Recorded only session for John Peel

The band’s second album, Separates , was produced by Martin Rushent . One reviewer lists it as one of the best punk albums of all time. In the United States, a slightly altered version of Separates , re-titled High Energy Plan , became the band’s first American release. In October 1978, a month after the album’s release, 999 recorded their only session for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 . 999 also played at Front Row Festival, a three-week event at the Hope and Anchor in late November and early December 1977. This resulted in the band’s inclusion, alongside the likes of Wilko Johnson , the Only Ones , the Saints , the Stranglers , X-Ray Spex , and XTC , on a hit double LP of recordings from the festival.