The Human Bed is a live album by Back Door, released on 3 June 2002 by Hux Records and compiled from three sessions for BBC Radio 1. It takes its name from the composition "The Human Bed", first released on 1972's Back Door. The album, made between 1 March 1973 and 12 May 1974 at the BBC, includes four previously unreleased tracks.

The Human Bed
Compilation album by
Released3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)
Recorded1 March 1973 (1973-03-01) – 12 May 1974 (1974-05-12)
GenreJazz fusion
Length46:00
LabelHux
ProducerJeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, Tony Wilson
Back Door chronology
Activate
(1976)
The Human Bed
(2002)
Askin' the Way
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ron Aspery and Colin Hodgkinson, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vienna Breakdown" 3:20
2."Blue Country Blues" 2:30
3."Captain Crack Up" 2:46
4."When You've Got a Good Friend"Robert Johnson3:19
5."Adolphus Beal" 3:43
6."Human Bed" 2:29
7."Fanny Wiggins" 3:01
8."Walkin' Blues"Son House3:45
9."Louisiana Blues"Muddy Waters3:15
10."Slivadiv" 3:32
11."The Spoiler" 5:31
12."T.B. Blues"Jimmie Rodgers3:27
13."Blakey Jones" 4:00
14."The Dashing White Sergeant"Henry Rowley Bishop, John Burgoyne1:22

Personnel

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Adapted from The Human Bed liner notes.[2]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 2002 Hux CD HUX 031

References

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  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Back Door: The Human Bed > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ^ The Human Bed (booklet). Back Door. London, United Kingdom: Hux Records. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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