Thursday, November 30, 2017

John Peel - 30th November 1996

Featuring Scott Brown in session.


Pilotcan - Five Minutes On A Tuesday Night (Rock Action)
Scott Brown - Spice Of Life (Session)
Incredible Casuals - Ape (KranePool)
Carrie Grant - Mish Mash (Savage Kick)
Quickspace - Mousetail (Kitty Kitty Corporation)
Melt - Fruit Salad (Melt Productions)
John Fahey - As I Lay Sleeping (Takoma)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Down Low (In The Red Recordings)
DJ Kaos - Hold Me Now (Raving Mad)
Broken Dog - Season Of Blame (Big Cat)
Ivor Cutler - Life In A Scotch Sittingroom, Vol. 2 Episode 1 (Virgin)
Glen Brown and King Tubby - Wicked Tumbling Version (Blood And Fire)
Labradford - Phantom Channel Crossing (Blast First)
Subway Sect - Double Negative (Overground)
IC1 - Cooper (5HQ Recordings)
Father - Now I've Changed My Minder (555 Recordings)
Melys - Noeth (Ankst)
Scott Brown - Andromeda (Session)
Andromeda - The Reason (RCA Victor)
Dawn Of The Replicants - Lisa Box (Dumb/Sulk Trigg-er)
Neotropic - Nincompoop (Ntone)
Screeching Weasel - Cool Kids (Fat Wreck)
Stereolab - Flourescences (Duophonic)
Infinity Project - Phosphoressence (Psychic Deli)

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

John Peel - 29th November 2001

Featuring The Rock Of Travolta in session.


Pinhole - City Living (Thrill City)
Quoit - Missing (Mirex)
Sizzla - Done Nothing For Us (Harmony House)
Rock Of Travolta (Lukewarm Skywater) (Session)
Les Sexarenos - Put Out (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
Spirit - Three In One (Phantom Audio)
Sprit - Straight Arrow (Edsel)
Plus-Tech Squeezebox - Scene 1-Launch A Spaceship Into Space (Sur La Plage)
Stringbuilder - Forces (Handsome)
Rock Of Travolta - Giant Robo (Session)
Noosphere - Vector (Spirit Zone)
ZZ Hill - Nothing Can Change This Love (Kent)
Electronicat - Amour Sale (Disko B)
Stapleton - Vapour Trails (Subjugation)
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys - My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (MGM)
Minotaur Shock - Moray Arrival (Melodic)
Cherubino - Kiss (The Self Starter Foundation)
Kiss - Black Diamond (Casablanca)
Camera Obscura - Pen And Notebook (Andmoresound)
Rock Of Travolta - Oxygen Assisted (Session)
Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter (Warner Bros)
Denzil and Huhn - Finnin (City Centre Offices)
Fi-Lo Radio - Beauty Is Volatile (Action)
Mould Impression - 1994 (Primate)
Lianne Hall - Fair Enough (Beat Bedsit)
Rock Of Travolta - The Body's Still There But The Mind Is Gone (Session)

Tystion - Y Meistri (Fitamin Un)

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

John Peel - Kats Karavan 1961

This is apparently John Peel's first radio appearance. It was broadcast some time in 1961 on Dallas station WRR. The host is a chap called Bill Carroll who not unreasonably considers Peel (or Ravenscroft as Bill addresses him) as some kind of blues expert.


Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins - Hello England (77 Records)
Leadbelly: Backwater Blues (Capitol)
Sonny Boy Williamson: Rub A Dub (RCA Victor)
Montana Taylor - Detroit Rocks (Brunswick)
Big Maceo: Big Road Blues (RCA)

Monday, November 27, 2017

John Peel - Radio Mafia, 11th July 1991

Originally broadcast on Finland's Radio Mafia.


Wig - Just Obscene (Nocturnal)
Loop - Soundhead (Reactor)
Ed's Redeeming Qualities - More Bad Times (Flying Fish)
Superman And Spiderman - War Disease (OuternationL)
Fall - Room To Live (Kamera) 
The Belltower - Outshine The Sun (Ultimate)
Dick Dale And His Del-Tones - Miserlou (Deltone)
Belt - Bad Breed
Daddy Yod - Raggamuffin (Bakchich)
Foreheads In A Fishtank - I Want To Masturbate At Castle Donnington (Stuf)
Goober Patrol - Stop Me (Boss Tuneage)
Attwenger - Kreuzpolka (Trikont)
Aurlus Mabele Et Le Groupe Loketo - Asta Di (Jimmy International Production)

Thursday, November 23, 2017

John Peel - 23rd November 1983

Featuring sessions from Eek A Mouse with Kalabash and Zerra I.


