The Peel Sessions
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 1995
Recorded1973–1975
GenreExperimental rock
Length66:11
LabelStrange Fruit
Can chronology
Anthology
(1994)
The Peel Sessions
(1995)
Sacrilege
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Peel Sessions is a compilation album by the German experimental rock band Can.[2] Released in November 1995, it contains songs from four sessions recorded for John Peel's Radio 1 show. The sessions took place in February 1973 (track 1), January 1974 (track 4), October 1974 (tracks 2 & 3), and May 1975 (tracks 5 & 6). The songs are mostly unreleased improvisations. "Geheim" is released as "Half Past One" on Landed and "Mighty Girl" as "November" on Out of Reach.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt and Damo Suzuki.

  1. "Up the Bakerloo Line with Anne" – 18:49
  2. "Return to BB City" – 8:27
  3. "Tape Kebab" – 8:58
  4. "Tony Wanna Go" – 14:31
  5. "Geheim (Half Past One)" – 6:42
  6. "Mighty Girl" – 8:41

Personnel

Can

References

  1. ^ The Peel Sessions at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.

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