Background[]
This is a collection of 274 tapes mixing Peel shows, Friday Rock Shows and Alan Freeman Saturday Rock Shows from 1978 to 1983. They were recorded by Chris Holmes using high standard TDK, Hitachi, Maxell, Fuji and Sony cassettes (among others) using a Sugden T28 Tuner & A28 Amplifier (with roof mounted FM aerial) recorded on a Nakamichi Cassette deck and are of outstanding audio quality: he also prepared a spreadsheet listing the tapes. Responsibility for purchasing the tapes, ripping and sharing them with the Peel Mailing List has been taken on by members Rob F, Stuart Weatherman and Rocker. The first recordings were shared on 11 November 2014.
Some of the tapes were sold on ebay previous to this purchase: however, five of these are in the hands of a lister who is prepared to rip and share them on his own account (though as of August 2022, not yet). Many thanks to Chris, Rob, Stuart & Rocker for bringing such excellent recordings to public attention.
Tapes[]
Below is a list of the tapes and the dates of the recordings. This section is intended to give an overview of tape status, plus links for information on the tapes themselves and the dates they cover. (For the purposes of the Wiki, they are referred to by the prefix DB.)
DB001: 16 August 1978 / 17 August 1978 SHARED
DB002: 18 August 1978 SHARED
DB003: 18 August 1978 / 19 August 1978 Rock On (Stuart Grundy) / 19 August 1978 SRS Alan Freeman ERASED
DB003: 21 August 1978 [1] SHARED
DB004: 21 August 1978 / 22 August 1978 SHARED
DB005: 22 August 1978 / 24 August 1978 SHARED
DB006: 24 August 1978 / Alan Freeman SRS 26 August 1978 SHARED
DB007: Alan Freeman SRS 26 August 1978 / 28 August 1978 SHARED
DB008: 28 August 1978 / 29 August 1978 SHARED
DB009: 30 August 1978 ERASED
DB009: 04 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) / 05 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) SHARED
DB010: 18 August 1978 / 30 August 1978 / 19 August 1978 Rock On (Stuart Grundy) / 19 August 1978 SRS Alan Freeman / 13 September 1978 SHARED
DB011: 06 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) SHARED
DB012: 08 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) / 11 September 1978 SHARED
DB013: 11 September 1978 / 12 September 1978 SOLD
DB014: 14 September 1978 SHARED
DB015: 13 September 1978 ERASED
DB015: 18 September 1978 SHARED
DB016: 25 September 1978 / 20 September 1978 SHARED[2]
DB017: 25 September 1978 / 28 September 1978 SHARED
DB018: 18 September 1978 / 20 September 1978 ERASED
DB018: 02 October 1978 SHARED
DB019: 02 October 1978 / 03 October 1978 SHARED
DB020: 13 September 1978 / 18 September 1978 / 20 September 1978 / 25 September 1978 / 30 October 1978 / 31 October 1978 SHARED[3]
DB021: 03 October 1978 / 11 October 1978 SHARED
DB022: 19 October 1978 SHARED
DB023: 19 October 1978 / 20 October 1978 / 23 October 1978 SHARED
DB024: 23 October 1978 / 24 October 1978 SHARED
DB025: 12 October 1978 / 20 October 1978 SHARED
DB026: 13 November 1978 SHARED
DB027: 13 November 1978 / 20 November 1978 SHARED
DB028: 30 October 1978 ERASED
DB028: 27 November 1978 SHARED
DB029: 31 October 1978 / 02 November 1978 ERASED
DB029: 27 November 1978 / 29 November 1978 SHARED
DB030: 07 November 1978 / 10 November 1978 ERASED
DB030: 31 October 1978 / 02 November 1978 / 07 November 1978 / 10 November 1978 / 20 November 1978 [4] SHARED
DB031: FRS 01 December 1978 SHARED
DB032: 04 December 1978 SHARED
DB033: 20 November 1978 / 23 November 1978 ERASED
DB033: 04 December 1978 / FRS 08 December 1978 SHARED
DB034: FRS 08 December 1978 / 11 December 1978 SHARED
DB035: FRS 15 December 1978 SHARED
DB036: FRS 15 December 1978 / 21 December 1978 SHARED
DB037: 26 December 1978 / FRS 29 December 1978 SHARED
DB038: FRS 29 December 1978 / 02 January 1979 SHARED
DB039: 02 January 1979 / 08 January 1979 SHARED
DB040: 20 November 1978 / 26 December 1978 / 23 November 1978 Side B is blank [5] SHARED
DB041: 08 January 1979 / FRS 12 January 1979 SHARED
DB042: 26 December 1978 ERASED
DB042: FRS 12 January 1979 / FRS 19 January 1979 SHARED
DB043: FRS 19 January 1979 / 22 January 1979 SHARED
Tapes DB044 through to DB048 do not exist due to the numbering system being thrown out by the frequent de-gaussing of tapes up until this point. The tapes were being re-numbered as they were re-used. The numbering system now recommences from DB049.
