The Vibrators - Peel Sessions

The Vibrators were founded by Ian 'Knox' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice at the 100 Club when they backed Chris Spedding in 1976. On Spedding's recommendation, Mickie Most signed them to his label RAK Records. Most produced their first single, 'We Vibrate b/w Whips And Furs’. The band also backed Spedding on his single, 'Pogo Dancing'. Both singles were released on 19th November 1976. The Vibrators recorded sessions for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 in October 1976, June 1977, and February 1978. The sessions span the seminal years of their career leading up to the releases of their classic "Pure Mania" and "V2" albums.

As drummer Eddie says in the sleeve notes, “The musicianship developed as the sessions went on, from an embryonic punk band to the masterful "new wave" act they became. From a shaky version of "Nazi Baby", through punk anthems "Baby Baby", "Keep It Clean" and "London Girls" you can hear the band grow in stature and power. The real highlight is the March 6, 1978 session, with its excellent rocking version of "Fall In Love" and the best recording the ‘brators ever made of their masterpiece "Troops Of Tomorrow".  After hearing this version on the John Peel show, the version of "Troops" which made it onto "V2" was disappointing in comparison. I've always thought that this session was the Vibrators finest hour, this track their best ever recording”.

So…yep, some more punk, this time ripped from the BBC Sessions (disc 3) to FLAC

John Peel 28.10.76

1.       Dance To The Music

2.       Sweet Sweet Heart

3.       Jenny Jenny

4.       I'm Gonna Be Your Nazi Baby

5.       We Vibrate

John Peel 22.6.77

1.       Petrol

2.       Keep It Clean

3.       Baby Baby

4.       London Girls

5.       She's Bringing You Down

John Peel 6.3.78

1.       Automatic Lover

2.       Destroy

3.       Troops Of Tomorrow

4.       Fall In Love

Old Grey Whistle Test 4.4.77

1.       War Zone

2.       Flying Duck Theory

3.       Wake Up

4.       24 Hour People