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Much like John Peel himself, the Delgados are gone but not forgotten. And the members of the band are not forgetting their erstwhile fans, either, which is why they've assembled The Complete BBC Peel Sessions for an August 8 release on Transdreamer in America. (It came out on June 12 on Chemikal Underground in the UK.)

Exactly what it claims to be, The Complete BBC Peel Sessions collects every Peel Session track from the group's debut on the show in 1996 through to their last appearance in 2004 on a two-disc, 29-song set that includes covers of ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky" and the Dead Kennedys' "California Über Alles" (back to back!). According to a press release, "extensive liner notes that deal with the background of the sessions, the recording of specific tracks, and the odd anecdotal aside" will also be included. Check the tracklist after the jump.

The Complete BBC Peel Sessions:

Disc 1:

01 Lazarwalker
02 Blackwell
03 I've Only Just Started to Breathe
04 Primary Alternative
05 Under Canvas Under Wraps
06 4th Channel
07 Teen Elf
08 Sucrose
09 Everything Goes Around the Water
10 The Arcane Model
11 Pull the Wires From the Wall
12 Mauron Chanson
13 Repeat Failure
14 Don't Stop
15 Blackpool
16 The Weaker Argument Defeats the Stronger

Disc 2:

01 No Danger
02 Make Your Move
03 Accused of Stealing
04 Aye Today
05 Mr. Blue Sky
06 California Über Alles
07 Matthew and Son
08 Last Rose of Summer
09 A Parcel of Rogues
10 I Fought the Angels
11 Ballad of Accounting
12 Is This All That I Came For?
13 Everybody Come Down