Pink Floyd
BBC Rock Hour LP Discography

by Vernon Fitch

© copyright Vernon Fitch / The Pink Floyd Archives

This is a discography of Pink Floyd and related BBC Rock Hour radio show LPs that were issued in the U.S. These records were generally only available via subscription to radio stations for broadcast, and most were issued with cue sheets and performance affadavits. Any comments, corrections or additions to this discography would be appreciated.

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BBC Rock Hour LPs

  1. Best of the BBC Rock Hour #214 (April 5, 1981)
  2. BBC Rock Hour Special #230 (July 26, 1981)
  3. BBC Rock Hour 10th Anniversary Special #333 / 334 (August 15, 1982)
  4. BBC Rock Hour #520 (May 13, 1984)
  5. BBC Rock Hour #526 (June 24, 1984)
  6. BBC Rock Hour #529 (July 15, 1984)

BBC Rock Hour LPs

Title: Best of the BBC Rock Hour #214
Record Company: London Wavelength / BBC Transcription Services
Show: 214
Broadcast Date: week of April 5, 1981
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) BBC ROCK HOUR 214-A KPG / BBC ROCK HOUR 214-B KPG
Release Information: Single album live radio show of the Best of the BBC Rock Hour, featuring Pink Floyd. Includes a live performance of Pink Floyd at the Paris Theater, London, England on September 30, 1971, performing the songs Fat Old Sun, One of These Days, and Echoes. Pink cue sheet, and white guide to presentation.
Description:
Cover: none.
Cue Sheets: [1] [2] [3] Pink and white cue sheets.
Labels: Yellow BBC Rock Hour labels.

Title: BBC Rock Hour Special #230
Record Company: London Wavelength / BBC Transcription Services
Show: 230
Broadcast Date: week of July 26, 1981
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) BBC ROCK HR. 230- / BBC ROCK HR. 230-B
Release Information: Single album radio show of music and interviews. Side one is an interview with Nick Mason by Tommy Vance, and the songs Can't Get My Motor to Start, Siam, and Hot River. Side two features an interview and music with Mick Fleetwood. White cue sheet, and Mick Fleetwood biography.
Description:
Cover: none.
Cue Sheets: [1] [2] [3] [4] White cue sheets.
Labels: Yellow BBC Rock Hour labels.

Title: BBC Rock Hour 10th Anniversary Special #333 / 334
Record Company: London Wavelength / BBC Transcription Services
Show: 333 / 334
Broadcast Date: August 15, 1982
Release Information: Double-LP radio show. Includes the Pink Floyd song, One of These Days. Also features Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Traffic, Genesis, Police, Dire Straits, and Queen. Two cue sheets.
Description:
Cover: none.
Label: Yellow BBC Rock Hour label.

Title: BBC Rock Hour Special #520
Record Company: London Wavelength / BBC Transcription Services
Show: 520
Broadcast Date: week of May 13, 1984
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) BBC ROCK HR. 520-"A"- SIDE1 / BBC ROCK HR. 520-"A"- SIDE2
Release Information: Single album radio show of live performances by King Crimson (Easy Money, Lament, Book Of Saturday, 21st Century Schizoid Man) on side one, and Pink Floyd (Fat Old Sun, One of These Days from BBC 1971) on side two. Cue sheets.
Description:
Cover: none.
Label: Yellow BBC Rock Hour label.

Title: Hitline! London / BBC Rock Hour #526
Record Company: London Wavelength / BBC Transcription Services
Show: 526
Broadcast Date: week of June 24, 1984
Release Information: Single album radio show that includes the Roger Waters song, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. Also features music by Human League, Psychedelic Furs, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Rolling Stones, Ultravox, The Style Council, Wham, Duran Duran, and Spandau Ballet. Cue sheet.
Description:
Cover: none.
Cue Sheets: [1] [2] White cue sheets.
Labels: Yellow BBC Rock Hour labels.

Title: BBC Rock Hour Special #529
Record Company: London Wavelength / BBC Transcription Services
Show: 529
Broadcast Date: week of July 15, 1984
Matrix Information: (side 1 / side 2)
1) BBC ROCK HOUR #529 VERSION "A" S-1 / BBC ROCK HOUR #529 VERSION "A" S-2
Release Information: Single album radio show of interview and music (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking) by Roger Waters. White cue sheet.
Description:
Cover: none.
Cue Sheets: [1] [2] White cue sheets.
Labels: Yellow BBC Rock Hour labels.