The Peel Sessions (Joy Division)

The Joy Division Peel sessions are a series of sessions recorded by English post-punk band Joy Division for John Peel's radio show on BBC Radio 1 between January and November 1979.

Releases

The Peel Sessions EP (1986)

The Peel Sessions
EP by Joy Division
Released	November 1986
Recorded	31 January 1979
Label	Strange Fruit
Producer	Bob Sargeant
Joy Division chronology
Still (1981) The Peel Sessions (1986) The Peel Sessions (1987)

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AllMusic	[1]

The first EP, The Peel Sessions, was released in 1986 by record label Strange Fruit. It features recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 14 February 1979, and was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 31 January 1979. ^[2] None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast. The version of "Transmission" is one of the few recordings available where both Curtis and Sumner play guitar at the same time.

The EP spent 13 weeks on the UK Indie Chart, peaking at number 4. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joy Division.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exercise One"	2:30
2.	"Insight"	3:55

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's Lost Control"	4:10
2.	"Transmission"	3:55

The Peel Sessions EP (1987)

The Peel Sessions
EP by Joy Division
Released	September 1987
Recorded	26 November 1979
Label	Strange Fruit
Producer	Tony Wilson
Joy Division chronology
The Peel Sessions (1986) The Peel Sessions (1987) Substance (1988)

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AllMusic	[4]

The second EP, also titled The Peel Sessions, was released in 1987 by Strange Fruit. It features the recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 10 December 1979; it was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 26 November 1979. ^[2] None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast.

The EP spent 17 weeks on the UK Indie Chart, peaking at number 3. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joy Division.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Will Tear Us Apart"	3:20
2.	"24 Hours"	4:05

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Colony"	4:08
2.	"Sound of Music"	4:20

Peel Sessions compilation (1990)

Peel Sessions
Compilation album by Joy Division
Released	September 1990
Recorded	31 January & 26 November 1979
Length	30:15
Label	Strange Fruit
Producer	John Peel Joy Division
Joy Division chronology
Substance (1988) Peel Sessions (1990) Warsaw (1994)

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AllMusic	[5]

A compilation of both EPs, Peel Sessions, was released in 1990 by Strange Fruit.

The US cover does not have the famous "Tube" photo by Anton Corbijn. There is also a French release which has a different cover.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joy Division.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exercise One"	2:30
2.	"Insight"	3:55
3.	"She's Lost Control"	4:10
4.	"Transmission"	3:55
5.	"Love Will Tear Us Apart"	3:20
6.	"24 Hours"	4:05
7.	"Colony"	4:00
8.	"Sound of Music"	4:20

Personnel

Personnel adapted from The Peel Sessions liner notes. ^{[6] [7]}

Joy Division

• Peter Hook – bass, vocals, guitar
• Ian Curtis – vocals, guitar
• Bernard Sumner (credited as Bernard Dicken) – guitar, synthesiser, bass
• Stephen Morris – drums

Technical personnel

• Bob Sargeant – production
• Bob Jones – engineering

References

1. "The First Peel Session [EP] – Joy Division | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. "Joy Division Discography Part 1". gerpotze.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
3. Lazell, Barry (1998). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. p. 124. ISBN   0-95172-069-4.
4. "The Second Peel Session [EP] – Joy Division | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 February 2015.
5. Fennessy, Kathleen C. "The Peel Sessions – Joy Division | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 February 2015.
6. The Peel Sessions (EP liner notes). Joy Division. 1986.
7. The Peel Sessions (EP liner notes). Joy Division. 1987.

External links

• The Peel Sessions (1986 EP) at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Peel Sessions (1987 EP) at Discogs (list of releases)
• Peel Sessions (1990) at Discogs (list of releases)