DB049: 22 January 1979 / FRS 26 January 1979 SHARED
DB050: FRS 26 January 1979 SHARED
DB051: 29 January 1979 SOLD
DB052: 29 January 1979 / FRS 02 February 1979 SOLD
DB053: FRS 02 February 1979 / 05 February 1979 SHARED
DB054: 05 February 1979 / FRS 09 February 1979 / 13 February 1979 SHARED
DB055: FRS 09 February 1979 / 19 February 1979 SHARED
DB056: 22 February 1979 SHARED
DB057: 22 February 1979 / 26 February 1979 SHARED
DB058: 06 March 1979 / 07 March 1979 SHARED
DB059: FRS 09 March 1979 SHARED
DB060: FRS 09 March 1979 / 14 March 1979 SHARED
DB061: 26 March 1979 / 27 March 1979 SHARED
DB062: 27 March 1979 / 29 March 1979 SHARED
DB063: FRS 30 March 1979 SHARED
DB064: FRS 30 March 1979 / 02 April 1979 SHARED
DB065: 02 April 1979 / 05 April 1979 SHARED
DB066: 05 April 1979 / FRS 06 April 1979 SHARED
DB067: 12 April 1979 SHARED
DB068: FRS 13 April 1979 SHARED
DB069: 19 April 1979 / 24 April 1979 SHARED
DB070: 23 April 1979 SHARED
DB071: 23 April 1979 / 24 April 1979 SHARED
DB072: 30 April 1979 / 01 May 1979 SHARED
DB073: 01 May 1979 / FRS 04 May 1979 SHARED
DB074: FRS 04 May 1979 SHARED
DB075: 07 May 1979 SOLD
DB076: 07 May 1979 SOLD
DB077: 16 May 1979 SHARED
DB078: 16 May 1979 / 21 May 1979 SHARED
DB079: 21 May 1979 / 24 May 1979 SHARED
DB080: FRS 25 May 1979 SHARED
DB081: FRS 25 May 1979 / 28 May 1979 SHARED
DB082: 28 May 1979 / 29 May 1979 SHARED
DB083: 29 May 1979 / 04 June 1979 SHARED
DB084: 05 June 1979 SHARED
DB085: 05 June 1979 / 06 June 1979 / 11 June 1979 SHARED
DB086: 11 June 1979 / 14 June 1979 / 18 June 1979 SHARED
DB087: 18 June 1979 SHARED
DB088: 27 June 1979 SHARED
DB089: 27 June 1979 / 09 July 1979 SHARED
DB090: 09 July 1979 / 12 July 1979 SHARED
DB091: 16 July 1979 / 17 July 1979 SHARED
DB092: 17 July 1979 / 23 July 1979 SHARED
DB093: 23 July 1979 / 25 July 1979 SHARED
DB094: 25 July 1979 / 30 July 1979 SHARED
DB095: 30 July 1979 SHARED
DB096: 06 August 1979 SHARED
DB097: 06 August 1979 / 09 August 1979 SHARED
DB098: 13 August 1979 / 15 August 1979 SHARED
DB099: 15 August 1979 / 20 August 1979 SHARED
DB100: 20 August 1979 / 21 August 1979 SHARED
DB101: 21 August 1979 / 22 August 1979 SHARED
DB102: 27 August 1979 / 28 August 1979 SHARED
DB103: 29 August 1979 SHARED
DB104: 29 August 1979 / 30 August 1979 SHARED
DB105: 03 September 1979 SHARED
DB106: 05 September 1979 SHARED
DB107: 12 September 1979 SHARED
DB108: 13 September 1979 SHARED
DB109: 18 September 1979 SHARED
DB110: 18 September 1979 / 19 September 1979 SHARED
DB111: FRS 21 September 1979 SHARED
DB112: 24 September 1979 SHARED
DB113: 24 September 1979 / 25 September 1979 SHARED
DB114: 25 September 1979 / 26 September 1979 SHARED
DB115: 26 September 1979 / 01 October 1979 SHARED
DB116: 01 October 1979 SHARED
DB117: 01 October 1979 / 03 October 1979 SHARED
DB118: 03 October 1979 / 08 October 1979 SHARED
