Carsten Tapes

Background

 * This is a collection from Carsten of Berlin of BFBS shows covering a period stretching from 1995-2001 (the end of the shows' run). He gave an indication to Peel Mailing List user User:So.it.goes.2512 Steve, who has taken on the responsibility of cataloguing and sharing the shows, as to their origins:

''"Over the years I have recorded ca. 80 2-hr-shows of "John Peel's Music on BFBS", which were aired once a week. I have preserved them on VHS cassettes, which offered good sound quality at a very cheap price. Up to now I have only copied the songs that I liked, and included them into my music mp3 collection. Also, I have presented them to friends, and most were excited! I found a lot of cool music on his shows and, I must say, I really miss his music and his voice. It was a hard blow when they said he was gone. Over the years, he came to be a sort of virtual family member...

I guess that his BFBS shows were a little more private, since he often complained about getting no response from his audience. He sometimes even chatted with Sheila during the show, and he talked a lot about his family and his "exciting life in show biz" (like remembering to put the chicken away due to bad weather...). It's not only the cool new music I miss but also his narratives...

However, since some months I have started to copy the shows whole to mp3, cut them up into individual tracks and researched the whole playlists. Its kind of a hobby and eats up a lot of time. I got a bit scared when I found out that my VCR had failed, and the repair man said that VCRs were not produced anymore... Now I want to transfer to mp3 as quickly as possible."'' (Email, 08 July 2010)


 * Carsten is to be congratulated on his initiative in sharng much previously unavailable material.

1995
26 August 1995 (BFBS) / 09 September 1995 (BFBS)

1996
15 September 1996 (BFBS)

1997
07 August 1997 (BFBS) / 25 September 1997 (BFBS) / 23 October 1997 (BFBS) / 27 November 1997 (BFBS)

1998
08 January 1998 (BFBS) / 01 July 1998 (BFBS) / 23 August 1998 (BFBS) / 01 November 1998 (BFBS) / 08 November 1998 (BFBS) / 29 November 1998 (BFBS) / 20 December 1998 (BFBS)

1999
24 January 1999 (BFBS) / 05 September 1999 (BFBS) / 10 October 1999 (BFBS) / 31 October 1999 (BFBS) / 13 December 1999 (BFBS) / 27 December 1999 (BFBS)