27 July 1978

Show

Jilted John single, previously played by JP on the original Rabid release, had now been picked up by EMI. It would go on to become a major UK chart hit.
New Rezillos and Steel Pulse albums, both featured in 14 July 1978 show, appear in new album chart, alongside various others.
Discusses impending Radio One “Fun Day” at Mallory Park.
Mentions that he wasn’t able to play “Sins of A Family” by PF Sloan (writer of “Eve Of Destruction”) when working in Oklahoma City because it was too controversial.
Roshelle Anderson song was discovered after his death in John Peel's Record Box, which contained some of his favourite singles.
Reads New York Dolls request “Simon Bates style,” with orchestral backing from what sounds like Portsmouth Sinfonia.
Left Hand Drive a-side disqualified from show for mentioning the phrase “Rock & Roll” in the title.

Alternative TV #2 (first broadcast, recorded 1978-07-17). Available on The Radio Sessions (CD, Underground, 1995)

The Jolt: Mr Radio Man (LP - The Jolt) Polydor
Jilted John: Jilted John (single) EMI
Alternative TV: Going Round In Circles (Peel session)
Magazine: The Light Pours Out Of Me (LP - Real Life) Virgin
George Thorogood & The Destroyers: Madison Blues (single) Sonet
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Orange Claw Hammer (LP – Trout Mask Replica)
Steel Pulse: Bad Man (LP- Handsworth Revolution) Island
Lurkers: I’m On Heat (LP – Fulham Fallout) Beggars Banquet
Devo: Be Stiff (single) Stiff
Alternative TV: The Good Missionary (Peel session)
Jam: David Watts (single) Polydor
Chalawa: Piccadilly Hop (12-inch single) Tempest
Ace: I Ain’t Going To Stand For This No More (1975 single) Anchor
Dickies: Eve Of Destruction (single) A&M
PF Sloan: Sins Of A Family (1965 single)
Essential Logic: Aerosol Burns (EP) Rough Trade
Alternative TV: Release The Natives (Peel session)
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Pagan Baby (LP- Pendulum) Liberty
Revolutionaries: Dub Down Babylon (LP - Leggo Dub) Cash & Carry
Roshelle Anderson: The Grapevine Will Lie Sometimes (single) Contempo
Van Der Graaf: Ship Of Fools (LP – Vital) Charisma
Desperate Bicycles: Skill (single) Refill
Alternative TV: Nasty Little Lonely (Peel session)
David Bowie: Blackout (LP – “Heroes”) RCA
New York Dolls: Human Being (LP - Too Much Too Soon) Mercury
Left Hand Drive: I Know Where I Am (single - Who Said Rock & Roll Is Dead b-side) Bancrupt
Flamingos: I’ll Be Home (LP - Alan Freed’s Memory Lane) Pye