Peel Sessions
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Album Description
Bin# R12305 Reissue of 1965 5 track session featuring 'HearMy Train A Comin'', a cover of the Beatles' 'Day Tripper'and two tracks that later appeared on his 'Axis: Bold AsLove' album, 'Spanish Castle Magic' & 'Wait Until Tomorrow'.Also, 'Radio 1 Theme'.
Peel Sessions:December 65, Music, Jimi Hendrix, 5"CD Singles, Popular Music
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- interesting
- Great addition for PJ fan.
- In All Her Glory
- From Then To Now.
- Quite good
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The Peel Sessions 1991-2004
PJ Harvey
Manufacturer: Fontana Island
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ASIN: B000J3DEII
Release Date: 2006-11-07 |
Tracks:
- Oh My Lover
- Victory
- Sheela-Na-Gig
- Water
- Naked Cousin
- Wang Dang Doodle
- Losing Ground
- Snake
- That Was My Veil
- This Wicked Tongue
- Beautiful Feeling
- You Come Through
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PJ Harvey does her best work naked. For all the tantalizing changes in direction over the past 15 years, it was the British songwriter's barebones disc, Rid of Me (and its raw companion piece, 4-Track Demos), that made the greatest impression. These recordings from the late John Peel's celebrated BBC Radio show see her returning time and again to her basic blues roots, offering delightfully bruised takes on both early classics like "Sheela-Na-Gig," from her first performance on the show, through "You Come Through," a track that was recorded at a tribute shortly after Peel's passing. Along the way, there are plenty of rarities, stylistic diversions, and traces of dark humor to make Harvey fans wish the package could have been twice as long. --Aidin Vaziri
Customer Reviews:
interesting.......2007-05-26
PJ Harvey has been one of the most interesting musicians of the past 15 years. The records have been hit or miss. But there have always been great songs. John Peel was an early enthusiast. Remember when Polly Harvey came on the scene, we were recovering from heavy metal, rap, and rave, and just at the beginning of grunge. This is probably the greatest female music done after Patti Smith and The Pretenders. There are early bits like "Oh My Love" and "Victory" from 1991. Some stuff she did with John Parrish. Not a lot of hits here. A few cover songs. One by Willie Dixon. PJ Harvey has a lot of records out there. This is another one for the pile. More a tribute to John Peel than a showcase for rare tracks. Pretty good anyway.
Great addition for PJ fan........2007-01-09
While most of the songs on the disc are available on PJ's back catalog, this collection gives you a nice sample of live developement of her work. The standouts for me were the somewhat rare tracks like "Naked Cousin" and "That Was My Veil." Not to mention a really cool version of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle." Most of these songs should be well known to devoted fans but for you newbies, it's a good selection of her art and poetry. Always great!
In All Her Glory.......2007-01-02
The waif with the mouth that roars, P.J. Harvey is both the thinking person's feminist, and a smash-mouth rock and roller. In my book, that makes her one of the most exhilarating performers on the planet.
This cd nicely recaps P.J.'s career, with tracks from her debut, "Dry"and most of her projects since then, with the exception of "To Bring You My Love" and "Is This Desire?". All songs were drawn from performances produced by John Peel for the BBC, which gives them a slightly different luster, and a rock solid punch.
P.J.'s songs can be described as little expressionist dramas writ large in black and white, and wonderful balancing acts of dynamics and minimalist sound. She sometimes combines huge shards of grunge rock with absurdist lyrics. Check out "Naked Cousin" , an off-the-wall ditty that paints a picture of a Bacchanalian madman running through the fields in abandon. Sounds weird? Well, it ROCKS like crazy. Her Rainer Ptacek cover, "Losing Ground" is another delight, matching switchblade edginess with Captain Beefheart dissonance. The best track from "Dance Hall at Louse Point"--"That Was My Veil" , is here, along with the prettiest song from "Stories From the City..."("Beautiful Feeling") . The album closes with "You Come Through" done beautifully and sincerely as a tribute to the late John Peel.
This cd is sure to please longtime P.J. fans, and it's a good sampler for the uninitiated.
Five stars.
From Then To Now........2006-11-16
Fantastic collection of songs from her back catalogue. You can get all the sessions through trawling the web, but this distills all the songs in a nice neat package. If you enjoy her, you'll enjoy this. A great tribute for PJ Harvey and John Peel.
