EP
The Peel Sessions
The Peel Sessions is an EP by Napalm Death, released on 12 September 1988 through Strange Fruit, the label known for putting out BBC session recordings.
It arrived in the same year as the band's second album, From Enslavement to Obliteration, and just after their debut, Scum, in 1987. That places it at an early and restless point in a career that would stretch across more than three decades of studio albums, up to Savage Imperial Death March in 2025.
The Peel Sessions: tracklist and credits
4 tracks · 5:51Tracklist
- 1The Kill / Prison Without Walls / Dead, Pt. 1Dorrian, Harris, Whitely, Broadrick, Bullen0:58
- 2Deceiver / Lucid Fairytale / In ExtremisHarris, Whitely, Embury, Steer, Dorrian1:53
- 3Blind to the Truth / Negative Approach / Common EnemyEmbury, Dorrian, Harris, Whitely1:09
- 4Obstinate Direction / Life? / You Suffer, Pt. 2Harris, Whitely, Dorrian, Bullen, Broadrick1:50
- Produced by
- Dale Griffin
- Engineered by
- Mike Engles, Elizabeth Lewis
- Label
- Strange Fruit
- Length
- 5:51
Line-up
- Shane Embury · bass guitar
- Mick Harris · drums (drum set), vocals
- Bill Steer · guitar
- Lee Dorrian · vocals
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 September 1988 | |
| UK / Europe release | 12 September 1988 | earliest UK or European date |
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| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1988 | GB | Strange Fruit | original |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 355×353 | upscaled: major: best source 355x353, upscaled to 1500 (x4.25) |