Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones – The BBC Sessions 1979-1984, a compilation album by the Comsat Angels, was released in 1992 by Sheffield-based RPM records and reissued by Renascent in 2006.

[3] 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.

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; some came from the shows of other DJs: Richard Skinner, Kid Jensen, Janice Long, Bruno Brookes and Graham Bannerman.