DB119: 10 October 1979 SHARED
DB120: 10 October 1979 / 29 October 1979 SHARED
DB121: 16 October 1979 / 17 October 1979 SHARED
DB122: 22 October 1979 SHARED
DB123: 22 October 1979 / 23 October 1979 SHARED
DB124: 23 October 1979 / 31 October 1979 SHARED
DB125: FRS 02 November 1979
DB126: 05 November 1979 SHARED
DB127: 05 November 1979 / FRS 09 November 1979 SHARED
DB128: FRS 16 November 1979
DB129: 19 November 1979 SHARED
DB130: 19 November 1979 / 22 November 1979 / 26 November 1979 SHARED
DB131: 26 November 1979 / 27 November 1979 SHARED
DB132: 27 November 1979 / 28 November 1979 SHARED
DB133: 03 December 1979 SHARED
DB134: 03 December 1979 / 05 December 1979 SHARED
DB135: 10 December 1979 SHARED
DB136: 13 December 1979 SHARED
DB137: 20 December 1979 SHARED
DB138: 20 December 1979 / 02 January 1980 SHARED
DB139: 07 January 1980 SHARED
DB140: 08 January 1980 / 10 January 1980 SHARED
DB141: 16 January 1980 SHARED
DB142: 22 January 1980 SHARED
DB143: 24 January 1980 SHARED
DB144: 28 January 1980 SHARED
DB145: 30 January 1980 SHARED
DB146: 04 February 1980 SHARED
DB147: 04 February 1980 / 06 February 1980 SHARED
DB148: 11 February 1980 SHARED
DB149: 18 February 1980 SHARED
DB150: 20 February 1980 / 21 February 1980 SHARED
DB151: 25 February 1980 SHARED
DB152: 28 February 1980 SHARED
DB153: 03 March 1980 SHARED
DB154: 10 March 1980 SHARED
DB155: 12 March 1980 SHARED
DB156: 17 March 1980 SHARED
DB157: 25 March 1980 SHARED
DB158: 27 March 1980 SHARED
DB159: 31 March 1980 SHARED
DB160: 03 April 1980 SHARED
DB161: 10 April 1980 / 14 April 1980 SHARED
DB162: 14 April 1980 / 21 April 1980 / 22 April 1980 SHARED
DB163: 21 April 1980 SHARED
DB164: 22 April 1980 SHARED
DB165: 01 May 1980 SHARED
DB166: 05 May 1980 SHARED
DB167: 07 May 1980 SHARED
DB168: 07 May 1980 / 08 May 1980 SHARED
DB169: 08 May 1980 / 14 May 1980 SHARED
DB170: 14 May 1980 / 19 May 1980 SHARED
DB171: 19 May 1980 / 21 May 1980 SHARED
DB172: 21 May 1980 / 27 May 1980 SHARED
DB173: 27 May 1980 / 04 June 1980 SHARED
DB174: 04 June 1980 / 10 June 1980 SHARED
DB175: 11 June 1980 / 12 June 1980 SHARED
DB176: 12 June 1980 / 17 June 1980 SHARED
DB177: 19 June 1980 / 24 June 1980 SHARED
DB178: 30 June 1980 SHARED
DB179: 01 July 1980 SHARED
DB180: 14 July 1980 SHARED
DB181: 16 July 1980 SHARED
DB182: 21 July 1980 SHARED
DB183: 29 July 1980 / 04 August 1980 SHARED
DB184: 05 August 1980 SHARED / 11 August 1980 SHARED
DB185: 12 August 1980 SHARED
DB186: 18 August 1980 SHARED
DB187: 19 August 1980 SHARED
DB188: Tony Blackburn Chart Show Snippet 16th August 1980 / Elvis Costello & The Attractions at the Hope & Anchor recorded 15th May 1980 broadcast 25th August 1980 / 25 August 1980 SHARED
DB189: 26 August 1980 SHARED
DB190: 28 August 1980 SHARED
DB191: 08 September 1980 SHARED
DB192: 10 September 1980 SHARED
DB193: 18 September 1980 SHARED
