25 April 1972

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel Show


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1972-04-25


 * Comments
 * Tracklisting below is from Volume 2(ii) of the Decktician Logs. Many thanks to Decktician, Ken Garner for copying and additional information, and Rocker for acting as central HQ.
 * First known play of the privately pressed debut album of Bill Nelson, subsequently of Be Bop Deluxe, Red Noise, etc.
 * Plays for both Soft Machine and Matching Mole, the new band of former drummer Robert Wyatt. The Matching Mole song would subsequently be #46 in the 1976 Festive Fifty, the first ever.
 * Show includes two tracks from the new album by “Long” John Baldry.

Sessions

 * Argent #1 First broadcast of only session. Recorded 1972-04-04.
 * No known commercial release.
 * Bridget St John #4 First broadcast. Recorded 1972-03-27.
 * ’Fly High’ listed in The Peel Sessions but does nor appear to have been played.
 * No known commercial release.
 * Wishbone Ash First broadcast. Recorded 1972-04-18.
 * No known commercial release.

Tracklisting

 * Lou Reed: I Can’t Stand It (LP – Lou Reed) RCA
 * Argent: Tragedy (session)
 * Bridget St John: Thank You For … (session)
 * Manassas: Both Of Us (Bound To Lose) (LP – Manassas) Atlantic
 * Stackridge: Slark (single) MCA
 * Wishbone Ash: Blowing Free (session)
 * Mike Hurley: I Like My Wine (LP – First Songs) Folkways
 * Argent: Rejoice (session)
 * Pete Scott: Peeping Tom (LP - ) unknown release
 * Captain Beefheart: Glider (LP – The Spotlight Kid) Reprise
 * Bridget St John: Happy Day (session)
 * Bill Nelson: Photograph (A Beginning) (LP – Northern Dream) Smile
 * Wishbone Ash: Warrior (session)
 * Soft Machine: Pigling Bland (LP – Fifth) CBS
 * Mahavishnu Orchestra: Vital Transformation (LP – The Inner Mounting Flame) CBS
 * Elton John: Rocket Man (single) DJM
 * John Baldry: Jubilee Cloud (LP – Everything Stops For Tea) Warner Brothers
 * Bridget St John: Silver Coin (session)
 * Argent: Liar (session)
 * Kingdom Come: Love Is A Spirit (LP – Kingdom Come) Polydor
 * Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: I Love Paris (LP - ) unknown release
 * Wishbone Ash: The King Will Come (session)
 * John Baldry: Mother Ain’t Dead (LP – Everything Stops For Tea) Warner Brothers
 * Everly Brothers: Mandolin Wind
 * Argent: Keep On Rolling (session)
 * Matching Mole: O Caroline (LP – Matching Mole) CBS

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