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Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.

UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.

COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.

Steve W

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(This page is about the Norwich band. For the punk band of the same name, see Crabs. For the American band of the same name, see Crabs(3))

The Crabs were a Norwich indie band, who never released any singles or albums of their own. They contributed to a few songs for the 1982 Reel Number One cassette compilation, which featured amongst others the Higsons, Serious Drinking and the Farmer's Boys. The group consisted of Sarah Smith, Jeanette Purcell, Karen King, Phil Emby and David Cuff. The band were compared to Bananarama in their music and not much information is known about the group and where they went after they split.

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The Crabs did a session for Peel's show in 1982 and allowed him to talk them into doing a version of You'll Never Walk Alone (apparently, he encouraged artists in those days to make their own version of the Liverpool terrace favourite in the hopes of releasing an LP, which apparently never materialised) for his show. The group are not related to another band of the same name who did a session for Peel in 1978.

Sessions[]

The_Crabs_-_Peel_Session_1982

The Crabs - Peel Session 1982

1. Recorded: 1982-04-21. First Broadcast: 03 May 1982. Repeated: 03 June 1982, 13 July 1982, 01 November 1982, 20 December 1982

  • Please Ask Me Out / Love's Not That Great Really / Stalemate / Rape Rap / You'll Never Walk Alone

Other Shows Played[]

  • None, according to available playlists

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