Hands Up! You're Free

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Release Date: 2003-12

Label: Ex Records

Three Peel Sessions.
A collection of three studio sessions for John Peel's BBC radio show. Originally released (by arrangement with BBC Enterprises LTD) on vinyl in June 1988 (as EX 035).

Session 1 (track 1-4) took place on September 4, 1983.
Session 2 (track 5-8) was recorded on November 24, 1985.
Session 3 (track 9-12) dates from November 30, 1986.
All sessions were at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in London, England.
Except for track 8 (which was never released before), all songs appear in different musical settings (while recorded elsewhere in time and place) on various other (formerly vinylised) Ex-products.

A version of track 1 appeared on The Red Dance Package, a split 12" with Alerta (CNT Productions, CNT 017, September '83), and there is also a live version on Support The Miners' Strike, a split live-benefit album with Zowisoand Morzelpronk+Nico (Records Against Thaatchism, RAT 001, February '85).
Versions of track 2, 3 & 4 can be found on Blueprints For A Blackout, a double album on Pig Brother Productions (EX 018/019, March '84).
A recording of track 5 appeared on two compilations, i.e. Hits And Corruption (Hits$Corruption, HAC1, March '86) and the double album Emma (M.A. Draje Records, 001tm4, May '86).
A live version of track 9 can be heard on The First After Epiphany, the Ron Johnson compilation (Zron 21, May '86).
And then there are different versions of track no. 5, 6 (with entirely different music), 7, 9, 10, 11 & 12 on the double album Too Many Cowboys (Ex Records, EX 031/032 June '87).

(c)&(p)2003 The Ex.
Distributed by Konkurrent.
Made in the EU.

On disc:
(c)&(p)1988 The Ex

Packaging: Black tray jewel case with a 16-page booklet and a Ex Records distro sheet.

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