[Music] Classic John Peel Sessions

[GT49er]

https://youtu.be/Foyu6igpOYw

Keep going mate!

 

[Juan Albion]

 

[hart's shirt]

1st May 1983.

John Peel's first thoughts:

"Those are The Smiths, and they've had one or two rather extravagant write-ups in the musical papers, and the people at Rough Trade see them as being the next big thing as well. Perfectly adequate, that, as a debut single, I think it's called Hand In Glove, but on the evidence of that, I can't see them as being that startling, there are better things around, assuredly."

17 days later, they recorded this.

 

[Icy Gull]

May be wrong but something inside my full sponge of a brain tells me that John Peel rated this as his favourite single of all time?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5YzhrIyx10

 

[Worried Man Blues]

https://youtu.be/DDUcHa34evw

Can't believe there isn't a Stackridge, still looking..........

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

One of my favourite bands. Howard Jone's brothers, and subsequently his backing band. So much better than that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C6AcC0bw6c

I’ve the 12” for “Machines in Motion”


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[Is it PotG?]

 

[Lower West Stander]

Some fantastic stuff on here but I draw the line at Van Der Graaf Generator [emoji4]

Can’t post this on Tapatalk but my favourite has to be an Inspiral Carpets session in the late 80s.

Clint Boon on Keep the Circle Round just blew me away


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[Insel affe]

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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yep. Correct.

May be wrong but something inside my full sponge of a brain tells me that John Peel rated this as his favourite single of all time?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5YzhrIyx10

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

More lovely English prog rock, with added Richard Sinclair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP4T2BW6W78

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

For some strange reason this band was mocked a few years later. This Peel session is sublime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ0ve-g0dKc

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Another group mocked at the time (by the NME, apparently, I had long since given up reading that). I stuck this on in my mate's car, a mate who had heard everything. And we just sat their parked up, mesmorized.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff6DjQBbduY

 

[darkwolf666]

Another group mocked at the time (by the NME, apparently, I had long since given up reading that). I stuck this on in my mate's car, a mate who had heard everything. And we just sat their parked up, mesmorized.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff6DjQBbduY

Clearly Harry, The Verve were wrong!

 

[Peteinblack]

 

[Peteinblack]

 

[half time scores]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPXJPvfhOt8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A_9B9aB8Gw

 

[darkwolf666]

Another group mocked at the time (by the NME, apparently, I had long since given up reading that). I stuck this on in my mate's car, a mate who had heard everything. And we just sat their parked up, mesmorized.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff6DjQBbduY

Currently sitting in The Leading Light, with a pint of Punk, checking out your Peel sessions!

 

[Pevenseagull]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwE-vkQ9fbw

YAY!!!

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Icy Gull and HWT confirm JP named the fantastic Teenage Kicks as his favourite ever single - his favourite album is from a different genre altogether to other songs on this thread. I’m pretty sure it was Not The Tremblin’ Kind by the wonderful Laura Cantrell who did several sessions for him in the early 2000s. I could be wrong of course but he definitely said it was. I’m often wrong mind - I’m going toSheffield on Saturday full of hope and expectation!!