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By Orgate-Hamilton

Updated 18 March 2023

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Artist	Chess Records. Note there is an "R" in circle which is a registration mark for the Chess Records logo seen at lower right of the uncropped photo.
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Desc	Publicity photo of Chuck Berry
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album by Chuck Berry

The London Chuck Berry Sessions

About The London Chuck Berry Sessions

The London Chuck Berry Sessions is an album of studio recordings and live recordings by Chuck Berry, released by Chess Records in October 1972 as LP record, 8 track cartridge and audio cassette. Side one of the album consists of studio recordings, engineered by Geoff Calver; side two features three live performances recorded by the Pye Mobile Unit, engineered by Alan Perkins, on February 3, 1972, at the Lanchester Arts Festival in Coventry, England. At the end of the live section, the recording includes the sounds of festival management trying in vain to get the audience to leave so that the next performers, Pink Floyd, can take the stage; the crowd begins chanting "We want Chuck!".His backing band were Onnie McIntyre (guitar), Robbie McIntosh (drums), Nick Potter (bass) and Dave Kaffinetti (piano). Both McIntosh and McIntyre would later form The Average White Band.

"My Ding-a-Ling", from the live side of the album, was edited to approximately 4 minutes for release as a single. It was Berry's first and only single to reach number 1 in both the US and the UK.