Quite good.......2006-11-13
If you like PJ Harvey, this is quite an essential collection of sessions she did with the late John Peel between 1991 and 2004.The Cd is very simlpy packaged with a hand-written note by PJ Harvey on the inside that is quite nice as a tribute to the man Peel.Musically it is also quite exceptional. The spound quality is of course very good with that slightly rough quality that all these radio session records have. There is also that typical live-in the studio feel that has a little bit of everything to it and PJ Harvey' s style is quite suited to it.
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The Complete John Peel Sessions
Gary Numan
Manufacturer: Cooking Vinyl
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000MRA86W
Release Date: 2007-06-26 |
Tracks:
- Me I Disconnect from You
- Down in the Park
- I Nearly Married a Human
- Cars
- Airplane
- Films
- Conversation
- Rip
- Metal
- Pure
- My Jesus
- Cars
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Album Description
2007 release from the Synthpop innovator consisting of all his sessions recorded for John Peel's BBC radio show. These recordings highlight tracks from his groundbreaking albums Replicas and The Pleasure Principle, both released the same year as these 1979 performances. 16 tracks including 'Down In The Park', 'Cars', 'Me I Disconnect From You', 'Down In The Park' and more. Maida Vale.
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- Some of the best Peel Sessions SATB ever did
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Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000IY0120
Release Date: 2006-10-30 |
Tracks:
- Love in a Void
- Mirage
- Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)
- Suburban Relapse
- Hong Kong Garden
- Overground
- Carcass
- Helter Skelter
- Placebo Effect
- Playground Twist
- Regal Zone
- Poppy Day
- Halloween
- Voodoo Dolly
- But Not Them
- Into the Light
- Candyman
- Cannons
- Lands End
Album Description
2006 compilation featuring Peel Sessions favorites from the Queen of Goth, Siouxsie Sioux and her band of Banshees. 19 tracks including 'Hong Kong Garden', 'Halloween', 'Candyman', 'Overground' and more. Darkness has never sounded so delightful. Universal.
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The Peel Sessions Are the Stuff of Legend. They Broke all the Rules and Engaged the Listener with Under-the -gun Mixes of Some of the World's Most Weird, Wonderful and Wired Bands. There was a Mythology to Peel Sessions: Musicians Went Into the Studio to Record their Three Or Four Track Session, Only to Emerge a Few Hours Later Blinking and Dazed, Having Made a Helluva Racket that Would Go Down in History as the Making of the Band.
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Some of the best Peel Sessions SATB ever did.......2007-01-09
Just listen to Land's End, and you will hear what a remarkable band and recording came out of some of the Peel sessions. I am so thankful that this collection has come out, and in all of its remastered glory!
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The Peel Sessions
Pulp
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ASIN: B000HKDBFO
Release Date: 2006-10-30 |
Tracks:
- Turkey Mambo Momma
- Please Don't Worry
- Wishful Thinking
- Refuse to Be Blind
- Pink Glove
- You're a Nightmare
- Acrylic Afternoons
- Underwear
- Common People
- Pencil Skirt
- Sunrise
- Weeds
- I Love Life
- Duck Diving
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- Theme from Peter Gunn
- Sorted for E's and Wizz
- Help the Aged
- This Is Hardcore
- Sunrise
- Mile End
- Do You Remember the First Time?
- Babies
- Weeds
- Weeds II (The Origin of the Species)
- Fear
- Trees
- I Love Life
- Party Hard
- Common People
Album Description
Two CD set featuring the best of the recordings Pulp made for John Peel. Disc One contains their complete studio sessions, including their first ever and much sought after 1981 session. Disc Two contains the best of their live recordings, including the complete concert recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall to celebrate 40 years of broadcasting by John. Contains sleeve notes by Jarvis and includes the following previously unreleased tracks; 'Turkey Mambo Momma', 'Please Don't Worry', 'Refuse To Be Blind', 'Duck Diving' and 'Theme From Peter Gunn'. Universal. 2006.
Album Details
This is a Double CD of the Best of the Recordings Pulp Made for John Peel. Disc One Contains their Complete Studio Sessions, Including their First Ever and Much Sought after 1981 Session. Disc Two Contains the Best of their in Concert Recordings, Including the Complete Concert Recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall to Celebrate 40 Years of Broadcasting by John. Contains Sleeve Notes by Jarvis. Includes Five Unreleased Tracks.
