The BBC Sessions
by Belle And Sebastian
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The BBC Sessions is ranked 13th best out of 21 albums by Belle And Sebastian on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Belle And Sebastian is If You're Feeling Sinister which is ranked number 135 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,910.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| 01/31/2026 18:42 | eveningson | 35 | 43/100 | |
| 12/29/2025 12:31 | ThuramThugood | 3,029 | 67/100 | |
| 12/07/2025 17:24 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 | |
| 08/16/2024 21:14 | LittleM1971 | 5,947 | 81/100 | |
| 04/12/2024 18:07 | Aitch | 308 | 78/100 |
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Album Rating: 85.46
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Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The BBC Sessions
11.08.2008
Track 10 'Wrong Love' is essentially 'The Wrong Girl' from 'Fold Your Arms..'.
Other main take is that 'Judy And The Dream Of Horses' BBC session version is much better than the IYFS album version.
1.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The State I Am In (BBC Session Version) 93
2.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Like Dylan In The Movies (BBC Session Version) 95
3.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Judy And The Dream Of Horses (BBC Session Version) 85
4.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Stars Of Track And Field (BBC Session Version) 98
5.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - I Could Be Dreaming (BBC Session Version) 86
6.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Seymour Stein (BBC Session Version) 93
7.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Lazy Jane (BBC Session Version) 90
8.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Sleep The Clock Around (BBC Session Version) 89
9.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Slow Graffiti (BBC Session Version) 93
10.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Wrong Love (BBC Session Version) 75
11.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Shoot The Sexual Athlete (BBC Session Version) 79
12.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Magic Of A Kind Word (BBC Session Version Radio Version)) 81
13.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Nothing In The Silence (BBC Session Version) 90
14.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - (My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique (BBC Session Version) 80
15.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Here Comes The Sun (BBC Session Version) 77
16.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - There's Too Much Love (BBC Session Version) 86
17.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Magic Of A Kind Word (BBC Session Version Live Version)) 71
18.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Me And The Major (BBC Session Version) 95
19.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Wandering Alone (BBC Session Version) 70
20.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Model (BBC Session Version) 81
21.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - I'm Waiting For The Man (BBC Session Version) 86
22.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Boy With The Arab Strap (BBC Session Version) 95
23.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Wrong Girl (BBC Session Version) 75
24.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Dirty Dream Number Two (BBC Session Version) 95
25.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Boys Are Back In Town (BBC Session Version) 80
26.Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Legal Man (BBC Session Version) 84
Ranked in order of preference:
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Stars Of Track And Field (BBC Session Version) 98
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Me And The Major (BBC Session Version) 95
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Dirty Dream Number Two (BBC Session Version) 95
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Boy With The Arab Strap (BBC Session Version) 95
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Like Dylan In The Movies (BBC Session Version) 95
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Slow Graffiti (BBC Session Version) 93
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The State I Am In (BBC Session Version) 93
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Seymour Stein (BBC Session Version) 93
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Nothing In The Silence (BBC Session Version) 90
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Lazy Jane (BBC Session Version) 90
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Sleep The Clock Around (BBC Session Version) 89
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - I Could Be Dreaming (BBC Session Version) 86
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - I'm Waiting For The Man (BBC Session Version) 86
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - There's Too Much Love (BBC Session Version) 86
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Judy And The Dream Of Horses (BBC Session Version) 85
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Legal Man (BBC Session Version) 84
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Model (BBC Session Version) 81
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Magic Of A Kind Word (BBC Session Version Radio Version)) 81
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Boys Are Back In Town (BBC Session Version) 80
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - (My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique (BBC Session Version) 80
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Shoot The Sexual Athlete (BBC Session Version) 79
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Here Comes The Sun (BBC Session Version) 77
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Wrong Girl (BBC Session Version) 75
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Wrong Love (BBC Session Version) 75
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - The Magic Of A Kind Word (BBC Session Version Live Version)) 71
* Belle And Sebastian (TBBCS - UK - SCO - Aug 08) - Wandering Alone (BBC Session Version) 70
junodog4 07/17/2012 03:06 | #46678
The first disc is decent, but the live disc is fantastic. The covers are so much fun.
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