{"product_id":"peel-sessions-87-88","title":"Peel Sessions 87-88","description":"\u003cp\u003eWake me up before you go-go, ’cos I’m not planning on going solo...\u003cbr\u003ePrecious Recordings of London presents on 12-inch vinyl the two John Peel sessions recorded in 1988 and 1989 by former bIG*fLAME bassist and singer Alan Brown in his solo guise as The Great Leap Forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormed by Brown following the disbandment of bIG*fLAME in 1986, The Great Leap Forward (TGLF) has over the years been a project in which Brown writes all songs and lyrics, and plays\/programs all instruments on recordings. Peel was a great supporter of both bands, with Brown in his time recording nine sessions in total for the legendary BBC DJ (also with A Witness and Inca Babies).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack in the late 1980s, with Brown looking to develop an identity that was musically a step away from his former band, these Peel sessions were recorded at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in the space of eight months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey provide an intriguing insight into Brown’s evolution from the short and spiky orthodoxy of Manchester’s finest jazz-f**ksters into a more considered and\u003cbr\u003eaccessible format as TGLF, but still retaining a socialist and humanist ethos manifesting itself in incisive political and social commentary layered over sharp yet melodic guitar pop – and with a touch of electro and ‘found sounds’ thrown in for good measure.\u003cbr\u003ePRELP 17 features 12 songs, including all eight recorded for the two sessions – either different versions of already-released songs or prototypes for the forth- coming TGLF 1989 debut album and later EPs. The album also contains four bonus tracks – two remastered tracks from the 1987 TGLF debut EP and two more from the same period that have never before been released on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Precious Recordings of London","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":58623031476555,"sku":"R2869-4212","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/PRELP171400.jpg?v=1790601451","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/peel-sessions-87-88","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}