DB194: 22 September 1980 SHARED
DB195: 24 September 1980 SHARED
DB196: 29 September 1980 SHARED
DB197: 30 September 1980 / 02 October 1980 SHARED
DB198: 08 October 1980 / 13 October 1980 SHARED
DB199: 13 October 1980 / 14 October 1980 SHARED
DB200: 14 October 1980 / 20 October 1980 SHARED
DB201: 20 October 1980 / 21 October 1980 SHARED
DB202: 23 October 1980 SHARED
DB203: 27 October 1980 SHARED
DB204: 03 November 1980 / 04 November 1980 SHARED
DB205: 10 November 1980 SHARED
DB206: 12 November 1980 SHARED
DB207: 17 November 1980 SHARED
DB208: 18 November 1980 / 25 November 1980 SHARED
DB209: 26 November 1980 / 01 December 1980 SOLD
DB210: 01 December 1980 / 02 December 1980 SOLD
DB211: 09 December 1980 SHARED
DB212: 11 December 1980 SHARED
DB213: 15 December 1980 SHARED
DB214: 16 December 1980 SHARED
DB215: 05 January 1981 SHARED
DB216: 08 January 1981 SHARED
DB217: 12 January 1981 SHARED
DB218: 13 January 1981 SHARED
DB219: 19 January 1981 SHARED
DB220: 22 January 1981 / FRS 23 January 1981 SHARED
DB221: 28 January 1981 SHARED
DB222: 02 February 1981 SHARED
DB223: 04 February 1981 SHARED
DB224: 09 February 1981 SHARED
DB225: 16 February 1981 SHARED
DB226: 23 February 1981 SHARED
DB227: 25 February 1981 SHARED
DB228: 04 March 1981 SHARED
DB229: 09 March 1981 SHARED
DB230: 10 March 1981 SHARED
DB231: 16 March 1981 SHARED
DB232: 06 April 1981 SHARED
DB233: 07 April 1981 SHARED
DB234: 09 April 1981 SHARED
DB235: 14 April 1981 SHARED
DB236: 04 May 1981 SHARED
DB237: 12 May 1981 SHARED
DB238: 18 May 1981 SHARED
DB239: 25 May 1981 SHARED
DB240: 01 June 1981 SHARED
DB241: 09 June 1981 SHARED [6]
DB242: 11 June 1981 SHARED [7]
DB243: 30 June 1981 SHARED
DB244: 15 July 1981 SHARED
DB245: 21 July 1981 SHARED
DB246: 30 July 1981 SHARED
DB247: 03 August 1981 SHARED
DB248: 04 August 1981 SHARED
DB249: 11 August 1981 SHARED
DB250: 13 August 1981 SHARED
DB251: 01 September 1981 SHARED
DB252: 07 September 1981 SHARED
DB253: 14 September 1981 SHARED
DB254: 21 September 1981 SHARED
DB255: 06 October 1981 SHARED
DB256: 15 October 1981 SHARED
DB257: 26 October 1981 SHARED
DB258: 02 November 1981 SHARED
DB259: 05 November 1981 SHARED
DB260: 17 November 1981 SHARED
DB261: 30 November 1981 SHARED
DB262: 09 December 1981 SHARED
DB263: 17 December 1981 SHARED
DB264: 06 January 1982 SHARED
DB265: 11 January 1982 SHARED
DB266: 27 January 1982 SHARED
DB267: 01 February 1982 SHARED
DB268: 18 February 1982 SHARED
DB269: 24 February 1982 SHARED
DB270: 08 March 1982 SHARED
DB271: 15 March 1982 SHARED
DB272: 22 March 1982 SHARED
DB273: 29 March 1982 SHARED
DB274: 08 June 1982 SHARED
DB275: 21 July 1982 SHARED
DB276: FRS 17th December 1982 (listed as 1st January 1983, not a Friday) SHARED
DB277: 02 March 1983 SHARED
DB278: 13 July 1983 SHARED
[]
1978
