The Peel Sessions Album (Wire album)

The Peel Sessions Album
Compilation album by Wire
Released	1989
Recorded	18 January 1978, 20 September 1978, 11 September 1979
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Dutch East India Trading
Wire compilation album chronology
On Returning (1977–1979) (1989) The Peel Sessions Album (1989) 1985–1990: The A List (1993)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Peel Sessions Album is a compilation album by English rock band Wire. It was released in 1989. It consists of nine recordings done for John Peel between 1978 and 1979.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Practice Makes Perfect"	Bruce Gilbert, Colin Newman	3:38
2.	"I Am the Fly"	Graham Lewis, Newman	3:49
3.	"Culture Vultures"	Lewis, Newman	1:57
4.	"106 Beats That"	Gilbert, Robert Gotobed, Lewis, Newman	1:07
5.	"The Other Window"	Gilbert, Lewis	2:22
6.	"Mutual Friend"	Lewis, Newman	4:16
7.	"On Returning"	Newman	2:08
8.	"Indirect Enquiries"	Lewis, Newman	4:19
9.	"Crazy About Love"	Wire	15:27

Personnel

Wire

• Graham Lewis – bass guitar, vocals
• Robert Gotobed – drums
• Bruce Gilbert – guitar
• Colin Newman – vocals, guitar

Production

• Annette Green – photography
• Don Walker – remastering
• Vici MacDonald – sleeve design

References

1. Wilson Neate. "The Peel Sessions". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

External links

• The Peel Sessions Album at Discogs (list of releases)