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The Complete John Peel Sessions (Gary Numan album)

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.

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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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 edit

  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) edit

Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards, guitar

Paul Gardiner – bass

Jess Lidyard – drums

Personnel (tracks 4–7) edit

Gary Numan – vocals

Chris Payne – keyboards

Billy Currie – keyboards

Paul Gardiner – bass

Cedric Sharpley – drums

Personnel (tracks 8–16) edit

Gary Numan – vocals

Steve Harris – guitar

Richard Beasley – drums

David Brooks – bass, keyboards

Ade Orange – keyboards

References edit

  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.
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