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20 July 1967

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1967-07-20
Comments
  • This recording has been circulating among pirate radio collectors, sometimes erroneously labelled 14 July 1967. However, the correct date is 20 July, as Peel follows on from the previous evening's show by featuring side two of The Incredible String Band's LP The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion. The four tracks from side two that are not featured on the available recording are "You Know What You Could Be", "My Name Is Death", "Gently Tender", and "Way Back In The 1960s".
  • The sound quality is marred by a strong high-pitched medium wave whine - possibly interference from an East German radio station which used the same frequency as Radio London.
  • After the two Beatles tracks which open the programme, a laid-back Peel promises his listeners "a lot of interesting things between now and 2 a.m.", but only around 50 minutes of the show survive on this recording.
  • He becomes more exuberant as the show progresses and sings along in the studio with the Rolling Stones track, but with his microphone turned off, saying he has a terrible singing voice.
  • John's Children's "Sara Crazy Child" was written by Marc Bolan but his voice is only audible for a couple of seconds, when the song fades out.
  • While the filenames say the 19th July, this is probably due to a non-standard date naming protocol for shows that started at midnight. A new show which is clearly from the 18th (as in 0000 18th) has now appeared, this means that the two subsequent shows needed to be shunted forward a day.

Tracklisting[]

(Commercial, featuring JP's colleague Mike Lennox, for Discoveries of Tomorrow competition (sponsored by Radio London) at Upper Cut Club, Forest Gate - run by heavyweight boxer Billy Walker[1][2])
(Peel explains the rules (there are none) of his non-contest: "By not entering, you're entering...")
(JP: "Hope it's not necessary to explain why that's called Porpoise Mouth...")
(JP's praise for the song - "that's how it really is, isn't it - not like in the pop songs...." - leads him into a dreamy personal reminiscence of his own first love, but he gets embarrassed and moves quickly on to the next track.)
  • The Beach Boys: Here Today (LP - Pet Sounds) Capitol T 2458
  • The Rolling Stones: I Just Want To Make Love To You (LP - The Rolling Stones) Decca LK 4605
  • Otis Rush Blues Band: I Can't Quit You, Baby (single) Cobra 5000 (US release)
  • File 1 ends 50s into above track and File 2 ends 30s later
  • John has had negative feedback on his poetry reading so is in a huff about it and won't be reading any tonight'
  • Byrds: Have You Seen Her Face (LP: Younger Than Yesterday) CBS - only JP's intro and the opening second or two of the track survive.
  • File 3 ends

File[]

Name
  • 1) 1967-07-19.mp3
  • 2) 1967-07-19 03 Track 03.m4a
  • 3) John Peel's Perfumed Garden. Radio London. July 14th 1967 (misdated)
  • Note comments above relating to the dating of the show and the files above
Length
  • 1) 46:37
  • 2) 40:40
  • 3) 49:42
Other
  • 3) Many thanks to Rob
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