Belle & Sebastian



Belle & Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. They are often compared with acts such as The Smiths and Nick Drake. The name "Belle & Sebastian" comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965 children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry later adapted for television and for anime. Though consistently lauded by critics, Belle & Sebastian's "wistful pop" has enjoyed only limited commercial success. After releasing a number of albums and EPs on Jeepster Records, they are now signed to Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States. (Read more at Wikipedia.)

Links to Peel
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Peelenium

 * Peelenium 1996: The State I Am In

Festive Fifty Entries
Belle & Sebastian were the 17th most successful act in the history of Festive Fifty during Peel's lifetime, according to Mark Whitby in The Festive Fifty (Nevin Publishing, pg 145), using David Gedge's formula of one point for a 50th placing and 50 points for a chart-topper, additionally weighted to discount the effect of multiple entries of the same song in all-time lists.


 * 1996 Festive Fifty: The State I Am In #28
 * 1997 Festive Fifty: Lazy Line Painter Jane #5
 * 1997 Festive Fifty: Dog On Wheels #12
 * 1998 Festive Fifty: The Boy With The Arab Strap #3
 * 1998 Festive Fifty: Sleep The Clock Around #26
 * 2000 Festive Fifty: Lazy Line Painter Jane ATFF#31
 * 2000 Festive Fifty: I Fought In A War #49
 * 2001 Festive Fifty: Jonathan David #17
 * 2001 Festive Fifty: I'm Waking Up To Us #32
 * 2002 Festive Fifty: You Don't Send Me #20
 * 2003 Festive Fifty: Step Into My Office, Baby #11
 * 2003 Festive Fifty: Stay Loose #43
 * Post-Peel
 * 2010 Festive Fifty: I Didn't See It Coming #20

Sessions
Four sessions in Peel’s lifetime, including live at Peel Acres (#2), for Christmas special (#3) and for Burn’s Night special (#5). As listed by Ken Garner in The Peel Sessions, the band also played at BBC Radio One’s Peel Night special on 16 December 2004. The band’s first session for Peel was released as part of The BBC Session (CD, 2008, Matador).

1. Recorded 2001-05-11. First broadcast 19 June 2001. Repeated 10 July 2001.
 * Shoot The Sexual Athlete / The Magic Of A Kind Word (For Papa John) / Nothing In The Silence / (My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique

2. Live at Peel Acres 25 July 2002.
 * You Don't Send Me / Roy Walker / Love On The March / Sleep On A Sunbeam / Desperation Made A Fool Of Me

3. Live Christmas special 18 December 2002.
 * Christmas Time / Santa Claus / Step Into My Office Party / Jonathan David / Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto / Photo Jenny / Silent Night / Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem / Santa Bring My Baby Back Home / If You Find Yourself Caught In Love / The Boy With The Arab Strap / O Come O Come Emmanuel / Get Me Away From Here / Took Some Time For Christmas /12 Days Of Christmas / Oh Come All Ye Faithful

4. Recorded in artist's own studio, unknown date. First broadcast 23 January 2003 (Burn’s Night Special)
 * Ye Banks And Braes / Address To The Toothache

5. Live from Maida Vale 4 16 December 2004 (for Peel Night)
 * Post-Peel
 * Meat And Potatoes / Funny Little Frog / I Took A Long Hard Look

Live

 * 29 June 2004: live from Glastonbury
 * 1) Step Into My Office, Baby
 * 2) Judy And The Dreams Of Horses
 * 3) Jonathon David
 * 4) Dog On Wheels
 * 5) The Boy With The Arab Strap
 * 6) I'm A Cuckoo
 * 7) Stay Loose

Other Shows Played
(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive. Please add more information if known.)


 * 14 October 1996: The Stars Of Track And Field (LP - If You're Feeling Sinister) Jeepster
 * 17 November 1996: The Stars Of Track and Field (CD - If You're Feeling Sinister) Jeepster
 * 01 December 1996 (BBC World Service): The Stars Of Track And Field (album - If You're Feeling Sinister) Jeepster
 * 07 December 1996: Seeing Other People (album - If You're Feeling Sinister) Jeepster
 * 22 December 1996: The State I Am In (LP-Tigermilk) Electric Honey FF#28 (JP: 'I gave my copy of that, being a very generous kind of chap, to the BBC in Manchester, to the Radcliffe programme, and they had to send me a DAT with that track on it.')


