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24 August 1989

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1989-08-24
Comments
  • Peel mentions his pal, William (no relation), seeing the Butthole Surfers last night in the Subterranean in London and thought they were excellent.
  • Peel reads out a letter from Nick of the Manic Street Preachers before playing their track: 'A letter from Nick who writes to me from Pontllanfraith in Blackwood, Gwent, and he says the enclosed single is our desperation, it arises from the dull culture we forced to live in. We try to do a single ourselves on our terms but financial difficulties meant that only now it's released almost a year after it was first recorded. Within Wales we find difficulty in getting any gigs. Most doors are closed to our youth and energy. We're deprived of building any reputation and any chance of moving away is stopped by lack of money. Nevertheless we have complete confidence in the single'
  • Peel mentions his daughter, Alexandra is in the studio. and says to her on air, 'Are you bored Danda?', which she replies, 'Yes'
  • Peel mentions getting a phone call from Jane Barker, who he claims was the first girl he kissed outside his family at the age of 7 and she wanted him to mention Ian Weatherborne who is going to the Bahamas tomorrow.

Sessions[]

Tracklisting[]

File[]

Name
  • 1) 1989-08-24 Peel Show R036.mp3
  • 2) 1989-08-xx Peel Show LE043
  • 3) 1989-08-xx-09-xx Peel Show LE044
  • 4) 020A-B4631XXXXXXX-0100A0.mp3
  • 5) Manic Street Preachers - Suicide Alley (Radio One - John Peel 1989)
Length
  • 1) 36:46
  • 2) 1:36:16 (from 1:24:27)
  • 3) 1:35:59 (to 9:25) (to 0:44 unique)
  • 4) 1:27:50
  • 5) 2:33
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