28 December 1976

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel Show


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1976-12-28


 * Comments
 * Second of five shows featuring the legendary, long-lost 1976 Festive Fifty, the first ever.
 * Tracklisting information below kindly provided by Ken Garner, author of The Peel Sessions, via the Peel Newsgroup. Many thanks, Ken!
 * The 1976 Festive Fifty remains something of a holy grail among collectors of Peel shows, and no recordings from any of the programs have come to light as yet. If you have such a thing, or any old recordings on tape, you are urged to contact the Peel Newsgroup, where your arrival will be greeted with much rejoicing.
 * Only a selection of session tracks were played.

Sessions

 * Stretch # (Recorded 1976—09-30)
 * Bill Aitken # (Recorded 1976-12-08)
 * Racing Cars # (Recorded 1976-09-09)

(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)

Tracklisting

 * Racing Cars: Hard Working Woman (Peel session)
 * Stretch: Can’t Get Enough (Peel session)
 * Racing Cars: Moonshine Fandango (Peel session)
 * Racing Cars: Downtown Tonight (Peel session)
 * Bill Aitken: Chimney Pots (Peel session)
 * Stretch: Hold Up The Light (Peel session)
 * Racing Cars: Four Wheel Drive (Peel session)
 * Bill Aitken: Hosts Of Yesterday (Peel session)
 * Stretch: Rock ‘N Roll Hoochie-Coo (Peel session)

Festive 50
 * 35. Jackson Browne: Late For The Sky (LP – Late For The Sky) Asylum
 * 34. Rod Stewart: Maggie May (single) Mercury
 * 33. Jonathan Richman: Roadrunner (LP – Chartbusters) Beserkley
 * 32. Bob Marley & The Wailers: No Woman, No Cry (LP – Live At The Lyceum) Island
 * 31. Genesis: Supper's Ready (LP – Foxtrot) Charisma
 * 30. Misunderstood: I Can Take You To The Sun (single) Fontana
 * 29. Who: Won't Get Fooled Again (The Story Of The Who) Polydor
 * 28. Joe Walsh: Rocky Mountain Way (single) ABC
 * 27. Grinderswitch: Pickin' The Blues (LP – Macron Tracks) Capricorn
 * 26. Little Feat: Long Distance Love (The Last Record Album) Warner
 * 25. Deep Purple: Child In Time (LP – Deep Purple In Rock) Harvest

File

 * Name
 * Length


 * Other


 * Available
 * Not available. If you have a recording of this show or any of the 1976 Festive Fifty broadcasts, please contact Peel Newsgroup.