The Best of the Black Country Night Out Show was largely a compilation album which featured highlights from previously released records of the group, as well as 'Ballad of the Black Country' by Jon Raven. Though some material, notably the performance of Ray Hingley was previously unrecorded.
Guest List:
00:00 - Ray Hingley
07:25 - Brian Clift
15:04 - Dolly Allen
22:05 - Tommy Mundon
28:50 - Jon Raven
35:25 - Harry Harrison
43:00 - Christmas Song
"Live" from the Robin Hood, etc.
Dirty Woodside - Composed by Brian Clift
Oxford and Hampton Railway - traditional, arr. Jon Raven (With John Kirkpatrick, Dave Oxley and Mike Billington)
The Song of the Staffordshire Men - traditional, arr. Jon Raven (With John Kirkpatrick, Dave Oxley and Mike Billington)
The two above songs are studio recordings made at Mid Wales Sound Studios by Alan Green.
All other material is either traditional or written by the artists; all poems by Harry Harrison were written by him.
Some of the material on this record is previously unrecorded by the artists - The remainder is taken from the following records:
BRO 116
BRO 120
BRO 122
BRO 132
BRO 129
BRO 130
Production: Jon Raven
Recording Engineer: Jonny Haynes, Zella Recording Studios, Birmingham
Front sleeve: Photograph by Roy Canning
Rear sleeve design: John Crane
Recorded live at the Robin Hood, Brierley Hill, The Village, Newport, etc.
Printed and made in England by Senol Printing Ltd.
Published by Jester's Court, LJES 001 in 1980.