Dusty Springfield - The Complete BBC Sessions (1962-1970)

Dusty Springfield was the finest female vocalist of her era, a performer of remarkable emotional resonance whose body of work spans the decades and their attendant musical transformations with a consistency and purity unmatched by any of her contemporaries. This wonderful collection compiles her complete surviving BBC sessions onto vinyl for the very first time.

The first three tracks, by the Springfields, includes their first single "Dear John" alongside two follow up singles "Swahili Papa" and "Say I Won't Be There". The album racks up five Top 10 hits alongside a string of album tracks and B-sides but most excitingly includes "To Love Somebody" a cover of the Bee Gees classic that was originally recorded in Atlanta for inclusion in the seminal Dusty in Memphis album however that version was destroyed in a fire. This track and "Tossing and Turning", "Up Tight (Everything's Alright)", "We're Doing Fine", "Good Loving" and "Higher and Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me)" only exist in the BBC's archives.

This double vinyl edition was produced by Mercury Records in 2024.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Swahili Papa
2. Dear John
3. Say I Won't Be There
4. La Bamba
5. Tossin' & Turnin'
6. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
7. I Can't Hear You (No More)
8. Wishin' & Hopin'
9. Losing You
10. I Can't Hear You (No More) #2
11. In the Middle of No Where
12. Mocking Bird
13. Little By Little
14. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
15. Chained to a Memory
16. We're Doing Fine
17. Every Once of Strength
18. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
19. Good Lovin'
20. To Love Somebody
21. Son of a Preacher Man
22. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher