12 December 1970

Show

 * Name
 * John Peel Show


 * Station
 * BBC Radio One


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1970-12-12


 * Comments
 * Praises the opening track as a worthy tribute to Hendrix that even impressed the operators in the studio. Describes the double album by Eric Clapton's new band as "nearly indispensable."
 * Saw Hawkwind "recently at Blisworth, Northants" and is going to see Delivery at the same venue the following day. (The Hawkwind date appears to be 29 Nov. ).
 * Says Ry Cooder track sounds a little like "Kevin Ayres meets Captain Beefheart, which can't be entirely bad."
 * Looks forward to the upcoming Top Gear Christmas special on 26 December 1970.
 * The Python Lee Jackson track, which features Rod Stewart as session singer, eventually became a big hit. Peel introduces it here as something of a collectors item that was recorded about 18 months before. Peel's manager and Dandelion Records partner, Clive Selwood, writes about the recording of the track and subsequent problems in his autobiography "All The Moves (But None Of The Licks)" (pg 111-2). Stewart was apparently paid for the session with 15 pounds' worth of spare parts for his car.
 * Signs off with a burst of the theme music from Monty Python ("must unquestionably be the best television programme ever").
 * News: Government to declare state of emergency to deal with electricity crisis. *Football: Liverpool win 2-1 away against West Ham.

Sessions
(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)
 * Hawkwind #1 Repeat. First broadcast 09 September 1970. Recorded 1970-08-18.
 * Larry Johnson #1 First broadcast of only session. Recorded 1970-12-07.
 * Keith Tippett #1 Repeat of session first broadcast 26 September 1970. Recorded 1970-08-25.

Tracklisting
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 * Derek & The Dominos: Little Wing (2xLP - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs) Polydor
 * Donovan: Celia Of The Seals (single) Dawn
 * Hawkwind: Some Of That Stuff (session)
 * Larry Johnson: Sitting On The Banks Of The River (session)
 * Rick Nelson: Anytime (LP - Rick Sings Nelson) Decca/MCA (import)
 * GF Fitz-Gerald: Over And Under The Waterfall (LP - Mouseproof)
 * Ry Cooder: Old Kentucky Home (LP - Ry Cooder) Reprise
 * Faces: Had Me A Real Good Time (single)
 * George Harrison: Isn't It A Pity (3xLP - All Things Must Pass) Apple
 * Yoko One: Why (LP - Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band) Apple
 * George Harrison: Wah Wah (3xLP - All Things Must Pass) Apple
 * Larry Johnson: The Beat From Rampart Street (session)
 * Keith Tippett session
 * 1) Thoughts To Geoff
 * 2) Five After Dawn
 * 3) Green And Orange Night Park
 * Hawkwind: Hurry On Sundown (session)
 * Kinks: Top Of The Pops (LP - Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One) Pye
 * Larry Johnson: Broke And Hungry (session)
 * Hawkwind: Seeing It As You Really Are (session)
 * Python Lee Jackson: In A Broken Dream (single) Young Blood International
 * Larry Johnson: How Long Loose (session)
 * Captain Beefheart: I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go (LP - Lick My Decals Off, Baby) Straight/Reprise (import)
 * John Phillip Sousa:: Liberty Bell (Monty Python theme music)

File

 * Name
 * 1970-12-12 #1 (Hawkwind, Larry Johnson, Keith Tippett sessions)
 * 1970-12-12 #2 (Hawkwind, Larry Johnson, Keith Tippett sessions)
 * Length
 * 59.36
 * 1.02.14


 * Other
 * Many thanks to those responsible for originally recording and sharing this show.


 * Available
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