[peel] Fwd: [bot-dimeadozen-org] NEW on DIME: Basement Five 1980-04-21 BBC John Peel session DVB-S mp2

[Leo Gilbert]

Basement Five were fantastic live. Saw them 4 or 5 times around that time,
then they released a disappointingly tame LP and that was that...

Leo


On 26/01/2009 20:19, "Alasdair Macdonald" <wewalkforonereason@...>
wrote:

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> Anyone remember this lot? I thought I had a single by them, but after
> hearing this session I figure I must have been confusing them with
> another early 80's outfit. Anyway, this is rather good.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Title: Basement Five 1980-04-21 BBC John Peel session DVB-S mp2
> Size: 25.65 MB
> Category: Ska
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> Whilst researching whether or not any of this had been released, I found this:
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/therealbasements
> 
> I'm not clear why a band that broke up nearly 30 years ago needs an
> "official" myspace, but this is so damn good they certainly deserve a
> place on the internet. (And the Peel session listing on the myspace
> page doesn't seem to imply an official release - I could find no
> trace, in any event).
> 
> Basement Five
> BBC Session (John Peel show)
> Maida Vale Studio 4
> London
> U.K.
> 1980-04-21
> 
> First broadcast 1980-04-28
> 
> J.R. : Guitar
> Leo : Bass
> T. : Drums
> D. M. (Dennis Morris) : Vocals
> 
> (According to discogs.com - Dennis Morris, Leo Williams, J.R. &
> Richard Dudanski - but also mentioning Don Letts)
> 
> Producer : Tony Wilson
> Engineer : Dave Dade
> 
> Digital Satellite rebroadcast 2009-01-26 MPEG1 layer 2 @ 160kbps:
> BBC Radio 6 > DVB-S > Hauppauge Nova-S > DVBviewer > .ts > PVAStrumento > .mpa
> >
> MpegSchnitt (trimming).
> 
> 1. Last White Christmas   5:13
>  2. No Ball Games          4:41
>  3. Silicon Chip           8:02
>  4. Immigration            4:27
> Total Time : [22:24]
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> 
> You can use the URL below to download the torrent (you may have to login).
> 
> http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=233666&hit=1
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