''The Peel Sessions'' is a

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Track listing

All songs written by Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham,

Andy Gill Andrew James Dalrymple Gill (1 January 1956 – 1 February 2020) was a British musician and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the rock band Gang of Four, which he co-founded in 1976. Gill was known for his angular, jagged style of gu ...

, and

Jon King Jonathan Michael King (born 8 June 1955) is an English musician, songwriter, and Grammy nominated Art Director in the post-punk band Gang of Four. Biography King attended Sevenoaks School, where he was a member of the 'Art Room' that produce ...

, except as noted. #"I Found That Essence Rare" #"Return The Gift" #"5.45" #"At Home He’s A Tourist" #"Natural’s Not In It" #"Not Great Men" #"Ether" #"Guns Before Butter" #"Paralysed" (Gill, King) #"History’s Bunk" (Gill, King) #"To Hell With Poverty!"

Personnel

* Dave Allen -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Hugo Burnham -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, vocals *

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, vocals *

- vocals, melodica

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peel Sessions Gang of Four (band) albums Peel Sessions recordings 1990 live albums 1990 compilation albums Albums produced by Bob Sargeant