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Thank you John........2006-11-29
I think this double album is not only worthy for Pulp fans, but for anyone who loves music. Its value isn`t just musical, it`s also a tribute for beloved John Peel. The inner notes tell us how Jarvis will be eternally grateful with John for introducing him to music he might as well have never got to hear if it weren`t for his amazing contribution to music culture not only in the UK, but worldwide. As for the sessions...well, what can i say, i will obviously get carried away for my immense love for Pulp and Mr.Cocker`s amazing writing skills. One of the most important singers and songwriters of all time, paying homage to one of the greatest music personalities of all time.
And thanks John, cause if it wasn`t for you, maybe Jarv wouldn`t have been in touch with all these huge amount of great music, and inspiration would`ve eventually faded away.
Thanks for everything.
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- good EP
- If you own Pisces Iscariot not worth it.
- no, i'm not a kid, this is easier than logging in.
- smashing!
- Buy it for Smiley!
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Peel Sessions
Smashing Pumpkins
Manufacturer: Plan 9/Caroline
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ASIN: B0000073W8
Release Date: 1993-02-12 |
Tracks:
- Siva
- Girl Named Sandoz
- Smiley
Album Description
1992 release on Hut featuring three tracks recorded onSeptember 8th, 1991: 'Siva' (from their debut album 'Gish'),'Smiley' and a cover of The Animals' 'Girl Named Sandoz'.The band's guitarist James Iha took the photo featured asthe cover art. Slimline jew
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good EP.......2006-08-20
As others have noted, 2 of the 3 tracks are available elsewhere- Siva is on Gish, and Girl Named Sandoz is on Pisces Iscariot. Smiley is only available on this release (unless you can track down the Hut compilation "Year of the Spectacle"). However, since the whole CD is a "live studio" release recorded for the John Peel radio show, the version of Siva is different than the one on Gish (in some ways it's better than the Gish version), and can only be found on this disc. Not recommended for a first-time TSP buyer, but a definite must for any hardcore fan.
If you own Pisces Iscariot not worth it........2006-01-04
Even though this is a great EP it isn't worth the price unless you must own every CD the Pumpkins have put out. All these songs & more are on full length & comparitively less expensive albums like Pisces Iscariot & Gish. Unless you must have it the differences are small.
no, i'm not a kid, this is easier than logging in........2005-09-27
This is an outstanding 3-song ep comprising of the tracks the Smashing Pumpkins recorded for the John Peel radio show. Girl Named Sandoz was later added to the b-sides collection Pisces Iscariot, which is a must-by. But the real reason to buy this is the outstanding version of Siva and the otherwise unreleased Smiley. This version of Siva is rockin' and far eclipses the Gish version. It's tighter, heavier, and full of distortion. Billy's vocals are even a step up. So there you have it. If you are a dedicated Pumpkins fan, I highly suggest you get this. A superb addition to any Pumpkins collection.
smashing!.......2001-05-30
This is the tight set the Pumpkins played for John Peel's radio show. Awesome, plus you get "Smiley", unavailable anywhere else. Great song. If you find this anywhere, buy it. You won't be sorry, I promise.
Buy it for Smiley!.......1999-11-05
This CD will leave you wanting more, but for most Pumpkins fans who've already got Pisces and Gish, the only reason to buy it is Smiley - It's worth it. If you're not a hard-core Pumpkins fan and don't have Gish yet, buy Gish before this.
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- Legend of The Fall
- The Fall
- what you need
- Pasts and Futures
- "Words of expectation," finally fulfilled
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The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
The Fall
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ASIN: B0009JE58K
Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
Tracks:
- ONE - Broadcast 15.6.78
- Futures And Pasts
- Mother-Sister!
- Rebellious Jukebox
- Industrial Estate
- TWO Broadcast 6.12.78
- Put Away
- Mess Of My
- No Xmas For John Quays
- Like To Blow
- THREE Broadcast 24.9.80
- Container Drivers
- Jawbone And The Air-Rifle
- New Puritan
- New Face In Hell
- FOUR Broadcast 31.3.81
- Middlemass
- Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul
- Hip Priest
- C'n'C - Hassle Schmuck
Tracks:
- FIVE Broadcast 15.9.81
- Deer Park
- Look, Know
- Winter
- Who Makes The Nazis?
