The Complete John Peel Sessions (Gary Numan album)

The Complete John Peel Sessions
Live album by
Gary Numan
Released2007
Recorded1979, 2001
GenreNew wave, synthpop
Length77:07
LabelMaida Vale Records
MVRCD001
ProducerBob Sargeant, Tony Wilson, Sam Cunningham
Gary Numan chronology
Jagged
(2006) 		The Complete John Peel Sessions
(2007) 		Jagged Live
(2007)
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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[2] and received generally favourable reviews.[3][4][5] It also marked the first time the Pure session had been made commercially available.[6]

The eight-page booklet contains an extensive July 2006 essay by Joel McIver[7]

Track listing

  1. "Me! I Disconnect From You" – 3:10
  2. "Down in the Park" – 4:20
  3. "I Nearly Married a Human" – 6:39
  4. "Cars" – 3:17
  5. "Airlane" – 3:26
  6. "Films" – 2:52
  7. "Conversation" – 6:52
  8. "Rip" – 5:04
  9. "Metal" – 4:02
  10. "Pure" – 5:09
  11. "My Jesus" – 5:44
  12. "Cars" – 4:11
  13. "Listen to My Voice" – 5:18
  14. "I Can't Breathe" – 5:45
  15. "Down in the Park" – 5:15
  16. "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

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions : album review". www.musicomh.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007.
  3. ^ "InTheNews album review: Gary Numan The Complete Peel Sessions". www.inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
  4. ^ "The Complete John Peel Sessions - Record Collector Magazine".
  5. ^ "Indigo Flow » Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions". www.indigoflow.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007.
  6. ^ "IndieLondon: Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions - Your London Reviews". www.indielondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Home". joelmciver.co.uk.