Thread:Pete the Pick/@comment-22439-20160129150859/@comment-27698508-20160129170612

Hi ,

Just typed all this in, hit reply and then had to log in, so lost it! Harrumph!

That 21st February gig was the first of many recordings that I and a bunch of schoolmates in Feltham, Middlesex attended. I've meticulously logged all the gigs I ever attended, so that list includes all the In Concerts, beyond Peel's final official one (Family on December 16 1971 - actually at The Paris, not The Playhouse), though he came back for his mates The Faces the following year, when he ensured that we, the self-styled John Peel Boot Boys all had tickets. Anyway, I've not had a chance to have a good look at this section, but if there's anything I can add, I will, hopefully not too contentious, though if you see how I've edited Bowie's June 3 1971 entry, you'll see I'm contradicting the great Jeff Griffin about the reason Oh! You Pretty Things does not remain on archive: Bowie couldn't finish it, and that's why it was edited out (check out Paul Trynka's Starman biog, where he cites Bowie "tearfully apologising" to Griffin about his poor vocal performance, specifically with regard to Oh! You Pretty Things, whereupon Griffin replies he didn't notice. I assure you, Bowie did not finish the song!) Otherwise, while I can verify details about when the In Concerts I attended were recorded (and where), I have no idea when they went out on the air, and I guess Ken Garner's your man for that.

Anyway, I'll see what I can contribute....

Cheers,

Pete Watt