''Clawfist – The Peel Sessions'' is a split EP recorded by

John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...

at BBC's studios, released on 20 November 1992 through

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. The first half contains

Gallon Drunk Gallon Drunk were an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1988. Their sound contains a variety of influences, from noise to blues and jazz, and is noted for its dark subject matter. Biography The band formed in 1988 with an initi ...

's session, recorded on 14 July 1991; the second half contains Breed's session, recorded on 28 July 1991.

Track listing

Personnel

;Breed *Simon Breed – vocals, guitar *Steve Hewitt – drums *Andrew Park – drums ;Gallon Drunk *Joe Byfield –

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Max Décharné Max Décharné is an English rock musician and singer, and the author of nine books, mostly non-fiction, and numerous short stories. Music and writing Max Décharné has written about music regularly for Mojo (magazine), Mojo magazine since 1 ...

– drums *Mike Delanian – bass guitar * James Johnston – vocals, guitar, organ ;Production and additional personnel *Mike Engles –

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– production * Dave McCarthy – engineering

References

External links

* 1992 EPs Gallon Drunk albums Live EPs Peel Sessions recordings Strange Fruit Records EPs {{1990s-punk-rock-album-stub