The Peel Sessions EP (1987)

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The Peel Sessions
EP by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Released	24 February 1987
Recorded	29 November 1977
Genre	Punk, post-punk
Label	Strange Fruit
Siouxsie and the Banshees chronology
The Peel Sessions (1987) The Peel Sessions (The Second Session) (1989)

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The first EP, The Peel Sessions, was released in 1987 by record label Strange Fruit. It features recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 5 December 1977, and was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 29 November 1977. None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast.

The EP entered on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 95.^[1]

The Peel Sessions The Second Session EP (1989)

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The Peel Sessions (The Second Session)
EP by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Released	1988
Recorded	6 February 1978
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Strange Fruit
Siouxsie and the Banshees chronology
The Peel Sessions (1987) The Peel Sessions (The Second Session) (1988)

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The second EP, also titled The Peel Sessions, was released in 1988 by Strange Fruit. It features the recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 23 February 1978, and was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 6 February 1978. None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast. The version of "Hong Kong Garden" is the only early studio recording on which the oriental hook is played on glockenspiel. The session also includes a version of "Overground" featuring a Hammond organ motif.