In lieu of Grinderswitch sig, the alternative signature tune by the Higsons opens the show.
Bob George as guest plays new tracks from New York.
There are many references to Kid Jensen (who can be heard at the top of the show) in what can best be described as a style of mock jealousy.
Sessions[]
Higsons, #3 (repeat). Recorded 1982-10-11. No known commercial release.
Michael Smith, one and only session (repeat). Recorded 1982-04-24. No known commercial release. 'It A Come / Stuck / Picture No Picture' not transmitted on this show.
Tracklisting[]
Higsons, 'John Peel's New Sig Tune' (Peel Session)
Sister Nancy, 'Gwan A School (LP-One, Two)' (Techniques)
JP: 'How come it is that Kid gets all of these gigs? Every time he comes in here, he tells me about dozens of gigs that he's got. Can't be just that he's better looking than me, surely.'
JP: 'It was Kid Jensen on the telephone...You have to be very careful what you say to Kid, because occasionally if you see him in the corridors around Radio One, you say to him, you might say something offensive to him as he goes past, something like, "I've not seen a pair of trousers like that since Yes played at Crystal Palace", or something like that, or "Crosby Stills And Nash broke up the first time", and he'll sort of laugh about it and then, like a month later, you'll be talking to somebody, and they'll say, "Hey, Kid was saying that you really thought his trousers were no good, and he really worries about these things a lot". So he wanted me to point out to you that 'King Is White And In The Crowd' was actually written while Simple Minds were recording a session for his programme: it says at the bottom of the label, and he's awfully proud of this, "With thanks to David 'Kid' Jensen". There you go, his little moment of glory.'
James Blood Ulmer, 'Open House (LP-Black Rock)' (CBS)
(more chat)
Kraut, 'Army Sport' (demo tape) (The guitarist on this is Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols: JP recalls that Jones once tried to pick a fight with him, from which John backed down)
Savage Republic, 'Machinery (LP-Tragic Figures)' (Independent Project)