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Peel Sessions

Two sessions for John Peel, half of them covers.
Galaxie 500, 2005

Released
15 November 2005
Recorded
24 September 1989 and 30 October 1990
Studio
BBC
Label
20/20/20
Type
live

The album gathers two BBC sessions for John Peel. The first was recorded on 24 September 1989 and broadcast on 17 October. It holds Flowers, Blue Thunder, Decomposing Trees and Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste, the last voted number 41 in Peel's 1989 Festive 50. The second was recorded on 30 October 1990 and broadcast on 4 November. It holds When Will You Come Home and three covers: the Sex Pistols' Submission, Young Marble Giants' Final Day and Buffy Sainte-Marie's Moonshot.

Wareham named the Sex Pistols cover as his favorite, a song he and Krukowski had played since their student band. Yang said it sounded different when mixed by someone other than Kramer, which made her appreciate his production more. Mark Richardson of Pitchfork called the 1989 opening of Flowers and Blue Thunder breathtaking. In 2010 20/20/20 and Domino paired the album with On Fire.

Track listing

  1. Submission4:10
  2. Final Day2:54
  3. When Will You Come Home5:11
  4. Moonshot3:21
  5. Flowers4:39
  6. Blue Thunder3:49
  7. Decomposing Trees4:04
  8. Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste6:48

More from Galaxie 500

Today (1988), On Fire (1989), This Is Our Music (1990), Copenhagen (1997), Uncollected Noise New York '88-'90 (2024)

Sources

  1. Peel Sessions (Galaxie 500 album), Wikipedia
  2. Peel Sessions, Bandcamp
  3. Galaxie 500 session, 1989, Past Daily
  4. BBC Radio One, 4 November 1990, A Head Full of Wishes
  5. Peel Sessions review, Pitchfork (2005-11-14)
  6. Temperature's Rising: Galaxie 500, an oral history, Pitchfork (2010-05-02)