26 August 1980

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1980-08-26


 * Comments
 * An amusing letter from one Gordon McNichol about Brechin City Football Club


 * Another letter discusses the scarcity of the Joy Division flexidisc


 * Pronounces The The - "The Thee"


 * Gets very enthusiastic about the early Simple Minds track..

Sessions

 * Young Marble Giants first and only session


 * Big In Japan first and only session (repeated from 1979)

Tracklisting

 * Dead Kennedys: Kill The Poor


 * [[The Selecter]: The Whisper


 * Roky Erickson & The Aliens: A Cold Night For Alligators


 * Young Marble Giants: Search For Mr Right (session)


 * The Cravats: Precinct


 * Harlem Spirit: This


 * A Certain Ratio: Shack Up


 * Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers: Born To Lose


 * Big In Japan: Suicide High Life (session)


 * Dead Kennedys: When You Get Drafted


 * Young Marble Giants: Posed By Models (session)


 * Modern English: Home


 * Augustus Pablo & Rockers All-Stars: Black Ants Lane


 * Buzzcocks: Are Everything


 * Saal 2: Angst Vorm Tanzen


 * Bathroom Rennovations: Intensely Henna'd


 * Young Marble Giants: Brand New Life (session)


 * The The: Controversial Subject

(tape flip)


 * Dead Kennedys: Let's Lynch The Landlord


 * Sky High: Red Light


 * The Soft Boys: Kingdom Of Love


 * Young Marble Giants: Final Day (session)


 * Big In Japan: Don't Bomb China Now (session)


 * Bobby Patterson: I'm In The Wrong (also accidentally plays the end of the previous track..)


 * Dead Kennedys: Drug Me


 * Simple Minds: Constantinople Line


 * Merger: You Are To Me As Love


 * Slow Twitch Fibres: Let's Face The Music And Dance


 * Young Marble Giants: Nita (session)


 * Siouxsie & The Banshees: Trophy


 * Prince Far-I & Congo Ashanti Roy: 83 Struggle


 * Big In Japan: Goodbye (session)

File

 * Name
 * 1980-08-26 John Peel Radio 1.flac


 * Length
 * 01:59:32


 * The tape must start somewhere near the beginning of the show as the session tracks are introduced as "the first from.."


 * Side 2 of the tape runs to the end of the show, so a chunk is missed out when the tape flips as both sessions have a track missing


 * Other


 * T275 of the 400 Box


 * Available
 * Not Yet Shared