- SIX Broadcast 23.3.83
- Smile Garden
- Hexen Definitive - Strife Knot
- Eat Y-self Fitter
- SEVEN Broadcast 3.1.84
- Pat Trip Dispenses
- 2 x 4
- Words Of Expectation
- C.R.E.E.P.
Tracks:
- EIGHT Broadcast 3.6.85
- Cruiser's Creek
- Couldn't Get Ahead
- Spoilt Victorian Child
- Gut Of The Quantifier
- NINE Broadcast 7.10.85
- L.A.
- The Man Whose Head Expanded
- What You Need
- Faust Banana
- TEN Broadcast 9.7.86
- Hot Aftershave Bop
- R.O.D.
- Gross Chapel - GB Grenadiers
- US 80s-90s
- ELEVEN Broadcast 19.5.87
- Athlete Cured
- Australians In Europe
- Twister
- Guest Informant
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- TWELVE Broadcast 31.10.88
- Deadbeat Descendant
- Cab It Up
- Squid Lord
- Kurious Oranj
- THIRTEEN Broadcast 1.1.90
- Chicago Now
- Black Monk Theme
- Hilary
- Whizz Band (previously unbroadcast)
- FOURTEEN Broadcast 23.3.91
- The War Against Intelligence
- Idiot Joy Showland
- A Lot Of Wind
- The Mixer
- FIFTEEN Broadcast 15.2.92
- Free Range
- Kimble
- Immortality
- Return
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- SIXTEEN Broadcast 13.3.93
- Ladybird (Green Grass)
- Strychnine
- Service
- Paranoia Man In Cheap Sh*t Room
- SEVENTEEN Broadcast 5.2.94
- M5
- Behind The Counter
- Reckoning
- Hey! Student
- EIGHTEEN Broadcast 17.12.94
- Glam Racket - Star
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Numb At The Lodge
- NINETEEN Broadcast 22.12.95
- He Pop!
- Oleano
- Chilinist
- The City Never Sleeps
- TWENTY Broadcast 18.8.96
- D.I.Y. Meat
- Spinetrak
- Spencer
- Beatle Bones 'N' Smokin' Stones
Tracks:
- TWENTY ONE Broadcast 3.3.98
- Calendar
- Touch Sensitive
- Masquerade
- Jungle Rock
- TWENTY TWO Broadcast 4.11.98
- Behind Soul One
- Antidotes
- Shake-Off
- This Perfect Day
- TWENTY TWO Broadcast 4.11.98
- TWENTY THREE Broadcast 13.3.03
- 8.04
- Contraflow
- Groovin' With Mr Bloe - Green-Eyed Loco Man
- Mere Pseud Mag. Ed.
- TWENTY FOUR Broadcast 12.8.04
- Clasp Hands
- Blindness
- What About Us?
- Wrong Place, Right Time - I Can Hear The Grass Grow
- Job Search
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Legend of The Fall.......2006-12-04
Dabbling in The Fall's back catalogue is a daunting task, considering the prolific nature of the band, the various line-up changes, and the varying quality of their output. For those new to the band, the best place to start is the excellent 2 CD compilation "50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong", while more seasoned fans will find much to treasure in "The Complete Peel Sessions" - a 6 CD set covering all of the sessions recorded for the late British DJ from 1978 to 2004.
To describe the sound of The Fall, eclectic would be the best word to start with. Their punky edge of the late 70's gave way to more conventional rock and pop sounds in the 80's, as is represented on the first three discs. The first hint to their talent becomes apparent on "Rebellious Jukebox", "Mess of My", and "Container Drivers" - a barnstorming, almost rockabilly tune. Attended to by brash guitars, occasionally spastic drumming, and Mark E. Smiths snide vocals, The Fall's sound is solidified on the first disc alone. Better tunes lie ahead, as disc three contains some of the highlights from my favorite three Fall albums: "This Nation's Saving Grace", "Bend Sinister", and "The Frenz Experiment". For me, this is the most accessible period of The Fall's career, and a good starting point for new fans. The band's mid to late career output is well represented on the remaining three discs, with many highs (songs from "Middle Class Revolt" and "Light User Syndrome" are especially riveting) and occasional lows (most of the tracks recorded after 2003 fail to pack the same punch as the earlier material). Whatever the quality of the albums that have been released over the years, The Fall have proven to be a formidable live act, and this is showcased to maximum effect on "The Complete Peel Sessions". The sound quality, even of the earliest recordings, is fantastic.
