Quando Quango - Sessions

AFAIK, Quando Quango only recorded two BBC radio sessions, so here they are. Everybody should love a bit of Quando Quango now and again, Mike Pickering and chums had a great ability to fill you with joy and get those toes tapping. I was going to rip my copy of the Atom Rock/Triangle 12" but it's so well worn (those of you who know me from back then will remember well) that I just gave up.

As a bonus, I've also included a live recording of QQ onstage at the Hacienda performing Love Tempo. Those familiar with the infamous Hacienda acoustics will know what to expect.

Mike Pickering when on to form TCoy with Simon Topping and then found fame as the main man behind M People. He now works in A&R for a major label. Simon Topping packed up his congas and now works as a piano tuner in the Midlands and Gonnie went on to be an academic specialist in dance culture and music (yawn!).

These are rips from old tapes so expect a bit of hiss and noise in places. BBC Radio 6 did rebroadcast these digitally in 2009. Did anybody capture them?

John Peel Session 1983
1. Love Tempo
2. Triangle
3. Go Exciting

David Jensen Session 1986 (or was it 1984??)
1. Atom Rock
2. Swampland
3. Triangle
4. ST

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