Simon Joyner - "The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll"

[ken garner]

Eric Clapton's 'No reason to cry' lp, played in its entirety, Peel 
Show, Friday 6 August 1976! Martin's right , it was a get-out of 
needletime to play new albums, because they counted as 'reviews'. As 
others here have confirmed, there were many many occasions when he 
worked his way through an album, one track a night, from side 1 band 
1 all the way to (in some cases) side 4 band 12. But after needletime 
was abolished in 1988 I think it was quite rare for him to play 
either an entire album in one show, or even an entire side, although 
it did happen from time to time, The Fall and other favourites cited 
here being obvious exceptions.

The debate over the mythical first broadcast of Tubular Bells, as I 
document in my book, is that while he undeniably played side 1 that 
night, I can find no absolute evidence, beyond the claims of Branson, 
Oldfield, etc, that he played side 2 as well, though he quite 
possibly did. I wonder if a tape of that show will ever turn up? 
(29/5/73)

Not sure where that PJ Harvey story is coming from: she DID do one at 
Peel Acres! Was it that her lawyers/managers then stopped her doing 
any more of these?

k


--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "thebarguest" <thebarguest@...> wrote:
>
> Yeah, that triggered off a memory - in 1978 he played
> all of the "Black & White" album a week or so before
> general release. I duly taped it and felt privileged.
> Can't remember whether he played the whole 2 sides
> contiguously, but I think he played at least whole
> sides .......... The Stranglers, by the way !
> 
> 
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Dr Mango <dr_mango2004@> wrote:
> >
> > In 1991he played the Fall's "Shiftwork" LP in its entirety, 
across 
> two consecutive shows (side A one night, side B the next). I taped 
it 
> off the radio. It was great having a copy a week or two in advance 
of 
> the official release date. Not sure if the record company were as 
> happy though.
> > 
> > [I've managed to track down the dates of transmission - Sat 9th 
> March & Sun 10th. LP not released until 15th April.]
> > 
> > DM
> > 
> > Roger Carruthers <roger.carruthers@> 
> wrote:                                And if he hasn't played at 
> least several Fall albums in their entirety when they first 
appeared 
> (the Unutterable is one I'm pretty sure I remember), I'll eat my 
> turntable...
> >  Cheers
> >  Roger_,_._,___
> > 
> > 
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