Radio 1 Sessions (Generation X album)
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Radio One Sessions | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1977–79 | |||
Genre | Pop punk | |||
Length | 41:01 | |||
Label | Strange Fruit | |||
Producer | Jeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, Tony Wilson | |||
Generation X chronology | ||||
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Radio 1 Sessions is a compilation of studio recordings made for BBC Radio One by the pop punk band Generation X between 1977 and 1979.[1] Three separate John Peel sessions are featured,[2] along with a cover version of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates "Shakin' All Over", recorded for David Jensen's early evening show.[3]
Track listing
Radio 1 Sessions
All tracks are written by Billy Idol and Tony James except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Day By Day" | 2:27 | |
2. | "Listen!" | 3:15 | |
3. | "Youth Youth Youth" | 4:01 | |
4. | "Your Generation" | 3:16 | |
5. | "From the Heart" | 2:29 | |
6. | "Rock On" (Wrongly credited in the CD booklet to Idol / James.) | Gary Glitter, Mike Leander | 2:34 |
7. | "Gimme Some Truth" | 2:24 | |
8. | "No No No" | 1:48 | |
9. | "Shakin' All Over" (Gus Robinson is uncredited in the CD booklet.) | Johnny Kidd, Gus Robinson | 2:47 |
10. | "Paradise West" | 5:23 | |
11. | "Love Like Fire" | 2:52 | |
12. | "Night of the Cadillacs" | 3:11 | |
13. | "English Dream" | 4:38 |
- Notes
- Tracks 1 − 4 recorded 12 April 1977 for John Peel.[4]
- Tracks 5 − 8 recorded 12 July 1977 for John Peel.[5]
- Track 9 recorded 12 June 1978 for David Jensen - "King Rocker" and "One Hundred Punks" were also recorded, but they no longer exist in the BBC vault.[6]
- Tracks 10 − 13 recorded 15 January 1979 for John Peel.[7]
Personnel
- Generation X
- Billy Idol − vocals
- Tony James − bass guitar
- Bob "Derwood" Andrews − guitar
- Mark Laff − drums
- John Towe − drums for tracks 1 − 4
References
- ^ "Generation X (4) - Radio 1 Sessions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel — Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC One — Top of the Pops, 26/04/1979". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 12/04/1977 Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 12/07/1977 Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "GENERATION X on BBC Radio". Nemsworld.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 15/01/1979 Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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