The Teardrop Explodes - Peel Sessions Plus

[Common Era]

Slightly old news now, but still good news, that October 15 finally sees the release of the Teardrop Explodes BBC radio sessions (well, most of them at least).

Track Listings
1. Ha Ha I'm Drowning
2. Went Crazy
3. Brave Boys Keep Their Promises
4. Chance
5. Reward
6. Thief Of Baghdad
7. When I Dream
8. Poppies In The Field
9. Like Leila Khaled Said
10. Culture Bunker
11. Pure Joy Wins Out Again
12. Better Scream/Make That Move
13. Bent Out Of Shape
14. Log Cabin
15. Buchanan
16. You Disappear From View

I did see it being offered on a US site, but can't remember which, and you can preorder it from amazon.co.uk

[Tripecac]

Thanks a ton Andrew!

Here's the two Amazon links:

Amazon.com
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VWYEY0/
- $24

Amazon.co.uk
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000VWYEY0/
- £9.99

can I shorten your link so that the page isn't really wide?

[Spacecat]

Will be great to get all these on CD, I only have the first four that I taped from the radio all those years ago, which I eventually transferred to CD but the quality wasn't that good, and tracks 6-8 downloaded.

[Tripecac]

Did you grab 6-8 from http://theperfumedgarden.blogspot.com/2 ... -1980.html ? Great site!

[Spacecat]

Yeah, some good stuff on there. Used to listen to Peel quite a bit in the early 80's but all my tapes have since been lost or chucked, should've kept them.

[Tripecac]

I love the stripped-down semi-cheesy sound of "Ha Ha I'm Drowning" on this CD. You can really hear the repetitive bass line, which I love. The instant I heard it, I decided to pick that as my cover song for Interpreters Volume 3.

I just wish there were a version of "Sleeping Gas" as well (my favorite Teardrop Explodes song). Did they never do a radio session with "Sleeping Gas"? Or was it not good enough for inclusion on the CD?

[Common Era]