[peel] Missing In Action: The Lost Peel?

[John Bravin]

Back from a vacation amazed at the email activity over the last two 
weeks. Congratulations to all those who orchestrated the eBay purchase. 
Wonderful news.

Regarding the missing years I had hoped to report I had the missing 1976 
Festive Fifty (and I still think I do, except that it is probably in a 
box in the attic marked children's tapes mixed with the Best of Postman 
Pat and The Hungry Caterpillar).  But what I do have is 4 C90 sides of 
the 1977 Listeners Top Ten choices (broadcast in September so not the 
1977 Festive Fifty). These were compiled by listeners but with each 
track introduced by Peel. I would dearly like to know what happened to 
the lucky listeners - I bet they have complete recordings of their own 
selections among others from 1977. 

I will rip these in the coming week and try to upload them as soon as 
possible.

And in due time I have some more 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989  ... 
Not so many as the eBay goldmine, but there are lots of memorable Peel 
links, about loathsome Finns, Container Drivers (the Fall version), and 
songs that make him cry etc

John

Steve wrote:
>
> Fellow Peelites
>
> All the recent excitement over the box of tapes prompted me to
> reinvestigate my catalogue of Peel shows, and it staggers me to reflect
> on how little of his output seems to be available. Like the rest of
> you, I have been downloading all the files kindly put up by the members
> here, and Dee Dee's epic torrents. Yet some years are conspicuous by
> their absence.
> Leaving aside the ubiquitous Festive Fities and the years 1971-4, which
> Ken has already told us are not even present aside from a handful of
> shows at the BBC, I have nothing from 1976 (barring the Punk Rock
> Special), only 1 show from 1983, nothing from 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989,
> one from 1993, one from 1995, and one from 2000...whereas 2001-4 are
> extremely well represented by the Web.
> Didn't people tape Peel in those years, or have I missed a flotilla of
> ships? I'm looking forward to the tapes as a way of filling in some
> gaps, but what about these 'lost' years?
>
> Best wishes
> Steve [Teenage Kicks]...now back in full effect
>