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A dream release for the Killing Joke faithful, this 2008 compilation collects the first four sessions the band did for the legendary BBC Radio DJ John Peel plus a bonus session recorded for Richard Skinner's program. The years covered are 1979 to 1981, so this isn't the usual career-spanning Peel comp, but it does follow the band as they evolve from a tribal post-punk unit that could have been signed to the esoteric Factory to an apocalyptic metal group that often landed in the pages of metal mag Kerrang!. Raw versions of the big, important numbers from the time -- "Wardance," "Complication," "The Fall of Because," and "Tension" -- are all here to illustrate the change. These under-produced alternatives either equal or better their official album counterparts but what's revelatory are the rare numbers like "Malicious Boogie" where the band play cowbell-driven, no wave funk as if they were Medium Medium or Liquid Liquid. Liner notes from Alex Paterson, who was a Killing Joke roadie before he was the Orb, speak to these experimental years with stories of guitarist Geordie's Wall of Sound and bassist Youth playing the "Rapper's Delight" 12" repeatedly. While it's a sliver of the longstanding band's history, anyone with a taste for their early years will be thrilled by this thorough, well-presented set.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Bob Sargeant, Producer - Nick Gomm, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Bob Sargeant, Producer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Bob Sargeant, Producer - Nick Gomm, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Bob Sargeant, Producer - Nick Gomm, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
John Etchells, Producer - Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Nick Gomm, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
John Etchells, Producer - Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Nick Gomm, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Walker, Composer - Coleman, Composer - Glover, Composer - John Etchells, Producer - Killing Joke, MainArtist - Nick Gomm, Producer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - MARK ROBINSON, SoundEngineer - Dale Griffin, Producer - Mark Farrar, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - MARK ROBINSON, SoundEngineer - Dale Griffin, Producer - Mark Farrar, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - MARK ROBINSON, SoundEngineer - Dale Griffin, Producer - Mark Farrar, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
John Owen Williams, Producer - Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Ted De Bono, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Walker, Composer - Coleman, Composer - Glover, Composer - John Owen Williams, Producer - Killing Joke, MainArtist - Ted De Bono, SoundEngineer - Ferguson, Composer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Coleman, Composer - Glover, Composer - John Owen Williams, Producer - Killing Joke, MainArtist - Ted De Bono, SoundEngineer - Waler, Composer - Ferguson, Composer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
John Owen Williams, Producer - Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Ted De Bono, SoundEngineer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Killing Joke, Composer, MainArtist - Dale Griffin, Producer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Walker, Composer - Coleman, Composer - Glover, Composer - Killing Joke, MainArtist - Ferguson, Composer - Dale Griffin, Producer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Walker, Composer - Coleman, Composer - Glover, Composer - Killing Joke, MainArtist - Ferguson, Composer - Dale Griffin, Producer
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
A dream release for the Killing Joke faithful, this 2008 compilation collects the first four sessions the band did for the legendary BBC Radio DJ John Peel plus a bonus session recorded for Richard Skinner's program. The years covered are 1979 to 1981, so this isn't the usual career-spanning Peel comp, but it does follow the band as they evolve from a tribal post-punk unit that could have been signed to the esoteric Factory to an apocalyptic metal group that often landed in the pages of metal mag Kerrang!. Raw versions of the big, important numbers from the time -- "Wardance," "Complication," "The Fall of Because," and "Tension" -- are all here to illustrate the change. These under-produced alternatives either equal or better their official album counterparts but what's revelatory are the rare numbers like "Malicious Boogie" where the band play cowbell-driven, no wave funk as if they were Medium Medium or Liquid Liquid. Liner notes from Alex Paterson, who was a Killing Joke roadie before he was the Orb, speak to these experimental years with stories of guitarist Geordie's Wall of Sound and bassist Youth playing the "Rapper's Delight" 12" repeatedly. While it's a sliver of the longstanding band's history, anyone with a taste for their early years will be thrilled by this thorough, well-presented set.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:26
- Main artists: Killing Joke
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2008 Virgin Records Limited 2008 Virgin Records Limited
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