July 1967 (Radio London)

Show

 * Name
 * Coffee Break


 * Station
 * Radio London


 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 1967-07-00


 * Comments
 * This is a ten-minute clip in rather muffled sound of Pete Drummond and Peel having a light-hearted chat interspersed with a Velvet Underground track (it is plain that they had already played one before this recording was made). This is the kind of matey banter that John obviously felt uncomfortable with, but would be forced to continue doing when co-hosting Top Gear with Drummond on Radio 1 later that year. However, one can only speculate at the satisfaction he felt being able to play a song with repetitive drones, feedback and musique concrete to an audience of housewives in the mid-morning.

Sessions

 * None

Tracklisting

 * (PD: 'Seventeen minutes past eleven. Really, coffee break should have ended two minutes ago...')
 * (JP: 'It should have done actually but it hasn't.')
 * (PD: 'And you know, you're still here.')
 * (JP: 'I am indeed, yes.')
 * (PD: 'Well, we don't mind, you know.')
 * (JP: 'I'm going to come back later in the week and talk about my contest too. Can I do that?')
 * (PD: 'Yes, by all means, come back and talk about your contest. I mean, is it a good contest?')


 * (JP: 'Oh, fantastic yes, my Zodiac Cosmic Sounds Contest.')
 * (PD: 'Is that still on, is it?')
 * (JP: 'Yes.')
 * (PD: 'How far have you got in the Zodiac?')
 * (JP: 'Well, we don't go through it in any particular thing, but we'll talk about it later. Shall we talk about it later?')
 * (PD: 'Yes, let's talk about it later. Anything else that you want to discuss at this particular moment before we hear another track from this...)
 * (JP (affecting Junior Choice-style vox pop): 'Hello Mum and Dad and all at 24 Jameson Steeet.')
 * (PD (obviously stuck for words momentarily): 'Yes, very good. They're still at Jameson Street, are they?
 * (JP: 'Yes, but not at 24, so don't go round bothering the people at 24. As though anybody would actually.')
 * (PD: 'I think they would, actually.')
 * (JP: 'Really?')
 * (PD: 'I reslly do. Anyway, this is the...')
 * (JP: 'Velvet Underground, yes. This is called European Son To Delmore Schwartz...')
 * (PD: 'There's a bit (sic) of feedback on this.')


 * Velvet Underground: 'European Son To Delmore Schwartz (LP-The Velvet Underground & Nico)' (Verve)
 * (PD: 'The Velvet Underground, and European Son To....mmmm....Mr. Schwartz.')
 * (JP: 'Delmore.')
 * ''(PD: 'I thought it was Bob, actually. Must be his brother. Anyway, there's an example, two examples from this album on Vervem the Velvet Underground & Nico it's called, and if you want to see them in person, you can later on this year, shortly.
 * (JP: They're coming to this country, along with Andy Warhol, who's their, you know, mentor.')
 * (PD: 'He's quite a film-maker as well, isn't he?)'
 * (JP: 'He is, yes, eight-hour long sleep.')
 * (PD: 'I've seen a four-hour long...another film...in New York.')
 * (JP (laughs): 'Eh? You filthy beast. I didn't know you had it in you.')
 * 9PD: 'I wasn't exactly overawed by it all: in fact, I didn't quite know what to do with myself during the time that I was watching this...four-hour long spectacle.')
 * (JP: 'I guess as I understand it, it's rather less than a spectacle.')
 * (PD: 'Rather less, yes. Anyway, we must get away from Andy Warhol, and back to the present as it were. Ywenty-two minutes past eleven, Coffee Break ought to be over about now, so if you haven't drained your coffee dregs mother, it's about time you did. Thanks John for coming on this morning and having a little chat with us.')
 * (JP: 'Thanks very much. And tell everybody to absorb the message of the next record from our leaders.')


 * Beatles: 'All You Need Is Love (7")' (Parlophone) (intro only)

File

 * Name
 * 1967 07 00 xxx 1117-1126 R London (266m) - Pete Drummon & John Peel - Coffee Break - Velvet Underground
 * Length
 * 00:09:21


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