Brain Stew/Jaded" and "Walking Contradiction." in 1998, a session followed as part of the release of "Nimrod" with performances of "Nice Guys Finish Last" and "Hitchin' A Ride." in 2001 they performed the last BBC set, with songs from their 2000 album "Warning", for example "Church On Sunday" and "Minority". The complete track listing can be found below. All recordings have been remastered for the new release
Green Day's 'BBC Sessions' is available on double LP - annotated by former NME journalist and current BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq, for whose Evening Session shows the tracks were originally recorded.
2LP black vinyl pressing.
Tracklisting
Side A:
1. She (Live at the BBC June 8 1994)
2. When I Come Around (Live at the BBC June 8 1994)
3. Basket Case (Live at the BBC June 8 1994)
4. 2000 Light Years Away (Live at the BBC June 8 1994)
Side B:
1. Geek Stink Breath (Live at the BBC November 3 1996)
2. Brain Stew/Jaded (Live at the BBC November 3 1996)
3. Walking Contradiction (Live at the BBC November 3 1996)
4. Stuck With Me (Live at the BBC November 3 1996)
Side C:
1. Hitchin’ A Ride (Live at the BBC February 12 1998)
2. Nice Guys Finish Last (Live at the BBC February 12 1998)
3. Prosthetic Head (Live at the BBC February 12 1998)
4. Redundant (Live at the BBC February 12 1998)
Side D:
1. Castaway (Live at the BBC August 28 2001)
2. Church On Sunday (Live at the BBC August 28 2001)
3. Minority (Live at the BBC August 28 2001)
4. Waiting (Live at the BBC August 28 2001)
