03 June 1995 (BFBS)

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Start of show: "Hello again chums, it's John Peel's Music On BFBS, your old pal feeling somewhat dazed actually after a flying visit to Germany: not so much flying as high-speed motoring. To start the programme, this is..."
During his travels through Belgium, Holland and Germany for Travels With My Camera: Autobahn Blues, JP had the opportunity to play a gig in Bochum, and treats us both to a detailed description of it and some of the requests he received when he was there. One of the records he plays, by the XL Capris, is described as the most-requested record on BFBS (Felix Culpa's 'Terrorist Love Tourist' [1] being the second).

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Ligament: 'Glebe/Riding (10"-Indifferent Cop E.P.)' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
Jack O'Fire: 'Container Drivers ^[1] (7"-OK Class...Let's Review)' (In The Red Recordings)
Diblo Dibala: 'Matchatcha Wetu (LP-O.K. Madame)' (Afric Music)
Stitched-Back Foot Airman: 'Wouldn't You Like To Know (7")' (Very Mouth)
Los Straitjackets: 'Gatecrusher (CD-The Utterly Fantastic And Totally Unbelievable Sounds Of Los Straitjackets)' (Upstart)
Lightnin' Slim: 'Bad Luck (CD-It's Mighty Crazy)' (Ace)
Kenickie: 'Private Buchowski (7"-Catsuit City)' (Slampt)
Future Sound Of London: 'Kai (CD-ISDN)' (Virgin)
Cigarettes: 'They're Back Again, Here They Come (7")' (Company)

(JP: 'A message unheeded in 1979, as it is today.')

Palace Songs: 'Marriage (7"-O How I Enjoy The Light)' (Drag City/Palace)
Kemet Crew: 'The Fruit (3xLP-Champion Jungle Sound)' (Kemet)
Laika & The Cosmonauts: 'Floating (CD-The Amazing Colossal Band)' (Amigo)
XL Capris: 'My City Of Sydney (7")' (Axle)
Super Furry Animals: 'Fix Idris (7"-Llanfairpwllgwngyllgogerychwyndrobwllantysiliogogogochynygofod (In Space) EP)' (Ankst)
Dreadzone: 'Little Britain (CD-Second Light)' (Virgin)
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Austin M: 'Destroy (12")' (Rogue Trooper)
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones: 'Tidal Wave (CD-King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones)' (Rhino)
Linda Hudes Power Trio: 'I Love You Madly (7")' (Power & Glory) wrong track moment: Dick Dale started again
Kajulu Boys Band: 'Haje Haje'
Quadrajets: 'Just My Kind (7"-Let's Go To Outer Space)' (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
London Punkharmonic Orchestra: 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (CD-Classical Punk!)' (Music Club)
Ramones: 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (7")' (Sire)
Sandro Galli: 'Android Part II (2x12"-Spectrum)' (ACV)
Golinski Brothers: 'Bloody (7")' (Badge)

(JP: 'One of the great records, actually: unacknowledged classic.')

Dreadzone: 'Life, Love And Unity (CD-Second Light)' (Virgin)
Magic Hour: 'When I Remembered (CD-Will They Turn You On Or Will They Turn On You)' (Twisted Village)
Scarfo: 'Skinny (7")' (Fierce Panda)

(JP: 'If all the new Britpop bands were as good as that, I could live with it, I think.')

Cornershop: 'Hong Kong Book Of Kung Fu (LP-Woman's Gotta Have It)' (Wiiija)
Vibena: 'Positive Energy (purple vinyl 12")' (Universal) (JP: 'It looks like somebody's been sick into a vat of vinyl...a really most unpleasant colour record.')