29 December 1981

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel Show


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1981-12-29


 * Comments
 * The fourth of five shows featuring the 1981 Festive Fifty chart. Currently, only the chart rundown part of the show is available.

Sessions

 * Unknown

Tracklisting

 * JP: 'And now, old pard of mine, it's time for us to rejoin the Festive Fifty. If you recall, we ended last night at number 21, which was 'Ghost Town' by the Specials. I'm not going to go through the whole list again, but if you're interested in having a copy of it, send a stamped addressed envelope, addressed to...John Peel, and just put 'Festive Fifty' on it somewhere, I suppose: care of John Peel, Radio One, London W1A 4WW.'
 * 20: Undertones: 'Get Over You (7 inch)' (Sire)
 * JP: 'Very pleased that's still there. Worried about 'Jimmy Jimmy', though....The next is one of these bits where you're gonna think, 'Oh, come on, he must have fixed that', but it's all absolutely true, straight and above board.'
 * 19: Birthday Party: 'Release The Bats (7 inch)' (4AD)
 * 18: Clash: 'Complete Control (7 inch)' (CBS)
 * JP: 'Our next abrasive teenage melody...my contention (is) that it is the best track the Sex Pistols ever recorded.'
 * 17: Sex Pistols: 'Holidays In The Sun (LP-Never Mind The Bollocks)' (Virgin)
 * JP: 'The record which means that I shall probably never have another suntan in my life' (accidentally plays the opening of the next track on the LP, 'Bodies').
 * 16: Stiff Little Fingers: 'Alternative Ulster (presumably from LP-Inflammable Material)' (Rough Trade)
 * JP: 'You're going to think I've fixed this as well.'
 * 15: Altered Images: 'Dead Pop Stars (7 inch)' (Epic)
 * 14: Joy Division: 'Transmission (7 inch)' (Factory)
 * 13: Jam: 'Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (7 inch)' (Polydor)
 * 12: Damned: 'New Rose (LP-The Light At The End Of The Tunnel)' (MCA)
 * (John accidentally plays the start of the next track on the LP, 'Love Song'.)
 * 11: Joy Division: 'Dead Souls (LP-Still)' (Factory)

File

 * Name
 * John Peel Festive Fifty 1981 Part 5.m4a
 * Length
 * 0:44:07


 * Other
 * This portion of the show is concatenated into one file and is edited directly into the chart rundown from the following night's programme, containing numbers 10-01. The above timing refers to the surviving portion of this show alone. Since JP then states that Radio 1 transmitters are closing down, it can be assumed this is the final three-quarters of an hour of the show.


 * Available
 * [17-DVD Torrent Compilation]