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in: Andy Kershaw, 1987, Peel shows, British Library

08 January 1987 (Andy Kershaw)

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1987-01-08
Comments
  • Peel sits in for Andy Kershaw's show, while he is recovering from an illness.
  • Peel plays a track from Giant Sand who do a cover of Johnny Thunders' You Can't Put Your Arms Around The Memory. 
  • Peel mentions that he's trying to convince his listeners on his own show that polka will be big in 1987, but is not entirely convinced and then plays one from Polkacide.
  • Peel mentions listening to WLAC radio station based in Tennessee along with Wolfman Jack when he was living in Texas.

Sessions[]

  • None

Tracklisting[]

(Pickin' The Blues signature)
(JP: 'Hiya, there will be those amongst you who expecting Andy and hearing my voice instead will be horrified even enraged. The thing is simply Andy returning from the Gambia by way of a 40 degrees below Stockholm is ill and confined to his bed and I'm music loving John Peel has been stuffed into the breach, bear with me and get those get well cards rolling in.')
(JP: 'I have no idea at all what Andy's approach to that one would be, but I think he would like this which is from a band from Orange County, the Beguiled, I Don't Care.')
(JP: 'I don't doubt that Andy having been in Africa recently could pronounce this alot better than I can, but the title of this is Ngangi Ekousha.')
(JP: 'He doesn't do that on his live gigs anymore you know. I saw him in Ipswich at the Gaumont couple of years ago and he was awe inspiring genuinely and I was moved to tears on two occasions.')
(JP: 'Still the world's top band of course just ahead of the Bhundu Boys whose LP I noticed is only number 6 in the African charts, but we say wake up Britain.')
(JP: 'Part of a Christmas present from Bill Wright, thank you Bill, that's Winston Curtis, Freedom Train.')
(Friday Rock Show trailer by Tommy Vance)
(JP: 'In case you're sitting there thinking as you listen to your radio, we thought we got rid of this twerp yesterday, where is Andy Kershaw?, well Andy came back from his travels unwell and is taking the day off but hopefully will be back next week.')
(JP: 'All the tracks on this excellent LP sound like drinking songs, Abstürzende Brieftauben and I'm not gonna have another go on the title because I think I got it wrong the last time perfectly honest with you. I would not like this programme to pass without playing at least some surfing number, these are the Catalinas.')
(JP: 'Andy will be back next Thursday bursting with health full of tales daring do, I will be back on Monday night with sessions from the Stupids and A Witness, coming up shortly the midnight news summary. Thanks very much for listening, goodnight.')
(Pickin' The Blues signature)

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  • 020A-B1592XXXXXXX-0200A0.mp3
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  • 1:58:07
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