The Peel Sessions (Band of Susans EP)

The Peel Sessions
EP by Band of Susans
Released	1992
Recorded	October 4, 1988 (tracks 1–4) July 2, 1989 (tracks 5 & 6)
Genre	Noise rock Alternative rock
Length	27:12
Label	Dutch East India Trading
Producer	Robert Poss
Band of Susans chronology
The Word and the Flesh (1991) The Peel Sessions (1992) Now (1992)

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The Peel Sessions is an EP by Band of Susans, recorded in 1988 and 1989 from sessions with John Peel but not released until 1992.

The first four tracks feature the same line-up as Love Agenda (with the latterly relatively famous Page Hamilton as one of the guitarists) but the latter two feature a line-up that never recorded any other material.

"Child of the Moon" (a Rolling Stones 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

1. "I Found That Essence Rare" (Gang of Four) - 2:41
2. "Throne of Blood" (Robert Poss) - 4:09
3. "Child of the Moon" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 4:04
4. "Hope Against Hope" (Robert Poss) - 6:22
5. "Which Dream Came True" (Robert Poss) - 6:27
6. "Too Late" (Bruce Gilbert) - 3:29

Personnel

Adapted from The Peel Session liner notes.

• Robert Poss - guitar, vocals
• Susan Stenger - bass
• Karen Haglof - guitar
• Page Hamilton - guitar (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Mark Lonergan - guitar (tracks: 5, 6)
• Ron Spitzer - drums

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	Strange Fruit	CD	DEI8353

External links

• The Peel Sessions at Discogs (list of releases)