Did the 4 Skins ever record a session

[Steve]

Dear 'her'

Thank you for finally clearing this up: though I'd be interested to
know where you got your information from, there does seem to be some
precedent for this. It opens up a new area of investigation: which
bands recorded sessions that were never broadcast? I can think of at
least three instances, and I'd be grateful if anybody else could add
to this:

1. The Clash abandoned their session midway through the recording,
stating that the BBC's equipment was not up to scratch (Peel adding
that, in his opinion, they were so out of their heads that they
couldn't continue). However, it has been said (I can't remember where)
that they got as far as making the backing tracks. I wonder if these
survive.
2. The Pogues' first session (when they were still known as 'Pogue
Mahone', Irish Gaelic for 'kiss my arse') featured an extra track,
'The Boys From County Hell', which wasn't broadcast apparently as a
result of the prodigious amount of swearing therein (even though I
recall Magazine's 'Permafrost', with the line 'I will drug you and
fuck you on the permafrost', being broadcast unedited years
previously, with Peel adding 'There's a naughty word in this one'
beforehand).
3. Morrissey's first solo session, 'inevitably tentative' as John
said, was not broadcast at the singer's own request.

Best wishes
Steve (so.it.goes.2512)

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "her_thing" <her_thing@...> wrote:
>
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, rockerq@ wrote:
> >
> > > <<These are the first five tracks from 'The Secret Life Of The 4-
> Skins>>
> > > 
> > So does anyone know if Peel ever played them?
> > 
> > Confused...
> > 
> > Rocker
> >
> 
> The 4-Skins session was recorded for Peel just before Southall but not 
> broadcast (due to the controversy surrounding the band + Oi! in general 
> for a while afterwards). Peel also appeared on a Nationwide feature 
> defending the band soon after. It subsequently became something of 
> a 'holy grail' among Oi!/streetpunk collectors + Mark at Captain Oi! 
> eventually licensed the session off the BBC a few years back, along 
> with a load of other Oi! and punk sessions, hence it appearing on 
> the 'Secret Life' CD.
>