John Peel Sessions 1989-1990

Description

First album in a series of Cranes archives, the band's John Peel Sessions are brought together for the first time. John Peel Sessions (1989-1990) will be available on black vinyl with a worldwide pressing of 500 copies. Illustration by Chris Bigg, famous designer of sleeves for 4AD. Formed in the mid-1980s in Portsmouth by the brother and sister duo Jim Shaw (drummer, keyboardist, guitarist, programmer) and Alison Shaw (singer, guitarist, bassist), Cranes made their debut in 1986 with Fuse, a self-produced demo cassette now highly sought after. Their first album Self-Non-Self followed in 1989, attracting the attention of legendary DJ John Peel, who invited them to record two sessions for his show in 1989 and 1990, the second seeing Mark Francombe (guitarist, keyboardist, bassist) and Matt Cope (guitarist) join the ranks to form the line-up that would record several albums for Dedicated, including the highly acclaimed album Forever, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.