December 24 2003 - Festive 50

This is the first part of 2003's Festive 50 run down. Unfortunately, it's missing about the first half hour, which was the part when Peel played the non-50 stuff. The show picks up somewhere around number 47.

Peel show - December 24 2003 - Festive 50
The BBC site doesn't have a tracklisting for this show

December 23 2003 - Christmas Party

The BBC tracklisting for the 23rd points to a show dated the 24th, but it seems to match what's in this show, so who knows. It's the Christmas party from Peel Acres, Laura Cantrell and ballboy are live with him, and there are tracks from Can, Melys and Rude Ass Tinker.

Peel show - December 23 2003 - Christmas Party
Tracklisting

September 25 2003 - ballboy

Is this the second ballboy session I've put up? I'm pretty sure I've got their Christmas show with Laura Cantrell somewhere as well. Moby Grape, LFO and Dalek Beach Party also put in an appearance in tonight's show.

Peel show - September 25 2003 - ballboy
Tracklisting

June 12 2003 - Sonar

I finally got it uploaded. Sounds like he's broadcasting from Barcelona on this one. The show actually ran straight from Peel into One World - I've only got the Peel part here. A selection of live stuff and tracks by The Undertones, Calexico and the Apparat Organ Quartet.

Peel show - June 12 2003 - Sonar Special
Tracklisting

To answer the question from So It Goes, there's one "proper" show left, then a couple of festive 50 shows and the tribute show. There may be a couple of partial shows left that I haven't uploaded yet - I'll go back through them all and double check sometime this week.

I don't really know what I'm going to do with the blog once everything's up. Maybe post the odd batch of session tracks. I don't think I've got anything that isn't already online though.

Stupid internet

I'm really struggling with my wireless connection at the moment. I've lost count of the number of times I've started uploading the next show, only to have the connection crap out halfway through. I'll keep trying over the weekend and hopefully get it up there eventually.

June 10 2003 - The Rogers Sisters

From their myspace page, it looks like The Rogers Sisters just broke up a couple of months ago. They don't sound at all like I expected from their name. Also on tonight's show are Prefuse 23, Half Man Half Biscuit and Melt Banana.

Peel show - June 10 2003 - The Rogers Sisters
Tracklisting

May 6 2003 - 2/5 BZ

A session from 2/5 BZ, who appears to be a Turkish man who makes a sort of industrial electronic kind of noise. He has a remarkably broken Myspace page. Gang of Four, Ellen Allien and The Samurai Seven also feature tonight.

Peel show - May 6 2003 - 2/5 BZ
Tracklisting

May 1 2003 - Nina Nastasia live at Peel Acres

A nice little live set from Nina Nastasia tonight, along with tracks by Architecture In Helsinki, The White Stripes and Duke Ellington.

Peel Show - May 1 2003 - Nina Nastasia live at Peel Acres
Tracklisting

April 23 2003 - Numbers

I checked this time and tonight's show starts about thirty seconds from the end of the first track. The last few shows now are probably going to be a bit ropy because it was around this time that I was really having trouble getting the Wavefinder to record stuff. Anyway, Chris Clark, Mogwai and Grandmaster Gareth in tonight's show. Enjoy.

Peel show - April 23 2003 - Numbers
Tracklisting

April 10 2003 - Venetian Snares live at ATP

Quite a short tracklisting tonight on account of the big live set from Venetian Snares. Tracks from Broadcast, The Black Keys and Man... Or Astro-Man? bookend the Snares.

Peel show - April 10 2003 - Venetian Snares live at ATP
Tracklisting

March 27 2003 - The Baptist Generals

Can't say that I'm familiar with the Baptist Generals' work. Other artists on tonight's show include The Buzzcocks, Mira Calix and a double dose of John Lee Hooker.

