[peel] Friday Rock Show v Festive Fifty

[Eddie Duffy]

The Orb's "Loving you (Peel Session)", No. 10 in 1990, has got to be a 
contender. It's about 19 mins 50 sec. Peel played it in its entirety.

dunelm61 wrote:

> I can't remember what the chart was called, Jim, but you're right
> about it being lengthy. If memory serves, only the top ten were ever
> played, and they took up practically a whole two-hour programme. Other
> tracks making a regular appearance were Shine On You Crazy Diamond and
> Rush's 2112, both of which are essentially the whole side of an LP!
>
> I remember Peel being somewhat concerned when Wire recorded a session
> track of similar length in the late seventies.
>
> Tracks appearing in the Festive Fifty seemed to be getting longer and
> longer, to the point that Peel was actually fading them out in order
> to move things along. Does anyone know what was the longest track to
> make it into the Festive Fifty?