27 December 1983

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel Show


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1983-12-27


 * Comments
 * This is the third of five shows featuring session repeats from 1983 and that year's Festive Fifty. Currently, only the chart rundown is available.

Sessions

 * Unknown

Tracklisting
John Peel's Festive Fifty 1983 Numbers 30-21


 * 30: Redskins, 'Lean On Me! (7 inch)' (CNT Productions)
 * 29: Aztec Camera, 'Oblivious (LP-High Land, Hard Rain)' (Rough Trade)
 * 28: Cocteau Twins, 'Peppermint Pig (7 inch)' (4AD)
 * 27: Sisters Of Mercy, 'Alice (7 inch)' (Merciful Release)
 * 26: 10,000 Maniacs: 'My Mother The War (12 inch)' (Reflex)
 * JP: 'I know that actually technically, I mean, and in fact that was issued last year, I mean in 1982, but I think it only burst upon an astonished British public this year, so it was only fair to include it. And anyway, I like it a lot myself.'
 * 25: New Order, 'Leave Me Alone (LP-Power Corruption And Lies)' (Factory)
 * JP: 'Will that be the last time we hear from New Order in this broadcasting of the Festive Fifty? What do you think?'
 * 24: Elvis Costello (under the pseudonym The Imposter), 'Pills And Soap (LP-Punch The Clock)' (F-Beat)
 * 23: Assembly, 'Never Never (7 inch)' (Mute)
 * (John reads out a letter from a listener who, like him, is a fan of The Archers, and who asks if Eddie Grundy will be doing a session. JP: 'Who can tell?')
 * 22: Echo And The Bunnymen, 'The Cutter (7 inch)' (Korova)
 * 21: Fall: 'The Man Whose Head Expanded (7 inch)' (Rough Trade)
 * JP: 'Should have been higher, if you ask me. I don't rig these things, you know, although I'm slightly tempted to on occasion.'

File

 * Name
 * ff83.2 and ff83.1
 * Length
 * This portion of the show begins at 01:30:39 on ff83.2, runs to the end, and continues from the beginning of ff83.1 to 00:28:30.


 * Other
 * These two files contain material from other shows.


 * Available
 * First file and Second file