DANIEL JOHNSTON - Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003-2011) [Repress] - 2LP - Black Vinyl [JUL 4]

2LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl (2025 Repress). 

Daniel Johnston’s legacy is legendary. The quintessential DIY artist started his career in Austin, TX whilst hawking cassettes from his day job at McDonald’s. The rest, as they say, is history and fans of US alternative music from the 1980s onwards know about his work and the people he went on to inspire. This, however, is not a biography; it’s a simple piece of communication to let people know that from Friday 4th July the second pressing of Daniel’s radio sessions recorded for the BBC will released on translucent A project inspired by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Marc Riley, the tracks have been licensed from the BBC and approved by Daniel’s family, management and charity. The sessions were spread across an eight-year period with two sessions for Rob Da Bank and three with Marc Riley (both of whom are executive producers of this album). 

A few bootleg recordings of these sessions have been available across the years but now they have been lovingly mastered and cut by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios in London. Daniel was a lifelong fan of The Beatles and the overwhelming consensus from those who knew him was that he would be so proud and excited to have his music mastered above the legendary Studio 2 at Abbey Road. This project’s objective is to celebrate Daniel’s musical legacy, rather than explore further his well-documented mental health problems. However, profits from the album will go to Daniel’s Hi, How Are You Project based in Austin. For more information contact Dave Cronen at trussed@trustmanagement.co.uk

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Mountain Top (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [02:22]
2. Fish (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [03:12]
3. Walking The Cow (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [02:54]
4. Casper The Friendly Ghost (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [01:42]
5. Go (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [04:18]
6. Love Enchanted (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [03:34]

Side B
7. Hey Joe (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [02:42]
8. Rock 'N' Roll / EGA (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [05:04]
9. Speeding Motorcycle (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [03:20]
10. True Love Will Find You In The End (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [01:53]
11. Devil Town (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) [01:30]

Side C
12. True Love Will Find You In The End (Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session) [01:56]
13. Go (Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session) [04:11]
14. Life In Vain (Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session) [03:15]
15. Living Life (Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session) [02:28]
16. Speeding Motorcycle (Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session) [03:10]
17. Rock This Town (Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session) [07:19]

Side D
18. Love Enchanted (The Blue Room - BBC Session) [04:03]
19. Forever Your Love (The Blue Room - BBC Session) [04:01]
20. Mountain Top (The Blue Room - BBC Session) [01:40]
21. True Love Will Find You In The End (The Blue Room - BBC Session) [02:18]

Tracks 1 > 11
Recorded for Rob da Bank show on BBC Radio 1
Produced by Simon Askew
First broadcast on 18/08/2008

Tracks 12 > 13
Recorded for the Marc Riley show on BBC Radio 6
Produced by Michelle Choudhry
Engineered by Tom Parnell
First broadcast on 23/07/2008

Vocals Daniel Johnston
Bass James McNew
Guitar/BVs Emma Niblett
Keyboard Mark Linkous
Drums Kristian Goddard
Drums Jad Fair

Tracks 14 > 15
Recorded for the Marc Riley show on BBC Radio 6
Produced by Michelle Choudhry
Engineered by Nick Bell
First broadcast on 03/11/2009

Vocals: Daniel Johnston
Guitar: Brett Hartenbach

Tracks 16 > 17

Recorded for the Marc Riley show on BBC Radio 6
Produced by Michelle Choudhry
Engineered by Tom Parnell
First broadcast on 11/08/2011

Daniel Johnston – Vox
Christian Madden - Keys
Nicky Madden - Sax
Richard Young – Drums
Alex Berry – Bass
Tom Knott – Guitar
Sara Lowes – Keys/Vox
Semay Wu – Cello
Gaz Mayburn - Percussion and Trombone

Tracks 18 > 21

Recorded for The Blue Room on BBC Radio 1
First broadcast on 20/09/2003

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© 2023Trussed Recordings
Mastered by Frank Arkwright / Abbey Road Studios
Published by: Eternal Yip Eye Music / BMG Rights Management