What Are Your Favorite Peel Sessions ?

dazedcola · 05.19.2006, 02:12 PM

John Peel of the BBC is one of the greatest enthusiast for music and he's done so many sessions over the years with many different ranging bands. Which sessions are your favorite ?

Also does anyone have a total list of bands he's done sessions with? Who was the last band to record with him ?

Some of my favs:
lightning bolt
melt banana
white stripes
mudhoney
j and m chain
the fall

HaydenAsche · 05.19.2006, 02:13 PM

Smiths and White Stripes

Hip Priest · 05.19.2006, 02:19 PM

Yeah, the Smiths sessions were always something special.

The Fall session 11 is the pinnacle, in my opinion (Athlete Cured/Australians in Europe/Twister/Guest Informant).

Also, I fondly remember Three Wise Men, Bogshed ("Tried and tested Public Speaker", oh yes...), Aphex Twin of course, Sonic Youth, Great Leap Forward, The Stupids, and I Ludicrous.

dazedcola · 05.19.2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hip Priest

Sonic Youth

oh yea, i completly forgot they did a session. That one was incredible where they did all fall covers and pulled off some rip roaring version of "my house", "rowche rumble" and "psycho mafia". Just thinking about it makes me feel dizzy.

Hip Priest · 05.19.2006, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dazedcola

oh yea, i completly forgot they did a session. That one was incredible where they did all fall covers and pulled off some rip roaring version of "my house", "rowche rumble" and "psycho mafia". Just thinking about it makes me feel dizzy.

You can hear that session here.

You may be surprised to know - stunned, even- that they did two normal sessions, plus three shows counted as sessions at the Peel website. Here's the Sonic Youth page there.

Here's the homepage for the excellent KEEPING IT PEEL part of the BBC's website. My advice - go to the Peel Day bit and listen to the sets by The Fall, Venetian Snares and Misty in Roots.

There's also bits about every session band that Peel had, with tracklists etc.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 05.19.2006, 02:45 PM

God, there are so many good Peel Sessions. I like the Only One's, New Order's, Magazine's, and Buzzcocks a lot, and I'm not really into any of those bands.

Syd Barret's Peel Sessions is great, and so is T. Rex's.

Of course I love Joy Division's, Gang of Four's, JAMC's--but they are not ones that stand out to me.

The Fall's is great too, and isn't 4 tunna brix by SY a peel session?

krastian · 05.19.2006, 03:10 PM

Favorite BBC Sessions? Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Stereolab.

golden child · 05.19.2006, 03:13 PM

the melt banana sessions kill

Andrés · 05.19.2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dazedcola

John Peel of the BBC is one of the greatest enthusiast for music and he's done so many sessions over the years with many different ranging bands. Which sessions are your favorite ?

mudhoney

Before You Make me Die: "Is she really goin'?...am am I really?...do we really know each other?"

haha that's hilarious!!

Great peel session! I love the Pixies at the BBC too!!

Savage Clone · 05.19.2006, 09:32 PM

Joy Division
Echo and the Bunnymen (late 70s w/drum machine)
Loop (3 sessions documented in the "Wolf Flow" album)

I have an Xmal Deutschland Peel session that I like better than any of their albums.
The vinyl they used for those was super heavy and NICE.

soapbars · 05.19.2006, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Loop (3 sessions documented in the "Wolf Flow" album)

yes, i was going to say this as it is smashing,

my favourite fall sessions are 9 and 10,

purely because of the man whose head expanded and R.O.D.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.19.2006, 09:50 PM

when john peel died i hadn't listened to his show in about 7 or 8 years. i had a tape of one of the live shows SY did for peel, it was from about 93, i taped a live performance by the boredoms from 95 too, but it came out really bad so i taped some drum n bass over it.
the thing i remember enjoying most on peel was listening to all the glasgow bands circa 95/96, groups like the delgados, belle & sebastian, urusei yatsura, yummy fur, secret goldfish, eska... just when they were all starting out.
oh youth.

alyasa · 05.19.2006, 11:39 PM

This thread is wholesome goodness for thread readers everywhere.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 05.19.2006, 11:48 PM

Melt Banana is quite nice. If I had to pick.

alyasa · 05.20.2006, 12:01 AM

This is good: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel...tiansnares.ram
It's not exactly a Peel session though...

