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The Complete John Peel Sessions
Live album by Gary Numan
Released	2007
Recorded	1979, 2001
Genre	New wave, synthpop
Length	77:07
Label	Maida Vale Records MVRCD001
Producer	Bob Sargeant, Tony Wilson, Sam Cunningham
Gary Numan chronology
Jagged (2006) The Complete John Peel Sessions (2007) Jagged Live (2007)

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The Complete John Peel Sessions is a CD collection of the radio sessions recorded by English musician Gary Numan for the Radio One DJ John Peel.

It was released in 2007 on the newly formed Maida Vale Records and received generally favourable reviews. It also marked the first time the Pure session had been made commercially available.

The eight-page booklet contains an extensive July 2006 essay by Joel McIver

Track listing

1. "Me! I Disconnect From You" – 3:10
2. "Down in the Park" – 4:20
3. "I Nearly Married a Human" – 6:39
4. "Cars" – 3:17
5. "Airlane" – 3:26
6. "Films" – 2:52
7. "Conversation" – 6:52
8. "Rip" – 5:04
9. "Metal" – 4:02
10. "Pure" – 5:09
11. "My Jesus" – 5:44
12. "Cars" – 4:11
13. "Listen to My Voice" – 5:18
14. "I Can't Breathe" – 5:45
15. "Down in the Park" – 5:15
16. "A Prayer for the Unborn" – 6:00

• Tracks 1–3 recorded 10 January 1979 and transmitted 16 January 1979.
• Tracks 4–7 recorded 29 May 1979 and transmitted 25 June 1979.
• Tracks 8–16 recorded and transmitted 7 February 2001.

Personnel (tracks 1–3)

Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards, guitar

Paul Gardiner – bass

Jess Lidyard – drums

Personnel (tracks 4–7)

Gary Numan – vocals

Chris Payne – keyboards

Billy Currie – keyboards

Paul Gardiner – bass

Cedric Sharpley – drums

Personnel (tracks 8–16)

Gary Numan – vocals

Steve Harris – guitar

Richard Beasley – drums

David Brooks – bass, keyboards

Ade Orange – keyboards

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions : album review". www.musicomh.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007.
3. "InTheNews album review: Gary Numan The Complete Peel Sessions". www.inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
4. "The Complete John Peel Sessions - Record Collector Magazine".
5. "Indigo Flow » Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions". www.indigoflow.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007.
6. "IndieLondon: Gary Numan - The Complete John Peel Sessions - Your London Reviews". www.indielondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008.
7. "Home". joelmciver.co.uk.

• 2007 live albums
• 2007 compilation albums
• Peel Sessions recordings
• Gary Numan compilation albums
• Gary Numan live albums
• Albums produced by Bob Sargeant