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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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The Soft Boys
The Soft Boys

The Soft Boys were a rock band led by Robyn Hitchcock primarily during the 1970s, whose initially old-fashioned music style of psychedelic/folk-rock became part of the neo-psychedelia scene with the release of Underwater Moonlight.

The band formed in 1976 in Cambridge, England as Dennis and the Experts comprising Robyn Hitchcock (guitar), Rob Lamb (half-brother of radio host and author Charlie Gillett) guitar, Andy Metcalfe (bass), and Morris Windsor (drums). Alan Davies replaced Lamb after only four gigs late in 1976, and Kimberley Rew eventually replaced Davies. Matthew Seligman replaced Metcalfe in 1979.

The band broke up in 1980 but briefly re-formed for a UK tour in 1994 and then again in 2001 for the 20th anniversary of Underwater Moonlight and the release of a new album, Nextdoorland in 2002. They disbanded once again in 2003.

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Robyn Hitchcock, the frontman of The Soft Boys, was often very vocal about his influences that included a lot of Peel favorites, such as Captain Beefheart, Syd Barrett, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Roxy Music. Although the DJ followed the band throughout their brief career, playing tracks from both their records as they came out, he later admitted that they weren't one of his favorite bands: on 17 May 1983 he openly stated he was never a fan of them and on 03 February 1989 he added that he found them "clever" in a "knowing" way.

Sessions[]

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Other Shows Played[]

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1970s
1980s
Others
  • Punk 78: (I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp (single) Radarscope (JP: 'Is this power pop then?')
Robyn Hitchcock solo

Cover Versions[]

(The list below was compiled only from the Cover Versions page of this site. Please add more information if known.)

Artist | Track | First Known Play

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