62 No Fillers 1

For this, we chose albums that we consider to have no weak tracks at all, that is, no fillers, no tracks just to pad out the album to its full length. Naturally enough this is a little bit subjective, so if we haven’t included your favourite, I apologise, but will note that we have several albums left over in our list, enough for more shows on this theme, if you like it. And do please send us your own suggestions for this category.  Tracks were chosen as far as possible to be the less-well known and played ones from each album

The Preshow was made up from the F section of my stash, with Flanders and Swann interjecting some humour between Fairport Convention and Fleetwood Mac.

The Postshow consisted of tracks that didn’t quite make the cut for the main show, given that we restricted ourselves to two tracks from each album.  This was one way to fit those extra tracks in.

Preshow

Title Artists Album Year
Matty Groves Fairport Convention Liege and Lief 1969
Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking 1969
The Gas-Man Cometh Flanders And Swann At The Drop Of Another Hat 1964
A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice Flanders And Swann At The Drop Of Another Hat 1964
The Chain Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977
Don’t Stop Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977

The Show

River Song Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean Blue 1977
Dreamer Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean Blue 1977
Happy Song Three Dog Night Cyan 1973
Lay Me Down Easy Three Dog Night Cyan 1973
Miss Judy’s Farm Faces A Nod’s As Good As A Wink… To A Blind Horse 1971
Too Bad Faces A Nod’s As Good As A Wink… To A Blind Horse 1971
Long As I Can See The Light Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo’s Factory 1970
Up Around The Bend Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo’s Factory 1970
Clear White Light – Part 2 Lindisfarne Nicely Out Of Tune 1970
Winter Song Lindisfarne Nicely Out Of Tune 1970
Fantasia Lindum – Celestial Light Amazing Blondel Fantasia Lindum 1971
Three Seasons Almaine Amazing Blondel Fantasia Lindum 1971
Need You Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping 1973
Swamp Music Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping 1973
Breaking Point Eric Clapton Journeyman 1989
No Alibis Eric Clapton Journeyman 1989
Put The Finger On You AC/DC For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 1981
Breaking The Rules AC/DC For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 1981
Mihalis David Gilmour David Gilmour 1978
No Way David Gilmour David Gilmour 1978
Talk Of The Town Bruce Hornsby Harbour Lights 1993
Rainbow’s Cadillac Bruce Hornsby Harbour Lights 1993

Postshow

Stay With Me Faces A Nod Is As Good As A Wink . . To A Blind Horse 1971
Lady Eleanor Lindisfarne Nicely Out Of Tune 1970
Road To Kingdom Come Lindisfarne Nicely Out Of Tune 1970
To Ye Amazing Blondel Fantasia Lindum 1996
Pretending Eric Clapton Journeyman 1989
Bad Love Eric Clapton Journeyman 1989
Before You Accuse Me Eric Clapton Journeyman 1989
Harbor Lights Bruce Hornsby Harbor Lights 1993
What A Time Bruce Hornsby Harbor Lights 1993