Gang Of Four - Silver Lining (EMI)
Twisted Nerve - Medusa (Criminal Damage)
Eek-A-Mouse And Kalabash - Wa-do-dem (Session)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Styropor (Some Bizarre)
Slave - Show Down (Cotillion)
400 Blows - Return Of The Dog (Illuminated)
Zerra I - Dangerous Vision (Session)
Big Fayia And His Invisible Five - Bad Pikin
The Nightingales - The Bending End (Ink)
Eek-A-Mouse And Kalabash - Assassinator (Session)
S.P.K. - Kontakt (Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien)
Joy Division: Komakino (Joy Division)
Torch Song - Prepare To Energise (I.R.S.)
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra - Who Threw The Whisky Down The Well (Affinity)
Zerra I - The Other Side (Session)
The Beat - Rankin Full Stop (Two-Tone)
Living In Texas - Awaken (Rebirth International)
Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour (Beggars Banquet)
Eek-A-Mouse And Kalabash - Hire And Removal (Session)
Cocteau Twins - From The Flagstones (4AD)
Zerra I - Children (Session)
Shockabilly - City Of Corruption (Rough Trade)
Word -  Colour It (Menace Music)
Eek-A-Mouse And Kalabash - Hitler (Session)
Shockabilly - Dang Me (Rough Trade)
Zerra I - I Know (Session)

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

John Peel - 22nd November 1989

Featuring Nirvana in session.


MD Connection - Frantic Machine (Muzique)
Fatima Mansions - The Day I Lost Everything (Kitchenware)
Nirvana - Love Buzz (Session)
King Tubby, Observer Allstars And The Aggrovators - Dubbing With The Observer (Trojan)
Hüsker Dü - I'll Never Forget You (SST)
Hipodrom Jindřicha Parmy - Pražský „Haus“ (Supraphon)
Another Sunny Day - You Should Be All Murdered (Sarah)
3rd Bass - Sons Of 3rd Bass (Def Jam)
Nirvana - About A Girl (Session)
Prince Of Dance Music, L.B. Bad - The True Story Of House Music (Nu Groove)
Bolt Thrower - Through The Eye Of Terror (Earache)
A.F.C. Bournemouth And Foursite Saga - Here Comes The Cherries (Confection)
Flourgon - God Bless Youth (Redman International)
Hellfire Sermons - H.O.N.E.Y.M.O.O.N. (Esurient Communications)
Carcass - Cadaveric Incubator Of Endoparasites (Earache)
Nirvana - Polly (Session)
Musicians Of The Nile - Al Nahla Al 'Ālī (Real World)
M.C. Hammer - Ring 'Em (Capitol)
A Witness - Prince Microwave Bollard (Strange Fruit)
Carl Meeks - Danger (Redman International)
Nirvana - Spanx Thru' (Session)
Shalawambe - Ifilamba (Mondeca)

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

John Peel - 21st November 1989

Featuring Llwybr Llaethog in session.


Elvis Hitler - Ghouls [Looking For Food] (Restless)
Llwybr Llaethog - Fyw Dy Fywyd (Session)
Freddy De Majunga - Chauffer La Cadence (Jimmy's)
James - Come Home (Rough Trade)
Arabian Prince - Gettin' Down (Orpheus)
Kitchens Of Distinction - Elephantine (One Little Indian)
Chuck Turner - Them Trying To Conquor I
Llwybr Llaethog - Trachwant (Session)
Ed's Redeeming Qualities - The Boy I Work With (Aurora)
Bomb Disneyland - Nail Mary (Vinyl Solution)
King Tubby, Observer Allstars And Aggrovators - Rasta Locks (Trojan)
Mudhoney - Get Into Yours (Glitterhouse)
Maidstone United - The M.U.F.C. Club Song (Confection)
Def Jef - Etta Droppin' Science On Drums (Delicious Vinyl)
The Family Cat - From The City To The Sea (Bad Girl)
Llwybr Llaethog - Byd Mor Wahanol (Session)
Cateran - Teach Yourself (Peasant's Revolt)
The Orb - A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld [Bucket And Spade Mix] (WAU! Mr. Modo)
Tangerine Dream: Rubycon Part 1 (Virgin)
Terrorizer - Injustice (Earache)
Llwybr Llaethog - Dinas Fawr (Session)
Shuk Richard And His Louisiana Aces with Marie Falcon - Le Cote Farouche De La Vic (Arhoolie)

Monday, November 20, 2017

John Peel - 20th November 1989

Featuring Jactars in session.