Peel Show - March 27 2003 - The Baptist Generals
Tracklisting

March 26 2003 - Jeans Team/Tarwater Live

Double live Maida Vale sessions from Jeans Team and Tarwater in tonight's show. Also on tonight are Man... Or Astro-Man, Melys and Sir Hubert Pym at the Pianoforte.

Peel show - March 26 2003 - Jeans Team/Tarwater
Tracklisting

March 20 2003 - ballboy

Apparently it's supposed to be all lower case. So tonight we have ballboy in session and tracks from Benny Goodman, Stephen Malkmus and Calexico.

Peel show - March 20 2003 - ballboy
Tracklisting

March 19 2003 - Your Code Name Is Milo

I just realised there's only about a month's worth of shows left to upload. I wish I'd found a way to keep recording them but the Psion Wavefinder just didn't work on XP and at the time it seemed like Peel would be with us forever.

Anyway, YCNIM in session tonight and tracks from Venetian Snares, Thelonious Monk and the Beatbox Saboteurs (who I never really liked, if I'm honest, but Peel seemed to take a shine to them).

Peel show - March 19 2003 - Your Code Name Is Milo
Tracklisting

March 18 2003 - Michael Mayer

There's a bit of a gap in my collection here, jumping from November 02 to March 03. A live mix from Michael Mayer and tracks from Cowcube, Stephen Malkmus and The Fall.

Peel show - March 18 2003 - Michael Mayer
Tracklisting

Weird. I updated last night's post with a new megaupload link but it looks like blogspot has lost it. If it hasn't reappeared by this evening, I'll upload the Part Chimp show a third time and repost the link.

October 7 2002 - Part Chimp

This is the last show I have from 2002. I'll pick up with the 2003 shows tomorrow. Tonight's show has tracks from Melys, M.I.A. and Lonnie Donegan alongside a session from Part Chimp.

Thanks to DuffPaddy for keeping hold of the links for this show so I didn't have to upload it yet again after blogger went tits up.

Peel show - October 7 2002 - Part Chimp - part 1
Peel show - October 7 2002 - Part Chimp - part 2
Tracklisting

November 6 2002 - Soledad Brothers live

The Soledad Brothers' set look like it takes up about half of tonight's show. We've also got Add N To (X), Lonnie Donegan and Bauhaus, of all people.

Peel show - November 6 2002 - Soledad Brothers live - part 1
Peel show - November 6 2002 - Soledad Brothers live - part 2
Tracklisting

November 5 2002 - Laura Cantrell

Apologies for the silence over the last couple of days - I've been having some trouble with my wireless connection this week. It's taken three days of partially complete uploads and dropped connections before I finally got this show up. Laura Cantrell is in session and there are tracks from Stereolab, Soledad Brothers and My Morning Jacket.

Peel show - Novemer 5 2002 - Laura Cantrell - part 1
Peel show - Novemer 5 2002 - Laura Cantrell - part 2
Tracklisting

October 24 2002 - Coldcut And Headspace Present Gridio

Tonight's session spot is taken up with a live set from the Pompidou Centre in Paris. The Libertines, OMD (!) and Lonnie Donegan also feature in the show.

Peel show - October 24 2002 - Coldcut And Headspace - part 1
Peel show - October 24 2002 - Coldcut And Headspace - part 2
Tracklisting

October 23 2002 - Mr Bird

The BBC tracklisting for this show is a bit weird - it has a number of tracks duplicated. I'm assuming it's OK apart from that - I haven't actually listened to this one to check it. Mark E Smith pops up again tonight, as do The Delgados and The Soft Machine.

Peel show - October 23 2002 - Mr Bird - part 1
Peel show - October 23 2002 - Mr Bird - part 2
Tracklisting

October 22 2002 - Circle

Only two tracks in tonight's session, so I assume they're long ones. Mark E Smith makes one of his regular appearances as well, as do Half Man Half Biscuit and Laura Cantrell, yet again.