The box set itself is a handsome package, with six slimline cases and a full-color booklet with extensive notes on each session, and the tracks are organized by the date of the recording session. Attempting to listen to all six discs in one sitting is likely to induce delirium, so this set is best enjoyed in small doses. Like a good wine, this set will get better with time, and the charms will be revealed with each listen.
Even in North America, John Peel was highly regarded as a champion of some of the UK's best bands, including The Undertones, Joy Division, and especially The Fall. Knowing that he passed away during the development of this box set adds a poignancy to the music, and the booklet will make you realize how important the Peel Sessions were to the band's career. For any fan, this is a must have.
The Fall.......2006-02-04
Actually they are one of the great groups of all time and this becomes clear with this box set. While at first it may seem overkill, it is a fantastic selection of their songs over the years.
what you need.......2006-01-18
This set contains all 24 Peel Sessions by The Fall. What more do you need to know? This is, hands down, THE greatest Fall collection ever. The holy grail. Period. The highs (and there are so many) and the lows (there are a couple or three) all come together to provide a fairly accurate history of the band in a way that no "best-of" ever could. If you are still reading this, buy it already.
Pasts and Futures.......2005-08-02
John Peel had been presenting his show on Radio One for over a decade before he aired the first session from the Fall on 15 June 1978. Nevertheless, over his unbroken thirty-seven years of broadcasting for the BBC, his name became most closely linked with that of the mighty Fall, "the great miracle of my musical life", in a symbiotic relationship which had them recording twenty-four exclusive sessions for his programme, far more than any other one act, and they are all magnificently here.
Such a box set had been eagerly awaited for years, and the contents and presentation are pretty much everything that could have been hoped for. The sessions are presented in their entirety and a fulsome booklet gives all the details of line-ups, producers and engineers where known (oddly these details are not known for some of the sessions from 1987 onwards, including the two most recent).
Curiously, the location is not specified (usually BBC Maida Vale Studio 4, at least until 1994, though sometimes in Maida Vale 3 or 5, and once in 1981 at Langham Studio 1, in Regent Street). The liner notes were written by Fall expert Daryl Easlea and are generally illuminating and concise, and where he might express an occasional opinion with which one disagrees - well, this is part of the pleasure of the Fall experience.
The BBC sessions came about because of restrictions in the amount of records they were allowed to play ("needle time") and were turned from being regarded as something of a limitation into one of the BBC's great strengths by John Peel, who encouraged the acts he booked not to merely attempt to replicate their current single, a doomed exercise given the time and studio limitations, but to use their day as a platform to experiment and try out new material; in fact, to do whatever they wanted at the BBC's expense.
It is a testament to the production and engineering skills of the staff at London's Maida Vale that bands could turn out around four tunes in a session that were often more robust and focused than their commercially available counterparts. Though some bands would simply produce as-live versions of highlights from their latest LP, the Fall fully realised the Peel ethos by regularly previewing material that would not be recorded for a year or more, if at all - as in the case of Mess Of My, for example, or the lengthy Words Of Expectation.
They also submitted a number of exclusive and unpredictable cover versions, such as their bizarre send-up of Do The Hucklebuck; the long overdue Mr Bloe revival on Groovin' With Mr Bloe; Max Bygraves' Jingle Bell Rock; Lee Perry's Kimble The Nimble, which was released on a single and reached 34 in the 1992 Festive Fifty; This Perfect Day by the Saints in 1998, or Strychnine by the Sonics, both showing that Mark E Smith had rightly retained his love of garage.
On Nancy Sinatra's The City Never Sleeps At Night (the B-side of These Boots Were Made For Walkin', so nothing obvious) a guest singer, Lucy Rimmer, was drafted in to sing lead. Perhaps best of all was the Fall rendition of Captain Beefheart's Beatle Bones'n'Smoking Stones, originally from Strictly Personal in 1968.
Eight other Peel session tracks reached the annual Festive Fifty of listener's votes, in preference to the records, between 1985 and 1998 (Cruiser's Creek, ROD, Athlete Cured, Ladybird, M5, Hey! Student, Feeling Numb and Shake-Off), proving that the days of radio sessions being regarded as second best were truly dead and buried.
