The Peel Sessions is an album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1994. This album consists of a series of recordings made for BBC Radio 1, and originally broadcast on the John Peel show.
Track listing "Whiskey in the Jar" (Trad. arr. Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Phil Lynott) - 5:52 "Rosalie" (Bob Seger) - 3:18 "Suicide" (Lynott) - 5:20 "Emerald" (Lynott, Downey, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson) - 3:59 "Cowboy Song" (Lynott, Downey) - 5:13 "Jailbreak" (Lynott) - 4:06 "Don't Believe a Word" (Lynott) - 2:48 "Little Darling" (Lynott) - 3:07 "Still in Love With You" (Lynott) - 5:38 "Vagabond of the Western World" (Lynott) - 4:27 "Little Girl in Bloom" (Lynott) - 4:42 "Killer Without a Cause" (Gorham, Lynott) - 3:41 "Bad Reputation" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) - 2:49 "That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart" (Lynott) - 3:30 "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" (Lynott) - 3:22
Recording dates Track 1 recorded on 14/11/72 Tracks 2–3 recorded on 29/5/75 Tracks 4–6 recorded on 12/2/76 Track 7 recorded on 23/9/76 Tracks 8–9 recorded on 4/4/74 Tracks 10–11 recorded on 31/7/73 Tracks 12–15 recorded on 1/8/77
Recording session details 14/11/72 at Langham 1, London; producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bob Conduct; for ‘John Peel, Sounds of the Seventies’ 28/11/72 31/7/73 at Langham 1, London; producer John Walters, engineer unknown; for ‘John Peel, Sounds of the Seventies’ 7/8/73 4/4/74 at Langham 1, London; producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bill Aitken; for ‘John Peel, Sounds of the Seventies’ 11/4/74 29/5/75 at Maida Vale 4, London; producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bill Aitken; for ‘John Peel ‘with Top Gear’’ 5/6/75 12/2/76 at Maida Vale 4, London; producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bill Aitken; for ‘John Peel’ 9/3/76 23/9/76 at Maida Vale 4, London; producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bill Aitken; for ‘John Peel’ 11/10/76 1/8/77 at Maida Vale 4, London; producer Tony Wilson, engineer Bill Aitken; for ‘John Peel’ 22/8/77
Personnel Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals Brian Downey – drums, percussion Scott Gorham – guitars on tracks 2–7, 12–15 Brian Robertson – guitars on tracks 2–7, 12–15 Eric Bell – guitars on tracks 1, 10–11 Gary Moore – guitars, vocals on tracks 8–9
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