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Tape[]

Name
Station
  • BBC Radio One
YYYY-MM
  • 1976-08

(Eddie)

  • A 65-minute compilation of the retrospective shows Peel put out in August 1976. Looking at this file now, I'm amazed to find that it's been two years since I ripped it from Colin's cassette. I was always planning to try and tidy it up a bit as there's speed issues, tape hiss, all sorts. But I think it's time to just upload it now and see what others make of it.
  • Ken's The Peel Sessions p.216 (halfway down column three) describes these shows, which are basically drawing a line under the Top Gear years and, in hindsight, clearing the way for punk, New Wave and beyond. You'll hear the unseen hand of the person who originally taped the shows, and, as mentioned earlier, a lot of tape hiss and other problems.

(Other)

  • The Peel Sessions lists ten shows in the retrospective series, featuring The Who, Family, Roxy Music Fairport Convention, Rolling Stones, Cream, Soft Machine, Faces, Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin, Beatles, broadcast over the two weeks between 09 August 1976 and 20 August 1976. This compilation features tracks from the Soft Machine, Yardbirds and Beatles shows, broadcast on 17 August 1976, 19 August 1976 and 20 August 1976, respectively.

Tracklisting[]

JP: Robert Wyatt doing the seemingly impossible and making Neil Diamond acceptable to the sensitive man, and woman too, I shouldn't wonder ...

File[]

Name
  • John Peel - Retrospective Shows - August 1976.mp3
Length
  • 1.05.37
Other
  • (Eddie) Don't bother at all if sound quality is your only god. We're talking pretty lo-fi stuff here. But hopefully very interesting stuff too.
  • Shared via Peel Mailing List.
  • Many thanks to Eddie and Colin!
Available
  • Not currently available.
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