Twenty-four sessions in twenty-six years is insufficient to chronicle all the multifarious line-up changes the Fall has undergone, and by the last only Mark E Smith remained from the first, though as he has pointed out, "If it's me and your granny on bongos, it's The Fall". It is noticeable how fresh and vital the band still sound, with a passion and creativity many of today's new young pretenders should envy.
Despite his reputation as a hard taskmaster, like Captain Beefheart, it is also significant how members who have left the band are prone years later to return, presumably missing the challenges being in one of the most prolific and inventive bands around could bring. Guests were often brought in to augment the sessions, providing clarinet, fiddle or (possibly, unless it is Mark E Smith uncredited) harmonica, and on their very first session I believe I can hear Marc Riley's backing vocals on Rebellious Jukebox (he was their roadie at the time, and had only joined the band by the time of their second session).
Covering twenty-six years in a breakneck seven hours of Fall history is also insufficient to do justice to their many sides but it does highlight their remarkable consistency of quality in a variety of forms.
Fall enthusiasts will be encouraged to see that Whizz Bang from session 13 (which was never broadcast, perhaps at the band's request as the song never surfaced on record either) is included, as is the track Job Search, an extra track they recorded at their final Peel session that was broadcast on the occasion of his 65th (and final) birthday.
Other Radio One live concert broadcasts and sessions such as those for Saturday Live and the Evening Session (one of which was re-broadcast on the John Peel programme) are not included. The 5th session, incidentally, was recorded on 19 August 1981, and first broadcast on 26 August, not as stated in the liner notes.
There have been other compilations of Fall Peel sessions. Should you own any of them, throw them out now and buy this. Pass them on to any unsuitable curmudgeonly young person and brighten their life.
The Fall: "They are always different, they are always the same" - John Peel
"Words of expectation," finally fulfilled.......2005-06-30
Exhaustively, inevitably, ultimately, it's six hours of the long march along MES and his band of dozens. For a Fall compilation, unusually insightful (rather than inaccurate, fawning, or cryptic) liner notes accompany this compendium of John Peel's favorite band. I only wish captions were included. It would've been nice to have a Pete Frame-type of family tree of Fall members, or at least pics of each of the lineups, however. Also, the six plain-wrap cd's look identical, and you cannot see the disc listings on the back, but only by flipping the cases open. My discs keep falling out of the cardboard box as well, eager to be played! Any Fall fan will find what to like and what to skip, but after dutifully hearing it all over the course of a week, general comments for anyone considering this investment of time and money. A fine value for the committed lifer, but start with "50,000" for the double-disc appetizer. I assume any listener to this six-disc box, on the other hand, has fifty or so Fall CD's (at least) already. By the way, this completely supersedes the earlier 2-disc "Words of Expectation" issued a few years ago.(I purchased the import; Amazon's domestic cost for the set compares favorably, much less than list price.)
Sound quality's great, and even the frequent doldrums encountered throughout this audial slog are made a bit more endurable by the presence of fidelity. Lyrics often emerge more articulately than on studio versions, and since the vast majority of the tunes that have album versions benefit from either the freshness of their early takes or the lack of polish shown in these radio sessions, the production that is stripped from many of the Fall's best and some of its worst songs generally plays to the band's frenetic advantage.
The Fall's official website carries much more comprehensive reactions to the minutiae of these songs, and I will not take up too much space here enumerating the high and low stretches.
Suffice to say, Disc One has the punkiest artifacts, and these again sound better than their often dated production from the studio versions at the time. It's evident how quickly the Fall found its own style(s), for by sessions 3 and 4, the early 80s atonal assault can be heard superbly especially with Paul Hanley's drums powering "Container Drivers." Disc Two brings you through what I hold to be one of the darker periods of the band ("Garden" especially rumbles on fearsomely) pre-Brix into her arrival and transformation into a more poppy-ish sound. Continuing through Disc Three, lesser known songs such as "Gut of the Quantifier" "Faust Banana" and "Gross Chapel--British Grenadiers" and "Athlete Cured" shine unexpectedly. Disc Four pairs a chugging "Cab it Up" and "Deadbeat Descendant" to a catchy effect. By the early 90s, another fallow period gives songs like "A Lot of Wind" even less energy than on the album versions, and such listlessness dominates more often as Disc Five progresses. The 1990s is an up-and-down period for the band, and its mangling of Xmas carols, for example, is less fun than it may have seemed at the time. Session 19, however, taking material from "Light User Syndrome" cd, marks a bit of a revival and the Peel versions of "He Pep" and "Hey Student!" do make good use of background vocals, including Brix again (trying to sing more than her screeches often heard elsewhere on live renditions of many of her earlier tunes) on some of the better selections from the mid-90s. Disc Six is nearly agony to get through Sessions 21 and most of 22. By now, the disintegration of the longtime line-up can be felt, and "Antidotes" offers no remedy. Only the Saints' "This Perfect Day" salvages the first half of the final disc. Of course, the 2003 and 2004 sessions, with the newest Mrs. Smith and another energized, if no less stable, band, show a welcome maturity (and a cover of The Move's "I Can Hear the Grass Grow") and a return to caring about the sound as well as the image for MES and his hired help.
