THE BIRTHDAY PARTY – THE PEEL SESSIONS

Seminal Australian post-punk band The Birthday Party recorded four separate Peel Sessions on 10 September 1980, 21 April 1981, 2 December 1981 and 15 November 1982.

  • UK radio DJ John Peel had a massively influential show on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 to his death in 2004, often having bands come into the studio to record exclusive performances for his show.
  • Each session consisted of four tracks. These recordings have never been officially released in this configuration.
    2LP set (4 sides x 4 tracks) of every Peel Session the band recorded
  • Pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Pallas in Germany, one of the world’s best record pressing plants
  • Brand new art created especially for this release.
  • Produced in conjunction and with the full cooperation of the band.