27 December 1976

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel Show


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1976-12-27


 * Comments
 * Second of five shows featuring the legendary, long-lost 1976 Festive Fifty, the first ever.
 * Tracklisting information below kindly provided by Ken Garner, author of The Peel Sessions, via the Peel Newsgroup. Many thanks, Ken!
 * The 1976 Festive Fifty remains something of a holy grail among collectors of Peel shows, and no recordings from any of the programs have come to light as yet. If you have such a thing, or any old recordings on tape, you are urged to contact the Peel Newsgroup, where your arrival will be greeted with much rejoicing.
 * Only a selection of session tracks were played.

Sessions

 * Be-Bop Deluxe # (Recorded 1976—02-10)
 * Jess Roden Band # (Recorded 1976-03-180)
 * Brand X # (Recorded 1976-07-15)
 * Aswad # (Recorded 1976-08-10)
 * Maddy Prior % June Tabor (Recorded 1976-09-23)

(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)

Tracklisting
Festive 50
 * Be-Bop Deluxe: Blazing Apostles (Peel session)
 * Maddy Prior % June Tabor The Doffin’ Mistress (Peel session)
 * Aswad: Ethiopian Rhapsody (Peel session)
 * Be-Bop Deluxe: Crying To The Sky (Peel session)
 * Brand X: Why Should I Lend You Mine, When you’ve Broken Yours off (Peel session)
 * Jess Roden Band: You Can Leave Your Hat On (Peel session)
 * Maddy Prior % June Tabor: 7 Joys Of Mary (Peel session)
 * Aswad: Natural Progression (Peel session)
 * Be-Bop Deluxe: Peace Of Mind (Peel session)
 * Jess Roden Band: Blowin’ (Peel session)
 * 44. Bob Dylan: Hurricane (LP – Desire) CBS
 * 43. Jackson Browne: Fountain Of Sorrow (LP – Late For The Sky) Asylum
 * 42. Family: The Weaver's Answer (LP – Best Of Family) Reprise
 * 41. Richard & Linda Thompson: I Wanna See The Bright Lights Tonight (LP - I Wanna See The Bright Lights Tonight) Island
 * 40. Grateful Dead: Dark Star (LP – Live/Dead) Warner
 * 39. Rolling Stones: Jumping Jack Flash (LP – Through The Past Darkly) Decca
 * 38. Allman Brothers Band: Jessica (LP – Brothers And Sisters) Capricorn
 * 37. Jimi Hendrix: Hey Joe (single) Track
 * 36. Led Zeppelin: Kashmir (LP – Physical Graffitti) Swan Song

File

 * Name
 * Length


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 * Available
 * Not available. If you have a recording of this show or any of the 1976 Festive Fifty broadcasts, please contact Peel Newsgroup.