Show[]
- Name
- Station
- YYYY-MM-DD
- 1968-08-28
- Comments
- Poet Tom Raworth (misspelt Tom Rayworth in The Peel Sessions) in studio (see Night Ride Poets)
- The Ravi Shankar track is from the soundtrack of Chappaqua, a film directed by Conrad Rooks. Rooks had originally commissioned Ornette Coleman to compose the soundtrack, but decided not to use Coleman's work, which nonetheless was issued as a double LP on CBS, Chappaqua Suite. Coleman and Shankar both appeared in the film, as did the Fugs, William S. Burroughs, and Moondog, among others.
- Full tracklist thanks to Tim Joseph
Sessions[]
- Bridget St John #1, recorded 21st August 1968. On BBC Radio 1968-1976 and Dandelion Albums & BBC Recordings Collection 4xCD Box, 2015 (Cherry Red CRCDMBOX17) (off-air recording)
- The one missing track is available on the album. Some tracks from the tape are identified as "acetate versions" ~ (available on Fly High Cherry Red / Dandelion CDBRED 696) but these sound identical (other than being of higher quality) and must be the Reel To Reel versions recorded by Al Stewart, which ended up being broadcast as part of the session.
(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)
Tracklisting[]
- Czechoslovakian National Anthem (played interestingly during the Prague Spring period - the Soviets had invaded in August, but protests were continuing, and Peel had mentioned that he had received mail from Czech listeners)
- Blind Boy Grunt: John Brown (v/a album - Broadside Ballads Vol. 1) (an early Bob Dylan recording)
- John's intro 1
- Bridget St John: To B Without A Hitch (session) 1
- Oud music from Bahrain (BBC Archives)
- Tom Raworth: Two poems
- Country Gentlemen: Strutting On The Strings
- Bridget St John: Ask Me No Questions (session) 1
- Pharoah Syid: Japan (BBC Archives)
- Tom Raworth: Anniversary / Shoes (poems)
- Bridget St John: Many Happy Returns (session) only on the first album above
- Frank Stokes: Frank Stokes' Dream (v/a album - Frank Stokes' Dream - The Memphis Blues-1927-1931) Yazoo L-1008
- Bridget St John: Hello Again (Of Course) (session) 1
- Messiaen: Les Yeux Dans Les Roues
- Bridget St John: Rochefort (session) 1
- Tom Raworth: Two poems
- Ravi Shankar: Chappaqua (album - Chappaqua (The Original Sound Track Recording))
- Tanganyikan comical music (BBC Archives)
- Bridget St John: Lizard-Long-Tongue Boy (session) 1
File[]
- Name
- 1a) Bridget St John - Peel session - Night Ride 28/8/68
- 1b) 1968-08-28 NR 28.8.68 Bridget St John.mp3
- Length
- 1) 16:15
- 2) 1:42
- Other
- Many thanks to Colin Harper. File 2 is centred.
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- Available