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John Peel Wiki

Show[]

Name
  • John Peel's Music On BFBS
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1987-09-11/18
Comments
  • "Listen, if I was running the place and somebody offered me a tape by Simply Red, I'd make sure that a term of imprisonment resulted."
  • "The Fall as an international language: I like the thought of that very much."

Sessions[]

  • None

Tracklisting[]

11 September 1987 (BFBS)

  • Galloping Elephants: 'Let's Go West (split 7" with Abratzk)' (Bölk)
  • Three Johns: 'Never And Always (12")' (Abstract Sounds)

18 September 1987 (BFBS)

(JP: "I just opened another present, in fact: I should have more of these birthdays, perhaps several a year, like members of the Royal Family. I think it's only the Queen that has two birthdays, but I reckon I ought to have a couple as well. My chum Winston Smith has sent me posters and still photographs from my two favourite films ever, which are Repo Man and The Blues Brothers, so those will be up on the wall back at Peel Acres before you can say 'night'.")
(JP: "My thanks again to Arnie Matthews for this excellent LP: I look forward to hearing the entire thing. I shall drive my neighbours mad with it. Actually, I haven't got any neighbours, but if I had, I should drive them mad with it.")
(JP: "I shall always regret that I never saw any of their final gigs: really stupid of me not to go. They were on in Leeds, my name was on the door, and I was sitting at home about five o'clock in the evening, and I thought, no, I'll just stay in and get an Indian takeaway and watch the television instead. And I should not have done that.")

25 September 1987 (BFBS)

File[]

Name
  • Peel 069
Length
  • 00:46:05
Other
  • Many thanks to Dirk.
Available