The Peel Sessions (Ruts album)
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The Peel Sessions was the 1986 album release of the sessions The Ruts
recorded in May 1979 for Radio 1
's John Peel
Show. Although released as a 12 inch vinyl platter the record was designed to be played at (the same) 45 rpm (as a 7 inch single). [tmi.]
The Ruts
The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel.-Career:...
recorded in May 1979 for Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
Show. Although released as a 12 inch vinyl platter the record was designed to be played at (the same) 45 rpm (as a 7 inch single). [tmi.]
Track listing
- "SUS"
- "Society"
- "You're Just A..."
- "It Was Cold"
- "Something That I Said"