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13 January 1981

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1981-01-13
Comments
  • Room are not in session, but the tracks played from their cassette album were described as a session in Ken's book.
  • Peel moans about how short records are these days: "In the good old days... You could put on one side of a Pink Floyd LP and go up to the canteen for half an hour, game of cards out in the control room. Now of course, you don't get a moment's peace."
  • John says of the Gene Vincent track 'Say Mama' - "when I was a soldier of the Queen, years and years and years ago and we had camp dances, and I'd had rather too much to drink, I used to try and stagger on stage, grab a microphone and sing it. I don't think I ever got further than the first couple of lines but it has considerable sentimental importance to me for that reason."

Sessions[]

(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)

Tracklisting[]

Announces a Desi Roots song but plays the wrong side of the 7" by accident (Wrong Track Moment).

File[]

Name
  • 1) 1981-01-13 Peel Show DB218.mp3
  • 2) John Peel MixTape 26- Dec 80 Jan 81.mp3
Length
  • 1) 1:34:03
  • 2) 1:33:05 (from 1:21:25) (to 1:24:13 unique)
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