Jactars - Pull The Plug (Session)
MD Connection - Magic Feet (Muzique)
Happy Mondays - Clap Your Hands (Factory)
Majority Of One - Night Train (First Strike)
Shonen Knife - I Wanna Eat Choco Bars (Zero)
Arabian Prince - Now You Have To Understand (Orpheus)
Jactars - Flower Powder (Session)
Toumani Diabaté - Jarabi (Hannibal)
Filler - World Turned Around (Wetspots Wax)
Kevin Seisey - Stark Raving Mad (Big World)
Thriller U - Where Would I Go (Jammy's)
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash [Money Talks] [Sold Out Mix] (Mercury)
Jactars - Millions Of Grains (Session)
Sonic Youth - Come And Blast Me Said The Boy With The Magic Penis (Blast First)
Sly Williams - I Believe In A Woman (Red Lightning)
I, Ludicrous - Britische Architect (Rodney, Rodney!)
Gary Clail And The On-U Sound System - A Man's Place On Earth (On-U Sound)
Elvis Hitler - Ballad Of The Green Berets (Restless)
Jordan Chataika And His Sisters (Dishiwa Denga)
Alan Martin interrupted by Bobby Knutt - I'm Following Sheffield United (Confection)
Jactars - Things Not Seen (Session)
Fire Party - Prisoner (Dischord)
Twin Hype - For Those Who Like The Groove (Profile)

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

John Peel - 13th November 1978

Featuring sessions from X-Ray Specs and Matumbi.


Status Quo - Accident Prone (Vertigo)
The Buzzcocks - Promises (United Artists)
X Ray Spex - Germ-Free Adolescents (Session)
Lenny White - 12 Bars From Mars (Elektra)
Mars - Puerto Rican Ghost (Antilles)
Matumbi - Empire Road (Session)
The Clash - Cheapskates (CBS)
Richard And Linda Thompson - Restless Highway (Chrysalis)
Siouxsie And The Banshees: Mirage (Polydor)
Stadium Dogs - Are You Ready For The 80's (Magnet)
Stadium Dogs - Valve Head (Magnet)
Stadium Dogs - Easybeat (Magnet)
Van Morrison - Santa Fe/Beautiful Obsession (Warner Bros.)
Kleenex - Ain't You (Kleenex)
Matumbi: Bluebeat And Ska (session)
Big In Japan - Nothing Special (Zoo)
X Ray Spex - Age (Session)
13th Floor Elevators - Roller Coaster (Radar)
Little Walter - Roller Coaster (Checker)
UK Subs - C.I.D. (City)
Viv Stanshall - 6/8 Hoodoo/Smeeton/Fool And Bladder/Endroar (Charisma)
Matumbi - All Over This World (Session)
Patrik Fitzgerald - Cruellest Crime (WEENY ONE)
Ted Nugent - Need You Bad (Epic)
X Ray Spex - Warrior (Session)
Capital Letters - Smoking My Ganja (Greensleeves)
Capital Letters - Natty Walk (Greensleeves)
Captain Beefheart And Magic Band - Floppy Boot Stomp (album - Shiny Beast (Warner Bros.)
Matumbi - Hook Dah (Session)
Amos Milburn - Down the Road Apiece (United Artists)

Thursday, November 09, 2017

John Peel - Radio Mafia, 9th November 1993

Another fine show for Finland's Radio Mafia.


Done Lying Down - Dissent (Cherry Red)
J.B. Simpleton & Quincy Bones - Old Time Skanking (Skankin')
Bear Quartet - Carsick (Family Affair)
Hustlers HC - Big trouble in little Asia (Nation Records)
Monsterland - Totally Wired (Seed)
Drum Club - Furry Meadows [Dog Star Mix] (Planet Dog)
Mary Lou Lord - Some Jingle Jangle Morning (Kill Rock Stars)
Blithe - HellStreet (Alias)
I'm Being Good - Hate Sturdy Buildings (1993)
Transglobal Underground - Tutto Grande Discordia (Nation Records)
Th' Faith Healers - See-Saw (Too Pure)

Wednesday, November 08, 2017

John Peel - 6th November 2003

Featuring The French in session.


