The first time I heard Flying Saucer Attack was sometime in the early nineties. It was a seven inch single called "Wish" and I think it was the second release by the Bristol noise maniacs. The first album was initially released on vinyl only and really impressed my although I remember wondering if it would appeal to anyone else. Obviously there was nothing to worry about because the record sold out in no time at all. It was re-released probably about a year later on CD bearing the slogan "compact discs are a major cause of the breakdown of society" [...]
Bit spooky this. Only last night I was having a conversation with Mr Vincent about The Popinjays. He asked me if I had the Peel Session and I said no. I wasn't even sure if one existed to be honest. I had a feeling they had recorded one for someone else but wasn't sure about Peel. And then this morning sat there in my inbox was an e-mail from a nice bloke called Aaron offering up the Popinjays one and only Peel Session. How weird is that. Anyway this is it, the one and only session The Popinjays recorded for [...]
I don't know a great deal about Anhrefn except to say that they were probably the best punk band to come out of Wales (Bangor to be precise) and they recorded two Peel Sessions. This was their first. Sion Sebon - Guitar/Vocals Rhys Mwyn - Bass Dewi Gwyn - Guitar Hefin Huws - Drums/Backing Vocals Download Here 1. Defaid 2. Teimladau 3. Action Man 4. Dawns y Duwiau
This is the second session Bleach recorded for the Peel show. I thought I had the first one knocking about somewhere but it seems to have vanished. If anyone has a copy of that please get in touch. Salli Carson - Guitar/Vocals Neil Singleton - Guitar Nick Singleton - Bass Steve Scott - Drums Download Here 1. Decadence 2. Friends 3. Surround [...]
I think this session can only be described as a classic. Peel often complained of how difficult it was to actually get sessions from reggae artists and how they would be booked in but never turn up. This was never going to be a problem with Laurel Aitken though as he lived in England for most of his musical life, Leicester to be exact. The only real surprise is the fact that this was the only session he recorded for the Peel program. Laurel Aitken died from a heart attack on 2005. [...]
This is suprisingly the only session Boston's Buffalo Tom recorded for the Peel program. It was recorded in 1990 around the time of their second (and best) album "Birdbrain" and includes two tracks from that album, the earlier single "Sunflower Suit" and "Bus" which if memory serves was it's b side. Buffalo Tom are still active and their latest album "Three Easy Pieces" was released in 2007. Bill Janovitz - Guitar/Vocals Chris Colbourn - Bass/Vocals Tom Maginnis - Drums [...]
Bogshed came blasting out of deepest darkest Yorkshire in 1985 with their debut 12 inch "Let Them Eat Bogshed" on Vinyl Drip Records. Their second single was released the following year on Starfish Records and preceded the bands classic debut album "Step On It" which appeared later that year.Bogshed recorded a total haul of five Peel Sessions before their demise in 1987. This was their last. Phil Hartley - Vocals Mark Mcquaid - Guitar Mike Bryson - Bass Tristan King - Drums [...]
I'm not entirely sure where this recording actually comes from, or for that matter what show it was broadcast on.I think this is the show recorded on 24th May 1973 at the Paris Cinema, Regent Street, London.What I do know though is this is a brilliant show and a copy of it should occupy a place in everyones record collection.If you can tell me more about it, please get in touch. Download Here 1. Intro 2. Rasta Man Chant 3. Slave Driver 4. Stop That Train 5. No [...]
Download Here This program was for some reason broadcast from Glasgow as was the one the following day (Saturday 8 th ) which unfortunately I don't have, anyone?? Includes tracks by 808 State, Elastica , Chidren Of The Bong, Floating Bloke, Ash, Sounds Of Life, Further, Jimmy Liggins , Naked Eye, The Hard Brothers, Shorty, Frankie Paul, Studio Pressure, Morph, Daniel Johnson, Crocodile God, Health Hazard, The Avantes , The Trash Women, Citrus, Supergrass With sessions from AC Acoustics and The Nectarine Number [...]
The Popguns formed in Brighton in 1986 and their first release was a track called "Where Do You Go" which was contained on a flexi disk which was given away free with an issue of "How Many Beans Make Five", a Brighton fanzine of the mid to late eighties. Their first proper single "Landslide" was issued the following year through Medium Cool records whose roster also included acts such as The Waltones , The Siddleys and The Corn Dollies. The next two singles were in my opinion the best records the band produced. "Waiting For [...]
