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Adrian Mitchell Night Ride mid 1968

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1968
Comments
  • File 1 contains a couple of poems which may well have been from a guest poet slot on Peel's Night Ride. These were not always noted in Ken's "The Peel Sessions", and if they were, did not feature in the track details section of the book. Adrian Mitchell was featured on the first Night Ride and these may be from that show (06 March 1968) or from the first anniversary show (05 March 1969). The date is unlikely to be mid 1968 as Mitchell's only other Night Ride appearances were on the anniversary show (parts of which, notably the Incredible String Band session, are available) and the final "son of Night Ride" on 24 September 1969, a recording of which hasn't yet been found. A short additional piece with Peel's outro has now been found, dating the excerpts to be from a book published in 1968. (Peel referred to Mitchell's Out Loud collection on the show of 06 March 1968, which confirms the date).
  • File 2 contains a couple of poems recorded in front of an audience. and it is not certain that this was taken from a Peel Night Ride. The first poem, "Tell Me Lies" was read by Mitchell at the famous "Wholly Communion" poetry event at the Royal Albert Hall in 1965, so, judging by the sound quality, they may be from a recording made then. Alternatively, they may be from a live recording braodcast on Radio 3 sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s. BBC Genome lists a few possible dates, e.g. here, here and here - among others.

(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)

Tracklisting[]

File[]

Name
  • 1) 1968-xx-xx Night Ride mid 68 Adrian Mitchell 'A Rose I Suppose' and 'Trying To Drive Us Mad'.mp3
  • 2) 1968-xx-xx Night Ride mid 68 Adrian Mitchell tell Me Lies and Bougeoise live recording.mp3
  • 3a) John Peel's Night Ride: A 1968 Miscellany (part 1)
  • 3b) 1968-03-06 NR early 68 Adrian Mitchell prince of wailers with Peel intro.mp3
Length
  • 1) 4:14
  • 2) 3:57
  • 3a) 27:32 (17:41-17:58)
  • 3b) 0:17
Other
  • Many thanks to Colin Harper
  • 3b) File has been centred
  • Please address all re-up requests to Peel Mailing List.
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