The Complete John Peel Sessions

Infobox Album |
Name = The Complete John Peel Sessions
Type = Album
Artist = The Jesus and Mary Chain


Released = 2000
Recorded = October 23, 1984 - November 26, 1989
Genre = Noise pop
Length = 60:37
Label = Strange Fruit Records
Producer = Mark Radcliffe, Dale Griffin, Mike Robinson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6dnsa9qgl23d link]
Chronology = The Jesus and Mary Chain
Last album = "Munki" (1998)
This album = "The Complete John Peel Sessions" (2000)
Next album = "21 Singles" (2002)

"The Complete John Peel Sessions" is an album released by Scottish alternative band The Jesus and Mary Chain.

It comprises the sessions the group recorded for the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel on his late night radio show from October 23, 1984 to November 26, 1989. Peel was an early supporter of the band and gave them well needed publicity which they were unable to gain from the majority of other DJs and music programmes of the day who concentrated mostly on the Synthpop craze sweeping the 1980s.

In 1985 (the year of the band's debut release Psychocandy), John Peel show listeners voted them 1st (Never Understand), 2nd (Just Like Honey) and 12th (You Trip Me Up) in his annual Festive Fifty chart. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/festive50s/1980s/1985/]

Track listing

#"In a Hole" – 2:42
#"You Trip Me Up" – 2:07
#"Never Understand" – 3:08
#"Taste the Floor" – 3:07
#"The Living End" – 2:14
#"Inside Me" – 3:00
#"Just Like Honey" – 2:48
#"Some Candy Talking" – 3:12
#"Psycho Candy" – 2:00
#"You Trip Me Up" – 2:41
#"Cut Dead" – 2:46
#"Fall" – 3:11
#"In the Rain" – 2:27
#"Happy Place" – 2:21
#"Sidewalking" – 4:22
#"Coast to Coast" – 3:19
#"Take It" – 3:06
#"My Girl" – 3:05
#"Far Gone" And Out – 3:03
#"Silverblade" – 3:11
#"Here Comes Alice" – 2:47

Notes

Credits

*Vocals - Jim Reid
*Guitar - William Reid
*Bass - Douglas Hart (tracks 1 to 7, 15 to 21)
*Drums - Bobby Gillespie (tracks 1 to 7)
*Backing Vocals - Karen Parker (tracks 5 to 7)
*Engineers:
**Mike Engles (tracks: 5 to 7, 19 to 21)
**Dave Dade (tracks: 12 to 14)
**Mike Robinson (tracks: 1 to 4, 15 to 18)
**Simon Clifford (tracks: 12 to 14)
*Producers:
**Mark Radcliffe (tracks: 1 to 4)
**Dale Griffin (tracks: 5 to 14, 19 to 21)
**Mike Robinson (tracks: 15 to 18)

Recording Dates

*Tracks 1 to 4 recorded October 23, 1984
*Tracks 5 to 7 recorded February 3, 1985
*Tracks 8 to 11 recorded October 29, 1985
*Tracks 12 to 14 recorded November 25, 1986
*Tracks 15 to 18 recorded May 31, 1988
*Tracks 19 to 21 recorded November 26, 1989