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17 May 1983

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1983-05-17
Comments
  • Bob George is back in the studio playing a selection of tracks from North America.
  • Peel is excited that Robert Wyatt has a new entry in the UK singles chart at number 37 with Shipbuilding.
  • Peel plays the wrong track from Paul Haig before correcting it.
  • The British Library mistakenly places The Fall as the session artist on this show from their website.
  • Peel plays a track from Wonders Of The Deep, that features Pamela Kifer, who was once singer of the Mechanical Servants. He says the 12" single from the Wonders Of The Deep is not easily available, and that he played it to wrong-foot Bob George just before his section of the show.
  • Peel plays a track from Wendy Chambers, who plays the American national anthem using only car horns, a record that was selected by Bob George.
  • Peel is busy eating Indian food, whilst the Mood Of Defiance track was playing, and hopes that Bob George will play a longer record, so that he can enjoy finishing his meal.

Sessions[]

Tracklisting[]

File[]

Name
  • 1) The Farm: Steel Pulse
  • 2) 010A-T05618XXXXXX-BW00A0.mp3
  • 3) 1983-05-17 Peel Show.mp3
Length
  • 1) 1:17:10 (to 45:42)
  • 2) 2:04:55
  • 3) 2:00:08
Other
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