P.S. 3 stars for packaging; 5 for sound; 4 for content, as the mighty Fall does drag more as any fan knows for long stretches of this sonic marathon, best taken at shorter one-hour sprints. I still wish that John Peel's favorite session men (and women) had recorded Peel's favorite song, the Undertones' "Teenage Kicks"! But all 96 songs are here, at last.
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Complete John Peel Sessions
The House of Love
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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ASIN: B000IY011Q
Release Date: 2006-10-30 |
Tracks:
- Destroy the Heart
- Nothing to Me
- Plastic
- Blind
- Hedonist
- Don't Turn Blue
- Safe
- Love in a Car
- In a Room
- Beatles and Stones
- Christine
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- Crush Me
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Two CDs featuring the complete Peel Session recordings by Guy Chadwick and his House Of Love. The band, who formed in the UK in 1986, have had a long and storied career. They've released influential albums on Creation Records in the '80s, scored hits for Fontana in the '90s and have recently reformed with original guitarist Terry Bickers back in the line-up after 16 years away. 21 tracks including 'The Beatles And The Stones', 'Plastic', 'Nothing To Me', 'Blind' and many more. Universal. 2006.
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The Peel Sessions Are the Stuff of Legend. They Broke all the Rules and Engaged the Listener with Under-the -gun Mixes of Some of the World's Most Weird, Wonderful and Wired Bands. There was a Mythology to Peel Sessions: Musicians Went Into the Studio to Record their Three Or Four Track Session, Only to Emerge a Few Hours Later Blinking and Dazed, Having Made a Helluva Racket that Would Go Down in History as the Making of the Band.
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- This is probably my favorite SLITS record
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The Peel Sessions
The Slits
Manufacturer: Strange Fruit UK
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ASIN: B0000084BX
Release Date: 1998-02-24 |
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- So Tough
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- Difficult Fun
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Album Description
10 track compilation of their sessions, 1977-1981, with Neneh Cherry as backing vocalist on the three cuts from the 1981 session: 'Difficult Fun', 'In The Beginning' and 'Earthbeat/ Wedding Song'. 1998 Strange Fruit release.
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Tracks: Love and Romance, Vindictive, New Town, Shoplifting, So Tough and More.
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This is probably my favorite SLITS record.......2006-03-06
Most bands don't do much unique on Peel shows from what my ears have heard. Typically they're just recreating what they did in the studio for their records.
That's not the case w/ the SLITS. When I heard this record it took me places musically that the SLITS had never been before, certainly as a complete record.
The Cut first album is quite something. Course, that's assuming yer into the sound these gals made. It's not your usual stuff, punk or otherwise. Sure, they existed right in the fermament of the late 70's punk scene. But they carved out a musical place that is still only theirs.
This is an invaluable release because the SLITS released so few records. I'd recommend it in a heart beat, though I'd caution you to listen to those amazon 'listen' buttons first cuz this is not automatically going to be the group you just dig. We gotta find out if yer adventrous musically or not first. If you can get into their groove, man, they did some hot stuff and here's where they really get into it most. chrisbct@hotmail.com
UK JUNK.......2005-07-21
This may be perhaps the worst punk cd put out by a group of crazed women obsessed with the popularity of bands like the Sex Pistols, and the Clash. These chicks were amateurs when it came to playing their instruments, damn they even had to have Mick Jones from the Clash tune their instruments for them when they were on tour together. Sorry ladies just because you have the heart, and the enthusisam does not mean that the talent portion will fall in. This time you came up short. Instead try checking out X ray Spex, or the Avengers, or Patti Smiths first album Horses if your into the whole female empowerment punk rock group. POSEURS.
