The Peel Sessions (Pulp album)

The Peel Sessions
Compilation album by Pulp
Released	23 October 2006
Recorded	1981-2001
Genre	Britpop, Alternative rock
Label	Island
Producer	Sam Cunningham, Dave Dade, Mike Engles, Dale Griffin, Chris Lycett, Andy Rodgers
Pulp chronology
Hits (2002) The Peel Sessions (2006)

The Peel Sessions is an album by Pulp. Released on 23 October 2006, it is a double CD album, containing all the recordings the band made for John Peel's Radio 1 show.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(8.4/10)

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Turkey Mambo Momma" (Jarvis Cocker)
2. "Please Don't Worry" (Cocker)
3. "Wishful Thinking" (Cocker)
4. "Refuse To Be Blind" (Cocker)
5. "Pink Glove" (Nick Banks, Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior)
6. "You're A Nightmare" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior)
7. "Acrylic Afternoons" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior)
8. "Underwear" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior)
9. "Common People" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior)
10. "Pencil Skirt" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Mark Webber)
11. "Sunrise" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Peter Mansell, Webber)
12. "Weeds" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
13. "I Love Life" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
14. "Duck Diving" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber, Philippa Pearce)

Tracks 1-4 recorded on 7 November 1981. Tracks 5-7 recorded on 7 February 1993. Tracks 8-10 recorded on 9 September 1994. Tracks 11-14 recorded on 12 August 2001. All tracks recorded in John Peel's studio.

Disc 2

1. "Theme From Peter Gunn" (Henry Mancini)
2. "Sorted for E's & Wizz" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Webber)
3. "Help the Aged" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
4. "This is Hardcore" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber, Peter Thomas)
5. "Sunrise" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Mansell, Webber)
6. "Mile End" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior, Webber)
7. "Do You Remember The First Time" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior)
8. "Babies" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior)
9. "Weeds" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
10. "Weeds II (The Origin Of The Species)" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
11. "The Fear" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
12. "The Trees" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
13. "I Love Life" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
14. "Party Hard" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber)
15. "Common People" (Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Senior)

Tracks 1-5 recorded on Kings College, 11 October 2001. Tracks 6-8 recorded on Bristol Anson, 21 April 1995. Tracks 9-15 recorded on Birmingham Academy, 31 October 2001.

Musicians

• Jarvis Cocker - vocals, guitar, percussion (appears on all recordings)
• Russell Senior - guitar, violin (1993-1995 recordings)
• Candida Doyle - keyboards (1993-2001 recordings)
• Mark Webber - guitar (1994-2001 recordings)
• Steve Mackey - bass (1993-2001 recordings)
• Nick Banks - drums (1993-2001 recordings)
• Richard Hawley - Guitar (2001 recordings)
• Peter Dalton - synthesiser, organ, guitar, backing vocals, xylophone, percussion (1981 recordings)
• Jamie Pinchbeck - bass, percussion (1981 recordings)
• Wayne Furness - drums, percussion (1981 recordings)