LittlePuppetBoy · 05.20.2006, 09:17 AM

Pavement anyone?

blots · 05.20.2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Saturnine

hole - 1993
my favorite peel session of all time. THE VOOOOOID.
Old Age
The Void - courtney sings this so much better than the chick from the raincoats. if you ask me, she (vicki aspinall or whoever) sings it like a retard. literally.

I'd been trying to hear her version of "Old Age" for a while, thanks for that. Don't know that it holds up to the original, but it was interesting.

alyasa · 05.20.2006, 09:41 AM

I like the With The Lights Out version better....

Hip Priest · 05.20.2006, 10:47 AM

WARNING! This post contains material of a very sad nature.

Ahem. If you're a fan of both The Fall and Sir John of Peel, you may be interested to know that a couple of very nice people have collected together 45 minutes from over many years. It's Sir John's intros and outros to Fall tracks, recorded from his broadcasts. Nice nostalgia, and some excellent bits of wit. And listen out for his reaction to the session version of 'Athlete Cured'.

Peel/Fall intros and outros

Savage Clone · 05.20.2006, 11:24 AM

I do take a lot of points away from him for ignoring the Legendary Pink Dots.
They have a FAR more consistent record and a far more favorable good:bad ratio in their back catalogue than The Fall, who he had such a hard-on for.
Aside from that glaring oversight, decades of huge service acknowledged.

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dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	John Peel of the BBC is one of the greatest enthusiast for music and he's done so many sessions over the years with many different ranging bands. Which sessions are your favorite ? Also does anyone have a total list of bands he's done sessions with? Who was the last band to record with him ? Some of my favs: lightning bolt melt banana white stripes mudhoney j and m chain the fall __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Yeah, the Smiths sessions were always something special. The Fall session 11 is the pinnacle, in my opinion (Athlete Cured/Australians in Europe/Twister/Guest Informant). Also, I fondly remember Three Wise Men, Bogshed ("Tried and tested Public Speaker", oh yes...), Aphex Twin of course, Sonic Youth, Great Leap Forward, The Stupids, and I Ludicrous. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	God, there are so many good Peel Sessions. I like the Only One's, New Order's, Magazine's, and Buzzcocks a lot, and I'm not really into any of those bands. Syd Barret's Peel Sessions is great, and so is T. Rex's. Of course I love Joy Division's, Gang of Four's, JAMC's--but they are not ones that stand out to me. The Fall's is great too, and isn't 4 tunna brix by SY a peel session?
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krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Favorite BBC Sessions? Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Stereolab. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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golden child expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,672	the melt banana sessions kill __________________ blind
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Joy Division Echo and the Bunnymen (late 70s w/drum machine) Loop (3 sessions documented in the "Wolf Flow" album) I have an Xmal Deutschland Peel session that I like better than any of their albums. The vinyl they used for those was super heavy and NICE.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,262	when john peel died i hadn't listened to his show in about 7 or 8 years. i had a tape of one of the live shows SY did for peel, it was from about 93, i taped a live performance by the boredoms from 95 too, but it came out really bad so i taped some drum n bass over it. the thing i remember enjoying most on peel was listening to all the glasgow bands circa 95/96, groups like the delgados, belle & sebastian, urusei yatsura, yummy fur, secret goldfish, eska... just when they were all starting out. oh youth.
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Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	Melt Banana is quite nice. If I had to pick.
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alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	This is good: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel...tiansnares.ram It's not exactly a Peel session though... __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	Pavement anyone?
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alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	I like the With The Lights Out version better.... __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	WARNING! This post contains material of a very sad nature. Ahem. If you're a fan of both The Fall and Sir John of Peel, you may be interested to know that a couple of very nice people have collected together 45 minutes from over many years. It's Sir John's intros and outros to Fall tracks, recorded from his broadcasts. Nice nostalgia, and some excellent bits of wit. And listen out for his reaction to the session version of 'Athlete Cured'. Peel/Fall intros and outros __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I do take a lot of points away from him for ignoring the Legendary Pink Dots. They have a FAR more consistent record and a far more favorable good:bad ratio in their back catalogue than The Fall, who he had such a hard-on for. Aside from that glaring oversight, decades of huge service acknowledged.
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