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17 November 1981

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1981-11-17
Comments
  • Peel notes that it is the birthday of The Shend, frontman with favourites the Cravats.
  • 'Venus' by Shocking Blue is played to fulfill a request he'd been given at a John Peel Roadshow gig in Leicester at the weekend.
  • The Hayley Mills oldie is also a request.
  • Four tracks from the debut LP by Diagram Brothers are played, along with another brace from New Order's debut (following on from the opening pair aired in last night's programme).
  • Also mentioned, but not on File 1, are tracks by Lone Ranger, Siouxsie & The Banshees,

Sessions[]

  • Systems only session, recorded 31st October 1981. No known commercial release.
  • Cure #4, recorded 7th January 1981, repeat, first broadcast 15 January 1981. No known commercial release.

Tracklisting[]

  • File 1 begins at start of show
(JP: "Well an awfully jolly programme last night, I hope you were listening to it, with Peter Powell and Paul Burnett taking part. And after the programme we went out for a drink and something to eat and we're perhaps going out again tonight in the hope of bumping into some of the England footballers if we stay up late enough.") [1].
Peel reads out a traffic bulletin warning of slow traffic due to an accident after J8 of the northbound M1.
  • Hayley Mills: Cobbler Cobbler
JP: "If I was going to be really whacky, I'd say that was a load of cobblers."
  • Systems: Can You Imagine (session)
  • Cravats: Off The Beach (7") Small Wonder SMALL TWENTY-SIX
Festive 50 reminder.
JP: "I think you'll find that I'm yummy Mister November this year."

File[]

Name
  • 1) 1981-11-17 Peel Show DB260.mp3
  • 2) Peel tape XIII 17&18 November 1981
Length
  • 1) 1:35:04
  • 2) 1:31:42 (until 35:31) (from 27:59 unique)
Other
Available
Footnotes
  1. ↑ England were due to play Hungary at Wembley the following evening in a World Cup qualifier.
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