Black Country, New Road share live cover of Big Star’s “The Ballad Of El Goodo”

The cover of “The Ballad Of El Goodo”, from Big Star's 1972 debut album #1 Record, was recorded during Black Country, New Road’s performance at Oslo's Sentrum Scene. The track has made a handful of appearances within the band's setlist throughout the course of their 2025 tour, as one attendee captured at their Cambridge Corn Exchange show in a video below:

A download of the cover has been sent out to their mailing list subscribers as a thank you for their support. For those not subscribed, a link has been made available to sign up and download the track instantly. In an Instagram post, the band has shared:

"As the year comes to an end we would like to say THANK YOU to every body who has listened to our album or come to one of our shows around the world.

It has been so brilliant for all of us.

To say thank you we are sending a special live recording of @bigstarband - The Ballad Of El Goodo from Sentrum Scene in Oslo, out to those of you subscribed to our mailing list.

If you are not subscribed there is a link in the bio to do so and instantly receive the track

We hope you enjoy it.

If you are coming to a show next year we look forward to seeing you there. Our first stop is in Australia and New Zealand in February. Tickets are available in the link in our bio.

Best,

BC,NR"