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John Peel Wiki
in: Eddie Berlin Tapes, 1987, BFBS,
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25 October 1987 (BFBS)

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Show[]

Name
  • John Peel's Music On BFBS
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1987-10-25
Comments
  • John reveals that the Wedding Present sent him demo tapes when they were called the Lost Pandas, but he didn't take notice of them until their second demo tape. He believes they were formerly known as something else, although no trace can be found of this.
  • He once more demonstrates some antipathy towards George Best, perhaps the reason that he was sent a cardboard cutout of him. Whether this is due to some genuine dislike for the man, or just the fact he played for the other famous team in the Northwest that plays in red, is at this point unknown.

Sessions[]

  • None

Tracklisting[]

(JP: Just think, at this very moment all around the world, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Belize, Hong Kong, West Germany, people are flinging themselves across the room to switch off their radios, because it's John Peel's Music On BFBS.')
(JP: I suppose I have to be manly and stand tall and face the fact that the LP is called George Best. They sent me a cutout, believe it or not, I mean a very small cutout of George Best as a kind of promotional device: straight into the bin, of course.')
(JP: Back in the days when Pete Wylie was still doing stuff that was pretty good....I really like Wylie and I'd loved to have played you tracks from his current LP, but frankly there was nothing on there, I listened to it two or three times in the hope that something on there would suddenly come through to me, would speak to me, but it never really did. Very depressing indeed. Good bloke, nevertheless.')

File[]

Name
  • John Peel's Music - 1987-10-25.mp3
Length
  • 00:56:18
Other
  • Taped and digitised by Eddie Berlin
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