{"title":"HAPPY MONDAYS","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"happy-mondays-the-peel-sessions-1986-1989","title":"Happy Mondays – The Peel Sessions 1986\/1989 (12-Inch Album)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis anthology brings together two raucous live sessions recorded by the Happy Mondays for the BBC’s John Peel Sessions, during 1986 and 1989 respectively.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBefore they were the kings of Madchester, the Happy Mondays were a raw, chaotic, and terrifyingly force of nature. This collection of live performances captures the band in their purest, pre-stardom form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFeaturing classics from their \u003cem\u003eSquirrel and G-Man\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBummed\u003c\/em\u003e eras, these recordings highlight Shaun Ryder’s slurred, poetic genius, Paul Ryder’s deep funk basslines, and a band that sounded like a ‘blacked-out nightclub’ – untrained, vulgar, and brilliant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFrom the frenetic energy of early gigs to the developing groove that anticipated the rave explosion, this is the definitive, unpolished sound of Salford’s finest tearing up the rulebook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSide One *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eKuff Dam (4:14)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFreaky Dancin’ (4:20)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOlive Oil (3:20)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCob 20 (5:15)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSide Two **\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTart Tart (4:35)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMad Cyril (3:50)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDo It Better (2:55)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e* \u003cem\u003eJohn Peel Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e, Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studio 4 on 1 April 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e** \u003cem\u003eJohn Peel Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e, Recorded on 21 February 1989\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl \/ 12” Album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Room On Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No:\u003c\/strong\u003e ROOM197\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0729859422152\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 Dec 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Room On Fire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310650302851,"sku":"ROOM197","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/5521\/4663\/files\/HappyMondaysThePeelSessions1986-1989VinylMockupforShopify.png?v=1770218243"}],"url":"https:\/\/codarecords.co.uk\/collections\/happy-mondays.oembed","provider":"Coda Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}