The Slits will always be better than YOU, sorry asshole.......2005-06-18
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Slits.......2005-03-06
The Slits are one of the most underrated bands of all time, in ANY genre, as well as the most undeserving band to ever get dropped...I haven't heard this album yet, but as soon as i get some more moolah, i plan on purchasing this, i just bought Live at the Gibus and Generation X - GenX
All women punk group.......2002-01-16
Very chaotic, very joyful, and full of life. The Slits are the best! I am still missing their "Retrospective" album on CD!
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- Most complete Peel Sessions package
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The Wedding Present
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
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ASIN: B000MTDR72
Release Date: 2007-04-24 |
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- You Should Always Keep in Touch with Your Fiends
- It's What You Want That Matters
- This Boy Can Wait
- Felicity
- All About Eve
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- Something and Nothing
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- Verkhovyno
- Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?
- Unfaithful
- Take Me!
- Happy Birthday
- Zavtra
- Sertsem I Dusheyu
- Cherez Richku, Cherez Hai
- Dalliance
- Heather
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- California
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- Softly Softly
- Come Play with Me
- Gazebo [Electric Version]
- So Long, Baby
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- Him or Me (What's It Gonna Be?)
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- John Peel Interviews David Gedge, Pt. 1
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- It's a Gas
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- Click Click
- My Favourite Dress
- Real Thing
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Exhaustive six CD set that ccompiles all of the sessions that this UK band recorded for John Peel's BBC radio show. The recordings span the years 1986 to 2004, taking in various different line-ups of the band fronted by the gifted and manic David Gedge. Housed in a brick format with sleeve notes by Peel Archivist Ken Garner. Contains never before released recordings. 95 tracks. Sanctuary 2007
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The First Complete Collection of all the Wedding Presents Recordings for the John Peel Show. This 6cd Set it Remastered and Compiled by Dave Gedge. Comes Housed in a Brick Format with Sleeve Notes by Peel Archivist Ken Garner and Includes Never Before Released Recordings.
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Most complete Peel Sessions package.......2007-05-24
This is the most complete package I've seen for any band that had sessions with John Peel. Grab it while there are still copies available, even if you have all of the other TWP Peel Session CDs. The live stuff is a fantastic way to round out the 6-CD set.
I would never resent such a perfect Present........2007-04-03
I'm a huge fan of Peel Sessions. I have copies of Peel Sessions from everyone from The Smiths to Sonic Youth to The Field Mice to Motorcycle Boy. When I heard The Wedding Present was releasing their complete Peel Sessions recordings, I became ecstatic. Not only is some band putting out a comprehensive collection of their Peel Sessions, but it's a band I really like and already have one session of with the great John Peel, celebrating his 50th birthday on August 29, 1989.
This boxset is everything I expected from it. Great recordings that document an extensive history of a legendary band. Spanning over 95 tracks and 12 complete sessions, this is a must have for any fan of The Wedding Present and a perfect starting point for someone stumbling across this while searching for John Peel. Author Ken Garner provides great liner notes that will keep you entertained.
I only wish more bands would release their complete Peel Sessions much like The Wedding Present has.
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Ducks Deluxe
Manufacturer: Hux Records
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ASIN: B000LRZ0AM
Release Date: 2007-01-26 |
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Ducks Deluxe was One of the Very First of the So Called British `pub Rock' Bands of the Early 1970s. Along with their Contemporaries, Such as the Seminal "dr Feelgood", They were an Undoubted Influence on the English Punk Scene. This Compilation features Three Previously Unreleased BBC Sessions, all of which were Recorded for John Peel's Radio One Show. Includes Two Tracks which have Never Been Released Before. After the Group Disbanded, the Ex-ducks all Remained Active; Nick Garvey and Andy Mcmaster Formed the Motors, Martin Belmont Joined Graham Parker and the Rumour and Sean Tyla Formed the Tyla Gang. These Classic Archive Recordings, which Sound as Fresh and Exciting Today as They Did in the Pre-punk Era, Are Now Finally Released with the Full Agreement of the Band.
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"Must Have" Item for Pub Rock Fans!.......2007-05-07
If you are fond of Pub Rock musicians such as Brinsley Schwarz, The Rumour and Chilli Willi and Red Hot Peppers, you had better purchase this CD. Liner notes by Martin Belmont, ex-Ducks Deluxe, are worthwhile reading.
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