Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones - The BBC Sessions 1979-1984

Infobox Album
Name = Time Considered As A Helix Of Semi-Precious Stones – The BBC Sessions 1979-1984
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Comsat Angels


Released = 1992, reissued in 2006.
Recorded = 1979-1984
Genre = Post-punk
Length = 1:14:25
Label = BBC Music (1992), Renascent (2006)
Producer = Comsat Angels
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpftxqudldde link]
Chronology = Comsat Angels compilations
Last album = "Enz" (1982)
This album = "Time Considered as a Helix..." (1992)
Next album = "Unravelled" (1995)

"Time Considered As A Helix Of Semi-Precious Stones – The BBC Sessions 1979-1984" was released in 1992 by BBC Music. The name of the album was taken from a short story by science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany. [Lost in the Last Attack: Recovering the Comsat Angel, 20 April 2006, by Whitney Strub [http://www.popmatters.com/music/features/060420-comsatangels.shtml] ]

The album was a collection of studio recordings made specifically to be aired on BBC Radio. Until 1988, restrictions were in place that limited the amount of commercial records that could be broadcast on the BBC to just 5 hours per day. [Wikipedia article on BBC "needle time" rule [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_time] ] As a result, bands had to reproduce their music in the BBC's own studios. Disc jockey John Peel became known for having these types of recordings on his show, and they became known as "Peel Sessions." [Wikipedia article on John Peel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel] ]

"Time Considered"... features songs from the early part of the Comsat Angels' career, up through 1985's "7 Day Weekend". Not all tracks were taken from John Peel broadcasts, but also from the shows of other DJs: Richard Skinner, Kid Jensen, Janice Long, Bruno Brookes and Graham Bannerman.

Track listing

"All tracks written by Fellows/Glaisher/Bacon/Peake."

#"At Sea" – 4:06
#"Be Brave" – 3:52
#"Eye Of The Lens" – 3:55
#"Total War" – 4:45
#"Real Story" – 3:45
#"Waiting For A Miracle" – 2:55
#"Ju Ju Money" – 4:17
#"Independence Day" – 3:23
#"The Eye Dance" – 3:27
#"Gone" – 3:17
#"Dark Parade" – 5:06
#"Our Secret" – 4:10
#"Now I Know" – 4:12
#"Citadel" – 3:02
#"High Tide" – 4:47
#"Mr. Memory" – 4:06
#"Island Heart" – 3:46
#"You Move Me" – 4:18
#"Nature Trails" – 4:16

Personnel

*Stephen Fellows - vocals, guitar
*Andy Peake - synthesizer, vocals
*Kevin Bacon - bass guitar
*Mik Glaisher - drums

References