GENERATION X
recordings for BBC Radio
| Line up | Show | Songs Performed | Availability |
| (early line-up): Billy Idol - vocals Tony James - bass Bob 'Derwood' Andrews - guitar John Towe - drums |
JOHN PEEL SHOW Recorded: April 12, 1977 Broadcast: April 20, 1977 |
Day By Day |
All songs are commercially available on the CD Radio 1 Sessions. |
| (classic line-up): Billy Idol - vocals, and additional guitar on Gimme Some Truth Tony James - bass Bob 'Derwood' Andrews - guitar Mark Laff - drums |
JOHN PEEL SHOW Recorded: July 12, 1977 Broadcast: July 21, 1977 |
From The Heart Rock On Gimme Some Truth No No No |
All songs are commercially available on the CD Radio 1 Sessions. |
| DAVE LEE TRAVIS SHOW Recorded: August 12, 1977 Broadcast: August 22, 1977 |
Day By Day No No No Your Generation Rock On |
This radio show is comprised of songs taken from the first two John Peel sessions (which as noted above, are on the CD Radio 1 Sessions). | |
| IN CONCERT Live at the Paris Theatre, London. Recorded: May 11, 1978 Broadcast: May 27, 1978 |
Your Generation From The Heart Shakin' All Over Kiss Me Deadly King Rocker Kleenex The Invisible Man One Hundred Punks Youth Youth Youth |
All songs are commercially available on the CD Live at the Paris Theatre '78 & '81 | |
| KID JENSEN SHOW Recorded: June 12, 1978 Broadcast: June 27, 1978 |
Shakin' All Over King Rocker One Hundred Punks |
Shakin' All Over is available on the CD Radio 1 Sessions. Unfortunately, the other two songs are not traded amongst collectors, and no longer exist in the BBC vaults. | |
| JOHN PEEL SHOW Recorded: January 15, 1979 Broadcast: February 14, 1979 |
Paradise West Love Like Fire Night Of The Cadillacs English Dream |
All songs are commercially available on the CD Radio 1 Sessions. | |
| IN CONCERT Live at the Paris Theatre, London. Recorded: Jan 17 or 18, 1979 Broadcast: January 20, 1979 |
Ready Steady Go Night Of The Cadillacs Paradise West King Rocker Kiss Me Deadly English Dream Your Generation |
None of the songs from this live performance were ever officially released. This live performance is traded amongst collectors, although it no longer exists in the BBC vaults. | |
| "Gen X" (final line-up): Billy Idol - vocals Tony James - bass James Stevenson - guitar Terry Chimes - drums |
IN CONCERT Live at the Paris Theatre, London. Recorded: January 7, 1981 Broadcast: January 24, 1981 |
Dancing With
Myself Heaven's Inside Untouchables Andy Warhol Poison Kiss Me Deadly Rock On Ready Steady Go King Rocker |
All songs (except Kiss Me Deadly) are commercially available on the CD Live at the Paris Theatre '78 & '81 |
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| Radio 1 Sessions | Live at the Paris Theatre '78 & '81 | One Hundred Punks BBC Live In Concert |
| Note: The CDs Live at the Paris Theatre '78 & '81 and One Hundred Punks BBC Live In Concert are the same, except that the later does not contain the song King Rocker as performed live at the Paris Theatre on May 11, 1978 (broadcast May 27, 1978). Therefore Live at the Paris Theatre '78 & '81 is the recommended choice. | ||