The Complete John Peel Sessions (Gary Numan album) explained
| The Complete John Peel Sessions |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Gary Numan |
| Cover: | The Complete John Peel Sessions (Gary Numan album).jpg |
| Released: | 2007 |
| Recorded: | 1979, 2001 |
| Genre: | New wave, synthpop |
| Length: | 77:07 |
| Label: | Maida Vale Records
MVRCD001 |
| Producer: | Bob Sargeant, Tony Wilson, Sam Cunningham |
| Prev Title: | Jagged |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Jagged Live |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
The Complete John Peel Sessions is a CD collection of the radio sessions recorded by English musician Gary Numan for the Radio One DJ John Peel.
It was released in 2007 on the newly formed Maida Vale Records[1] and received generally favourable reviews.[2] [3] [4] It also marked the first time the Pure session had been made commercially available.[5]
The eight-page booklet contains an extensive July 2006 essay by Joel McIver[6]
Track listing
- "Me! I Disconnect From You" – 3:10
- "Down in the Park" – 4:20
- "I Nearly Married a Human" – 6:39
- "Cars" – 3:17
- "Airlane" – 3:26
- "Films" – 2:52
- "Conversation" – 6:52
- "Rip" – 5:04
- "Metal" – 4:02
- "Pure" – 5:09
- "My Jesus" – 5:44
- "Cars" – 4:11
- "Listen to My Voice" – 5:18
- "I Can't Breathe" – 5:45
- "Down in the Park" – 5:15
- "A Prayer for the Unborn" – 6:00
- Tracks 1–3 recorded 10 January 1979 and transmitted 16 January 1979.
- Tracks 4–7 recorded 29 May 1979 and transmitted 25 June 1979.
- Tracks 8–16 recorded and transmitted 7 February 2001.
Personnel (tracks 1–3)
Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards, guitar
Paul Gardiner – bass
Jess Lidyard – drums
Personnel (tracks 4–7)
Gary Numan – vocals
Chris Payne – keyboards
Billy Currie – keyboards
Paul Gardiner – bass
Cedric Sharpley – drums
Personnel (tracks 8–16)
Gary Numan – vocals
Steve Harris – guitar
Richard Beasley – drums
David Brooks – bass, keyboards
Ade Orange – keyboards
Notes and References
- Web site: Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions : album review . www.musicomh.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070509041123/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/gary-numan-4_0507.htm . 2007-05-09.
- Web site: InTheNews album review: Gary Numan The Complete Peel Sessions . www.inthenews.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091220121537/http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/reviews/music/entertainment/reviews/music/rock-indie/gary-numan-the-complete-john-peel-sessions-$1082351.htm . 2009-12-20.
- Web site: The Complete John Peel Sessions - Record Collector Magazine.
- Web site: Indigo Flow » Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions . www.indigoflow.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071214200326/http://www.indigoflow.co.uk/2007/04/10/gary-numan-the-complete-john-peel-sessions/ . 2007-12-14.
- Web site: IndieLondon: Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions - Your London Reviews . www.indielondon.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080503042719/http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/gary-numan-the-complete-john-peel-sessions . 2008-05-03.
- Web site: Home . joelmciver.co.uk.
