Bodysnatchers


 * The Bodysnatchers were an all-girl 7 piece rocksteady / ska band. The group released two singles on the 2 Tone label in 1980, the first of which - Let's Do Rock Steady - was a Top 30 hit in March that year on the back of the 2 Tone boom. The group recorded two sessions for the Peel show in 1980 before splitting by the end of the year.
 * Lead singer Rhoda Dakar later re-recorded the disturbing date rape song 'The Boiler' (recorded originally for the Bodysnatchers debut Peel session) along with former bassist Nicky Summers and members of Special AKA for a single release in 1982.
 * Peel was a big supporter of the group, even if the press were not..

Festive Fifty Entries
None.

Sessions
1. What's This? / Happy Time Tune / The Boiler / The Ghosts Of The Vox Continental
 * Recorded: 1980-04-08. First broadcast: 14 April 1980. Repeated: 15 May 1980, 09 June 1980.

2. Hiawatha / Mixed Feelings / Private Eye / The Loser
 * Recorded: 1980-08-27. First broadcast: 08 September 1980. Repeated: 09 October 1980.

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Other Shows Played

 * 06 March 1980: Ruder Than You (b-side 'Let's Do Rock Steady' 7") 2 Tone
 * 10 March 1980: Let's Do Rock Steady (7") 2 Tone
 * 13 March 1980: Let's Do Rock Steady (7") 2 Tone
 * 18 March 1980: Let's Do Rock Steady (7") 2 Tone
 * 20 March 1980: Let's Do Rock Steady (7") 2 Tone
 * 08 July 1980: Easy Life (7") 2 Tone

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