''The Peel Sessions'' is an EP by Band of Susans, recorded in 1988 and 1989 from sessions with

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but not released until 1992. The first four tracks feature the same line-up as '' Love Agenda'' (with the latterly relatively famous

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as one of the guitarists) but the latter two feature a line-up that never recorded any other material. "Child of the Moon" (a

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cover) and "Which Dream Came True" had been on '' Love Agenda'' whilst "Throne of Blood" and "Hope Against Hope" were on the debut. The remaining two tracks are covers of Wire's "Too Late" and Gang of Four's "I Found That Essence Rare" and were never on any Band of Susans album released on Blast First or Restless Records.

Track listing

# "I Found That Essence Rare" (

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) - 2:41 # "Throne of Blood" (Robert Poss) - 4:09 # "Child of the Moon" (

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) - 4:04 # "Hope Against Hope" (Robert Poss) - 6:22 # "Which Dream Came True" (Robert Poss) - 6:27 # "Too Late" ( Bruce Gilbert) - 3:29

Personnel

Adapted from ''The Peel Session'' liner notes. * Robert Poss -

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* Susan Stenger -

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* Karen Haglof - guitar *

- guitar (tracks: 1 to 4) * Mark Lonergan - guitar (tracks: 5, 6) * Ron Spitzer - drums

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peel Sessions (Band of Susans), The Band of Susans albums Band of Susans 1992 live albums 1992 compilation albums Live EPs 1992 EPs Albums produced by Robert Poss