Show[]
- Name
- Station
- YYYY-MM-DD
- 1978-02-01
- Comments
- Full tracklisting from the PasB of the BBC Written Archives Centre.
- Peel plays a heavy metal tune from Judas Priest's Stained Class album which gained notoriety for its dark lyrics and themes, as well as a 1990 civil action trial where the band were accused of backmasking that led to the suicide attempts of two teenagers.
- Peel plays three tracks from Hank Williams' 40 Greatest Hits compilation album and three tracks from the Guillotine compilation album.
- Peel plays two tracks from the Groundhogs' Split album, originally issued in 1971, and a track from a new album by favourite of his youth Lonnie Donegan, produced by another British pop star of an earlier era, Adam Faith
- June Tabor's session includes "Now I'm Easy" by Eric Bogle, who also composed Peel's favourite Tabor track, "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"
- A session by John Greaves and Peter Blegvad, formerly of Slapp Happy and Henry Cow. An album by the duo, Kew.Rhone[1]. was issued by Virgin Records in the following month.
Sessions[]
- Greaves Blegvad #1, recorded 13th December 1977, repeat, first broadcast 10 January 1978. No known commercial release.
- June Tabor #5, recorded 24th January 1978. 'The Overgate' available on On Air CD, 1998 (Strange Fruit SFRSCD074)
Tracklisting[]
- Stranglers: 5 Minutes (7") United Artists UP 36350
- Blue: Women (7") Rocket ROKN 534
- June Tabor: The Overgate (session) @ also on File 2
- Mekons: 32 Weeks (7" - Never Been In A Riot) Fast
- Judas Priest: Saints In Hell (LP - Stained Class) CBS S CBS 82430
- Saints: Know Your Product (7") EMI HAR 5148
- Greaves Blegvad: Actual Frenzy (session) @
- Bunny Wailer: Love Fire (12") Solomonic BW 0078
- Unwanted: Withdrawal (7") RAW 6
- June Tabor: Unicorns (session) @ also on File 2
- Lonnie Donegan: Frankie And Johnny (LP - Puttin' On The Style) Chrysalis CHR 1158
- Hank Williams: Long Gone Lonesome Blues (2xLP - Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits) MGM 2368136
- Hank Williams: My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (2xLP - Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits) MGM 2368136
- Hank Williams: Why Don't You Love Me (2xLP - Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits) MGM 2368136
- Funkadelic: Hardcore Jollies (LP - Hardcore Jollies) Warner K 56299 $
- File 2 continuous section
- June Tabor: Furze Field (session) @
- Buzzcocks: What Do I Get? (7") United Artists UP 36348
- Greaves Blegvad: Mostly Twins And Trios (session) @
- Motors: You Beat The Hell Outta Me (v/a LP - Guillotine) Virgin VCL 5001
- Penetration: Don't Dictate (v/a LP - Guillotine) Virgin VCL 5001
- Table: Do The Standing Still (Classics Illustrated) (v/a LP - Guillotine) Virgin VCL 5001
- Big Youth: Isiah, First Prophet Of Old (LP - Isaiah First Prophet Of Old) Nichola Delita $
- June Tabor: Now I'm Easy (session) @
- Residents: The Booker Tease (7" - Duck Stab) Ralph $
- Lee Kosmin: Move It On Up (7") Polydor 2058 971
- Greaves Blegvad: From The Trees To The Wheel (session) @
- File 2 cuts out
- Groundhogs: Split-Part One (LP - Split) Liberty LBG 83401
- Groundhogs: Split-Part Two (LP - Split) Liberty LBG 83401
- June Tabor: Flash Company (session) @
- Ted Nugent: Home Bound (7") Epic S EPC 5945 $
- Tracks marked @ available on File 1
- Tracks marked $ available on File 3
File[]
- Name
- 1) 1978-02-01 Peel Show JS08
- 2) John Peel 01 Feb 1978.mp3
- 3) J P PM061.mp3
- Length
- 1) 28:32
- 2) 46:10 (9:05-12:09, 20:06-35:14, 39:59-45:00 additional to file 1)
- 3) 1:32:26 (to 15:23) (to 4:58, from 12:05 unique)
- Other
- 1) Many thanks to Jimmy. Created from JS08 of JS Tapes, digitised by Weatherman22.
- 2) Many thanks to Tim for acquisition and digitisation
- 3) Created from PM061 of the PM Tapes, digitised by Tim. Many thanks to Peter Mitchell for making the recordings.
- Available