 * 1997
 * 02 April 1997: Dog On Wheels (7 inch ) Jeepster
 * 25 September 1997: A Century Of Fakers
 * 23 December 1997: Dog On Wheels (CD single) Jeepster FF#12
 * 23 December 1997: Lazy Line Painter Jane (CD single) Jeepster FF#5


 * 1998
 * 11 August 1998: Ease Your Feet Into The Sea (LP - The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 12 August 1998: A Summer Wasting (LP - The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 20 August 1998: A Summer Wasting (LP - The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 23 August 1998 (BFBS): A Summer Wasting (CD-The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 25 August 1998: A Space Boy Dreams (LP - The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 26 August 1998: Dirty Dream No 2 (LP - The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 01 September 1998: The Boy With The Arab Strap (LP - The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 06 September 1998 (BFBS): The Boy With The Arab Strap (CD-The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 09 September 1998: It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career (CD-The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster
 * 01 December 1998: This Is Just A Modern Rock Song (EP - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song EP) Jeepster
 * 09 December 1998: Slow Graffiti (EP - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song) Jeepster
 * 13 December 1998 (BFBS): Slow Graffiti (CDS-This Is Just A Modern Rock Song) Jeepster
 * 23 December 1998: Sleep The Clock Around (CD-The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster #FF26 (JP: 'Not the track I would have chosen from the LP, but this is your Festive Fifty, friends, not mine.')
 * 29 December 1998: The Boy With The Arab Strap (CD-The Boy With The Arab Strap) Jeepster FF#3


 * 1999
 * 26 May 1999: I Don't Love Anyone (LP - Tiger Milk) Electric Honey


 * 2000
 * 12 January 2000: The State I Am In (LP-Tigermilk) Electric Honey Peelenium 1996
 * 12 January 2000: Lazy Line Painter Jane (EP-Lazy Line Painter Jane) Jeepster 2000ATFF#31
 * 13 June 2000: I Fought In A War (LP: Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like A Peasant) Jeepster
 * 26 December 2000: I Fought In A War (LP-Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant) Jeepster FF#49


 * 2001
 * 17 May 2001: Take Your Carriage Clock & Shove It (EP - Belle & Sebastian Sing Jonathan David) Jeepster
 * 22 May 2001: The Loneliness Of The Middle-Distance Runner Jeepster
 * 24 May 2001: Jonathan David (EP - Belle & Sebastian Sing Jonathan David) Jeepster
 * 30 May 2001: Take Your Carriage Clock & Shove It (EP - Jonathan David) Jeepster
 * 05 June 2001: The Loneliness Of The Middle Distance Runner (7" - Sing Jonathan David) Jeepster
 * 24 October 2001: I'm Waking Up To Us (EP – I’m Waking Up To Us) Jeepster
 * 14 November 2001: I’m Waking Up To Us (single) Jeepster
 * 25 December 2001: O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Compilation CD-It's A Cool, Cool Christmas) Jeepster
 * 26 December 2001: I'm Waking Up To Us (EP-I'm Waking Up To Us) Jeepster FF#32
 * 27 December 2001: Jonathan David (EP-Sing Jonathan David) Jeepster FF#17


 * 2002
 * 11 December 2002: O Come, O Come Emmanual (LP - It's A Cool Cool Christmas) Jeepster
 * 26 December 2002: You Don't Send Me (Peel Session) FF#20
 * 26 December 2002 (Radio Mafia): O Come O Come Emmanuel (Compilation CD-It's A Cool, Cool Christmas) Jeepster


 * 2003
 * 16 September 2003: Step Into My Office Baby (5 track sampler) Rough Trade
 * 01 October 2003: You Don't Send Me (LP – Dear Catastrophe Waitress) Rough Trade
 * 01 October 2003: Final Day (LP – 25: Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before...) Rough Trade
 * 02 October 2003: Step Into My Office Baby (LP-Dear Catastrophe Waitress) Rough Trade
 * 14 October 2003: Piazza, New York Catcher (LP - Dear Catastrophe Waitress) Rough Trade
 * 23 October 2003: Wrapped Up In Books (LP- Dear Catastrophe Waitress) Rough Trade
 * 24 December 2003: Stay Loose (LP-Dear Catastrophe Waitress) Rough Trade FF#43 (JP: 'I'm not 100 per cent certain that I ever played that before tonight. I mean, I listened to it here at home, but never played it on the programme.')
 * 25 December 2003: Step Into My Office, Baby (LP-Dear Catastrophe Waitress)' Rough Trade FF#11