16 May 1977

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel Show


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1977-05-16


 * Comments
 * Start of show: "Well, that's one in the bag and two to go and I've got a ticket for Rome, although I must admit I haven't yet got a ticket for Wembley, but I'm working on that. On tonight's programme, a new session from the Damned."
 * A short file containing just the Damned session and Peel links. Ken Garner's The Peel Sessions (p.218) also lists plays for the Ramones''Sheena Is A Punk Rocker' and the Sex Pistols' 'God Save The Queen' (an extremely brief snatch of which can be heard between the third and fourth tracks below).

Sessions

 * Damned,#2. Recorded 1977-05-10. Available on Sessions Of The Damned (Strange Fruit).
 * Heron, #2 (rpt). Recorded 1977-04-05. No known commercial release. Listed in The Peel Sessions under 'Mike Heron's Reputation.'

Tracklisting

 * Damned: 'Stretcher Case Baby' (Peel Session)
 * (JP: 'Kind of you to point it out, I thought.')


 * Damned: 'Sick Of Being Sick' (Peel Session)
 * (JP: 'Sensitive bunch of boys.')


 * Damned: 'Feel The Pain' (Peel Session)
 * (JP: 'The Damned wished to pay me a well-deserved tribute.')
 * (Captain Sensible: 'Thank you very much John, you old sod, and I'd like to say thank you to everyone who bought our last LP and made us stinking rich so we can earn £12 a week instead of eleven.')


 * Damned: 'Fan Club' (Peel Session)

File

 * Name
 * John Peel 1977.05.16 The Damned
 * Length
 * 00:11:24


 * Other
 * Many thanks to Jim.


 * Available
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