16 August 1978 / 17 August 1978 / 18 August 1978 / 21 August 1978 / 22 August 1978 / 24 August 1978 / 28 August 1978 / 29 August 1978 / 04 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) / 05 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) / 06 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) / 08 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini) / 11 September 1978 / 13 September 1978 / 14 September 1978 / 18 September 1978 / 20 September 1978 / 25 September 1978 / 28 September 1978 / 02 October 1978 / 03 October 1978 / 11 October 1978 / 12 October 1978 / 19 October 1978 / 20 October 1978 / 23 October 1978 / 24 October 1978 / 30 October 1978 / 31 October 1978 / 02 November 1978 / 07 November 1978 / 10 November 1978 / 13 November 1978 / 20 November 1978 / 27 November 1978 / 29 November 1978 / 04 December 1978 / 11 December 1978 / 21 December 1978 / 26 December 1978
1979
02 January 1979 / 08 January 1979 / 22 January 1979 / 05 February 1979 / 13 February 1979 / 19 February 1979 / 22 February 1979 / 26 February 1979 / 06 March 1979 / 07 March 1979 / 14 March 1979 / 26 March 1979 / 27 March 1979 / 29 March 1979 / 02 April 1979 / 05 April 1979 / 19 April 1979 / 23 April 1979 / 24 April 1979 / 30 April 1979 / 01 May 1979 / 16 May 1979 / 21 May 1979 / 24 May 1979 / 28 May 1979 / 29 May 1979 / 04 June 1979 / 05 June 1979 / 06 June 1979 / 11 June 1979 / 14 June 1979 / 18 June 1979 / 27 June 1979 / 09 July 1979 / 12 July 1979 / 16 July 1979 / 17 July 1979 / 23 July 1979 / 25 July 1979 / 30 July 1979 / 06 August 1979 / 09 August 1979 / 13 August 1979 / 15 August 1979 / 20 August 1979 / 21 August 1979 / 22 August 1979 / 27 August 1979 / 28 August 1979 / 29 August 1979 / 30 August 1979 / 03 September 1979 / 05 September 1979 / 12 September 1979 / 13 September 1979 / 18 September 1979 / 19 September 1979 / 24 September 1979 / 25 September 1979 / 26 September 1979 / 01 October 1979 / 03 October 1979 / 08 October 1979 / 10 October 1979 / 16 October 1979 / 17 October 1979 / 22 October 1979 / 23 October 1979 / 29 October 1979 / 31 October 1979 / 05 November 1979 / 19 November 1979 / 22 November 1979 / 26 November 1979 / 27 November 1979 / 28 November 1979 / 03 December 1979 / 05 December 1979
1980
20 February 1980 / 21 February 1980 / 25 February 1980 / 28 February 1980 (Mike Read) / 03 March 1980 / 10 March 1980 / 12 March 1980 / 17 March 1980 / 25 March 1980 / 27 March 1980 / 31 March 1980 / 03 April 1980 / 10 April 1980 / 14 April 1980 / 21 April 1980 / 22 April 1980 / 01 May 1980 / 05 May 1980 / 07 May 1980 / 08 May 1980 / 14 May 1980 / 19 May 1980 / 21 May 1980 / 27 May 1980 / 04 June 1980 / 10 June 1980 / 11 June 1980 / 12 June 1980 / 17 June 1980 / 19 June 1980 / 24 June 1980 / 30 June 1980 / 01 July 1980 / 14 July 1980 / 16 July 1980 / 21 July 1980 / 29 July 1980 / 04 August 1980 / 05 August 1980 / 