The Complete BBC Peel Sessions is an album by The Delgados, released after the band broke up. It was released on their own Chemikal Underground record label in 2006 after they acquired the rights at the start of the year.
Session information Alun Woodward - guitar, vocal Emma Pollock - guitar, vocal Stewart Henderson - bass guitar Paul Savage - drums
Session 1 - 13/05/1995 Lazarwalker Blackwell I've Only Just Started to Breathe Primary Alternative Producer - Stewart Cruickshank Engineer - Tony Doogan Session 2 - 12/05/1996 Under Canvas Under Wraps 4th Channel Teen Elf Sucrose Violin - Gayle Harrison Session 3 - 16/07/1997 Everything Goes Around the Water The Arcane Model Pull the Wires from the Wall Mauron Chanson Producer - Mike Eagles Flute - Camille Mason Violin - Emily MacPherson Engineer - Colin Marshall Violin - Jennifer Christie Cello - Alan Barr Session 4 - 17/06/1998 Repeat Failure Don't Stop Blackpool The Weaker Argument Defeats the Stronger Producer - Mike Robinson Cello - Alan Barr Engineer - Simon Askew Session 5 - 29/03/2000 No Danger Make Your Move Accused of Stealing Aye Today Producer - James Birtwistle Engineer - Guy Worth Cello - Alan Barr Viola - Charlie Cross Piano - Colin MacPherson Violin - Oliver Langford, Jeremy Birchall, Vuk Karkovic Flute - Camille Mason Session 6 - 16/10/2002 Mr. Blue Sky California über alles Matthew and Son Last Rose of Summer Producer - Guy Worth Cello - Alan Barr Violin - David Lang Engineer - Nick Fountain Violin - Kobis Frick Piano - Lewis Turner Burns Night Special - 26/01/2003 Parcel of Rogues Piano - Lewis Turner Session 7 - 02/09/2004 I Fought the Angels Ballad of Accounting Is This All That I Came For? Everybody Come Down Producer - Simon Askew Keyboards - Alan Barr Engineer - Nick Scripps
Reviews
Uncut 4/5 Mojo 4/5 NME 9/10 Sunday Herald 4/5
Track listing Disc 1 "Lazarwalker" "Blackwell" "I've Only Just Started To Breathe" "Primary Alternative" "Under Canvas Under Wraps" "4th Channel" "Teen Elf" "Sucrose" "Everything Goes Around The Water" "Arcane Model" "Pull The Wires From The Wall" "Mauron Chanson" "Repeat Failure" "Don't Stop" "Blackpool" "Weaker Argument Defeats The Stronger"
Disc 2 "No Danger" "Make Your Move" "Accused of Stealing" "Aye Today" "Mr. Blue Sky" (originally by Electric Light Orchestra) "California über alles" (originally by Dead Kennedys) "Matthew and Son" (originally by Cat Stevens) "Last Rose of Summer" "Parcel of Rogues" "I Fought the Angels" "Ballad of Accounting" (originally by Ewan MacColl) "Is This All That I Came For" "Everybody Come Down"
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