Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, later touching on new wave and hard rock. (Read more at Wikipedia)

Links to Peel
Peel was initially a supporter of The Psychedelic Furs and kept playing tracks from their albums as they appeared for a long time. The band recorded three sessions for his program. The second session aired for the first time on 28 February 1980, an episode that was conducted by Mike Read, due to John being ill. When it was repeated for the first time one month later (25 March 1980) Peel said he was looking forward to hear it for the first time. The session was then repeated twice more during the course of the year. The Psychedelic were also featured in the 1982 Festive Fifty.

However, as time went by, it's possible that John changed his mind about some of the material he originally endorsed. In a 1986 episode, when a listener requested a play of the band's "Pretty in Pink", Peel did not oblige, stating that it was "a stadium version of a song which I never very much cared for in the first place", even though the track was played more than once during his 1981/2 shows.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1982 Festive Fifty: 'Love My Way (7 inch)' (CBS) #29

Sessions
Three sessions. Officially released on "The Radio One Sessions" (Strange Fruit ‎– SFRSCD003, 1997)

1. Recording date: 1979-07-25. First broadcast: 30 July 1979.
 * Imitation of Christ / Fall / Sister Europe / We Love You

2. Recording date: 1980-02-18. First broadcast: 28 February 1980. Repeated: 25 March 1980, 01 May 1980, 19 June 1980.
 * Soap Commercial / Susan's Strange / Mac the Knife

3. Recording date: 1981-02-02. First broadcast: 10 February 1981.
 * Into You Like a Train / On and Again / All of This and Nothing

Other Shows Played
(Please add more information if known)
 * 1979
 * 24 October 1979: We Love You (single) Epic
 * 29 October 1979: We Love You (single) Epic
 * 19 November 1979: unknown
 * 04 December 1979: Pulse (b-side We Love You 7") Epic
 * Late December 1979: Imitation of Christ (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 1980
 * 06 February 1980: Sister Europe (7") CBS
 * 11 February 1980: **** (b-side to 'Sister Europe' 7") CBS
 * 19 February 1980: Sister Europe (single) CBS
 * 03 March 1980: India (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 04 March 1980: Fall (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 04 March 1980: Pulse (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 06 March 1980: Flowers (LP - Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 17 March 1980: Imitation of Christ (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 19 March 1980: Fall (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 19 March 1980: Pulse (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 24 March 1980: unknown
 * 26 March 1980: Imitation of Christ (LP – The Psychedelic Furs) CBS
 * 20 October 1980: Mr. Jones (7") CBS S CBS 9059
 * 23 October 1980: Mr. Jones (7") CBS S CBS 9059
 * 1981
 * 21 April 1981:: "advertisement of talk talk talk sleeve" (as scanned). Possibly an excerpt from promo 7" - Interchords
 * 27 April 1981: Dumb Waiters (7") (CBS)
 * 11 May 1981: Mr. Jones (album - Talk Talk Talk) CBS
 * 14 May 1981: Dumb Waiters (7": Dumb Waiters) (CBS)
 * April/May 1981: Dumb Waiters (7") CBS CBS A1166 (Karl's Tape April May 1981)
 * 09 June 1981: She Is Mine (album - Talk Talk Talk) S CBS 84892
 * 11 June 1981: Mack The Knife (7"- Pretty In Pink) CBS A 1327
 * 18 June 1981: unknown
 * 14 December 1981: Pretty In Pink (7") CBS
 * 1982
 * 21 September 1982: Forever Now (LP - Forever Now)
 * 22 September 1982: Run And Run (LP - Forever Now)
 * 02 November 1982: Pretty in Pink
 * 08 December 1982: Pretty In Pink (7") CBS
 * 22 December 1982: 'Love My Way (7 inch)' (CBS) Festive Fifty #29
 * 1984
 * 07 June 1984: Here Come Cowboys
 * Peel 001 (BFBS): 'Alice's House (LP-Mirror Moves)' (Columbia)