Peel show - October 22 2002 - Circle - part 1
Peel show - October 22 2002 - Circle - part 2
Tracklisting

October 17 2002 - Solex

MIA, Interpol and two different kinds of Piranhas in tonight's show, with Solex on duty in the session booth.

Peel show - October 17 2002 - Solex - part 1
Peel show - October 17 2002 - Solex - part 2
Tracklisting

October 16 2002 - The Delgados

A selection of covers from our Scottish friends this evening, along with tracks from The Upsetters, Mark E Smith and The Flaming Stars.

Peel show - October 16 2002 - The Delgados - part 1
Peel show - October 16 2002 - The Delgados - part 2
Tracklisting

October 15 2002 - Explosions in the Sky

There's some names that just keep cropping up on the shows from this period. Tonight, alongside EITS in session, we have Ballboy, Half Man Half Biscuit and Laura Cantrell.

Peel show - October 15 2002 - Explosions in the Sky - part 1
Peel show - October 15 2002 - Explosions in the Sky - part 2
Tracklisting

What I did on my holidays

While I convert the next batch of shows to proper mp3 format, I thought I'd post a link to the thing that kept me away from this place for so long. Once the busy spell at work had finished, I set to work making this for a competition on the Adam & Joe radio show:



Explosions in the Sky are on their way...

October 10 2002 - The Pet Shop Boys

Everyone's favourite ex-editor of Smash Hits is in session tonight. Also appearing are Explosions in the Sky, Boom Bip and Leeds nearly-weres Bilge Pump. They did a show near me just recently that I only found out about after they'd been and gone, fact fans.

Peel show - October 10 2002 - The Pet Shop Boys - part 1
Peel show - October 10 2002 - The Pet Shop Boys - part 2
Tracklisting

October 9 2002 - DJ /rupture Live

I'm back again. That all took a bit longer than I was expecting.

I had to check on wikipedia to make sure DJ /rupture wasn't another BBC tracklisting typo but it looks like it's right. Ballboy, Mose Allison and Liars also appear on tonight's show.

Peel show - October 9 2002 - DJ /rupture - part 1
Peel show - October 9 2002 - DJ /rupture - part 2
Tracklisting

I'll try and post a couple more shows over the weekend to make up for my extended absence.

A short break

Just in case anyone's waiting on tenterhooks, I won't be uploading any shows this week. Lots to do and I won't actually be anywhere near the computer that's got all the mp3s on it. Normal service should resume next week.

October 8 2002 - The Dawn Parade

No idea who The Dawn Parade are but tonight's show also features The Flaming Stars, Plaid and The Datsuns.

Peel show - October 8 2002 - The Dawn Parade - part 1
Peel show - October 8 2002 - The Dawn Parade - part 2
Tracklisting

October 3 2002 - Mum

This isn't a complete show. It starts off a little under half way through, somewhere around the Half Man Half Biscuit track. Part 1 ends just after the Fluke track and then part 2 has the last three tracks from the show (followed by whatever came after Peel in 2002). If I'd realised before uploading it, I probably could have squeezed the whole thing all into one file.

Peel show - October 3 2002 - Mum - part 1
Peel show - October 3 2002 - Mum - part 2
Tracklisting

October 2 2002 - Mudhoney

The kings of grunge are in session tonight, along with The Delgados, Low and the near-ubiquitous Half Man Half Biscuit (whose new album, CSI Ambleside, is well worth a listen).

Peel show - October 2 2002 - Mudhoney - part 1
Peel show - October 2 2002 - Mudhoney - part 2
Tracklisting

September 26 2002 - And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Right, they're not catching me out this time. The BBC site says this was the 27th but I know better than to trust them on things like that. A good night for long names tonight, with Echo & The Bunnymen, The '80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster and, um... Alton Ellis & The Flames.

