JAMES TAYLOR
London PAL 45 mins
Live - BBC Television Centre, London 13/11/71 45m HD DVD
A HD 720p transport stream - 1.75Gb
You Can Close Your Eyes / Long Ago And Far Away / Machine Gun Kelly / Rainy Day Men / One Man Parade / You Got A Friend (With Carole King) / Soldiers / Country Road / Love Has Brought Me Around / Steamroller Blues / Come On Brother / P{promised Land
BBC4 James Taylor Night PAL 100 mins
One Man Band (BBC4 Documentary) 02/05/08 60m M DVD
Live - BBC In Concert 1970/71 40m M DVD
Quintessential singer-songwriter James Taylor began his career in the late 60s with a guitar, a suitcase and a handful of original songs. This programme sees Taylor returning to this spirit and showcases material from over the past 40 years including Something in the Way She Moves; Frozen Man; Slap Leather; Youve Got a Friend; Shower the People; Sweet Baby James; Carolina in My Mind; and Close Your Eyes. Filmed at recent concerts at the Colonial Theatre in the Berkshires, the performances feature insightful and humorous anecdotes on the inspiration for the songs. Exclusive interviews and rare archive also tell the stories behind some of Taylors most beloved hits, and the result is an extraordinary portrait of an iconic American artist. [S]
Plus a combination of 2 shows he recorded from the BBC in the early 70s
Spectacle with Elvis Costello PAL 50 mins
Live - Spectacle, Canadian TV 01/09 50m M DVD
Elvis welcomes the iconic American singer-songwriter. James Taylor epitomizes the term "singer-songwriter", and in this rare, in-depth interview, he sheds light on the various influences that have shaped his music over the past 40 years or so. With a guitar readily at hand throughout the hour, Taylor shifts easily and engagingly from conversation to performance mode, playing some of his best-known songs ("Fire and Rain", "Sweet Baby James") and some of his favorites by other writers, including Carole King and George Jones. Elvis joins James in song a couple of times, to charming effect. The intimate conversation includes the very personal (Taylors upbringing, family and occasional struggles with personal demons) and, naturally, the very musical (influences, collaborations and inspirations). Throughout it all, the pure, sweet James Taylor voice that has seduced music fans for four decades now remains a thing of beauty and comfort.
From Digital HD Broadcast.

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