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21 February 1983

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1983-02-21
Comments
  • File 1 consists an incomplete show with the first 8 minutes from a different programme or programmes.
  • Show starts with sound of seagulls followed by machine gunning, then snippet of You'll Never Walk Alone. Reference is to the previous day's Liverpool surprise 2-1 home loss to Brighton (nickname, the Seagulls) in the FA Cup, as later recalled by Attila The Stockbroker. Having been at the game, JP also maintains that The Kop were particularly unappreciative of the team after the match, contrary to what was said by Brighton manager Jimmy Melia in a post-match interview.
  • JP notes his appearance on the inside sleeve of the latest Roman Holliday single. (See Peel On Record Covers).
  • Peel had remarked in a previous show that the new 12" single from New Order (Blue Monday) was boring and has received several letters on the subject. One is in protest of his comment, whereas another is in solidarity although adds that the single "will probably be a big hit". Another listener criticizes Peels "constant petty criticism" of the group, which Peel firmly denies.
  • The DJ is very enthusiastic about OMD's new session which he says is more "muscular" and "robust" than previous material. In particular he maintains that the session version of the new single Genetic Engineering is better than the official release.
  • Peel plays a bit of a wrong track moment before the Partisans record. The track was Tony Tuff's Come Fe Mash It which he plays afterwards.
  • He has received a letter from a branch of Sheena Barmy Army near Ipswich and is impressed by their headed notepaper. He also mentions that he is actually wearing his green Sheena Barmy Army jumper tonight.

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File[]

Name
  • 1) John Peel mainly 21 Feb 1983
  • 2) 1983-02-21 Peel Show.mp3
Length
  • 1) 0:48:09 (0:08:08 - 0:47:11) (file begins with another version of Plain Sailing, an intro to an uninspiring Gregory Isaacs track and a couple of tracks from 19 January 1983.
  • 2) 1:59:58
Other
  • 1) Digitised by Tim from a collection of reel to reel tapes he acquired in early 2019
  • 2) Digitised by Weatherman22. The tape started with Radio 2 news and the start of a Jimmy Young show (theme music only) and at the end of the tape, there was a snippet of 17 February 1983.
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