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== Tracks ==
 
== Tracks ==
# "[[Aquarius]]"
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# "[[Aquarius (Version 3)]]"
# "[[Happy Cycling]]" (Changed From Bad Day)
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# "[[Happy Cycling]]" (Changed From [[Bad Day]])
# "[[Olson]]"
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# "[[Olson (Version 3)]]"
 
# "[[XYZ]]"
 
# "[[XYZ]]"
  
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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
*  [[XYZ]] was the only track broadcast live on 16th June 1998 with John Peel talking with [[Boards Of Canada]] briefly before their performance.
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"[[XYZ]]" was the only track broadcast live on 16th June 1998 with John Peel talking with [[Boards Of Canada]] briefly before their performance.
The only recordings from that session that have been officially released are [[Aquarius]] and [[Olson]]. For reasons unclear the recordings of [[Happy Cycling]] and [[XYZ]] from that session were not part of the [[Peel Session]] release the following year.
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When the ''[[Peel Session]]'' EP was released by [[Warp]] in 1999, the only recordings from the session included were "[[Aquarius (Version 3)]]" and "[[Olson (Version 3)]]". "[[XYZ]]" was omitted due to sample licensing issues, while the version of "[[Happy Cycling]]" from the session (often known as "[[Bad Day]]") was replaced by the studio version of the track, which appeared on the US [[Matador]] release of ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''. It is generally believed that "[[Bad Day]]" was omitted from the release due to [[Boards of Canada]]'s dissatisfaction with the take.
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* "[[XYZ]]" was officially released when it was added to the ''[[Peel Session]]'' re-issue in 2019. "[[Bad Day]]" remains officially unreleased.
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== Unreleased 2004 Peel Session ==
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According to [[Mike Sandison]], [[Boards of Canada]] were scheduled for a second Peel Session in 2004, however [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel John Peel] died before it happened. It is unclear if the recording sessions for this ever took place; in any case, any recordings that might exist remain unreleased.<ref> https://warp.net/editorial/radio-live-transmission-tracing-warps-radio-broadcast-history </ref>
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 13:54, 18 March 2025

The Peel Session was recorded especially for the John Peel Radio Programme on BBC Radio 1. The peel session was recorded in-part for John Peel's show 16th June 1998 and was broadcast in it's entirety 21st July 1998. The recording track list as follows:

Tracks

  1. "Aquarius (Version 3)"
  2. "Happy Cycling" (Changed From Bad Day)
  3. "Olson (Version 3)"
  4. "XYZ"

Credits Include:

  1. Producer - Mike Robinson
  2. Engineer - Fred Kay
  3. Studio - Maida Vale 4

Comments

Unreleased 2004 Peel Session

According to Mike Sandison, Boards of Canada were scheduled for a second Peel Session in 2004, however John Peel died before it happened. It is unclear if the recording sessions for this ever took place; in any case, any recordings that might exist remain unreleased.[1]

External links

  • Jump up https://warp.net/editorial/radio-live-transmission-tracing-warps-radio-broadcast-history