Well, here we have yet another Installation of the long running late and legendary John peel Show. This episode was First Broadcast on the 23rd of October, 1978 and features some of the contemporary artists of the time. Hope you enjoy!
The John Peel Show – 23/10/1978
Tracks;
- George Thoroughgood & The Destroyers – Move it on Over
- Patrik Fitzgerald – irrelevant battles
- The Buzzcocks – Sixteen Again
- Rick Wright – Funky Deux
- Matumbi – Guide Us
- Lene Lovich – Say When.
- Lena Lovich. -Tonight
- Lene Lovich. – Writing On The Wall
- Fall – Rebellious Jukebox
- Squares – No Fear
- Neil Young – Motorcycle Mama
- Buzzcocks – Everybody’s Happy Nowadays
- Wreckless Eric. – Veronica
- Wreckless Eric – Roll Over Rock-Ola
- Wrekless Eric. – I Wish It Would Rain
- Faces – I Wish It Would Rain
- Fall – Mother Sister
- Linval Thompson – Negrea Africa Dub
- Johnny Thunders -Subway Train
- Red Krayola (with The Familiar Ugly) – Hurricane Fighter Plane
- Buzzcocks – Lipstick
- Chou Pahrot – Buzgo Tram Chorus
- Fall – Industrial Estate
- Status Quo – I’m Giving Up My Worryin’
- Cabaret Voltaire – Do The Mussolini-Headkick
- Cabaret Voltaire – The Set Up
- Ferdia – Maids Of Tramore / Miss McCleod’s Reel
- Buzzcocks – Promises
- Andy Mackay – The Inexorable Sequence
- Fall – Futures And Pasts
The John Peel Show
BBC Radio One’s legendary broadcast, ‘The John Peel Show’ was probably, at least in my own opinion, the best Radio show ever produced by the BBC. He was certainly a Pioneer in Radio Broadcasting. Although, he had come from the old Radio Caroline Pirate radio Ship and Music was his main focus. Soi he was already much better than what Radio One usually played.
Back in the old days before the Internet, MP3s and Digital Technology, we used to use Cassette tapes to record songs from the radio that we liked the sound of. However, this could be tricky to get a decent recording when you had some Radio One DJ rabbiting on and interrupting the song. But John peel would take care to make sure he didnt interrupt because he knew people would be taping tunes from the show.
However, I think the thing Peely was best known for was for his promoting of the smaller and lesser known groups. Thousands of bands sent their demo tapes into the show in the hope that theyd get aired. But unfortunately, many didnt as he only had so much time on air and theyd keep flooding in. When he died in 2004, he had a full barn of unplayed demo’s. Although his family have tried to release what they can. But it’d probably take a hundred lifetimes to get through them all. However, there have been many bands over the years owe their fame to the legendary DJ.
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