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Peel Sessions 1979–1983

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Length
  
50:10

Label
  
Virgin Records

Producers
  
Tony Wilson, Dale Griffin

Release date
  
24 April 2000

Genres
  
Electropop, Electronica

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Released
  
24 April 2000 (2000-04-24)

Recorded
  
20 August 1979 (1979-08-20), 14 April 1980 (1980-04-14), 29 September 1980 (1980-09-29), and 29 January 1983 (1983-01-29) at Maida Vale 4 studio

Peel Sessions 1979–1983 (2000)
  
Navigation The OMD B-Sides (2001)

Artist
  
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Similar
  
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark albums, Electronica albums

Peel Sessions 1979–1983 is a compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 2000. The songs were recorded between 1979 and 1983 for the BBC Radio 1 show presented by John Peel. "Electricity" is added as a bonus track and is the original version that was featured on their debut single on Factory Records (FAC6). "Bunker Soldiers" was recorded for the first and fourth sessions; the version from the fourth session was not released on this album.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, except where noted.

The Peel sessions

All the Peel sessions by OMD were recorded at Maida Vale 4 studio.

First Peel Session

The first Peel session was recorded on 20 August 1979 and transmitted on 3 September 1979.

Track list:

  1. "Bunker Soldiers"
  2. "Julia's Song"
  3. "Messages"
  4. "Red Frame/White Light"

Producer: Tony Wilson, engineer: Dave Dade.

Line up:

  • Andy McCluskey (bass, vocals, drum machine)
  • Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals)

    • Second Peel Session

    The second Peel session was recorded on 14 April 1980 and transmitted on 21 April 1980.

    Track list:

    1. "Pretending to See the Future"
    2. "Enola Gay"
    3. "Dancing"
    4. "Motion and Heart"

    Producer: Tony Wilson, engineer: Dave Dade.

    Line up:

  • Andy McCluskey: bass, vocals, drum machine
  • Paul Humphreys: keyboards, vocals
  • David Hughes: keyboards
  • Malcolm Holmes: drums

    • Third Peel Session

    The third Peel session was recorded on 29 September 1980 and transmitted on 6 October 1980.

    Track list:

    1. "Annex"
    2. "The Misunderstanding"
    3. "The More I See You"

    Producer: Tony Wilson, engineer: Dave Dade.

    Line up:

  • Andy McCluskey: bass, vocals, drum machine
  • Paul Humphreys: keyboards, vocals
  • Martin Cooper: synthesizer (on "The Misunderstanding" only)
  • Malcolm Holmes: drums

    • Fourth Peel Session

    The fourth Peel session was recorded on 29 January 1983 and transmitted on 21 February 1983.

    Track list:

    1. "Genetic Engineering"
    2. "Off All the Things We've Made"
    3. "ABC Auto Industry"
    4. "Bunker Soldiers"

    Producer: Dale Griffin, engineers: Harry Parker and Martin Colley.

    Line up:

  • Andy McCluskey: bass, vocals, drum machine
  • Paul Humphreys: keyboards, vocals
  • Martin Cooper: synthesizer
  • Malcolm Holmes: drums

    • Songs

    1Bunker Soldiers2:49
    2Julia's Song3:56
    3Messages4:07

    References

    Peel Sessions 1979–1983 Wikipedia
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