17 March 1975

Show

(Introduction to show, mood of Peel, interesting comments, etc. If possible, please add mentions of gigs attended, football matches, TV appearances, stories of past/current activities, etc, for use elsewhere on John Peel Wiki.)
Taken from D012 of Decktician Reels.
Mostly current material, but the playlist also includes the Turtles' summer 1967 chart hit "She'd Rather Bw WIth Me", often heard on Radio London during Peel's months on the pirate station, including a play on the daytime show he hosted in the afternoon of 01 July 1967

Be Bop Deluxe #3, recorded 11th March 1975. Released on At The BBC 1974-1978 3xCD, 2013 (Parlophone, SHTW 803). Also on digital download (also on Spotify). All except Lights released on Tramcar To Tomorrow CD, 1998 (Hux Records, HUX 009)
Tony Capstick #4, recorded 16th December 1974, repeat, first broadcast 06 January 1975.

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

File a
Ducks Deluxe: It Don't Matter Tonite (album - Taxi To The Terminal Zone) RCA SF8402
Billy Swan: Lover Please
Be Bop Deluxe: Maid In Heaven (session)
Slapp Happy/Henry Cow: Some Questions About Hats album - Desperate Straights) Virgin V 2024
Be Bop Deluxe: Stage Whispers (session)
Hatfield & The North: (Big) John Wayne Socks Psychology On the Jaw (album - The Rotters Club) Virgin V 2030
File b
Turtles: She'd Rather Be With Me
David Bowie (& John Lennon): Fame
The Kay-Gees: Let's Boogie (album - Hustle Wit Every Muscle) Polydor 2310 467
Be Bop Deluxe: Lights (session)
Jeff Beck: Cause We've Ended As Lovers (album - Blow By Blow) Epic EPC 69117
Orleans: Wanderlust (album - Orleans) ABC ABCL 5107
Tony Capstick: The Week Before Easter (session)
Sassafras: Wheelin' N Dealin' (Chrysalis)
Be Bop Deluxe: Sister Seagull (session)
Tony Capstick: Hello Hans (session)