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Rare BBC Sessions to get release, Stranglers, Skids and Gang Of Four included
JoeDiddly by Luke Slater August 6th, 2009

EMI are to team up with the BBC in digitally releasing a helluva lot of previously unreleased BBC Sessions and concerts from artists such as The Stranglers, The Skids, Rich Kids and Gang Of Four.

Covering the period from 1981 and taking in the genres of post-punk, Two tone and punk, many of the sessions were recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios under the guise of the John Peel Sessions. These will all be available to purchase online.

See below for the full release schedule and listing:

To be released on September 14:

BBC Sessions digital EPs:

The Stranglers – 1st John Peel session, March 1977
Released by Castle in 1995

Rich Kids – 1st John Peel session, October 1977
Previously Unreleased

Rich Kids – 2nd John Peel session, March 1978
Previously Unreleased

The Skids – 1st John Peel session, May 1978
Previously Unreleased

999 – Only John Peel session, October 1978
Previously Unreleased

To be released on November 9:

BBC sessions digital EPs:

The Skids – 2nd John Peel session, August 1978
Previously Unreleased

Gang Of Four – 2nd John Peel session, July 1979
Previously Unreleased

Public Image Limited – Only John Peel session, December 1979

Angelic Upstarts – 2nd John Peel session, September 1980

Angelic Upstarts – 3rd John Peel session, June 1981

To be released on December 7:

BBC In Concerts:

The Specials – BBC In Concert December 1979
Previously Unreleased

The Selecter - BBC In Concert December 1979
Parts Previously Unreleased

Ultravox - BBC In Concert January 1981

BBC sessions digital EPs:

The Selecter – 1st John Peel session, October 1979

Dexy's Midnight Runners – Only John Peel session, February 1980
Previously Unreleased

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Kid Jensen session 1980
3 Tracks Previously Unreleased



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