Radio 1 Sessions (Generation X album)

Radio 1 Sessions is a compilation of studio recordings made for BBC Radio One by the pop punk band Generation X between 1977 and 1979.[1] Three separate John Peel sessions are featured,[2] along with a cover version of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates "Shakin' All Over", recorded for David Jensen's early evening show.[3]

Radio One Sessions
Compilation album by
Generation X
Released2002
Recorded1977-79
GenrePop punk
Length41:01
LabelStrange Fruit
ProducerJeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, Tony Wilson
Generation X chronology
Sweet Revenge
(1998)		 Radio One Sessions
(2002)		 Anthology
(2003)

Track listing

Radio 1 Sessions

All tracks are written by Billy Idol and Tony James except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Day By Day" 2:27
2."Listen!" 3:15
3."Youth Youth Youth" 4:01
4."Your Generation" 3:16
5."From the Heart" 2:29
6."Rock On" (Wrongly credited in the CD booklet to Idol / James.)Gary Glitter, Mike Leander2:34
7."Gimme Some Truth" 2:24
8."No No No" 1:48
9."Shakin' All Over" (Gus Robinson is uncredited in the CD booklet.)Johnny Kidd, Gus Robinson2:47
10."Paradise West" 5:23
11."Love Like Fire" 2:52
12."Night of the Cadillacs" 3:11
13."English Dream" 4:38
Notes
  • Tracks 1 − 4 recorded 12 April 1977 for John Peel.[4]
  • Tracks 5 − 8 recorded 12July 1977 for John Peel.[5]
  • Track 9 recorded 12 June 1978 for David Jensen - "King Rocker" and "One Hundred Punks" were also recorded, but they no longer exist in the BBC vault.[6]
  • Tracks 10 − 13 recorded 15 January 1979 for John Peel.[7]

Personnel

References
  1. "Generation X (4) - Radio 1 Sessions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel — Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. "BBC One — Top of the Pops, 26/04/1979". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 12/04/1977 Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 12/07/1977 Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. "GENERATION X on BBC Radio". Nemsworld.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. "BBC — Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 15/01/1979 Generation X". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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