''Too Pure – The Peel Sessions'' is a compilation CD and 10" vinyl LP released by

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by arrangement with the indie label

Too Pure Too Pure Records was a London-based independent record label formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox. The label gained prominence after the release of PJ Harvey's debut studio album ''Dry (album), Dry'' in 1992, and subsequently found f ...

in 1992, and featuring their three most up-and-coming bands at the time. It contains some of the earliest commercially released work by

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. The sessions on the album were recorded for

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show between March and October 1991. The 10" vinyl was a limited, numbered edition of 3499 copies. A section of the cover was left white; this was then painted over by hand so that each of the LPs featured a different artwork.

Track listing

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''recorded 24 March 1991'' #"Coffee Commercial Couples" (Hopkin) # "Bobby Kopper" (Cullinan) # "Jesus Freak" (Cullinan) *

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''recorded 30 July 1991'' # "Super-Electric" (Gane/Sadier) # "Changer" (Gane/Sadier) # "Doubt" (Gane/Sadier) # "Difficult Fourth Title" (Gane/Sadier) *

''recorded 29 October 1991'' # "Oh My Lover" (Harvey) # "Victory" (Harvey) # " Sheela-Na-Gig" (Harvey) # "Water" (Harvey)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Too Pure - The Peel Sessions Peel Sessions recordings PJ Harvey albums 1992 live albums 1992 compilation albums Th' Faith Healers albums Split albums Stereolab live albums