New Fast Automatic Dafodils or New FADS as it's easier to call them formed in 1988 in Manchester. Their debut single "Lions" appeared the following year on Playtime Records and was quickly followed by the wonderful "Music Is Shit EP". Their debut album "Pigeonhole" appeared in 1990 along with what was in my opinion their finest tune, "Big" which reached number fourteen in that years Festive Fifty. An instrumental version of which appears in these sessions. These are the first two session recorded for the Peel show and were originally released on one of those [...]
I don't know very much at all about The Servants. I remember buying their "Disinterest" album which was released on Paperhouse Records in 1990 and thinking that this was a band which was sorely underrated.Their first release was a seven inch single called"She's Always Hiding" on Head Records in 1986 and I regret I still don't own a copy. If you do want to hear more by The Servants the best place to start is with the Reserved Compilation which was released a while back through Cherry Red and can be purchased from Amazon amongst other [...]
I can't tell you much at all about The Family Cat. I remember buying "Remember What It Is That You Love" on Bad Girl Records in 1989 and rating it as one of the best tracks of the year. What I can tell you however is that The Family Cat recorded three Peel Sessions, the first in 1989, a second in 1990 and their final session in 1992 which unfortunately I don't have (if you do please get in touch). I think the session versions of Steamroller and With A War far surpass the released versions. [...]
These are both sessions Eek a Mouse recorded for the Peel program. Despite releasing his first album "Bubble Up Yu Hip" in 1980 it was 1983 before Eek a Mouse was invited to Maida Vale to record his first Peel Session by which time he was promoting the release of his fourth album "The Assassinator". This was actually a kind of double session of which this was the second half as the band had been in Maida Vale the previous day to record a session for Kid Jenson (broadcast on 12/10/1983). Peel often complained about reggae artists not turning up [...]
Moose formed in London in 1990 and released their debut EP "Jack" through Hut Records the following year. The EP was well recieved and of course Mr Peel soon picked up on them and booked them for a session. Three EP's were released in 1991, all of them excellent but the following year the band moved off in a different musical direction for the release of their debut album "...XYZ" and didn't quite pull it off. This was the first of two sessions recorded for the Peel show the second being transmitted in February 1992. [...]
Featuring tracks from Mass, Fall Out Boy, Country Joe & The Fish, Anthony B, Mira Kalix, The Grease Monkeys, Keaton, Random Inc., Green On Red, The White Stripes, People Like Us, The Avengers, Rankin Taxi, Moz Eisley, Vehicle Derek With the mighty Herman Dune in session Download Here
Featuring tracks by The Mull Historical Society, Knife Hand Chop, The Pacesetters, Adam J, The Izzys, Kissing Chaos,Mike Shannon, Marco Baily, The Land Of Nod, DJ Zinc, Dinky, Random Inc., Half Man Half Biscuit, Low, Topper, Failsafe, Anthony Malvo, Duke Ellington & his orchestra, and a session from People Like Us Download Here
This was the first of three sessions by Leeds band Cud. This session was recorded as a direct result of a demo tape which the band had sent to Peel, and suffice to say he was quite impressed with. Shortly afterwards the band signed to The Wedding Present's Reception record label for the release of their debut single "Mind The Gap". The bands debut album "When In Rome, Kill Me" emerged in 1989 on Imaginary Records and included the brilliant "Only A Prawn In Whitby" which if you haven't heard it sounds just as good as it's title. [...]
With records by Pranksterz, Harper Lee, Last Post, The Cuban Boys, Smog, Sugarcomber, Ike Turner, Fabiola, The Flaming Stars, Los Napchos, Salma & Saseena And a brilliant live set by Dave Clark live from Maida Vale Download Here
The Samurai Seven formed in Oxford in 1997 and released their debut single the following year through local label Shifty Disco. Peel picked up on them from the start of course and the bands first session was transmitted in November 1998. I was pretty sure I had all five sessions recorded for the Peel program but something seems to have gone wrong somewhere along the line because I can only find three. If anyone can help out with the missing sessions which were transmitted on 24/11/1998 and 29/2/2000 please get in touch and let's get them on the site. [...]
The Perfumed Garden
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Miike Snow – Paddling Out (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
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Miike Snow - “Paddling Out” Jacques Lu Cont Remix (MP3 Stream)
