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1. Ian says:

   May 23, 2013 at 09:39

   Another of the bands I engineered for, just found some of the gig tapes I did at the time.
   I will try to post a track or two when I get a chance.

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   • kyran says:

     May 26, 2013 at 01:56

     This is the best news I have heard for a very long time!

     Bess were a fantastic band that I loved to see down at the Barrell Organ – should have been so much more successful.
     Many of the songs & their performance remain so clear in my memory from Give me your love to the end of night singalong to “Can’t you feel it?”.
     I’ve searched in vain to find any recordings of the band over the years & so the thought of hearing some tracks again is simply brilliant.
     Can’t wait!

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   • ray davies says:

     June 17, 2013 at 18:55

     raydavies12@talktalk.net

     I was roadie and mixer with bess 1973/74 and played the barrel organ every tuesday night as resident band and sometimes used our gear for different act there with me mixing for them. i would like to find out more as i left the band about 1975/76 to get married

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   • Kyran says:

     November 5, 2013 at 20:51

     Hi Ian

     Any news on when we might hear the Bess tapes?

     Cheers

     Kyran

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2. ian says:

   November 8, 2013 at 10:41

   Hi

   Here is a link to recording of Bess at the Barrel Organ, a bit raw and a long intro, a bit of a surprise at the end (reused tape!!!)
   enjoy

   https://soundcloud.com/ian-hasell/bess-live-at-the-barrel-organ

   Ian

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3. ian says:

   November 8, 2013 at 12:18

   Link corrupted this should work

   https://soundcloud.com/ian-hasell/bess-live-barrel-organ

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   • Kyran says:

     November 22, 2013 at 14:28

     Thanks Ian
     Just listened to the whole set – absolutely brilliant!
     It must be 36 years since I last heard those songs live in the Barrel Organ.

     And those tunes were still all so familiar.

     Great times from a great band.

     Thanks for sharing this gold dust!

     Kyran

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4. ian says:

   November 22, 2013 at 16:18

   Glad you liked it.

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5. oldfield says:

   February 1, 2017 at 15:15

   bess did have a girl singer at one time called val . she could sing the arse off any singer in brum. oldf.

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6. oldfield says:

   February 1, 2017 at 15:21

   bess did have a girl singer at one time called val . she could sing the arse off any singer in brum.

   i know she has tapes

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   • Ian says:

     February 2, 2017 at 07:10

     Thanks for the reminder, I remember her.I do not think she was with the band very long.

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     • oldfield says:

       May 17, 2017 at 15:46

       I THINK THE BAND BROKE UP AND VAL AND HALF THE BAND JOINED THE GUITARIST FROM SLENDOR LORIS AND FORMED A BAND CALLED FEY RAY

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