Peel show - September 26 2002 - AYWKUBTTOD - part 1
Peel show - September 26 2002 - AYWKUBTTOD - part 2
Tracklisting

September 25 2002 - The Aphrodisiacs

It's actually turning out to be a busy month, so I may miss the odd day here and there. Not tonight though, where we find Lightnin' Hopkins, Boom Bip and Half Man Half Biscuit (or Half Man Half Man as the tracklisting would have it).

Peel show - September 25 2002 - The Aphrodisiacs - part 1
Peel show - September 25 2002 - The Aphrodisiacs - part 2
Tracklisting

September 19 2002 - Low

The Rolling Stones pop up on tonight's show. That's something that doesn't happen very often. There's also tracks from Half Man Half Biscuit, Devendra Banhart and RJD2.

Peel show - September 19 2002 - Low - part 1
Peel show - September 19 2002 - Low - part 2
Tracklisting

September 18 2002 - Acqua Vista

I'm a bit busy this week but I'll try and keep the shows coming. The Yardbirds, Cinerama and Tortoise are among the acts joining Acqua Vista tonight.

Peel show - September 18 2002 - Acqua Vista - part 1
Peel show - September 18 2002 - Acqua Vista - part 2
Tracklisting

September 17 2002 - Wire

Alongside perennial post-punk faves Wire, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Half Man Half Biscuit and Mastodon feature in tonight's show.

Peel show - September 17 2002 - Wire - part 1
Peel show - September 17 2002 - Wire - part 2
Tracklisting

September 13 12 2002 - Antihero

I think this is right. I had this one marked as Sept 12th but it doesn't look like there was a show on that night. If it is the 13th, and it seems to be, then artists on tonight's show include Wire, Dawn of the Replicants and Kid 606.

Peel show - September 12 2002 - Antihero - part 1
Peel show - September 12 2002 - Antihero - part 2
Tracklisting

Update: That'll teach me to trust Auntie Beeb. Looks like it's them that have got their dates mixed up, not me.

September 11 2002 - Herman Dune (again)

Seems like only last week I was posting a Herman Dune show and here we are again. Other artists tonight include Ikara Colt, Ballboy and Pulp.

Peel show - September 11 2002 - Herman Dune - part 1
Peel show - September 11 2002 - Herman Dune - part 2
Tracklisting


I've switched to megaupload for tonight because mediafire just wasn't responding at all. Hopefully all will be well and the files will download OK. As always, shout if there's a problem.

September 10 2002 - Dick Dale

Tonight it's surf guitar legend Dick Dale in session. Other artists include Kid 606, Ladytron and Venetian Snares.

Peel show - September 10 2002 - Dick Dale - part 1
Peel show - September 10 2002 - Dick Dale - part 2
Tracklisting

I'm using a new application to re-encode these files now. With a bit of luck they should all be standard 44.1khz 192kbps mp3 files from now on. As usual, let me know if there's any problems playing them.

May 15 2003 - Herman Dune

It's interesting looking at the tracklistings for these shows that have been sitting unheard on my hard disk for five years. There's a few bands in tonight's show that I've only "discovered" recently, and one that I rediscovered a matter of weeks ago. In no particular order, they are Ten Benson, Noxagt and The Broken Family Band. That probably says something about the timelessness of these shows. Or something.

Peel show - May 15 2003 - Herman Dune - part 1
Peel show - May 15 2003 - Herman Dune - part 2
Tracklisting

I should probably just point out that if you spot any bad links, you're better off letting me know in a comment on a recent post, rather than commenting on the post with the bad link. I don't tend to go back over the old ones once they're off the front page.

May 14 2003 - The Undertones

Minus Feargal, if I remember rightly. Bearsuit, Ellen Allien and The White Stripes in tonight's show.

Peel show - May 14 2003 - The Undertones - part 1
Peel show - May 14 2003 - The Undertones - part 2
Tracklisting

I'm having some problems with my wireless connection at the moment so I might not be uploading as regularly as I'd like. Nothing beats waiting half an hour for a file to upload only to have your connection crap out at 98%.

