B.B. King - Broadcasting The Blues: Live From Germany and Sweden [2xLP]

Release Date: November 28, 2025
Label: Time Traveler Recordings

Broadcasting the Blues: Live from Germany and Sweden is the first official release of two concerts from the "King of the Blues”: recorded live for the "Swing In" TV show on January 19, 1968 and broadcast on WDR in Germany, and at the Stockholms Konserthus in Sweden on June 22, 1974 on broadcast on Swedish television. This is an official release in cooperation with the B. B. King Estate and Reelin' in the Years Productions. Transferred from the original tapes and restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, Live in Europe was pressed at the respected audiophile pressing plant Le Vinylist in Quebec, Canada. The limited-edition 180g 2-LP edition (and deluxe 2-CD set) includes an extensive booklet with rare photographs, newly-commissioned liner notes, and interviews and testimonials from artists who were inspired by B. B. King.

Tracklist

1. Recorded At A WDR Television Studio In Cologne, Germany On January 19, 1968
2. Night Life
3. Everyday I Have The Blues
4. How Blue Can You Get
5. That's Wrong Little Mama
6. Sweet Sixteen
7. Rock Me Baby
8. Don't Answer The Door
9. The Jungle
10. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
11. Recorded Live At Konserthuset Stockholm In Stockholm, Sweden On October 29, 1973
12. To Know You Is To Love You
13. Instrumental
14. Walking Dr. Bill
15. I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need)
16. The Thrill Is Gone
17. Guess Who
18. Just A Little Love