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Mos Eisley were a young rock band from Newcastle who recorded two sessions for the John Peel Show. Two of the three band members - Jack and Jed - were sons of Ray Laidlaw, the drummer in Lindisfarne and early 70s group Jack The Lad, both of which had recorded many sessions for the programme. Mos Eisley released their debut LP "The Get-Up Set" in 2003 before changing their name to The Motorettes in 2005. A couple of songs from Mos Eisley's second Peel session were later recorded and released on the Motorettes eponymously-titled debut LP, released in 2006.

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Having played the group's early singles on the show, Mos Eisley were invited to Maida Vale to record a session. Introducing the band when the debut session was first broadcast on 06 February 2002, Peel spotted the surname and geographic location of the band and wondered aloud if they could be related to Ray Laidlaw. This was confirmed later in the show, to Peel's evident pleasure. On 27 May 2003, he mentioned that he had met the band at Maida Vale the previous week, when Mogwai played a live set for the programme (21 May 2003).

Festive Fifty Entries[]

  • None.

Sessions[]

Two sessions. No known commercial release.

1. Recorded: 2002-01-06. First broadcast: 06 February 2002. No repeat.

  • Sodastream / Cinnamon Lift / Hate To See You Cry / The Get Up Set

2. Recorded: 2003-05-22. First broadcast: 29 July 2003. No repeat.

  • Make It But Make It Buzz / We Are Solution / Go Go Gadget Girl / I'm On Fire

Other Shows Played[]

(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive and may be incomplete. Please add further information if known.)

2001
2002
2003

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