The Radio One Sessions (Elastica album) explained

The Radio One Sessions
Type:compilation
Artist:Elastica
Cover:Elastica The Radio One Sessions Cover.jpg
Released:29 October 2001
Recorded:12 August 1993 – 22 September 1999
Genre:Britpop
Label:Strange Fruit Records/Koch Records
Producer:John Peel, Steve Lamacq, Mark Radcliffe, Miti Adhikari, James Birtwistle, Tim Durham, Nick Gomm, Lis Roberts, Mike Robinson
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The Radio One Sessions is a compilation of BBC Radio One sessions recorded by Britpop group Elastica. The album is notable for the appearance of several songs not included on any other Elastica release.

Track listing

  1. "Annie" (Donna Matthews) – 1:15
  2. "Spastica" (Justine Frischmann) – 2:34
  3. "Line Up" (Frischmann) – 3:12
  4. "Vaseline" (Frischmann) – 1:20
  5. "Brighton Rock" (Frischmann, Elastica) – 1:56
  6. "In The City" (Frischmann) – 1:31
  7. "Waking Up" (Burnell, Cornwell, Duffy, Frischmann, Greenfield) – 3:17
  8. "Four Wheeling" (Car Song) (Frischmann) – 2:26
  9. "Hold Me Now" (Matthews) – 2:26
  10. "Ba Ba Ba" (Frischmann) – 2:33
  11. "All For Gloria" (Traditional) – 3:02
  12. "I Wanna Be a King of Orient Aah" (Traditional) – 2:05
  13. "Rockunroll" (Frischmann) – 2:14
  14. "2:1" (Matthews) – 2:29
  15. "I Want You" (Frischmann) – 4:05
  16. "Only Human" (Gilbert, Robert Gotobed, Lewis, Matthews, Newman) – 3:24
  17. "A Love Like Ours" (Matthews) – 2:27
  18. "KB" (Frischmann, Nagle, Smith) – 3:13
  19. "Da Da Da" (Kralle Krawinkel, Stephan Remmler) – 3:41
  20. "Generator" (Frischmann) – 1:47
  21. "Your Arse My Place" (Frischmann) – 1:46

The releases omits 10 tracks recorded by the band for BBC Radio 1, in many cases because they were already present from another session.

  1. "Rockunroll" (1993.09.18) Peel Session *previously released as a b-side to Line Up
  2. "2:1" (1994.03.16) Evening Session *previously released as a b-side to Stutter
  3. "Connection" (1994.03.16) Evening Session *previously released on Evening Session Priority Tunes compilation album.
  4. "Never Here" (1994.06.14) Peel Session
  5. "Father Christmas" (1994.12.06) Peel Session (unreleased song)
  6. "Blue" (1994.12.06) Peel Session
  7. "Gloria" (1995.03.28) Radcliffe Session
  8. "Car Song" (1995.03.28) Radcliffe Session
  9. "The Other Side" (1996.07.10) Evening Session (unreleased song)
  10. "Mad Dog" (1999.09.22) Peel Session

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