Maida Vale by Hefner

On the 23rd August 2000 Hefner played a very special show from BBC’s Maida Vale studios to an invited audience for the John Peel show. This was the highlight of a relationship between the band and the greatly revered DJ which saw 5 Peel sessions and four live concerts broadcast on his Radio 1 show.

The concert on this album features an 8 piece version of the band with includes a brass section, pedal steels, ukuleles and violin alongside their own guitars bass and drums. It also features several contributions from Amelia Fletcher, (Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Wedding Present, Marine Research). The songs have been newly remixed from the original master tapes.

This record captures an exceptional performance of many songs rarely played live during Hefner’s short career. Maida Vale follows the release of The Best Of Hefner and Catfight (a collection of unreleased recordings) and is the premier release on Belka.

Tracklist

1.	Your Head to Your Toes	4:03

2.	The Greater London Radio	4:42

3.	Don't Flake Out o Me	5:20

4.	Good Fruit	3:34

5.	The Greedy Ugly People	3:59

6.	The Cure for Evil	4:48

7.	Don't Go	3:59

8.	She Can't Sleep No More	3:34

9.	The Day that Thatcher Dies	4:02

10.	The Sad Witch	3:58