11 August 1980 / 12 August 1980 / 18 August 1980 / 19 August 1980 / 25 August 1980 / 26 August 1980 / 28 August 1980 / 08 September 1980 / 10 September 1980 / 18 September 1980 / 22 September 1980 / 24 September 1980 / 29 September 1980 / 30 September 1980 / 02 October 1980 / 08 October 1980 / 13 October 1980 / 14 October 1980 / 20 October 1980 / 21 October 1980 / 23 October 1980 / 27 October 1980 / 03 November 1980 / 04 November 1980 / 10 November 1980 / 12 November 1980 / 17 November 1980 / 18 November 1980 / 25 November 1980 / 09 December 1980 / 11 December 1980 / 15 December 1980 / 16 December 1980
1981
05 January 1981 / 08 January 1981 / 12 January 1981 / 13 January 1981 / 19 January 1981 / 22 January 1981 / 28 January 1981 / 02 February 1981 / 04 February 1981 / 09 February 1981 / 16 February 1981 / 23 February 1981 / 25 February 1981 / 04 March 1981 / 09 March 1981 / 10 March 1981 / 16 March 1981 / 06 April 1981 / 07 April 1981 / 09 April 1981 / 14 April 1981 / 04 May 1981 / 12 May 1981 / 18 May 1981 / 25 May 1981 / 01 June 1981 / 09 June 1981 (John Walters) / 11 June 1981 (John Walters) / 30 June 1981 / 15 July 1981 / 21 July 1981 / 30 July 1981 / 03 August 1981 / 04 August 1981 / 11 August 1981 / 13 August 1981 / 01 September 1981 / 07 September 1981 / 14 September 1981 / 21 September 1981 / 06 October 1981 / 15 October 1981 / 26 October 1981 / 02 November 1981 / 05 November 1981 / 17 November 1981 / 30 November 1981 / 09 December 1981 / 17 December 1981
1982
06 January 1982 / 11 January 1982 / 27 January 1982 / 01 February 1982 / 18 February 1982 / 24 February 1982 / 08 March 1982 / 15 March 1982 / 22 March 1982 / 29 March 1982 / 08 June 1982 / 21 July 1982
1983
Friday Rock Show
01 December 1978 / 08 December 1978 / 15 December 1978 /
29 December 1978 /
12 January 1979 /
19 January 1979 /
26 January 1979 /
02 February 1979 /
09 February 1979 /
09 March 1979 /
30 March 1979 /
06 April 1979 /
13 April 1979 /
04 May 1979 /
25 May 1979 /
21 September 1979 /
02 November 1979 / 09 November 1979 / 16 November 1979 / 23 January 1981 / 17 December 1982
Saturday Rock Show
26 August 1978
Rock On
19 August 1978 (Stuart Grundy)
- Footnotes
- ↑ Recorded over previous show.
- ↑ Spreadsheet says, "JP plays Teenage Kicks twice (wiped unfortunately)."
- ↑ DB020 is a compilation of the taper's favourite tracks from erased tapes DB015 / DB018 / DB028 / DB029 and the section erased from DB016
- ↑ DB030 is a compilation of the taper's favourite tracks from erased tapes DB029 / DB030 / DB033
- ↑ DB040 is a compilation of the taper's favourite tracks from erased tapes DB033 and DB042
- ↑ Date conjectural: hosted by John Walters, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Nico repeats.
- ↑ Date conjectural: hosted by John Walters, Gene Vincent & Bob Marley & The Wailers repeats.