Essential...

[Steve]

Dear Steve

I was checking my Peel collection and I don't appear to have this one
(1978-08-25). Could you possibly upload it again? Thanks.
Best wishes
Steve [Teenage Kicks]

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "saipanda" <saipanda@...> wrote:
>
> Very interesting. A similar kind of example (for live recordings) is
found on the boards of 
> one of the fan groups of a certain "only band that matters":
> 
> http://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10
> 
> A word or two on this history of this. Many of the recordings were
previously available on 
> an earlier version of the same boards. This was hit by big problems
when a magazine 
> (Record Collector?) mentioned the site. Later, the "Megalist" took
the whole thing to a 
> different level -- with the advantage now that the site itself
doesn't host the recordings. If 
> links get broken, unavailable, people just ask for re-postings and
fresh links are edited in.
> 
> No doubt there are many other similar band things people here know.
> 
> Think one thing about Peel shows is the vast number of them over so
many years and the 
> fact that they're scattered around assorted sites and other places.
Struck me that a huge 
> advantage on the cataloguing front is the famous DVD torrents that
DeeDee put out last 
> year. This gives a whole block of stuff already "out there" in "one
place". A while back, I 
> tried to give a rough listing of these shows on the Wiki:
> 
> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/17-DVD_Torrent_Compilation
> 
> What I was trying to suggest on my last post here to Gordon is that
with addition of the 
> 400 Box shows and stuff posted here, the 17 DVD torrent could be the
basis of a calendar 
> of Peel shows on the Wiki. This could fairly be easily expanded to
take in full tracklisting 
> info, etc, people's collections (eg (the "Andrew T tapes"), shows
put up on other websites.
> 
> Here's the links again for 1977, 1978, 1979 that I posted last time.
(1979 doesn't really 
> include torrent shows right now.)
> 
> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/1977
> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/1978
> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/1979
> 
> Thinking this could also be useful for the next few years (1980-82)
to see where the 400 
> Box overlaps with things already available. 
> 
> Actually, Rocker, I was rooting through my hard drive a couple of
nights ago and came 
> across a show that I now think is 25 August 1978 (Tanz Der Youth,
King, Wildcats 
> sessions) -- think this may be upcoming on the 400 Box. (Happy to
repost this here if 
> anyone doesn't have it.) i haven't been able to trace exactly where
this came from, but 
> think it was up here among the ones, mostly early 80s, shared at the
end of last year. Does 
> anyone have a list of what all these were?
> 
> Suppose it is just a matter of cracking on with it. Just wondered if
other people had ideas 
> on this general subject. Not so keen to plunge ahead if someone else
has a big plan. Like I 
> said, I don't want to tread on other people's toes with this. On the
other hand, if other folk 
> want to join in, I'm certainly good with that. 
> 
> Sorry to ramble on again re Wiki. If anyone wants to discuss these
things please feel free 
> to drop me an email or start a discussion over there. Many thanks
again to all those 
> ripping 400 Box shows!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Steve W
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, rockerq@ wrote:
> >
> > Slightly off-topic but I thought some of you may be interested in
this - 
> > someone has managed to do for the Essential Mix what we would like
to do for the 
> > Peel show.
> > 
> > The link below (which you may have to cut and paste and repair
where Yahoo 
> > chops it up) is for a rapidshare archive of download links to what
looks to me 
> > like mp3s of every single Essential Mix broadcast, from the first
one in 1993 
> > 'til the middle of last year. You will need a lot of time and a
large hard 
> > drive!
> > 
> > http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=54095&
> > sid=f46652a68a2e836d89c0905463d0a1db
> > 
> > Cheers!
> > 
> > Rocker
> >
>