vienna breakdown – the recordings 1971 - 1976

• REMASTERED LIMITED EDITION 5CD CLAMSHELL BOX SET OF THE ALBUMS & RECORDINGS BY JAZZ-ROCK GROUP BACK DOOR MADE BETWEEN 1971- 1976.
• INCLUDES THE ALBUMS ‘BACK DOOR’, ‘8th STREET NIGHTS’, ‘ANOTHER FINE MESS’ & ‘ACTIVATE’, A DISC OF THE BAND’S BBC SESSIONS & THE COMPLETE IMPULSE STUDIOS SESSIONS FROM 1971.
• BOOKLET INCLUDES A NEW ESSAY & PHOTOGRAPHS.

Back Door first came together in 1971 as a trio featuring Colin Hodkinson (bass, guitar, vocals), Ron Aspery (saxes, flute, electric piano) and Tony Hicks (drums) and recorded their first album in 1972. This self-financed and independently released record came to the attention of the London music press and after enthusiastic reviews and a short residency at Ronnie Scott’s club in Soho, the band secured a wider release of their album with Warner Bros. Around this time Back Door also began to record sessions for BBC Radio 1 and had a supporter in legendary DJ John Peel.

Over the next few years they recorded a further three albums, ‘8th Street Nights’, ‘Another Fine Mess’ (which saw keyboard player Dave McRae added to their ranks) and ‘Activate’ (which featured new drummer Adrian Tilbrook). The band also undertook a tour of the USA supporting Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Carl Palmer produced Back Door’s final album ‘Activate’ in 1976.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE Back Door
• Vienna Breakdown
• Plantagenet
• Lieutenant Loose
• Askin’ the Way
• Turning Point
• Slivadiv
• Jive Grind
• Human Bed
• Catoce Rag
• Waltz for a Wollum
• Folksong
• Back Door
Bonus tracks - Recorded at Impulse, Newcastle in 1971
• Jive Grind
• Plantagenet
• Folksong
• Human Bed
• Back Door
• Sweet Home Chicago
• Forget Me Daisy
• Waltz for a Wollum
• Idle Pig Farm
• Three in a Bag
• Slivadiv
• Turning Point
• Modern America
• Bobby’s Song
DISC TWO
8th Street Nights
• Linin’ Track
• Forget Me Daisy
• His Old Boots (Sein Alter Stiefel)
• Blue Country Blues
• Dancin’ in the Van
• 32-20 Blues
• Roberta
• It’s Nice When It’s Up
• One day You’re Down, the Next Day You’re Down
• Walkin’ Blues
• The Bed Creacks Louder
• Adolphus Beal
DISC THREE
Back Door BBC Radio Sessions BBC session January 1973
• Vienna Breakdown
• Blue Country Blues
• Captain Crack Up
• When You’ve Got a Good Friend
• Adolphus Beal
BBC In Concert 1973
• Folksong
• Roberta
• Linin’ Track
• Forget Me Daisy
• Country Blues No. 1
• His Old Boots
• Walkin’ Blues
BBC session December 1973
• Human Bed
• Fanny Wiggins
• Walkin’ Blues
• Louisiana Blues
BBC session September 1974
• Slivadiv
• The Spoiler
• TB Blues
• Blakey Jones
• The Dashing White Sergeant
DISC FOUR
Another Fine Mess
• I’m Gonna Stay a Long, Long Time
• Blakey Jones
• T.B. Blues
• Candles Round Your Hat
• Detroit Blues
• The Spoiler
• Shaken by Love
• Streamline Guitar
• Manager’s Shirt
• The Dashing White Sergeant
DISC FIVE
Activate
• You Got Evil
• Thru the Zig Zag Gate
• Train Won’t Blow
• Dragonfly
• Eliminate
• Speedwalker
• Roll On
• Moon Mad Woman
• Cryin’ Inside