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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1979-05-21
Comments
  • Almost complete recording available from the Derby Box. Less than ten minutes at the start of the programme is missing.
  • Earlier that evening, Peel had spotted graffiti left by the Undertones in one of the toilets in Broadcasting House.
  • Peel refers to Link Wray's latest single ("It's All Over Now Baby Blue") as "frightful". He also notes archly that Simon Bates has chosen it as his single of the week.

Sessions[]

Tracklisting[]

(File g cuts in near end of next track)
  • Ruts: Society (Peel Session) @
JP: "Now if you had the chance to go and see the Ruts or to go and see David Bowie on the same night, which would you go and see? I'd go and see the Ruts myself."
Peel has received a letter from Gay Advert, asking him to play the Visitors' single.
(File a cuts in during next track)
JP: "And these days, every night when I retire, I kneel at the end of my bed and ask Kenny to restore Lee Perry to working condition."
JP: "That's not bad, is it?" §
(Flip to file b near start of above track)
(Flip to file c near start of above track)
(Flip to file d)
JP: "What would you expect to find in a skid room? Well, Skids. Even Peter Powell would be ashamed of a link like that!"
  • File i ends near start of next track
  • Skids: Masquerade (7") Virgin VS262
  • Ruts: It Was Cold (Peel Session) § @
(Flip to file e)
(File e cuts out as next track starts)
JP: "Well, I told you it was a good session, didn't I, and that's the last from it." §
End of the show.
  • Tracks marked § available on File f and@ on File h

File[]

Name
  • a) 079-peel 790521a.mp3
  • b) 080-790521b.mp3
  • c) 080-790521c.mp3
  • d) 081-790521d.mp3
  • e) 081-790521e.mp3
  • f) BH006 JP 1979-05-21 Side B
  • g) 1979-05-21 John Peel Radio 1 DB078+DB079.mp3
  • h) 1979-05-21 Peel Show JS28.mp3
  • i) John Peel 21 May 1979.mp3
Length
  • a) 00:13:03
  • b) 00:21:10
  • c) 00:21:41
  • d) 00:20:04
  • e) 00:10:52
  • f) 00:11:24
  • g) 1:53:32
  • h) 17:29 (to 1:20 unique)
  • i) 59:52
Other
  • a)-e) Files created from T079, T080 and T081 of 400 Box.
  • f) File created from BH006 of the Hinton Box. Many thanks to Brian and Colin.
  • g) File created from DB078 and DB079 of Derby Box, digitised by RF.
  • h) Many thanks to Jimmy. Very good FM stereo recording. Created from JS28 of JS Tapes, digitised by Weatherman22.
  • i) Many thanks to Tim for acquisition and digitisation
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