Watching late night BBC4 recently offered up Top Of The Pops presented by John Peel and Janice Long.
As good an excuse as any then to collate a selection of John Peel sessions and repost my tribute to Janice Long from December 2021.
Only a couple of crossovers with The Fall and Julian Cope, with the John Peel selection focusing in more on the alternative/indie side of things and keeping under forty-five minutes.
1) Cut Dead: The Jesus & Mary Chain (29th October 1985)
2) Ladybird (Green Grass): The Fall (13th March 1993)
3) DoubtBeat: Scritti Politti (13th December 1978)
4) Через Річку, Через (Cherez Richku, Cherez Hai): The Wedding Present (15th May 1989)
5) Turn The Heater On (Cover of Keith Hudson): New Order (1st June 1982)
6) The Sin Of Pride: The Undertones (7th December 1982)
7) The Awful Flute Song (First Part): The Bambi Slam (1st March 1987)
8) Suffer The Children: Tears For Fears (10th October 1982)
9) Suicide High Lie: Big In Japan (12th February 1979)
10) Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit): The Only Ones (2nd June 1980)
11) After Murder Park: The Auteurs (8th March 1996)
12) Search Party: Julian Cope (11th June 1984)
13) Waves: Blancmange (13th February 1982)
Not intentionally trying to be contrary, but whilst the recording dates were listed for each of the songs on the Janice Long selection, the dates for the John Peel sessions relate to when the songs were first broadcast...I think!
This looks tremendous. Have downloaded it for a complete listen in due course. But had to FF through to the one band I had no idea of - The Bambi Slam - and was delighted to discover the tune is a good 'un.
ReplyDeleteThanks, JC. The Bambi Slam are a prime example of why getting to a gig in time to see a support act is a very good thing. I saw them in March 1987, warming up for The Cult, and I thought they were great.
DeleteThere's a fascinating interview with main man Roy Feldon, where he explains why The Bambi Slam were never asked back to record a second Peel session...
https://thedumbingofamerica.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/history-lesson-the-bambi-slam/