Checkers - Is He In? (Revenge)
Bobby Franklin's Insanity - Hit It And Quit It (BGP)
Zolex And Radical G - Between Light And Shadow (Invasion)
The French - Punk Rock's Going To Die (Session)
Spazm 151 - Blown Away (Busted Heads)
Elephant Man - Wangsta An Wannabees (Massive B)
Sketch Show - Chronograph (Sketch Show)
William Bell - Marching Off To War (Kent)
Cultek - Construct (Touchin' Bass)
The White Stripes - Lafayette Blues (White White)
Inch-Time - A Rainbow For Alex (Lab)
The French - When She Leaves Me (Session)
Sluts Of Trust - Piece o' You (Chemikal Underground)
The Righteous Brothers - Try To Find Another Man (PYE)
The Darkness vs SFB - I Believe In A Thing Called Love (White Label)
Royal Military Band - Dan Cupid
Plaid - Crumax Rins (Warp)
Biffy Clyro - Eradicate The Doubt (Beggars Banquet)
Jimmy Reed - I Don't Go For That
The French - The Protons And The Neutrons (Session)
Felipe - Puella (Pornographic)
Benumb - Decimation To All That Which Resembles Compromise (Relapse)
Walkerman - Listen To Mama (Rema)
The French - The English Head (Session)
Kinski - Steve's Basement (Sub Pop)

Thursday, November 02, 2017

John Peel - 2nd November 1981

Featuring sessions from Twisted Nerve and Twinkle Brothers.


Vice Squad - It's A Sell-Out (Riot City)
Lora Logic - Wonderful Offer (Rough Trade)
Gregory Isaacs - Special Guest (GG's)
Twisted Nerve - When I'm Alone (Session)
Religious Overdose - I Said Go (Glass)
ABC - Tears Are Not Enough (Neutron)
Vice Versa - Science Fact (Neutron)
Twinkle Brothers - Rasta Pon Top (Session)
Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away (Mercury)
Twisted Nerve - Five Minutes Of Fame (Session)
Krupps - Wahre Arbeit - Wahrer Lohn (Zickzack)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Tanz Debil (Zickzack)
Mannschreck - Trimm Trab (Schreckschuss Schallplatten) 
Neues Deutschland - Wildwux (Iron Curtain)
Catwax Axe Co.- Jumbo Jet [Hey! I Want Your Crazy Wild] (Rondelet Music)
Twinkle Brothers: Never Get Burned (Session)
Angelic Upstarts featuring Roy Young - Different Strokes (EMI)
Scritti Politti - The "Sweetest Girl" (Rough Trade)
Joy Division - Walked In Line (Factory)
Twisted Nerve - Indecision (Session)
Pablo Lubadika "Porthos" - Mbongo Mokonzi (Afro Hit Discafrique)
Electric Guitars - Work (Recreational)
Blue Orchids - Work (Rough Trade)
Misfitsm - We Are 138 (Plan 9)

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

John Peel - 1st November 1998

Another fine program for the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Germany.


Bette Davis And The Balconettes - Surf, Surf, Kill, Kill (Damaged Goods)
Trouble Funk - Still Smokin (Island)
Creeper Lagoon - Dear Deadly (Shifty Disco)
Stereolab - How To Play Your Internal Organs Overnight (Duophonic)
LOK - Lokpest (Sonet Grammofon AB)
Junior Kimbrough - You're Gonna Find Your Mistake (Fat Possum)
Devolver - Gunman Accountant (Trans Siberian Music)
Chopper - Snuff-One (Crackle!)
Mix Master Mike - Well Wicked (Asphodel)
Mississippi Sheiks - Yodeling Fiddling Blues (Document)
Sugarbuzz - Overthrown (Parasol)
FSK - Altneuland (Sub-Up-Records)
Surgeon - Argon (Downwards)
Unit 4 + 2 - I Was Only Playing Games (Deram)
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Verschwende Deine Jugend (Virgin)
Man Or Astro-Man? - A Synthesis Of Previously Unknown Substances (American Pop Project)
Pedro The Lion - Of Minor Prophets And Their Prostitute Wives (Made In Mexico)
Medusa Cyclone - Beyond Earth (Third Gear)
Bill Riley - Closing In (Full Cycle)
Peter Hammill - Always Is Next (Fie!)
Voigt Kampff - Understand (Kingsize)
Reviver Gene - Postcard
Silver Jews - Federal Dust (Domino)
Ryme Tyme - No Escape (Saigon)
Johnny And The Hurricanes - Crossfire (Warwick)
Raymond Scott - Twilight In Turkey (Basta)
Los Paranoias - The Coolest Monkey (Soundclash)
Delgados - Smaller Mammals (Chemikal Underground)
9 Nickel - Capricorn (Marine Parade)