Radio 1 Sessions (Generation X album)

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2002 compilation album by Generation X

Radio One Sessions

Compilation album by

Generation X

Released| 2002
Recorded| 1977–79
Genre| Pop punk
Length| 41:01
Label| Strange Fruit
Producer| Jeff Griffin, Pete Ritzema, Tony Wilson
Generation X chronology
| Sweet Revenge
(1998)  | Radio One Sessions
(2002)  | Anthology
(2003)

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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]

## Track listing

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### Radio 1 Sessions

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

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 Leander| 2:34
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 Robinson| 2:47
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 12 July 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

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Generation X

* Billy Idol − vocals
* Tony James − bass guitar
* Bob "Derwood" Andrews − guitar
* Mark Laff − drums
* John Towe − drums for tracks 1 − 4

## References

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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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Generation X

* Billy Idol
* Tony James
* John Towe
* Bob Andrews
* Mark Laff
* Terry Chimes
* James Stevenson

Studio albums|

* Generation X (1978)
* Valley of the Dolls (1979)
* Kiss Me Deadly (1981)
* Sweet Revenge (1998)

Compilation albums|

* The Best of Generation X (1985)
* Perfect Hits 1975–81 (1991)
* Radio 1 Sessions (2002)
* Anthology (2003)

Live albums|

* Live (2005)

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