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Radio 1 Sessions (Generation X album)

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Released
  
2002

Length
  
41:01

Artist
  
Generation X

Label
  
Strange Fruit Records

Recorded
  
1977-79

Radio 1 Sessions(2002)
  
Anthology(2003)

Release date
  
2002

Genre
  
Punk rock

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Producer
  
Jeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, Tony Wilson

Similar
  
Sweet Revenge, The Best of Generation X, Live, Anthology, Valley of the Dolls

Radio 1 Sessions is a compilation of studio recordings made for BBC Radio One by punk rock band Generation X between 1977 and 1979. Three separate John Peel sessions are featured, along with the cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates "Shakin' All Over," recorded for David Jensen's early evening show.

Contents

Radio 1 Sessions

All tracks written by Billy Idol and Tony James except where noted.

Notes
  • Tracks 1 − 4 recorded 12/4/77 for John Peel.
  • Tracks 5 − 8 recorded 12/7/77 for John Peel.
  • Track 9 recorded 12/6/78 for David Jensen - "King Rocker" and "One Hundred Punks" were also recorded, but they no longer exist in the BBC vault.
  • Tracks 10 − 13 recorded 15/1/79 for John Peel.

    • Personnel

  • Billy Idol − vocals
  • Tony James − bass
  • Bob "Derwood" Andrews − guitar
  • Mark Laff − drums
  • John Towe − drums for tracks 1 − 4

    • References

    Radio 1 Sessions (Generation X album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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