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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Paul MacInnes

What music would you release from the BBC archives?

You! Over there! Mine those BBC archives! EMI have followed where Universal records led, by striking a deal with the BBC to plunder their illustrious archives for previously unreleased recordings. EMI can only release tracks from their own artists, just as Universal could only release tracks from theirs. But let's say you were in charge of a hypothetical super-label that owned the rights to all artists ever. Which BBC sessions, concerts, or tracks would you release? I have to confess that my first choice would be, ahem, the Farm, whose 1990 Peel session was proper ruff. Honest. Click on to post your own favourites and there's a little help here should your memory need a tickle...

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