The Complete Control Sessions Explained

The Complete Control Sessions is a series of live recordings by SideOneDummy Records. The series, which the label compares to Peel Sessions,^[1] features live recordings by various punk bands released digitally and on vinyl.^[2] The artwork for each release is done by El Jefe Designs.^[3] Although the first official release in the series is by The Bouncing Souls in April 2011, the label previously released a live EP by Flogging Molly with the title Complete Control Sessions in March 2007.

The series is a spin-off of Complete Control Radio, a weekly radio show hosted by Joe Sib, co-founder of SideOneDummy.^[4]

Releases

	Band	Title	Release date
N/A		Complete Control Sessions	March 13, 2007
1		Complete Control Recording Sessions	April 12, 2011
2		Complete Control Recording Sessions	August 16, 2011^[5]
3		Complete Control Recording Sessions	September 27, 2011^[6]
4		Complete Control Recording Sessions	May 1, 2012^[7]
5		Complete Control Recording Sessions	October 23, 2012^[8]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Complete Control Sessions . Side One Dummy . 2011-04-12 . 2012-02-10.
2. Web site: Side One Dummy launches Complete Control Sessions . Punknews.org . 2012-02-10.
3. Web site: We are releasing The Bouncing Souls “Complete Control Sessions”!!!! . Side One Dummy . 2012-02-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313230817/http://sideonedummy.com/we-are-releasing-the-bouncing-souls-complete-control-sessions . 2012-03-13 .
4. Web site: Punk Radio - Complete Control . Completecontrolradio.com . 2012-02-10.
5. Web site: Scream to release 'Complete Control Sessions' EP . Punknews.org . 2012-02-10.
6. Web site: Anti-Flag to release 'Complete Control Sessions' . Punknews.org . 2012-02-10.
7. Web site: Smoking Popes to release ‘Complete Control Session’ . Punknews.org . 2012-03-02 . 2012-04-11.
8. Web site: Samiam to release ‘Complete Control Sessions’ . Punknews.org . 2012-08-30 . 2012-08-31.