Show[]
- Name
- Station
- BBC Radio One
- YYYY-MM-DD
- 1976-12-24
- Comments
- First of six shows featuring the legendary, 1976 Festive Fifty, the first ever.
- The Rod Stewart concert was mentioned in Record Mirror as one of the Radio 1 Christmas highlights.[1] In his Sounds column of early January 1977, however, Peel states that he was "a trifle disappointed" with the concert, and that "the whole business lacked conviction".[2]
- Tracklisting information below kindly provided by Ken Garner, author of The Peel Sessions, via the Peel Mailing List. Many thanks, Ken!
- Only a selection of session tracks was played.
- No Peel links on File 3.
- File 5 is Old Grey Whistle Test video footage of the Rod Stewart concert, introduced by Bob Harris who mentions the concert is being broadcast by Peel on Radio 1, "Good evening John! Alright?"
- Show audio mostly complete only missing the complete link before Roy Harper
- File 7 complete from Sailing onwards except for brief edit before Roy Harper
Sessions[]
- Rod Stewart concert from Olympia, introduced for TV by Bob Harris
- Climax Blues Band #3 Repeat. First broadcast 08 October 1976. Recorded 1976-09-16.
- Joan Armatrading #8 Repeat. First broadcast 25 October 1976. Recorded 1976-07-29.
- Lone Star #1 Repeat. First broadcast 02 February 1976. Recorded 1976- 01-29. Available on Lone Star (Reissue) CD, 2011 (Rock Candy CANDY116)
(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)
Tracklisting[]
- File 2 begins at start of show
- File 1 begins at start of concert
- Rod Stewart live concert from Olympia:
- Tonight’s The Night
- Wild Side Of Life
- This Old Heart Of Mine
- Sweet Little Rock And Roller
- I Don’t Want To Talk About It
- The Killing Of Georgie
- Maggie May
- Get Back
- Losing You
- Sailing
- File 7 begins before Sailing
- File 2 ends near end of Sailing
- File 1 ends at end of applause
- JP reviews Rod Stewart's fashion choices, credits the Radio 1 team and says the radio sound was better than the TV
- Climax Blues Band: Couldn’t Get It Right (Peel session) 4 6
- Joan Armatrading: Kissing And Hugging (Peel session) 6
- Lone Star: She Said (Peel session) 6
1976 Festive Fifty #50-#45
- 50. Yes: And You And I (LP – Close To The Edge) Atlantic 3 6
- "Well I think that establishes pretty clearly that right from the word go it's your Festive 50 not mine" 6
- 49. Little Feat: Willin' (LP – Sailin’ Shoes) Warner 3 6
- 48. Wild Man Fischer: Go To Rhino Records (Wild Man Fischer) Rhino 3 6
- "Proof if proof were needed.."
- File 7 edit / tape change
- 47. Roy Harper: When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease (LP – HQ) Harvest 3 6
- 46. Matching Mole: O Caroline (LP – Matching Mole) CBS 3
- 45. Doors: Light My Fire (LP – The Doors) Elektra 3
- Climax Blues Band: Together And Free (Peel session)
- Start of Grinderswitch at end of show
- File 7 ends
File[]
- Name
- 1) 1976-12-24 Peel.zip
- 2) J P Rod Stuart livd 24 Dec 1976.mp3
- 3) 1976-12-24 Peel Show DE Tape 12.mp3
- 4) 1976-xx-xx-1977-xx-xx Peel Show DE Tape 11
- 5) The Old Grey Whistle Test: Rod's Christmas Concert
- 6) J P Omega reel 1976.mp3
- 7) 24 Dec 76 - Festive 50.mp3
- Length
- 1) 1:01:32
- 2) 1:02:24 (to 0:37 additional to file 1)
- 3) 33:06
- 4) 48:32 (to 3:00)
- 5) 64:00 (though not from the radio)
- 6) 3:31:16 (from 3:00:15)
- 7) 1:00:11 (from 3:45 additional to files 1/2)
- Other
- 1) Only the Rod Stewart concert is available. Many thanks to Peel Mailing List member PC.
- 2) Only the Rod Stewart concert is available. Many thanks to Tim.
- 3) Created from DE012 of the DE Tapes, digitised by Weatherman22.
- 4) Created from DE011 of the DE Tapes, digitised by Weatherman22. DE Tape 11 Peel Late 1976 Early 1977
- 5) Shown on BBC Four and made available for a limited time on BBC iPlayer on the occasion of Stewart's 80th Birthday
- 6) Many thanks to Tim for digitisation. Omega Reel 1976
- 7) From SilverE25
- Available