May 13 2003 - Aphex Twin live at ATP

Good timing with this one, seeing as this year's All Tomorrow's Parties has just been and gone. Tonight there's a live set from the Aphex Twin, alongside tracks by Captain Beefheart, The Undertones and Mogwai.

Peel show - May 13 2003 - Aphex Twin live at ATP - part 1
Peel show - May 13 2003 - Aphex Twin live at ATP - part 2
Tracklisting

May 8 2003 - Laura Cantrell live at Peel Acres

Another huge gap and, once again, I have no idea why. As well as Laura Cantrell, tonight's show features Mogwai, Half Man Half Biscuit and the Everly Brothers.

Peel Show - May 8 2003 - Laura Cantrell - part 1
Peel Show - May 8 2003 - Laura Cantrell - part 2
Tracklisting

September 5 2002 - Cowcube

If I remember rightly, Cowcube was a guy from Stourbridge who happened to bump into Peel one day in town and handed him a homemade CD. I don't know if he ever got a record deal but he got a fair bit of airplay on Peel's show at the time. Ella Fitzgerald also pops up on tonight's show, along with Pulp, The Flaming Stars and many, many more.

Peel show - September 5 2002 - Cowcube - part 1
Peel show - September 5 2002 - Cowcube - part 2
Tracklisting

September 4 2002 - Caroline Martin

Back to the full shows again for a bit. This one features such artists as Boom Bip (recently seen reinventing himself with Gruff Rhys as Neon Neon), The Telescopes and the seemingly ubiquitous Laura Cantrell.

Peel Show - September 4 2002 - Caroline Martin - part 1
Peel Show - September 4 2002 - Caroline Martin - part 2
Tracklisting

Bits and Pieces

This is a collection of some of the shows that I've skipped so far because they were incomplete.

July 2 2002 - DJ Rupture (48 mins)
Tracklisting
DJ Rupture is sadly absent from this file. It has everything from the start of the show up to the Cranebuilders track.

July 4 2002 - Nina Nastasia live at Peel Acres (71 mins)
Tracklisting
Everything from M'du to Spillsbury, unfortunately losing Nina Nastasia's first live track and her last three.

July 9 2002 - Culture (72 mins)
Tracklisting
Everything from Nero & The Gladiators to Bearsuit.

August 21 2002 - The D4

Well, I found the missing show from the day before yesterday's one and there's a handful of partial bits and bobs that I'll probably post tomorrow. Still don't know where the rest of them have gone. Anyway, tonight's includes tracks from surf king Dick Dale, Willie Nelson and Interpol.

Peel Show - August 21 2002 - The D4 - part 1
Peel Show - August 21 2002 - The D4 - part 2
Tracklisting

August 22 2002 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bit of a gap here. I'm not sure why. Laura Cantrell pops up again tonight, along with The Dillinger Escape Plan and the recently incarcerated Grooverider.

Peel Show - August 22 2002 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - part 1
Peel Show - August 22 2002 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - part 2
Tracklisting

Update: It looks like part 2 is a little short here. Part 1 ends with the Dillinger Escape Plan and part 2 begins with Yami Balo, so we're missing 4 tracks there, including one of the YYYs session tracks. A bit of a shame.

July 30 2002 - Coin-Op

I can't say that I've ever heard of Coin-Op but it looks like they're still with us. Other artists tonight include OMD, The Breeders and The White Stripes.

Peel Show - July 30 2002 - Coin-Op - part 1
Peel Show - July 30 2002 - Coin-Op - part 2
Tracklisting

July 25 2002 - Belle & Sebastian Live at Peel Acres

Tonight's artists include perennial Peel favourites Captain Beefheart and The Fall.

Peel Show - July 25 2002 - Belle & Sebastian - part 1
Peel Show - July 25 2002 - Belle & Sebastian - part 2
Tracklisting

I've encoded these files slightly differently because some folk were having trouble playing the earlier ones on iPods. Let me know in the comments if they're still causing problems.

