Links To Peel
Peel heard the Strokes in 2001 and after their first session hoped that this would be the first of many. In fact it turned out to be the band's only session. Peel mistakenly thought their track 'Someday' was 'Somerday'. When Peel first played the group's song 'Barely Legal' on 18 January 2001, he commented that this reminded him strongly of the work of another artist. Despite listeners' suggestions over the course of several weeks (eg 'Flowers In The Rain' by The Move), it seems that he never identified the track he was searching for.
Festive Fifty Entries
- 2001 Festive Fifty: Last Nite #05
- 2001 Festive Fifty: Hard To Explain #07
- 2001 Festive Fifty: The Modern Age #18
- 2001 Festive Fifty: New York City Cops #28
- 2001 Festive Fifty: Someday #46
Sessions
1. Recorded: 2001-06-08. Broadcast: 27 June 2001. Repeated: 22 August 2001
- The Modern Age / Hard To Explain / Barely Legal / Someday
Other Shows Played
(The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive and is certainly incomplete. Please add further details if known.)
Barely Legal (The Modern Age EP) - The Strokes
'Barely Legal', the first Strokes track played by Peel on 18 January 2001
- 2001
- 18 January 2001: Barely Legal (White Label)
- 23 January 2001: Barely Legal (White Label)
- 01 February 2001: Barely Legal (White Label)
- 01 February 2001 (Radio Eins): Barely Legal (White Label)
- 06 February 2001: The Modern Age (White Label)
- 18 February 2001 (BBC World Service): The Modern Age (demo) (White label)
- 13 March 2001: Last Nite (White Label)
- 22 May 2001: Hard To Explain (White Label)
- 24 May 2001: New York City Cops (White Label)
- 31 May 2001 (Radio Eins): Hard To Explain (White Label)
- 10 June 2001 (BBC World Service): Hard To Explain (White Label)
- 13 June 2001: Hard To Explain (White Label)
- 14 June 2001 (Radio Eins): New York City Cops (White Label)
- 03 July 2001: Take It Or Leave It (White Label)
- 03 July 2001: Soma (White Label)
- 03 July 2001: Trying Your Luck (White Label)
- 04 July 2001: Someday (White Label)
- 04 July 2001: Alone, Together (White Label)
- 08 August 2001: Take It Or Leave It (CD - Is This It) Rough Trade
- 23 August 2001 (Radio Eins): The Modern Age (CD - Is This It) Rough Trade
- 30 August 2001: Trying Your Luck (CD - Is This It) Rough Trade
- 30 August 2001 (Radio Eins): Last Night (album - Is This It?) Rough Trade
- 06 September 2001 (Radio Eins): Hard To Explain (album - Is This It?) Rough Trade
- 13 September 2001: Last Nite (CD - Is This It) Rough Trade (presented by Steve Lamacq)
- 13 September 2001 (Radio Eins): The Modern Age (album - Is This It?) Rough Trade
- 25 December 2001: 'Someday (CD-Is This It)' (Rough Trade) FF #46 (JP: 'Would have had the most erotic sleeve of the year if it hadn't been for Polly Jean Harvey's 'This Is Love', I think.')
- 26 December 2001: 'New York City Cops (CD-Is This It)' (Rough Trade) FF #28
- 27 December 2001: 'The Modern Age (CD-Is This It)' (Rough Trade) FF #18
- 27 December 2001: 'Last Nite (CD-Is This It)' (Rough Trade) FF #05