July 24 2002 - The Icarus Line

Today's show is one of those where I recognise hardly anyone on the tracklisting. Aside from The Icarus Line in session, the only other name I know is Biffy Clyro.

Peel Show - July 24 2002 - The Icarus Line - part 1
Peel Show - July 24 2002 - The Icarus Line - part 2
Tracklisting

July 23 2002 - Misty In Roots

Last show for this week. Bands on this show who've been active recently include The Kills and Clinic.

Peel Show - July 23 2002 - Misty In Roots - part 1
Peel Show - July 23 2002 - Misty In Roots - part 2
Tracklisting

July 18 2002 - Circle

Circle are apparently a Finnish band. I don't remember anything about them, personally, but I'm sure they're great. Tonight's highlights (where "highlights" means "names I still recognise six years on") are Cornershop, Autechre, Cinerama and Misty In Roots.

Peel Show - July 18 2002 - Circle - part 1
Peel Show - July 18 2002 - Circle - part 2
Tracklisting

July 3rd 2002 - Miss Black America

What a fantastic start. Turns out I can't follow my own file naming system. Originally uploaded as March 7th, this is actually from July 3rd.

This is the first complete show I have. Artists on tonight's show include Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Nina Nastasia, The Liars (not the same band as Liars, I'm assuming) and The Bambi Molesters. I'm as surprised as anyone that The Bambi Molesters are still going.

Peel Show - July 3rd 2002 - Miss Black America - part 1
Peel Show - July 3rd 2002 - Miss Black America - part 2
Tracklisting

May 7th 2003 - The Black Keys

This is from the middle of the collection. It would probably make more sense to upload these in date order or something, but this is kind of a test post to make sure everything is working.

The BBC have saved me a lot of trouble by keeping all their Peel tracklistings online. Names that I recognise from this show are The Black Keys, Gary Numan, Laura Cantrell and Peel's favourite local boy, Cowcube.

Peel Show - May 7th 2003 - The Black Keys - part 1
Peel Show - May 7th 2003 - The Black Keys - part 2
Tracklisting

The files are 128kbps because that's the best I could do at the time. They're completely unedited from the original recordings so there's a bit of Colin Murray or someone at the start. Try not to panic.

Beginnings

Back around the turn of the century, I bought myself a Psion Wavefinder digital radio receiver. I had this idea, you see. I worked in an office that was about an hour's drive away and I was running out of ways to entertain myself on the journey. Daytime radio was kind of a chore to listen to, and it doesn't take long to get bored of an album when you listen to it three or four times a day.

The John Peel show was still going at the time, but it was on too late for me to listen to it live and still get up for work in the morning. My plan, then, was to use the Wavefinder and my PC to record the show every evening, then transfer it to audio tape (yes, that's how long ago it was) and listen to it on the drive to and from work. An incredible plan with just one minor flaw - it turns out I was way too lazy to do all the work needed to transfer audio from PC to tape.

I think I listened to maybe three or four shows this way before losing interest in connecting hi-fi equipment to the PC every morning. I kept recording them though, slowly filling up my hard disk, and every now and then I'd sit and listen to one at home. Eventually, I upgraded the PC and the Wavefinder stopped working. It had been temperamental right from the start, and Psion had pretty much abandoned support for it by the time I bought mine. So the recordings stopped. It didn't bother me too much at the time because I had this archive of old shows and, hey, it's not like Peel was going anywhere, right?

Time passed, and eventually Peel did leave us. I'd switched computers a couple of times, switched jobs a couple of times, and pretty much forgotten about all these old shows that I'd recorded. Turns out I kept the hard disk they were all stored on though. There's about 8gb of files all told. I'll be uploading them here. Maybe not every day like the title says (I've got bandwidth caps to think about) but fairly regularly.